IS DIVINE REVELATION A VALID SOURCE FOR THEOLOGY? Lim K Tham What is Revelation? Our starting point is to understand the concept of revelation. A simple definition of revelation is this: revelation is the disclosure or unveiling of something that has been concealed. It is the lifting of an obscuring veil‚ so as to disclose something that was formerly hidden. It is of a different order from our ordinary matter-of-fact knowing of the world in that the initiative lies with that which is known
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Shirley C. Guthrie clearly explains the doctrine of special revelation in his book “Christian Doctrine” . Guthrie states that “Christians may differ in their answer to the question how and whether we can find God” but all Christians agree that we “know that God exist because he found us” (54). “God has revealed God’s most innermost self by speaking and acting in the world in a special way.”(54). This special revelation occurs in three distingue ways. God also revealed Himself in the person of Jesus
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Revelation through Scripture The idea that God’s will can be directly revealed through scripture is an extremely dangerous one. It is an idea that has lead to the deaths of countless people‚ not just within the Christian religion‚ but also through Judaism and Islam. Many religious fanatics‚ in carrying out acts of terror‚ justify their actions on the basis of scripture‚ quoting verses from the Bible‚ the Jewish Scriptures or the Qur’an. (On the basis of biblical claims‚ the ancient land of
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The word “Apocalypse” is a source to the book of Revelation‚ which is the last Chapter in the bible. Its derived from the Greek word “Apokalupsis” for “revelation”‚ “warning” and/or “disclosure” but spelled Apocalypse in English meaning “uncovering”. In the bible‚ Revelation is used instead‚ which makes it ‘The Four Horsemen of Revelation’. In this chapter‚ it reveals and announces the major events that will take place prior to his return to the earth. Chapter 6‚ verses 1-8‚ simply describes the
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Revelation is a very complex piece of apocalyptic literature but‚ at the same time‚ the core message shines strong for the reader: God is sovereign and his plans will not be frustrated by rebellious humans or spiritual potentates. In the end‚ Jesus conquers. At the same time‚ Jesus is not a heartless dictator‚ and all the judgments poured upon the earth have a double purpose: to serve as a means for repentance. Revelation has a tremendously consolatory message to a suffering and persecuted Church
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THE EPISTLES REVELATION The description of the Book of Revelation as “the strangest book of the New Testament” could be the reason for the general neglect that is afforded it today. Such neglect did not characterize the earliest history of the book. Currently there is a general tendency to identify the book as Revelations as there are multiple revelations in the book. This is not the case. The book is the Revelation of Christ to John. The definition of the term “revelation” is to reveal‚
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The Book of Revelation is the last profound book in the New Testament. It conveys the significant purpose of Christianity by describing God’s plan for the world and his final judgment of the people by reinforcing the importance of faith and the concept of Christianity as a whole. Accordingly‚ this book is the written record—not of wild dreams—but the dramatic God-sent visions given to one of God’s servants‚ John the Apostle. This book was written by John in 95 or 96 A.D. at the reign of the Roman
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SS 190 THE BOOK OF REVELATION Introduction The Book of Revelation has twenty-two chapters‚ four hundred and four verses‚ and about twelve thousand words. In my opinion‚ it is meant to be a guidebook with directives for the completion of our salvation journey. Revelation shows us this completion event will be more like the end of history‚ at least history as we know it. Revelation is also about the end of sin‚ death‚ the devil‚ the world economic systems‚ and world religion. From the destruction
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Revelation can be defined as “information revealed or information that is newly disclosed‚ especially surprising‚ or valuable” (www.dictionary.com). The General Revelation and the Special Revelation are two ways that God has chosen to show Himself to us. The General Revelation is the general truths that can be known about God through nature. It gives us some idea as to who our Creator is by seeing it through nature. It is a general understanding of who our Creator is and how amazing He is and we
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Interpreting the Book of Revelation The future; a daunting subject that people over generations have fretted about and try to plan against by constructing predictions on what may happen based on what they think they know. Christians are no different. The Bible is‚ after all‚ a book has a prophetic vein running through it promising all of His people that one day He would return to save them from the evils of the earth and give them the gift of eternal life with Him. Throughout the text‚ therefore
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