Mystical Experience
General Revelation/Natural Revelation
Pentecost – the day when the Holy Spirit came to the disciples and flames appeared above their heads and they speak all languages
The Charismatic Movement where people feel close to God and worship in an uninhibited way (singing, dancing, clapping)
Form of Christian worship where people try to open themselves to the Holy Spirit and be inspired by it
Tony Blair – changed from Protestant to Catholic
A beautiful sunset reveals the beauty of God
Glossolalia
Finding out a secret
William Paley, a clergyman who saw the complex design of the natural work as evidence for the existence of God
The Jesus Prayer – “Jesus, Son of God have mercy on me”
Saul to St Paul – A Jew who was converted by Jesus on the road to Damascus
Charismatic Worship
Visions/speaking to prophets
The Bible
Where people speak in tongues because the Holy Spirit moves through them
Meditation
Feeding of the 5000 (miracle)
Emptying of the mind to fill it with God’s word through a short focused prayer
Unveiling
Conversion
Revelation
Where God takes the initiative and reveals his existence to an individual
Special Revelation
