Two of the women who play key roles in the Book of Revelation are cities: Babylon and the New Jerusalem. This is no accident as one is the city of ma...
do not weep ?? ????? [m? klaie] , a present tense imperative indicating that John continued to weep.1 the Lion of the tribe of Judah God had revealed...
Flood, the Terminology. The Genesis flood is denoted in the Old Testament by the technical Hebrew term mabbul [lWB;m] (etymology uncertain; perhaps fr...
At the heart of the idea of a Temple is the abiding presence of God. Although God is omnipresent, He has chosen to manifest His presence in certain l...
Matthew 6:6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet Or chamber, a secret place, fit for private retirement, meditation, and prayer. And wh...
Chapter 22:1 And when any will offer a a meat offering unto the LORD, his offering shall be [of] fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and put fr...
Good, Goodness The main Old Testament words for good/goodness come from the Hebrew word tob [b'f] while the most common New Testament words are kalos ...
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...
It is not our purpose here to describe the Millennial Kingdom at great length. It is a large topic and the subject of scores of prophecies, especiall...
drunk Drunk is ????????? [methyousan] , present tense participle. The woman was drunk while John saw her. with the blood of the saints and with the b...
Requirement By right and authority, our Creator makes certain demands or claims upon us his creatures. God requires us to give up our life to him by d...
And there shall be no more curse There shall be no more curse is ???? ?????????? ??? ????? ??? [pan katanathema ouk estai eti] : and every accursed t...
Chapter 1818:1 The priests the Levites, [and] all the tribe of Levi, shall have no part nor inheritance with Israel: they shall eat the offerings of t...
Life [N] [E]God (Yahweh) as the Source and Sustainer of Life. According to Genesis 2:7, the Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground and br...
Guilt [N]Definition. The meaning usually given to the word guilt in Christian circles today bears little relation to the biblical meaning. Recent Chri...
Abortion [N]Humankind as God's Unique Image-Bearer. Although only a handful of Old Testament texts, all in Genesis, explicitly portray humankind as Go...
and from Jesus Christ Within this simple greeting can be found a neglected doctrine of paramount importance: the Trinity. The greeting is from each me...
Know, Knowledge The Old Testament. The Hebrew root yada [[;dy],translated know/knowledge, appears almost 950 times in the HebrewBible. It has a wider...
in the midst The Levites, who performed the priestly duty of the OT, camped around the glory of the Lord which resided in the Tabernacle (Num. Num. 1:...
Prostitution [N]The Old Testament. Common Prostitution. While the law forbids parents from forcing daughters into prostitution, there is no penalty at...