The vision of a Lord Tennyson expressed in a poem 100 years ago took visible form over London in the air blitzes of 1941.

It reflected Alfred's own belief in a doctrine of divine rewards and punishments rooted in a vision of a hierarchical Christian world order in which God is the Lord to whom kings owe obedience and through whom they derive their authority over their followers.

The vision focuses on a wicked king who arises to challenge the " army of the Lord " by removing the daily temple sacrifice and desecrating the sanctuary for a period of " twenty three hundred evening / mornings ".

“ And that Christ being Lord, and God the Son of God, and appearing formerly in power as Man, and Angel, and in the glory of fire as at the bush, so also was manifested at the judgment executed on Sodom, has been demonstrated fully by what has been said .” Then I repeated once more all that I had previously quoted from Exodus, about the vision in the bush, and the naming of Joshua ( Jesus ), and continued: “ And do not suppose, sirs, that I am speaking superfluously when I repeat these words frequently: but it is because I know that some wish to anticipate these remarks, and to say that the power sent from the Father of all which appeared to Moses, or to Abraham, or to Jacob, is called an Angel because He came to men ( for by Him the commands of the Father have been proclaimed to men ); is called Glory, because He appears in a vision sometimes that cannot be borne ; is called a Man, and a human being, because He appears arrayed in such forms as the Father pleases ; and they call Him the Word, because He carries tidings from the Father to men: but maintain that this power is indivisible and inseparable from the Father, just as they say that the light of the sun on earth is indivisible and inseparable from the sun in the heavens ; as when it sinks, the light sinks along with it ; so the Father, when He chooses, say they, causes His power to spring forth, and when He chooses, He makes it return to Himself.

Charles Lamb, poet and friend of Coleridge, witnessed Coleridge's work towards publishing the poem and wrote to Wordsworth: " Coleridge is printing Xtabel by Lord Byron's recommendation to Murray, with what he calls a vision of Kubla Khan – which said vision he repeats so enchantingly that it irradiates & brings Heaven & Elysian bowers into my parlour while he sings or says it ".

" And she began to speak to them these words: " I ," she said, " I saw the Lord in a vision and I said to Him, Lord I saw you today in a vision.

Ferdinand Christian Baur ( 1792 – 1860 ), founder of the Tübingen School, drew attention to the anti-Pauline characteristic in the Pseudo-Clementines, and pointed out that in the disputations between Simon and Peter, some of the claims Simon is represented as making ( e. g. that of having seen the Lord, though not in his lifetime, yet subsequently in vision ) were really the claims of Paul ; and urged that Peter's refutation of Simon was in some places intended as a polemic against Paul.

Through his faith, he is given a prophetic vision of the history of the world, and inscribes prophetic writings that are to be " sealed up " until the Lord sees fit that they be revealed.

Nephi desires to receive a similar vision, and asks the Lord for the vision and its interpretation.

Millennialist imagery is also reflected throughout the kingdom in the Cruz de la Victoria icon-the major emblem of the Asturian kingdom-has its origins in a passage of the Revelation book in which Saint John relates the following vision of the Parusia: He sees Jesus Christ seated in his Majesty, surrounded by clouds and affirming: " I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty ".

I-255 ............... " Oh Horus Lord of Life, fare downstream and upstream from Andjety, make inspection of those who are in Djedu, come and go in Rosetau, clear the vision of those who are in the underworld. Farer upstream from Rosetau to Abydos, the primeval place of the Lord of All.

The Open University was founded by the then serving Labour Party government under Prime Minister Harold Wilson, based on the vision of Michael Young ( later Lord Young of Dartington ).

Ibn ‘ Arabī asked him: “ Who are you ?” He replied: “ I am al-Sabtī ibn Hārūn al-Rashīd .” Later Ibn ‘ Arabī asked him: “ What was the reason of choosing Saturday for work ?” He replied: “ As God has made this universe in six days from Sunday to Friday, and he rested on Saturday, so I, as His servant worked on Saturday and devoted myself to worshipping Lord for the rest of the week .” In another glorious vision at Kaaba Ibn ‘ Arabī saw his forefathers and asked one of them his time, he replied he had been dead around forty thousand years ago.

On the other hand, among Jews who are inclined toward Spiritualism it is common to refer to trance mediumship as " prophecy ," a " vision ," or a " dream ," and to cite as a counter-text the verse from Numbers 12: 6 in which God says, " Hear my words: If there be among you a prophet of the Lord, I will appear to him in a vision, or I will speak to him in a dream.

There was initial opposition to the match from the Duke of Clarence's parents, the Prince and Princess of Wales: Arthur Balfour wrote to Lord Salisbury in 1890 that "( t ) he Teck girl they won't have because they hate Teck and because the vision of Princess Mary haunting Marlborough House makes the Prince of Wales ill ." Nevertheless, the Queen gave her official consent to the engagement on 12 December 1891.

According to one of the legends in the Acts, Thomas was at first reluctant to accept this mission, but the Lord appeared to him in a night vision and said, “ Fear not, Thomas.

After this vision had closed, another great and glorious vision burst upon us ; for Elijah the prophet, who was taken to heaven without tasting death, stood before us, and said: Behold, the time has fully come, which was spoken of by the mouth of Malachi -- testifying that he should be sent, before the great and dreadful day of the Lord come -- To turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the children to the fathers, lest the whole earth be smitten with a curse -- Therefore, the keys of this dispensation are committed into your hands ; and by this ye may know that the great and dreadful day of the Lord is near, even at the doors.

Paul Gooch wrote that these traditions gave Gate House an " ethos " that contradicted his vision of residence life.

Indeed, the breadth of his vision gave rise to his grand strategy of conquering Rome by opening a northern front and subduing allied city-states on the peninsula rather than by attacking Rome directly.

Because Gilbert and Sullivan shared his vision of increasing the quality and respectability of English musical theatre, and so broadening its audience through the promotion of well-crafted English light operas, Carte gave them wider authority as director and music director than was customary at that time.

She became fascinated by his vision for establishing a company to promote English comic opera and gave up her next engagement to join his theatrical organisation as his secretary.

Ezekiel's ell, by which he gave measurements in his guided vision through a future Jerusalem Temple, is thus one sixth larger than the standard ell, for which an explanation seems to be suggested by the Book of Chronicles ; the Chronicler writes that Solomon's Temple was built according to " cubits following the first measure ", suggesting that over the course of time the original ell was supplanted by a smaller one.

These rabbinical sources allege that it was on account of modesty and selflessness, and a prophetic vision of Joshua, that Jacob gave Ephraim precedence over Manasseh, the elder of the two ; in these sources Jacob is regarded as sufficiently just that God upholds the blessing in his honour, and makes Ephraim the leading tribe.

Regardless of the importance they gave to the Temple, and despite their support of Bar Koseba ’ s revolt, the Pharisees ’ vision of Jewish law as a means by which ordinary people could engage with the sacred in their daily lives provided them with a position from which to respond to all four challenges in a way meaningful to the vast majority of Jews.

" Though raised a pagan, she became an ardent Christian in her teenage years, having received a vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ, in which the Blessed Virgin gave Catherine to Jesus in mystical marriage.

In 1995, the Province of Alberta gave the University of Calgary a large tract of land west of the Main Campus with the understanding it would be used in the future to advance the University ’ s mission, vision, values and priorities.

Roger Ebert gave the film one and a half stars and wrote, " The film has been directed without grace, vision, originality, and although you may walk out quoting lines of dialogue, it will not be because you admire them " and criticized its liberties with historical facts: " There is no sense of history, strategy or context ; according to this movie, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor because America cut off its oil supply, and they were down to an 18-month reserve.

The vision and enthusiasm of a few initiators must be mentioned: painters Francis Cunningham and Allen Barber, director Torben Bjelke, Dave Brubeck and sons ( who gave us two benefit concerts ), Kevin Kennedy ( who owned the camp ), and, of course Bond Streeters all: Mary Dino, David Feder, Stephen Ringold, Luanne Dietrich, Fred Collins, Marlene Abraham, Michael McGuigan, and Directors Joanna Sherman and Patrick Sciarratta.

Unlike this restoration, however, which Smith described in detail and gave an exact date when it happened, Smith never gave a description of any vision in which he saw an angel separately confer the Melchizedek priesthood.

Deutscher was still a committed Trotskyist, but in the book Deutscher gave Stalin what he saw as his due for building a form of socialism in the Soviet Union, even if it was, in Deutscher's view, a perversion of the vision of Marx, Lenin and Trotsky.

When King Afonso I of Kongo whose Kongo name was Mvemba a Nzinga, the second Christian king, was facing a rival, his brother Mpanzu a Kitima, in battle, he reported that a vision of Saint James and the Heavenly Host appeared in the sky, frightened Mpanzu a Kitima's soldiers, and gave Afonso the victory.

" The Independent gave Debut a favorable review noting that Björk had " fashioned an amazing array of contrasting arrangements, whose musical diversity never interferes with their clarity of vision.

" Robert Christgau gave the album a star (" Honorable Mention is a worthy effort consumers attuned to its overriding aesthetic or individual vision may well like.

He was famous for the attention he gave to defining the real needs of his clients, regardless of the size of the project, in contrast to other architects eager to impose their artistic vision on a client.

The expiry of the Malaysian New Economic Policy ( NEP ) in 1990 gave Mahathir the opportunity to outline his economic vision for Malaysia.

Later the Boognish gave them a vision of gaining great fame if they offered more of their " services "; Inspired, they continued to offer their " services " and play but they are still in the process of earning great fame.

Each gave their own vision of the events in New York City during the September 11 attacks, in a short film of 11 minutes, 9 seconds, and one frame.

This custom built system predated most, if not all, other high resolution color timing systems and gave the company a clear vision of the impact that digital technology would have on the future of film making.

: Yoshitoshi's courage, vision and force of character gave ukiyo-e another generation of life, and illuminated it with one last burst of glory.

William Smith, a younger brother of Joseph Smith, and a key figure in the early Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints ( RLDS Church, renamed Community of Christ in 2001 ) gave several accounts of the First Vision, although in 1883 he stated that a " more elaborate and accurate description of his vision " was to be found in Joseph Smith's own history

Eisenhower's stint as president of Columbia University was punctuated by his activity within the Council on Foreign Relations, a study group he led as president concerning the political and military implications of the Marshall Plan, and The American Assembly, Eisenhower's " vision of a great cultural center where business, professional and governmental leaders could meet from time to time to discuss and reach conclusions concerning problems of a social and political nature ".

In contrast, leaders undertake the tasks of setting a direction or vision, aligning people to shared goals, communicating, and motivating.

The lack of organisation and vision apparent form the colliers ' leaders was addressed by the foundation of the South Wales Miners ' Federation, or ' the Fed '.

DDC executives collaborated extensively with leaders in education, health and technology in addition to planners and architects to create the vision and operating policies for the town.

The leaders engage in the 2030 Initiative, the creation of an action plan for how to reach the vision of what the world could be like in 2030.

As for political damage from this story, that same day's update of the Nanos Leadership Index, which assesses public opinion on the Canadian federal leaders ' trustworthiness, competence and vision for Canada, Layton rose from 80 % to 97 %, surpassing Harper at 88 % and Ignatieff at 39 %.

This endeavor came into fruition the late 70's by Schaeffer ’ s personal bible study at L ’ Abri and his lectures worldwide which inspired a vision to strategize how to reach and train pastors and church leaders to focus on Christ centered principles.

He was the first to articulate a vision for a " College in the City of Boston " that would raise a new generation of leaders to serve both the civic and spiritual needs of his fledgling diocese.

They had a vision of educating the youth of Ecuador in democratic values knowing these students would become the future leaders.

Against this background, Washington's vision, as expressed in his " Atlanta Compromise " speech, became controversial and was challenged by new leaders, such as W. E. B.

Roger Milliken and other Upstate business leaders helped to create the vision of a shared airport facility.

This period of widespread social malaise was fertile ground for populist leaders like Franklin D. Roosevelt, Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini, who could communicate a confident and coherent vision to the masses.

Founded in 1871 by artists, writers, and community leaders who possessed a cultural vision for the West, the San Francisco Art Association ( SFAA ) became a locus for artists and thinkers.

The vision was to create an English-language university based on high standards of conduct and scholarship in order to contribute towards the intellectual growth, discipline, and character of the future leaders of Egypt and the region.

In his view, most Canadian leaders had sadly chosen to neglect that vision and had instead allowed Canada ’ s potential to needlessly squandered.

Launched at the 2008 NATO Summit in Bucharest, the Young Atlanticist Network brings together a community of emerging leaders who share a vision of closer Euro-Atlantic cooperation based on common values.

He was unable to persuade the other leaders of his vision, but he refused to participate in the battle the next day in which the Cree attacked a Kainai village.

The Boao Forum for Asia (), abbreviated to BFA, is a non-profit organisation that hosts high-level forums for leaders from government, business and academia in Asia and other continents to share their vision on the most pressing issues in this dynamic region and the world at large.

According to historian Ian Kershaw, " the leaders of the SA included Gregor Strasser did not have another vision of the future of Germany or another politic to propose.

Perhaps it is a Biblical reference to Ezekiel 9: 2 – six men with swords come in a vision of the prophet to slaughter the people, whose leaders ( 8: 16 ) have committed such sins as turning East to worship the Sun, and " have filled the land with violence ".

Their vision was that the members would eventually become the leaders of their respective communities and bridge the gaps that divided the Asian American community through an affiliation with a common organization.

$ 220 million in 2009 dollars ), and sold in 2009 for $ 583, 000 was viewed by many as a symbol of the collapse of real estate prices in the Detroit metropolitan area though many local leaders and residents claimed the sale was brought about due to the incompetence of city management and their not having a vision or future plans for the stadium and surrounding area.

The non-denominational groups were meant to informally bring together civic and business leaders to share vision, study the Bible and develop relationships of trust and support.

George Washington repeatedly pressed his vision of a network of canals and highways to be created and overseen through the auspices of wise leaders at the head of an active republican government.

* Opinion leaders who, through their writings, promoted a vision of digital technology and the Internet as a transformational element in society ;