II.
2 kinds of revelation
D. Special revelation: fuller,
specific revelation with details about God
E. 3 types of special revelation
1. Particular
revelation: dreams, visions, prophecies, tongues, etc.
a. 1 Corinthians 14:26, 29, 30: What then, brothers?
When you come together, each one has a hymn, a lesson, a revelation, a tongue,
or an interpretation. Let all things be done for building up…Let two or three
prophets speak, and let the others weigh what is said. If a revelation is made
to another sitting there, let the first be silent.
b. 3 thoughts about particular revelation
i. 1 John 4:1: Beloved, do not believe every spirit,
but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets
have gone out into the world.
ii. Deuteronomy 13:1-3a: “If a prophet or a dreamer of dreams arises among you and
gives you a sign or a wonder, and the sign or wonder that he tells you comes to
pass, and if he says, ‘Let us go after other gods,’ which you have not known,
‘and let us serve them,’ you shall not listen to the words of that prophet or
that dreamer of dreams.
-God
given
-God given, but done by people who don’t know the Lord
-Matthew 7:21-23: “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord,
Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my
Father who is in heaven. On that day
many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast
out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ And then will I declare to them, ‘I never
knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’
-Satanically empowered
-Exodus 7:11: Then Pharaoh summoned the wise men and
the sorcerers, and they, the magicians of Egypt, also did the same by their
secret arts.
-Acts 8:9-10: But there was a man named Simon, who had
previously practiced magic in the city and amazed the people of Samaria, saying
that he himself was somebody great. They
all paid attention to him, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is
the power of God that is called Great.”
-Fake (intentionally or unintentionally)
ii. These revelations are not universal, they are for
a particular person(s), time, and place.
iii. The grand sweep of eschatological chronology is
found in the Bible. I do not believe that God is going to add to it by way of
particular revelation.
2. The Word of God,
Jesus Christ
a. John 1:1, 14, 18: In the beginning was the Word,
and the Word was with God, and the Word was God…And the Word became flesh and
dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the
Father, full of grace and truth…No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is
at the Father's side, he has made him known.
b. Colossians 1:19: For in him all the fullness of God
was pleased to dwell…
c. Philippians 2:6: who, though he was in the form of
God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped…
3. The word of God,
scripture
a. 2 Timothy 3:16, 17: All Scripture is breathed out
by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training
in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good
work.
F. Jesus the Word and scripture the
word
1. Both have divine and
human origin
a. Jesus: Luke 1:31, 34, 35: And behold, you will
conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus…And
Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?” And the angel
answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most
High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called
holy—the Son of God.
b. Scripture: 2 Peter 1:21: For no prophecy was ever
produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along
by the Holy Spirit.
2. Both are living and
active
a. Jesus: Romans 8:34: Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus
is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand of
God, who indeed is interceding for us.
b. Scripture: Hebrews 4:12: For the word of God is
living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division
of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and
intentions of the heart.
3. Both are our daily
bread (Matthew 6:11)
a. Jesus: John 6:32-35: Jesus then said to them,
“Truly, truly, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from
heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of
God is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” They said to him, “Sir, give us this bread
always.” Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall
not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.
b. Scripture: Matthew 4:4: But he answered, “It is
written, “‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from
the mouth of God.’” (cf. Deut 8:3)
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