He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John, 2down the middle of the main street of the city. One school of thought holds that revelation is non-verbal and non-literal, yet it may have propositional content. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, 2 who testifies to everything he sawthat is, the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ. For him, the Bible is not The Revelation; rather, it points to revelation. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the Paradise of God. 14The sky receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place. 20Now the rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the works of their hands. 5And when the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, Come!, Then I looked and saw a black horse, and its rider held in his hand a pair of scales. 25Nevertheless, hold fast to what you have until I come. 1Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key to the Abyss, holding in his hand a great chain. Its riders name was Death, and Hades followed close behind. John is further designated as a prophet (22:6, 9) who was residing on the island of Patmos in the eastern Aegean Sea, because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus (1:9 NASB). I. 6But you have this to your credit: You hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. 5And I heard the angel of the waters say: because You have brought these judgments. 4His tail swept a third of the stars from the sky, tossing them to the earth. WebThe key to understanding the Book of Revelation is to realize that it is a revelation about Jesus Christ. 21Furthermore, they did not repent of their murder, sorcery, sexual immorality, and theft. such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!. The Catholic Church recognizes 73 books as inspired and forming the Bible (46 books of the Old Testament and 27 books of the New Testament). 2who testifies to everything he saw. 13He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. Haredi Judaism tends to regard even rabbinic decrees as being of divine origin or divinely inspired, while Modern Orthodox Judaism tends to regard them as being more potentially subject to human error, although due to the Biblical verse "Do not stray from their words" ("Deuteronomy 17:11) it is still accepted as binding law. 15The merchants who sold these things and grew their wealth from her will stand at a distance, in fear of her torment. 2So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and loathsome, malignant sores broke out on those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. [18] The Second Vatican Council, citing earlier declarations, stated: "Since everything asserted by the inspired authors or sacred writers must be held to be asserted by the Holy Spirit, it follows that the books of Scripture must be acknowledged as teaching solidly, faithfully and without error that truth which God wanted put into sacred writings for the sake of salvation". 21The grace of the Lord Jesusd be with all the saints.e, Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.. Webrevelation ( rvlen) n 1. the act or process of disclosing something previously secret or obscure, esp something true 2. a fact disclosed or revealed, esp in a dramatic or surprising way 3. 8To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are the words of the First and the Last, who died and returned to life. 4And I heard the number of those who were sealed, 144,000 from all the tribes of Israel: 5From the tribe of Judah 12,000 were sealed. Revelation is communication from God to His children. 8Then I looked and saw a pale green horse. 4These are the ones who have not been defiled with women, for they are virgins. 4But you do have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their garments, and because they are worthy, they will walk with Me in white. In Muslim theology, Muhammad is considered equal in importance to all other prophets of God and to make distinction among the prophets is a sin, as the Qur'an itself promulgates equality between God's prophets. It cannot be considered identical with God's revelation. WebRevelation 1 English Standard Version Prologue 1 The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants[ a] the things that must soon take place. 14saying to the sixth angel with the trumpet, Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.. 1This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soona come to pass. Conservative Judaism tends to regard both the Torah and the Oral law as not verbally revealed. "Revelation." WebYour Content Revelation 1 King James Version 1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: 2 Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw. 10And I heard a loud voice in heaven saying: Now have come the salvation and the power, For the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits[ a] of God sent out into all the earth. Continuous revelation provides individual Latter Day Saints with a testimony, described by Richard Bushman as "one of the most potent words in the Mormon lexicon". [15], Gregory and Nix speak of Biblical inerrancy as meaning that, in its original form, the Bible is totally without error, and free from all contradiction, including the historical and scientific parts. Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel has written, "To convey what the prophets experienced, the Bible could either use terms of descriptions or terms of indication. For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.. [1], Inspiration such as that bestowed by God on the author of a sacred book involves a special illumination of the mind, in virtue of which the recipient conceives such thoughts as God desires him to commit to writing, and does not necessarily involve supernatural communication. How I wish you were one or the other! 4And I began to weep bitterly, because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or look inside it. 24By its light the nations will walk, and into it the kings of the earth will bring their glory.f 15Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains. Revelation from a supernatural source plays a less important role in some other religious traditions such as Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism. Orthodox Judaism believes that in addition to the written Torah, God also revealed to Moses a set of oral teachings, called the Oral Torah. In addition to this revealed law, Jewish law contains decrees and enactments made by prophets, rabbis, and sages over the course of Jewish history. For the fine linen she wears is the righteous acts of the saints. And they fell facedown before the throne and worshiped God, Jesus is significant in this aspect as he received revelation in a twofold aspect, as Muslims believe he preached the Gospel while also having been taught the Torah. Behold, the third woe is coming shortly. I am the First and the Last, Come up here, and I will show you what must happen after these things.. Special revelation and general revelation are complementary rather than contradictory in nature. The Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent His angel to show His servants what must soona take place., 7Behold, I am coming soon. The Lamb and the 144,000 ( Revelation 14:1-5) "Then I looked, and behold, on Mount Zion stood the Lamb, and with him 144,000 who had his name and his Father's name written on their foreheads. 6And the beast opened its mouth to speak blasphemies against God and to slander His name and His tabernaclethose who dwell in heaven. 18The wall was made of jasper, and the city itself of pure gold, as pure as glass. This is a tremendous spiritual key to understanding prophecy, the entire Word of God, and the Living Word, Jesus Christ. They also sustain the two counselors in the First Presidency, as well as the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, as prophets, seers, and revelators. 13. 4The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls. WebYet, the Book of Revelation is far more than an apocalyptic prophecy. 4When the seven thunders had spoken, I was about to put it in writing. psis (apocalypse), means Uncovering or Disclosure. This name indicates the meaning of Revelation it uncovers matters that had been hidden and discloses events that would happen long after it was written. 16And they assembled the kings in the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon. "Continuous revelation" is a term for the theological position that God continues to reveal divine principles or commandments to humanity. [60] The Roman Catholic concept of interior locution includes just an inner voice heard by the recipient. While some consider it to be a genuine miracle, others regard it as a natural phenomenon with a natural explanation. In certain passages of Guru Granth sahib, it is clearly said the authorship is of divine origin and the gurus were merely the channel through which such revelations came. [41] rutis have been variously described as a revelation through anubhava (direct experience),[42] or of primordial origins realized by ancient Rishis. Many of its prophecies are yet to be fulfilled. 15Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: 16And the twenty-four elders who sit on their thrones before God fell on their faces and worshiped God, A third of the sea turned to blood, ). 10And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, into which the beast and the false prophet had already been thrown. [citation needed] Conservative Judaism regards the Oral Law as divinely inspired, but nonetheless subject to human error. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. secures to the teacher or writer infallibility in communicating that truth to others. Some believe that revelation can originate directly from a deity or through an agent such as an angel. The most common versions of the Bible that Protestants have today consist of 66 of these books. [1] Contents 1 Background 2 Types 2.1 Individual revelation 2.2 Public revelation 3 Methods 3.1 Verbal 3.2 Non-verbal propositional 4 Epistemology 5 In various religions 7And He came and took the scroll from the right hand of the One seated on the throne. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. And I hold the keys of Death and of Hades. Rabbinic Judaism regards Moses as the greatest of the prophets, and this view is one of the Thirteen Principles of Faith of traditional Judaism. 16And they said to the mountains and the rocks, Fall on us and hide usb from the face of the One seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb. It will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey.a. But He placed His right hand on me and said, Do not be afraid. The same formula of divine revelation is used by other prophets throughout the Tanakh, such as Micaiah in 1 Kings 22:1922. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912. 23And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp. He has a name written on Him that only He Himself knows. The truths revealed may be such as are otherwise inaccessible to the human mindmysteries, which even when revealed, the intellect of man is incapable of fully penetrating. secures to the teacher or writer infallibility in communicating that truth to others. 17saying: We give thanks to You, O Lord God Almighty. 4Then I saw the thrones, and those seated on them had been given authority to judge. When the Lord reveals His will to the Church, He speaks through His prophet. They believe that, though it contains many 'core-truths' about God and humanity, it is also time bound. Each member of the LDS Church is also confirmed a member of the church following baptism and given the "gift of the Holy Ghost" by which each member is encouraged to develop a personal relationship with that divine being and receive personal revelation for their own direction and that of their family. 13And when the dragon saw that he had been thrown to the earth, he pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child. Revelation is communication from God to His children. George Fox (1694). WebIn religion and theology, revelation is the revealing or disclosing of some form of truth or knowledge through communication with a deity or other supernatural entity or entities. 16I, Jesus, have sent My angel to give you this testimony for the churches. [30][31], Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sustain the President of the Church as prophet, seer, and revelator, the only person on earth who receives revelation to guide the entire church. Consistent with the view that revelation to Moses was generally clearer than revelation to other prophets, Orthodox views of revelation to prophets other than Moses have included a range of perspectives as to directness. Afterwards, Bah'u'llh revised and approved these drafts. 3Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear and obey what is written in it, because the time is near. 12And this beast exercised all the authority of the first beast and caused the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose mortal wound had been healed. WebYour Content Revelation 1 King James Version 1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: 2 Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw. They consider these books to be written by human authors under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. 10On the Lords day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet, In rare cases, such as that of Saint Juan Diego, physical artifacts accompany the revelation. [25] The Second Epistle of Peter claims that "no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone's own interpretation. [56][57] In Hinduism, some Vedas are considered apaurueya, "not human compositions", and are supposed to have been directly revealed, and thus are called ruti, "what is heard". Worship God!, 10Then he told me, Do not seal up the words of prophecy in this book, because the time is near. P Bilimoria (1998), 'The Idea of Authorless Revelation', in Indian Philosophy of Religion (Editor: Roy Perrett). This is the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John, 2 who testifies to everything he saw. There were ten royal crowns on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads. All prophets would be mystics, but not all mystics would be prophets. 1Then the fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from heaven to earth, and it was given the key to the pit of the Abyss. There exists a wide range of commentaries explaining and elucidating those verses consisting of metaphor. But I heard a voice from heaven saying, Seal up what the seven thunders have said, and do not write it down., 5Then the angel I had seen standing on the sea and on the land lifted up his right hand to heaven. The two periods most often mentioned are the latter part of Nero's reign (a.d. 54-68) and the latter part of Domitian's reign (81-96). Most interpreters date the book c. 95. 5and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. 4And the smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of the saints, rose up before God from the hand of the angel. I am the First and the Last, 12The one who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will never again leave it. Special revelation is the knowledge of God and spiritual matters which can be discovered through supernatural means, such as scripture or miracles, by individuals. 15And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter.d He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me. 6In those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will long to die, but death will escape them. [38] Joseph F. Smith, the sixth president of the LDS Church, summarized this church's belief concerning revelation by saying, "We believe in the principle of direct revelation from God to man. 11saying,e Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.. And having turned, I saw seven golden lampstands, Blessed is the one who remains awake and clothed, so that he will not go naked and let his shame be exposed.. And he was given a great sword. [43] The ruti texts themselves assert that they were skillfully created by Rishis (sages), after inspired creativity, just as a carpenter builds a chariot. "[51] In his work God in Search of Man, he discussed the experience of being a prophet. 1Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth,a for the first heaven and earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. Reform believe that the Torah is not a direct revelation from God, but is a document written by human ancestors, carrying human understanding and experience, and seeking to answer the question: 'What does God require of us?'. 15So the four angels who had been prepared for this hour and day and month and year were released to kill a third of mankind. That is why all the Bible does is to state that revelation happened; how it happened is something they could only convey in words that are evocative and suggestive."[7]. 9And the great dragon was hurled downthat ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world.
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