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Revelation 7
[Bible]Revelation 7 stands between the opening of the sixth and seventh seals. It contains two scenes: the sealing of God's servants on their foreheads (the 144,000 from the tribes of Israel), and a great multitude clothed in white, which no one can number, praising God before the throne.
John 10:10
[Bible Verses]John 10:10 is the verse in which Jesus, presenting himself as the door of the sheep and the good shepherd, says, "I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly." Interpreters differ over the meaning of this "abundant life": some read it as spiritual life, while others extend it to blessing in every area of life.
Revelation 21:5
[Bible Verses]Revelation 21:5 is the verse in Revelation's vision of the new heaven and the new earth in which he that sat upon the throne declares, "Behold, I make all things new." A key text on the eschatological new creation, it is often cited in New Year's sermons and also figures in discussions of whether the present world will be renewed or replaced.
Mark 3:28–30
[Bible Verses]Mark 3:28–30 is the passage in which Jesus warns the scribes who had said he was possessed by a demon that "blasphemy against the Holy Ghost" will never be forgiven. Interpreters frequently debate what this "unforgivable sin" is and whether a believer can commit it, and the passage is a common source of spiritual anxiety.
Betrothal
[Bible]In the Bible, betrothal (espousal) is the stage before marriage in which a man and a woman become legally bound to each other. It appears in Old Testament law and in the account of Mary and Joseph, and it also serves as an image of the relationship between God and his people and between Christ and the church.
Ophrah
[Bible]Ophrah is an Old Testament place name borne by two towns: the hometown of the judge Gideon and a town of the tribe of Benjamin. First Chronicles also mentions a man by this name.
Ellen G. White
[People]Ellen G. White (1827–1915) was an American religious leader and author and a co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Adventists recognize her as having received the gift of prophecy.
Genesis 8
[Bible]Genesis 8 recounts how the floodwaters recede, Noah sends out a raven and a dove, and he then leaves the ark with his family and the living creatures and offers burnt offerings. The LORD promises that while the earth remains, the seasons and day and night shall not cease.
Martin Luther King Jr.
[People]Martin Luther King Jr. (1929–1968) was an American Baptist minister and a leader of the African American civil rights movement. He led a nonviolent movement to end racial discrimination in the United States and received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.
Exodus 29
[Bible]Exodus 29 sets out the seven-day ordination ceremony by which Aaron and his sons are established as priests. It also prescribes the daily burnt offering, known as the continual burnt offering, of a lamb each morning and evening.
2 Samuel 20
[Bible]2 Samuel 20 recounts the revolt of Sheba, a Benjamite, and its suppression. Joab kills Amasa and takes command of the army, and a wise woman of Abel of Beth-maacah saves her city. The chapter closes with a list of David's officials.
Psalm 13
[Bible]Psalm 13 is an individual lament bearing the name of David. In anguish, feeling abandoned by God, the psalmist asks again and again, "How long?" By the end, his lament turns into a confession of trust in the LORD's mercy and a vow to sing His praise.
Proverbs 22
[Bible]Proverbs 22 contains the final portion of the collection of Solomon's proverbs (10:1–22:16) and the opening of a new collection, "the words of the wise" (22:17 onward). Its teachings include training children, protecting the poor, and avoiding becoming surety for another's debts.
Jeremiah 18
[Bible]Jeremiah 18 uses the parable of the potter to speak of God's sovereignty and the opportunity for repentance. It also contains a warning of judgment against Judah for rejecting that opportunity and Jeremiah's lament against those who sought to harm him.
Habakkuk 3
[Bible]The final chapter of the Book of Habakkuk, a prayer-poem in which the prophet Habakkuk celebrates God's past acts of deliverance and declares that even if every harvest fails, he will rejoice in the LORD.
Micah 6
[Bible]Micah 6 is the chapter in which the LORD calls the mountains as witnesses and pleads His case against His people. He requires justice, mercy, and a humble walk with God rather than sacrifices, rebukes dishonest commerce and the sin of following the ways of the kings of northern Israel, and pronounces judgment.
2 Thessalonians 3
[Bible]The final chapter of 2 Thessalonians, which follows a request for prayer with instructions for correcting church members who live disorderly lives and refuse to work, and closes the letter with Paul's greeting in his own hand and a benediction.
C. S. Lewis
[People]C. S. Lewis (1898–1963) was a British scholar of English literature, an author, and a lay member of the Church of England. Widely known for Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, and The Chronicles of Narnia, he is regarded as one of the leading Christian apologists of the twentieth century.
Matthew 5:13–16
[Bible Verses]Matthew 5:13–16 is the passage in which Jesus calls his disciples "the salt of the earth" and "the light of the world." It is among the texts most frequently cited in discussions of Christian social responsibility. In Korean Protestant churches, it is also often invoked when the public credibility of the church is called into question.
Ephron
[People]Ephron, the son of Zohar, was a Hittite who appears in Genesis 23. He owned the field and cave of Machpelah near Hebron and sold them to Abraham for four hundred shekels of silver, and the cave became Sarah's burial place.