Quotes about Revelation
Those who have "died" and returned usually report being met and guided by people they know very well—even those already dead many years.
— James Garlow
The more you immerse yourself in the story of God's light in this life, the more likely you are to see it again on the other side.
— James Garlow
Nudity is the uniform of the other side... nudity is a shroud.
— Milan Kundera
Jesus is the very concrete truth revealing and standing in for the universal truth.
— Fr. Richard Rohr
A determined seed cannot be hidden from the world, not even by dirt.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
It is in vain to hide a fruitful seed in fertile soil.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
The loveliest gifts sometimes come wrapped in the ugliest paper.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
We have what we seek, it is there all the time, and if we give it time, it will make itself known to us.
— Thomas Merton
Our idea of God tells us more about ourselves than about Him.
— Thomas Merton
Revelation when applied to religion, means something communicated immediately from God to man. It is revelation to the first person only, and hearsay to every other, and, consequently, they are not obliged to believe it. It is a contradiction in terms and ideas to call anything a revelation that comes to us at second hand, either verbally or in writing. Revelation is necessarily limited to the first communication.
— Thomas Paine
The most detestable wickedness, the most horrid cruelties, and the greatest miseries that have afflicted the human race, have had their origin in this thing called revelation or revealed religion.
— Thomas Paine
What is the duty which God requireth of man? Obedience to his revealed will. It is not enough to hear God's voice, but we must obey. Obedience is a part of the honour we owe to God.
— Thomas Watson