Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Abel » Son of adam. History of
Burial » Probable origin of
Cain » Son of adam » Jealousy and crime of
It was by faith that Abel offered God a richer sacrifice than Cain did, and thus won from God the record of being 'just,' on the score of what he gave; he died, but by his faith he is speaking to us still.
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we are not to be like Cain, who belonged to the evil One and slew his brother. And why did he slay him? Because his own deeds were evil and his brother's just.
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Woe to them! they go the road of Cain, rush into Balaam's error for what it brings them, and perish in Korah's rebellion.
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Escape » None, from the judgments of God
You serpents! you brood of vipers! how can you escape being sentenced to Gehenna?
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Very well; and do you imagine you will escape God's doom, O man, you who judge those who practise such vices and do the same yourself?
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You know perfectly well that the day of the Lord comes like a thief in the night; when 'all's well' and 'all is safe' are on the lips of men, then all of a sudden Destruction is upon them, like pangs on a pregnant woman ??escape there is none.
For if the divine word spoken by angels held good, if transgression and disobedience met with due punishment in every case, how shall we escape the penalty for neglecting a salvation which was originally proclaimed by the Lord himself and guaranteed to us by those who heard him,
See that you do not refuse to listen to His voice. For if they failed to escape, who refused to listen to their instructor upon earth, much less shall we escape, if we discard Him who speaks from heaven. Then his voice shook the earth, but now the assurance is, once again I will make heaven as well as earth to quake.
Then the kings of the earth, the magnates, the generals, the rich, the strong, slaves and freemen everyone of them, hid in caves and among the rocks of the mountains, calling to the mountains and the rocks, "Fall upon us and hide us from the face of him who is seated on the throne and from the anger of the Lamb; for the great Day of their anger has come, and who can stand it?"
Exposure » No matter how committed, sin will be exposed » Like the sin of cain it may be done in secret
Murder » Represented as a sin crying unto heaven
to Jesus who mediates the new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood whose message is nobler than Abel's.
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and they cried aloud, "O Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long wilt thou refrain from charging and avenging our blood upon those who dwell on earth?"
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Murder » Cries for vengeance
Sin » Will be exposed, no matter how committed » Like the sin of cain it may be done in secret
Sinners » Snared no matter how committed, sin will be exposed » Like the sin of cain it may be done in secret
Types » Of the saviour » Abel
to Jesus who mediates the new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood whose message is nobler than Abel's.
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Types of Christ » Abel
Will » The mental faculty » Freedom of, recognized by God
anyone who chooses to do his will, shall understand whether my teaching comes from God or whether I am talking on my own authority.
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