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• Isaiah 45Bible

  Isaiah 45 is a prophecy in which God calls Cyrus his "anointed" and uses him to set captive Israel free. The chapter also declares that there is no God besides the LORD and invites all peoples to the ends of the earth to be saved.

• Romans 11Bible

  Romans 11 contains Paul's argument that God has not cast away Israel. It speaks of a remnant chosen by grace, uses the image of branches grafted into an olive tree, and addresses the salvation of "all Israel," closing with a doxology that praises the wisdom of God.

• Luke 17:22–24Bible Verses

  In this passage Jesus tells his disciples that the day of the Son of Man will come like lightning, visible to the whole world. It is often cited as evidence that the Second Coming will be openly manifest to all, and as grounds for caution against claims that the returned Christ is "here" or "there."

• Ecclesiastes 3:1–8Bible Verses

  Ecclesiastes 3:1–8 is a poem that uses fourteen pairs of contrasting lines to declare that God has appointed a time for everything. Because it sets the transience of human life alongside God's providence, it is frequently cited in funeral and New Year sermons.

• Job's Three FriendsPeople

  Job's three friends are Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite, who appear in the Book of Job. They came to comfort Job in his suffering but went on to argue that his sins had caused it, and God rebuked them.

• Shadrach, Meshach, and AbednegoPeople

  Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were young men of Judah taken captive to Babylon and the three companions of Daniel. They refused to bow down to King Nebuchadnezzar's golden image, were thrown into a fiery furnace, and came out alive.

• Cappadocian FathersHistory

  A collective name for three fourth-century theologians from Cappadocia in Asia Minor: Basil of Caesarea, Gregory of Nyssa, and Gregory of Nazianzus. They articulated the Trinitarian formula that God exists as one essence in three persons.

• MagiPeople

  The Magi were men from the East who, at the time of Jesus' birth, saw a star, came to worship the infant Jesus, and presented him with gold, frankincense, and myrrh. They appear only in Matthew 2.

• TriduumFeasts & Seasons

  The Triduum is a season of the church year that, from the evening of Maundy Thursday to the evening of Easter Sunday, commemorates as one continuous whole the Last Supper of Jesus Christ, his passion and death, his burial, and his resurrection.

• Puritan RevolutionHistory

  The Puritan Revolution refers to the civil wars fought in England from 1642 to 1651 between the Royalist supporters of Charles I and the Parliamentarians, whose core was made up of Puritans, together with the political upheaval that followed. The king was executed, a republic was established, and the Westminster Confession of Faith was produced during this period.

• Threefold Office of ChristDoctrine & Theology

  The threefold office of Christ is the doctrine that Jesus Christ accomplishes salvation by holding together the three offices of prophet, priest, and king. It was systematized in the Reformed confessions.

• Jonah 3Bible

  Jonah 3 is the chapter in which Jonah, having received God's second call, proclaims Nineveh's destruction; the king and the people fast and repent, and God withholds the calamity.

• Titus 3Bible

  Titus 3 is the final chapter of the Epistle to Titus. It urges the believers in Crete to submit to those in authority and to devote themselves to good works, and it teaches that salvation comes not through works but through the mercy of God. The chapter closes with a charge to avoid disputes, followed by personal news and greetings.

• The Fiery FurnaceBible

  The fiery furnace episode, recorded in Daniel 3, is the account of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who refused to bow down to the golden image set up by King Nebuchadnezzar, were thrown into a burning furnace, and came out alive and unharmed.

• Passion PredictionsBible

  The passion predictions are the occasions on which Jesus told his disciples in advance that he would suffer and be put to death in Jerusalem and would rise again after three days (on the third day). They are recorded three times in the Synoptic Gospels.

• Genesis 3Bible

  Genesis 3 recounts how the woman, tempted by the serpent, and her husband eat the fruit of the forbidden tree, hear God's word to them, and are driven out of the Garden of Eden.

• 1 John 5:7–8Bible Verses

  This passage states that there are three that bear witness: the Spirit, the water, and the blood. Some Latin manuscripts and later translations add the words "there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost." This addition, known as the Johannine Comma, has become the most famous case in biblical textual criticism.

• Matthew 18:20Bible Verses

  Matthew 18:20 records a promise of Jesus: "For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them." It is widely used to offer comfort that Christ is present even in small gatherings, although some interpreters note that its original context concerns the church's judgment and prayer.

• 1 Corinthians 13:13Bible Verses

  The verse reads, "And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity" (KJV). It is widely known as a summary of the three Christian virtues, and several explanations have been offered for why love (rendered "charity" in the KJV) is the greatest.

• Deuteronomy 19:15Bible Verses

  Deuteronomy 19:15 is an Old Testament legal provision directing that guilt not be established on the testimony of a single person but confirmed by the testimony of two or three witnesses. The New Testament cites it several times, and it is frequently invoked in discussions of church discipline and of procedures for handling accusations.