Three Visions

Aspiciebam in visione noctis: et ecce in nubibus caeli quasi Filius hominis veniebat, et usque ad Antiquum dierum pervenit, et in conspectu ejus obtulerunt eum. Et dedit ei potestatem et honorem et regnum, et potestas ejus postestas aeterna, et regnum ejus quod non corrumpetur. Daniel Dominici adventus inflammatus desiderio, unde et vir desidorium ab angelo vocatus est, effudit in se animiam suam, ut transiret in locum mysterii admirabilis, et videret sacramentum Incarnationis Dominicae absconditum a sanctis, sicut Apostolus dicit. Unde et in visione noctis aspiciebat. Est enim visio noctis, est et visio diei, et visio lucis: visio nocturna ante gratiam, visio diei sub gratia, visio lucis in gloria. Videbant prophetae et patriarchae in visione noctis. Unde legitur: Locutus es in visione sanctis tuis et dixisti: Posui adjutorium, etc. De secunda visione quae in apostolis sub tempore gratiae facta est, dicit Pauls: Speculantes gloriam Domini in eamdem imaginem transformamur a gloria in gloriam tanquam a Domini Spiritu. Nunc spiritualiter videmus quasi per speculum in aenigmate, sed cum venerit visio lucis, fulgebunt justi sicut sol in conspectu Dei, et tunc videbunt lucem in lumine, et purificatis oculis videbunt lucem, quam non posset mortalis oculus sustinere. Petrus Blenensis, Sermo II De Adventu Domini Source: Migne PL 207.564d-565b

I saw in a vision of the night, and behold in the clouds of heaven one coming like the son of man, and even to the ancient of days he came and into his sight they brought him. And he gave to him power and honour and the kingdom, and his power is eternal power, and his kingdom will not be corrupted. 1 Daniel was inflamed with a desire for the advent of the Lord, whence he was called by an angel a man of desire, 2 and his soul poured out within him that he might pass over to the place of this wondrous mystery and that he might see the mystery of the Incarnation of the Lord, which was hidden from those who were holy, as the Apostle says. 3 Whence he saw in a vision of the night. For there is a vision of the night and a vision of the day and a vision of light. A vision of the night is before grace, a vision of the day under grace, a vision of the light in glory. The prophet and patriarchs saw in a vision of the night. Whence we read: 'You spoke in a vision to your holy ones, and you said: I have placed a helper...' 4 Concerning the second vision, which happens among the Apostles in the time under grace, Paul says: 'Looking at the glory of the Lord, into the same image we are being transformed, from glory into glory, by the spirit of the Lord.' 5 Now spiritually we see as in a mirror in darkness, 6 but when comes the vision of light, the righteous will shine like the sun in the sight of the Lord, and then we shall see light in light, and with eyes purified we shall look on the light, which it is not possible for the mortal eye to endure. Peter of Blois, from Sermon 2, On The Advent of The Lord 1 Dan 7.13-14 2 Dan 9.23 3 Ephes 3.4-5 4 Ps 88.20 5 2 Cor 3.18 6 1 Cor 13.12