What is the meaning of the word ‘Armageddon’ in Revelation 16:16?
The word Armageddon appears only once in New Testament in Revelation 16:16. Is this a Greek word or a Hebrew word? What does this word mean?
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What is the meaning of the Greek words translated as "blackest darkness" in Jude verse 13
Jude verse 13 speaks of those who are… “wandering stars for whom blackest darkness has been reserved” (NIV) or “wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever” (KJV).
My interest is in the meaning of “blackest d…
What does it mean for the government to "praise" those who do good (1 Pet. 2:13-14; Rom. 13:3)?
My question pertains to two passages. The first one, 1 Peter 2:13-14 reads (NKJV),
Therefore submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake, whether to the king as supreme, or to governors, as to those who are sent by him…
What is the context of Psalm 44?
As part of my daily Bible reading, I was going through Psalm 44, which contains a very familiar verse from Paul’s writings:
22 Yet for your sake we are killed all the day long;
we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.
As some…
What are the 7 spirits of God in Revelation 4:5 and 5:6? 7 lampstands are 7 spirits and 7 horns & 7 eyes are the 7 Spirits of God. Which are they?
In Rev 4:6 and 5:6 it says these are the 7 spirits of God. In Rev 4:5 it states that the lampstands are the 7 Spirits of God then in 5:6 it states that the 7 horns and the 7 eyes are the 7 Spirits of God.
Rev 4:5 – From the throne came f…
What kind of image did "dragon" (δράκων) in Revelation give to John and first century Christians?
Question about the term δράκων in passages such as Revelation 12:3 and Revelation 13:4 and Revelation 16:13.
(I am not asking about the symbolic meaning of whom or what the Dragon represented, as that can be seen in answers to other questi…
What is "a sprinkling of blood" in 1 Peter 1:2
κατὰ (according to) πρόγνωσιν (foreknowledge) Θεοῦ (of God) Πατρός (Father) ἐν (by) ἁγιασμῷ (a sanctification) Πνεύματος (of spirit) εἰς (into) ὑπακοὴν (obedience) καὶ (and) ῥαντισμὸν (a sprinkling) αἵματος (of blood) Ἰησοῦ (of Yeshua) …
What does the RMS at the top of page one of Eph 1:1 of Chester Beaty Papyrus P46 mean
At the top the first page of Ephesians in Chester Beatty papyrus P46 there is a notation in the Greek letters RMS. I also notice a similar notation at the top of many of the pages, with slight variations. Does anyone know what this is? Is …
What does "atoned" mean in "Yet he, being compassionate, atoned for their iniquity". Psalm 78:38?
Psalm 78:38
"Yet he, being compassionate, atoned for their iniquity and did not destroy them; he restrained his anger often and did not stir up all his wrath." ESV. My emphasis.
Being compassionate was the reason for God’s aton…
What does Ecclesiastes 12:7 exactly mean by "the spirit returns to God"?
Ecclesiastes 12:7 (ESV):
7 and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
What does Ecclesiastes 12:7 exactly mean by "the spirit returns to God"? Does it mean that the spirit returns to…
What does "obey the truth" mean in Romans 2:8?
What does obey the truth mean in this verse?
Romans 2:8
but for those who are self-seeking and do not obey
the truth, but obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and fury.
What is the truth mentioned in this verse? And, what doe…
What does it mean that the Son did not know the hour of his return in Matthew 24:36 // Mark 13:32?
I’m little lost here. Can somebody please help me with this? We have these two verses concerning the day when (as introduced in Mark 13:26 // Mark 24:30) the Son of Man returns in glory:
But of that day and hour no one knows, not even …