This same theme of tribal preservation continues into the NT with Gabriel?s message to Mary concerning her virgin birth:?And behold, you will conceive...
breath of life from God entered them Breath is ?????? [pneuma] , also rendered spirit. Here it speaks of the life-giving force which animates men?s bo...
Overview - Philippians 3 1?He warns them to beware of the false teachers of the circumcision; 4?shewing that himself has greater cause than they to t...
I know See commentary on Revelation 2:2. tribulation and poverty The connection between tribulation and poverty is found in the likelihood that their...
not defiled with women Defiled is ??????????? [Emolynth?san] : ?Causing something to be dirty soil, smear, stain; metaphorically, as keeping the life...
my two witnesses The TR text indicates that it is an angel which is speaking with John (Rev. Rev. 11:1+). Yet here, the speaker speaks of the two witn...
The number two appears in the book of Revelation in association with the two witnesses (Rev. Rev. 11:3+, Rev. 11:10+) who are the ?two olive trees an...
a great earthquake There are numerous earthquakes during the Tribulation. A previous great earthquake attended the opening of the sixth seal (Rev. Rev...
Denial To know what is true, yet confess a falsehood; the forsaking of self in wholehearted consecration to Christ and in service to his kingdom. The ...
Q1: What is thy only comfort in life and death? That I with body and soul, both in life and death, ( rom 14:7 rom 14:8 ) am not my own, ( 1?Corinthia...
In studying the book of Revelation, one is immediately struck by the prevailing bias of many commentators against understanding numbers in their norm...
He who sat on the throne said This is God the Father Who John saw when he first ascended in his vision to heaven (Rev. Rev. 4:2+, Rev. 4:9+; Rev. 5:1...
Paul the Apostle Life. Paul's exact date of birth is unknown. It is reasonable to surmise that he was born within a decade of Jesus' birth. He died, p...
Servant, Service The words servant, service, and serve, in various forms, occur well over 1, 100 times in the New International Version. People are...
Justice [N] [T] [E](Heb. sedeq [q,d,x],mispat [f'P.vim];Gk. dikaiosyne [dikaiosuvnh]).God, the Righteous Judge. Justice is rooted in the very nature o...
Envy [N] [T]Sin of jealousy over the blessings and achievements of others, especially the spiritual enjoyment and advance of the kingdom of Christ fre...
Deliver The Old Testament. The concept of deliverance occurs in the Old Testament with two meanings. The first is in a nontheological sense signifying...
? ? ? The depth of thought, logical reasoning, and profound comprehension of the divine government shown in this Epistle have always been recognize...
\\INTRODUCTION TO JEREMIAH 5\\ This chapter contains a further account of the destruction of the Jews by the Chaldeans, and the causes of it, the sin...
Others have highlighted what they see as differences in the text between the book of Revelation and John?s Gospel, but there are many similarities as ...