let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches See commentary on Revelation 2:7. overcomes See Who is the Overcomer? hidden manna The manna is set...
Although a full discussion of the hermeneutics of preterism is beyond the scope of our purpose here, it is helpful to understand some key aspects con...
Here is wisdom This phrase indicates that what follows constitutes a riddle of sorts requiring great wisdom to comprehend. A similar statement introd...
In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life The Greek lacks the article: the tree. There are several trees, ea...
One reason this intervention of Christ will come upon an unsuspecting world is because much teaching concerning Jesus reduces Him from His full three...
where she has a place ??? ???? ???? ????? [Hopu echei ekei topon] , where she is having there (a) place. This appears to speak of a specific location...
The use of first to describe a resurrection which follows after Christ?s resurrection, gives us an initial clue that first cannot denote absolute chr...
Hand, Right Hand Hand most frequently represents the ownership, power, or control that its possessor (either an individual or a people) exercises. Thi...
Confidence [N]A multifaceted word that encompasses within Christian thought a range of aspectsfaith in God, certainty and assurance of one's relations...
Mark of the Beast Revelation 16:2 and 19:20 cite the mark of the beast as a sign that identifies those who worship the beast out of the sea ( Rev 13:1...
Shame [N]Shame is a consequence of sin. Feelings of guilt and shame are subjective acknowledgments of an objective spiritual reality. Guilt is judicia...
Joel 1 Joel 1:1 - 3.9.11 Joel 1:2 2 - 3.9.1, 3.9.11 Joel 1:3 2 - 3.9.1, 3.9.11 Joel 1:4 2 - 3.9.1, 3.9.11 Joel 1:5 2 - 3.9.1, 3.9.11 Joel 1:6 ...
Jdg. 1 Jdg. 1:27 - 4.5.3.3 Jdg. 2 Jdg. 2:1 - 3.10.1.1 Jdg. 2:4 - 3.10.1.1 Jdg. 2:18 - 4.1.4.1 Jdg. 2:22 - 3.2.10 Jdg. 3 Jdg. 3:1 - 3.2.1...
Preached at a Wednesday's Evening Lecture in Great Eastcbeap, Dec. 27, 1752. Psalm LXXXVII. 3. Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God ! ...
Understanding The Old Testament. The basic Hebrew word so translated is the verb biyn [yiB] or one of its derivatives, together used some 247 times in...
Numbers, Symbolic Meaning of The Old Testament. The ancient Babylonians and Egyptians had a developed numerology based on astrological divination, whi...
Chapter?2The thousands of Israel, having been mustered in the former chapter, in this are marshalled, and a regular disposition is made of their camp,...
PART VIII. ESCHATOLOGY, OR THE DOCTRINE OF FINAL THINGS. Neither the individual Christian character, nor the Christian church as a whole, attains it...
SERMON LXII. THE CRISIS: OR, THE UNCERTAIN DOOM OF KINGDOMS AT PARTICULAR TIMES. Jonah iii. 9. Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn a...
Widow [N] [S]Married woman whose husband has died and who remains unmarried. The Hebrew word translated widow is almana [hn'm.l; ], and it occurs fift...