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• Mount PisgahBible

  Mount Pisgah is a mountain or ridge in the land of Moab east of the Jordan River, northeast of the Dead Sea. It is known as the place from whose summit Moses viewed the Promised Land of Canaan before his death.

• Ezekiel's Temple VisionBible

  Ezekiel's temple vision, recorded in Ezekiel 40–48, is the vision in which Ezekiel, a prophet of the Babylonian exile, saw a restored temple and land. It is best known for its account of a river that flows out from the temple and brings life to a dead sea.

• RuthPeople

  Ruth is a Moabite woman and the central figure of the Old Testament Book of Ruth. She followed her mother-in-law Naomi to Bethlehem, married Boaz, and became the great-grandmother of King David.

• ChedorlaomerPeople

  Chedorlaomer was a king of Elam mentioned in Genesis 14. He led a coalition of four kings against five kings of the Jordan region and took Lot captive, but was afterward defeated by Abram.

• Ephesians 2Bible

  Ephesians 2 teaches that those who were dead in trespasses and sins have been saved by grace through faith, and that through the cross of Christ, Jews and Gentiles have become one body and are being built together into a temple of God.

• Lazarus SaturdayFeasts & Seasons

  Lazarus Saturday is the Saturday immediately before Palm Sunday and commemorates Jesus' raising of the dead Lazarus at Bethany. It is observed chiefly by the Orthodox Church and by churches of the Eastern liturgical tradition.

• JoppaBible

  Joppa was a port city on the Mediterranean coast. In the Old Testament it was the port through which timber for the Temple arrived and the place where Jonah boarded a ship; in the New Testament it was where Peter raised Tabitha from the dead and received the vision that opened the way for the mission to the Gentiles.

• Matthew 14Bible

  Matthew 14 records Herod's execution of John the Baptist, Jesus' feeding of the five thousand with five loaves and two fish, and His walking on the sea.

• Nature MiraclesDoctrine & Theology

  "Nature miracles" is a theological term for biblical miracles that directly affected the natural world, such as wind, water, food, and plants. Representative examples include the calming of the storm and the feeding of the five thousand.

• HadesBible

  Hades is the biblical term for the place to which the dead go. It renders the Old Testament Hebrew word Sheol and the New Testament Greek word Hades.

• Raising of LazarusBible

  The raising of Lazarus is an event recorded in John 11, in which Jesus, at Bethany, raised Lazarus from the tomb after he had been dead four days. It is commonly regarded as the last and greatest of the signs in the Gospel of John.

• 1 Corinthians 15:29Bible Verses

  A verse that mentions "them which are baptized for the dead" and asks what such people shall do if there is no resurrection. It is regarded as one of the most difficult passages in the New Testament to interpret, and it is the text that groups practicing proxy baptism cite as the basis for the practice.

• ResurrectionDoctrine & Theology

  Resurrection refers both to the event in which Jesus Christ, having died on the cross, rose again, and to the Christian belief that on the last day the dead will be raised bodily.

• Resurrection of the BodyDoctrine & Theology

  The resurrection of the body is the Christian doctrine that on the last day the bodies of the dead will be raised and reunited with their souls. It is one of the articles confessed in the Apostles' Creed.

• James 2:24Bible Verses

  James 2:24 reads, "Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only." Because it appears to conflict with Paul's teaching of justification by faith alone, it has been a central text in the debate over justification between Protestants and Roman Catholics since the Reformation, as well as within Protestantism itself.

• John 11:25–26Bible Verses

  John 11:25–26 is the passage in which Jesus, after the death of Lazarus, tells Martha, "I am the resurrection, and the life." It is one of the "I am" declarations in the Gospel of John and is the passage most frequently read at Christian funeral services.

• Ephesians 2:1-3Bible Verses

  Ephesians 2:1-3 is a passage stating that people, before coming to faith, were "dead in trespasses and sins" and were "by nature the children of wrath." It is frequently cited in explanations of human sin and salvation and serves as a key text in discussions of original sin and free will.

• James 2:15-17Bible Verses

  A passage in which James uses the example of a fellow believer who is poorly clothed and hungry, and who receives only kind words without having his needs met, to declare that "faith, if it hath not works, is dead." It is frequently cited to encourage almsgiving, and its relationship to Paul's teaching on justification by faith has long been debated.

• John 5:25–29Bible Verses

  A saying of Jesus declaring that the hour when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God and live "is coming, and now is," and announcing a resurrection of life and a resurrection of damnation (judgment). The passage is frequently cited in discussions of eschatology, the timing of the resurrection, and the relationship between works and judgment.

• 1 Peter 4:6Bible Verses

  First Peter 4:6 states that the gospel was preached also to the dead so that, though judged in the flesh, they might live according to God in the spirit. Interpretations of the verse differ because it is bound up with questions about Christ's descent into hell and the possibility of salvation after death.