Some of jesuss qualities as god are that he is holy and true and he has. Pursuing the climate of acceptance and inclusion ravi zacharias at ucla. In religion and theology, revelation is the revealing or disclosing of some form of truth or. Without the authority of the bible, any attempt to explain the attributes of god would be to open ourselves up to opinion, conjecture and supposition, which are. The pains of torment and the blissfulness of paradise in the terms definitively unveiled by. Jesus preaches heaven and hell based upon the foreboding events that are unveiled from revelation 422.
Gods revelation to moses the thirteen attributes of god. The expression alpha and omega also used as title of god in book of revelation. Summary in the book of revelation, the apocalyptic hopes of the early christian. The attributes of god include eternality, goodness, grace, holiness. He sent an angel to present this revelation to his servant john. During my last message of the real questions people ask series, i ended it by teaching about the bible itself. Interpreted in light of these characteristics, the revelation of john is. It is not the idea of god holding tightly to the book, but god holding it out for someone to take and open. One who possesses all power and authority 2 corinthians 6. When we talk about the attributes of god, we are trying to answer questions like.
We need to beseech the lord to bring us into the experience of himself as the seven spirits in the stage of his intensification. Theology of the glory of god from the book of revelation. God is actually so good that he is the source of goodness. So, the divine author of revelation is jesus christ and the human author is the apostle john. Debby, the seven spirits of god revealed in the book of revelation rev. Consequently, we do not attribute these characteristics to him he reveals them to us.
The revelation of jesus christ is full of imagery and expresses johns reverence for. And in the revelation, in the very end, when its all over. He alone is the rule and measure of what we truly know to be good. Though one may deduce the existence of god and some of gods attributes through general revelation, certain specifics may be known. The glory of god is pictured within his divine characteristics. The book of revelation, a prophecy of warning and hope. God is not good because it is attractive for him to be so, nor does he follow after some sort of standard for goodness. Herein, in the book of revelation, jesus doesnt preach heaven and hell as a nominal christian would preach it. As we study the attribute of the holiness of god and the son of god not. Alpha and omega jesus is god revelation 1 simply bible. Gods eternity may be seen as an aspect of his infinity. The attributes of god are specific characteristics of god discussed in christian theology, which. Inspiration such as that bestowed by god on the author of a sacred book involves a special.
The attributes of god in christ the revelation of jesus. One of the most intrinsic attributes of god is his goodness. Book of revelation, john saw a vision of the lord exalted and holy. Priscilla shirers attributes of god in genesis, hes the breath of life in exodus, he is the passover lamb. The struggle will eventually reach a climax, at which time god will intervene, destroy the. The book of revelation starts with this is a revelation from jesus christ, which god gave him to show his servants the events that must soon take place. The phrase the right hand of him is a biblical anthropomorphism to describe god s power and authority see special topic at 2. Todays post examines the theme of god in book of revelation. In the final moments of the message, i gave a quick tour of how god reveals himself in every book of the bible. Therefore, apart from divine revelation we would know next to nothing about. Bible blender november 10, 2010 detailed outline of the book of revelation endtimes events, symbols, and entities witnessed by john 20200218t20.