Sermon Tone Analysis

! *·** Bibliology **·*

*Lecture Eight:  The Concept of Revelation II – Special Revelation*

TH330 Systematic Theology I · Moody Bible Institute · Dr.

Richard M. Weber

 

 

 

 

 

 

*I.

*The Means of Special Revelation

 

 

 

A.

The Lot

 

 

 

 

Prov 16:33.

“The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the Lord.”

(cf.

Acts 1:21-26)

 

 

 

 

B.

The Urim and Thummim

Special breast plate 12 stones.

Probably stones placed inside this ceremonial pouch.

Ex 28:30…ezra2:63

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Ex 28:30; Num 27:21; Deut 33:8; 1 Sam 28:6; Ezra 2:63)

 

 

C.

Dreams

 

 

 

1.

During the Old Testament Period

 

 

 

 

Gen 31:11-13.

2.

At the Second Coming of Christ

 

 

 

 

Joel 2:28.

“And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people.

Your sons and your daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.”

 

 

3.

Not Restricted to Believers

 

 

 

 

Gen 20:3, 6.

 

 

 

Gen 31:24.

God spoke to laben not to mistreat jocab

 

 

 

Gen 40-41 God spoke to pharaoh in a dream

 

 

 

 

D.

Visions

 

 

 

 

 

 

Isa 1:1.

“The vision concerning Judah and Jerusalem that Isaiah son of Amoz saw during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.”

Isa 6:1.

“In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted, and the train of his robe filled the temple.”

cf.

Ezek 1:3.

E.

Theophanies

 

 

 

 

Gen 16:7-14

 

 

 

 

 

Ex.

3:2

 

 

 

 

Cf. 2 Sam 24:16; Zech 1:12

 

F.

Angels

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dan 9:20-21.

“While I was speaking and praying, confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel and making my request to the Lord my God for his holy hill – while I was still in prayer, Gabriel, the man I had seen in the earlier vision, came to me in swift flight about the time of the evening sacrifice.”

Luke 2:10-11.

“But the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid.

I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.’”

Rev 1:1.

“The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place.

He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John…”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

G.

The Prophets

 

 

 

 

 

2 Sam 23:2.

Last words of David:  “The Spirit of the Lord spoke through me; his word was on my tongue.”

(Cf.

Zech 1:1)

 

 

 

Eph 3:5.

“[The mystery of Christ was] not made known to men in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit of God’s holy apostles and prophets.”

Preachers today are not properly prophets.

H.

Events

 

 

 

 

Mic 6:5.

“My people, … remember [your journey] from Shittim to Gilgal, that you may know the righteous acts of the Lord.”

Ezek 25:7.

“…I will stretch out my hand against you and give you as plunder to the nations.

I will cut you off from the nations and exterminate you from the countries.

I will destroy you, and you will know that I am the Lord.”

I.

Jesus Christ

The incarnation was the supreme revelation of God to us.

John 14:9.

“[Jesus said,] Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father.”

John 3:2.

“[Nicodemus] came to Jesus at night and said, ‘Rabbi, we know you are a teacher who has come from God.

For no one could perform the miraculous signs you are doing if God were not with him.”

John 1:14.

“The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.

We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.”

Rom 5:8.

“God demonstrates his own love for us in this:  While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”

J.

The Bible

 

 

 

1.

The Nature of Biblical Revelation

 

 

 

a.

The Bible /is/ God’s Revelation to Humankind

It is the revelation itself…not just a record.

 

 

 

b.

The Revelation in the Bible is /Accurate/

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John 17:17.

“Your word is truth.”

c.

The Revelation in the Bible is /Progressive/

From less specific events to more specific ones.

Heb 1:1-2.

“In the past God spoke to our forefathers through the prophets at many times and in various ways, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son…”

 

 

d.