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- The prophet received his vision through poetic images free of any need for external consistency and conformity to reality. But this is what gives apocalyptic literature its impact. The style allows God to communicate through the force of the images and movements He creates.
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The prophet received his vision through poetic images free of any need for external consistency and conformity to reality. But this is what gives apocalyptic literature its impact. [6] The style allows God to communicate through the force of the images and movements He creates.
- Frank F. Judd Jr
Frank F. Judd Jr. is a professor of ancient scripture at...
- Frank F. Judd Jr
Feb 1, 2024 · Revelation 3:1 pictures the seven spirits of God in the hand of Christ, who, through the Spirit, is now at work, both in the Church and in the (history of the) world (John 15:26-25; Acts 2:33). 8.
- God Reveals Himself as The Lord
- General and Special Revelation
- Media of Revelation
- Conclusion
God’s personal name is Lord, which translates the mysterious name I AM which God revealed to Moses in Ex. 3:14–16. His lordship connotes particularly his control, authority, and presence in relation to the world he has made (see John Frame, The Doctrine of God, pp. 21–240, and The Doctrine of the Word of God, pp. 3–14, 47–68). Everything he does re...
Theologians make various distinctions among types of revelation. The most common is between general and special revelation. General revelation is revelation of God given to everybody. It is the kind of revelation described in Romans 1. It tells us that God exists, what kind of God he is, and his moral standards. In revealing God’s standards, it sho...
Another way to distinguish between types of revelation is to distinguish the different ways in which revelation comes to us, the media of revelation. There are basically three types of media: events, words, and persons. These three categories correspond roughly to our earlier distinction between control, authority, and presence. But both these thre...
If we are to know God, it is important for us to seek knowledge in God’s own way. Many have tried to gain knowledge of God through their unaided reason, or through some kind of subjective intuition. But the God of the Bible has told us not only who he is but also how we should seek knowledge of him. That knowledge comes as we attend to his created ...
Jan 25, 2016 · In it the one supreme and true God, the God who has forever known himself as the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, reveals himself to his people in personal self-disclosure. The initial five books of the Bible, called the Torah, are the foundational texts for understanding God’s self-revelation throughout the Scriptures.
- Timothy George
- The book is visual prophecy. One of the first things that help us understand the book is understanding what kind of book it is. John tells us in the opening chapter that what he has written is a prophecy from Jesus.
- This prophecy was given to John in a series of visions. I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet saying, Write what you see.
- Revelation is full of symbolism. Because Revelation is a vision, it is full of symbolism. Revelation often has references to symbolism from other prophecies and visions, like the visions of Daniel, Ezekiel, and Zechariah.
- Numbers are symbolic. Numbers in Revelation are flexible and symbolic. For instance, the number seven represents wholeness and completeness. It is Gods perfect number.
Jul 29, 2023 · An early way of revealing truth to the Lord’s servants came via self-revelation; God allowed different generations to know Him by distinct Names which revealed His character. To Abraham came the revelation that He was God Almighty (Genesis 17:1), while to Moses there was the revelation of Himself as I AM (Exodus 3:14).
Knowing God by His personal names is one of the greatest privileges for followers of Christ. The word God is found throughout the Bible, but the Lord reveals Himself more personally through the names with which He introduces Himself in Scripture. These names help us when we address Him in prayer.
