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• Feeding of the Four Thousand

  [Bible]

  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.

• Four Horsemen

  [Bible]

  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.

• Twenty-Four Elders

  [Bible]

  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

  [Bible]

  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."

• Parable of the Sower

  [Bible]

  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.

• Four Living Creatures

  [Bible]

  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.

• Gospels

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  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.

• Daniel 7:1-8

  [Bible Verses]

  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.

• Healing of the Blind Man at Bethsaida

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  The healing of the blind man at Bethsaida is a miracle in which Jesus spat on the eyes of a blind man in Bethsaida and laid his hands on him twice, restoring his sight in stages. Of the four Gospels, it appears only in Mark 8:22–26.

• Lazarus

  [People]

  Lazarus was a man of Bethany mentioned in the Gospel of John and the brother of Martha and Mary. He is known as the man whom Jesus raised from the dead four days after his death.

• Tetragrammaton

  [Bible]

  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).

• Euphrates River

  [Bible]

  The Euphrates is a great river of Western Asia that flows across Mesopotamia and is still known by that name today. In the Bible it appears as one of the four rivers of Eden, as a boundary of the land promised to Abraham, and in scenes of judgment in the Book of Revelation.

• Gospel of Luke

  [Bible]

  The Gospel of Luke is the third book of the New Testament and one of the four Gospels, recording the life of Jesus Christ from his birth to his ascension. It is regarded as the first volume of a two-part work continued in the Acts of the Apostles, written by the same author.

• Gospel of Matthew

  [Bible]

  The Gospel of Matthew is the first book of the New Testament and one of the four Gospels, recording the life of Jesus Christ from His birth to His resurrection. It places particular emphasis on the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy and on the teachings of Jesus.

• Gospel of Mark

  [Bible]

  The Gospel of Mark is the second book of the New Testament and the shortest of the four Gospels, recording the public ministry, crucifixion, and resurrection of Jesus Christ in a swift and concise narrative.

• Seven Last Words of Christ

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  The Seven Last Words of Christ (Korean *gasang chireon*, "seven sayings on the cross") is the traditional name for the seven sayings that Jesus Christ spoke from the cross before his death, as gathered from the four Gospels.

• Tassels

  [Bible]

  Tassels (fringes) were the cords that the people of Israel attached to the four corners of their outer garments in accordance with Old Testament law. They served as a sign reminding the wearer of God's commandments. In the New Testament they are frequently discussed in connection with the account of the woman with the issue of blood who touched the edge of Jesus' garment.

• Gospel of the Hebrews

  [History]

  The Gospel of the Hebrews is a gospel said to have been read among Christians of Jewish origin around the second century. No copy survives. It is a New Testament apocryphal work known only from a few passages quoted by the Church Fathers.

• Persecution of Catholics in Joseon

  [History]

  The persecution of Catholics in Joseon was a series of events from the late eighteenth to the late nineteenth century in which the Joseon court executed and suppressed Catholic believers. The Sinyu, Gihae, Byeong-o, and Byeongin persecutions are commonly called the Four Great Persecutions.

• Acts of the Apostles

  [Bible]

  The Acts of the Apostles is the fifth book of the New Testament. It records how, after the ascension of Jesus Christ and with the coming of the Holy Spirit, the church began in Jerusalem and spread as far as Rome.