LUKE. CHAPTER III. Jesus Anointed by the Holy Spirit. SUMMARY.--John's Preaching and Baptism. John's Witness of Christ. Herod and Herodias. Jes...
MARK. CHAPTER XV. The Crucifixion. SUMMARY.--Jesus Sent by the Sanhedrim to Pilate. The Multitude, Moved by the Priests, Clamor for His Death. The...
Hypocrisy [N]Although no distinct Hebrew word for hypocrisy occurs in the Old Testament, the concept doesprimarily in terms of insincere worship. The ...
LUKE. CHAPTER V. Christ Teaching and Healing. SUMMARY.--Christ Teaching from Peter's Boat. The Miraculous Draught of Fishes. Called to Be Fisher...
Anxiety [N]Uneasy feeling of uncertainty, agitation, dread, or fear. The most common words in Scripture translated as anxious or anxiety are the Hebre...
Demon [E] [S]Spirit being who is unclean and immoral in nature and activities. When demons were created, how they came to be demonic, and their organi...
Mouth In the Old Testament, mouth (Heb. peh [h,P]) often refers to inanimate openings: the entrance of a cave ( Joshua 10:18 Joshua 10:22 ), a well (...
MARK. CHAPTER VIII. In the Coasts of C?sarea Philippi. SUMMARY.--The Four Thousand Fed. At Dalmanutha. Seeking a Sign from Heaven. The Blind Ma...
Follow, Follower The noun follower is seldom used in Scripture for the people of God, possibly due to its frequent references to idol worshipers ( Deu...
MARK. CHAPTER IX. The Transfiguration. SUMMARY.--The Coming of the Kingdom. The Transfiguration. Moses and Elias. The Elias That Must Come. Th...
LUKE. CHAPTER XXIII. The Crucifixion. SUMMARY.--Jesus Brought Before Pilate. Acquitted by Pilate. On the Clamor of Priests Sent to Herod. Silent...
Lake of Fire God's final retributive punishment. After Armageddon the beast and false prophet will be tossed into this lake of burning sulfur, joined...
Hear, Hearing Most Old Testament words for hear(ing) come from the root sm [[;m'v], hear, or zn [;z'a], (give) ear, although qsb [b;v'q], pay attent...
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...
MARK. CHAPTER IV. Teaching in Parables. SUMMARY.--The Sower, The Good Seed, The Hard, Stony, Thorny and Good Soil. The Parable Explained. The Ca...
World [N]The biblical concept of world falls into five categories: the physical world, the human world, the moral world, the temporal world, and the c...
Prophet, Christ as The largest Old Testament passage on the coming Messiah in the role of a prophet is Deuteronomy 18:15-19. There God promised, throu...
MARK. CHAPTER II. The First Conflict with the Scribes and Pharisees. SUMMARY.--The Palsied Man Healed. The Charge of Blasphemy. The Calling of M...
Hell [N] [T] [E] [S]Place of God's final retributive punishment. Scripture progressively develops this destiny of the wicked: the Old Testament outli...
Bread. [N] [T] [E]The preparation of bread as an article of food dates from a very early period. ( Genesis 18:6 ) The corn or grain employed was of v...