Abousso – bottomless pit
Ammon – those who prey upon the Church
AD – Anno Domini; “In the year of our Lord Jesus Christ”
Apostasy – turning away from God
BC – before Christ
Believe on – relying on, and having it bear fruit
Coincidence – is God working undercover
Christ – Messiah (the anointed one)
Crown of thorns – symbol of the curse
Cult – claim to be Christian and are not (ex. Jehovah’s Witnesses, The Mormons – their beliefs are not biblical)
Cup – portion of a burden
Divination – seeking to interpret the future by omens
Doctrine of Balaam – if you can’t beat them, join them; introduce corruption
Edom – flesh lusting against the spirit
Egypt – the world
Eve – mother of all living, life-giver
Forgive – to remove a burden; pictured by the Scapegoat on Yom Kippur
Gehenna – the “lake of fire” that is the ultimate destiny of the unsaved temporarily held in Hades or Sheol
Gold – Deity, Kingship
Goodbye – God be with you
Grace – getting what you don’t deserve
Guile – deception
Hades – (Greek) location of departed souls, synonymous with Sheol (Hebrew)
Hope – certainty about God’s promises of the future
Hosanna – Save now, I pray thee
Impute – to put on account; when we confess our sins, God cancels our debt, making them no longer on account
Iniquity – absence of law; twisted; describes what happens to the inner character of the sinner
Kenosis – having the mind of Christ relating to servanthood
Leaven – sin, it corrupts by puffing up
Magog – a people; Gog – a demon title
Mercy – not getting what you do deserve
Natural Man – unsaved man
Nazarite – set apart by having long hair, not having anything related to grapes, and not going near the dead as a commitment to God
Occult – blatant non Christian
Oil – symbol of the Holy Spirit, oil fuels the light of the Holy Spirit
Ostensibly – apparently, but not really so
Philistine – the unconverted men in the world (Philistines originated in Egypt)
Priest – presents the people to God
Prophet – is God’s representative to the people
Propitiate – to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of
Rapture – caught up; Harpazo (Greek) as used in the Latin Bible
Rebuke – an expression of strong disapproval; reprimand, criticize sharply, reprove, to turn back or keep down -check
Rejoicing – living in the will of God, trusting the Lord
Reproach – expression of rebuke or disapproval; discredit, disgrace
Reprove – to scold or correct; to express disapproval of
Sin – falling short of God’s perfection; to not live up to God’s standards; to miss the mark
Sea – people who do not know God
Sheol – (Hebrew) location of departed souls, synonymous with Hades (Greek)
Silver – Blood, Priesthood
Sorcery – seeking to gain power from evil spirits
Soul – self-consciousness, our personality, emotions, & will
Spirit – God-consciousness
Tartarus – place of incarceration of the angels that sinned in Genesis 6
Tabernacle – palace of the king
Transgression – crossing over the line; a form of rebellion against God
Trespass – violation of known law
Truth – When the deed meets the Word; the truth is in the details
Vicar – in place of, the Pope calls himself the vicar of Christ
Weeping and gnashing of teeth – extreme disappointment
Witchcraft – seeking to control others through communication with evil spirits