sea of glass, like crystal Those who achieve victory over the beast (by not loving their lives to the death, Rev. Rev. 12:11+) are seen standing on t...
He who has an ear ?Every man ?hath an ear? naturally, but he alone will be able to hear spiritually to whom God has given ?the hearing ear?; whose ?e...
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...
lightnings, thunderings, and voices These portend the magnificence and glory of the Father and bring reverent fear to those who experience them, as w...
Revelation 17:15 And he saith unto me That is, the angel, who proposed to give John the interpretation of the vision, he went on with it as follows: ...
Family Life and Relations The Old Testament. In Western societies individuals are often considered the societal units, brought together by some common...
Blessedness Condition or state of being in God's grace or favor. The Bible contains the words bless, blessing, and blessed, but not the noun blesse...
Luke 17:32 Remember Lot's wife.] Whose name by the Jews, is said to be Adith, as some F19; or Irith, as others F20: and who, they also say, was a nati...
Chapter 114114:1 When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of a strange language; (a) Or, barbarous. 114:2 Judah was his b sanct...
Worship [B] [E]To be rendered only to God Exodus 20:3 ; Deuteronomy 5:7 ; 6:13 ; Matthew 4:10 ; Luke 4:8 ; Acts 10:26 ; 14:15 ; Colossians 2:...
Beauty [N]Old Testament Significance. Appreciation for beauty is a consistent theme throughout the Bible. The Bible also has a full-orbed doctrine of ...
like a jasper Jasper describes the light of, foundation, and walls of the holy Jerusalem (Rev. Rev. 21:11+, Rev. 21:18-20+). It was the last of the t...
Burial [N] [T] [E]Burial was a matter of great importance in the Old Testament. The story of Abraham's negotiation to purchase a cave for Sarah's buri...
2 Peter 2:7 And delivered just Lot Who was a just man, being justified by the righteousness of Christ imputed to him; and having the new man formed in...
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...
Nature, Natural The Hebrew language has no word for nature equivalent to the Greek word physis [fuvsi]. Hebrew thought and language were essentially c...
And God will wipe away every tear Wipe away is ????????? [exaleipsei] , also used of blotting out names from the Book of Life (Rev. Rev. 3:5+). Both ...
Matthew 13:42 And shall cast them into a furnace of fire Not a material, but a metaphorical one; denoting the wrath of God, which shall fall upon wick...
Overview - Philippians 1 1?Paul testifies his thankfulness to God, and his love towards them, for the fruits of their faith, and fellowship in his suf...
kings of the earth These are the kings which fail to ?kiss the Son, lest He be angry, and you perish in the way, when His wrath is kindled but a litt...