1. Abysmal Revelation Through Character
I believe it is possible for a person who has never heard the message of salvation in Christ to have a saving relationship with God. Divine revelation is a topic that has interested and bothered me ever since I was a little boy. I would always ask my parents questions about kids in other parts of the world and people of other religions that have never been given the chance to ask Jesus in to their heart. My argument pretty much parallels the argument for natural theology. As Erickson puts it: Creation is the natural and valid revelation of God to all persons, at all times and in all places. All persons possess the rational capacity to comprehend and understand God's natural revelation in creation. Therefore, natural revelation is an adequate means by which people may know and experience a personal and saving relationship with the eternal God. .
I think that people have the ability to be touched by God through nature and the Holy Spirit without necessarily hearing about Jesus. Psalm 19 says "The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Maybe someone in the hills of Fiji was touched by the Holy Spirit or healed by a miracle and they decided to dedicate their life to serving God. If when that person got to heaven I do not believe that God would ask him if he asked Jesus into his heart. The man would have said I do not know who Jesus is, does that mean that he is damned for hell and that God has no grace. A friend of mine once said that he was taught that every person in the world at sometime in his or her life has heard the good news of Jesus and has had the opportunity to give their life to him. I think we, as Christians are close-minded to think that we can reach every person in this world sometime in their life and that if they do not agree with us then they go to hell. I believe God has more grace than that and that his power far exceeds what we can even comprehend.
In the scriptures, we find two different revelations of God. ... Carrying this forward, one may distinguish three phases of the divine revelation throughout the Old Testament period corresponding to the three divisions of the Hebrew Bible: Torah, Nebiim, and Kethubim. ... In the midst of all these powerful signs of divine presence, Moses receives the Torah, the instruction, which represents the most important section of God's revelation in the Old Testament. ... The second phase of God's revelation to us is the Nebiim, the "prophets". ... In the New Testament, we see in the...
An Insight Into Revelation The book of Revelation is the last profound book in the New Testament. ... By using complex symbolism and apocalyptic metaphor the meaning of Revelation is defined. ... The word revelation or apocaylpse has two distinct meanings. ... Clearly the book of Revelation is the ultimate battle between good and evil. ... As the seven bowls are poured upon the earth we see the divine judgement of Christ, the reaction of an unholy civilization, and the final persecution of the church. ...
In this essay I will be explaining why the book of Revelation was written, and who it was written to, I will be discussing how Revelation can be interpreted. ... The book of Revelation has also been called The Revelation of John, or The Revelation of St. John the Divine. Revelation is an example of "apocalyptic" writing". ... The book of Revelation is also a prophecy from God. ...
Revelation is to make known a mystery or an unknown. When talking about God's revelation we mean the dynamic and continuing process in which God communicates to humans to help them understand about him and what he is like. ... Jesus was fully divine and fully human to become the perfect example of what we should be like. ... Jesus is the fullness of God's revelation because he is the definitive Word of God. ... Jesus is the inauguration of the New Covenant and the New Revelation, Jesus's presence has truly fulfilled God's revelation that stated centuries before him....
If one is to understand Catholicism they must attest to the fact that "Jesus is the focus of Christianity, the object of divine revelation, symbol of God and exemplor of human life." ... At the same time his birth is divine. ... So his birth is human yet divine. ... Jesus life was fully human and fully divine. ... The concept that Jesus is fully human and fully divine. ...
Revelations utilizes three of the five senses-- sound, vision and touch. ... The translucent glass plates are illuminated from behind, giving a divine aura. ... And Revelations is no exception as a symbolic lieu. ... After exiting Revelations, I felt different; possibly awakened; maybe even enlightened. ... For this reason, genuine lieux de mémoire, such as Revelations are a rare jewel indeed....
Not much of her is except what is told in her book, the Revelations of Divine Love. ... She herself at first thought that these were delirious ravings but her last vision(16th) told her that her visions were genuine, spiritual revelations and that she should share them with others. ... version was also known asThe Revelations of Divine Love?. ... Christian mysticism is based on grace: the indwelling of trinity in the souls of mankind, and a divine call to holiness. ... Julian encourages us to keep on thinking, trusting, rejoicing in God and others knowing that life is not absurd but having a ...
The Book of Revelation has been the source of controversy for many centuries. There have been several interpretations and different views on Revelation. ... While reading through Revelation the reader must consider these two interpretations. ... Revelation was wrote to seven churches in Asia Minor. ... "21 In Revelation 11:4 the witnesses are referred to as "the two lampstands" which in Revelation 1:20 the lampstands represent the church. ...