Editing Apophatic theology (section)

===Apostolic Age===
The [[Book of Revelation]] 8:1<ref>{{bibleverse|Revelation|8:1|NKJV}}</ref> mentions "the silence of the perpetual choir in heaven." According to Dan Merkur:

{{blockquote|The silence of the perpetual choir in heaven had mystical connotations, because silence attends the disappearance of plurality during experiences of mystical [[monism|oneness]]. The term "silence" also alludes to the "still small voice" ([[1 Kings]] 19:12) whose [[theophany|revelation]] to [[Elijah]] on [[Mount Horeb]] rejected visionary imagery by affirming a negative theology.{{sfn|Merkur|2014|p=331}}{{refn|group=note|According to Michel Masson, Elijah's theophany is an "apophatic revelation," a mystical experience which is akin to ''nirvana'' and Böhme's ''Ungrund''." Michel Masson (2001), ''Rois et prophètes dans le cycle d'Élie''. In: {{cite book |last=Lemaire |first=André |title=Prophètes et rois. Bible et Proche-Orient |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ctnYAAAAMAAJ |year=2001 |publisher=[[Éditions du Cerf]] |location=Paris |pages=119–131 |isbn=978-2-204-06622-8}}. Quoted by {{cite book |title=Weighing Hearts. Character, Judgment, and the Ethics of Reading the Bible |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SIDFAgAAQBAJ |first=Stuart |last=Lasine |year=2012 |publisher=[[Bloomsbury Publishing]] |location=London |page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=SIDFAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA121&dq=Horeb+%22the+theophany+report+in+vv.+11–12%22%22Elijah's+experience%22%22apophatic+revelation%22%22voice+of+sheer+silence%22 121] |isbn=978-0-567-42674-1}}}}}}