4. Revelation IN and THROUGH History

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4. Revelation IN and THROUGH History
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BASIC PREMISES
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• The God of the Bible not only speaks but also
  acts.
• God reveals Himself not only by speaking but also
  by acting.
• Since He acts, He does so within Human History.
• Therefore, He enters Human History --- our
  history.

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• Characteristics of Biblical Revelation

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• Revelation can be localized and dated. Deut.
  265-10
• Revelation has as objects concrete events, not
  abstract truths. Acts 1034-43
• Revelation assumes credibility through some
  events. Acts 222
• Orthodoxyortho-praxisortho-elpis

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• 4. Revelation is not only a manifestation of what
  God will do or can do to His people but also what
  God has done to them. Psalm 783-7
• 5. Revelation is progressive. It is not given in
  lump sum. It is a constant gradual unfolding.

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• APPLICATIONS

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• 1. If revelation is historical, then theology,
  which is the reflection of the data of Divine
  Revelation, must also be historical.

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• 2. Faith is not a body of concepts but a life of
  obedience to the voice of God. Believing does not
  mean simple knowledge and adherence to a body of
  teachings. It means saying YES Amen! to God.

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• 3. There is a strong interrelation between the
  experience of faith and comprehension of the
  Word. We believe so we may do, and do so we may
  believe.

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• 4. We are to be signs of the times Theology of
  the Signs of the Times is based on the biblical
  datum that history is the venue of Gods
  revelation and His summons to His people.
• Bible newspaper signs of the times