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Revelation 13:16-18
[Bible Verses]In this passage the beast that rises out of the earth causes all people to receive a mark in their right hand or in their foreheads, so that no one may buy or sell without the mark, and its number is given as six hundred threescore and six (666). The identity of the "mark of the beast" and of "666" has prompted countless speculations, and the passage becomes the subject of renewed controversy whenever a new technology appears.
Luke 17:22–24
[Bible Verses]In this passage Jesus tells his disciples that the day of the Son of Man will come like lightning, visible to the whole world. It is often cited as evidence that the Second Coming will be openly manifest to all, and as grounds for caution against claims that the returned Christ is "here" or "there."
Intertestamental Period
[Bible]The intertestamental period is the era between Malachi, the last prophetic book of the Old Testament, and the time of John the Baptist and the birth of Jesus in the New Testament. It is commonly described as lasting about four hundred years.
Adonai
[Bible]Adonai is a Hebrew word meaning "my Lord," used in the Old Testament as a title for God. In Judaism, readers did not pronounce the divine name (YHWH) directly but substituted this word in its place.
Prophetic Books
[Bible]The Prophetic Books are the books of the Old Testament that bear the names of prophets. In Protestant usage the term refers to the seventeen books from Isaiah through Malachi, which are divided by length into five Major Prophets and twelve Minor Prophets.
Angel
[Bible]In the Bible, an angel is a spiritual being who serves God and conveys His will. The Hebrew mal'akh and the Greek angelos both mean "one who is sent," that is, a messenger.
Languages of the Bible
[Bible]The languages of the Bible are the original languages in which the Bible was first written. The Old Testament was written mainly in Hebrew, with some portions in Aramaic, and the New Testament was written in Greek (ancient Greek).
Hiddekel
[Bible]Hiddekel is the name of the third of the four rivers that branch out from the river flowing out of Eden in Genesis 2. It is generally identified with the present-day Tigris River.
Vision
[Bible]A vision is a means by which God makes something known to a person by showing scenes or meanings that cannot be perceived with ordinary sight. Visions appear frequently in the Old Testament prophetic books and in the Book of Acts.
Great Disappointment
[History]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.
Eunuch
[Bible]A eunuch was an official who served the king and the royal household closely in ancient palaces; in many cases he was a castrated man. The Hebrew and Greek terms appear across both Testaments, and the Korean Revised Version renders the same original term with several different words depending on context.
Ezekiel 15
[Bible]Ezekiel 15 is a short prophetic parable declaring that, just as a useless vine branch becomes firewood, the inhabitants of Jerusalem will be given over to the fire of judgment.