Lesson 6 Prelapsarian Special Revelation

Question 1

What is the nature of God’s revelation before the Fall?

Answer 1

o Historical (rooted in real events, places, and divine actions).
o Verbal (God spoke directly to Adam and Eve).
o Relational (designed for intimate fellowship between God and humanity).
o Necessary (humans were created for direct, verbal communion with God).
o Substantive & Specific (not general impressions but concrete divine instructions)

Question 2

Christ is the mysterion

Answer 2

Ephesians 3:3-6

Question 3

The mystery of the relationship of Christ and the Church

Answer 3

Ephesians 5:32

Question 4

The Sabbath points to a future rest in God

Answer 4

Hebrews 4:9-10

Question 5

Adam was made of dust from the earth, but Christ is the life giving spirit from heaven, who gifts a new nature to all who believe.

Answer 5

1 Corinthians 15:45-49

Question 6

Christ High Priest better than High Priest of old

Answer 6

Hebrews 7:26-28

Question 7

Tree of Life in the New Jerusalem

Answer 7

Revelation 2:7
Revelation 22:2