The "revealed truth" is neither "revealed" nor "true" for a person if it does not evoke an answering response in his or her spirit and mind. Revelation is an appeal to man; he doesn't have to respond. If it is God making the appeal to us, then it seems to me, well, prudent not to hold that appeal in contempt -- even if one cannot respond directly to the appeal oneself.
Perhaps. Perhaps the reason I don't follow along with Voegelin is because I think he's asking the wrong questions.
The "revealed truth" is neither "revealed" nor "true" for a person if it does not evoke an answering response in his or her spirit and mind.
In that case, Voegelin falls down and can't get up right at the beginning. From my perspective, and from the perspective of a great many others, there is no "revealed" truth. And how does Voegelin counter that? By telling me that if I believed in revelation...I'd believe in revelation. Not very helpful. ;)