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Revelation means an uncovering, removal of the veil, or a disclosure of what was previously unknown. Revelation of God is God’s manifestation of Himself to man in such a way that man can know and fellowship with Him. All knowledge of God comes by way of revelation, just as Jesus told Peter: “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by man, but by my Father in heaven” (Matt. 16:17). It is by God alone that God can be known. It is He Who bridges the gap between Himself and His creatures, disclosing Himself and His will to them.
The content of Revelation includes both natural truths that we can discover by human reason and truths that exceed the grasp of human reason and can only be known by the free and gratuitous goodness of God Who reveals them. The principal subject matter of divine Revelation is not abstract truths about the world and…
