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Private revelation is, in Christian theology, a message from God, which can come in a variety of types. Throughout the history of Christianity, there have been numerous alleged revelations, from the prophecies of Montanus to the Miracle of the Sun.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Vatican on private revelations )〕 ==Roman Catholic theology== According to the Catholic Church, there are two types of revelations: ''divine revelation'', which is in the Word of God (the Bible and Sacred Tradition), and in the Word of God incarnate (Jesus Christ), and ''personal revelation'', which is a heavenly message that helps people live by divine revelation.〔 Other terms for divine revelation include ''public prophecy'', ''public revelation'', ''fundamental revelation'', and ''definitive revelation'',〔''Prophesy for Today'', Edward Connor. Pg. 2-4〕〔(Understanding Tradition ) “the definitive revelation of God communicated through Christ and his apostles can be appropriately called ‘foundational’ revelation. The present revelation that we receive now can be called ‘dependent’ revelation, inasmuch as it depends on the foundational figures of Christ and his apostles.”〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Catechism, 66 )〕 while other terms for personal revelation include ''private prophecy'', ''private revelation'', ''dependent revelation'', and ''particular revelation''.〔〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Introduction to Mariology )〕 Divine revelation was fulfilled, completed, and perfected in Christ, the fullness and mediator, author and interpreter, purpose and center of public revelation. Hence, public revelation is the deposit of faith and rule of faith and must be lived by all Catholics.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Dei Verbum, 5 )〕 Saint Thomas Aquinas taught that all public revelation ended with the death of Saint John the Apostle.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Question 174 )〕 Private revelations cannot surpass, correct, improve, fulfill, complete, or perfect public revelation.〔 Divine revelation, since it is contained in the Word of God and in Christ, also includes the church, the magisterium, the sacraments, and Catholic dogma.〔Catechism, 767〕〔Catechism, 1116〕〔Catechism, 88〕 Because the church and the magisterium are a part of divine revelation, the bishops have divine authority.〔Catechism, 874〕 Because the sacraments are a part of divine revelation, their natures cannot be changed (for example, receiving Holy Communion without mortal sin) but their ways of celebration can be changed (for example, receiving Holy Communion in the hand or on the tongue).〔Redemptionis Sacramentum, 10〕 Because Catholic dogma is a part of divine revelation, the saving truths of Christ are immutable.〔Note with pastoral recommendations for the Year of Faith: "The Council, according to Pope John XXIII, wanted 'to transmit doctrine, pure and whole, without attenuations or misrepresentations,' in such a way that 'this sure and immutable teaching, which must be respected faithfully, is elaborated and presented in a way which corresponds to the needs of our time.'"〕〔Adress of Pope John Paul II to the Bishops of Korea: "In union with Christ you will ponder again what God’s word demands of the Church in Korea. With the courage that comes only with holiness you will accept the full authentic exigencies of the Second Vatican Council for your dioceses. In prayer you will review the perennial teachings of the faith and the ever relevant newness of the Church’s immutable dogmas. In vital communion with Christ, the life-giving vine, and in union with the universal Church, you will continue to preach the word of faith which depends on hearing and which enables the People of God to confess with their lips that Jesus is Lord, to believe in their hearts that God raised him from the dead, and to be saved (Cf. Rom. 10, 9)). This faith - which is nourished in your own hearts and proclaimed with the special episcopal charism that is yours - is the source of all the insights of the faithful, who are called to believe and, in the power of the Holy Spirit, to ponder that belief and live it. "〕 The revelations in the Word of God such as the apparition of the three angels to Abraham and the angel who wrestled Jacob; the burning bush; the theophany on Mount Sinai; the pillar of cloud and pillar of fire; the visions and prophecies of the prophets; Elijah's test at the cave, and his assumption; the revelation to St. Peter ("You are the Christ"); the apparitions of the risen Christ to the Apostles, including the exceptional and unique apparition to St. Paul; the various miracles recorded in the Acts of the Apostles and in the Epistles; and the entire Book of Revelation are not private revelations but are public revelation. The apparition of Our Lady of the Pillar to St. James the Greater is not a private revelation, public revelation, or Catholic dogma; it is an ecclesial tradition.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Dogma )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Apostolic Tradition and ecclesial traditions )〕 Because Christ promised that the Holy Spirit would lead the church into every truth, the Lord leads the church into a deeper understanding of the Lord. One of the ways he does this is by private revelation.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Message of Fatima )〕 Because Christ warned that false prophets would come and that the tree must be known by its fruit,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Bible and Morality, 2 )〕 the church is skeptical of spiritual experiences.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Theology Today, 92 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Private revelation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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