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• Hades (Sheol)

  Eumbu (陰府, "Hades") is the Korean biblical term for the place to which the dead go. It translates the Old Testament Hebrew word Sheol and the New Testament Greek word Hades.

• Lake of Fire

  The lake of fire is the place of final judgment described in the Book of Revelation. The beast, the false prophet, the devil, death and Hades, and all whose names are not found written in the book of life are cast into it, and the text calls it "the second death."

• Gospel of Nicodemus

  The Gospel of Nicodemus is an ancient Christian text that recounts the trial, death, and resurrection of Jesus and his descent into Hades. It is a New Testament apocryphal work not included in the canon and is also known as the Acts of Pilate.

• 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.

• 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.

• Kir-hareseth

  Kir-hareseth was a city in the land of Moab, east of the Dead Sea. In 2 Kings 3 it is where King Mesha of Moab made his last stand against the allied forces of Israel, Judah, and Edom. The city also appears in the prophecies of Isaiah and Jeremiah concerning Moab.

• Esther (Biblical Figure)

  Esther is the central figure of the Old Testament Book of Esther. She became queen to the Persian king Ahasuerus and saved the Jews when Haman's scheme threatened them with annihilation.

• New Covenant

  The new covenant is the covenant that God promised in Jeremiah 31:31-34 to make with Israel. The New Testament teaches that this promise was established through the death of Jesus Christ.

• Allegorical Interpretation

  Allegorical interpretation is a method of reading Scripture that assumes a hidden spiritual and symbolic meaning lies beyond the literal and historical sense of the text, and it matches the text's persons, objects, and events one by one to other realities. In Korean it is also called pungyujeok haeseok ("figurative interpretation").

• New Moon

  The new moon (Korean *wolsak*, 月朔) was an ancient Israelite observance held on the first day of each month, when sacrifices were offered and trumpets were blown. The New Korean Revised Version renders it as *wolsak* or *choharu* ("first day of the month").

• Son Jeong-do

  Son Jeong-do (孫貞道, 1882–1931) was a Methodist minister and Korean independence activist during the Japanese colonial period. He served as speaker of the Provisional Legislative Assembly and as minister of transportation in the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea. In his final years he carried out pastoral ministry and led a farmers' movement in Jilin, Manchuria.

• Jeremiah 13

  In this chapter Jeremiah hides a linen girdle by the Euphrates and later recovers it ruined, a symbolic act showing that Judah's pride will be marred. Together with the parable of the wine bottles, the chapter warns that the royal house and Jerusalem will be carried into captivity.

• Proverbs 13:24

  A proverb teaching that one who spares the rod hates his son, while one who loves him disciplines him diligently. It has long been cited as the basis for the Korean expression "the rod of love," but as social attitudes toward corporal punishment have changed, its interpretation and application have become a matter of ongoing debate.

• Joshua 2

  In this chapter Rahab, a harlot of Jericho, hides the two spies whom Joshua sent from Shittim. In return she receives their oath that her family will be spared when Israel attacks the land, with a scarlet cord serving as the sign.

• Nicolaitans

  The Nicolaitans are a group mentioned in the letters to the churches at Ephesus and Pergamum in Revelation 2. Scripture records only that Christ hates their deeds and doctrine; it does not identify who they were.

• Proverbs 6

  Proverbs 6 is a chapter within the collection of wisdom instructions (chapters 1–9). It warns against becoming surety for a neighbor, against laziness, and against the wicked, and it lists seven things the LORD hates. It then teaches the son to keep his parents' instruction and to stay away from adultery.

• Simon the Tanner

  Simon the tanner was a leather craftsman of Joppa mentioned in Acts 9–10. After raising Tabitha, Peter stayed for many days in Simon's house by the sea, and it was on its housetop, while praying, that Peter saw a vision.

• Milcom

  Milcom is a god of the Ammonites mentioned in the Old Testament. Scripture records that Solomon followed this idol in his later years and that King Josiah defiled its high place during his reforms.

• Peter's Vision of the Sheet

  The vision the apostle Peter received while praying in Joppa, in which a great sheet containing unclean animals was let down from heaven (Acts 10). It led to the acceptance of the Gentile Cornelius.

• Esther

  Esther is a book of the Old Testament. In ten chapters it tells the story of Esther, a Jewish queen in the Persian court who averted the threatened annihilation of her people.