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Direct Revelation
Direct revelation refers to the claim that God, bypassing Scripture, communicates new aspects of His will directly to an individual through dreams, visions, voices, or similar means. In Korean Protestant churches the term (jiktong gyesi) is used chiefly to warn against or criticize such claims.
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- Book of EnochBible
The Book of Enoch is an ancient Jewish apocalyptic work transmitted under the name of Enoch, the figure in Genesis. One of its passages is quoted in Jude 1:14-15, but neither Protestants nor Catholics regard it as canonical.
- EphahBible
The ephah is an Old Testament dry measure of volume used for grain and flour. It appears both in sacrificial regulations and in everyday reckonings of grain, and the prophets condemned the falsified ephah as a symbol of injustice.
- BetrothalBible
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.
- Cities of RefugeBible
The cities of refuge were six towns designated by Old Testament law where a person who had killed someone unintentionally could escape blood vengeance, stand trial, and receive protection. Three were located east of the Jordan River and three west of it.
- Acts 15:28–29Bible Verses
The conclusion of the letter that the Jerusalem Council sent to Gentile believers. It does not impose circumcision or the whole Law, but it directs them to abstain from meats offered to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from fornication. The passage is frequently cited in discussions of law and freedom, dietary regulations, and blood transfusion.
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