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NASB | Psalm 19:1 The heavens are telling of the glory of God; And their expanse is declaring the work of His hands. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Psalm 19:1 The heavens are telling of the glory of God; And the expanse [of heaven] is declaring the work of His hands. [Rom 1:20, 21] |
Bible Question: What is the difference between special revelation and general revelation? |
Bible Answer: Mel, I agree with Micodemus in part. Psalm 19:1 is speaking of natural knowledge. How can one not observe the magnificance of God's creation and not come to the realization (mental assent) that there is a creator, God. Spiritual revelation is the Spirit(God's) to our spirit, thus revealing to us the NATURE and WILL of God. Has the Holy Spirit ceased to give revelation? The theory is that once the New Testament was written, there was no longer any need for revelaton. I see that scripture makes no such distinction. As a matter of fact, the Old Covenant belivers for the most part operated without divine revelation, relying on the the law to teach them 'about' God. Hebrews 8:10 speaks of the difference between the Old Covenant believers and the New Covenant believers. "For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:" Joel prophesied of this time when God's Spirit would be available to all rather than a few who God chose to reveal His will through. Acts 2:15-21 15 For these men are not drunk, as you imagine, for it is [only] the third hour (about 9:00 a.m.) of the day; 16 But [instead] this is [the beginning of] what was spoken through the prophet Joel: 17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, God declares, that I will pour out of My Spirit upon ALL MANKIND, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy [telling forth the divine counsels] and your young men shall see visions (divinely granted appearances), and your old men shall dream [divinely suggested] dreams. 18 Yes, and on My menservants also and on My maidservants in those days I will pour out of My Spirit, and they shall prophesy [telling forth the divine counsels and [predicting future events pertaining especially to God's kingdom]. 19 And I will show wonders in the sky above and signs on the earth beneath, blood and fire and smoking vapor; 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness and the moon into blood before the obvious day of the Lord comes--that great and notable and conspicuous and renowned [day]. 21 And it shall be that whoever shall call upon the name of the Lord [invoking, adoring, and worshiping the Lord--Christ] shall be saved. Scripture tells us that without diine revelation man cannot KNOW God. It is divine revelation when the Holy Spirit reveals we are sinners in need of a savior. 1 Corinthians 2:10-16 For to us God revealed them through the Spirit; for the Spirit searches all things, even the depths of God. 11 For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so the thoughts of God no one knows except the Spirit of God. 12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, SO THAT WE MAY KNOW THE THINGS FREELY GIVEN US BY GOD, 13 which things we also speak, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in those taught by the Spirit, combining spiritual thoughts with spiritual words. 14 But a natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually appraised. 15 But he who is spiritual appraises all things, yet he himself is appraised by no one. 16 For WHO HAS KNOWN THE MIND OF THE LORD, THAT HE WILL INSTRUCT HIM? But we have the mind of Christ. Indeed, revelation of spiritual things comes only by the Holy Spirit and is absolutely necessary to KNOW God. The continual revelation of Him by the Holy Spirit is how we are being continually transformed into His image. 2 Peter 1:2-4 2 Grace and peace be yours in full measure, as you come to a full KNOWLEDGE of God and Yeshua our Lord; 3 God's power has given us everything we need for life and godliness, through our KNOWING the One who called us to His glory and goodness. By these He has given us valuable and superlativly great promises, so that through them(promises) you might come to share in God's nature and escape the corruption which evil desires have brought upon the world. Revelation is the KNOWING that transforms us. Psalm 119:130 The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple. 'Special revelation' is spiritual revealing of God's heart to our heart, and will always agree with scripture. That is how we test the 'voice'. God bless |