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Shattering (5 Occurrences) Revelation 2:27 He will rule them with a rod of iron, shattering them like clay pots; as I also have received of my Father: (WEB) Psalms 42:10 As with a sword in my bones, my adversaries reproach me, while they continually ask me, "Where is your God?"
1. (v.t.) To break at once into many pieces; to dash, burst, or part violently into fragments; to rend into splinters; as, an explosion shatters a rock or a bomb; too much steam shatters a boiler; an oak is shattered by lightning.
Jan 4, 2022 · Woe means “grief, anguish, affliction, wretchedness, calamity, or trouble.” The Dictionary of Bible Themes categorizes the uses of the word woe in the Bible: “Woe as an exclamation of judgment on others,” “Woe as an exclamation of misfortune on oneself,” “Woe as an exclamation of sadness over others,” and “Woe may give way to forgiveness, comfort, and deliverance” (Manser ...
Jul 5, 2012 · "Words don't have meaning, people have meaning", and "The meaning of a word is determined by the context in which it is used". There is no way to say what a person means by, "I take the Bible literally", unless you probe them for further details about what they mean by their use of that phrase.
- The Meaning of The Word Bible
- How Did The Bible Get That Name?
- Why Is The Bible Important?
- Is The Bible Still Relevant Today?
- What The Bible Itself means.
The word Bible itself is simply a transliteration of the Greek word bíblos (βίβλος), meaning "book." So the Bible is, quite simply, The Book. However, take a step further back and the same Greek word also means "scroll" or "parchment." Of course, the first words of Scripturewould have been written on parchment, and then copied to scrolls, then thos...
It is interesting that the Bible never refers to itself as "the Bible." So when did people start calling these sacred writings by the word Bible? Again, the Bible is not really a book, but a collection of books. Yet, even the New Testament writers seemed to understand that the things being written about Jesus were to be considered part of Scripture...
Inside your Bible is a collection of sixty-six unique and separate books — writings from different times, different nations, different authors, different situations and different languages. Yet, these writings compiled over the period of 1600 years all weave together in unparalleled unity, pointing us towards the truth of God and the salvation that...
According to the most recent research conducted by Barna in 2017, 87% of American households own a Bible. But the question is, how many people are reading it? Like a lot of people who grew up in church and stayed around, I have accumulated several Bibles over the years. I still own my first "real" Bible, a King James Version that I received in my 3...
Many ancient biblical scrolls dating back thousands of years are still in existence today. From the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls and other ancient fragments of the Bible, we have confidence that the Bible we hold in our hands today is the same Bible that has existed for centuries. The words we read are the same as the words that were given to ...
Jan 4, 2022 · In the New Testament, it usually carries the meaning of being “blessed by God.” Mary, the mother of Jesus, was “blessed among women” (Luke 1:42–45, 48), it was the Lord God who had blessed and favored her. While material blessings are certainly included in God’s favor, the Bible ascribes a much fuller meaning to the word blessed.
Jul 11, 2024 · The Bible beckons Christians “to love mercy” (Micah 6:8) and “be merciful, just as your Father is merciful” (Luke 6:36). Believers must show the same mercy and compassion toward one another that God demonstrates toward them (Zechariah 7:9; Matthew 5:7; 18:33–35; Colossians 3:12; James 2:12–13; 1 Peter 3:9).
