18 occurrences

'First' in the Bible

"To the angel of the church in Smyrna write the following: "This is the solemn pronouncement of the one who is the first and the last, the one who was dead, but came to life:

Verse ConceptsBeginningHistoryPreexistence Of ChristNames And Titles For ChristChurch, Examples OfBeginning And EndWriting LettersChrist Is RisenThe Fact Of Christ's DeathGoing To Church

After these things I looked, and there was a door standing open in heaven! And the first voice I had heard speaking to me like a trumpet said: "Come up here so that I can show you what must happen after these things."

Verse ConceptsNecessityHeaven, Glimpsed By HumansThe Act Of OpeningOpening HeavenGoing Up To HeavenTrumpets For SignallingPredicting The FutureGod's VoiceSpecial RevelationGoing To HeavenRainbowPurgatoryThe Rapturerevelation

The first living creature was like a lion, the second creature like an ox, the third creature had a face like a man's, and the fourth creature looked like an eagle flying.

Verse ConceptsFractions, One FourthEaglesCreatures Like LionsFirst ThingsLike CreaturesSecond BeingThird PersonFourthLike MenThose FlyingRainbowflying

The first angel blew his trumpet, and there was hail and fire mixed with blood, and it was thrown at the earth so that a third of the earth was burned up, a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.

Verse ConceptsGrassHailOne ThirdThe Universe DestroyedFire From HeavenFire Of JudgementBurning PlantsSeven TrumpetsGreenLifebloodFirst ThingsHarming TreesTrumpet JudgmentsNatural Disasters

The first woe has passed, but two woes are still coming after these things!

Verse ConceptsFirst ActionsTwo Intangible ThingsWoe For Disasterfriendliness

He exercised all the ruling authority of the first beast on his behalf, and made the earth and those who inhabit it worship the first beast, the one whose lethal wound had been healed.

Verse ConceptsSatan, Kingdom OfWorshipping The DevilThe False ProphetExercise

The second beast was empowered to give life to the image of the first beast so that it could speak, and could cause all those who did not worship the image of the beast to be killed.

Verse ConceptsArmageddonMartyrdom, Reasons ForSpirit, Nature OfPowers Of SpeechNot Worshipping IdolsThe False ProphetImage Of The BeastSelf Imagetechnologybreathingempowermentbreathstatuesimage

A third angel followed the first two, declaring in a loud voice: "If anyone worships the beast and his image, and takes the mark on his forehead or his hand,

Verse ConceptsForeheadsDisfigurement Of SinMarks On PeopleThird PersonAngels Doing God's WorkFate Of IdolatersWorshipping The Devil

So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth. Then ugly and painful sores appeared on the people who had the mark of the beast and who worshiped his image.

Verse ConceptsThe BeastDisfigurement Of SinCosmic CreaturesMarks On PeopleFirst ThingsFate Of IdolatersBowl JudgmentsCatastrophic EventsMark Of The BeastHealing CancerAbscesscancerserenity

The foundations of the city's wall are decorated with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation is jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald,

Verse ConceptsEmeraldsPrecious StonesFractions, One FourthFirst ThingsSecond ThingThird PersonFourthColorRainbow

Bible Theasaurus

Commencement (24 instances)
Foremost (17 instances)
Initiative (18 instances)
Leading (178 instances)
Maiden (40 instances)
Offset (3 instances)
Outset (2 instances)
Start (93 instances)

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