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• 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.

• Revelation 18

  Revelation 18 opens with an angel's proclamation that the great city Babylon has fallen. Through the laments of the kings of the earth, the merchants, and the seafarers, and through the symbolic act of casting a millstone into the sea, the chapter depicts Babylon's complete destruction.

• Seven Trumpets

  The seven trumpets are the trumpets blown in succession by seven angels in Revelation 8–11, together with the plagues and events that follow each one. They form the second set of seven judgments, placed between the seven seals and the seven bowls.

• Revelation 10

  Revelation 10 is the chapter set between the sixth and seventh trumpets. A mighty angel comes down holding an open little book, and John, after taking and eating the book, is commanded to prophesy again.

• Galatians 1:8–9

  In this passage Paul declares twice that anyone who preaches a gospel other than the one he preached should be accursed, whether that person is the apostle himself or an angel from heaven. It is a key text on the authority of the gospel and is frequently cited as a basis for identifying heresy.

• Revelation 16

  Revelation 16 is the chapter in which seven angels pour out, one after another, the seven bowls of God's wrath. The plagues follow in succession, kings gather at Armageddon, and the great city Babylon comes under judgment.

• 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.

• Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite

  Pseudo-Dionysius was an anonymous Christian writer thought to have been active in the late fifth or early sixth century. He wrote under the name of Dionysius the Areopagite, mentioned in the Book of Acts, and his negative theology and his account of the angelic hierarchy exerted a major influence on medieval theology.

• John 15:12–13

  A passage in which Jesus commands his disciples to love one another as he has loved them and declares that there is no greater love than to lay down one's life for one's friends. Because it speaks both to the meaning of the crucifixion and to love within the community of believers, it is frequently quoted in sermons and at memorial services.

• 1 John 4:7–8

  A passage that begins "Beloved, let us love one another" and closes with "for God is love." Widely cherished as a rare expression that describes the nature of God in a single word, it has also prompted theological discussion about the relationship among God's love, justice, and judgment.

• New Commandment

  The new commandment is the command Jesus Christ gave his disciples at the Last Supper: "as I have loved you, that ye also love one another." It appears in John 13:34-35.

• John 13:34-35

  The passage in which Jesus, at the Last Supper, gives his disciples the new commandment to "love one another." He says that their love for one another is the mark by which others will know they are his disciples. Discussion centers on what is "new" about the commandment and whether the scope of this love is limited to the church.

• Edom

  Edom is another name for Esau, the elder brother of Jacob, and also designates his descendants and the hill country southeast of the Dead Sea where they lived. Scripture portrays Edom both as Israel's "brother" nation and as a neighbor that was hostile to Israel for a long period.

• Sea of Tiberias

  The Sea of Tiberias is another name for the Sea of Galilee. In the New Testament it appears only in the Gospel of John. The name comes from Tiberias, a city built on the lake's shore.

• Midwife

  A midwife is a woman who assists another woman in childbirth. In the Bible, midwives appear in Genesis and Exodus. They are best known through the account of Shiphrah and Puah, who defied Pharaoh's order and saved the lives of Hebrew baby boys.

• Hebrews 3:13

  Hebrews 3:13 urges believers to exhort one another daily while the opportunity called "To day" remains, so that none may be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. The verse is frequently cited as a text on the mutual responsibility of the community of faith, and as a warning passage against apostasy it also figures in discussions of the doctrine of perseverance.

• James 5:16–18

  A passage that urges believers to pray for one another when sick and to confess their sins to one another, citing the prayer of Elijah as an example. It is frequently cited in discussions of intercessory prayer, divine healing, and the practice of confession.

• Covetousness

  Covetousness is an excessive desire to possess what belongs to another or what one has not been granted. The last of the Ten Commandments forbids it, and the New Testament regards covetousness as a sin equivalent to idolatry.

• Sojourner

  A sojourner, or resident alien, is a biblical term for a foreigner who has left his homeland and lives among another people. The Old Testament law commands that such people be protected, and the New Testament applies the term to Christian identity.

• Missionary

  A missionary is a person whom a church or mission organization sends to another region or culture to proclaim the gospel and to carry out work such as church planting, education, medical care, and relief.