1826

John S Thompson, a New York universalist minister, published a theophany account in 1826:

"I dreamed Christ descended from the firmament, in a glare of brightness, exceeding ten fold the brilliancy of the meridian Sun, and he came to me saying, 'I commission you to go and tell mankind that I am come; and bid every man to shout victory."

[Source: The Christian Guide to a Right Understanding of the Sacred Scriptures, John S Thompson, 1826 p. 71, quoted in 16 Precedents to Joseph Smith's First Vision, by Thinker of Thoughts, Nov 19, 2013]