Direct revelation is a term used by some Christian churches to express their belief in a communication from God to a person, by words, impression, visions, dreams or actual appearance.Direct revelation is believed to be an open communication between God and man, or the Holy Spirit and man, without any other exterior (secondary) means. Direct revelation from …

Special revelation is a Christian theological term that refers to the belief that knowledge of God and of spiritual matters can be discovered through supernatural means, such as miracles or the scriptures—a disclosure of God's truth through means other than through reason.The distinction between special and general was first elucidated in-depth by the Catholic systematic …

La Révélation est, pour une religion monothéiste, la connaissance qu'elle affirme détenir directement de son Dieu.Les manifestations divines par lesquelles cette connaissance est parvenue aux hommes sont tantôt des apparitions (théophanies), tantôt l'inspiration à des prophètes de textes considérés comme sacrés.Les religions abrahamiques (le judaïsme, le …