the earth helped the woman The earth itself is inanimate. This speaks of God?s help manifested through nature , a common aspect of God?s miraculous de...
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...
Water [N] [T]The word water is used in a variety of metaphorical ways in Scripture. It is used to symbolize the troublesome times in life that can and...
his tail drew Drew is ????? [syrei] : ?To drag, pull, draw . . . in catching fish,?1 ?as moving someone or something along by force.?2 He exhibited ...
From the day that Adam and Eve rebelled and were driven out of the Garden of Eden (Gen. Gen. 3:24) until the eternal state when God and the Lamb will...
her plagues will come in one day When her judgment finally comes, it will be swift and decisive (Isa. Isa. 47:9, Isa. 47:11; Rev. Rev. 18:9+, Rev. 18:...
Peace [N] [T] The Meaning of Peace. In English, the word peace conjures up a passive picture, one showing an absence of civil disturbance or hostiliti...
Cloud, Cloud of the Lord The Old Testament. The Literal Cloud. Natural phenomena involving clouds are depicted occasionally in the Old Testament, but ...
In studying the book of Revelation, one is immediately struck by the prevailing bias of many commentators against understanding numbers in their norm...
In the previous chapter, the future looked very bleak for the saints. The Beast arose from the sea, empowered by the dragon, and was given authority o...
persevered The Ephesians had in common their perseverance (???????? [hypomon?n] ) with John?s patience (Rev. Rev. 1:9+), the trait of faithfully waiti...
one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls with the seven last plagues The seven last plagues were called last because ?in them the wrath of God ...
where she has a place ??? ???? ???? ????? [Hopu echei ekei topon] , where she is having there (a) place. This appears to speak of a specific location...
4.14.3.1 - Rapture versus Second Coming Typically, we speak of only two ?comings? of Christ. The First Coming was His virgin birth by Mary and subsequ...
Beauty [N]Old Testament Significance. Appreciation for beauty is a consistent theme throughout the Bible. The Bible also has a full-orbed doctrine of ...
Cornerstone [N] [S]Architectural term used twice in the New Testament ( Eph 2:20 ; 1 Peter 2:6 ) to speak of the exalted Jesus as the chief foundatio...
Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection They are blessed because ?they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign w...
The sound of harpists . . . Various occupations within the city are listed together with an indication that they will no longer be found. This harmoni...
living creatures in the sea died . . . ships were destroyed Literally, the creatures in the sea, the ones having life. Life is ????? [psychas] , whic...
Overview - Ezekiel 48 1?The portions of the twelve tribes; 8?of the sanctuary; 15?of the city and suburbs; 21?and of the prince. 23?The portions of t...