Thematic Bible: Illustrative of
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Armies » Illustrative of » The church
Who is she that shows herself forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and imposing as the standard-bearer of the army?
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And it magnified itself unto the host of heaven, and it cast down part of the host and of the stars to the ground and trod them under. Even against the prince of the host did he magnify himself, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast to the earth. And the host was given over by reason of the prevarication upon the daily sacrifice; and he cast the truth to the ground; and he did whatever he would and prospered. read more.
Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto the one which spoke, How long shall the vision of the daily sacrifice last and the prevarication of desolation that places both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot?
Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto the one which spoke, How long shall the vision of the daily sacrifice last and the prevarication of desolation that places both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot?
Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, as desirable as Jerusalem, imposing as the standard-bearer of the army.
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Armies » Illustrative of » Multitudes of angels
Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?
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Praise ye him, all his angels; praise ye him, all his hosts.
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Then he said, Hear thou, therefore, the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne and all the host of the heavens standing by him on his right hand and on his left.
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and all the inhabitants of the earth are counted as nothing; and in the army of heaven and in the inhabitants of the earth, he does according to his will; nor is there anyone who can interfere with his hand and say unto him, What doest thou?
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Armies » Illustrative of » Numerous and heavy afflictions
His troops came together and raised up their way over me and encamp round about my tent.
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military Arms » Illustrative of » Spiritual armor
But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and charity, and for a helmet, the hope of saving health.
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The night is past, and the day is come; let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us clothe ourselves with the weapons of light.
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in the word of truth, in the power of God through the weapons of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,
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Put on the whole armour of God that ye may be able to stand firm against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the lords of this age, rulers of this darkness, against spiritual wickedness in the heavens. Therefore, take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day and stand fast, all the work having been finished. read more.
Stand firm, therefore, having your loins girt about with truth and having on the breastplate, of righteousness,
Stand firm, therefore, having your loins girt about with truth and having on the breastplate, of righteousness,
military Arms » Illustrative of » Spiritual weapons
(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God for the destruction of strong holds),
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And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God;
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military Arms » Illustrative of » Judgments of God
They come from a far land, from the end of the heavens, even the LORD, and the instruments of his indignation, to destroy the whole earth.
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The LORD has opened his treasury and has brought forth the vessels of his indignation; for this is the work of the Lord GOD of the hosts in the land of the Chaldeans.
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wild Donkey » Illustrative of » Israel in their love of idols
How canst thou say, I am not polluted, I have not gone after Baalim? See thy way in the valley, know what thou hast done: thou art a swift dromedary traversing her ways; a wild ass used to the wilderness that breaths according to the desire of her soul; from her lust, who shall stop her? All those that seek her will not weary themselves; in her month they shall find her.
wild Donkey » Illustrative of » The ishmaelites
And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.
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wild Donkey » Illustrative of » Intractableness of natural man
The vain man shall make himself understood, though man is born like a wild ass's colt.
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wild Donkey » Illustrative of » The assyrian power
For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass thinking only of himself; Ephraim has hired lovers.
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wild Donkey » Illustrative of » The wicked in their pursuit of sin
Behold, as wild asses in the desert, they go forth to their work, rising early for a prey; the wilderness yields food for them and for their children.
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Bears » Illustrative of » God in his judgments
Daleth He was unto me as a bear lying in wait and as a lion in secret places.
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I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps and will rend the veil of their heart, and there I will devour them like a lion: the wild beast shall tear them apart.
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Bears » Illustrative of » The kingdom of antiChrist
And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and its feet were as the feet of a bear, and its mouth as the mouth of a lion; and the dragon gave it his power and his throne and great authority.
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Bears » Illustrative of » Wicked rulers
As a roaring lion and a hungry bear, so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.
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Bears » Illustrative of » The natural man
The cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
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Bears » Illustrative of » The kingdom of the medes
And behold the second beast, like unto a bear, which went off to one side, and it had three ribs between its teeth; and thus was said unto it, Arise, devour much flesh.
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Beasts » Illustrative of » Persecutors
But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me, that by me the preaching might be fully known and that all the Gentiles might hear, and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.
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If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what does it advantage me, if the dead do not rise? let us eat and drink; for tomorrow we die.
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Beasts » Illustrative of » AntiChrist
And I saw thrones, and those who sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them; and I saw the souls of those that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus and for the word of God and who had not worshipped the beast neither its image neither had received its mark upon their foreheads or in their hands; and they shall live and reign with Christ the thousand years.
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And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and its feet were as the feet of a bear, and its mouth as the mouth of a lion; and the dragon gave it his power and his throne and great authority.
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Beasts » Illustrative of » People of different nations
His leaves were fair, and his fruit abundant, and in him was food for all; underneath him the beasts of the field lay down in his shadow, and in his branches dwelt the fowls of the heaven, and all flesh was fed of him.
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whose leaves were fair and his fruit abundant and in him was food for all, under whom the beasts of the field dwelt, and in whose branches the fowls of the heaven dwelt: it is thou, O king, that grew and made thyself strong; for thy greatness has grown and has reached unto heaven, and thy dominion to the end of the earth.
Beasts » Illustrative of » UnGodly professors
But these, speaking evil of the things that they do not understand (as natural animals without reason, who are made to be taken and destroyed), shall utterly perish in their own corruption,
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But these speak evil of those things which they do not know; but what they know by nature as animals without reason, in those things they corrupt themselves.
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Beasts » Illustrative of » The wicked
Man that is in honour that does not understand is like the beasts that are cut off.
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One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are always liars, evil beasts, lazy bellies.
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Beasts » Illustrative of » Kingdoms
I beheld then because of the voice of the great words which the horn spoke; I beheld even until the beast was slain and its body was undone and given over to be burned in the fire.
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I saw that the ram smote with the horns to the west, to the north, and to the south and that no beast could stand before him, nor could anyone escape from his hand; but he did according to his will and made himself great.
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Books » Illustrative of » The record of the church of Christ
to the congregation of the called out ones of the firstborn, who are registered in the heavens and to God the Judge of all and to the spirits of just men made perfect
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And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince who is for the sons of thy people, and it shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there were people until now, but in that time thy people shall escape, all those that are found written in the book.
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And I saw the dead, great and small, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened; which is the book of life; and the dead were judged by those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
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and if anyone shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life and out of the holy city and from the things which are written in this book.
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Books » Illustrative of » Memorials of conversation and conduct of men
And I saw the dead, great and small, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened; which is the book of life; and the dead were judged by those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
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A river of fire issued and came forth from before him; thousands of thousands served him, and ten thousands of ten thousands stood before him; the Judge sat down, and the books were opened.
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Then those that feared the LORD spoke one to another, and the LORD hearkened and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for those that feared the LORD and for those that think in his name.
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Books » Illustrative of » Memorials of God's providence
Thou tellest my wanderings; put my tears into thy bottle; are they not in thy book?
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Thine eyes did see my substance yet being imperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which were then formed, without lacking one of them.
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Brass » Illustrative of » The strength and firmness of Christ
his body was like the stone of Tarsis turquoise, and his face as a bolt of lightning, and his eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet like in colour to brilliant brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of an army.
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and his feet like unto brilliant metal as if they burned in a furnace and his voice as the sound of many waters.
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Brass » Illustrative of » Strength given to saints
And I will give thee unto this people as a fenced brazen wall, and they shall fight against thee but they shall not prevail against thee: for I am with thee to keep thee and to defend thee, said the LORD.
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Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion; for I will make thine horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs bronze; and thou shalt break in pieces many peoples; and thou shalt consecrate their spoil unto the LORD and their riches unto the Lord of the whole earth.
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Brass » Illustrative of » Obstinate sinners
Because I know that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow bronze;
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They are all rebellious princes; they walk with deception: they are brass and iron; they are all corrupters.
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Brass » Illustrative of » Extreme drought
And thy heavens which are over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that is under thee shall be iron.
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Brass » Illustrative of » The earth made barren
And I will break the pride of your stronghold, and I will make your heaven as iron and your earth as bronze.
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Brass » Illustrative of » The decrees of God
And I turned and lifted up my eyes and looked, and, behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains, and those mountains were of brass.
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Brass » Illustrative of » Macedonian empire
And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the land.
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the Burnt offering » Illustrative of » The offering of Christ
and walk in charity even as the Christ also has loved us and has given himself for us as an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling savour.
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Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou dost not desire, neither hadst pleasure therein, which are offered by the law; then he said, Behold, I come to do thy will, O God. He took away the first, that he may establish the second. In this will, we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus, the Christ, once for all.
the Burnt offering » Illustrative of » Being Devoted to God
Therefore, I beseech you brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies in living sacrifice, holy, well pleasing unto God, which is your rational worship.
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Calves » Illustrative of » Patient endurance
And their feet were straight feet; and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf's foot; and they sparkled like the colour of highly burnished brass.
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And the first animal was like a lion and the second animal like a calf, and the third animal had a face as a man, and the fourth animal was like a flying eagle.
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Calves » Illustrative of » Sacrifices of praise
Take with you words, and be converted unto the LORD; say unto him, Take away all iniquity and receive us graciously, so will we render the calves of our lips.
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Let your conversation be without covetousness, and be content with such things as ye have; for he has said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
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Calves » Illustrative of » Saints nourished by grace
But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness be born, and in his wings he shall bring saving health; and ye shall go forth and jump like calves of the herd.
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Candlestick » Illustrative of » Christ
Then Jesus spoke again unto them, saying, I AM the light of the world; he that follows me shall not walk in darkness but shall have the light of life.
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For there was a tabernacle made: the first, in which was the lampstand and the table and the showbread, which is called the sanctuary.
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and said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked and behold a lampstand all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and its seven lamps upon the lampstand, and seven pipes for the lamps, which are upon the top thereof:
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Candlestick » Illustrative of » The church
The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand and the seven golden lampstands: The seven stars are the angels of the seven congregations , and the seven lampstands which thou sawest are the seven congregations .
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and in the midst of the seven lampstands one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the feet and girt about the breasts with a golden girdle.
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Candlestick » Illustrative of » Ministers
Ye are the light of the world. A city set upon a mountain cannot be hid. Neither do men light a lamp and put it under a bushel, but on the lampstand, and it gives light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in the heavens.
Cedars » Illustrative of » Majesty, strength, and glory of Christ
His legs are as pillars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold; his countenance is as Lebanon, chosen as the cedars.
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Thus hath the Lord GOD said: I will also take of the highest branch of that high cedar and will set it up; I will crop off from the principal branch a shoot and will plant it upon the high and sublime mountain: in the high mountain of Israel I will plant it, and it shall bring forth boughs and bear fruit and become a magnificent cedar; and under it shall dwell every fowl; everything that flies shall dwell in the shadow of its branches.
Cedars » Illustrative of » Arrogant rulers
And upon all the cedars of Lebanon that are high and lifted up and upon all the oaks of Bashan,
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Behold, the Lord, the LORD of the hosts, shall lop the bough with force, and the high ones of stature shall be hewn down, and the haughty shall be humbled. And he shall cut down the thickness of the forest with iron, and Lebanon shall fall by force.
Cedars » Illustrative of » Powerful nations
Yet I destroyed the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as an oak; yet I destroyed his fruit above and his roots beneath.
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Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with fair branches and with a shadowing shroud and of a high stature; and his top was highest among the thick boughs.
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Cedars » Illustrative of » Beauty and glory of israel
As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river's side, as the trees of lign aloes which the LORD has planted, and as cedars beside the waters.
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Cedars » Illustrative of » Saints in their rapid growth
The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree; he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
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Chariots » Illustrative of » Prophets
And as Elisha saw it, he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more, and he took hold of his own clothes and rent them in two pieces.
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Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness of which he died. And Joash the king of Israel came down unto him, and wept over his face, and said, O my father, my father, the chariots of Israel, and the horsemen thereof!
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Chariots » Illustrative of » Christ's love to his church
Or ever I was aware, my soul made me return like the chariots of Amminadib.
Chariots » Illustrative of » Angels
And he answered, Fear not; for those that are with us are more than those that are with them. And Elisha prayed and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw; and, behold, the mountain was full of horsemen and chariots of fire round about Elisha.
Chariots » Illustrative of » The judgments of God
For, behold, the LORD will come with fire and with his chariots like a whirlwind to render his anger with fury and his rebuke with flames of fire.
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Chariots » Illustrative of » The clouds
who dost establish his chambers between the waters, who makes the clouds his chariot, who walks upon the wings of the wind,
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Circumcision » Illustrative of » Purity of heart
Circumcise, therefore, the foreskin of your heart, and no longer be stiffnecked.
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And the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart and with all thy soul, that thou may live.
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Circumcision » Illustrative of » Readiness to hear and obey
To whom shall I speak, and give warning that they may hear? behold, their ears are uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken, behold, the word of the LORD is unto them a reproach; they have no delight in it.
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Circumcision » Illustrative of » Purity of speech
And Moses answered before the LORD, saying, Behold, the sons of Israel do not hearken unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, seeing I am of uncircumcised lips?
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Cities » Illustrative of » The apostacy
And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the throne of the beast; and its kingdom was filled with darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain,
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And the woman which thou hast seen is that great city, which reigns over the kings of the earth.
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Cities » Illustrative of » Church triumphant
And I, John, saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of the heaven, prepared of God as a bride adorned for her husband.
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and if anyone shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life and out of the holy city and from the things which are written in this book.
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Cities » Illustrative of » Visible church
I will rise now and go about the city in the streets, and in the broad ways I will seek him whom my soul loves; I sought him, but I did not find him. The watchmen that go about the city found me, to whom I said, Have ye seen him whom my soul loves?
Cities » Illustrative of » Riches
The rich man's wealth is his strong city; the weakness of the poor is their poverty.
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Cities » Illustrative of » Heavenly inheritance
But now they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one; therefore, God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared for them a city.
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Cities » Illustrative of » Saints
Ye are the light of the world. A city set upon a mountain cannot be hid.
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Cloud of glory » Illustrative of » The glory of Christ
And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud; and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire:
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Cloud of glory » Illustrative of » The protection of the church
And the LORD will create upon every dwelling place of Mount Zion and upon the places of her assemblies a cloud and darkness by day and the shining of a flaming fire by night because over all glory there shall be a covering.
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Creation » Illustrative of » Renewal of the earth
Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,
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For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.
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Nevertheless we, according to his promises, wait for new heavens and a new earth, in which dwells righteousness.
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Creation » Illustrative of » New Birth
Therefore if anyone is in Christ, they are a new creation: old things are passed away; behold, all things are made new.
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For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God has prepared that we should walk in them.
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Creation » Illustrative of » Daily renewal of saints
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
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and that ye put on the new man, which is created in conformity to God in righteousness and in the holiness of the truth.
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Creditors » Illustrative of » God's claim upon men
Therefore is the kingdom of the heavens likened unto a man who is king who would take account of his slaves.
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Conciliate with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.
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So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you unless from your hearts ye forgive every one his brother their trespasses.
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Creditors » Illustrative of » The demands of the law
For I testify again to every man that becomes circumcised that he is a debtor to do the whole law.
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the Daily sacrifice » Illustrative of » Christ
The next day John saw Jesus coming unto him and said, Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.
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and looking upon Jesus as he walked, he said, Behold the Lamb of God!
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but with the precious blood of the Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without contamination,
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the Daily sacrifice » Illustrative of » Acceptable prayer
Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense, the gift of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
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Darkness » Illustrative of » Heavy afflictions
they shall look upon the earth and behold tribulation and gross darkness, darkness and anguish; and they shall be submerged in gross darkness.
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Why was I not cut off before the darkness, neither has he covered my face with the darkness.
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Zain A light has shined in the darkness upon the upright: Cheth Gracious and merciful and righteous.
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In addition to this, all the days of his life he shall eat in darkness, with much wrath and pain and sorrow sickness.
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And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea; and if one looks unto the land, behold darkness and sorrow, and the light is darkened in the heavens thereof.
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Therefore judgment has withdrawn from us, and righteousness has never overtaken us: we wait for light, but behold obscurity; for brightness, but we walk in darkness.
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Darkness » Illustrative of » Greatness and unsearchableness of God
He placed darkness like tabernacles round about him, dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
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Clouds and darkness are round about him; righteousness and judgment are the seat of his throne.
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Then the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.
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And he lowered the heavens and came down, and darkness was under his feet.
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Then Solomon said, The LORD has said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
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Darkness » Illustrative of » Ignorance and error
And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness apprehended it not.
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to open their eyes and to turn them from darkness to light and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive remission of sins and inheritance among those who are sanctified by the faith that is in me.
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And this is the condemnation, that the light is come into the world, and men loved darkness more than the light because their deeds were evil.
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Teach us what we should say unto him; for we cannot order our speech by reason of darkness.
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For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the peoples: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.
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Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the Light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you; for he that walks in darkness does not know where he goes.
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Darkness » Illustrative of » The punishment of devils and wicked men
For if God did not forgive the angels that sinned, but cast them down into the deepest abyss and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;
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These are wells without water, clouds that are brought by a whirlwind, to whom gross darkness is reserved for ever.
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Then the king said to the slaves, Bind him hand and foot and take him away and cast him into the darkness outside; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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Darkness » Illustrative of » The power of satan
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the lords of this age, rulers of this darkness, against spiritual wickedness in the heavens.
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who has delivered us from the power of darkness, and has translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son,
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Darkness » Illustrative of » A course of sin
And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
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who leave the paths of uprightness to walk in the ways of darkness,
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Darkness » Illustrative of » Secrecy
What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light, and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye from the housetops.
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I have not spoken in secret in a dark place of the earth. Not without substance did I say unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me; I am the LORD who speaks righteousness, who declares things that are right.
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Darkness » Illustrative of » The grave
He keeps the feet of his saints, and the wicked perish in darkness, for no man shall prevail by their own strength.
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before I go, to not return, to the land of darkness and of the shadow of death; land of darkness, as darkness itself, and of the shadow of death, without any order, and where the light is as darkness.
Darkness » Illustrative of » Anything hateful
Let that day be darkness; let not God regard it from above; neither let the light shine upon it. Let darkness and the shadow of death redeem it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it. As for that night, let darkness seize upon it; let it not be joined unto the days of the year; let it not come into the number of the months. read more.
O, let that night be solitary; let no song come therein! Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to raise up their mourning. Let the stars of its dawn be darkened; they waited for light, but have none; neither let them see the dawning of the day;
O, let that night be solitary; let no song come therein! Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to raise up their mourning. Let the stars of its dawn be darkened; they waited for light, but have none; neither let them see the dawning of the day;
Darkness » Illustrative of » Abstruse and deep subjects
He set a border unto the darkness, and unto every perfect work that he made, he placed a stone of darkness and shadow of death.
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Days » Illustrative of » Spiritual light
But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and charity, and for a helmet, the hope of saving health.
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We have also the most sure word of the prophets, unto which ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star arises in your hearts,
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Ye are all the sons of light, and the sons of the day; we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
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Days » Illustrative of » Time of judgment
the work of each one shall be made manifest, for the day shall declare it because it shall be revealed by fire; the work of each one, whatever sort it is, the fire shall put it to test.
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But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by man's judgment; I do not even judge my own self.
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Days » Illustrative of » The path of the just
But the path of the just is as the light of the morning star, that shines more and more until the day is perfect.
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The Dead » Illustrative of » Man's state by nature
For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened, for we do not desire to be unclothed, but to be clothed upon with life swallowing up that which is mortal.
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And he has made you alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins,
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even as we were dead in sins, he has made us alive together with the Christ (by whose grace ye are saved)
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The Dead » Illustrative of » A state of deep affliction, &c
We grope for the wall like the blind, and as if we had no eyes we walk by touch; we stumble at noonday as in the night; we are in graves as dead men.
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For the enemy has persecuted my soul; he has smitten my life down to the ground; he has made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead.
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Freed among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom thou dost remember no more; and they are cut off from thy hand.
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The Dead » Illustrative of » Faith without works
but she that lives in pleasure is dead while she lives.
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Even so faith, if it does not have works, is dead in and of itself.
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For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
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The Dead » Illustrative of » Freedom from the power of sin
Likewise also reckon yourselves to be truly dead unto sin, but alive unto God in Christ, Jesus, our Lord.
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No, in no wise. How shall we that are dead to sin live any longer therein?
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Now if we die with the Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him,
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The Dead » Illustrative of » Impotence
But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night and said to him, Behold, thou art a dead man, for the woman whom thou hast taken, for she is a man's wife.
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And he did not weaken in faith: he considered not his own body now dead when he was about one hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara's womb;
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The Dead » Illustrative of » Diviners, &c
And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto spiritists and unto wizards that peep and that mutter; shall the people not seek unto their God? Shall we appeal for the living unto the dead?
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The Dead » Illustrative of » Freedom from the law
Likewise ye also, my brethren, are become dead to the law in the body of the Christ that ye should belong to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.
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Deserts » Illustrative of » The world
Who is she that comes up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved? I woke thee up under the apple tree; there thy mother had birth pains; there she had pains that brought thee into the light.
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Who is she that rises out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense and with all the aromatic powders?
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Deserts » Illustrative of » Barrenness
He reprehended the Red sea also, and it was dried up, so he led them through the depths, as through the wilderness.
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He turned rivers into a wilderness and the watersprings into dry ground;
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He turns the wilderness into reservoirs of water and dry ground into watersprings.
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Deserts » Illustrative of » Desolation by armies
Many pastors have destroyed my vineyard; they have trodden my heritage under foot; they have made my precious heritage a desolate wilderness. They have made it desolate; it cries against me, desolate; the whole land was made desolate because there was no man that would see. The spoilers are come upon all high places through the wilderness: for the sword of the LORD shall devour from the one end of the land even to the other end of the land; there is no peace for any flesh. read more.
They have sown bread, but shall reap thorns; they had the heritage, but they did not profit; and they shall be ashamed because of your fruits, by the fierce anger of the LORD.
They have sown bread, but shall reap thorns; they had the heritage, but they did not profit; and they shall be ashamed because of your fruits, by the fierce anger of the LORD.
your mother was sore confounded; she that bore you was ashamed: see here the latter end of the Gentiles: wilderness, dry land, and desert.
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Deserts » Illustrative of » The gentiles
I will bring forth in the wilderness cedars, thorns, myrtles, and olive trees; I will set in the desert the fir tree and the pine and the box tree together:
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The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad; the desert shall rejoice and blossom as the lily.
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Deserts » Illustrative of » What affords no support
O generation, see ye the word of the LORD. Have I been a wilderness unto Israel? a land of darkness? Why do my people say, We are lords; we will come no more unto thee?
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Deserts » Illustrative of » Those deprived of all blessings
lest I strip her naked and set her as in the day that she was born and make her as a wilderness and set her like a dry land and slay her with thirst.
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Dreams » Illustrative of » Prosperity of sinners
that the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment? Though his excellency mounts up to the heavens, and his head reaches unto the clouds, yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung; those who have seen him shall say, What is become of him? read more.
He shall fly away as a dream and shall not be found: yea, he shall flee away as a vision of the night.
He shall fly away as a dream and shall not be found: yea, he shall flee away as a vision of the night.
How they are brought into desolation, as in a moment! They have come to an end; they are utterly consumed with terrors. As the dream of one who awakes; so, O Lord, when thou shalt rise up, thou shalt despise their appearances.
Dreams » Illustrative of » Enemies of the church
And the multitude of all the Gentiles that shall fight against Ariel, even all that shall fight against her and their siege weapons, and those that shall distress her, shall be as a dream of a night vision. It shall even be as he who dreams that he is hungry, and in his dream, he eats; but when he awakes, his soul is empty; and as he who dreams that he is thirsty, and, in his dream, he drinks; but he awakes, and, behold, he is faint, and his soul is still thirsty: so shall the multitude of all the Gentiles be, that shall fight against Mount Zion.
Dreams » Illustrative of » Impure imaginations
In the same manner these deceived dreamers, defile their flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of higher powers.
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Earthquakes » Illustrative of » The judgments of God
And the angel took the censer and filled it with fire of the altar and cast it into the earth; and there were voices and thunderings and lightnings and an earthquake.
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The earth shall be utterly broken down; the earth is clean dissolved; the earth is moved exceedingly.
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Thou shalt be visited of the LORD of the hosts with thunders, with earthquakes, and with great noise, with whirlwind and tempest, and the flame of devouring fire.
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I beheld the mountains, and, behold, they trembled, and all the hills were destroyed.
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Earthquakes » Illustrative of » The overthrow of kingdoms
For thus hath the LORD of the hosts said: Yet even once, and I will shake the heavens and the earth and the sea and the dry land;
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and I will overthrow the throne of the kingdoms, and I will destroy the strength of the kingdom of the Gentiles, and I will overthrow the chariot and those that ride in them; and the horses and their riders shall come down, each one by the sword of his brother.
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Famine » Illustrative of » Destruction of idols
The LORD shall be terrible against them for he will weaken all the gods of the earth; and each one from his place shall worship him, even all the isles of the Gentiles.
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Famine » Illustrative of » A dearth of the means of grace
Behold, the days come, said the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine to the earth, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD: and they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the LORD, and shall not find it.
Fire » Illustrative of » Judgments
Those that fled from the force stood under the shadow of Heshbon; because fire came forth out of Heshbon and a flame from the midst of Sihon and burned the corner of Moab and the crown of the head of the rebellious sons.
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Mem From upon high he has sent fire into my bones, and it prevails against them; he has spread a net for my feet; he has turned me back; he has made me desolate and always with pain.
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And I will send a fire on Magog, and among those that dwell securely in the isles: and they shall know that I am the LORD.
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Fire » Illustrative of » God's vengeance
for our God is a consuming fire.
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For the LORD thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God.
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Fire » Illustrative of » The word of God
Is not my word like as a fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces?
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Therefore thus hath the LORD God of the hosts said: Because ye have spoken this word, behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire and this people wood, and it shall devour them.
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Fire » Illustrative of » God's protection
For I, saith the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about and will be the glory in the midst of her.
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So it was always: the cloud covered it, and the appearance of fire by night.
Fire » Illustrative of » God's enemies
And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble, and they shall kindle in them and devour them; and there shall not be any remaining of the house of Esau; for the LORD hath spoken it.
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And the light of Israel shall be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame: and it shall burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day;
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Fire » Illustrative of » Zeal of saints
My zeal has consumed me, because my enemies have forgotten thy words.
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My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned; then I spoke with my tongue,
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Fire » Illustrative of » Christ as judge
But who may abide the time of his coming? and who shall stand when he appears? for he shall be like a refiner's fire and like fullers' soap:
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And the light of Israel shall be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame: and it shall burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day;
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Fire » Illustrative of » The tongue
The man of Belial digs in search of evil, and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
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And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defiles the whole body and sets on fire the course of our nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
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Fire » Illustrative of » Zeal of angels
who makes his angels spirits, his ministers a flaming fire,
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And of the angels he said, Who makes his angels spirits and his ministers a flame of fire.
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Fire » Illustrative of » The holy spirit
When the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof by the spirit of judgment and by the spirit of burning.
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And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.
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Fire » Illustrative of » Lust
Can a man take fire in his bosom and his clothes not be burned? Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?
Fire » Illustrative of » Persecution
I am come to cast fire into the earth; and what do I desire, except that it be kindled? But I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how I am anguished until it is accomplished! Think ye that I am come to the earth to give peace? No, I tell you, but rather division; read more.
for from now on there shall be five in one house divided: three against two and two against three. The father shall be divided against the son and the son against the father, the mother against the daughter and the daughter against the mother, the mother-in-law against her daughter- in-law and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
for from now on there shall be five in one house divided: three against two and two against three. The father shall be divided against the son and the son against the father, the mother against the daughter and the daughter against the mother, the mother-in-law against her daughter- in-law and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
Fire » Illustrative of » The church destroying her enemies
And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble, and they shall kindle in them and devour them; and there shall not be any remaining of the house of Esau; for the LORD hath spoken it.
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Fire » Illustrative of » The hope of hypocrites
Behold, that all of you kindle fire and are compassed about with sparks; walk in the light of your fire and of the sparks that ye have kindled. From my hand has come this; ye shall be buried in sorrow.
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Fire » Illustrative of » Wickedness
For wickedness burns as the fire, it shall devour the briers and thorns and shall kindle in the thickets of the forest, and they shall mount up like the lifting up of smoke.
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Fire » Illustrative of » The self-righteous
who say, Stand by thyself, do not come near to me; for I am holier than thou. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burns all the day.
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Fire » Illustrative of » Affliction
When thou dost pass through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee; when thou dost walk through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
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the First-born » Illustrative of » The dignity, &c of Christ
For unto those whom he knew beforehand, he also marked out beforehand the way that they might be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
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Also I will make him my firstborn, high above the kings of the earth.
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And he is the head of the body, the congregation , who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things he might have the preeminence.
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the First-born » Illustrative of » The dignity, &c of the church
to the congregation of the called out ones of the firstborn, who are registered in the heavens and to God the Judge of all and to the spirits of just men made perfect
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First fruits » Illustrative of » Resurrection of Christ
But now Christ is risen from the dead and become the firstfruits of those that slept.
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But each one in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward, those that are Christ's at his coming.
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First fruits » Illustrative of » Church of Christ
These are those who are not defiled with women, for they are virgins. These are those who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These are redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.
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He, of his own will, has begotten us with the word of truth, that we should be the firstfruits of his creatures.
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First fruits » Illustrative of » Early jewish church
Israel was holiness unto the LORD and the firstfruits of his increase; all that devour him shall be found guilty; evil shall come upon them, saith the LORD.
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First fruits » Illustrative of » First converts in any place
likewise greet the congregation in their house. Salute my wellbeloved Epaenetus, who is the firstfruits of Achaia in Christ.
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Flowers » Illustrative of » Shortness of man's life
He comes forth like an open flower and is cut down; he flees as a shadow and does not remain.
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As for man, his days are as grass; as an open flower of the field, so he blossoms.
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Flowers » Illustrative of » The graces of Christ
His cheeks are as a bed of aromatic spices, as fragrant flowers; his lips like lilies, dripping sweet smelling myrrh that transcends.
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Flowers » Illustrative of » Rich men
and he who is rich, in his low status, because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away. For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withers the grass, and its flower falls, and the beautiful appearance of it perishes: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.
Flowers » Illustrative of » Glory of man
For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withers, and its flower falls away,
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Flowers » Illustrative of » Kingdom of israel
Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim and to the open flower of the beauty of their glory which is upon the head of the fertile valley of those that are overcome with wine!
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Fortresses » Illustrative of » God's protection
The LORD is my rock and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
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O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the time of the affliction; Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things in which there is no profit.
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Fortresses » Illustrative of » Protection afforded to ministers
I have set thee for a tower and a fortress among my people; thou shalt know and examine their way.
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Fortresses » Illustrative of » Christ, the defence of saints
he shall dwell upon the high places: fortresses of rocks shall be his place of refuge: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.
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Foundation » Illustrative of » Christ
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believes shall not make haste.
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For no one can lay another foundation than that laid, which is Jesus the Christ.
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Foundation » Illustrative of » Doctrines of the apostles, &c
and are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone,
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Foundation » Illustrative of » Decrees and purposes of God
Nevertheless, the foundation of God stands sure, having this seal, The Lord knows those that are his. And, Let every one that names the name of Christ depart from iniquity.
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Foundation » Illustrative of » The righteous
When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more, but the righteous is founded for ever.
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Foundation » Illustrative of » Security of saints' inheritance
for he looked for a city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
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Foundation » Illustrative of » First principles of the gospel
Therefore, leaving now the word of the beginning of the establishment of the Christ, let us go on unto perfection, not laying again the foundation of repentance from works of death, and of faith in God, of the doctrine of the baptisms, and of the laying on of hands, and of the resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.
Foundation » Illustrative of » Hope of saints
His foundation is in mountains of holiness.
Foundation » Illustrative of » Magistrates
They do not know, neither do they understand; they walk in darkness; they move all the foundations of the earth.
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Foxes » Illustrative of » Enemies of the church
Hunt the foxes for us, the little foxes, that spoil the vines; for our vines are in blossom.
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Foxes » Illustrative of » False prophets
O Israel, thy prophets are like the foxes in the deserts.
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Foxes » Illustrative of » Cunning and deceitful persons
And he said unto them, Go ye and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out demons, and I do cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I shall be perfected.
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Girdles » Illustrative of » Strength
And I will clothe him with thy robe and strengthen him with thy girdle, and I will commit thy government into his hand, and he shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah.
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For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued my enemies under me.
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Girdles » Illustrative of » Truth
Stand firm, therefore, having your loins girt about with truth and having on the breastplate, of righteousness,
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Girdles » Illustrative of » Righteousness of Christ
And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faith the girdle of his kidneys.
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Girdles » Illustrative of » Faithfulness of Christ
And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faith the girdle of his kidneys.
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Girdles » Illustrative of » Gladness
Thou hast turned my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth and girded me with gladness;
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Gold » Illustrative of » True converts
Now if anyone builds upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble,
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Gold » Illustrative of » The doctrines of grace
I counsel thee to buy of me gold refined in the fire, that thou may be made rich; and clothed in white raiment, so that the shame of thy nakedness not be uncovered; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou may see.
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Gold » Illustrative of » Babylonish empire
And everything that is inhabited by children of men, beasts of the field, and fowls of the heaven, he has given into thine hand, and has made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold.
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Gold » Illustrative of » Tried faith
that the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold (which perishes, nevertheless it is tried with fire), might be found unto praise and glory and honour when Jesus, the Christ, is made manifest;
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Gold » Illustrative of » Saints after affliction
But he has known the way that I take; he has tried me, and I have come forth as gold.
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Honey » Illustrative of » The word of God
How sweet have been thy spoken words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
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More to be desired are they than gold, than much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
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Honey » Illustrative of » Holy speech of saints
Thy lips, O my spouse, drip as the honeycomb; honey and milk are under thy tongue, and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.
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Honey » Illustrative of » Wisdom
My son, eat of the honey, because it is good, and of the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste: So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: if thou shalt find it, and in the end thy hope shall not be cut off.
Honey » Illustrative of » Pleasant words
Pleasant words are as a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and medicine to the bones.
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Honey » Illustrative of » Lips of a strange woman
For the lips of the strange woman drop as a honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil,
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Horses » Illustrative of » Beauty of the church
I have compared thee, O my love, to a mare of the chariots of Pharaoh.
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My anger is kindled against the pastors, and I will visit the he goats, for the LORD of the hosts shall visit his flock, the house of Judah, and shall make them as his horse of honour in the battle.
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Incense » Illustrative of » Prayer
And when he had taken the book, the four animals and the twenty-four elders fell on their faces before the Lamb, each one of them having harps, and golden vials full of incense, which are the prayers of saints.
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Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense, the gift of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
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For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same, my name is great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense is offered unto my name, and a clean offering; for my name is great among the Gentiles, said the LORD of the hosts.
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Incense » Illustrative of » The merits of Christ
And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense of the prayers of all the saints, that he should offer upon the golden altar which was before the throne. And the smoke of the incense of the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand.
Laver of brass » Illustrative of » Christ the fountain for sin
In that time there shall be an open fountain for the house of David and for the inhabitants of Jerusalem against sin and against uncleanness.
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and from Jesus, the Christ, who is the faithful witness and the first begotten of the dead and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us and washed us from our sins with his own blood
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Laver of brass » Illustrative of » Regeneration
not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit,
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that he might sanctify and cleanse her in the washing of water by the word,
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Leaven » Illustrative of » Doctrines of pharisees, &c
Then they understood that he bade them not to keep themselves from the leaven of bread, but from the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
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Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and keep yourselves from the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
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Leaven » Illustrative of » The rapid spread of the gospel
He spoke another parable unto them: The kingdom of the heavens is like unto leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal until the whole was leavened.
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It is like leaven which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal until the whole was leavened.
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Leaven » Illustrative of » UnGodly professors
Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leavens the whole lump? Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ, our passover, is sacrificed for us;
Leaven » Illustrative of » Malice and wickedness
therefore let us celebrate the feast, not in the old leaven, neither in the leaven of malice and wickedness, but in the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
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Leaven » Illustrative of » False teachers
This persuasion does not come of him that called you. A little leaven leavens the whole lump.
Leviathan » Illustrative of » Powerful and cruel kings
In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall visit punishment upon leviathan the fleeing serpent, and upon leviathan that serpent of double vision; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea.
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Leviathan » Illustrative of » Power and severity of God
No one is so bold as to dare stir him up; who then shall be able to stand before me?
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Light » Illustrative of » Christ the source of all wisdom
I am come as a light into the world that whosoever believes in me should not abide in darkness.
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Then Jesus spoke again unto them, saying, I AM the light of the world; he that follows me shall not walk in darkness but shall have the light of life.
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In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
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a light to be revealed unto the Gentiles and the glory of thy people Israel.
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Light » Illustrative of » The word of God
We have also the most sure word of the prophets, unto which ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star arises in your hearts,
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The exposition of thy words gives light; it gives understanding unto the simple.
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NUN. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my way.
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Light » Illustrative of » Saints
that ye may be blameless and innocent, children of God without rebuke in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world,
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For in another time ye were darkness, but now ye are light in the Lord: walk as children of light;
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And the lord commended the unjust steward because he had done discreetly; for the sons of this age are in their generation more prudent than the sons of light.
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Light » Illustrative of » Gospel
In whom the god of this age has blinded the understanding of those who do not believe, that the light of the gospel of the glory of the Christ, who is the image of God, should not shine in them.
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But ye are the chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, an acquired people, that ye should show forth the virtues of him who has called you out of darkness into his marvellous light.
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Light » Illustrative of » Wise rulers
But Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, helped David, and smote the Philistine and killed him. Then the men of David swore unto him, saying, From now on thou shalt not go out with us to battle that thou not quench the light of Israel.
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And as the light of the morning when the sun rises, of a morning shining forth without clouds, as the shining forth through light rain upon the tender grass of the earth:
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Light » Illustrative of » Future glory of saints
Light is sown for the righteous and gladness for the upright in heart.
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giving thanks unto the Father, who has made us worthy to participate in the inheritance of the saints in light,
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Light » Illustrative of » Glory of God
the only one who has immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto, whom no man has seen nor can see, to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.
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who dost cover thyself with light as with a garment, who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain,
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Light » Illustrative of » Whatever makes manifest
But all these things when they are reproved by the light are made manifest, for the light is that which manifests everything.
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But he that does truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
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Light » Illustrative of » Ministers
Ye are the light of the world. A city set upon a mountain cannot be hid.
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He was a burning and a shining light, and ye were willing to rejoice for one hour in his light.
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Light » Illustrative of » Guidance of God
The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
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For with thee is the fountain of life; in thy light shall we see light.
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Light » Illustrative of » Favor of God
There are many that say, Who will show us any good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.
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O house of Jacob, come and let us walk in the light of the LORD.
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Light » Illustrative of » Glory of Christ
And as he proceeded, he came near Damascus; and suddenly there shone round about him a light from heaven;
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at midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and those who journeyed with me.
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Light » Illustrative of » The glory of the church
Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee. For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the peoples: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee. And the Gentiles shall walk to thy light, and the kings to the brightness of thy birth.
Light » Illustrative of » The path of the just
But the path of the just is as the light of the morning star, that shines more and more until the day is perfect.
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Light » Illustrative of » Purity of Christ
and [he] was transfigured before them, and his face shined as the sun, and his raiment was as white as the light.
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Light » Illustrative of » Wisdom of God
He reveals that which is deep and hidden; he knows what is in darkness, and the light dwells with him.
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Light » Illustrative of » The soul of man
The light of the wicked shall certainly be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine. The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his lamp shall be put out with him.
Light » Illustrative of » Purity of God
This then is the promise which we have heard of him and declare unto you, That God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
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Manna » Illustrative of » Blessedness given to saints
He that has an ear let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the congregations ; To him that overcomes I will give to eat of the hidden manna and will give him a small white stone and in the stone a new name written, which no one knows except the one that receives it.
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Manna » Illustrative of » Christ
Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from the heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread from the heaven. For the bread of God is he who descended from heaven and gives life unto the world. Then said they unto him, Lord, always give us this bread. read more.
And Jesus said unto them, I AM the bread of life; he that comes to me shall never hunger, and he that believes in me shall never thirst.
And Jesus said unto them, I AM the bread of life; he that comes to me shall never hunger, and he that believes in me shall never thirst.
Marriage » Illustrative of » God's union with the jewish nation
Turn, O rebellious sons, said the LORD; for I am your Lord, and I will take you one of a city and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion:
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For thy Maker shall be thine husband; the LORD of the hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.
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And I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness and in judgment and in mercy. I will even betroth thee unto me in faith: and thou shalt know the LORD.
Marriage » Illustrative of » Christ's union with his church
This is a great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and the congregation .
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For the husband is the head of the wife even as the Christ is head of the congregation , and it is he who gives saving health to the body. Therefore, as the congregation is subject unto the Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything.
Mercy-seat » Illustrative of » Christ
whom God purposed for reconciliation through faith in his blood for the manifestation of his righteousness, for the remission of sins that are past, by the patience of God,
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And after the second veil was the tabernacle which is called the Holy of Holies,
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Mercy-seat » Illustrative of » The throne of grace
Let us, therefore, come boldly unto the throne of his grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
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Milk » Illustrative of » First principles of God's word
I have fed you with milk, and not with solid food, for until now ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.
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For you should now be teaching others, if we look at the time, yet you need to be taught again which are the first elements of the oracles of God and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong food.
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as newborn babes, desire the rational milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby in health;
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Milk » Illustrative of » Blessings of the gospel
Ho, every one that thirsts, come ye to the waters, and he that has no money; come ye, buy, and eat; come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
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And it shall come to pass in that day that the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers of Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth of the house of the LORD and shall water the valley of Shittim.
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Milk » Illustrative of » Godly and edifying discourses
Thy lips, O my spouse, drip as the honeycomb; honey and milk are under thy tongue, and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.
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Milk » Illustrative of » Doctrines of the gospel
I came into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh and my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb and my honey; I have drunk my wine and my milk: eat, O friends; drink, beloved, drink abundantly.
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Milk » Illustrative of » Temporal blessings
His eyes red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.
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Milk » Illustrative of » Wealth of the gentiles
Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shalt suck the breast of the kings: and thou shalt know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.
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Nazarites » Illustrative of » Saints
Therefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and do not touch the unclean thing; and I will receive you
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The pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their tribulation and to keep thyself unspotted from this world.
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Nazarites » Illustrative of » Christ
For it was expedient that we have such a high priest, who is holy, innocent, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens,
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Night » Illustrative of » Seasons of severe calamities
look unto him that makes the seven stars and Orion and turns the shadow of death into the morning and makes the day dark with night, that calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name;
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The watchman said, The morning comes and then the night; if ye will enquire, enquire ye; return, and come.
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Night » Illustrative of » Seasons of spiritual desertion
By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loves; I sought him, but I did not find him.
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Night » Illustrative of » Spiritual darkness
The night is past, and the day is come; let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us clothe ourselves with the weapons of light.
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Night » Illustrative of » death
It is expedient that I do the works of him that sent me while it is day; the night comes, when no one can work.
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Offerings » Illustrative of » Christ's offering of himself
and walk in charity even as the Christ also has loved us and has given himself for us as an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling savour.
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Offerings » Illustrative of » The conversion of the jews
And they shall bring all your brethren for an offering unto the LORD from among all the Gentiles, upon horses and in chariots and in litters and upon mules and upon camels to my holy mountain of Jerusalem, saith the LORD, so that the sons of Israel bring the offering in clean vessels to the house of the LORD.
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Offerings » Illustrative of » The conversion of the gentiles
being the minister of Jesus Christ, to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering of the Gentiles might be well pleasing, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
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Oil » Illustrative of » The unction of the holy spirit
Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness; therefore God, thy God, has anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
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I have found David my slave; I anointed him with the oil of my holiness,
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And I spoke the second time and said unto him, What are these two olive branches which through the two golden pipes empty the golden oil out of themselves?
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Oil » Illustrative of » The consolation of the gospel
to order in Zion those that mourn, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.
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Oil » Illustrative of » Kind reproof
Let the righteous smite me in mercy, and let him reprove me: and let not a flattering evil prince anoint my head, for my prayer shall ever be against his evil.
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Palaces » Illustrative of » The splendor of the church
If she is a wall, we will build upon her a palace of silver; and if she is a door, we will inclose her with boards of cedar.
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Palaces » Illustrative of » The Godly children of saints
That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace;
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Palaces » Illustrative of » The place of satan's dominion
When an armed strong man keeps his palace, his goods are in peace;
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Palm trees » Illustrative of » The church
This, thy stature is like unto the palm tree, and thy breasts to the clusters. I said, I will climb up the palm tree, I will take hold of the clusters thereof; now also thy breasts shall be as clusters of the vine and the smell of thy nose like apples;
Palm trees » Illustrative of » The upright appearance of idols
They compare them to the palm tree, and they do not speak: they must be carried, because they cannot walk. Do not be afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither do they have power to do good.
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Palm trees » Illustrative of » The righteous
The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree; he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
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Pillars » Illustrative of » Stability of Christ
And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud; and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire:
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His legs are as pillars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold; his countenance is as Lebanon, chosen as the cedars.
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Pillars » Illustrative of » Ministers
For, behold, I have made thee this day as a defenced city and as an iron pillar and as a wall of brass upon all the earth against the kings of Judah, against its princes, against its priests, and against the people of the land.
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and when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship that we should go unto the Gentiles, and they unto the circumcision.
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Pillars » Illustrative of » Stability of the earth
He raises up the poor out of the dust and lifts up the beggar from the dunghill to set them among princes and to make them inherit the throne of glory. For the pillars of the earth are the LORD's, and he has set the world upon them.
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The earth and all its inhabitants are dissolved; I bore up the pillars of it. Selah.
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Pillars » Illustrative of » Saints who overcome in Christ
He that overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go out no more, and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God which is the new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from and with my God, and I will write upon him my new name.
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Pillars » Illustrative of » The church
But if I tarry long, that thou may know how it is expedient to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the congregation of the living God, the pillar and base of the truth.
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Pillars » Illustrative of » Stability of the heavens
The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof.
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Plagues » Illustrative of » God's judgments upon the apostacy
And I heard another voice from the heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye not be partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.
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Therefore, shall her plagues come in one day, death and mourning and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire; for strong is the Lord God who judges her.
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Plagues » Illustrative of » The diseased state of man's heart
every prayer and every supplication made by any man or by all thy people Israel, when anyone knows the plague of his own heart and spreads forth his hands toward this house,
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Precious stones » Illustrative of » Seductive splendor and false glory of the apostacy
and saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls!
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And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and of the filthiness of her fornication;
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Precious stones » Illustrative of » Saints
And they shall be mine, said the LORD of the hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spares his own son that serves him.
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Now if anyone builds upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble,
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Precious stones » Illustrative of » Preciousness of Christ
Therefore, also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion the chief corner stone, chosen, precious; and he that believes on him shall not be confounded.
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Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believes shall not make haste.
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Precious stones » Illustrative of » Stability of heavenly jerusalem
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, emerald;
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Precious stones » Illustrative of » Glory of heavenly jerusalem
having the clarity of God; and her light was like unto a most precious stone, even like a jasper stone, shining like crystal.
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Precious stones » Illustrative of » Worldly glory of nations
Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering: the sardius, topaz, diamond, turquoise, onyx, and beryl, the sapphire, ruby, and emerald, and gold; the works of thy tambourines and of thy pipes were prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created. Thou, great cherubim, wast covered, and I placed thee; thou wast in the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked among stones of fire. Thou wast perfect in all thy ways from the day that thou wast created, until iniquity was found in thee. read more.
Because of the multitude of thy trafficking thou wast filled with violence, and thou hast sinned; and I cast thee out of the mountain of God, and I cast thee unto evil from among the stones of fire, O cherubim that wast covered.
Because of the multitude of thy trafficking thou wast filled with violence, and thou hast sinned; and I cast thee out of the mountain of God, and I cast thee unto evil from among the stones of fire, O cherubim that wast covered.
Precious stones » Illustrative of » Beauty and stability of the church
O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will cement thy stones upon carbuncle and lay thy foundations upon sapphires. And I will make thy windows of precious stones, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy borders of stones of great price.
priests » Illustrative of » Saints
But ye are the chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, an acquired people, that ye should show forth the virtues of him who has called you out of darkness into his marvellous light.
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And ye shall be my kingdom of priests and a holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the sons of Israel.
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priests » Illustrative of » Christ
And so every priest stands daily ministering and offering many times the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins, but this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, is seated at the right hand of God,
Prisons » Illustrative of » Bondage to sin and satan
The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me because the LORD has anointed me; he has sent me to preach good tidings unto those who are cast down; to bind up the wounds of the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those that are bound;
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that thou might open the eyes of the blind, that thou might bring out the prisoners from the prison and those that sit in darkness out of the prison house.
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that thou may say to the prisoners, Go forth; and unto those that are in darkness, Show yourselves. Upon the ways shall they be fed, and upon all the high places shall be their pastures.
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Prisons » Illustrative of » Hell
And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison
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Prisons » Illustrative of » Deep afflictions
Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name; the righteous shall feast with me; when thou shalt have weaned me.
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Purifications or baptisms » Illustrative of » Regeneration
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have communion with him in the midst of us, and the blood of Jesus Christ, his Son cleanses us from all sin.
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that he might sanctify and cleanse her in the washing of water by the word,
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Purifications or baptisms » Illustrative of » Purification by the blood of Christ
Which was a figure of that time present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience, but in foods and drinks and different washings and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of correction. But Christ being now come, high priest of the good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this creation, read more.
neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the sanctuary designed for eternal redemption.
neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the sanctuary designed for eternal redemption.
Reaping » Illustrative of » Receiving the reward of wickedness
Even as I have seen, those that plow iniquity and sow wickedness, reap the same.
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For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind; they shall have no harvest; the fruit shall yield no meal: if so be it yields, the strangers shall swallow it up.
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He that sows iniquity shall reap iniquity, and the rod of his anger shall fail.
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For he that sows to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption, but he that sows in the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap eternal life.
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Reaping » Illustrative of » The final judgment
Let both grow together until the harvest, and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn.
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and the enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are the angels. As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire, so shall it be in the end of this age. The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend and those who do iniquity read more.
and shall cast them into the furnace of fire; there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.
and shall cast them into the furnace of fire; there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.
Reaping » Illustrative of » Receiving the reward of righteousness
Sow yourselves unto righteousness, reap yourselves unto mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is the time to seek the LORD until he comes and teaches you righteousness.
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For he that sows to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption, but he that sows in the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap eternal life. And let us not be weary in well doing, for in due season we shall reap if we faint not.
Reaping » Illustrative of » The judgments of God on the antiChristian world
And I looked, and, behold, a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown and in his hand a sharp sickle. And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that was seated on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle and reap; for the hour is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is dry. And he that was seated on the cloud thrust in his sickle upon the earth; and the earth was reaped.
Reaping » Illustrative of » Ministers receiving temporal provision for spiritual labors
If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap material things from you?
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Reaping » Illustrative of » Gathering in souls to God
I have sent you to reap that upon which ye bestowed no labour; others laboured, and ye have entered into their labours.
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Rocks » Illustrative of » God as salvation of his people
But Jeshurun (the upright one) waxed fat and kicked; (thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou hast covered thyself) and forsook the God who made him and lightly esteemed the strong One of his saving health.
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O come, let us bring joy unto the LORD; let us sing with joy unto the rock of our saving health.
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He shall call me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my saving health.
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Rocks » Illustrative of » Christ as a stumbling-stone to the wicked
as it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock that will cause some to fall, and whosoever believes in him shall not be ashamed.
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Then he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock to cause a fall to both the houses of Israel, for a snare and for a net to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
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and a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, even to those who stumble at the word, not obeying in that for which they were ordained.
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Rocks » Illustrative of » God as the strength of his people
Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy saving health and hast not been mindful of the Rock of thy strength; therefore thou shalt plant pleasant plants and set it with strange slips:
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I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.
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In God is my saving health and my glory; the rock of my strength and my refuge is in God.
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Rocks » Illustrative of » Whatever we trust in
For their strong one is not as our strong One, and even our enemies are judges of this.
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And he shall say, Where are their gods, their strong one in whom they trusted,
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Rocks » Illustrative of » Christ as foundation of his church
Therefore, also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion the chief corner stone, chosen, precious; and he that believes on him shall not be confounded.
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And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, a small rock and upon the large rock I will build my congregation , and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against her.
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Rocks » Illustrative of » A place of safety
For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his tabernacle; in the secret of his tent shall he hide me; he shall set me high upon a rock.
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He brought me up also out of the pit of hopelessness, out of the miry clay and set my feet upon a rock and straightened my steps.
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Rocks » Illustrative of » Christ as source of spiritual gifts
and did all drink the same spiritual drink, for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them; and that Rock was the Christ.
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Rocks » Illustrative of » God as creator of his people
Of the strong One that begat thee thou art unmindful and hast forgotten the God that travailed for thee.
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Rocks » Illustrative of » God as defence of his people
Incline thine ear unto me; deliver me speedily; be thou my strong rock, for a house of defence to save me. For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name's sake thou shalt lead me and guide me.
Rocks » Illustrative of » Christ as refuge of his people
And that man shall be as a hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a hot land.
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Rocks » Illustrative of » God as refuge of his people
But the LORD is my refuge, and my God is the rock of my trust.
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Rocks » Illustrative of » The ancestor of a nation
Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the LORD; look unto the rock from which ye are hewn and to the hole of the pit from which ye are dug.
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The roe » Illustrative of » Christ
Until the day breaks and the shadows flee away, return, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of Bether.
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My beloved is like a roe or a young hart; behold, he stands behind our wall; he looks through the windows, blossoming through the lattice.
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The roe » Illustrative of » The church
Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins, which are fed among the lilies.
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Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins.
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The roe » Illustrative of » The swift of foot
And the three sons of Zeruiah were there, Joab and Abishai and Asahel, and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe.
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The roe » Illustrative of » A good wife
Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love, without eyes for anyone else.
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Sacrifices » Illustrative of » Thanksgiving
I will offer unto thee the sacrifice of praise and will invoke the name of the LORD.
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By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips confessing his name.
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And now shall my head be lifted up above my enemies round about me; therefore I will offer sacrifices of joy in his tabernacle; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD.
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And let them offer the sacrifices of praise and publish his works with singing.
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Sacrifices » Illustrative of » Benevolence
Do not forget to do good and to fellowship; for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
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But I have all and abound; I am full, having received of Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you, an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, wellpleasing to God.
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Sacrifices » Illustrative of » Martyrdom
but emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, made in the likeness of men,
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For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my release is at hand.
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Sacrifices » Illustrative of » Devotedness
Therefore, I beseech you brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies in living sacrifice, holy, well pleasing unto God, which is your rational worship.
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And even if I am poured out as an offering upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy and rejoice with you all.
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Sacrifices » Illustrative of » Righteousness
Then thou shalt be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, the burnt offering, the offering that has been totally consumed by the fire; then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.
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Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the LORD.
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Sacrifices » Illustrative of » A broken spirit
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
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Sacrifices » Illustrative of » Prayer
Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense, the gift of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
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Seals » Illustrative of » Security
and cast him into the bottomless pit and shut him up and set a seal upon it, that he should deceive the Gentiles no more, until the thousand years should be fulfilled; and after it is necessary that he be loosed a little while.
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Nevertheless, the foundation of God stands sure, having this seal, The Lord knows those that are his. And, Let every one that names the name of Christ depart from iniquity.
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A closed garden is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.
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And I saw another angel ascending from the rising of the sun, having the seal of the living God: and he cried out with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the land and the sea, saying, Hurt not the land neither the sea nor the trees until we have sealed the slaves of our God in their foreheads. And I heard the number of those that were sealed: and there were sealed a hundred and forty-four thousand of all the tribes of the sons of Israel. read more.
Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Naphtali were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Zebulon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand.
Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Naphtali were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Zebulon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand.
Seals » Illustrative of » Appropriation of saints to God by the spirit
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God with which ye are sealed for the day of redemption.
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who has also sealed us and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.
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In whom ye also trusted, hearing the word of truth, the gospel of your saving health; in whom also after ye believed, ye were sealed with that Holy Spirit of the promise,
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Seals » Illustrative of » What is dear or valued
In that day, said the LORD of the hosts, I will take thee, O Zerubbabel, my slave, the son of Shealtiel, said the LORD, and will make thee as a signet ring; for I have chosen thee, saith the LORD of the hosts.
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Set me as a seal upon thine heart as a sign upon thine arm; for love is strong as death; jealousy is hard as Sheol; the coals thereof are coals of fire, which have a most vehement flame.
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As I live, saith the LORD, though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet upon my right hand, yet I would pluck thee from there;
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Seals » Illustrative of » Secrecy
But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book until the time of the end: many shall pass by, and knowledge shall be multiplied.
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And I saw in the right hand of him that was seated on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals.
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And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write, and I heard a voice from heaven, saying unto me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders have spoken and do not write them.
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Seals » Illustrative of » Restraint
and cast him into the bottomless pit and shut him up and set a seal upon it, that he should deceive the Gentiles no more, until the thousand years should be fulfilled; and after it is necessary that he be loosed a little while.
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Who commands the sun, and it rises not; and seals up the stars.
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He seals up the hand of every man that all men may know his work.
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Seals » Illustrative of » Converts
If I am not an apostle unto others, yet doubtless I am to you, for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.
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Seals » Illustrative of » Circumcision
And he received the circumcision as a sign, as a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had, yet being uncircumcised, that he might be the father of all the uncircumcised believers, that it might be counted unto them also as righteousness,
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Seals » Illustrative of » Full approval
He that has received his testimony has set to his seal that God is true.
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Seed » Illustrative of » The word of God
Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
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being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which lives and abides for ever.
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Seed » Illustrative of » Spiritual life
Whosoever is born of God does not commit sin; for his seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
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Shields » Illustrative of » Salvation of God
In the same manner thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand will hold me up, and thy meekness shall multiply me.
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Thou hast also given me the shield of thy saving health, and thy meekness has multiplied me.
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Shields » Illustrative of » Protection of God
After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram; I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.
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Our soul waited for the LORD; he is our help and our shield.
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Shields » Illustrative of » Faith
above all, taking the shield of faith, with which ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
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Shields » Illustrative of » Truth of God
He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings thou shalt be secure: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
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Shields » Illustrative of » Favor of God
For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.
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Showbread » Illustrative of » The church
For one loaf of bread means that many are one body, for we are all partakers of that one loaf.
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Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ, our passover, is sacrificed for us;
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Showbread » Illustrative of » Christ, as the bread of life
I AM the bread of life.
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Sieges » Illustrative of » The omnipresence of God
Thou hast formed my face and my insides and laid thine hand upon me.
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Sieges » Illustrative of » Zion in her affliction
And the daughter of Zion is left as a cottage in a vineyard, as a lodge in a garden of cucumbers, as a besieged city.
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Sieges » Illustrative of » The judgments of God
Now thou shalt be besieged by armies, O daughter of the army: he shall lay siege against us; they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.
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Swine » Illustrative of » Hypocrites
But it has happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog returns unto his own vomit, and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.
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Swine » Illustrative of » The wicked
Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet and turn again and rend you.
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The First Temple » Illustrative of » The spiritual church
And what agreement does the temple of God have with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God has said, I will dwell in them and walk in them and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
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Know ye not that ye are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?
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and are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone, in whom all the building fitly framed together grows unto a holy temple in the Lord, in whom ye also are being built together for the habitation of God in the Spirit.
The First Temple » Illustrative of » Christ
Jesus answered and said unto them, Dissolve this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.
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But he spoke of the temple of his body.
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The First Temple » Illustrative of » The bodies of saints
What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom ye have of God, and that ye are not your own?
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Towers » Illustrative of » The grace and dignity of the church
Thy neck is like the tower of David built for teaching, upon which there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men.
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Thy neck is as a tower of ivory; thine eyes like the fishpools in Heshbon by the gate of Bathrabbim; thy nose is as the tower of Lebanon which looks toward Damascus.
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I am a wall, and my breasts like towers since I was in his eyes as the one that found peace.
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Towers » Illustrative of » God as the protector of his people
God is my Strong One; in him will I trust: he is my shield and the horn of my saving health; my defence and my refuge; my saviour, who shall save me from violence.
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He who makes great the saving health of his king and shows mercy to his anointed, unto David, and to his seed for ever.
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Towers » Illustrative of » The proud and haughty
And there shall be upon every high mountain and upon every high hill, rivers and streams of waters in the day of the great slaughter, when the towers shall fall.
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and upon every high tower, and upon every fenced wall,
Towers » Illustrative of » The name of the lord
The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous shall run into it, and be raised up.
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Towers » Illustrative of » Ministers
I have set thee for a tower and a fortress among my people; thou shalt know and examine their way.
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Towers » Illustrative of » Mount sion
And thou, O tower of the flock, the stronghold of the daughter of Zion shall come unto thee; and the dominion shall come first, the kingdom, to the daughter of Jerusalem.
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War » Illustrative of » The contest of saints with the enemies of their salvation
This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, so that according to past prophecies regarding thee, that thou by them might war a good warfare;
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For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the lords of this age, rulers of this darkness, against spiritual wickedness in the heavens.
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but I see another law in my members which rebels against the law of my mind, bringing captive unto the law of sin which is in my members.
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For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh
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War » Illustrative of » The contest between antiChrist and the church
And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascends out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them and shall overcome them and kill them.
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And they worshipped the dragon which had given the authority unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast; saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with it?
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And it was given unto it to make war with the saints and to overcome them; and power was given it over all kindreds and tongues and nations.
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War » Illustrative of » Our contest with death
There is no man that has power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither does he have power over the day of death, and weapons are of no use in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it.
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War » Illustrative of » The malignity of the wicked
The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart; his words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.
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Widow's » Illustrative of » Zion in captivity
Aleph How does the city sit solitary, that was full of people! The great one among the nations is become as a widow; the princess of provinces is become tributary.
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Widow's » Illustrative of » A desolate condition
Therefore now hear this, thou delicate one, that dost sit in confidence and say in thine heart, I am, and no one else beside me; I shall not sit as a widow, neither shall I be fatherless. But these two things shall come to thee in a moment in one day; the loss of thy fathers and widowhood: they shall come upon thee in their perfection for the multitude of thy sorceries and for the great abundance of thine enchantments.
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