Lake of Fire God's final retributive punishment. After Armageddon the beast and false prophet will be tossed into this lake of burning sulfur, joined...
MARK. CHAPTER IV. Teaching in Parables. SUMMARY.--The Sower, The Good Seed, The Hard, Stony, Thorny and Good Soil. The Parable Explained. The Ca...
Hypocrisy [N]Although no distinct Hebrew word for hypocrisy occurs in the Old Testament, the concept doesprimarily in terms of insincere worship. The ...
Darkness [N] [T] [E] [S]Darkness in both the Old Testament (Heb. hasak [J;v'j]) and New Testament (Gk.skotos [skovto]) is an evocative word. If light ...
Mark [N] [H] [S]the evangelist; John whose surname was Mark ( Acts 12:12 Acts 12:25 ). Mark (Marcus, Colossians 4:10 , etc.) was his Roman name, whi...
Bread, Bread of Presence Bread was the essential food of the ancient Israelites. Indeed, the very word bread could be used generically for any kind of...
Hear, Hearing Most Old Testament words for hear(ing) come from the root sm [[;m'v], hear, or zn [;z'a], (give) ear, although qsb [b;v'q], pay attent...
Psalms 69:23 Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not Not literally, the eyes of their bodies; but figuratively, the eyes of their understanding;...
Fool, Foolishness, Folly TheOld Testament. Several Hebrew words are rendered fool, with nuances ranging all the way from the naive but teachable pers...
Citizenship [E] [S]The concept of spiritual citizenship is most clearly expressed in Philippians 3:20, where Paul writes, Our citizenship (politeuma [...
Motives Motives pose at least a twofold dilemma: (1) the status of a good deed done for the wrong reason or an evil deed done with good (or even witho...
LUKE. CHAPTER XIII. Christ Still Teaching. SUMMARY.--The Galileans Slain by Pilate. Those on Whom the Tower of Siloam Fell. The Parable of the B...
Watchfulness [N] [T]Watchfulness suggests a preparedness in order to avoid being taken unaware by an enemy ( Psalm 127 ). It involves fighting careles...
Persecution [N] [T] [E]Just as the Bible graphically describes the introduction and spread of sin in the world, it also depicts the presence and reali...
Good, Goodness The main Old Testament words for good/goodness come from the Hebrew word tob [b'f] while the most common New Testament words are kalos ...
Demon [E] [S]Spirit being who is unclean and immoral in nature and activities. When demons were created, how they came to be demonic, and their organi...
Anger [N] [T] [E]Strong emotional reaction of displeasure, often leading to plans for revenge or punishment. There are many words for anger in Hebrew;...
Soul [N]The Old Testament. The Hebrew word so rendered is nepes [v,p,n]. It appears 755 times in the Old Testament. The King James Version uses 42 dif...
Golden Rule [N]The Old Testament. The term Golden Rule is not found in Scripture, but is the popular way of referring to the words of Jesus in Matthew...
Deliver The Old Testament. The concept of deliverance occurs in the Old Testament with two meanings. The first is in a nontheological sense signifying...