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Who wrote Revelation?
Who wrote Revelation: While scholars are divided between the question of when Revelation was written: either the early to mid 90s or the ever increasing belief it was written mid to late 60s, they are not divided on who wrote Revelation. The author of Revelation identifies himself as John (Revelation 1:1, 4, 9) who was “on the island of Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.” (Revelation 1:9). The theology, and Christology of Revelation is consistent with the other known writings of John: 1 John, 2 John, 3 John and The Gospel According to John. The Apostle John…
Catechism: Christ as the mediator and fullness of all Revelation
… at once in this sole Word – and he has no more to say. . . because what he spoke before to the prophets in parts, he has now spoken all at once by giving us the All Who is His Son. Any person questioning God or desiring some vision or revelation would be guilty not only of foolish behavior but also of offending him, by not fixing his eyes entirely upon Christ and by living with the desire for some other novelty. CCC 66 The Christian economy, therefore, since it is the new and definitive Covenant,…
Catechism: Revelation of God to the Jews
… on the subject. Beyond the natural knowledge that every man can have of the Creator, God progressively revealed to Israel the mystery of creation. He who chose the patriarchs, who brought Israel out of Egypt, and who by choosing Israel created and formed it, this same God reveals himself as the One to whom belong all the peoples of the earth, and the whole earth itself; he is the One who alone "made heaven and earth". CCC 288 Thus the revelation of creation is inseparable from the revelation and forging of the covenant of the one God…
Catechism: There will be no further Revelation
66 “The Christian economy, therefore, since it is the new and definitive Covenant, will never pass away; and no new public revelation is to be expected before the glorious manifestation of our Lord Jesus Christ.”28 Yet even if Revelation is already complete, it has not been made completely explicit; it remains for Christian faith gradually to grasp its full significance over the course of the centuries. 67 Throughout the ages, there have been so-called “private” revelations, some of which have been recognized by the authority of the Church. They do not belong, however, to the deposit of faith. It…
Catechism: Christ’s titles – Revelation of God
Catechismal References to: Christ’s titles CCC 50 By natural reason man can know God with certainty, on the basis of his works. But there is another order of knowledge, which man cannot possibly arrive at by his own powers: the order of divine Revelation. Through an utterly free decision, God has revealed himself and given himself to man. This he does by revealing the mystery, his plan of loving goodness, formed from all eternity in Christ, for the benefit of all men. God has fully revealed this plan by sending us his beloved Son, our…
Catechism: Consummation of Revelation in Christ
Catechismal References to: Consummation CCC 67 Throughout the ages, there have been so-called "private" revelations, some of which have been recognized by the authority of the Church. They do not belong, however, to the deposit of faith. It is not their role to improve or complete Christ’s definitive Revelation, but to help live more fully by it in a certain period of history. Guided by the Magisterium of the Church, the sensus fidelium knows how to discern and welcome in these revelations whatever constitutes an authentic call of Christ or his saints to the Church….
Catechism: Effects of Faith – Acceptance and understanding of Revelation
Catechismal References to: Effects of faith CCC 99 Thanks to its supernatural sense of faith, the People of God as a whole never ceases to welcome, to penetrate more deeply and to live more fully from the gift of divine Revelation. CCC 158 Faith seeks understanding: it is intrinsic to faith that a believer desires to know better the One in whom he has put his faith, and to understand better what He has revealed; a more penetrating knowledge will in turn call forth a greater faith, increasingly set afire by love….
Catechism: Christian revelation and social life
Catechismal References to: Social Life CCC 2419 Christian revelation . . . promotes deeper understanding of the laws of social living. The Church receives from the Gospel the full revelation of the truth about man. When she fulfills her mission of proclaiming the Gospel, she bears witness to man, in the name of Christ, to his dignity and his vocation to the communion of persons. She teaches him the demands of justice and peace in conformity with divine wisdom. …
What is Dual Revelation?
What is Dual Revelation: Dual revelation means God reveals himself in two ways: Through the divine inspiration of the Bible, and the divine creation of the world. As the author of both the Bible and the universe, it is only appropriate to believe God reveals himself through both outlets. If God inspired the Bible and created the universe, then the two must be absolutely compatible. One cannot conflict with the other in any way. It is also reasonable to believe God wants man to discover him through his creation, as expressed in Romans 1:19-20: …since what may be known about…
Catechism: Revelation of the name of God to the Jews
… revelation that proved to be the fundamental one for both the Old and the New Covenants was the revelation of the divine name to Moses in the theophany of the burning bush, on the threshold of the Exodus and of the covenant on Sinai. CCC 209 Out of respect for the holiness of God, the people of Israel do not pronounce his name. In the reading of Sacred Scripture, the revealed name (YHWH) is replaced by the divine title "LORD" (in Hebrew Adonai, in Greek Kyrios). It is under this title that the divinity of Jesus will…