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-# The act of [[reveal]]ing or [[disclosing]] 
-# Something [[dramatically]] [[disclosed]] 
-# A [[manifestation]] of [[divine]] [[truth]] 
-'''Revelation''' is the act of revealing or disclosing (see etymology), or in the theological perception, making something obvious and clearly understood through active or passive communication with the [[divinity|divine]], "which could not be known apart from the unveiling" (Goswiller 1987 p. 3). +In [[religion]] and [[theology]], '''revelation''' is the revealing or disclosing of some form of [[Religious views on truth|truth]] or [[Knowledge#Religious meaning of knowledge|knowledge]] through communication with a [[deity]] or other [[supernatural]] entity or entities.
-In [[Monotheism|monotheistic]] [[religion]]s, revelation is the process, or act of making divine knowledge understood, often through direct [[ontology|ontological]] realization which transcends the human state and reaches into the divine intellect.+Some religions have [[religious texts]] which they view as divinely or supernaturally revealed or inspired. For instance, [[Orthodox Judaism]] holds that the [[Torah]] was received from God on [[biblical Mount Sinai]], and [[Muslim]]s consider the [[Qur'an]] to have been revealed word by word and letter by letter.
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 +Many Christians believe that the [[Old Testament|Old]] and [[New Testament]]s were [[Biblical inspiration|inspired]] by God. The 15,000 handwritten pages produced by the mystic [[Maria Valtorta]] were represented as direct dictations from [[Jesus]].
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 +When a revelation is communicated by a supernatural entity that is reported as present during the communication, it is called a [[Vision (spirituality)|vision]]. Some revelations go further in that direct conversations between the recipient and the supernatural entity is reported. Some revelations are reported along with physical marks such as [[stigmata]] and in rare cases, such as that of Saint [[Juan Diego]], physical artifacts accompany the revelation. The [[Roman Catholic]] concept of [[interior locution]] includes just an inner voice heard by the recipient.
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 +In the [[Abrahamic religions]], the term is used to refer to the process by which [[God]] reveals knowledge of himself, his [[Will of God|will]], and his [[divine providence]], to the world of human beings. Revelation from a supernatural source is of lesser importance in some other religious traditions, such as [[Taoism]] and [[Confucianism]]. In secondary usage, it refers to the resulting human knowledge about God, [[prophecy]], and other [[divine]] things.
-Revelation in a religious sense can originate from [[God]], a deity, or their agents such as an [[angel]], and discloses a willed outcome, principles, behaviors, laws and doctrines''';''' this fact of an outcome is the "realized principle" (or "realizing principle"). 
-Some religions have [[religious texts]] viewed as [[sacred]] and revealed by the ''Divine'', the monotheistic religions often viewing them as the '''"Word of God"'''. 
==See also== ==See also==
* [[Book of Revelation]] * [[Book of Revelation]]

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In religion and theology, revelation is the revealing or disclosing of some form of truth or knowledge through communication with a deity or other supernatural entity or entities.

Some religions have religious texts which they view as divinely or supernaturally revealed or inspired. For instance, Orthodox Judaism holds that the Torah was received from God on biblical Mount Sinai, and Muslims consider the Qur'an to have been revealed word by word and letter by letter.

Many Christians believe that the Old and New Testaments were inspired by God. The 15,000 handwritten pages produced by the mystic Maria Valtorta were represented as direct dictations from Jesus.

When a revelation is communicated by a supernatural entity that is reported as present during the communication, it is called a vision. Some revelations go further in that direct conversations between the recipient and the supernatural entity is reported. Some revelations are reported along with physical marks such as stigmata and in rare cases, such as that of Saint Juan Diego, physical artifacts accompany the revelation. The Roman Catholic concept of interior locution includes just an inner voice heard by the recipient.

In the Abrahamic religions, the term is used to refer to the process by which God reveals knowledge of himself, his will, and his divine providence, to the world of human beings. Revelation from a supernatural source is of lesser importance in some other religious traditions, such as Taoism and Confucianism. In secondary usage, it refers to the resulting human knowledge about God, prophecy, and other divine things.


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