Thematic Bible: Opposers


Thematic Bible



Next I saw Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, with Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him. Verse ConceptsPersecution, Nature OfRankSpiritual Warfare, Enemies InStandingVisions And Dreams In ScriptureSatan, Work OfRight SidesRiversbrandingaccusationspriestswholeness

When they opposed him and reviled him, he protested by shaking out his clothes and said to them, "Your blood be on your own heads! I am guiltless! From now on I will go to the Gentiles!" Verse ConceptsGentiles, In NtConfrontationBlood, as symbol of guiltInsultsSpiritual Warfare, Causes OfAbuse, To God's PeopleRejection Of God's CallShakingName CallingThe Gentiles ConversionPreaching Gospel To ForeignersResponsibility For Blood ShedPeople Abandoning PeopleBlasphemy

And just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these people -- who have warped minds and are disqualified in the faith -- also oppose the truth. Verse ConceptsFalse Teachers, Characteristics OfMind, The HumanCharacter Of WickedReprobatesThoughts Of The WickedThe FaithThose Against TruthAgainst The Truth

All of them conspired together to move with armed forces against Jerusalem and to create a disturbance in it. Verse ConceptsAliancesConspiraciesCharacter Of WickedDisturbanceConspiracy

But the magician Elymas (for that is the way his name is translated) opposed them, trying to turn the proconsul away from the faith. Verse ConceptsConfrontationFaith, As A Body Of BeliefsGospel, Responses ToCausing People To TurnMeaningSorcery


Then the local people began to discourage the people of Judah and to dishearten them from building. Verse ConceptsTrouble, Causes OfdiscouragementPersecution, Forms OfFear, Of PersecutionHindering God's WorkFear Of Enemiesconstruction

You be on guard against him too, because he vehemently opposed our words. Verse ConceptsGuarding Yourself

They say to the visionaries, "See no more visions!" and to the seers, "Don't relate messages to us about what is right! Tell us nice things, relate deceptive messages. Verse ConceptsFalse ConfidenceSeersNo VisionsProphecy MuzzledProphecyTelling The Truthprophets

Then the Lord told me about some men from Anathoth who were threatening to kill me. They had threatened, "Stop prophesying in the name of the Lord or we will kill you!" Verse ConceptsKilling ProphetsProphecy MuzzledAttempting To Kill Specific People

"But you made the Nazirites drink wine; you commanded the prophets, 'Do not prophesy!' Verse ConceptsAlcohol ConsumptionDisturbanceSeparated To GodDrinking WineProphecy MuzzledPeople Making Drunk

Don't prophesy at Bethel any longer, for a royal temple and palace are here!" Verse ConceptsProphecy Muzzled

Don't preach with such impassioned rhetoric,' they say excitedly. 'These prophets should not preach of such things; we will not be overtaken by humiliation.' Verse ConceptsProphecy Muzzled

Next I saw Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, with Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him. Verse ConceptsPersecution, Nature OfRankSpiritual Warfare, Enemies InStandingVisions And Dreams In ScriptureSatan, Work OfRight SidesRiversbrandingaccusationspriestswholeness

When they opposed him and reviled him, he protested by shaking out his clothes and said to them, "Your blood be on your own heads! I am guiltless! From now on I will go to the Gentiles!" Verse ConceptsGentiles, In NtConfrontationBlood, as symbol of guiltInsultsSpiritual Warfare, Causes OfAbuse, To God's PeopleRejection Of God's CallShakingName CallingThe Gentiles ConversionPreaching Gospel To ForeignersResponsibility For Blood ShedPeople Abandoning PeopleBlasphemy

And just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these people -- who have warped minds and are disqualified in the faith -- also oppose the truth. Verse ConceptsFalse Teachers, Characteristics OfMind, The HumanCharacter Of WickedReprobatesThoughts Of The WickedThe FaithThose Against TruthAgainst The Truth

All of them conspired together to move with armed forces against Jerusalem and to create a disturbance in it. Verse ConceptsAliancesConspiraciesCharacter Of WickedDisturbanceConspiracy

But the magician Elymas (for that is the way his name is translated) opposed them, trying to turn the proconsul away from the faith. Verse ConceptsConfrontationFaith, As A Body Of BeliefsGospel, Responses ToCausing People To TurnMeaningSorcery


Then the local people began to discourage the people of Judah and to dishearten them from building. Verse ConceptsTrouble, Causes OfdiscouragementPersecution, Forms OfFear, Of PersecutionHindering God's WorkFear Of Enemiesconstruction

You be on guard against him too, because he vehemently opposed our words. Verse ConceptsGuarding Yourself

They say to the visionaries, "See no more visions!" and to the seers, "Don't relate messages to us about what is right! Tell us nice things, relate deceptive messages. Verse ConceptsFalse ConfidenceSeersNo VisionsProphecy MuzzledProphecyTelling The Truthprophets

Then the Lord told me about some men from Anathoth who were threatening to kill me. They had threatened, "Stop prophesying in the name of the Lord or we will kill you!" Verse ConceptsKilling ProphetsProphecy MuzzledAttempting To Kill Specific People

"But you made the Nazirites drink wine; you commanded the prophets, 'Do not prophesy!' Verse ConceptsAlcohol ConsumptionDisturbanceSeparated To GodDrinking WineProphecy MuzzledPeople Making Drunk

Don't prophesy at Bethel any longer, for a royal temple and palace are here!" Verse ConceptsProphecy Muzzled

Don't preach with such impassioned rhetoric,' they say excitedly. 'These prophets should not preach of such things; we will not be overtaken by humiliation.' Verse ConceptsProphecy Muzzled

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