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REVOLT, JEWISH, 132-135 A.D.—see Archaeological Discoveries, 4.3., 5.4.
REVOLT, JEWISH, 66-70 A.D.—see Archaeological Discoveries, 5.2.
ABBA [AB ah] (father)—an Aramaic word which corresponds to the English “Daddy” or “Papa.” It occurs three times in the New Testament: in Jesus' prayer amid His struggle in the Garden of Gethsemane (
DORMITION ABBEY—see Archaeological Discoveries, 6.1.
ABLE. (Num. 13:10) yakol (yah-kole); Strong's #3201: To be able, to have power; having the capacity to prevail or succeed. This verb...
ABLUTION—the ceremonial washing of one's body, vessels, and clothing for the purpose of religious purification. The word is sometimes used to translate the Greek word baptismos (literally, “dipping”), which can be t...
ABOMINATION—anything that offends the spiritual, religious, or moral sense of a person and causes extreme disgust, hatred, or loathing. Among the objects described as an “abomination” were the carved images of pagan gods (
ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION—a despicable misuse of the temple of the Lord during a time of great trouble—an event foretold by the prophet Daniel.
The phrase is found in
ABRAHAM—see Archaeological Discoveries, 3.5.b., 3.6.b.
ABRAHAM'S BOSOM—a synonym for the life hereafter. According to the Old Testament, when a person died he went to “be with his fathers” (Gen. 15:15...
ABSOLUTION—a release from sins pronounced by a priest as, for example, in the sacrament of penance (Roman Catholic Church). Absolution is an ecclesiastical term, not found in the Bible, which proclaims the atoning work of Christ as the ...
ABUNDANCE (HAVE). (Matt. 25:29) perisseuo (per-is-syoo-oh); Strong's #4052: To superabound, have in excess, greatly surpass, excel...
ABUNDANCE (HAVE). (Matt. 25:29) perisseuo (per-is-syoo-oh); Strong's #4052: To superabound, have in excess, greatly surpass, excel...
ABUNDANTLY. (John 10:10) perissos (per-is-soss); Strong's #4053: Superabundance, excessive, overflowing, surplus, over and above, ...
ACCEPT, ACCEPTANCE—to receive or treat with favor. In the Bible, a person is accepted by the grace, mercy, or covenant-love of God through faith and repentance.
When the Bible mentions individuals being accepted by God, offerings ...
ACCEPT, ACCEPTANCE—to receive or treat with favor. In the Bible, a person is accepted by the grace, mercy, or covenant-love of God through faith and repentance.
When the Bible mentions individuals being accepted by God, offerings ...
ACCEPT, ACCEPTANCE—to receive or treat with favor. In the Bible, a person is accepted by the grace, mercy, or covenant-love of God through faith and repentance.
When the Bible mentions individuals being accepted by God, offerings ...
ACCORD (WITH ONE). (Acts 2:1) homothumadon (hom-oth-oo-mad-on); Strong's #3661: Being unanimous, having mutual consent, being in agree...
ACCORD (WITH ONE). (Acts 2:1) homothumadon (hom-oth-oo-mad-on); Strong's #3661: Being unanimous, having mutual consent, being in agree...
ACCOUNTED. (Gen. 15:6) chashab (kah-shahv); Strong's #2803: To think, reckon, put together, calculate, imagine, impute, make account; ...
ACCURSED. (1 Cor. 12:3) anathema (an-ath-em-ah); Strong's #331: An animal to be slain as a sacrifice, devoted to destruction. Becaus...
ADAD—see Archaeological Discoveries, 3.6., 3.6.a.
ADJURATION—an earnest urging or advising; the action by which a person in authority imposes the obligations of an oath upon another. Some of those who adjured others were King Saul, King Ahab, and some itinerant Jewish exorcists (
ADOPTION—the act of taking voluntarily a child of other parents as one's child; in a theological sense, the act of God's grace by which sinful people are brought into His redeemed family.
In the New Testament, the Greek word trans...
ADULTERY—willful sexual intercourse with someone other than one's husband or wife. Jesus expanded the meaning of adultery to include the cultivation of lust: “Whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery...
SPIRITUAL WARFARE, ADVANCING IN. Few truths have become so pronouncedly vibrant to the renewed church's life in this century as the place and power of prayer warfare. This call in no wise reduces the conviction that the Cross of Jesus Christ ...
ADVERSARY—one who opposes or hinders another. In the Bible, this word is often used of *Satan, the adversary of God and His plan of righteousness and redemption in the world. Since his fall, Satan has...
ADVOCATE—one who pleads another's cause before a tribunal or judicial court. The word advocate occurs in 1 John 2:1. The Greek word translated “adv...
AGE. (Matt. 28:20) aion (ahee-ohn); Strong's #165: Denotes an indefinitely long period, with emphasis on the characteristics of th...
AGREE. (Matt. 18:19) sumphoneo (soom-foe-neh-oh); Strong's #4856: From sum, “together,” and phoneo, ...
AHAB—see Archaeological Discoveries, 2.3.
AKKADIAN—see Archaeological Discoveries, 2.2.
ALLEGORY—a symbolic representation of a truth about human conduct or experience. The Greek word allegoreo is in Galatians 4:24, translated “...
ALMIGHTY. (Ps. 91:1) shadday (shad-dye); Strong's #7706: All-powerful; when it appears as <El Shadday, it is “God Almighty.&r...
ALTAR—an elevated place, a table or platform on which a person or priest placed a sacrifice as an offering to God. The nature of altars changed considerably during the several centuries from Old Testament times to New Testament days. In...
AMARNA LETTERS—see Archaeological Discoveries, 2.2., 3.4.a., 3.7.a.
AMARNA LETTERS—see Archaeological Discoveries, 2.2., 3.4.a., 3.7.a.
AMBASSADOR. (Eph. 6:20) presbeuo (pres-byoo-oh); Strong's #4243: Literally “to be the elder,” and later “to be an am...
SELFISH AMBITION. (Phil. 1:16) eritheia (er-ith-eye-ah); Strong's #2052: A word that regressed from denoting honorable work to sugge...
AMORITES—see Archaeological Discoveries, 3.6., 3.6.d.
ANCIENTS. (Ps. 119:100) zaqen (zah-kayn); Strong's #2205: An elder, old man, aged person. The verb means “to become old.&r...
ANGEL—a member of an order of heavenly beings who are superior to man in power and intelligence. By nature angels are spiritual beings (Heb. 1:14). Their n...
ANGELS. (Matt. 4:11) angelos (ang-el-oss); Strong's #32: From angello, “to deliver a message”; hence, a messeng...
ANGELS, THE MINISTRY OF. The unseen realm is constantly described in the Bible as immediately present in our midst, not as a distant reality but as a present one. Angels are not occasionally present in the Bible; they are constantly manifest!...
ANGER. (Judg. 10:7) <aph (ahf); Strong's #639: Anger; face, nostril, nose. This noun occurs approximately 250 times. Translated a...
ANOINT, ANOINTING—to authorize, or set apart, a person for a particular work or service (Is. 61:1). In the Old Testament, the anointed person belonged to G...
ANOINT, ANOINTING—to authorize, or set apart, a person for a particular work or service (Is. 61:1). In the Old Testament, the anointed person belonged to G...
ANOINTED. (Is. 61:1) mashach (mah-shahch); Strong's #4886: To anoint, to rub with oil, especially in order to consecrate someone or so...
ANOINT, ANOINTING—to authorize, or set apart, a person for a particular work or service (Is. 61:1). In the Old Testament, the anointed person belonged to G...
ANOTHER. (John 14:16) allos (al-loss); Strong's #243: One besides, another of the same kind. The word shows similarities but diver...
ANTHROPOMORPHISM—the practice of describing God in human terms, as if He has feet (Ex. 24:10), hands (
ANTICHRIST, THE—a false prophet and evil being who will set himself up against Christ and the people of God in the last days before the *Second Coming. The term is used only in the writings of John in...
ANTICHRIST, THE—a false prophet and evil being who will set himself up against Christ and the people of God in the last days before the *Second Coming. The term is used only in the writings of John in...
ANTITYPE [AN tih type]—derived from the word tupos (Greek) “to mark,” a type is an early picture or figure of a truth or person in the Bible, and the antitype is the answering fulfillment or completion of t...
APOCRYPHA, THE [a POCK rih fuh]—a group of books written during a time of turmoil in the history of the Jewish people, from about 200 B.C. to about A.D. 100. These books fall into two main divisions, Old Testament apocryphal books and N...
APOCRYPHA, THE [a POCK rih fuh]—a group of books written during a time of turmoil in the history of the Jewish people, from about 200 B.C. to about A.D. 100. These books fall into two main divisions, Old Testament apocryphal books and N...
APOSTASY—a falling away from the faith. The nation of Israel fell into repeated backslidings (Jer. 5:6, RSV). The prophet Jeremiah predicted the judgment of ...
APOSTLE—a special messenger of Jesus Christ; a person to whom Jesus delegated authority for certain tasks. The word apostle is primarily used of the twelve disciples Jesus first called “sent” (
APOSTLES. (1 Cor. 12:28) apostolos (ap-os-tol-oss); Strong's #652: A special messenger, a delegate, one commissioned for a particu...
APPEARS. (Col. 3:4) phaneroo (fan-er-ah-oh); Strong's #5319: To lay bare, reveal, uncover, make visible, make known what has been hidden...
APPOINTED TIME. (Num. 9:2) mo<ed (mo-ed); Strong's #4150: A fixed time, appointment, appointed season, festival, feast, solemn assemb...
APPOINTED TIME. (Num. 9:2) mo<ed (mo-ed); Strong's #4150: A fixed time, appointment, appointed season, festival, feast, solemn assemb...
ARAMAIC—see Archaeological Discoveries, 3.2., 4., 4.2., 4.3.
ARK OF THE COVENANT—a sacred portable chest which—along with its two related items, the mercy seat and *cherubim—was the most important sacred object of the Israelites during the wildernes...
ARK OF THE COVENANT—a sacred portable chest which—along with its two related items, the mercy seat and *cherubim—was the most important sacred object of the Israelites during the wildernes...
ARMAGEDDON [ar mah GED un] (mountain of Megiddo)—the site of the final battle of this age in which God intervenes to destroy the armies of Satan and cast Satan into the bottomless pit (
ARTAXERXES II—see Archaeological Discoveries, 3.2.
ARTAXERXES II—see Archaeological Discoveries, 3.2.
ASCENSION OF CHRIST—the dramatic departure of the risen Christ from His earthly, bodily ministry among His followers. Since His birth in Bethlehem by the miracle of the *Incarnation, Jesus had lived p...
ASCENSION OF CHRIST—the dramatic departure of the risen Christ from His earthly, bodily ministry among His followers. Since His birth in Bethlehem by the miracle of the *Incarnation, Jesus had lived p...
ASHAMED. (Ezek. 16:63) bush (boosh); Strong's #954: To be ashamed, shamed, disappointed, or embarrassed. This verb occurs approxim...
ASHURBANIPAL—see Archaeological Discoveries, 2.2.
ASIA MINOR—see Archaeological Discoveries, 3.4.a.
ASIA MINOR—see Archaeological Discoveries, 3.4.a.
ASK. (Matt. 7:7) aiteo (ahee-teh-oh); Strong's #154: To request, petition. The word usually describes a suppliant making request of so...
ASSEMBLY. (Lev. 16:17) qahal (kah-hal); Strong's #6951: A congregation, assembly, company; a multitude that has been “called t...
ASSURANCE—the state of being assured; freedom from doubt and uncertainty. As a theological concept, assurance is one of the richest doctrines of the Bible. It refers to the believer's full confidence and conviction that the penalty of h...
ASSYRIA—see Archaeological Discoveries, 2.1., 2.2., 3.6., 3.7.d.
ATONEMENT—the act by which God restores a relationship of harmony and unity between Himself and human beings. The word can be broken into three parts which express this great truth in simple but profound terms: “at-one-ment.&rdquo...
ATONEMENT (MAKE). (Num. 15:25) chaphar (kah-far); Strong's #3722: To cover, make atonement, make reconciliation; to pacify or appeas...
AUTHORITY—the power or right to do something, particularly to give orders and see that they are followed. The word authority as used in the Bible usually means a person's right to do certain things because of the position or office he h...
JERUSALEM, FALL OF, 586 B.C.—see Archaeological Discoveries, 3.7., 3.7.d.
BAAL. (Hos. 2:8) ba<al (bah-ahl); Strong's #1167: Ba<al, literally lord or master; also, possessor, owner, obtainer, and ...
BABBLER. (Acts 17:18) spermologos (sper-mol-og-oss); Strong's #4691: Athenian slang for: (1) a bird that picks up seeds; (2) men l...
BABYLON, BABYLONIA—see Archaeological Discoveries, 2.1., 2.2., 3.4.a., 3.6.
BABYLON, BABYLONIA—see Archaeological Discoveries, 2.1., 2.2., 3.4.a., 3.6.
BABYLON, CITY OF [BAB uh lon]—ancient walled city between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers and capital of the Babylonian Empire. The leading citizens of the nation of Judah were carried to this city as captives about 586 B.C. after Jerus...
BABYLON, BABYLONIA—see Archaeological Discoveries, 2.1., 2.2., 3.4.a., 3.6.
CREATION AND FLOOD STORIES, BABYLONIAN—see Archaeological Discoveries, 2.2.
BACKSLIDE—to revert to sin or wrongdoing; to lapse morally or in the practice of spiritual obedience and responsibility. “Backsliding” is a term found mainly in the Book of Jeremiah (
BACKSLIDINGS. (Jer. 5:6) meshubah (meh-shoo-vah); Strong's #4878: Turning back, turning away; defecting; faithlessness, apostasy, disloy...
BAPTISM—a ritual commanded by Christ to be practiced in the church (Matt. 28:18-20;
BARKOCHBA—see Archaeological Discoveries, 4.3.
BEAUTY. (Ezek. 28:12) yophi (yoh-fee); Strong's #3308: Beauty, splendor, brightness, fairness; perfect in physical form; flawless ...
BEEN DONE. (John 3:21) ergazomai (er-gad-zom-ahee); Strong's #2038: Compare “energy.” To work, be busy, accomplish somet...
BEHISTUN INSCRIPTION—see Archaeological Discoveries, 2.2., 3.2.
BEHISTUN INSCRIPTION—see Archaeological Discoveries, 2.2., 3.2.
BELIEVE, BELIEVERS—to place one's trust in God's truth; one who takes God at His word and trusts in Him for salvation. According to the Bible, mere intellectual assent to God's truth does not in or of itself constitute saving faith. (
BELIEVE, BELIEVERS—to place one's trust in God's truth; one who takes God at His word and trusts in Him for salvation. According to the Bible, mere intellectual assent to God's truth does not in or of itself constitute saving faith. (
BELIEVE, BELIEVERS—to place one's trust in God's truth; one who takes God at His word and trusts in Him for salvation. According to the Bible, mere intellectual assent to God's truth does not in or of itself constitute saving faith. (
BENEDICTION—a prayer of blessing, that God may bestow certain kindnesses upon His people. In Old Testament times, a regular part of the Temple service was pronouncing the benediction. The form of the priestly benediction was prescribed ...
BIBLE, INTERPRETATION OF, OR HERMENEUTICS—the science, art, spiritual practice of biblical study and interpretation. Correct Bible study interpretation should answer the question, “How do I understand what this particular passage ...
BIBLE, INTERPRETATION OF, OR HERMENEUTICS—the science, art, spiritual practice of biblical study and interpretation. Correct Bible study interpretation should answer the question, “How do I understand what this particular passage ...
BIBLICAL CRITICISM—the application of one or more techniques of literary analysis in the scientific study of the Bible. These techniques are not only used to examine the Bible; they would be equally helpful in the study of any ancient w...
BIBLICAL CRITICISM—the application of one or more techniques of literary analysis in the scientific study of the Bible. These techniques are not only used to examine the Bible; they would be equally helpful in the study of any ancient w...
BIBLICAL ETHICS—the study of the Word of God to examine the revelation of Scripture and the logical reasoning undergirding its call to live righteously; to do what is good and to refrain from what is evil, in accordance with the will of...
BINDING AND LOOSING—a phrase describing the authority and power that Jesus assigned to His disciples, allowing them to forbid or allow certain kinds of conduct.
This phrase occurs only twice in the New Testament. The first is in
BINDING AND LOOSING—a phrase describing the authority and power that Jesus assigned to His disciples, allowing them to forbid or allow certain kinds of conduct.
This phrase occurs only twice in the New Testament. The first is in
NEW BIRTH—inner spiritual regeneration or renewal as a result of the power of God in a person's life. The phrase new birth comes from John 3:3,
BIRTHRIGHT, ESAU'S, AND JACOB—see Archaeological Discoveries, 3.5.b.
BIRTHRIGHT, ESAU'S, AND JACOB—see Archaeological Discoveries, 3.5.b.
BISHOP—in New Testament usage, an overseer, elder, or pastor charged with the oversight—cpi (over) scopos (see)—or responsibility of spiritual leadership in a local church.
Before the church was found...
BLASPHEMOUS. (Acts 6:11) blasphemos (blas-fay-moss); Strong's #989: Compare “blasphemy” and “blasphemous.” F...
BLASPHEMY—the act of cursing, slandering, reviling, or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God. In the Old Testament, blaspheming God was a serious crime punishable by death (
BLEMISH (WITHOUT). (Lev. 23:12) tamim (tah-meem); Strong's #8549: Unblemished, perfect, complete, full, upright, sincere, spotless, ...
BLEMISH (WITHOUT). (Lev. 23:12) tamim (tah-meem); Strong's #8549: Unblemished, perfect, complete, full, upright, sincere, spotless, ...
BLESS, BLESSING—the act of declaring, or extending-through-pronouncement, God's favor and goodness upon others. The significance in a righteously administered blessing is not only the good effect of words upon the hearer, but in the fac...
BLESS, BLESSING—the act of declaring, or extending-through-pronouncement, God's favor and goodness upon others. The significance in a righteously administered blessing is not only the good effect of words upon the hearer, but in the fac...
BLESSED. (Prov. 31:28) <ashar (ah-shar); Strong's #833: Happy, blessed, prosperous, successful, straight, right, contented. Its...
BLESS, BLESSING—the act of declaring, or extending-through-pronouncement, God's favor and goodness upon others. The significance in a righteously administered blessing is not only the good effect of words upon the hearer, but in the fac...
BLINDNESS. (Rom. 11:25) porosis (po-row-sis); Strong's #4457: Hardening, callousness. The word is a medical term describing the proc...
BLOOD—the red fluid circulating in the body that takes nourishment to the body parts and carries away waste. The word blood is often used literally in Scripture. Sometimes the word refers to the blood of animals (
BLOOD OF THE COVENANT, THE. From the Garden of Eden to the garden in heaven's paradise, the blood of sacrifice is the constant testimony of God's grace. As fallen man was clothed with skins of animals sacrificed by God Himself for such provis...
BLOOD OF THE COVENANT, THE. From the Garden of Eden to the garden in heaven's paradise, the blood of sacrifice is the constant testimony of God's grace. As fallen man was clothed with skins of animals sacrificed by God Himself for such provis...
BODY—the material or physical part of man whether alive or dead. Some religions consider the body evil or inferior to the soul, but the Bible teaches that the body is God's good gift to man (
BODY OF CHRIST—a phrase used in three senses in the Bible:
1. The phase refers to the physical body of Jesus. God became fully human, and to lessen that belief—Christ had a truly human body—was and is deemed as heresy ...
BOLDNESS. (Acts 4:31) parrhesia (par-rhay-see-ah); Strong's #3954: Outspokenness, unreserved utterance, freedom of speech, with fran...
COVENANT, BOOK OF THE—a name for the code of laws in Exodus 20:22-23:33, given to Moses at Mount Sinai immediately after the Ten ...
ESTHER, BOOKOF—see Archaeological Discoveries, 4.2.
ABRAHAM'S BOSOM—a synonym for the life hereafter. According to the Old Testament, when a person died he went to “be with his fathers” (Gen. 15:15...
BREATH. (Ps. 150:6) neshamah (ne-sha-mah); Strong's #5397: Breath, breath of life, breathing person, living soul. This word first ap...
BRETHREN. (Ps. 133:1) <ach (ahch); Strong's #251: Brother, especially an immediate relative, but also any fellowman; countryman, ...
BRIDEGROOM—a man who has recently been married or is about to be married. The term is applied symbolically to the *Messiah. John the Baptist called Jesus the “bridegroom” (
BROTHERLY LOVE—the love of brothers (or sisters) for each other; the love of fellow Christians for one another, all being children of the same Father in a special sense. Occasionally the New Testament uses the word brother to refer simp...
BROTHERLY LOVE—the love of brothers (or sisters) for each other; the love of fellow Christians for one another, all being children of the same Father in a special sense. Occasionally the New Testament uses the word brother to refer simp...
BROTHERS, LORD'S—Jesus' half-brothers, sons of Mary and Joseph. In 1 Corinthians 9:5 Paul mentions in passing the ministry of “the brothers of the Lo...
BROTHERS, LORD'S—Jesus' half-brothers, sons of Mary and Joseph. In 1 Corinthians 9:5 Paul mentions in passing the ministry of “the brothers of the Lo...
BUILT. (Zech. 1:16) banah (bah-nah); Strong's #1129: To build, construct, found, set up; obtain children (“build” a fami...
JESUS, BURIAL OF—see Archaeological Discoveries, 6.1.