Religion [N]Due to the wide range of its usage, the English word religion (from Lat. religio) is not easily defined. Most commonly, however, it refers...
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...
Hope [N] [T] [E]To trust in, wait for, look for, or desire something or someone; or to expect something beneficial in the future.The Old Testament. Th...
Chapter 11:4? And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Fath...
Foreknowledge In his omniscience God knows what the future holds both for individuals and for nations. He knows and sees everything in advance and his...
Delight The idea of delight occurs approximately 110 times in Scripture in various forms. Less than fifteen occurrences are found in the New Testament...
Destroy, Destruction Destroy in the Bible usually refers to violent action causing physical death ( Num 16:33 ; Psalm 2:12 ; Heb. abad [d;b'a]). But ...
When they finish their testimony As we have seen throughout the book of Revelation, the ability of the evil forces which manifest during the time of t...
Rest [N] [E]Most uses of the noun and verb in the Bible are nontheological. However, the verb and noun take on theological and/or spiritual meaning in...
4.3.2.4.1 - Daniel saw Seven Heads In the book of Daniel, all we find mentioned in relation to the sequence of kingdoms is the four beasts and the cor...
Teach, Teacher Although several Hebrew words are translated teach in English translations of the Old Testament, two words predominate: yara [h'ry], to...
\\INTRODUCTION TO OBADIAH\\ The title of this Book, in the Hebrew copies, is usually Sepher Obadiah, the Book of Obadiah: the Vulgate Latin version c...
Hell [N] [T] [E] [S]Place of God's final retributive punishment. Scripture progressively develops this destiny of the wicked: the Old Testament outli...
There are also seven kings This phrase should read ?And they are seven kings? (NASB95). The KJV and NKJV translations are misleading here. The KJV be...
I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book The message of the book of Revelation is not just for the Seven Churches of As...
God, Names of Names are more than labels. In Old Testament times a name expressed identification, but also identity. Significant meaning often attache...
CHAPTER 1 - Of the Holy Scriptures1. The Holy Scripture is the only sufficient, certain, and infallible rule of all saving knowledge, faith, and obedi...
Glory [N] [T] [E]Natural Objects. When used in reference to natural objects glory may refer to the brightness of heavenly bodies ( Acts 22:11 ; 1 Col...
New Heavens and a New Earth The idea of new heavens and a new earth is explicitly noted in Isaiah 65:17; 66:22; 2pe 3:13; and Revelation 21:1. The Old...
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...