Words

[placebofactor]

I love to study words. How many times do we read through the Bible and not get the full impact of certain words. I found this old article that's been on my website for thirty years now. I think you may enjoy it, so I'll post it.

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In Christianity, Satan is our enemy. In Hebrew, Satan is “the adversary.” and comes from the root which means “to persecute.” In its earliest sense, Satan referred only to a human adversary and first appeared as the name of a distinct personality in 1 Chronicles 21:1. “And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel.”

The devil, in the beginning, meant “slanderer.” Greek is diabolos, while our word angel came from the Greek word angellos meaning “a messenger” or “a herald.” It was through the influence of the Bible that the devil, the angels, and Satan took on the meanings that are now familiar to us. And for the sake of our records, Belial translates from the Hebrew as “worthless” or “wickedness” and Bellzebub meant “God of the flies,” from baal, “god” and zebub, “flies,” for he was the god of the Philistines who could summon or send away the hordes of flies that brought with them the pestilence and the plague.”

The church has many holidays, and in modern-day usage, we make some distinctions between holidays and holy days. The Middle English word “halidai, or holy day is applied to either one, which is not so strange when we consider how many holidays have their origin in some religious observance.

The Middle English period extended roughly from the Norman invasion in 1066 to the time on or about 1500.

There is Easter, once the name of the old Germanic goddess of the dawn and the spring, a name that is connected with the East where the dawn comes up. The festival was celebrated at the time of the spring equinox, and so, by confusion, one of the great Christian holidays bears a pagan name.

Among other special days, there is Halloween and Saint Valentine’s Day.
Halloween stands for, “All-Hollow-Even,” the even of All Saints or All Hallows. The word hallow still survives with us as a verb that means “to make holy” as in the Lord’s Prayer when we say, “Hallowed be Thy name.” According to the old Celtic calendar, the last day in October was New Year’s Eve, but the church imposed All Saint’s Eve on this heathen holiday.

Saint Valentine’s Day is in honor of the Roman Ecclesiastic and Christian martyr who was beheaded in the 3rd century by Emperor Claudius. The practice of sending valentines to persons of the opposite sex grew out of an old belief prevalent even before the time of Chaucer, that the mating season of the birds began on St. Valentine’s Day.

Geoffrey Chaucer was an English poet, born in 1343, and died 1400: his most noted work, is the manuscript of the prologue to “The Canterbury Tales.”

The word for "Christmas" derives from an Old English term that dates back to 1038 A.D., "Cristes Maesse." The term means "The mass of Christ," which is evidence of its Catholic roots. "Mass" comes from the Latin missa, and refers to the service of Eucharist, or the Lord's Supper.

The word sabbath, our one holiday in seven, was spelled “shabath” in Hebrew, and meant “rest.”

The word congregation, Latin con., meaning “with,” and grex, meaning “herd,” the flock that is all “herded” together to be led by its pastor or “shepherd,” in the case of Christians, Jesus Christ is, that Shepherd.
Jeremiah 30:20, the LORD said, “And their congregation shall be established before me.”

The words rapture and rape both mean “overcome,” carried away” and derive from the Latin rapio which also means “to carry off,” and usually by force. Also, a person can look upon a beautiful view with rapture, and be ‘carried away” by it, or, they can be enraptured with beautiful woman and look upon her with rape in their heart.

Also, 1 Thessalonians 4:17, “Then we (Christians) which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds,”

1 Corinthians 3:18, “If any man among you seems to be wise in this world (age), let him become a fool, that he may be wise.”

Let those who talk too much take care, for the Latin word “follis,” which gave us “fool,” means “a windbag.” Yet there is a more innocent way than this to get the reputation of being foolish. The ancient Greeks called those who didn’t hold public office “idiotes,” and this may be what many of our politicians think of us today.”

Genesis 3:1, “Now the serpent was more subtile than any beast of the field”

The Latin “subtilis” originally meant “finespun,” from sub, “beneath,” and tela, “web.” The devil “weaves” his words into delicate and subtle phrases.
Daniel 9:27, “and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate.”

To the Greeks and Romans omens were signs of things to come, and in this world of ours many dread the future. When we abominate anything, we use the above Latin phrase, for the word is from ab, “away,” and omen, “omen.” Christians are to hate and loathe abominable things, as in idols. They are evil “omens” and we want them to stay “away” from us. We also discover omen in our English word ominous.

[onewithhim]

[Replying to placebofactor in post #37]

Further, to be justified we must follow in Christ's footsteps and obey his Father's commands. He said that the one who does the will of his Father is the one who will be saved, and also that "he who endures to the end" will be saved. (Matthew 7:21; Matthew 24:13; I Peter 2:21)

There was no need of justification before Adam sinned. It was then that the plan began to take shape to redeem mankind from death. That was when the world of sinful mankind began.

Mark 9:7, While on the Mt. of Transfiguration, Jesus was seen in all his glory by his disciples, the father said, "This is my beloved Son: hear him." So, we are to walk in his footsteps and listen to what Jesus has said to those who love him.
"Faith does not live by explanation, but by the promises of God."

Where did that statement come from? It is directly opposed to what Jehovah said at Isaiah 1:18: "Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD." Reasoning involves some explanation, just as Paul did in Antioch. (Acts 13:16-41)

[Capbook]

[Replying to placebofactor in post #37]

Further, to be justified we must follow in Christ's footsteps and obey his Father's commands. He said that the one who does the will of his Father is the one who will be saved, and also that "he who endures to the end" will be saved. (Matthew 7:21; Matthew 24:13; I Peter 2:21)

There was no need of justification before Adam sinned. It was then that the plan began to take shape to redeem mankind from death. That was when the world of sinful mankind began.

Mark 9:7, While on the Mt. of Transfiguration, Jesus was seen in all his glory by his disciples, the father said, "This is my beloved Son: hear him." So, we are to walk in his footsteps and listen to what Jesus has said to those who love him.
"Faith does not live by explanation, but by the promises of God."

Where did that statement come from? It is directly opposed to what Jehovah said at Isaiah 1:18: "Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD." Reasoning involves some explanation, just as Paul did in Antioch. (Acts 13:16-41)

Do we, will be saved by reasoning?
Or do we will be saved through our faith?

[onewithhim]

[Replying to placebofactor in post #37]

Further, to be justified we must follow in Christ's footsteps and obey his Father's commands. He said that the one who does the will of his Father is the one who will be saved, and also that "he who endures to the end" will be saved. (Matthew 7:21; Matthew 24:13; I Peter 2:21)

There was no need of justification before Adam sinned. It was then that the plan began to take shape to redeem mankind from death. That was when the world of sinful mankind began.

Mark 9:7, While on the Mt. of Transfiguration, Jesus was seen in all his glory by his disciples, the father said, "This is my beloved Son: hear him." So, we are to walk in his footsteps and listen to what Jesus has said to those who love him.
"Faith does not live by explanation, but by the promises of God."

Where did that statement come from? It is directly opposed to what Jehovah said at Isaiah 1:18: "Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD." Reasoning involves some explanation, just as Paul did in Antioch. (Acts 13:16-41)

Do we, will be saved by reasoning?
Or do we will be saved through our faith?

So Isaiah 1:18, KJV, has no meaning? And who is implying that we can be saved by reasoning? That's out in left field.

[Capbook]

[Replying to placebofactor in post #37]

Further, to be justified we must follow in Christ's footsteps and obey his Father's commands. He said that the one who does the will of his Father is the one who will be saved, and also that "he who endures to the end" will be saved. (Matthew 7:21; Matthew 24:13; I Peter 2:21)

There was no need of justification before Adam sinned. It was then that the plan began to take shape to redeem mankind from death. That was when the world of sinful mankind began.

Mark 9:7, While on the Mt. of Transfiguration, Jesus was seen in all his glory by his disciples, the father said, "This is my beloved Son: hear him." So, we are to walk in his footsteps and listen to what Jesus has said to those who love him.
"Faith does not live by explanation, but by the promises of God."

Where did that statement come from? It is directly opposed to what Jehovah said at Isaiah 1:18: "Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD." Reasoning involves some explanation, just as Paul did in Antioch. (Acts 13:16-41)

Do we, will be saved by reasoning?
Or do we will be saved through our faith?

So Isaiah 1:18, KJV, has no meaning? And who is implying that we can be saved by reasoning? That's out in left field.

We reasoned to share the good news and hope of salvation by faith.

1Pe 3:15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear.

[onewithhim]

[Replying to placebofactor in post #37]

Further, to be justified we must follow in Christ's footsteps and obey his Father's commands. He said that the one who does the will of his Father is the one who will be saved, and also that "he who endures to the end" will be saved. (Matthew 7:21; Matthew 24:13; I Peter 2:21)

There was no need of justification before Adam sinned. It was then that the plan began to take shape to redeem mankind from death. That was when the world of sinful mankind began.

Mark 9:7, While on the Mt. of Transfiguration, Jesus was seen in all his glory by his disciples, the father said, "This is my beloved Son: hear him." So, we are to walk in his footsteps and listen to what Jesus has said to those who love him.
"Faith does not live by explanation, but by the promises of God."

Where did that statement come from? It is directly opposed to what Jehovah said at Isaiah 1:18: "Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD." Reasoning involves some explanation, just as Paul did in Antioch. (Acts 13:16-41)

Do we, will be saved by reasoning?
Or do we will be saved through our faith?

So Isaiah 1:18, KJV, has no meaning? And who is implying that we can be saved by reasoning? That's out in left field.

We reasoned to share the good news and hope of salvation by faith.

1Pe 3:15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear.

Agreed. You were the one that said that reasoning won't save us, and I cited Isaiah 1:18 to show that reasoning can bring us to the truth of salvation by Christ. Now you are saying, rightly, that we can reason to reach the conclusion that Jesus is God's means of salvation.

[Capbook]

[Replying to placebofactor in post #37]

Further, to be justified we must follow in Christ's footsteps and obey his Father's commands. He said that the one who does the will of his Father is the one who will be saved, and also that "he who endures to the end" will be saved. (Matthew 7:21; Matthew 24:13; I Peter 2:21)

There was no need of justification before Adam sinned. It was then that the plan began to take shape to redeem mankind from death. That was when the world of sinful mankind began.

Mark 9:7, While on the Mt. of Transfiguration, Jesus was seen in all his glory by his disciples, the father said, "This is my beloved Son: hear him." So, we are to walk in his footsteps and listen to what Jesus has said to those who love him.
"Faith does not live by explanation, but by the promises of God."

Where did that statement come from? It is directly opposed to what Jehovah said at Isaiah 1:18: "Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD." Reasoning involves some explanation, just as Paul did in Antioch. (Acts 13:16-41)

Do we, will be saved by reasoning?
Or do we will be saved through our faith?

So Isaiah 1:18, KJV, has no meaning? And who is implying that we can be saved by reasoning? That's out in left field.

We reasoned to share the good news and hope of salvation by faith.

1Pe 3:15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear.

Agreed. You were the one that said that reasoning won't save us, and I cited Isaiah 1:18 to show that reasoning can bring us to the truth of salvation by Christ. Now you are saying, rightly, that we can reason to reach the conclusion that Jesus is God's means of salvation.

The text speak about forgiveness, nothing about salvation through our faith.

Isa 1:18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

[onewithhim]

[Replying to placebofactor in post #37]

Further, to be justified we must follow in Christ's footsteps and obey his Father's commands. He said that the one who does the will of his Father is the one who will be saved, and also that "he who endures to the end" will be saved. (Matthew 7:21; Matthew 24:13; I Peter 2:21)

There was no need of justification before Adam sinned. It was then that the plan began to take shape to redeem mankind from death. That was when the world of sinful mankind began.

Mark 9:7, While on the Mt. of Transfiguration, Jesus was seen in all his glory by his disciples, the father said, "This is my beloved Son: hear him." So, we are to walk in his footsteps and listen to what Jesus has said to those who love him.
"Faith does not live by explanation, but by the promises of God."

Where did that statement come from? It is directly opposed to what Jehovah said at Isaiah 1:18: "Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD." Reasoning involves some explanation, just as Paul did in Antioch. (Acts 13:16-41)

Do we, will be saved by reasoning?
Or do we will be saved through our faith?

So Isaiah 1:18, KJV, has no meaning? And who is implying that we can be saved by reasoning? That's out in left field.

We reasoned to share the good news and hope of salvation by faith.

1Pe 3:15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear.

Agreed. You were the one that said that reasoning won't save us, and I cited Isaiah 1:18 to show that reasoning can bring us to the truth of salvation by Christ. Now you are saying, rightly, that we can reason to reach the conclusion that Jesus is God's means of salvation.

The text speak about forgiveness, nothing about salvation through our faith.

Isa 1:18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

You yourself said: "We reasoned to share the good news and hope of salvation by faith." So now you are saying that's not true?

[Capbook]

[Replying to placebofactor in post #37]

Further, to be justified we must follow in Christ's footsteps and obey his Father's commands. He said that the one who does the will of his Father is the one who will be saved, and also that "he who endures to the end" will be saved. (Matthew 7:21; Matthew 24:13; I Peter 2:21)

There was no need of justification before Adam sinned. It was then that the plan began to take shape to redeem mankind from death. That was when the world of sinful mankind began.

Mark 9:7, While on the Mt. of Transfiguration, Jesus was seen in all his glory by his disciples, the father said, "This is my beloved Son: hear him." So, we are to walk in his footsteps and listen to what Jesus has said to those who love him.
"Faith does not live by explanation, but by the promises of God."

Where did that statement come from? It is directly opposed to what Jehovah said at Isaiah 1:18: "Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD." Reasoning involves some explanation, just as Paul did in Antioch. (Acts 13:16-41)

Do we, will be saved by reasoning?
Or do we will be saved through our faith?

So Isaiah 1:18, KJV, has no meaning? And who is implying that we can be saved by reasoning? That's out in left field.

We reasoned to share the good news and hope of salvation by faith.

1Pe 3:15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear.

Agreed. You were the one that said that reasoning won't save us, and I cited Isaiah 1:18 to show that reasoning can bring us to the truth of salvation by Christ. Now you are saying, rightly, that we can reason to reach the conclusion that Jesus is God's means of salvation.

The text speak about forgiveness, nothing about salvation through our faith.

Isa 1:18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

You yourself said: "We reasoned to share the good news and hope of salvation by faith." So now you are saying that's not true?

Yes, we have to reasoned that would led to faith.
There are many reasons where the purpose does not led to faith.
Like some reasoned why they got failing grades, why they commit mistakes etc.

[placebofactor]

It is said we can study the Scriptures for a 1000 Years and yet learn something new every day. There are parallels consisting of four lines: two distiches, (meaning a unit of verse consisting of two lines also known as a couplet) being so connected together by sound and construction, as to make one stanza:

1. The ox knows his owner; And the ass the crib of his lord:
2. But Israel does not know; My people do not consider.

In stanzas of four lines, sometimes the parallel lines answer to one another, alternately. The 1st line to the 3ed: The 2ed to the 4th.
Psalms 111:11-12 read normally.

1. As the heavens are high above the earth;
2. So high is his goodness over them that fear him:
3. As remote as the east is from the west;
4. So far hath he removed from us our transgressions.
Coupling lines 1st and 3ed and the 2ed and 4th.
“As the heavens are high above the earth; as remote as the east is from the west;
So high is his goodness over them that fear him, so far hath he removed from us our transgressions.

Isaiah 5:5 read normally:
1. For thy husband is thy maker;
2. Jehovah God of hosts is his name:
3. And the Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel;
4. The God of the whole earth shall he be called.

The 3ed line will form a continuous sense with the 1st line, and the 4th with the 2ed.
“And the Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel, for thy husband is thy maker;
The God of the whole earth shall he be called; Jehovah God of hosts is his name:

In the following, the 1st line is parallel with the 6th; the second with the 5th, and the 3ed with the 4th.
Isaiah 27:12-13 read normally:

1. And it shall come to pass in that day;
2. The great trumpet shall be sounded:
3. And those shall come, who were perishing in the land of Assyria;
4. And who were dispersed in the land of Egypt;
5. And they shall bow themselves down before Jehovah;
6. In the holy mountain, in Jerusalem.

Now coupled up they read, “And it shall come to pass in that day; in the holy mountain, in Jerusalem. The great trumpet shall be sounded: And they shall bow themselves down before Jehovah. And those shall come, who were perishing in the land of Assyria; and who were dispersed in the land of Egypt.

The following is very interesting. In these stanzas of Isaiah, the first line will be figurative, the second, literal.
Psalms 135:15-18

1. “The idols of the heathen are silver and gold:
2. The work of men’s hand;
3. They have mouths but they speak not;
4. They have eyes but they see not;
5. They have ears but the hear not;
6. Neither is there any breath in their mouths;
7. They who make them are like unto them;
8. So is everyone that trusts in them.”

Now couple verses 1 and 8----2 and 7----3 and 6----4 and 5.

Lines 1 with 8: “The idols of the heathen are silver and gold; so is everyone that trusts in them.”
In the second line, the fabrication, “The work of men’s hand;” In the seventh line, the fabricators, “They who make them are like unto them;”

Line 3 with 6: “They have mouths, but they speak not; Neither is there any breath in their mouths.”

Lines 4th with 5: “They have eyes, but they see not; They have ears, but they hear not.”

Also, the parallelism of the extreme may be rendered more evident, by reducing the same passage into two quatrains: thus,
“The idols of the heathen are silver and gold; the work of men’s hand; They who make them, are like unto them; So are all they who put their trust in them.
They have mouths, but they speak not; They have eyes, but they see not; They have ears, but they hear not; Neither is there any breath in their mouths.”

In the following, the exclamation of the first line belongs to each of the following lines of each succeeding triplet. In the triplet itself, each line consists of three members; and the lines gradually rise, one above another, not merely in their general sense, but especially, throughout their correspondent members.

Psalms 1:1, line 1. “O the happiness of that man,
2. Who has not walked in the counsel of the ungodly;
3. And has not stood in the way of sinners;
4. And has not sat in the seat of the scornful.”

To walk, implies no more than casual intercourse; to stand, closer intimacy; to sit, fixed and permanent connection; the counsel, the ordinary place of meeting, or public resort; the way, the select and chosen foot-path; the seat, the habitual and final resting place; the ungodly, negatively wicked; sinners, positively wicked; the scornful, scoffers at the very name or notion of holiness and goodness.

A second example.
Psalms 24:3-4:
“Who shall ascend the mountain of Jehovah?
And who shall stand within his holy place?
The clean of hands, and the pure in heart.”

To ascend marks progress; to stand, stability and confirmation; the mountain of Jehovah, the site of divine sanctuary; his holy place, the sanctuary itself; and in correspondence with the advance of the two lines which form the fist couplet, there is an advance in the members of the third line: the clean of hands; and the pure in heart: the clean hands, shall ascend the mountain of Jehovah: the pure in heart, shall stand within his holy place.

Three: The graduation in one’s knowledge of God. Isaiah 55:6-7.
“Seek ye the LORD, while he may be found;
Call ye upon him, while he is near;
Let the wicked forsake his way;
And the unrighteous man his thoughts:
And let him return to Jehovah, and he will compassionate him;
And unto our God for he will abundantly pardon.”

In the first line, men are invited to seek the LORD, not knowing where he is, and on the bare intelligence that he may be found; in the second line, having found Him, they are encouraged to call upon him, by the assurance that hie is near. In the third line, the wicked, the positive, and presumptions sinner, is warned to forsake his way, his habitual course of sin; in the fourth line, the unrighteous, the negatively wicked, is called to renounce the very though of sinning. The last line, the appropriative and encouraging title our God, is substituted for the name of Jehovah; and simple compassion is heightened into overflowing mercy and forgiveness.

Psalms 21:1-2.
“O Jehovah, in thy strength the king shall rejoice;
And in thy salvation, how greatly shall he exult.
The desire of his heart, thou hast granted him;
And the request of his lips, thou hast not denied.

Salvation is an advance upon strength; and “How greatly shall he exult,” -- an advance upon “He shall rejoice;” “the request of the lips,” is something beyond “desire of the heart,”

It is desire brought into action. The gradation in the last members of the last two lines may not be equally obvious; but it is by no means less certain: “thou hast granted: thou hast not denied:” the negative form in here much stronger than the positive; for it is a received cannon of biblical philology, the verbs of negation, or, what amounts to the same thing, adverbs of negation prefixed to verbs, have in such cases, the force of expressing the opposite affirmative with peculiar emphasis. For example, “The Lord will not hold him guiltless, who takes his name in vain: that is, will assuredly hold him guilty. Exodus 20:7.

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