--- title: "10 Revelation Given Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 10 Revelation Given quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Revelation Given sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd9/dwight-lyman-moody-23631_book-of-revelation_if-god-did-not-wish-us-to-understand-the_1895999.jpg" --- > [“If God did not wish us to understand the book of Revelation, He would not have given it to us at all.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dwight-lyman-moody/if-god-did-not-wish-us-to-understand-the-book-of-revelation-he-would/) [Dwight Lyman Moody](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dwight-lyman-moody/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd9/dwight-lyman-moody-23631_book-of-revelation_if-god-did-not-wish-us-to-understand-the_1895999.jpg) > [If God did not want us to understand the book of Revelation, He would not have given it to us at all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dwight-l-moody/if-god-did-not-want-us-to-understand-the-book-of-revelation-he-would/) [Dwight L. Moody](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dwight-l-moody/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25c/dwight-l-moody-1085_book_if-god-did-not-want-us-to-understand-the_465832.png) > [The New Testament is a commentary on the Old Testament, in the light of the new revelation given by Christ and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-north/the-new-testament-is-a-commentary-on-the-old-testament-in-the-light/) [Gary North](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-north/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/775/gary-north-15454_christ_the-new-testament-is-a-commentary-on-the_1741169.png) > [Why is the truth, it would seem, revealed to some and not to others? Is there a special organ for receiving revelation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seraphim-rose/why-is-the-truth-it-would-seem-revealed-to-some-and-not-to-others-is/) [Seraphim Rose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seraphim-rose/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f53/seraphim-rose-30848_given_why-is-the-truth-it-would-seem-revealed_86959.jpg) > [“We affirm that the written Word in its entirety is revelation given by God. We deny that the Bible is merely a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-c-sproul-2/we-affirm-that-the-written-word-in-its-entirety-is-revelation-given/) [R.C. Sproul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-c-sproul-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f91/r-c-sproul-2-1477_bible_we-affirm-that-the-written-word-in-its-e_1232849.jpg) > [The Lord will grant to any honest person who earnestly seeks to know the truth one manifestation by the Holy Ghost; but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-fielding-smith/the-lord-will-grant-to-any-honest-person-who-earnestly-seeks-to-know/) [Joseph Fielding Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-fielding-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f3/joseph-fielding-smith-13580_baptism_the-lord-will-grant-to-any-honest-person_2824323.jpg) > [“The revelation of God is a determinate revelation, given at a particular epoch: God revealed himself once and for all in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ludwig-feuerbach/the-revelation-of-god-is-a-determinate-revelation-given-at-a/) [Ludwig Feuerbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ludwig-feuerbach/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc7/ludwig-feuerbach-3406_faith_the-revelation-of-god-is-a-determinate-r_1427571.jpg) > [Holy men of old were moved upon by the Holy Spirit and the revelation given to them is God's Word in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/earl-paulk/holy-men-of-old-were-moved-upon-by-the-holy-spirit-and-the-revelation/) [Earl Paulk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/earl-paulk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12b/earl-paulk-48775_bible_holy-men-of-old-were-moved-upon-by-the-h_3041792.jpg) > [The revelations which Joseph Smith has given to this people were given to him by Jesus Christ, the Savior of the world;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heber-c-kimball/the-revelations-which-joseph-smith-has-given-to-this-people-were/) [Heber C. Kimball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heber-c-kimball/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea8/heber-c-kimball-27785_abuse_the-revelations-which-joseph-smith-has-g_1079447.jpg) > [“Revelation is a literary work composed with astonishing care and skill. We should certainly not doubt that John had remarkable visionary experiences,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-bauckham/revelation-is-a-literary-work-composed-with-astonishing-care-and/) [Richard Bauckham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-bauckham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/493/richard-bauckham-18561_quote_revelation-is-a-literary-work-composed-w_1265042.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/revelation-given/#itemlist", "name": "Revelation Given Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“If God did not wish us to understand the book of Revelation, He would not have given it to us at all.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dwight Lyman Moody" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dwight-lyman-moody/if-god-did-not-wish-us-to-understand-the-book-of-revelation-he-would/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd9/dwight-lyman-moody-23631_book-of-revelation_if-god-did-not-wish-us-to-understand-the_1895999.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd9/dwight-lyman-moody-23631_book-of-revelation_if-god-did-not-wish-us-to-understand-the_1895999.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd9/dwight-lyman-moody-23631_book-of-revelation_if-god-did-not-wish-us-to-understand-the_1895999.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If God did not wish us to understand the book of Revelation, He would not have given it to us at all.” — Dwight Lyman Moody", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If God did not want us to understand the book of Revelation, He would not have given it to us at all.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dwight L. 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