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• Twenty-Four Elders

  The twenty-four elders are heavenly elders in the Book of Revelation who sit on twenty-four thrones surrounding the throne of God and, together with the four living creatures, worship God and the Lamb.

• Four Horsemen

  The Four Horsemen are the four figures, riding a white horse, a red horse, a black horse, and a pale horse, who appear in succession in Revelation 6 as the Lamb opens the first four of the seven seals.

• Four Horsemen

  The Four Horsemen are four figures riding horses of different colors who appear in turn in Revelation 6 as the Lamb opens the first four of the seven seals. They are commonly called the "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse."

• Revelation 6

  Revelation 6 depicts the Lamb opening the first through the sixth of the seven seals. In succession appear the four horses and their riders, the cry of the martyrs beneath the altar, cosmic upheaval, and "the great day of his wrath."

• Sea of Glass

  The sea of glass is the sea "like unto crystal" that the Book of Revelation describes as spread before the throne of God in heaven. In chapter 15, those who have overcome the beast stand beside it and sing the song of Moses and the song of the Lamb.

• Seven Bowls

  The seven golden bowls full of the wrath of God that seven angels pour out in succession upon the earth, the sea, the rivers, the sun, the throne of the beast, the river Euphrates, and the air in Revelation 15–16, together with the plagues they bring.

• Four Living Creatures

  The four living creatures are four beings who appear beside the throne of God in the visions of Ezekiel and Revelation. They bear the likeness of a lion, an ox, a man, and an eagle, and the book of Ezekiel calls them cherubim.

• Revelation 4

  Revelation 4 records John's vision, seen through a door opened in heaven, of the throne of God and the worship offered by the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures around it.

• Holiness

  Holiness is a central biblical concept denoting that which belongs to God and is set apart for Him. It refers first to the nature of God and is extended to the people, places, times, and objects dedicated to Him, as well as to the life of His people.

• Ezekiel 1

  The first chapter of the Book of Ezekiel, in which Ezekiel, a priest taken captive to Babylon, sees by the river Chebar a vision of "the glory of the LORD" appearing as four living creatures, wheels, and a figure upon a throne.

• Psalm 104

  Psalm 104 is a hymn of praise celebrating God as the one who made the heavens and the earth, the waters, and all living creatures, and who feeds and cares for them in due season. It has 35 verses.

• Revelation 7:3

  Revelation 7:3 is the verse in which another angel cries out to the four angels who have been given power to hurt the earth, telling them to do no harm "till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads." It is commonly read as signifying the protection of God's people in the midst of judgment, and together with the passage on the 144,000 that follows, it has given rise to a variety of interpretations.

• Genesis 30

  Genesis 30 recounts how Jacob's wives, Rachel and Leah, compete to bear sons, even giving their maidservants to Jacob, and several children are born, including Joseph. It also tells how Jacob settles his wages with Laban and grows wealthy through his flocks.

• Feeding of the Four Thousand

  The Feeding of the Four Thousand (Korean *chilbyeong-ieo*, "seven loaves and two fish") is the miracle in which Jesus fed a crowd of more than four thousand people with seven loaves of bread and a few small fish. It is recorded in the Gospels of Matthew and Mark.

• Gospels

  The Gospels are the first four books of the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John), which record the life, teaching, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Together they are called the four Gospels.

• Parable of the Sower

  The Parable of the Sower is a parable in which Jesus used the image of seed falling by the wayside, on stony ground, among thorns, and on good ground to teach about the different ways people respond to the word. It appears in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke.

• Tetragrammaton

  The Tetragrammaton is the set of four Hebrew consonants (YHWH) that form the personal name of the God of Israel in the Old Testament. Korean Bibles render it as "Yeohowa" (Jehovah), "Yahweh," or "Ju" (Lord).

• Tetragrammaton

  The Tetragrammaton (Korean *sinseong samunja*, "sacred four letters") is the term for the four Hebrew consonants (יהוה, YHWH) that spell the proper name of God in the Old Testament. The New Korean Revised Version renders this name as "Yeohowa" (Jehovah).

• Daniel 7:1-8

  In this passage Daniel sees in a dream four beasts rising out of the sea and a little horn springing up among ten horns. Because interpreters disagree about which kingdoms the four beasts represent and who the little horn is, the passage is frequently cited in discussions of eschatology.

• Revelation 7:4

  This verse states that the number of those sealed from all the tribes of Israel was "an hundred and forty and four thousand." Interpreters disagree over whether the number is a literal headcount or a symbol, and over whom it designates. It is also a well-known number that several heretical groups have associated with their own organizations.