Bible Vocabulary

Word Forms

These forms come from “revelation” and change to fit the sentence.

  • revelationbase form
  • revelationsplural

revelation

noun /ˌɹɛv.əˈleɪ.ʃən/

WEB 29 appearances

KJV 12 appearances

Revelation means God shows people truth that was hidden before. It is how God makes his plans known.

Biblical Usage

In the Bible, this word is used when God teaches people deep truth about himself. God gives revelation to prophets so they can warn and teach others. It also talks about Jesus showing God's love and truth to the world.

WEB Representative Scriptures

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,
Revelation 1:1 (WEB)
a light for revelation to the nations,
Luke 2:32 (WEB)
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him,
Ephesians 1:17 (WEB)

KJV Representative Scriptures

But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;
Romans 2:5 (KJV)
For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it , but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.
Galatians 1:12 (KJV)
How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words,
Ephesians 3:3 (KJV)