THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECY SECOND COMING OF CHRIST The Second Coming of Christ, according to the Bible, is when Jesus Christ will return to earth in glory and power to judge the living and the dead, establish His eternal kingdom, and ultimately defeat all evil. It is a central doctrine in Christian theology and is […]
THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECY SEAL JUDGMENTS The Seven Seals (Revelation 6:1-8) The Lamb is the one worthy to open the scroll. The Lamb has gone to the one who sits on the throne and has taken the scroll from his hand. All of creation is praising the Lamb because he is worthy. Now […]
THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECY SEAL JUDGMENTS Revelation: Revelation 6 – The Six Seals Chapter six of Revelation continues John’s vision in the throne room of heaven. His eyes fix on the Lamb (Jesus Christ) as he opens the first of the seven seals that had sealed the scroll with writing on both sides […]
THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECY SEAL JUDGMENTS Revelation 6 – The First Six Seals A. The first four seals of the scroll bring four horsemen. 1. (1-2) The white horse brings a man of conquest. Now I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals; and I heard one of the four living […]
THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECY SATAN International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia Satan: sa’-tan (saTan), “adversary,” from the verb saTan, “to lie in wait” (as adversary); Satan, Satanas, “adversary,” diabolos, “Devil,” “adversary” or “accuser,” kategor (altogether unclassical and unGreek) (used once in Re 12:10), “accuser”): I. DEFINITION II. SCRIPTURAL FACTS CONCERNING SATAN 1. Names of Satan 2. […]
THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECY SATAN Satan [N] [E] [H] [S] The Hebrew word satan [f’f] means “an adversary, one who resists.” It is translated as “Satan” eighteen times in the Old Testament, fourteen of those occurrences being in Job 1-2, the others in 1 Chronicles 21:1 and Zechariah 3:1-2. There is some dispute as to whether it should be […]
THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECY SATAN In the Bible, Satan means “accuser” or “adversary” in Hebrew and appears as a title for a celestial being who opposes God and humanity, particularly in the books of Job and Zechariah. He is also used more generally to refer to any adversary, such as a human political foe or […]
THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECY ROMAN EMPIRE An online Bible dictionary describes the Roman Empire in Scripture as the fourth great power, symbolizing earthly power and authority. It was a major political and cultural force during the time of Jesus and the apostles, providing infrastructure and relative peace (the Pax Romana) that, paradoxically, facilitated the spread […]
THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECY ROMAN EMPIRE Bible Dictionaries Rome and the Roman Empire Holman Bible Dictionary International rule the government in Rome, Italy, exercised after 27 B.C. when the Republic of Rome died and the Roman Empire was born. The reasons for the fall of the republic are not anymore clearly demonstrable than […]
THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECY ROMAN EMPIRE Roman empire. — Smith’s Bible Dictionary The first historic mention of Rome in the Bible is in 1 Macc. 1:10, about the year 161 B.C. in the year 65 B.C., when Syria was made a Roman province by Pompey, the Jews were still governed by one of […]