Second Coming of Christ In Old Testament times the idea that in due course God would send his Messiah (= Anointed One) made its appearance and this th...
Delivered by Pilate into the hands of soldiers, He is led without the city to a place called Golgotha, bearing His cross. Falling exhausted under the ...
Prayer [N] [T] [E] [S]An examination of the Old and New Testaments and of the early Church Fathers reveals certain minimal beliefs or assumptions that...
Abraham [N] [E] [H] [S]The Old Testament. This man, whose name may mean the father is exalted, was the first of the great patriarchs of Israel. In th...
ACTS OF THE APOSTLES. CHAPTER XXIII. Paul's Defence Before the Sanhedrim. SUMMARY.--The Insult of the High Priest. Paul's Rebuke. His Appeal to th...
Drink [N] [E]Palestine lacks fresh water rivers and lakes and its dependence upon rain after its yearly hot, dry period makes drought an ongoing possi...
Mercy [N] [T] [E]Mercy is a concept integral to an understanding of God's dealings with humankind. In English translations of the Bible, it comes to e...
Evil [N]As a prerequisite for any discussion of evil, moral evil must be distinguished from physical or natural evil. This essay uses the term moral e...
-. JEWISH RULERS SEEK TO ENSNARE JESUS. (Court of the Temple. Tuesday, April 4, A. D. 30.)Subdivision B.SADDUCEES ASK ABOUT THE RESURRECTION. a?MA...
Decrees [N]Decrees issued by rulers, written commands having the effect of law, and the metaphor of God as King of the world provide the imagery behin...
Christians, Names of The New Testament contains over 175 names, descriptive titles, and figures of speech referring to Christians, applicable to both ...
Sanctification [N] [T] [E]The generic meaning of sanctification is the state of proper functioning. To sanctify someone or something is to set that pe...
MATTHEW. CHAPTER XXV. The End of the World. SUMMARY.--The Ten Virgins. The Foolish Who Took No Oil. The Bridegroom Comes. The Doors Shut on the Fo...
Law [N] [E] [S]The Nature of Biblical Law. The usual Hebrew term translated as law is tora [h'r/T]. Tora [h'r/T], used 220 times in the Old Testament,...
Fatherhood of God Throughout the Bible we find God portrayed as a Father. This portrayal, however, is surprisingly rare in the Old Testament. There Go...
Woman [T] [E]In an age of women's liberation, modern Bible readers have understandably scrutinized Scripture for its teachings on gender. Assessments ...
Wages [N] [E] [S]Payment given for services rendered. The semantic field of this term is usually found in economic contexts, where payment means some ...
From the garden Jesus is taken first to the house John xviii. 13-15. of Annas, and, after a brief delay here, to the palace of Caiaphas, the high pri...
VI. MAN It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. Again it is written, Thou shal...
War, Holy War Despite the fact that many nations have used Scripture passages out of context to promote martial ventures, the Old Testament does not g...