Thematic Bible: Illustrative of
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Armies » Illustrative of » The church
Who is she who looks forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, sublime as an army with banners?
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And it grew great, even to the host of heaven. And it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and trampled upon them. Yea, it magnified itself, even to the Prince of the host. And it took away from him the continual [burnt-offering], and the place of his sanctuary was cast down. And the host was given over [to it] together with the continual [burnt-offering] through transgression. And it cast down truth to the ground, and it did [its pleasure] and prospered. read more.
Then I heard a holy one speaking, and another holy one said to that certain one who spoke, How long shall be the vision [of] the continual [burnt-offering], and the transgression that make desolate, to give both the sanctuary and t
Then I heard a holy one speaking, and another holy one said to that certain one who spoke, How long shall be the vision [of] the continual [burnt-offering], and the transgression that make desolate, to give both the sanctuary and t
Thou are fair, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, sublime as an army with banners.
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Armies » Illustrative of » Multitudes of angels
Or do thou think that I cannot now call my Father, and he will provide to me more than twelve legions of agents?
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Praise ye him, all his [heavenly] agents. Praise ye him, all his host.
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And [Micaiah] said, Therefore hear thou the word of LORD. I saw LORD sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.
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And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing, and he does according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth. And none can stay his hand, or say to him, What are thou doing?
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Armies » Illustrative of » Numerous and heavy afflictions
His troops come on together, and cast up their way against me, and encamp round about my tent.
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military Arms » Illustrative of » Spiritual armor
But we, being of the day, should be sober, putting on a breastplate of faith and love, and a helmet, the hope of salvation.
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The night has advanced and the day has approached. Let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the weapons of light.
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in word of truth, in power of God, through the weapons of righteousness of the right hand and of the left,
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Put on the full armor of God to enable you to stand against the wiles of the devil. Because our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principal offices, against the positions of authority, against the world-rulers of the darkness of this age, against the spiritual things of wickedness in the he Because of this take ye up the full armor of God, so that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. read more.
Stand ye therefore having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
Stand ye therefore having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
military Arms » Illustrative of » Spiritual weapons
For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty in God for the demolition of strongholds,
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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 country, from the outermost part of heaven, even LORD, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land.
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LORD has opened his armory, and has brought forth the weapons of his indignation, for the Lord, LORD of hosts, has a work in the land of the Chaldeans.
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wild Donkey » Illustrative of » Israel in their love of idols
How can thou say, I am not defiled; I have not gone after the Baalim? See thy way in the valley. Know what thou have done, a swift dromedary traversing her ways, a wild donkey used to the wilderness, that sniffs up the wind in her desire. In her time of estrus who can turn her away? All those who 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 donkey among men, his hand against every man, and every man's hand against him, and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brothers.
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wild Donkey » Illustrative of » Intractableness of natural man
But vain man is void of understanding. Yea, man is born [as] a wild donkey's colt.
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wild Donkey » Illustrative of » The assyrian power
For they have gone up to Assyria [like] a wild donkey alone by himself. Ephraim has hired lovers.
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wild Donkey » Illustrative of » The wicked in their pursuit of sin
Behold, as wild donkeys in the desert, they go forth to their work, seeking diligently for food. The wilderness [yields] them bread for their sons.
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Bears » Illustrative of » God in his judgments
He is to me as a bear laying in wait, as a lion in concealed places.
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I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the caul of their heart. And there I will devour them like a lioness. The wild beast shall tear them.
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Bears » Illustrative of » The kingdom of antiChrist
And the beast that I saw was similar to a leopard. And its feet were like a bear, and its mouth like the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave to it his power, and his throne, and great authority.
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Bears » Illustrative of » Wicked rulers
A roaring lion, and a ranging bear, [is] a wicked ruler over a poor people.
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Bears » Illustrative of » The natural man
And 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, another beast, a second, like a bear, and it was raised up on one side, and three ribs were in its mouth between its teeth. And they said thus to it: Arise, devour much flesh.
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Beasts » Illustrative of » Persecutors
But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the sacred message might be brought to fullness, and all the Gentiles might hear. And I was rescued out of the mouth of the lion.
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If in respect to men I fought with beasts at Ephesus, what is the benefit to me if the dead are not raised? Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.
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Beasts » Illustrative of » AntiChrist
And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them. And judgment was given to them and the souls of those who were beheaded because of the testimony of Jesus, and because of the word of God, and who did not worship the beast nor his image,
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And the beast that I saw was similar to a leopard. And its feet were like a bear, and its mouth like the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave to it his power, and his throne, and great authority.
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Beasts » Illustrative of » People of different nations
The leaves of it were fine, and the fruit of it much, and food was in it for all. The beasts of the field had shadow under it, and the birds of the heavens dwelt in the branches of it. And all flesh was fed from it.
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whose leaves were fine, and the fruit of it much, and in it was food for all, under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and upon whose branches the birds of the heavens had their habitation, it is thou, O king, who have grown and become strong. For thy greatness has grown, and reaches to heaven, and thy dominion to the end of the earth.
Beasts » Illustrative of » UnGodly professors
But these men, like irrational beasts of nature, having been born for capture and destruction, speaking evil at which things they do not understand, will be destroyed in their corruption,
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But these men indeed revile whatever they have not seen. But whatever they understand naturally, as the irrational beasts, in these things they are corrupted.
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Beasts » Illustrative of » The wicked
A man who is in splendor, and understands not, is like the beasts that perish.
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A certain man of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy bellies.
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Beasts » Illustrative of » Kingdoms
I beheld at that time because of the voice of the great words which the horn spoke. I beheld even till the beast was slain, and its body destroyed, and it was given to be burned with fire.
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I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward, and no beasts could stand before him, nor was there any that could deliver out of his hand, but he did according to his will, and magnified himself.
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Books » Illustrative of » The record of the church of Christ
to a festal gathering and assembly of firstborn sons who were enrolled in the heavens, and to God, a Judge of all, and to spirits of righteous men who were made fully perfect,
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And at that time Michael shall stand up, the great prince who stands for the sons of thy people. And there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time. And at that time thy people s
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And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened, and another book was opened, which is the one of life. And the dead were judged from the things that were written in the books, accordi
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And if any man takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his part from the tree of life, and from the holy city, the things written in this book.
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Books » Illustrative of » Memorials of conversation and conduct of men
And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened, and another book was opened, which is the one of life. And the dead were judged from the things that were written in the books, accordi
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A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him. Thousands of thousands ministered to him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him. The judgment was set, and the books were opened.
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Then those who feared LORD spoke one with another, and LORD hearkened, and heard, and a book of remembrance was written before him, for those who feared LORD, and who thought upon his name.
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Books » Illustrative of » Memorials of God's providence
Thou number my wanderings. Put thou my tears into thy bottle. Are they not in thy book?
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Thine eyes saw my unformed substance, and in thy book they were all written, [even] the days that were ordained, when as yet there was none of them.
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Brass » Illustrative of » The strength and firmness of Christ
Also his body was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as flaming torches, and his arms and his feet like burnished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude.
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and his feet resembling highly refined metal, as in a furnace having been fiery hot, and his voice as the sound of many waters,
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Brass » Illustrative of » Strength given to saints
And I will make thee to this people a fortified brazen wall. And they shall fight against thee, but they shall not prevail against thee. For I am with thee to save thee and to deliver thee, says LORD.
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Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion, for I will make thy horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass, and thou shall beat many peoples in pieces. And I will devote their gain to LORD, and their substance to LORD of the whole earth.
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Brass » Illustrative of » Obstinate sinners
Because I knew that thou are obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass,
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They are all grievous revolters, going about with slanders. They are brass and iron. They all of them deal corruptly.
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Brass » Illustrative of » Extreme drought
And thy sky that is 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 power. And I will make your sky as iron, and your earth as brass,
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Brass » Illustrative of » The decrees of God
And again I lifted up my eyes, and looked. And, behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains, and the mountains were mountains 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 earth.
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the Burnt offering » Illustrative of » The offering of Christ
And walk in love, as also the Christ loved us, and delivered himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a fragrant aroma.
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saying above, Sacrifice and offering and whole burnt offerings and for sin thou did not desire, nor were thou pleased with things that are offered according to the law. Then he said, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He takes away the first, so that he may establish the second. By which will we are sanctified through the one time offering of the body of Jesus Christ.
the Burnt offering » Illustrative of » Being Devoted to God
I beseech you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, your reasonable service.
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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 burnished brass.
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And the first being was similar to a lion, and the second being was similar to a young bull, and the third being having a face like a man, and the fourth being was similar to a flying eagle.
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Calves » Illustrative of » Sacrifices of praise
Take with you words, and return to LORD. Say to him, Take away all iniquity, and accept that which is good. So we will render [as] bullocks [the offering of] our lips.
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The Way of life is to be without love of money, being content with the things that are present, for he has said, I will, no, not leave thee, and also, I will, no, not forsake thee.
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Calves » Illustrative of » Saints nourished by grace
But to you who fear my name the sun of righteousness shall arise with healing in its wings, and ye shall go forth, and frolic as calves of the stall.
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Candlestick » Illustrative of » Christ
Again therefore Jesus spoke to them, saying, I am the light of the world. He who follows me would, no, not walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.
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For a tabernacle was prepared, the first in which was also the lampstand, and the table, and the presentation of the loaves, which is called the Holy place.
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And he said to me, What do thou see? And I said, I have seen, and, behold, a candlestick all of gold, with its bowl upon the top of it, and its seven lamps on it. There are seven pipes to each of the lamps, which are upon the top o
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Candlestick » Illustrative of » The church
The mystery of the seven stars that thou saw in my right hand, and the seven golden lampstands: the seven stars are agents of the seven congregations, and the seven lampstands that thou saw are the seven congregations.
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And in the midst of the seven lampstands, resembling a son of man, he who was clothed down to the foot, and girded about with a golden belt at the breasts.
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Candlestick » Illustrative of » Ministers
Ye are the light of the world. A city setting on a hill cannot be hid, nor do they light a lamp, and put it under the bushel, but on the lampstand, and it shines to all in the house. Thus your light should shine before men, so that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father in the heavens.
Cedars » Illustrative of » Majesty, strength, and glory of Christ
Thus says lord LORD: I will also take of the lofty top of the cedar, and will set it. I will crop off a tender one from the topmost of its young twigs, and I will plant it upon a high and lofty mountain. I will plant it in the mountain of the height of Israel, and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar. And all birds of every wing shall dwell under it; they shall dwell in the shade of the branches thereo
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, LORD of hosts, will lop off the boughs with terror. And the high of stature shall be hewn down, and the lofty shall be brought low. And he will cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one.
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 the oaks, yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.
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Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with fair branches, and with a forest-like shade, and of high stature, and its top was among the thick boughs.
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Cedars » Illustrative of » Beauty and glory of israel
As valleys they are spread forth, as gardens by the river-side, as aloes which LORD has planted, as cedar trees beside the waters.
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Cedars » Illustrative of » Saints in their rapid growth
A righteous man shall flourish like the palm tree. He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
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Chariots » Illustrative of » Prophets
And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and the horsemen of it! And he saw him no more. And he took hold of his own clothes, and tore 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 to him, and wept over him, and said, My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and the horsemen of it!
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Chariots » Illustrative of » Christ's love to his church
Before I was aware, my soul set me [among] the chariots of my princely people.
Chariots » Illustrative of » Angels
And he answered, Fear not, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them. And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes that he may see. And LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw. And, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.
Chariots » Illustrative of » The judgments of God
For, behold, LORD will come with fire, and his chariots shall be like the whirlwind, to render his anger with fierceness, and his rebuke with flames of fire.
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Chariots » Illustrative of » The clouds
who lays the beams of his chambers in 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 be no more stiff-necked.
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And LORD thy God will circumcise thy heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love LORD thy God with all thy 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 testify, that they may hear? Behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken. Behold, the word of LORD has become to them a reproach; they have no delight in it.
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Circumcision » Illustrative of » Purity of speech
And Moses spoke before LORD, saying, Behold, the sons of Israel have not hearkened to me, how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncircumcised lips?
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Cities » Illustrative of » The apostacy
And the fifth agent poured out his bowl upon the throne of the beast, and its kingdom became darkened, and they gnawed their tongues from the anguish.
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And the woman whom thou saw is the great city having reign over the kings of the earth.
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Cities » Illustrative of » Church triumphant
And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, having been prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
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And if any man takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his part from the tree of life, and from the holy city, the things written in this book.
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Cities » Illustrative of » Visible church
[I said], I will rise now, and go around 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 who go about the city found me. [I said], Did ye see him whom my soul loves?
Cities » Illustrative of » Riches
The rich man's wealth is his strong city. The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
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Cities » Illustrative of » Heavenly inheritance
But now they aspire for a superior one, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed of them, 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 setting on a hill cannot be hid,
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Cloud of glory » Illustrative of » The glory of Christ
And I saw a mighty agent coming down out of heaven, clothed with a cloud, and the rainbow was upon his head, and his face was like the sun, and his feet like pillars of fire,
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Cloud of glory » Illustrative of » The protection of the church
And LORD will create over the whole habitation of mount Zion, and over her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night, for over all the glory, a covering.
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Creation » Illustrative of » Renewal of the earth
Therefore, all these things being disintegrated, what kind ought ye to be in holy actions and pieties,
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For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth, and the former things shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.
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But we anticipate a new heavens and a new earth according to his promise, in which righteousness dwells.
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Creation » Illustrative of » New Birth
So then if any man is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away, behold, all things have become new.
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For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God preordained 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 to put on the new man according to God, the man who was created in righteousness and piety of the truth.
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Creditors » Illustrative of » God's claim upon men
Because of this the kingdom of the heavens is compared to a man, a king, who wanted to settle account with his bondmen.
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Be agreeing with thine opponent quickly, while thou are with him on the way, lest the opponent deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the subordinate, and thou will be cast into prison.
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So also my heavenly Father will do to you, if ye do not forgive each man his brother, from your hearts, their trespasses.
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Creditors » Illustrative of » The demands of the law
And I solemnly declare again to every man who is circumcised, that he is obligated to do the whole law.
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the Daily sacrifice » Illustrative of » Christ
On the morrow John sees Jesus coming to him, and he says, Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
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And having looked upon Jesus walking, he says, Behold, the Lamb of God!
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but by precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and unspotted--of Christ,
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the Daily sacrifice » Illustrative of » Acceptable prayer
Let my prayer be set forth as incense before thee, the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
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Darkness » Illustrative of » Heavy afflictions
And they shall look to the earth, and, behold, distress and darkness, the gloom of anguish, and into thick darkness [to be] driven away.
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because I was not cut off before the darkness, nor did he cover the thick darkness from my face.
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To the upright there arises light in the darkness. [He is] gracious, and merciful, and righteous.
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All his days also he eats in gloom, and he is greatly troubled, and has depression and anger.
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And they shall roar against them in that day like the roaring of the sea. And if [a man] looks to the land, behold, darkness [and] distress, and the light is darkened in the clouds of it.
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Therefore justice is far from us, nor does righteousness overtake us. We look for light, but, behold, darkness, for brightness, but we walk in obscurity.
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Darkness » Illustrative of » Greatness and unsearchableness of God
And he made darkness pavilions round about him, gathering of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
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Clouds and darkness are round about him. Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
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And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was.
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He bowed the heavens also, and came down, and thick darkness was under his feet.
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Then Solomon spoke, 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 did not comprehend it.
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to open their eyes to turn about from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, for them to receive remission of sins and a lot among those who have been sanctified by faith in me.
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And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light, for their deeds were evil.
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Teach us what we shall say to him. We cannot set in array because of darkness.
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For, behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the peoples. But LORD will arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.
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Jesus therefore said to them, Yet a little time the light is with you. Walk while ye have the light, so that darkness may not overcome you. And he who walks in the darkness knows not where he is going.
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Darkness » Illustrative of » The punishment of devils and wicked men
For if God did not spare heavenly agents who sinned, but delivered them up to chains of darkness, having been cast into hell being reserved for judgment,
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These men are waterless wells, and clouds driven by a fierce wind, for whom the gloom of darkness has been reserved into an age.
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Then the king said to the helpers, After binding him hands and feet, take him away and cast him out into the outer darkness. There will be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
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Darkness » Illustrative of » The power of satan
Because our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principal offices, against the positions of authority, against the world-rulers of the darkness of this age, against the spiritual things of wickedness in the he
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Who rescued us out of the power of darkness, and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son of his love,
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Darkness » Illustrative of » A course of sin
And do not associate with the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead even rebuke them.
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who forsake the paths of uprightness to walk in the ways of darkness,
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Darkness » Illustrative of » Secrecy
What I tell you in the darkness, speak ye in the light, and what ye hear in the ear, proclaim upon the housetops.
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I have not spoken in secret, in a place of the land of darkness. I did not say to the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain. I, LORD, speak righteousness. I declare things that are right.
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Darkness » Illustrative of » The grave
He will keep the feet of his holy ones, but the wicked shall be put to silence in darkness, for by strength no man shall prevail.
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before I go where I shall not return, to the land of darkness and of the shadow of death, the land dark as midnight, of the shadow of death, without any order, and where the light is as midnight.
Darkness » Illustrative of » Anything hateful
Let that day be darkness. Let not God from above seek for it, nor let the light shine upon it. Let darkness and the shadow of death claim it for their own. Let a cloud dwell upon it. Let blackness come upon it. As for that night, let thick darkness seize upon it. Let it not rejoice among the days of the year. Let it not come into the number of the months. read more.
Lo, let that night be barren. Let no joyful voice come in it. Let them curse it who curse the day, who are ready to rouse up leviathan. Let the stars of the twilight of it be dark. Let it look for light, but have none, nor let it behold the eyelids of the morning.
Lo, let that night be barren. Let no joyful voice come in it. Let them curse it who curse the day, who are ready to rouse up leviathan. Let the stars of the twilight of it be dark. Let it look for light, but have none, nor let it behold the eyelids of the morning.
Darkness » Illustrative of » Abstruse and deep subjects
[Man] sets an end to darkness, and searches out to the furthest bound the stones of obscurity and of thick darkness.
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Days » Illustrative of » Spiritual light
But we, being of the day, should be sober, putting on a breastplate of faith and love, and a helmet, the hope of salvation.
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And we have the prophetic word sure, to which ye do well giving heed, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns, and the daystar arises in your hearts.
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Ye are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness.
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Days » Illustrative of » Time of judgment
each man's work will become manifest. For the day will make it known, because it is revealed by fire. And the fire will test each man's work of what kind it is.
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But it is a very small thing to me that I might be appraised by you or by a day of mankind. Yet neither do I appraise myself,
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Days » Illustrative of » The path of the just
But the path of the righteous is as the dawning light, that shines more and more to the perfect day.
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The Dead » Illustrative of » Man's state by nature
For also those who are in the tent groan, being burdened, not in that we want to undress, but to clothe ourselves, so that the mortal may be swallowed up by the life.
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Even you, who were dead in trespasses and sins
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even us being dead in the transgressions, he made alive together with the Christ (ye are saved by grace),
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The Dead » Illustrative of » A state of deep affliction, &c
We grope for the wall like the blind. Yea, we grope as those who have no eyes. We stumble at noonday as in the twilight. [We are] as dead men in desolate places.
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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 dark places as those who have been long dead.
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cast off among the dead, like the slain who lie in the grave, whom thou remember no more, and they are cut off from thy hand.
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The Dead » Illustrative of » Faith without works
But she who is self-indulgent is dead while she lives.
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So also faith, if it has no works, is dead by itself.
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For as the body without a spirit is dead, so also faith without the works is dead.
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The Dead » Illustrative of » Freedom from the power of sin
So also ye, reckon yourselves to be indeed dead to sin, but living to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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May it not happen! How will we who died to sin, still live in it?
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And if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him,
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The Dead » Illustrative of » Impotence
But God came to Abimelech in a dream of the night, and said to him, Behold, thou are but a dead man, because of the woman whom thou have taken, for she is a man's wife.
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And not being weak in faith he did not regard his body, which was now deadened (being about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah's womb.
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The Dead » Illustrative of » Diviners, &c
And when they shall say to you, Seek for those who have familiar spirits and for the wizards, who chirp and who mutter, should not a people seek for their God? On behalf of the living [seek] to the dead?
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The Dead » Illustrative of » Freedom from the law
Therefore, my brothers, ye also became dead to the law through the body of Christ in order for ye to become to another, to him who was raised from the dead, so that we would bear fruit to God.
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Deserts » Illustrative of » The world
Who is this who comes up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved? Under the apple tree I awoke thee. There thy mother was in travail with thee. There she who brought thee forth was in travail.
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Who is this who comes up from the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the merchant?
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Deserts » Illustrative of » Barrenness
He also rebuked the Red Sea, and it was dried up. So he led them through the depths as through a wilderness.
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He turns rivers into a wilderness, and water springs into a thirsty ground,
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He turns a wilderness into a pool of water, and a dry land into water springs.
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Deserts » Illustrative of » Desolation by armies
Many shepherds have destroyed my vineyard. They have trodden my portion under foot. They have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness. They have made it a desolation. It mourns to me, being desolate. The whole land is made desolate, because no man lays it to heart. Destroyers have come upon all the bare heights in the wilderness. For the sword of LORD devours from the one end of the land even to the other end of the land. No flesh has peace. read more.
They have sown wheat, and have reaped thorns. They have put themselves to pain, and profit nothing. And ye shall be ashamed of your fruits, because of the fierce anger of LORD.
They have sown wheat, and have reaped thorns. They have put themselves to pain, and profit nothing. And ye shall be ashamed of your fruits, because of the fierce anger of LORD.
your mother shall be utterly put to shame. She who bore you shall be confounded. Behold, she shall be the hindermost of the nations, a wilderness, a dry land, and a desert.
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Deserts » Illustrative of » The gentiles
I will put in the wilderness the cedar, the acacia, and the myrtle, and the oil tree. I will set in the desert the fir tree, the pine, and the box tree together,
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The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad. And the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.
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Deserts » Illustrative of » What affords no support
O generation, see ye the word of LORD. Have I been a wilderness to Israel, or a land of thick darkness? Why do my people say, We have broken loose. We will come no more to 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 kill 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 profane but for a moment? Though his height mounts up to the heavens, and his head reaches to the clouds, yet he shall perish forever like his own dung. Those who have seen him shall say, Where is he? read more.
He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found. Yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.
He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found. Yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.
How they have become a desolation in a moment! They are utterly consumed with terrors. As a dream from awakening, O LORD, when thou waken, thou will despise their form.
Dreams » Illustrative of » Enemies of the church
And the multitude of all the nations that fight against Ariel, even all that fight against her and her stronghold, and that distress her, shall be as a dream, a vision of the night. And it shall be as when a hungry man dreams, and, behold, he eats. But he awakes, and his soul is empty. Or as when a thirsty man dreams, and, behold, he drinks. But he awakes, and, behold, he is faint, and his soul has appetite. S
Dreams » Illustrative of » Impure imaginations
Nevertheless in the same way also these men who dream, indeed defile flesh, and reject lordship, and speak evil of dignities.
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Earthquakes » Illustrative of » The judgments of God
And the agent who took the censer, also filled it from the fire of the altar, and cast it to the earth. And there occurred thunders, and voices, and lightnings, and an earthquake.
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The earth is utterly broken. The earth is torn apart. The earth is shaken violently.
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She shall be visited by LORD of hosts with thunder, and with earthquake, and great noise, with whirlwind and tempest, and the flame of a devouring fire.
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Earthquakes » Illustrative of » The overthrow of kingdoms
For thus says LORD of hosts: Yet once, it is a little while, 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 kingdoms, and I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the nations. And I will overthrow the chariots, and those who ride in them. And the horses and their riders shall come down, each one b
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Famine » Illustrative of » Destruction of idols
LORD will be terrible to them, for he will famish all the gods of the earth. And men shall worship him, everyone from his place, even all the isles of the nations.
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Famine » Illustrative of » A dearth of the means of grace
Behold, the days come, says lord LORD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of 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 LORD, and shall not find it.
Fire » Illustrative of » Judgments
Those who fled stand without strength under the shadow of Heshbon. For a fire has gone forth out of Heshbon, and a flame from the midst of Sihon, and has devoured the corner of Moab, and the crown of the head of the tumultuous ones
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And I will send a fire on Magog, and on those who dwell securely in the isles. And they shall know that I am LORD.
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Fire » Illustrative of » God's vengeance
For our God is also a consuming fire.
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For LORD thy God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.
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Fire » Illustrative of » The word of God
Is not my word like fire? says LORD, and like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces?
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Therefore thus says LORD, the God of hosts: Because ye speak 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, says LORD, will be to her a wall of fire round about, and I 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 burn among them, and devour them, and there shall not be any remaining to the house of Esau, for LORD has sp
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And the light of Israel will be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame, and it will 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 adversaries 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 can abide the day of his coming? And who shall stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner's fire, and like fuller's soap.
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And the light of Israel will be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame, and it will burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day.
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Fire » Illustrative of » The tongue
A worthless man devises mischief, and in his lips there is as a scorching fire.
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And the tongue is a fire, the world of unrighteousness. Thus, the tongue is made to lead among our body-parts, defiling the whole body, and setting the cycle of nature on fire, and being set on fire by hell.
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Fire » Illustrative of » Zeal of angels
who makes his [heavenly] agents spirits, his ministers a flame of fire,
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And indeed toward the heavenly agents he says, He who makes his agents spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire.
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Fire » Illustrative of » The holy spirit
when LORD shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst of it, by the spirit of justice, and by the spirit of burning.
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And there appeared to them dividing tongues, as of fire, and they settled upon each one of them.
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Fire » Illustrative of » Lust
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned? Or can a man walk upon hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?
Fire » Illustrative of » Persecution
I came to cast fire upon the earth, and what I desire is if it were kindled already. But I have an immersion to be immersed, and how am I constrained until it will be accomplished. Do ye suppose that I came to give peace on the earth? I tell you, no, but rather division. read more.
For henceforth there will be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three. A father will be divided against a son, and a son against a father, a mother against a daughter, and a daughter against a mother, a mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
For henceforth there will be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three. A father will be divided against a son, and a son against a father, a mother against a daughter, and a daughter against a mother, a mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and a 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 burn among them, and devour them, and there shall not be any remaining to the house of Esau, for LORD has sp
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Fire » Illustrative of » The hope of hypocrites
Behold, all ye who kindle a fire, who gird yourselves about with firebrands, walk ye in the flame of your fire, and among the brands that ye have kindled. This ye shall have from my hand. Ye shall lie down in sorrow.
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Fire » Illustrative of » Wickedness
For wickedness burns as the fire. It devours the briers and thorns. Yea, it kindles in the thickets of the forest, and they roll upward in a column 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 pass through the waters, I will be with thee, and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee. When thou walk through the fire, thou shall not be burned, nor shall the flame kindle upon thee.
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the First-born » Illustrative of » The dignity, &c of Christ
Because whom he foreknew, he also predestined to be of similar nature of the form of his Son, in order for him to be the firstborn son among many brothers.
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I also will make him first-born, the highest of the kings of the earth.
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And he is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he might become preeminent in all things.
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the First-born » Illustrative of » The dignity, &c of the church
to a festal gathering and assembly of firstborn sons who were enrolled in the heavens, and to God, a Judge of all, and to spirits of righteous men who were made fully perfect,
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First fruits » Illustrative of » Resurrection of Christ
But now Christ has been raised from the dead. He became the first fruit of those who are asleep.
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But each in his own order. Christ the first fruit, then those of Christ at his coming.
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First fruits » Illustrative of » Church of Christ
These are men who were not defiled with women, for they are virgins. These are those who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These were out of men purchased by Jesus, a first fruit to God and to the Lamb.
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Having deliberated, he begot us by the word of truth for us to be a certain first fruit of his creatures.
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First fruits » Illustrative of » Early jewish church
Israel [was] holiness to LORD, the first-fruits of his increase. All who devour him shall be held guilty. Evil shall come upon them, says LORD.
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First fruits » Illustrative of » First converts in any place
Salute Epaenetus my beloved who is the first fruit of Achaia for Christ.
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Flowers » Illustrative of » Shortness of man's life
He comes forth like a flower, and is cut down. He too flees as a shadow, and does not continue.
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As for man, his days are as grass, as a flower of the field, so he flourishes.
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Flowers » Illustrative of » The graces of Christ
Flowers » Illustrative of » Rich men
but the rich in his lowliness, because as a flower of grass he will pass away. For the sun rose up with the burning heat, and withered the grass. And the flower of it fell, and the beauty of its appearance perished. So also the rich man will fade away among his pursuits.
Flowers » Illustrative of » Glory of man
Because all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as a flower of grass. The grass withers, and the flower of it falls away,
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Flowers » Illustrative of » Kingdom of israel
Woe to the crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim, and to the fading flower of his glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat valley of those who are overcome with wine!
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Fortresses » Illustrative of » God's protection
LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I will take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.
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O LORD, my strength, and my stronghold, and my refuge in the day of affliction, to thee the nations shall come from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Our fathers have inherited nothing but lies, [even] vanity and things in whic
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Fortresses » Illustrative of » Protection afforded to ministers
I have made thee a prover [and] a fortress among my people, that thou may know and try their way.
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Fortresses » Illustrative of » Christ, the defence of saints
He shall dwell on high. His place of defense shall be the munitions of rocks. His bread shall be given. His waters shall be sure.
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Foundation » Illustrative of » Christ
Therefore thus says lord LORD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation, a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner-[stone], a sure foundation. He who believes {in him shall, no, not be shamed (LXX/NT)}.
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For no man can lay another foundation besides that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
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Foundation » Illustrative of » Doctrines of the apostles, &c
Which was built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief corner,
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Foundation » Illustrative of » Decrees and purposes of God
Nevertheless the firm foundation of God stands, having this seal, Lord knows those who are his, and, Let every man who names the name of Lord keep away from unrighteousness.
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Foundation » Illustrative of » The righteous
When the whirlwind passes, the wicked man is no more, but the righteous man is an everlasting foundation.
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Foundation » Illustrative of » Security of saints' inheritance
For he anticipated the city that has the foundations, whose builder and architect is God.
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Foundation » Illustrative of » First principles of the gospel
Therefore having left the word of the primacy of Christ, let us be brought forward to perfection, not again laying a foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, of doctrine of washings, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.
Foundation » Illustrative of » Hope of saints
His foundation is in the holy mountains.
Foundation » Illustrative of » Magistrates
They know not, nor do they understand. They walk to and fro in darkness. All the foundations of the earth are shaken.
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Foxes » Illustrative of » Enemies of the church
Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vineyards. For our vineyards are in blossom.
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Foxes » Illustrative of » False prophets
O Israel, thy prophets have been like foxes in the waste places.
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Foxes » Illustrative of » Cunning and deceitful persons
And he said to them, Having gone, say to this fox, Behold, I cast out demons and finish cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I am fully perfected.
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Girdles » Illustrative of » Strength
And I will clothe him with thy robe, and strengthen him with thy belt. 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 have girded me with strength to the battle. Thou have subdued under me those who rose up against me.
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Girdles » Illustrative of » Truth
Stand ye therefore having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
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Girdles » Illustrative of » Righteousness of Christ
And righteousness shall be the belt of his waist, and faithfulness the belt of his loins.
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Girdles » Illustrative of » Faithfulness of Christ
And righteousness shall be the belt of his waist, and faithfulness the belt of his loins.
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Girdles » Illustrative of » Gladness
Thou have turned for me my mourning into dancing. Thou have loosed my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness,
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Gold » Illustrative of » True converts
And if any man builds upon this foundation, gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw,
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Gold » Illustrative of » The doctrines of grace
I counsel thee to buy from me gold refined from fire, so that thou may become wealthy, and white garments, so that thou may clothe thyself, and the shame of thy nakedness may not be made known, and eye-salve, so that thou may anoin
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Gold » Illustrative of » Babylonish empire
And wherever the sons of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the birds of the heavens, he has given into thy hand, and has made thee to rule over them all. Thou are the head of gold.
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Gold » Illustrative of » Tried faith
so that the proof of your faith, much more precious than gold that perishes, and though proven by fire, may be found for praise and esteem and for glory at the revealing of Jesus Christ.
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Gold » Illustrative of » Saints after affliction
But he knows the way that I take. When he has tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
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Honey » Illustrative of » The word of God
How sweet are thy words to my taste, than honey to my mouth!
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More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold. Sweeter also than honey and the droppings of the honeycomb.
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Honey » Illustrative of » Holy speech of saints
Honey » Illustrative of » Wisdom
My son, eat thou honey, for it is good, and the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to thy taste, so the knowledge of wisdom [is] to thy soul. If thou have found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy hope shall not be cut off.
Honey » Illustrative of » Pleasant words
Pleasant words are a honeycomb: Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
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Honey » Illustrative of » Lips of a strange woman
For the lips of an interloping woman drop honey, 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 steed in Pharaoh's chariots.
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My anger is kindled against the shepherds, and I will punish the he-goats. For LORD of hosts has visited his flock, the house of Judah, and will make them as his goodly horse in the battle.
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Incense » Illustrative of » Prayer
And when he took the book, the four beings and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each having a harp and golden bowls containing incense, which are the prayers of the sanctified.
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Let my prayer be set forth as incense before thee, the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
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For from the rising of the sun even to the going down of the same, my name [is] great among the Gentiles. And in every place incense [is] offered to my name, and a pure offering. For my name [is] great among the Gentiles, says LORD
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Incense » Illustrative of » The merits of Christ
And another agent came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer. And much incense was given to him, so that he would give with the prayers of all the sanctified upon the golden altar before the throne. And the vapor of the incense, with the prayers of the sanctified, ascended before God out of the agent's hand.
Laver of brass » Illustrative of » Christ the fountain for sin
In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for uncleanness.
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and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and washed us from our sins by his blood
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Laver of brass » Illustrative of » Regeneration
he saved us, not of works in righteousness that we did, but according to his mercy through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit,
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so that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it with the washing of water by the word,
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Leaven » Illustrative of » Doctrines of pharisees, &c
Then they understood that he said not to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
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And Jesus said to them, Watch and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
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Leaven » Illustrative of » The rapid spread of the gospel
He spoke another parable to them. The kingdom of the heavens is like leaven, which having taken, a woman hid in three measures of meal until it was all leavened.
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It is like leaven that a woman having taken, hid in three measures of meal, until the whole was leavened.
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Leaven » Illustrative of » UnGodly professors
Your boasting is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leavens the whole lump? Purge out the old leaven, so that ye may be a new lump, since ye are unleavened. For also Christ our Passover was sacrificed for us.
Leaven » Illustrative of » Malice and wickedness
Therefore we should feast, not by old leaven, nor by leaven of evil and wickedness, but by non-leaven of sincerity and truth.
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Leaven » Illustrative of » False teachers
This persuasion is not from him who calls you. A little leaven leavens the whole lump.
Leviathan » Illustrative of » Powerful and cruel kings
In that day LORD with his hard and great and strong sword will punish leviathan the swift serpent, and leviathan the crooked serpent, and he will kill the monster that is in the sea.
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Leviathan » Illustrative of » Power and severity of God
None is so fierce that he dare stir him up. Who then is he who can stand before me?
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Light » Illustrative of » Christ the source of all wisdom
I have come a light into the world, so that every man who believes in me may not remain in the darkness.
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Again therefore Jesus spoke to them, saying, I am the light of the world. He who follows me would, no, not walk in the darkness, but will 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 for enlightenment of Gentiles, and glory of thy people Israel.
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Light » Illustrative of » The word of God
And we have the prophetic word sure, to which ye do well giving heed, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns, and the daystar arises in your hearts.
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The opening of thy words gives light. It gives understanding to the simple.
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Thy word is a lamp to my feet, and light to my path.
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Light » Illustrative of » Saints
so that ye may become blameless and pure children of God, blameless in the midst of a crooked and perverted generation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world.
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For ye were once darkness, but now light in Lord. Walk as children of light
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And his lord commended the unrighteous manager because he did shrewdly. Because the sons of this age are shrewder in their own generation than the sons of the light.
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Light » Illustrative of » Gospel
in whom the god of this age has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, in order for the light of the good-news of the glory of the Christ (who is a likeness of God) not to shine forth to them.
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But ye are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for an acquired possession, so that ye might broadly proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
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Light » Illustrative of » Wise rulers
But Abishai the son of Zeruiah helped him, and smote the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David swore to him, saying, Thou shall no more go out with us to battle, that thou not quench the lamp of Israel.
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[he shall be] as the light of the morning, when the sun rises, a morning without clouds, [when] the tender grass [springs] out of the earth, through clear shining after rain.
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Light » Illustrative of » Future glory of saints
Light is sown for the righteous man, and gladness for the upright in heart.
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Giving thanks to the Father who made us qualified for the share of the portion of the sanctified in light.
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Light » Illustrative of » Glory of God
who alone has immortality, dwelling in irreproachable light, whom no man has seen, nor can see, to whom is honor and eternal dominion. Truly.
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who covers thyself with light as with a garment, who stretches out the heavens like a curtain,
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Light » Illustrative of » Whatever makes manifest
But all things exposed are revealed by the light, for everything that is seen is light.
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But he who does the truth comes to the light, so 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 setting on a hill cannot be hid,
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That man was the lamp that burns and shines, and ye were willing to rejoice for an hour in his light.
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Light » Illustrative of » Guidance of God
LORD is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear? 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 we shall see light.
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Light » Illustrative of » Favor of God
Many there are who say, Who will show us good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.
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O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of LORD.
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Light » Illustrative of » Glory of Christ
And on going, it came to pass for him to approach Damascus. And suddenly there shone around him a light out of heaven.
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at midday, O king, I saw on the road a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, which shone around me and those who went with me.
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Light » Illustrative of » The glory of the church
Arise, shine, for thy light has come, and the glory of LORD has risen upon thee. For, behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the peoples. But LORD will arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee. And nations shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.
Light » Illustrative of » The path of the just
But the path of the righteous is as the dawning light, that shines more and more to the perfect day.
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Light » Illustrative of » Purity of Christ
And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone as the sun, and his garments became white as the light.
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Light » Illustrative of » Wisdom of God
He reveals the deep and secret things. He knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with him.
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Light » Illustrative of » The soul of man
Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine. The light shall be dark in his tent, and his lamp above him shall be put out.
Light » Illustrative of » Purity of God
And this is the message that we have heard from him and declare to 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 who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the congregations. To him who overcomes, I will give him to eat of the hidden manna. And I will give him a white stone, and upon the stone a new name written, which none knows
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Manna » Illustrative of » Christ
Jesus therefore said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, Moses did not give you the bread out of heaven, but my Father gives you the TRUE bread out of heaven. For the bread of God is he who comes down out of heaven, and gives life to the world. They said to him therefore, Lord, always give us this bread. read more.
Jesus said to them, I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will, no, not hunger, and he who believes in me will, no, not ever thirst.
Jesus said to them, I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will, no, not hunger, and he who believes in me will, no, not ever thirst.
Marriage » Illustrative of » God's union with the jewish nation
For thy maker is thy husband. LORD of hosts is his name. And the Holy One of Israel is thy Redeemer. He shall be called the God of the whole earth.
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And I will betroth thee to me forever. Yea, I will betroth thee to me in righteousness, and in justice, and in loving kindness, and in mercies. I will even betroth thee to me in faithfulness, and thou shall know LORD.
Marriage » Illustrative of » Christ's union with his church
This mystery is great, but I speak for Christ and for the church.
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Because a husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church, and himself the savior of the body. But as the church is subject to the Christ, so also the wives to their own husbands in everything.
Mercy-seat » Illustrative of » Christ
whom God set forth an expiatory sacrifice through faith in his blood, for proof of his justice, because of the passing over of the sins that have formerly occurred
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And behind the second curtain, the tabernacle called the Holy of holies,
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Mercy-seat » Illustrative of » The throne of grace
Let us therefore come near with boldness to the throne of grace, so that we may take mercy, and may find grace for timely help.
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Milk » Illustrative of » First principles of God's word
I gave you milk to drink and not solid food, for ye were not yet able. But not even yet are ye able,
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For also men who ought to be teachers because of the time, ye have need again for some man to teach you the rudiments of the beginning of the oracles of God, and have become men who have need of milk, and not of solid food.
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as newborn babes, long for the genuine intellectual milk, so that ye may grow by it,
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Milk » Illustrative of » Blessings of the gospel
Ho, everyone who thirsts, come ye to the waters. And he who has no money, come ye, buy, and eat. Yea, 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 sweet wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the brooks of Judah shall flow with waters. And a fountain shall come forth from the house of LORD, a
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Milk » Illustrative of » Godly and edifying discourses
Milk » Illustrative of » Doctrines of the gospel
Milk » Illustrative of » Temporal blessings
His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.
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Milk » Illustrative of » Wealth of the gentiles
Thou shall also suck the milk of the nations, and shall suck the breast of kings. And thou shall know that I, LORD, am thy Savior, and thy Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
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Nazarites » Illustrative of » Saints
Therefore, Come ye out from among them, and be ye separated, says Lord, And touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you
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Pure religion and undefiled from God and the Father is this, to go help the orphaned and the widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
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Nazarites » Illustrative of » Christ
For such a high priest is fitting for us, devout, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners, and having become higher than the heavens.
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Night » Illustrative of » Seasons of severe calamities
[seek him] who makes the Pleiades and Orion, and turns the shadow of death into the morning, and makes the day dark with night, who calls for the waters of the sea, and pours them out upon the face of the earth (LORD is his name),
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The watchman said, The morning comes, and also the night. If ye will inquire, inquire ye; turn ye back, 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 has advanced and the day has approached. Let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the weapons of light.
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Night » Illustrative of » death
I must work the works of him who sent me while it is day. Night comes when no man can work.
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Offerings » Illustrative of » Christ's offering of himself
And walk in love, as also the Christ loved us, and delivered himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a fragrant aroma.
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Offerings » Illustrative of » The conversion of the jews
And they shall bring all your brothers out of all the nations for an oblation to LORD, upon horses, and in chariots, and in litters, and upon mules, and upon dromedaries, to my holy mountain Jerusalem, says LORD, as the sons of Isr
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Offerings » Illustrative of » The conversion of the gentiles
for me to be a minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, serving the good-news of God like a priest, so that the offering up of the Gentiles might become acceptable, being sanctified in Holy Spirit.
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Oil » Illustrative of » The unction of the holy spirit
Thou have loved righteousness, and hated wickedness. Therefore God, thy God, has anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy companions.
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I have found David my servant. With my holy oil I have anointed him,
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And I answered the second time, and said to him, What are these two olive-branches, which are beside the two golden spouts that empty the golden [oil] out of themselves?
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Oil » Illustrative of » The consolation of the gospel
to appoint to those who mourn in Zion, to give to them a garland for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness, that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of LORD, that
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Oil » Illustrative of » Kind reproof
Let a righteous man smite me, [as] a kindness. And let him reprove me, [as] oil upon the head. Let not my head refuse it. For even in their wickedness my prayer shall continue.
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Palaces » Illustrative of » The splendor of the church
If she is a wall, we will build upon her a turret of silver. And if she is a door, we will enclose her with boards of cedar.
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Palaces » Illustrative of » The Godly children of saints
When our sons shall be as plants grown up in their youth, and our daughters as corner-stones hewn according to the fashion of a palace,
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Palaces » Illustrative of » The place of satan's dominion
When the fully armed strong man guards his palace, the things possessed by him are in peace,
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Palm trees » Illustrative of » The church
This thy stature is like to a palm tree, and thy breasts to its clusters. I said, I will climb up into the palm tree. I will take hold of the branches of it. Let thy breasts be as clusters of the vine, and the smell of thy breath like apples,
Palm trees » Illustrative of » The upright appearance of idols
They are like a palm tree, of turned work, and do not speak. They must be carried, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them, for they cannot do evil, nor is it in them to do good.
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Palm trees » Illustrative of » The righteous
A righteous man 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 a mighty agent coming down out of heaven, clothed with a cloud, and the rainbow was upon his head, and his face was like the sun, and his feet like pillars of fire,
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Pillars » Illustrative of » Ministers
For, behold, I have made thee this day a fortified city, and an iron pillar, and brazen walls, against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against the rulers of it, against the priests of it, and against the people of the l
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and James and Cephas and John, those who were reputed to be pillars, when they understood the grace that was given to me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship. So that we were for the Gentiles, and they for me
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Pillars » Illustrative of » Stability of the earth
He raises up the poor out of the dust, he lifts up the needy from the dunghill, to make them sit with rulers, and inherit the throne of glory. For the pillars of the earth are LORD's, and he has set the world upon them.
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[when] the earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved. I have set up the pillars of it. Selah.
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Pillars » Illustrative of » Saints who overcome in Christ
He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God, and he will, no, not go out any more. And I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem (it comes down out of the
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Pillars » Illustrative of » The church
but if I delay, that thou may know how it is necessary to live in a house of God, which is a congregation of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.
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Pillars » Illustrative of » Stability of the heavens
The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his rebuke.
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Plagues » Illustrative of » God's judgments upon the apostacy
And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out from her, my people, so that ye may not participate with her sins, and that ye may not receive from her plagues.
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Because of this her plagues will come in one day, death, and grief, and famine. And she will be utterly burned with fire, because strong is Lord, the God who judged her.
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Plagues » Illustrative of » The diseased state of man's heart
whatever prayer and supplication be made by any man, [or] by all thy people Israel, who shall know every man the plague of his own heart, and spread 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, the great city, which was clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stone and pearls!
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And the woman was clothed in purple and scarlet, adorned with gold and precious stone and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup containing abominations and the filthy things of her fornication,
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Precious stones » Illustrative of » Saints
And they shall be mine, says LORD of hosts, my own possession, in the day that I make. And I will spare them, as a man spares his own son who serves him.
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And if any man builds upon this foundation, gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw,
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Precious stones » Illustrative of » Preciousness of Christ
It is therefore contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Zion a chief corner stone, chosen, precious. And he who believes in him will, no, not be shamed.
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Therefore thus says lord LORD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation, a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner-[stone], a sure foundation. He who believes {in him shall, no, not be shamed (LXX/NT)}.
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Precious stones » Illustrative of » Stability of heavenly jerusalem
And the foundations of the wall of the city adorned with every precious stone. The first foundation was jasper, the second, sapphire, the third, chalcedony, the fourth, emerald,
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Precious stones » Illustrative of » Glory of heavenly jerusalem
having the glory of God, the light of it similar to a most precious stone, like a jasper stone being crystal clear,
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Precious stones » Illustrative of » Worldly glory of nations
Thou were in Eden, the garden of God. Every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, the topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold. The workmanship of t Thou were the anointed cherub who covers. And I set thee, [so that] thou were upon the holy mountain of God. Thou have walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire. Thou were perfect in thy ways from the day that thou were created, till unrighteousness was found in thee. read more.
By the abundance of thy commerce they filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou have sinned. Therefore I have cast thee out of the mountain of God as profane, and I have destroyed thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of t
By the abundance of thy commerce they filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou have sinned. Therefore I have cast thee out of the mountain of God as profane, and I have destroyed thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of t
Precious stones » Illustrative of » Beauty and stability of the church
O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will set thy stones in fair colors, and lay thy foundations with sapphires. And I will make thy pinnacles of rubies, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy border of precious stones.
priests » Illustrative of » Saints
But ye are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for an acquired possession, so that ye might broadly proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
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and ye shall be to me a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation. These are the words which thou shall speak to the sons of Israel.
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priests » Illustrative of » Christ
And indeed every priest stands daily serving and offering the same sacrifices often, which can never take away sins. But this man, having offered one sacrifice on behalf of sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God,
Prisons » Illustrative of » Bondage to sin and satan
The Spirit of lord LORD is upon me, because LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, {and recovering of sight to the blind (LXX/NT)}, and
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to open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, and those who sit in darkness out of the prison-house.
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saying to those who are bound, Go forth to those who are in darkness. Show yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pasture shall be on all bare heights.
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Prisons » Illustrative of » Hell
And when the thousand years are ended, Satan will be loosed out of his prison.
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Prisons » Illustrative of » Deep afflictions
Bring my soul out of prison that I may give thanks to thy name. The righteous shall encompass me around, for thou will deal bountifully with 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 fellowship with each other, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanses us from every sin.
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so that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it with the washing of water by the word,
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Purifications or baptisms » Illustrative of » Purification by the blood of Christ
Which is a figure for the present time, according to which both gifts and sacrifices are offered that are not able to make the man officiating fully perfect in respect to conscience, only in foods and drinks and various washings: carnal ordinances imposed until a time of reformation. But Christ, having arrived a high priest of the good things that are coming, through the greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, that is, not of this creation, read more.
and not through the blood of goats and calves, but through his own blood, he entered in once into the Holy things, having found eternal redemption.
and not through the blood of goats and calves, but through his own blood, he entered in once into the Holy things, having found eternal redemption.
Reaping » Illustrative of » Receiving the reward of wickedness
According as I have seen, those who plow iniquity, and sow trouble, reap the same.
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For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. He has no standing grain. The blade shall yield no meal. If so be it yields, strangers shall swallow it up.
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He who sows iniquity shall reap calamity, and the rod of his wrath shall fail.
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Because he who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.
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Reaping » Illustrative of » The final judgment
Allow both to grow together until the harvest. And at the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather up first the tares, and bind them in bundles in order to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn.
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And the enemy who sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are heavenly agents. As therefore the tares are gathered up and burned in fire, so it will be at the end of this age. The Son of man will send forth his agents, and they will gather out of his kingdom all the stumbling-blocks, and those doing lawlessness, read more.
and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth. Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.
and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth. Then the righteous will 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 to yourselves in righteousness. Reap according to kindness. Break up your fallow ground, for it is time to seek LORD, till he comes and rains righteousness upon you.
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Because he who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. And let us not be weary doing good, for in our own time we will reap, not desponding.
Reaping » Illustrative of » The judgments of God on the antiChristian world
And I looked, and behold, a white cloud. And sitting upon the cloud, like a son of man, having a golden crown on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand. And another agent came out from the temple, crying out in a great voice to him who sits on the cloud, Send forth thy sickle and reap, because the hour has come to reap, because the harvest of the earth is ripe. And he who sits on the cloud cast his sickle upon the earth, and the earth was reaped.
Reaping » Illustrative of » Ministers receiving temporal provision for spiritual labors
If we sowed spiritual things to you, is it a great thing if we will reap your carnal things?
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Reaping » Illustrative of » Gathering in souls to God
I sent you to reap what ye have not labored. Others have labored, and ye have entered into their labor.
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Rocks » Illustrative of » God as salvation of his people
But Jeshurun grew fat, and kicked. Thou have grown fat. Thou have grown thick. Thou have become sleek. Then he forsook God who made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.
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O come, let us sing to LORD. Let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.
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He shall cry to me, Thou are my Father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.
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Rocks » Illustrative of » Christ as a stumbling-stone to the wicked
just as it is written, Behold, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense. And every man who believes in him will not be shamed.
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And he shall be for a sanctuary, but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a net and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
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and, A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, men who stumble at the word, being disobedient, for which also they were set.
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Rocks » Illustrative of » God as the strength of his people
For thou have forgotten the God of thy salvation, and have not been mindful of the rock of thy strength. Therefore thou plant pleasant plants, and set it with foreign slips.
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I love thee, O LORD, my strength.
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With God is my salvation 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 rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges.
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And he will say, Where are their gods, the rock in which they took refuge,
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Rocks » Illustrative of » Christ as foundation of his church
It is therefore contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Zion a chief corner stone, chosen, precious. And he who believes in him will, no, not be shamed.
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And I also say to thee, that thou are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.
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Rocks » Illustrative of » A place of safety
For in the day of trouble he will hide me in his pavilion. In the covert of his tabernacle he will hide me. He will lift me up upon a rock.
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He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and he set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.
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Rocks » Illustrative of » Christ as source of spiritual gifts
and they all drank the same spiritual drink, for they drank from a spiritual rock that followed them. And the rock was the Christ.
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Rocks » Illustrative of » God as creator of his people
Thou are unmindful of the Rock that begot thee, and have forgotten God who gave thee birth.
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Rocks » Illustrative of » God as defence of his people
Bow down thine ear to me. Deliver me speedily. Be thou to me a strong rock, a house of defense to save me. For thou are my rock and my fortress. Therefore for thy name's sake lead me and guide me.
Rocks » Illustrative of » Christ as refuge of his people
And a man shall be as a hiding-place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest, as streams of water in a dry place, as the shade of a great rock in a weary land.
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Rocks » Illustrative of » God as refuge of his people
But LORD has been my high tower, and my God the rock of my refuge.
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Rocks » Illustrative of » The ancestor of a nation
Hearken to me, ye who follow after righteousness, ye who seek LORD. Look to the rock from where ye were hewn, and to the hold of the pit from where ye were dug.
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The roe » Illustrative of » Christ
Until the day be cool, and the shadows flee away, turn, 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 in at the windows. He glances through the lattice.
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The roe » Illustrative of » The church
Thy two breasts are like two fawns that are twins of a roe.
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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
a loving hind and a pleasant doe. Let her breasts satisfy thee at all times, and be thou ravished always with her love.
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Sacrifices » Illustrative of » Thanksgiving
I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of LORD.
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Through him therefore, let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, fruit of lips acknowledging his name.
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And now my head shall be lifted up above my enemies round about me. And I will offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy. I will sing, yea, I will sing praises to LORD.
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And let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with singing.
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Sacrifices » Illustrative of » Benevolence
But do not forget benevolence and fellowship, for God is well pleased with such sacrifices.
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But I receive all things, and I abound. I have been filled, having received from Epaphroditus the things from you, an aroma of fragrance, an acceptable sacrifice well-pleasing to God.
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Sacrifices » Illustrative of » Martyrdom
But he emptied himself, having taken a form of a bondman, having become in a likeness of men.
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For I am already poured out a libation, and the time of my dissolution is imminent.
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Sacrifices » Illustrative of » Devotedness
I beseech you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, your reasonable service.
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Yet even if I am poured out a libation upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with you all.
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Sacrifices » Illustrative of » Righteousness
Then thou will delight in the sacrifices of righteousness, in burnt-offering and in whole burnt-offering. Then they will offer bullocks upon thine altar.
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Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in LORD.
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Sacrifices » Illustrative of » A broken spirit
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. A broken and contrite heart, O God, thou will not despise.
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Sacrifices » Illustrative of » Prayer
Let my prayer be set forth as incense before thee, the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
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Seals » Illustrative of » Security
And he cast him into the abyss, and locked and sealed over him, so that he would no longer lead the nations astray until the thousand years were ended. After these things he must be loosed for a little time.
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Nevertheless the firm foundation of God stands, having this seal, Lord knows those who are his, and, Let every man who names the name of Lord keep away from unrighteousness.
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And I saw another agent ascending from the sun-rising, having a seal of the living God. And he cried out in a great voice to the four agents to whom it was given to them to harm the earth and the sea, saying, Do not harm the earth, nor the sea, nor the trees, until we may seal the bondmen of our God on their foreheads. And I heard the number of those sealed, a hundred and forty-four thousand sealed out of every tribe of the sons of Israel. read more.
Twelve thousand were sealed from the tribe of Judah, twelve thousand from the tribe of Reuben, twelve thousand from the tribe of Gad, twelve thousand from the tribe of Asher, twelve thousand from the tribe of Naphtali, twelve thousand from the tribe of Manasseh, twelve thousand from the tribe of Simeon, twelve thousand from the tribe of Levi, twelve thousand from the tribe of Issachar, twelve thousand from the tribe of Zebulun, twelve thousand from the tribe of Joseph, twelve thousand from the tribe of Benjamin, were sealed.
Twelve thousand were sealed from the tribe of Judah, twelve thousand from the tribe of Reuben, twelve thousand from the tribe of Gad, twelve thousand from the tribe of Asher, twelve thousand from the tribe of Naphtali, twelve thousand from the tribe of Manasseh, twelve thousand from the tribe of Simeon, twelve thousand from the tribe of Levi, twelve thousand from the tribe of Issachar, twelve thousand from the tribe of Zebulun, twelve thousand from the tribe of Joseph, twelve thousand from the tribe of Benjamin, were sealed.
Seals » Illustrative of » Appropriation of saints to God by the spirit
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in which ye are sealed for a day of redemption.
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He also is who put a seal on us, and who gave the pledge of the Spirit in our hearts.
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In whom ye also, having heard the word of the truth, the good-news of your salvation, in whom also having believed, ye were sealed with the Holy Spirit of the promise,
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Seals » Illustrative of » What is dear or valued
In that day, says LORD of hosts, I will take thee, O Zerubbabel, my servant, the son of Shealtiel, says LORD, and will make thee as a signet. For I have chosen thee, says LORD of hosts.
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Set me as a seal upon thy heart, as a seal upon thine arm. For love is strong as death, jealousy is cruel as Sheol. The flashes of it are flashes of fire, a most vehement flame.
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As I live, says 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, even to the time of the end. Many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.
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And I saw at the right hand of him who sits on the throne a book, written inside and outside, sealed with seven seals.
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And when the seven thunders uttered, I was going to write. And I heard a voice from heaven saying, Seal up what the seven thunders uttered, and do not write them.
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Seals » Illustrative of » Restraint
And he cast him into the abyss, and locked and sealed over him, so that he would no longer lead the nations astray until the thousand years were ended. After these things he must be loosed for a little time.
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who commands the sun, and it does not rise, and seals up the stars,
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He seals up the hand of every man, that all men whom he has made may know [it].
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Seals » Illustrative of » Converts
If I am not an apostle to others, yet at least I am to you, for ye are the seal of my apostleship in Lord.
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Seals » Illustrative of » Circumcision
And he received the sign of circumcision, as a seal of the righteousness of his faith during uncircumcision, for him to be father of all those who believe during uncircumcision (for righteousness to also be imputed to them),
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Seals » Illustrative of » Full approval
He who has received his testimony has set a 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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begotten again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God that lives and remains into the age.
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Seed » Illustrative of » Spiritual life
Every man who has been begotten of God is not doing sin, because his seed abides in him, and he cannot sin, because he has been begotten of God.
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Shields » Illustrative of » Salvation of God
Thou have also given me the shield of thy salvation, and thy right hand has held me up, and thy gentleness has made me great.
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Thou have also given me the shield of thy salvation, and thy gentleness has made me great.
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Shields » Illustrative of » Protection of God
After these things the word of LORD came to Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram. I am thy shield, thy exceedingly great reward.
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Our soul has waited for LORD. He is our help and our shield.
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Shields » Illustrative of » Faith
Above all having taken up the shield of faith, by which ye will be able to quench all the fiery darts of evil.
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Shields » Illustrative of » Truth of God
He will cover thee with his pinions, and under his wings shall thou take refuge. His truth is a shield and a buckler.
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Shields » Illustrative of » Favor of God
For thou will bless the righteous man, O LORD. Thou will encompass him with favor as with a shield. Selah.
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Showbread » Illustrative of » The church
Because we, the many, are one bread, one body, for we are all partakers of the one bread.
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Purge out the old leaven, so that ye may be a new lump, since ye are unleavened. For also Christ our Passover was 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 have beset me behind and before, and laid thy hand upon me.
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Sieges » Illustrative of » Zion in her affliction
And the daughter of Zion is left as a booth in a vineyard, as a shed in a garden of cucumbers, as a besieged city.
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Sieges » Illustrative of » The judgments of God
Now thou shall gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops. He has laid 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 that of the TRUE proverb has happened to them, The dog returning to his own vomit, and the sow that washed to wallowing in mire.
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Swine » Illustrative of » The wicked
Do not give what is holy to the dogs, nor cast your pearls before the swine, lest they trample them by their feet, and having turn back may lacerate you.
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The First Temple » Illustrative of » The spiritual church
And what mutual agreement has a temple of God with idols? For ye are a temple of the living God, just as God said, I will dwell in them, and will walk among them. And I will be their God, and they will be a people to me.
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Know ye not that ye are a temple of God and the Spirit of God dwells in you?
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Which was built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief corner, in whom the whole building joined together grows into a holy temple in Lord, in whom ye also are built together in Spirit into a habitation of God.
The First Temple » Illustrative of » Christ
Jesus answered and said to them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.
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But that man spoke about the temple of his body.
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The First Temple » Illustrative of » The bodies of saints
Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit in you, which ye have from God? And 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 ivory. Thine eyes, the pools in Heshbon, by the gate of Bath-rabbim. Thy nose is like the tower of Lebanon which looks toward Damascus.
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I am a wall, and my breasts like the towers. Then I was in his eyes as one who found peace.
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Towers » Illustrative of » God as the protector of his people
God, my rock, in him I will take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my savior. Thou save me from violence.
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He gives great deliverance to his king, and shows loving kindness to his anointed, to David and to his seed, for evermore.
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Towers » Illustrative of » The proud and haughty
And there shall be upon every lofty mountain, and upon every high hill, brooks [and] streams of waters, in the day of the great slaughter, when the towers fall.
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and upon every lofty tower, and upon every fortified wall,
Towers » Illustrative of » The name of the lord
The name of LORD is a strong tower. A righteous man runs into it, and is safe.
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Towers » Illustrative of » Ministers
I have made thee a prover [and] a fortress among my people, that thou may know and try their way.
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Towers » Illustrative of » Mount sion
And thou, O tower of the flock, the hill of the daughter of Zion, to thee it shall come. Yea, the former dominion shall come, the kingdom of the daughter of Jerusalem.
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War » Illustrative of » The contest of saints with the enemies of their salvation
This command I set before thee, child Timothy, according to the prophecies leading the way for thee, so that by them thou might war the good warfare.
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Because our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principal offices, against the positions of authority, against the world-rulers of the darkness of this age, against the spiritual things of wickedness in the he
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but I see a different law in my body-parts, warring against the law of my mind, and taking me captive in the law of sin, which is in my body-parts.
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For though walking in flesh, we do not war according to flesh.
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War » Illustrative of » The contest between antiChrist and the church
And when they have finished their testimony, the beast that ascends out of the abyss will make war with them, and he will overcome them and kill them.
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And they worshiped the dragon who gave authority to the beast. And they worshiped the beast, saying, Who is like the beast, and who is able to war against it?
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And it was given it to make war with the sanctified, and to overcome them. And authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation was given to it.
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War » Illustrative of » Our contest with death
There is no man who has power over the spirit to retain the spirit, nor has he power over the day of death. And there is no discharge in war. Neither shall wickedness deliver him who is given to it.
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War » Illustrative of » The malignity of the wicked
His mouth was smooth as butter, but his heart was war. His words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.
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Widow's » Illustrative of » Zion in captivity
Widow's » Illustrative of » A desolate condition
Now therefore hear this, thou who are given to pleasures, who sit securely, who say in thy heart, I am, and there is none else besides me. I shall not sit as a widow, nor shall I know the loss of sons. But these two things shall come to thee in a moment in one day: the loss of sons, and widowhood. In their full measure they shall come upon thee, in the multitude of thy sorceries, and the great abundance of thine enchantments.
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