The Bible: As a Divine Revelation
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On the outskirts of Paris, an underground vault holds a platinum cylinder known as Le Grand K. This carefully guarded object sits under three glass domes. Three different people have three different keys that are all needed to open the vault. Since 1889, this object has been the standard for the kilogram. It is the measure against which all other weights are measured in the metric system.
But there is a problem with Le Grand K: It has lost 50 micrograms—roughly equal to a grain of sand—over the last 130 years. Scientists are now looking for a more accurate standard.
Even the best of human measurements falls short, but it is not so with God’s Word. It is an unchanging standard.
Today we are going to be speaking about Revelation.
Revelation is God revealing Himself to man.
The Bible is Gods revelation to man. It reveals His works, His persons, and His plan.
God desires to reveal to you Who He is.
Every genuine revelation of God has this mark upon it, that it makes him appear more glorious.
Charles Spurgeon
Here are three majors ways that have been used by God to reveal Himself.
Revelation of God in creation/ General Revelation
19 because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them.
20 For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse,
We only can know God if He reveals Himself to us.
In this case He has revealed Himself it says that the invisible attributes are clearly seen.
In this case there is awareness of Gods existence. God reveals Himself to creation so no person is without excuse.
Men generally believe God exists because He reveals Himself to them.
If a man says God doesn’t exists He is clearly ignoring signs through creation.
Only 7 percent of the worlds population believe that God doesn’t exists. The majority of those atheist live in China. Over 200 million atheist in china.
1 The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, They have done abominable works, There is none who does good.
The height of sin is to attack the very existence of God.
Atheism is the greatest imaginable folly because its attempts are to try to destroy the God he hates.
The fool says in his heart not his head. He doesn’t say it with his mouth but in his heart .
In his heart he trys to clamor down the voice of conscience.
Imagine how loud your heart has to be to try to shut up God.
Thats one loud dark and deceitful heart .
13 And you say, ‘What does God know? Can He judge through the deep darkness?
28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting;
Lets go back to Romans 1:19-20 , Its clear that aspects of God are revealed but they are limited.
We only can see His eternal power and His wisdom.
Through general revelation these attributes are revealed but they don’t show His holiness or His love.
Though God is reveal it is limited.
The primary reason why God reveals Himself is to reveal that He does exists and Hes held accountable to the standard un which He knows God by.
Romans 1 is just revealing that that God has legal right to condemn anyone who rejects His grace.
I sincerely believe this God will reach those who genuially have a heart and a desire to know Him and who are seeking Him.
Cornelius, Nathan, Ethiopian Eunice
Iran has the fastest growing Christian population in the world.
China some sources say they have 100 million Christians in that country.
2. Revelation of Christ
The Supreme revelation is through the person of Christ.
4 But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
The Revelation of Christ revealed the work and the plan under which God would save man from His sins.
The revelation of Christ was to reveal God to men in terms they could understand.
Its one thing to hear that God loves us its another to see God express that love by going to the cross.
Its one thing to know Jesus cares for us its another to see Jesus Weeping over Lazarus or Israel.
Through Christ not only is Gods power and wisdom are reveal, Gods love, His goodness, His mercy , His grace, the totality of Who God is revealed in Christ.
3. Revelation in the Written Word.
The written word reveals God in more explicit terms.
The Bible of course reveals Christ, but also The Bible goes far beyond about details about Christ.
It reveals the plan for Israel, the nations, as well as the church age.
The Bible reveals multiple ways regrading how He dealt with humanity
These are called dispensations, they reveal how God dealt with man at different periods throughout history and The Bible.
Innocence - before the fall ( Gen 1:28-3:6 Conscience - after the fall but before the flood, (Gen. 3:7-8:14 ) (Aware of self and right and wrong)
Human and Civil government - after the flood but before the promise to make a great nation from Abraham ( Gen. 8;14-11:32
Promise - after Abraham’s call and the beginning of Israel but before the giving of the Law of Moses at Mt. Sinai ( Gen 11:32- Ex. 18)
Law - The law was in force from its revelation at Mt. Sinai until the Holy Spirit formed the church at Pentecost ( Exodus 19- Acts 2 some Scriptures in the gospels , however , give teachings about the then future church )
Grace or Church - God has been working His program on earth through the church since the time of Pentecost and will continue to do so until the church’s removal at the rapture ( Acts 2 - Rapture ) Kingdom - Christ will rule on earth for 1,000 years, which will commence with His second Coming .