Special revelation is more direct and is especially given for the purpose of redeeming God's people. It could be considered the equivalent of the "Word of God."
The phrase "the Word of God" is used in several different ways in the Bible. We will mention several key meanings:
1. One meaning is the person of Jesus Christ. Jesus is the "Word of God" in the sense that in His very person, He reveals God to us.
John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2. God also speaks His Word through direct address, such as when He gave Israel the Ten Commandments.
Exodus 20:1And God spoke all these words, ...
3. God also spoke through human beings, such as prophets like Jeremiah.
Jeremiah 1:9...Now I have put my words in your mouth.
4. Fourthly, God has left His Word in written form in the Scriptures.
2 Timothy 3:16All Scripture is God-breathed...
