arrayed in purple and scarlet Her purple and scarlet clothing is called ?fine linen? (Rev. Rev. 18:12+). Fine is ???????? [byssinon] , which is used o...
Power [N]Power is an English logical construct referring to a variety of ideas relating to ability, capacity, authority, and might/strength. In human ...
The city had no need of the sun or of the moon to shine in it Although most take this passage to indicate there will be no more sun or moon, the passa...
overcomes See. Who is the Overcomer? I will make him a pillar in the temple Some have seen this as an allusion to the pillars in Solomon?s Temple. 1K....
BURDEN bur'-dn. 1. In the Old Testament: In the Old Testament more than one word is rendered burden. (1) massa', from a root nasa' he lifted up. T...
CHAPTER VIII. PROPHECY FROM THE TIME OF HEZEKIAH UNTIL THE CATASTROPHE. ?35. The Domain of Nahum's and Zephaniah's Vision. A LTHOUGH Isaiah and...
After seventy years of captivity in Babylon which God had prophesied (2Chr. 2Chr. 36:21; Jer. Jer. 25:11; Jer. 29:10; Dan. Dan. 9:2), and as God had ...
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...
Day [N] [T] [E] [S]Segment of time that includes the night ( Gen 1:8 ) as in a twenty-four hour day. Day also stands in contrast to night ( Num 11:32...
in the days of the sounding of the seventh angel This refers to the time period during which the seventh angel sounds and the final seven bowl judgmen...
Lie, Lying To practice deceit, falsehood, and treachery either by word or action. It is the exact opposite of truth. The sanctity of truth is fundamen...
\\INTRODUCTION TO LAMENTATIONS\\ This book very properly follows the prophecy of Jeremiah, not only because wrote by him, but because of the subject ...
in their mouth Scripture implicates the mouth as the organ which speaks forth the heart: ?Brood of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak good things...
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...
Servant, Service The words servant, service, and serve, in various forms, occur well over 1, 100 times in the New International Version. People are...
Motives Motives pose at least a twofold dilemma: (1) the status of a good deed done for the wrong reason or an evil deed done with good (or even witho...
Fast, Fasting Abstinence from food and/or drink as an element of private or public religious devotion. Fasting is nowhere commanded in the Torah and, ...
Wisdom [N]The paradigms of Israel's religionlaw, prophecy, and wisdomwere not exclusive to Israel but were shared by other ancient Near Eastern cultur...
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 ...
in the midst The Levites, who performed the priestly duty of the OT, camped around the glory of the Lord which resided in the Tabernacle (Num. Num. 1:...