like a flood after the woman Flood is ??????? [potamon] , used to describe a large quantity of water, as during a natural disaster (Mtt. Mat. 7:25; L...
Hypocrisy [N]Although no distinct Hebrew word for hypocrisy occurs in the Old Testament, the concept doesprimarily in terms of insincere worship. The ...
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...
The scene which John is shown next is an extension of what has preceded. In the previous chapter, Revelation 11 , John was shown two witnesses who pro...
His tail (h oura autou). See Daniel 9:10 Daniel 9:19 . Draweth (surei). Present active indicative of surw, old verb, to drag, here alone in the Apo...
These words are faithful and true See commentary on Revelation 3:14, Revelation 19:11, and Revelation 21:5.The angel?s words reinforce an important t...
a loud voice Like Christ, the angel spoke with a loud or great voice (Rev. Rev. 1:10+). The voice of this mighty angel is also similar to that of the ...
Word [N](Heb. dabar [r'b'D]; Gk. logos [lovgo] and rhema [rJh'ma]). The theological meaning of word within Scripture spans a wide theological spectrum...
The number twelve appears in the book of Revelation as the twelve thousand Jews from each of the twelve tribes (Rev. Rev. 7:5-8+, Rev. 14:1+), the wo...
those who dwell on the earth This technical phrase denotes the global populace of the time of the end who consistently oppose God (Rev. Rev. 9:20+), w...
Mouth In the Old Testament, mouth (Heb. peh [h,P]) often refers to inanimate openings: the entrance of a cave ( Joshua 10:18 Joshua 10:22 ), a well (...
Consolation [N]Attempt to comfort someone who is in sorrow. The most frequently encountered Hebrew term is niham [WjIn]; parakaleo [parakalevw], param...
sixth seal ?It would be difficult to paint any scene more moving or more terrible than that described at the opening of the sixth seal.?1 Up to now,...
Awe, Awesome Webster's dictionary defines awe as mingled dread, veneration, and wonder. English Bible translations employ the words awe or awesome alm...
A frequently found phrase throughout Scripture related to this time of trouble is the Day of the Lord (Isa. Isa. 2:10-22; Isa. 13:6, Isa. 13:9; Jer. J...
In the name of a prophet (ei onoma prophtou). Because he is a prophet (Moffatt). In an Oxyrhynchus Papyrus 37 (A.D. 49) we find onomati eleuqerou in ...
Overview - Joel 1 1?Joel, declaring sundry judgments of God, exhorts to observe them, 8?and to mourn. 14?He prescribes a solemn fast to deprecate tho...
Overview - Nehemiah 9 1?A solemn fast, and repentance of the people. 4?The Levites make a religious confession of God's goodness, and their wickednes...
Knowledge of God The key biblical terms for knowledge assume a personal familiarity, even an intimateinvolvement, with the known object. Similarly, kn...
Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire Death (representing the bodies of the dead which had lain in the earth and sea) and Hades (the p...