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Theophany (from Ancient Greek (ἡ) θεοφάνεια theophaneia, meaning "appearance of a deity") is a personal encounter with a deity, that is an event where the manifestation of a deity occurs in an observable way. Specifically, it "refers to the temporal and spatial Manifestation of God in some tangible form." Where the deity does not take tangible form (outward manifestation), the broader term used for inward manifestation is divine revelation or divine inspiration. Where the Existence of a God is attributed to a human person, here the terms used are divine incarnation, an avatar or, poetically, the personification of that deity. Traditionally the term "Theophany" was used to refer to appearances of the gods in ancient Greek and in Near Eastern religions. While the Iliad is the earliest source for descriptions of theophanies in classical antiquity (which occur throughout Greek mythology), probably the earliest description appears in the Epic of Gilgamesh. In the specific usage for Christians and Jews, with respect to the Bible, Theophany refers to an event where the Abrahamic God reveals His Presence to a person. Epiphany (Ancient Greece) The appearance of Zeus to Semele is more than a mortal can stand and she is burned to death by the flames of his power. However, most Greek theophanies were less deadly. Unusual for Greek mythology is the story of Prometheus, not an Olympian but a Titan, who brought knowledge of fire to humanity. Divine or heroic epiphanies were sometimes experienced in historical times, either in dreams or as a waking vision, and frequently led to the foundation of a cult, or at least an act of worship and the dedication of a commemorative offering. Theophanies were reenacted at a number of Greek sites and festivals. At Delphi the Theophania (Θεοφάνια) was an annual festival in spring celebrating the return of Apollo from his winter quarters in Hyperborea. The culmination of the festival was a display of an image of the gods, usually hidden in the sanctuary, to worshippers.

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Religion abrahamique

vignette|Les symboles des trois religions abrahamiques, christianisme, islam et judaïsme. Les religions abrahamiques sont les trois groupes de religions monothéistes, judaïsme, christianisme et islam, en ce qu'elles revendiquent l'héritage d'Abraham. En français, cette expression est apparue vers 1950 dans des études d'islamologie pour désigner la religion d'Abraham telle que l'Islam la conçoit et suppose qu'elle est le noyau commun avec le judaïsme et le christianisme.

Ange

Un ange est une créature surnaturelle dans de nombreuses traditions, notamment dans les trois religions abrahamiques et dans l'Avesta. Ce terme désigne un envoyé de Dieu, c'est-à-dire un intermédiaire entre Dieu et les hommes. Il transmet un message divin ou agit lui-même selon la volonté divine, et chante la gloire de Dieu. L'ange est normalement invisible, mais lorsqu'il se laisse voir, lors d'un rêve ou d'une vision, il a une apparence humaine, transfigurée par une lumière surnaturelle.

First Vision

The First Vision (also called the grove experience by members of the Community of Christ) refers to a theophany which Latter Day Saints believe Joseph Smith experienced in the early 1820s, in a wooded area in Manchester, New York, called the Sacred Grove. Smith described it as a vision in which he received instruction from God the Father and Jesus Christ. According to the account Smith told in 1838, he went to the woods to pray about which church to join but fell into the grip of an evil power that nearly overcame him.