God's Final Revelation
“Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world” (vv. 1–2).- Hebrews 1:1–4 During the Protestant Reformation , people were looking for a word from God, just as they search for a word from Him today. The Reformers, including individuals such as Martin Luther and John Calvin , proclaimed that there is but one place to find special revelation —the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments . They asserted the doctrine of sola Scriptura : the only source of special revelation for the church today is the Bible; thus, the Bible is the only infallible authority for the church. Since God has provided special revelation to people in other forms such as dreams (Gen. 40), how do we know special revelation today is found nowhere else besides Scripture? Hebrews 1:1-4 helps answer that question. God did speak to His ...