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• Abraham's Bosom

  Abraham's bosom is the expression used for the place to which the beggar Lazarus was carried after his death in Jesus' account of the rich man and Lazarus (Luke 16:22-23). It is commonly understood to denote the rest and comfort the righteous enjoy after death.

• Apokatastasis

  Apokatastasis (the restoration of all things) is the view that at the end of time God will restore all creation to its original good state, so that all beings are ultimately reconciled to God. It is closely associated with Origen.

• Genesis 28:20-22

  The vow Jacob made after his dream at Bethel, promising that if God would keep him, the LORD would be his God and he would give a tenth of all he received. The passage is often cited as an example of tithing before the Mosaic Law, and interpreters differ over the nature of a vow made with conditions attached.

• Hebrews 2:18

  A verse stating that because Jesus himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are tempted. It links the true humanity of Jesus with his office as high priest and is often cited as a source of comfort in suffering.

• Hebrews 2:14–17

  A passage explaining that Christ took on the same flesh and blood as human beings in order to destroy the devil, who held the power of death, and to become a high priest who deals with the sins of the people. Because it addresses both the Incarnation and the atonement, it is frequently cited in discussions of Christology and the doctrine of the atonement.

• Revelation 7:9-17

  Revelation 7:9-17 is a vision of a countless multitude from every nation, clothed in white robes, praising God for salvation before his throne. Interpreters differ over the multitude's relationship to the 144,000 and over the meaning of "great tribulation." The passage is frequently read as a word of comfort at funeral services.

• Revelation 21:12–14

  A vision in which the names of the twelve tribes of Israel are written on the twelve gates of the New Jerusalem and the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb on its twelve foundations. The passage is frequently discussed for what it reveals about the relationship between the Old Testament people of God and the New Testament church.

• Bethel

  Bethel, meaning "house of God," is a place in the land of Canaan. Jacob encountered God there in a dream, and after the division of the kingdom it became the site of one of the northern kingdom of Israel's golden calf altars.

• Revelation 12:9

  In the vision of war in heaven in Revelation 12, the great dragon is cast down to the earth and identified as "that old serpent," the Devil, and Satan. The verse is frequently cited in discussions of the Devil's identity and origin and of when Satan was cast out.

• Temptation of Christ

  The temptation of Christ is the event in which Jesus Christ, after his baptism, fasted for forty days in the wilderness and was tempted by the devil. It is recorded in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke.

• Genesis 32

  Genesis 32 recounts how Jacob, returning to his homeland and fearful of his coming meeting with his brother Esau, prays and sends gifts ahead, then wrestles through the night at the ford of the Jabbok and receives the new name "Israel."

• Revelation 7

  Revelation 7 is the chapter that stands between the sixth and seventh seals. It contains the scene in which the servants of God are sealed on their foreheads (the 144,000 from the tribes of Israel) and the scene in which a great multitude clothed in white, which no one can number, praises God before the throne.

• Angel of the Lord

  The Angel of the Lord is an Old Testament term for a being sent by God who appears to people and delivers his word. Because the angel sometimes speaks as though he were God himself, interpreters disagree about the angel's identity.

• Cherub (Angel)

  Cherubim are winged beings in the Old Testament who guard God's holy presence and throne. They appear at the entrance to the Garden of Eden, upon the Ark of the Covenant, and in Ezekiel's visions.

• Luke 2:10-11

  A passage in which an angel announces the birth of Jesus to the shepherds in the fields near Bethlehem, calling him "Savior," "Christ," and "Lord." Because it contains the heart of the Christmas message, it is one of the texts most frequently read in Christmas services and sermons.

• John XXIII

  John XXIII (1881–1963) was the 261st pope of the Roman Catholic Church. During his pontificate he convoked the Second Vatican Council, and he is popularly known as "the Good Pope."

• Abaddon

  Abaddon is a Hebrew word meaning "destruction" or "place of destruction." In the Old Testament it appears alongside Sheol as a designation for the realm of the dead, and in Revelation 9:11 it is the name of the angel of the bottomless pit.

• Azusa Street Revival

  The Azusa Street Revival was a series of revival meetings led by the Black preacher William J. Seymour at 312 Azusa Street in Los Angeles, beginning in 1906. It is widely regarded as the defining event in the emergence of the modern Pentecostal movement.

• Thomas Aquinas

  Thomas Aquinas (c. 1225–1274) was an Italian Dominican friar and the leading theologian of medieval Scholasticism. He wrote the Summa Theologiae and is venerated in the Catholic Church as a saint and Doctor of the Church.

• Acts 11:14

  The angel's words to Cornelius, as quoted by Peter when he reported Cornelius's vision to the church in Jerusalem: Cornelius and "all thy house" would be saved through the words Peter would speak. The verse is frequently cited in discussions of the relationship between hearing the gospel and salvation, and of household salvation and baptism.