Chapter 1

“REVELATION”
The common word associated
with the word
“REVELATION” is the book
of REVELATION,
 This unit, however, introduces the following

 The meaning of Revelation

 The gradual manifestation of God in various ways
in different stages.
 It points to God as the Author of all creation.

 The complementary of Religion and Science.

 Christ as the fullness of revelation.

 We will discuss the following lessons in this
Chapter:
1. Definition of Revelation
2. Stages of Revelation
3. Source of Revelation: Creation
4. Source of Revelation: Scripture
5. Source of Revelation: The Church
6. Source of Revelation: Other Religions
7. Revelation and Science
8. Fullness of God’s Revelation
Lesson 1

Definition of
Revelation
 LEARNING OBJECTIVES

 To explain the meaning of revelation.

 To discover what God reveals.

 To respond to God with obedience of
faith.
 Singing Gratefully: PS 145:1-7.
I will extol you, my God and King and bless
your name forever and ever
Everyday I will bless you and praise your
name forever and ever.
Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised;
his greatness is unsearchable.
 One generation shall laud your works to
another, and shall declare your mighty acts. On
the glorious splendor of your majesty, and on
your wondrous works, I will meditate. The
might of your awesome deeds shall be
proclaimed, and I will declare your greatness.
They shall celebrate the fame of your abundant
goodness, and shall sing aloud of your righteous
 Searching humbly:
A. Cross out the letters J, Q, Z, X and Z in the puzzle. Copy the
letters left in each row to form a sentence about God’s manifestation.

R Z E V QE L X A T I J O N X I S G O J D Q ‘ S
C O J MX MU Z XN XI C QA T I Q Z O N O F H
I X MS E Z L F B X Y WH XI C X H H J E MA K
Z E S QK N X O WZ N X T H J E Q MY S ZT J E
R Y O X F H J I S D QI V XI N J E P Z L XA N

REVELATION IS GOD’S COMMUNICATION OF

HIMSELF BY WHICH HE MAKES KNOW THE
MYSTERY OF HIS DIVINE PLAN.
 1. What word from your
answer describes the
process of disclosing the
hidden message?
REVELATION IS GOD’S COMMUNICATION OF
HIMSELF BY WHICH HE MAKES KNOW THE
MYSTERY OF HIS DIVINE PLAN.
 2. Who communicates?
GOD
3. What is communicated?
GOD’S SELF
4. What is being known?
THE MYSTERY OF GOD’S DIVINE PLA
5. What are the letters that hide the
message? J,Q,X,Z
C. Write below what these letters represent that
keeps God hidden from us.

They are the gadgets, vices, and

some friends that hinder us from
seeing God clearly.
God is great, and His greatness
is unsearchable as what the
Psalm prayer above mentioned.
He is omnipotent, omnipresent,
and omniscient. He is infinite,
and we are finite. We cannot
comprehend Him unless He
reveals Himself to us.
His thoughts are higher than
our thoughts as mentioned in
Isaiah 55:9. The only way
finite human beings like us
could have true knowledge of
an infinite God is through
His Revelation of Himself.
 The word REVELATION-
from Old French reveler
“reveal” which derived from
the Latin revelare that means
“Reveal, uncover, disclose,” or
literally unveil,” from re
“again” (expressing reversal)
and velum “veil”.
 It was then called
“revelatio” from the Latin,
which means disclosure of
information to man by a
divine or supernatural
agency.
 Revelation is God’s
communication of Himself by
which He makes known the
mystery of His divine plan. It
is gift of God’s self
communication which is
realized by deeds and words
over time.
 He was not compelled to reveal
Himself, but “It pleased God, in His
goodness and wisdom, to reveal
Himself, but “It pleased God, in His
goodness and wisdom, to reveal
Himself and make know the mystery
of His will. By this revelation, then,
the invisible God, from the fullness of
His Love, addresses men
 as His friends, and moves
among them in order to invite
and receive them in His own
company” (DV 2)
 God reveals that He is good,
loving, and addresses men as
His friends. Man’s response
to God’s invitation then is
his “Obedience of faith”
(Romans 1:5).
He submits his whole self
to God, the Revealer,
because God guarantees
His truth. Abraham is the
Model of this obedience,
and Mary is the most
perfect embodiment of
this submission.
 1. What did God Reveal?

2. How can man or woman

responds to God’s revelation?
 Let us describe!
Omnipotent- all powerful
Omnipresent- present everywhere
Omniscient- knows everything
Faith- free, personal, and total
response of man to God.
 God’s Word

 “by faith we understand that the

universe was ordered by the word of
God.”
(Hebrews 11:3)