The Westminster Confession of Faith and the Cessation of Special Revelation: The Majority Puritan Viewpoint on Whether Extra-Biblical Prophecy is ...

by Garnet Howard Milne, Joel R. Beeke (Foreword)

In the opening chapter of the Confession, the divines of Westminster included a clause that implied that there would no longer be any special immediate revelation from God. Means by which God had once communicated the divine will, such as dreams, visions, and the miraculous gifts of the Spirit, were said to be no longer available. However, many of the authors of the WCF accepted that "prophecy" continued in their time, and a number of them apparently believed that disclosure of God's will through dreams, visions, and angelic communication remained possible. How is the "cessationist" clause of WCF 1:1 to be read in the light of these claims? This book reconciles this paradox in a detailed study of the writings of the authors of the Westminster Confession of Faith.

Genres: Theology

362 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2007

Reviews

[Russell Niven · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very informative but very dry in the material delivery. Boost for the research that went into it

[Geoff Chapman · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent and comprehensive scholarly study of this important topic with challenging conclusions for those of both cessationist and continuationist persuasions.

[Alex]

An excellent book that helped me think more carefully concerning Scripture, revelation, and providence. Highly recommended.