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B. ONLY THE SPIRIT OF GOD CAN REVEAL
CHRIST (MATTHEW 16:16-17; EPHESIANS 1:17-
18)
C. OVERVIEW OF HOW I DESIRE TO DEVELOP
THIS MESSAGE ON REVELATION
1. I WANT TO PRESENT CHRIST UNDER
THE TITLE “THE WORD”
2. I WANT TO SHOW THE APOSTLE
PETER’S DYING TESTIMONY OF THE
IMPORTANCE OF REVELATION
II THE REVELATION OF CHRIST AS THE WORD
A. ILLUSTRATED IN THE PROLOGUE TO THE
GOSPEL OF JOHN (JOHN 1:1; JOHN 1:14)
B. WORDS ARE USED FOR COMMUNICATION
(MANY ILLUSTRATIONS)
C. GOD’S PROVISION FOR HELPING US
UNDERSTAND THE WORD “GOD”
1. GOD SENDS HIS SON AND THE WORD
BECAME FLESH AND DWELT AMONG US
(JOHN 1:14)
2. GOD GIVES THE BIBLE
3. GOD PROVIDES THE HOLY SPIRIT TO
SHOW US CHRIST IN THE BIBLE (JOHN
16:13; 1 CORINTHIANS 2:11,12; 1
CORINTHIANS 2:16)

III THE APOSTLE PETER’S DYING TESTIMONY ON
THE IMPORTANCE OF REVELATION ( 2 PETER
3:18)
A. PETER REFLECTS BACK ON THE MOUNTAIN
OF TRANSFIGURATION EXPERIENCE
(MATTHEW 16:28-17:8; MARK 9:1-8; LUKE 9:28-
36)
1. STRANGE PROPHECY (MATTHEW 16:28)
2. POSSIBLE EXPLANATION:
TRANSFIGURATION (MATTHEW 17:1-8)
a. DETAILS OF GOWING GARMENTS
(MARK 9:3)
b. DETAIL OF JESUS PRAYING
(LUKE 9:28)