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• Revelation 22

  Revelation 22 is the final chapter of the Book of Revelation and of the entire Bible. It opens with a vision of the river of the water of life and the tree of life in the New Jerusalem, and it closes the book with the promise "Surely I come quickly" and the response "Even so, come, Lord Jesus."

• Papias

  Papias was bishop of Hierapolis in Asia Minor in the early second century and an early church writer who left the earliest testimony concerning the origins of the Gospels of Mark and Matthew.

• 2 Chronicles 7:14

  After the dedication of the Temple, God promised Solomon that if "my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray" and turn from their wicked ways, he would heal their land. The verse is widely cited in movements of prayer for the nation, and there is debate over whether it can be applied to modern nations.

• Isaiah 65:17–25

  A passage in the Book of Isaiah in which God promises to create "new heavens and a new earth," a world where weeping ceases and even the animals live in peace. It is frequently cited in discussions of the hope of new creation, and because verse 20 mentions death, it is a key text in debates over millennial interpretation.

• 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.

• Psalm 73:25–26

  Psalm 73:25–26 is the passage in which the psalmist, after being shaken by the prosperity of the wicked, confesses that God alone is the one he desires in heaven and on earth and that God is his "portion for ever." Because it confesses God himself as the greatest blessing, it is often cited as a text of comfort and devotion.

• Effectual Calling

  Effectual calling is a term in Reformed soteriology for the inward call by which God, through the Holy Spirit, actually brings those who hear the gospel to faith. It is also called effective calling or efficacious calling.

• District Superintendent (Methodism)

  A district superintendent (Korean gamnisa, 監理師) is a pastoral office in Methodist churches. The holder represents a district (district conference) made up of several congregations, provides pastoral care for the churches and pastors of that area, and oversees its administration.

• Jejikhoe (Board of Church Officers)

  The jejikhoe is a deliberative body in which a church's officers (pastors, elders, deacons, kwonsas, and others) meet to discuss and carry out the practical work of church finances and service. It operates chiefly in Presbyterian churches under the provisions of the church constitution.

• Pastoral Honorarium

  A pastoral honorarium is money that a church pays regularly to its ministers, such as the senior pastor, associate pastors, and evangelists (jeondosa), to support their living. It is often referred to simply as an "honorarium" (sarye-bi).

• Jairus

  Jairus was a ruler of the synagogue named in the Gospels of Mark and Luke. He sought Jesus' help for his dying twelve-year-old daughter, and Jesus raised her to life.

• Leviticus 24:17–22

  A passage containing the law of retaliation, which requires that homicide and bodily injury be repaid in equal measure, together with the command that this law apply equally to the foreigner and the native-born. Because of the phrase "eye for eye, tooth for tooth," it is frequently cited in discussions of the Sermon on the Mount and of capital punishment.

• Psalm 46:1–3

  The first stanza of Psalm 46, which confesses that because God is his people's refuge and strength, they will not fear even though the earth, the mountains, and the sea are shaken. It is frequently cited as a word of comfort in times of disaster and crisis and is known as the basis of Martin Luther's hymn "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God."

• Second Vatican Council

  A council of the Catholic Church held at the Vatican in Rome from 1962 to 1965. Under the banner of church renewal and dialogue with the modern world, it approved the celebration of Mass in vernacular languages, dialogue with other Christians, and religious freedom, among other decisions.

• Jabesh-gilead

  Jabesh-gilead was an Israelite town in the region of Gilead east of the Jordan River. Saul delivered the town from the Ammonites, and after Saul's death its people recovered and buried his body.

• Shaphan

  Shaphan was a scribe in the reign of King Josiah of Judah. He read before the king the Book of the Law found during the repair of the Temple and thus played a part in the events that set Josiah's religious reform in motion.

• Love

  In Christianity, love is understood as the nature of God and is regarded as the virtue at the heart of the greatest commandment Christians are called to keep. It encompasses both love for God and love for one's neighbor.

• Rebuilding of the Walls of Jerusalem

  The rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem was an event of the Persian period in which Nehemiah led the reconstruction of Jerusalem's walls, which had been destroyed by the Babylonians, completing the work in fifty-two days. It is recorded in Nehemiah 1–6.

• Chief Baker

  The chief baker was an official of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who appears in Genesis 40. While in prison he had a dream, and three days later he was executed, just as Joseph had interpreted it. His name is not given in the Bible.

• Albrecht Ritschl

  Albrecht Ritschl (1822–1889) was a German Lutheran theologian who taught at Bonn and Göttingen. He built a theological system centered on justification, reconciliation, and the kingdom of God, and he is regarded as a leading representative of late nineteenth-century liberal theology.