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Great Fire of Rome
The Great Fire of Rome was a fire that destroyed a large part of the city of Rome in July AD 64, during the reign of the emperor Nero. It holds an important place in the history of Christian persecution because, according to Tacitus, Nero blamed the Christians for the fire and had them executed.
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- NeroPeople
Nero (37–68) was the fifth emperor of the Roman Empire, reigning from 54 to 68. He is known as the first Roman emperor to persecute Christians, which he did after the Great Fire of Rome in 64.
- 1 Kings 18Bible
1 Kings 18 recounts how, after three years of drought, Elijah confronts the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel; the fire of the LORD falls, and a great rain then comes in answer to his prayer.
- Great White Throne JudgmentBible
The Great White Throne Judgment is the final judgment scene that John saw in a vision, recorded in Revelation 20:11-15. Before a great white throne, the dead are judged according to their works, and whoever is not found written in the book of life is cast into the lake of fire.
- Revelation 21Bible
Revelation 21 depicts the vision of a new heaven and a new earth and of the holy city, the New Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven. It describes the world brought to completion, in which God dwells with humanity.
- Revelation 20Bible
Revelation 20 depicts Satan bound in the bottomless pit for a thousand years while the saints reign with Christ, followed by Satan's final rebellion and defeat and the Last Judgment before the great white throne.
- Revelation 21:1–4Bible Verses
Revelation 21:1–4 is a vision of a new heaven and a new earth, the New Jerusalem coming down out of heaven, and God dwelling with his people and wiping away every tear. As the final scene of the biblical story, it is among the passages most often read at funerals and services of comfort. Interpreters differ over whether the present world will pass away or be made new.
- Job 1:21Bible Verses
Job 1:21 records the words Job spoke after losing his possessions and his children in a single day: "The LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD." It is regarded as a classic confession of faith in the midst of suffering and is frequently read at funeral services. Interpreters differ over whether the cause of suffering may rightly be attributed to God.
- Great Pyongyang RevivalHistory
The Great Pyongyang Revival was a movement of repentance and spiritual awakening that began in January 1907 at the winter Bible study conference for men of South Pyongan Province, held at Jangdaehyeon Church in Pyongyang, and spread throughout Korea. It is regarded as the defining revival movement of Korean Protestantism.
- Great AwakeningHistory
The Great Awakening was a Protestant revival movement that arose in the British North American colonies in the 1730s and 1740s, centered on figures such as Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield. The name is also applied to the Second Great Awakening of the early nineteenth century.
- Great CommissionBible
The Great Commission is the command in which the risen Jesus instructed his disciples to make disciples of all nations, baptizing and teaching them. Its principal text is Matthew 28:18-20.
- Great TribulationDoctrine & Theology
The Great Tribulation is an eschatological term for a period of intense suffering said to occur immediately before the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. Interpretations of its duration and nature, and of whether the church will pass through it, vary among theological positions.
- Great DisappointmentHistory
The Great Disappointment was the collective disappointment experienced by members of the Millerite movement in the United States, who believed that Jesus Christ would return on October 22, 1844, when that day passed without the Second Coming.
- Great SeaBible
The Great Sea is a biblical place name for the present-day Mediterranean Sea, which lies west of the land of Canaan. The name appears mainly in passages that describe the western boundary of the Promised Land.
- Great WhoreBible
The great whore is a symbolic figure in Revelation 17–19. She is depicted riding a scarlet beast, drunk with the blood of the saints, and committing fornication with the kings of the earth, and she is called "Babylon the Great."
- The Great Century of MissionsHistory
The Great Century of Missions is a name coined by the American church historian Kenneth Scott Latourette for the period from 1800 to 1914, during which Protestant foreign missions expanded dramatically.
- Second Great AwakeningHistory
The Second Great Awakening was a Protestant revival movement that spread across the United States from the late 1790s to about the 1830s, shortly after American independence. During this period the Methodists and Baptists grew dramatically, and a number of social reform movements arose.
- Parable of the Great BanquetBible
The Parable of the Great Banquet is a parable of Jesus recorded in Luke 14:15–24. When the invited guests make excuses and fail to come, the host calls in the poor and people from the roadsides to fill his banquet.
- Alexander the GreatPeople
Alexander the Great (356–323 BC) was a king of ancient Macedonia who overthrew the Persian Empire and built an empire stretching from Greece to the Indus River. The Greek language and culture spread by his conquests formed the backdrop of the intertestamental period and the New Testament era.
- Babylon the GreatBible
Babylon the Great is a symbolic city that appears in Revelation 14–18. It represents worldly power that opposes God and the judgment that falls upon that power.