Thematic Bible: Worldly glory


Thematic Bible



The king made answer and said, Is this not great Babylon, which I have made for the living-place of kings, by the strength of my power and for the glory of my honour? Verse ConceptsBabylon, History OfAchievementLove, Abuse OfLuxuryPride, Examples OfSelfishnessStrength, HumanTreasureSeeking Honourroyalty

Belshazzar, while he was overcome with wine, gave orders for them to put before him the gold and silver vessels which Nebuchadnezzar, his father, had taken from the Temple in Jerusalem; so that the king and his lords, his wives and his other women, might take their drink from them. Verse ConceptsPolygamySilverHoly VesselsSacred VesselsSacrilegeGold TransferredOther Wives

For I will give you a place of very great honour, and whatever you say to me I will do; so come, in answer to my prayer, and put a curse on this people. Verse ConceptsBalaams DonkeyCursing Israel

Again, the Evil One took him up to a very high mountain, and let him see all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them; Verse ConceptsSuffering, Of Jesus ChristSeducersAll NationsVisualizationTemptationSatanThe DevilResisting TemptationFlat Earth

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain