The letters recognize that each church is composed of both believers and church-going unbelievers. ?Church? (????????? [Ekkl?sias] ) is a compound wor...
Priest [N] [S]The Heb. kohen, Gr. hierus, Lat. sacerdos, always denote one who offers sacrifices. At first every man was his own priest, and presente...
Church, the [T] Definition of the Church. The New Testament word for church is ekklesia [ejkklhsiva], which means the called out ones. In classical Gr...
I know See commentary on Revelation 2:2. tribulation and poverty The connection between tribulation and poverty is found in the likelihood that their...
Proverbs 9:1 Wisdom hath builded her house Or Wisdoms: of which see ( Proverbs 1:20 ) ; Christ, the Wisdom of God, is meant, in whom and from whom all...
The Book of JoshuaChapter 12Chapter Overview: The conquests of Israel, under Moses, ver. 1 - 6. Under Joshua, ver. 7 - 24.Verses:12:1Plain on the ea...
cast out This is the first stage in the de facto fulfillment of what was previously accomplished de jure at Christ?s First Coming (Luke Luke 10:18; Jo...
Persecution [N] [T] [E]Just as the Bible graphically describes the introduction and spread of sin in the world, it also depicts the presence and reali...
if anyone wants to harm them Although set forth as a conditional statement, the remainder of the passage implies that the vast majority of people stro...
Darkness [N] [T] [E] [S]Darkness in both the Old Testament (Heb. hasak [J;v'j]) and New Testament (Gk.skotos [skovto]) is an evocative word. If light ...
Presence of God The Scriptures often speak of God's presence in human history. The most common Hebrew term for presence is panim [yIn'P], which is als...
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...
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...
Hand, Right Hand Hand most frequently represents the ownership, power, or control that its possessor (either an individual or a people) exercises. Thi...
Christians, Names of The New Testament contains over 175 names, descriptive titles, and figures of speech referring to Christians, applicable to both ...
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...
I know Perfect tense, ???? [oida] , ?I have known.? His knowledge of their past works results in the commendations and exhortations which presently f...
four living creatures See commentary on Revelation 4:6. the elders See commentary on Revelation 4:4. a Lamb ?When John turned, he saw, not a Lion, acc...
Chapter 11:1? In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Word Gr. Logos (arm. Memra, used in the Targums, or Heb....
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...