Special Revelation
Revelation
A beautiful sunset reveals the beauty of God
Form of Christian worship where people try to open themselves to the Holy Spirit and be inspired by it
Mystical Experience
Tony Blair – changed from Protestant to Catholic
Charismatic Worship
Emptying of the mind to fill it with God’s word through a short focused prayer
Where people speak in tongues because the Holy Spirit moves through them
The Charismatic Movement where people feel close to God and worship in an uninhibited way (singing, dancing, clapping)
Unveiling
Conversion
Visions/speaking to prophets
Feeding of the 5000 (miracle)
The Bible
Meditation
General Revelation/Natural Revelation
Where God takes the initiative and reveals his existence to an individual
The Jesus Prayer – “Jesus, Son of God have mercy on me”
Pentecost – the day when the Holy Spirit came to the disciples and flames appeared above their heads and they speak all languages
Saul to St Paul – A Jew who was converted by Jesus on the road to Damascus
Finding out a secret
Glossolalia
William Paley, a clergyman who saw the complex design of the natural work as evidence for the existence of God
