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Jewish–Roman Wars
[History]The Jewish–Roman Wars were the revolts launched in the first and second centuries by Jews living under Roman rule, together with the Roman campaigns that suppressed them. The term most often refers to the First Jewish–Roman War (66–73/74), which led to the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem in 70.
Establishment of the State of Israel
[History]The establishment of the State of Israel was the proclamation of an independent Jewish state by Jewish leaders on May 14, 1948, as the British Mandate for Palestine was coming to an end. Christian theological traditions interpret its significance in different ways, and in Korean Protestant churches the event is frequently discussed in connection with eschatology.
Belial
[Bible]Belial is a Hebrew word in the Old Testament meaning "worthlessness" or "wickedness," used mainly in the expression "son (or man) of Belial" to describe a base or wicked person. In the New Testament it appears once, in 2 Corinthians 6:15, as a name for the power of evil opposed to Christ, that is, Satan.
Persecution
[History]Persecution refers to the oppression, punishment, and violence inflicted on Christians and the church by states or social groups because of their faith. It has been a significant experience throughout church history, from the early church to the church in Korea.
Deuteronomy 19
[Bible]Deuteronomy 19, part of the law delivered by Moses, contains the regulations on cities of refuge for those who kill a person unintentionally, the command not to remove a neighbor's landmark, the principle of two or three witnesses, and the punishment of false witnesses.
Judges 15
[Bible]Judges 15 recounts how Samson, whose wife has been given to another man, takes revenge on the Philistines; is bound by the men of Judah and handed over to the enemy; kills a thousand men with the jawbone of a donkey; and, when he is thirsty, cries out to the LORD and receives a spring of water.
Persecution of Catholics in Joseon
[History]The persecution of Catholics in Joseon was a series of events from the late eighteenth to the late nineteenth century in which the court of the Joseon dynasty in Korea executed and suppressed Catholic believers. The Sinyu, Gihae, Byeong-o, and Byeongin persecutions are commonly called the Four Great Persecutions.
Contemporary Persecution of Christians
[History]The contemporary persecution of Christians refers collectively to the violence, discrimination, and legal and social disadvantages that Christians in various countries have suffered because of their faith from the late twentieth century to the present. A leading indicator is the World Watch List published by Open Doors.
Good Neighbors
[Institutions]Good Neighbors is a South Korean international relief and development NGO (non-governmental organization) founded in 1991 by Il-ha Lee under the name Korea Neighbors' Love Society (Hanguk Iutsaranghoe). It carries out child rights protection programs in South Korea as well as development cooperation programs overseas.
Open Doors
[Institutions]Open Doors is an interdenominational international mission organization begun in 1955 by Brother Andrew of the Netherlands. It supports churches and believers in regions where Christians face persecution and publishes an annual ranking of Christian persecution, the World Watch List.
Nehemiah 5
[Bible]Nehemiah 5 recounts how, during the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem, it came to light that poor people were selling their children into servitude because of debts and taxes. Nehemiah then compelled the nobles and officials to stop charging interest and to return the property they held in pledge. The chapter closes with Nehemiah recalling his own conduct as governor, when he declined the governor's allowance.
Psalm 61
[Bible]Psalm 61 is an eight-verse prayer psalm in which a psalmist whose heart is overwhelmed cries to God from the end of the earth, seeks refuge in Him, prays for the king's long life, and pledges to perform his vows daily.
Psalm 86
[Bible]Psalm 86 is the only "Prayer of David" in Book III of the Psalms. It is an individual lament in which the psalmist, in affliction, pleads for deliverance while confessing God's mercy and compassion.
Patmos
[Bible]Patmos is a small island in the Aegean Sea. In Revelation 1:9 it appears as the place where John was staying "for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ" and where he received his revelation.
Asia (Roman Province)
[Bible]Asia was a Roman province in western Asia Minor during the New Testament period. Centered on Ephesus, it was the region where Paul carried out an extended ministry and where the seven churches of Revelation were located. It is distinct from the modern continent of Asia.
1 John 4:18
[Bible Verses]1 John 4:18 is a verse teaching that when God's love is made perfect in the believer, the fear of judgment is removed. It is frequently cited in discussions of the assurance of salvation and in connection with the Wesleyan doctrine of "perfect love."
Lamentations 3
[Bible]Lamentations 3 is a sixty-six-verse lament in which an individual speaker, "I," mourns the suffering endured under God's wrath and then regains hope by remembering the LORD's mercy and faithfulness.
Matthew 19
[Bible]Matthew 19 is the chapter in which Jesus, traveling from Galilee into the region of Judea, answers the Pharisees' question about divorce, lays his hands on little children, and speaks with a rich young man who asks about eternal life.
Romans 14
[Bible]Romans 14 addresses believers in the church at Rome who were divided over food and the observance of days. It urges them not to judge one another and to act in love for the sake of the weaker brother. The chapter contains 23 verses.
Acts 17
[Bible]Acts 17 recounts how Paul, during his second missionary journey, preaches the gospel in Thessalonica and Berea and meets opposition, and then, at the Areopagus in Athens, uses the altar "TO THE UNKNOWN GOD" as a starting point to proclaim the Creator and the resurrection.