TITLES OF A PROPHET The title for any job usually reveals a lot about the person who fills that position and what he or she does. For instance, people call me a pas- tor, teacher, minister, elder, or reverend—and sometimes a few names I can’t repeat here. Each of these titles gives people insight into […]
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THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECY ZECHARIAH ESCHATOLOGY (A.) Zechariah, The book of Zechariah, The book of. The book of Zechariah, in its existing form, consists of three principal parts, vis. chs. 1-8; chs. 9-11; chs. 12-14. The first of these divisions is allowed by the critics to be the genuine work of Zechariah the […]
THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECY ZECHARIAH ESCHATOLOGY Zechariah, Theology of Introduction. Authorship. The book of Zechariah falls naturally into two parts: chapters 1-8 and 9-14. In the first part we find dates locating the prophecies in the Persian era (late sixth century b.c.), references to Joshua the high priest and Zerubbabel the Davidic governor, […]
THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECY ZECHARIAH ESCHATOLOGY Book of Zechariah ZECHARIAH, BOOK OF (זְכַרְיָ֥ה, זְכַרְיָ֨הוּ, “God has remembered”; LXX Ζαχαρίας, G2408). This prophecy was the eleventh in a collection of a dozen short books known as the twelve Minor Prophets, coming at the end of the second division of the Heb. canon of Scripture. The Book of Zechariah […]
THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECY WRATH OF GOD The Wrath of God Definition God’s wrath, in perfect harmony with all of his divine attributes, is the holy action of retributive justice towards persons whose actions deserve eternal condemnation. Summary Despite the disinterest of our secular age and many in the evangelical church, the wrath […]
THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECY WRATH OF GOD Wrath of God The Scriptures use various terms to express God’s emotions that are in contrast to his love for, pleasure in, and satisfaction with his people. In the Old Testament at least six terms are used to express his negative reactions to humanity, particularly to […]
THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECY WRATH OF GOD Wrath WRATH. The concept of anger is used in the Scripture in regard to both God and man, and is a major doctrine of both the Jewish and Christian religions. I. The wrath of God It is a Biblical principle that the wrath of God is […]
THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECY WORLD EMPIRE The ancient world saw the rise and fall of many powerful empires, including the Achaemenid Empire (Persia), the Han Dynasty (China), and the Roman Empire, which significantly shaped the course of human history and culture. These empires, with their vast territories and lasting legacies, exerted considerable influence on various […]
THE POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLE PROPHECY WORLD EMPIRE Empires of the Ancient World Over the course of biblical history, the children of Israel were challenged, threatened and conquered by several other ancient empires. Understanding something about those empires can inform your biblical understanding. Ancient Egypt The first third of the book of Exodus takes place […]