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Release Dates. Official Sites. Company Credits. Technical Specs. Plot Summary. Plot Keywords. Parents Guide. External Sites. User Reviews. User Ratings. External Reviews. Metacritic Reviews. Photo Gallery. Trailers and Videos. Occasion Since Roman authorities at this time were beginning to enforce emperor worship, Christians -- who held that Christ, not Caesar, was Lord -- were facing increasing hostility. Purpose John writes to encourage the faithful to resist staunchly the demands of emperor worship. Literary Form For an adequate understanding of Revelation, the reader must recognize that it is a distinct kind of literature. Distinctive Feature A distinctive feature is the frequent use of the number seven 52 times. Interpretation Interpreters of Revelation normally fall into four groups: Preterists understand the book exclusively in terms of its first-century setting, claiming that most of its events have already taken place. Historicists take it as describing the long chain of events from Patmos to the end of history. Futurists place the book primarily in the end times. Idealists view it as symbolic pictures of such timeless truths as the victory of good over evil. What's the Significance of the "," in Revelation 14? Brandon Crowe. When Was the Book of Revelation Written? Vern Poythress. What Does "the Dragon" in Revelation 12 Represent? What's the Book of Revelation All About? Byron Yawn. What's the Significance of the Tree of Life in Revelation ? Who is the Antichrist? Colin Smith. Haynes Jr. Michael A. Is Hell a Real Place? The Sacrificed Lamb. The Old Testament's promise of God's future victorious kingdom was inaugurated through Jesus, the crucified Passover Lamb and Messiah who alone opened the sealed scroll. Seven Judgments. Three sets of seven divine judgments do not generate repentance in the nations. Instead, only God's mercy shown through Jesus and believers who die for enemies does. Final Battle. Several symbols signify spiritual and earthly battles. The church can choose to resist Babylon and follow the Lamb or follow the beast and suffer defeat. God's Kingdom. After the rebellion against God and the final battle, King Jesus returns to punish evil, vindicate His followers, and reign forever in the New Jerusalem. Read Scripture Part II. Keep Reading Revelation. Continue Your Learning Journey. Videos Blogs Podcasts Downloads Books. Related Videos. Day of the Lord. What is the day of the Lord? Read on to see how the Bible uses and defines this special phrase. Learn More. Related Blog Posts. Revelation: The Book of Revelation (The Apocalypse of John)

Technical Specs. Plot Summary. Plot Keywords. Parents Guide. External Sites. User Reviews. User Ratings. External Reviews. Metacritic Reviews. Photo Gallery. Trailers and Videos. Crazy Credits. Alternate Versions. Rate This. Director: Rhys Horler. Writer: Rhys Horler. Added to Watchlist. The Best Horror Movies on Netflix. Photos Add Image Add an image Do you have any images for this title? Edit Cast Credited cast: Yasmin Bird Julia Rhys Horler Yet you have held fast to My name and have not denied your faith in Me, even in the day when My faithful witness Antipas was killed among you, where Satan dwells. Otherwise I will come to you shortly and wage war against them with the sword of My mouth. To the one who is victorious, I will give the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone inscribed with a new name, known only to the one who receives it. To the Church in Thyatira Acts 18 To the angel of the church in Thyatira write: These are the words of the Son of God, whose eyes are like a blazing fire and whose feet are like polished bronze. By her teaching she misleads My servants to be sexually immoral and to eat food sacrificed to idols. To the Church in Sardis 1 To the angel of the church in Sardis write: These are the words of the One who holds the sevenfold Spirit of God and the seven stars. I know your deeds; you have a reputation for being alive, yet you are dead. Keep it and repent. If you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know the hour when I will come upon you. And I will never blot out his name from the book of life, but I will confess his name before My Father and His angels. To the Church in Philadelphia 7 To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of the One who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What He opens, no one will shut; and what He shuts, no one will open. See, I have placed before you an open door, which no one can shut. For you have only a little strength, yet you have kept My word and have not denied My name. I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and they will know that I love you. Hold fast to what you have, so that no one will take your crown. How I wish you were one or the other! Therefore be earnest and repent. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me. Worship of the Creator 5 From the throne came flashes of lightning, and rumblings, and peals of thunder. Before the throne burned seven torches of fire. This is the sevenfold Spirit of God. In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, covered with eyes in front and back. It had writing on both sides and was sealed with seven seals. Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, has triumphed to open the scroll and its seven seals. The lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which represent the sevenfold Spirit of God sent out into all the earth. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. And he was given a crown, and he rode out to overcome and conquer. It was bright red, and its rider was granted permission to take peace from the earth and to make men slay one another. And he was given a great sword. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill by sword, by famine, by plague, and by the beasts of the earth. The Fifth Seal: The Martyrs 9 And when the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony they had upheld. The Sixth Seal: Terror 12 And when I saw the Lamb open the sixth seal, there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red, 13 and the stars of the sky fell to the earth, like unripe figs dropping from a tree shaken by a great wind. Praise from the Great Multitude 9 After this I looked and saw a multitude too large to count, from every nation and tribe and people and tongue, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands. Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanks and honor and power and strength to our God forever and ever! The Seventh Seal 1 When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. He was given much incense to offer, along with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar before the throne. The First Four Trumpets 6 And the seven angels with the seven trumpets prepared to sound them. A third of the earth was burned up, along with a third of the trees and all the green grass. A third of the sea turned to blood, 9 a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed. A third of the waters turned bitter like wormwood oil, and many people died from the bitter waters. A third of the stars were darkened, a third of the day was without light, and a third of the night as well. Woe to those who dwell on the earth, because of the trumpet blasts about to be sounded by the remaining three angels! His name in Hebrew is Abaddon, a and in Greek it is Apollyon. Behold, two woes are still to follow. The heads of the horses were like the heads of lions, and out of their mouths came fire, smoke, and brimstone. They did not stop worshiping demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk. The Angel and the Small Scroll 1 Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head. His face was like the sun, and his legs like pillars of fire. He placed his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land. And when he cried out, the seven thunders sounded their voices. Do not measure it, because it has been given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for 42 months. In this way, anyone who wants to harm them must be killed. The Witnesses Killed and Raised 7 When the two witnesses have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the Abyss will wage war with them, and will overpower and kill them. Seven thousand were killed in the quake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven. Behold, the third woe is coming quickly. The time has come to judge the dead, and to reward Your servants, the prophets and saints, and those who fear Your name, both small and great, and to destroy those who destroy the earth. And there were flashes of lightning, and rumblings, and peals of thunder, and an earthquake, and a great hailstorm. The Woman and the Dragon 1 And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed in the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head. And the dragon stood before the woman as she was about to give birth, ready to devour her child as soon as He was born. The War in Heaven 7 Then a war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him. For the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, he who accuses them day and night before our God. But woe to the earth and the sea; with great fury the devil has come down to you, knowing he has only a short time. And the dragon stood on the sand of the seashore. The Beast from the Sea 1 Then I saw a beast with ten horns and seven heads rising out of the sea. There were ten royal crowns on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads. And the dragon gave the beast his power and throne and great authority. But the mortal wound was healed, and the whole world was astonished and followed the beast. The Beast from the Earth 11 Then I saw another beast rising out of the earth. This beast had two horns like a lamb, but spoke like a dragon. The Mark of the Beast 16 And the second beast required all people small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their forehead, 17 so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark—the name of the beast or the number of its name. And the sound I heard was like harpists strumming their harps. And no one could learn the song except the , who had been redeemed from the earth. They follow the Lamb wherever He goes. They have been redeemed from among men as firstfruits to God and to the Lamb. Worship the One who made the heavens and the earth and the sea and the springs of waters. And he will be tormented in fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb. Day and night there will be no rest for those who worship the beast and its image, or for anyone who receives the mark of its name. The Song of Moses and the Lamb 1 Then I saw another great and marvelous sign in heaven: seven angels with the seven final plagues, with which the wrath of God will be completed. Just and true are Your ways, O King of the nations! For You alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed. Blessed is the one who remains awake and clothed, so that he will not go naked and let his shame be exposed. And God remembered Babylon the great and gave her the cup of the wine of the fury of His wrath. And men cursed God for the plague of hail, because it was so horrendous. She held in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality. The Mystery Explained 6 I could see that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints and of the witnesses for Jesus. And I was greatly astonished at the sight of her. And those who dwell on the earth whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world will be astonished when they see the beast that was, and is not, and yet will be. The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits. The apocalyptic book of Revelation is a symbolic glimpse into Jesus's return. | BibleProject™

Among the rejected [Kirsopp. Lake translation: "not genuine"] writings must be reckoned, as I said, the Apocalypse of John, if it seem proper, which some, as I said, reject, but which others class with the accepted books. Main article: Events of Revelation. See also: Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Contrasting beliefs. The Millennium. Biblical texts. Key terms. Main article: Historicist interpretations of the Book of Revelation. Further information: higher criticism and apocalyptic literature. Christianity portal. An Introduction to the New Testament 2nd ed. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan. John the Theologian and his Paschal Gospel. In Esler, Philip F. The Early Christian World. Routledge Worlds. Routledge published Retrieved 28 December Retrieved 17 October Retrieved 15 October Catechetical Lecture 4 Chapter Retrieved 12 October Church Fathers: Letter 39 Athanasius. Retrieved 14 October Commentary on the Apostles' Creed Synod of Laodicea Canon Greek xxvii. The Apostolic Canons. Canon In Glasson, T. The Revelation of John. Cambridge Bible Commentaries on the New Testament. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 29 June Eugene To this day, Catholic and Protestant lectionaries have only minimal readings from Revelation, and the Greek Orthodox lectionary omits it altogether. Word Biblical Commentary 52A: Revelation 1—5. Archived from the original on 14 April Retrieved 14 April Karris ed. New York: Doubleday, Libreria Editrice Vaticana. Retrieved 31 May Archived from the original on 5 October Retrieved 25 April Seraphim Rose ed. Platina, California: St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood. Ministry, International Journal for Pastors. General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. Logos Research Systems. Ellen G. White Writings. White Estate. Retrieved 5 October Retrieved 28 October Retrieved 20 April Pryse Apocalypse Unsealed London: Watkins Orbis Books. Fortress Press. Exeter: Imprint Academic. Christopher R. However, Christopher North goes on to cite Torrey on 20 major occasions and many more minor ones in the course of his book. So, Torrey must have had some influence and poetry is the key. She quoted 1 John "He abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us" to show that when John says, "I was in the Spirit" it is not exceptional. He noted the difference meant that the John who wrote a gospel could not be the same John that wrote Revelation. Lawrence Apocalypse and the Writings on Revelation. Penguin Books. Apocalyptic and Accommodation" on YouTube. Yale University. Accessed 22 July In Oxford Handbook of Biblical Narrative, ed. CosmoLearning Religious Studies. Ehrman 9 June Barnes ed. Lorton, Virginia: Kim Mark Lewis. The Message of the Book of Revelation. Liturgical Press. Ammannati, Renato Rivelazione e Storia. Ermeneutica dell'Apocalisse. Bass, Ralph E. Bauckham, Richard The Theology of the Book of Revelation. Cambridge University Press. In Beale, G. Baker Academic. Boxall, Ian, Introduction to the New Testament. Anchor Bible. Burkett, Delbert Crisis and Catharsis: The Power of the Apocalypse. Westminster John Knox Press. A Bible Handbook to Revelation. Kregel Academic. The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church 3 rev. Oxford University Press. In Couch, Mal ed. New York: Oxford. Ford, J. Massyngberde Gentry, Kenneth L. Hahn, Scott The Bible and the future. Kiddle M. The Revelation of St. The Canon Debate. Hendrickson Publishers. The Book of Revelation. Marvin Four Views on the Book of Revelation. Weor, Samael Aun []. Thelema Press. Pattemore, Stephen The People of God in the Apocalypse. Perkins, Pheme Reading the New Testament: An Introduction. Paulist Press. The Catholic Study Bible. Theology of the New Testament [tr. The Apocalypse in the Ancient Church. In Dunn, James D. Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible. Annihilation or Renewal? Mohr Siebeck. Tenney, Merrill C. Interpreting Revelation. Baker Books. Witherington III, Ben Zahn Th. 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Hold fast to what you have, so that no one will take your crown. How I wish you were one or the other! Therefore be earnest and repent. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me. Worship of the Creator 5 From the throne came flashes of lightning, and rumblings, and peals of thunder. Before the throne burned seven torches of fire. This is the sevenfold Spirit of God. In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, covered with eyes in front and back. It had writing on both sides and was sealed with seven seals. Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, has triumphed to open the scroll and its seven seals. The lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which represent the sevenfold Spirit of God sent out into all the earth. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. And he was given a crown, and he rode out to overcome and conquer. It was bright red, and its rider was granted permission to take peace from the earth and to make men slay one another. And he was given a great sword. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill by sword, by famine, by plague, and by the beasts of the earth. The Fifth Seal: The Martyrs 9 And when the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony they had upheld. The Sixth Seal: Terror 12 And when I saw the Lamb open the sixth seal, there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red, 13 and the stars of the sky fell to the earth, like unripe figs dropping from a tree shaken by a great wind. Praise from the Great Multitude 9 After this I looked and saw a multitude too large to count, from every nation and tribe and people and tongue, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands. Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanks and honor and power and strength to our God forever and ever! The Seventh Seal 1 When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. He was given much incense to offer, along with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar before the throne. The First Four Trumpets 6 And the seven angels with the seven trumpets prepared to sound them. A third of the earth was burned up, along with a third of the trees and all the green grass. A third of the sea turned to blood, 9 a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed. A third of the waters turned bitter like wormwood oil, and many people died from the bitter waters. A third of the stars were darkened, a third of the day was without light, and a third of the night as well. Woe to those who dwell on the earth, because of the trumpet blasts about to be sounded by the remaining three angels! His name in Hebrew is Abaddon, a and in Greek it is Apollyon. Behold, two woes are still to follow. The heads of the horses were like the heads of lions, and out of their mouths came fire, smoke, and brimstone. They did not stop worshiping demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk. The Angel and the Small Scroll 1 Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head. His face was like the sun, and his legs like pillars of fire. He placed his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land. And when he cried out, the seven thunders sounded their voices. Do not measure it, because it has been given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for 42 months. In this way, anyone who wants to harm them must be killed. The Witnesses Killed and Raised 7 When the two witnesses have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the Abyss will wage war with them, and will overpower and kill them. Seven thousand were killed in the quake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven. Behold, the third woe is coming quickly. The time has come to judge the dead, and to reward Your servants, the prophets and saints, and those who fear Your name, both small and great, and to destroy those who destroy the earth. And there were flashes of lightning, and rumblings, and peals of thunder, and an earthquake, and a great hailstorm. The Woman and the Dragon 1 And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed in the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head. And the dragon stood before the woman as she was about to give birth, ready to devour her child as soon as He was born. The War in Heaven 7 Then a war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him. For the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, he who accuses them day and night before our God. But woe to the earth and the sea; with great fury the devil has come down to you, knowing he has only a short time. And the dragon stood on the sand of the seashore. The Beast from the Sea 1 Then I saw a beast with ten horns and seven heads rising out of the sea. There were ten royal crowns on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads. And the dragon gave the beast his power and throne and great authority. But the mortal wound was healed, and the whole world was astonished and followed the beast. The Beast from the Earth 11 Then I saw another beast rising out of the earth. This beast had two horns like a lamb, but spoke like a dragon. The Mark of the Beast 16 And the second beast required all people small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their forehead, 17 so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark—the name of the beast or the number of its name. And the sound I heard was like harpists strumming their harps. And no one could learn the song except the , who had been redeemed from the earth. They follow the Lamb wherever He goes. They have been redeemed from among men as firstfruits to God and to the Lamb. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks;. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches. The Book of the Revelation of St. John consists of two principal divisions. Relates to "the things which are," that is, the then present state of the church, and contains the epistle of John to the seven churches, and his account of the appearance of the Lord Jesus, and his direction to the apostle to write what he beheld, ch. Also the addresses or epistles to seven churches of Asia. These, doubtless, had reference to the state of the respective churches, as they then existed, but contain excellent precepts and exhortations, commendations and reproofs, promises and threatenings, suitable to instruct the Christian church at all times. Contains a prophecy of "the things which shall be hereafter," and describes the future state of the church, from the time when the apostle beheld the visions here recorded. It is intended for our spiritual improvement; to warn the careless sinner, point out the way of salvation to the awakened inquirer, build up the weak believer, comfort the afflicted and tempted Christian, and, we may especially add, to strengthen the martyr of Christ, under the cruel persecutions and sufferings inflicted by Satan and his followers. The Divine origin, the design, and the importance of this book. Its principal subject is to discover the purposes of God concerning the affairs of the church, and of the nations as connected therewith, to the end of the world. These events would surely come to pass; and they would begin to come to pass very shortly. Though Christ is himself God, and has light and life in himself, yet, as Mediator between God and man, he receives instructions from the Father. To him we owe the knowledge of what we are to expect from God, and what he expects from us. The subject of this revelation was, the things that must shortly come to pass. On all who read or hear the words of the prophecy, a blessing is pronounced. Those are well employed who search the Bible. It is not enough that we read and hear, but we must keep the things that are written, in our memories, in our minds, in our affections, and in practice, and we shall be blessed in the deed. Even the mysteries and difficulties of this book are united with discoveries of God, suited to impress the mind with awe, and to purify the soul of the reader, though he may not discern the prophetic meaning. No part of Scripture more fully states the gospel, and warns against the evil of sin. This blessing is in the name of God, of the Holy Trinity, it is an act of adoration. The Father is first named; he is described as the Jehovah who is, and who was, and who is to come, eternal, unchangeable. The Holy Spirit is called the seven spirits, the perfect Spirit of God, in whom there is a diversity of gifts and operations. He is the First-born from the dead, who will by his own power raise up his people. He is the Prince of the kings of the earth; by him their counsels are overruled, and to him they are accountable. The Latter Day Saint concept of revelation includes the belief that revelation from God is available to all those who earnestly seek it with the intent of doing good. It also teaches that everyone is entitled to personal revelation with respect to his or her stewardship leadership responsibility. Thus, parents may receive inspiration from God in raising their families, individuals can receive divine inspiration to help them meet personal challenges, church officers may receive revelation for those whom they serve, and so forth. The important consequence of this is that each person may receive confirmation that particular doctrines taught by a prophet are true, as well as gain divine insight in using those truths for their own benefit and eternal progress. In the church, personal revelation is expected and encouraged, and many converts believe that personal revelation from God was instrumental in their conversion. 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. The Qur'an claims to have been revealed word by word and letter by letter. Muslims hold that the message of Islam is the same as the message preached by all the messengers sent by God to humanity since Adam. Muslims believe that Islam is the oldest of the monotheistic religions because it represents both the original and the final revelation of God to Abraham , Moses , David , Jesus , and Muhammad. 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. According to Islamic traditions, Muhammad began receiving revelations from the age of 40, delivered through the angel Gabriel over the last 23 years of his life. The content of these revelations, known as the Qur'an, [50] was memorized and recorded by his followers and compiled from dozens of hafiz as well as other various parchments or hides into a single volume shortly after his death. 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. Qur'an Many scholars have made the distinction between revelation and inspiration , which according to Muslim theology, all righteous people can receive. Inspiration refers to God inspiring a person to commit some action, as opposed to revelation, which only the prophets received. Moses's mother, Jochebed , being inspired to send the infant Moses in a cradle down the Nile river is a frequently cited example of inspiration, as is Hagar searching for water for the infant Ishmael. The term revelation is used in two senses in Jewish theology; it either denotes 1 what in rabbinical language is called Gilluy Shekinah , a manifestation of God by some wondrous act of his which overawes man and impresses him with what he sees, hears, or otherwise perceives of his glorious presence; or it denotes 2 a manifestation of his will through oracular words, signs, statutes, or laws. Dorff , professor of philosophy at the American Jewish University. One of the major trends in modern Jewish philosophy was the attempt to develop a theory of Judaism through existentialism. One of the primary players in this field was Franz Rosenzweig. His major work, Star of Redemption , expounds a philosophy in which he portrays the relationships between God, humanity and world as they are connected by creation, revelation and redemption. Conservative Jewish philosophers Elliot N. Dorff and Neil Gillman take the existentialist philosophy of Rosenzweig as one of their starting points for understanding Jewish philosophy. They come to different conclusions, however. Rabbinic Judaism, and contemporary Orthodox Judaism , hold that the Torah Pentateuch extant today is essentially the same one that the whole of the Jewish people received on Mount Sinai , from God, upon their Exodus from Egypt. 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. 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 it is still accepted as binding law. Conservative Judaism tends to regard both the Torah and the Oral law as not verbally revealed. The Conservative approach tends to regard the Torah as compiled by redactors in a manner similar to the Documentary Hypothesis. However, Conservative Jews also regard the authors of the Torah as divinely inspired, and many regard at least portions of it as originating with Moses. Positions can vary from the position of Joel Roth , following David Weiss HaLivni , that while the Torah originally given to Moses on Mount Sinai became corrupted or lost and had to be recompiled later by redactors, the recompiled Torah is nonetheless regarded as fully Divine and legally authoritative, to the position of Gordon Tucker that the Torah, while Divinely inspired, is a largely human document containing significant elements of human error, and should be regarded as the beginning of an ongoing process which is continuing today. Reform and Reconstructionist Jews also accept the Documentary Hypothesis for the origin of the Torah, and tend to view all of the Oral law as an entirely human creation. 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? They believe that, though it contains many 'core-truths' about God and humanity, it is also time bound. They believe that God's will is revealed through the interaction of humanity and God throughout history, and so, in that sense, Torah is a product of an ongoing revelation. Reconstructionist Judaism denies the notion of revelation entirely. Although the Nevi'im the books of the Prophets are considered divine and true, this does not imply that the books of the prophets are always read literally. Jewish tradition has always held that prophets used metaphors and analogies. There exists a wide range of commentaries explaining and elucidating those verses consisting of metaphor. Rabbinic Judaism regards Moses as the greatest of the prophets, and this view is one of the Thirteen Principles of Faith of traditional Judaism. 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. For example, Maimonides in The Guide for the Perplexed said that accounts of revelation in the Nevi'im were not always as literal as in the Torah and that some prophetic accounts reflect allegories rather than literal commands or predictions. Conservative Rabbi and philosopher Abraham Joshua Heschel — , author of a number of works on prophecy, said that, "Prophetic inspiration must be understood as an event , not as a process. In his book Prophetic Inspiration After the Prophets: Maimonides and Others , Heschel references to continued prophetic inspiration in Jewish rabbinic literature following the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem and into medieval and even Modern times. He wrote that. In various verses of Guru Granth Sahib, the Sikh gurus themselves state that they merely speak what the divine teacher God commands them to speak. Guru Nanak frequently used to tell his ardent follower Mardana "Oh Mardana, play the rabaab the Lord's word is descending onto me. 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. The miracle of the Sun is probably the best-known revelation of recent times, but while some still consider it to be a genuine miracle, others regard it as a natural phenomenon with a natural explanation. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The revealing or disclosing of some form of truth or knowledge through communication with a deity or other supernatural entity. This article is about supernatural revelation. For the final book of the New Testament, see Book of Revelation. For other uses, see Revelation disambiguation. 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