living creatures See commentary on Revelation 4:6. elders In favor of the view that the elders are the redeemed, they are distinguished from angels bo...
Overview - Hebrews 1 1?Christ in these last times coming to us from the Father, 4?is preferred above the angels, both in person and office. Treasury ...
Salvation belongs to When Jesus rode into Jerusalem on the day He presented Himself as king in fulfillment of the prophecy of Zechariah (Zec. Zec. 9:9...
An intentional contrast is seen between the Lamb and the Beast. The Lamb versus The BeastSimilarityLambBeastSlainBefore history (1Pe. 1Pe. 1:17-20) At...
Overview - Ezekiel 1 1?The time of Ezekiel's prophecy at Chebar. 4?His vision of four cherubims; 15?of the four wheels; 26?and of the glory of God. T...
lightnings, thunderings, and voices These portend the magnificence and glory of the Father and bring reverent fear to those who experience them, as w...
Temptation, Test While the number of terms denoting temptation and testing is small, their range of meaning is wide, extending from a secular sens...
Assurance [N] [T] [E]In the midst of a world filled with uneasiness and insecurity, assurance of a person's security in God is one of the hallmarks of...
CHAPTER 1 - Of the Holy Scriptures1. The Holy Scripture is the only sufficient, certain, and infallible rule of all saving knowledge, faith, and obedi...
Sin unto Death The expression sin unto death ( 1 John 5:16-17 ) appears in a context concerning confident, effective prayer (cf. 1 John 3:21-22 ; 4:...
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 (...
\\INTRODUCTION TO 2 CHRONICLES 3 & 4\\ These two chapters give an account of the building of the temple, of the materials, parts, and form of it, an...
Hades [N] [E] [S]Greek term widely used to denote the deity of the underworld and the abode of the dead. The New Testament use of Hades (hades [a&/dh...
I fell at his feet to worship him . . . see that you do not do that! Later, after seeing the revelation of the New Jerusalem and the eternal state, J...
Habakkuk 3:7 I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction The same with Cush or Ethiopia; hence the Septuagint and Vulgate Latin versions render it, the te...
Priest, Christ as The Old Testament. The priestly activity of drawing near to God in sacrifice and prayer is introduced in the Old Testament through A...
Chapter 33:2? And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. (1) The phrase, kingdom of heaven (lit. of the heavens), is peculiar to Mat...
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 ...
Having seen the Father and His glorious throne, John?s attention is now drawn to a scroll held in the Father?s hand. The redeeming Lamb takes the scro...
Heaven, Heavens, Heavenlies Heaven is the created reality beyond earth. The heavens and the earth ( Gen 1:1 ) circumscribe the entire creation, or wha...