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...
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...
Shame [N]Shame is a consequence of sin. Feelings of guilt and shame are subjective acknowledgments of an objective spiritual reality. Guilt is judicia...
a loud voice Like Christ, the angel spoke with a loud or great voice (Rev. Rev. 1:10+). The voice of this mighty angel is also similar to that of the ...
Some preterist interpreters, such as Chilton, believe that Babylon is a code name for Jerusalem:1 The primary thrust of the prophecy has been directe...
Hand, Right Hand Hand most frequently represents the ownership, power, or control that its possessor (either an individual or a people) exercises. Thi...
He who leads into captivity shall go into captivity; he who kills with the sword must be killed with the sword In a passage whose context is the time...
Two other titles which are related to the coming Day of the Lord are the Time of Jacob?s Trouble and the Great Tribulation.1 Notice that all three in...
He was granted power to give breath to the image of the beast The power given to the False Prophet here is perhaps the apex of what God has ever allo...
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...
ABARIM ab'-a-rim, a-ba'-rim (`abharim): The stem idea is that of going across a space or a dividing line, or for example a river. It is the same ste...
The scene which John is shown next is an extension of what has preceded. In the previous chapter, Revelation 11 , John was shown two witnesses who pro...
Knowledge of God The key biblical terms for knowledge assume a personal familiarity, even an intimateinvolvement, with the known object. Similarly, kn...
Word [N](Heb. dabar [r'b'D]; Gk. logos [lovgo] and rhema [rJh'ma]). The theological meaning of word within Scripture spans a wide theological spectrum...
Chapter 11:4? And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Fath...
INCENSE in'-sens (qeTorah; in Jeremiah 44:21, qiTTer; in Malachi 1:11, qaTar, In every place incense shall be offered unto my name; the word lebhonah,...
For God has put it into their hearts to fulfill His purpose God?s sovereign control of the affairs of history is a constant theme behind the events of...
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...
Divination [N] [T] [E] [S]Communication with a deity for the purpose of determining the deity's knowledge, resulting in clarification of a decision or...
Cloud, Cloud of the Lord The Old Testament. The Literal Cloud. Natural phenomena involving clouds are depicted occasionally in the Old Testament, but ...