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General revelation, or natural revelation, [1] is a concept in Christian theology that refers to God's revelation as it is 'made to all men everywhere', [1] which is discovered through natural means, such as observations of nature (the physical universe), philosophy and reasoning. Christian theologians use the term to describe the knowledge of ...
The Book of Revelation or Book of the Apocalypse is the final book of the New Testament (and therefore the final book of the Christian Bible). Written in Koine Greek, its title is derived from the first word of the text: apokalypsis, meaning 'unveiling' or 'revelation'. The Book of Revelation is the only apocalyptic book in the New Testament canon.
Special revelation is the knowledge of God and spiritual matters which can be discovered through supernatural means, such as scripture or miracles, by individuals. Direct revelation refers to communication from God to someone in particular. [2] Though one may deduce the existence of God and some of God's attributes through general revelation ...
Without general revelation, special revelation would lack that basis in the fundamental knowledge of God as the mighty and wise, righteous and good, maker and ruler of all things, apart from which the further revelation of this great God’s interventions in the world for the salvation of sinners could not be either intelligible, credible or ...
Interpretacja 12 rozdziału Apokalipsy św. Jana w świetle historii egzegezy [Interpretation of Chapter 12 of the Book of Revelation in Light of the History of Exegesis] (in Polish). Poznań: Pallottinum. {}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default ; Kealy, Sean P. (1987). The Apocalypse of John. Liturgical Press.
Revelation 17–18 introduces a Woman dressed in purple and scarlet, and decked with gold, precious stones and pearls. She sits on a scarlet beast with 7 heads (representing 7 mountains and 7 kings)(Revelation 17:9–10) and 10 horns (representing 10 kings who have not received a kingdom, while still having king-like authority).
General revelation occurs through observation of the created order. Such observations can logically lead to important conclusions, such as the existence of God and some of God's attributes. General revelation is also an element of Christian apologetics. [citation needed] Certain specifics, such as the Trinity and the Incarnation, as revealed in ...
Shrines and feast days, when authorized by the church, [4] [5] are typical signs of approval since they are part of devotion to private revelation. [6] This list is organized according to the episcopal level of approval, type of revelation, and chronology and includes a brief line about the revelation, its recipient, which church official ...