he said The TR text has the singular form, he said whereas the MT and NU texts have the plural form, they said. If the former, then the mighty angel w...
Age, Old (the Aged) Though the Bible seldom discusses old age directly, there are several terms that relate to this topic. The most common Hebrew expr...
SHINAR shi'-nar (shin`ar; Senaar Sen(n)aar): 1. Identification 2. Possible Babylonian Form of the Name 3. Sumerian and Other Equivalents 4. The Sy...
The scene before us can also be interpreted in a different way which splits the participants between both a heavenly and an earthly location. Such an ...
Having taken the scroll from the Father, the Lamb now begins to open the seals. As each seal is opened, a new judgment comes upon the earth. John is ...
their dead bodies will lie in the street Lack of burial is particularly repugnant to the Jews. 1K. 14:11; 1K. 16:4; 2K. 2K. 9:37; Ps. Ps. 79:3; Jer. J...
CHAPTER 1 - Of the Holy Scriptures1. The Holy Scripture is the only sufficient, certain, and infallible rule of all saving knowledge, faith, and obedi...
made us kings and priests In both NU and MT, the Greek has appointed us a kingdom (singular), priests to God. A similar difference occurs in Revelatio...
around about Multitudes surround God?s throne (1K. 1K. 22:19; Rev. Rev. 5:11+; Rev. 7:11+), but in concentric positions. Those closest to God appear ...
In the previous chapter, the future looked very bleak for the saints. The Beast arose from the sea, empowered by the dragon, and was given authority o...
The beast that you saw In the explanation which follows, it is important to remember that the Beast is both a king and a kingdom. This characteristic ...
no one may buy or sell In order to enforce worship of the Beast and his image, the mark is tied to his global economic system. Those who refuse the m...
spirits of demons These are among the angels which fell from heaven and joined forces with Satan (Rev. Rev. 12:4+). Although they are ?unclean? and i...
Rejoice over her, O heaven and you holy apostles and prophets Rejoice is ????????? [euphrainou] , an imperative command, you all be glad! Heaven rejo...
Anathema [B] [H] [S]anything laid up or suspended; hence anything laid up in a temple or set apart as sacred. In this sense the form of the word is a...
ZIMRI (1) zim'-ri (zimri, wild sheep or wild goat; in 1 Maccabees, with the King James Version, has Zambri; Codex Sinaiticus has Zambrei): (1) A Sime...
COMMANDMENT, THE NEW nu (entole kaine): The word commandment is used in the English versions of the Old Testament to translate several Hebrew words, ...
He had a little book The book is a ??????????? [biblaridion] , little book, rather than a ??????? [biblion] , book.1 This book is differentiated from ...
The Historical Books The Historical Books of the Old Testament, usually so called, are twelve in number, from Joshua to Esther inclusive. It should, h...
VOW vou (nedher; euche; 'iccar, found only in Numbers 30:6,8,10 and translated horismos, by the Septuagint: A vow could be positive (nedher) and incl...