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Temple, Herod’s The temple erected by the exiles on their return from Babylon had stood for about five hundred years, when Herod the Great became king of Judea. The building had suffered considerably from natural decay as well as from the assaults of hostile armies, and Herod, desirous of gaining the favour of the Jews, … Continue reading “Temple, Herod’s”

Temple, Daniel a Congregational minister, was born at Reading, Mass., Dec. 23, 1789. He was employed in mechanical labors until he was twenty-one years old. In 1810 he was converted, and joined the Church. His attention was called to the missionary field by reading Buchanan’s Researches, and he commenced the work of preparation by entering … Continue reading “Temple, Daniel”

TEMPLE A building hallowed by the special presence of God, and consecrated to his worship. The distinctive idea of a temple, contrasted with all other buildings, is that it is the dwelling-place of a deity; and every heathen temple had its idol, but the true and living God dwelt “between the cherubim” in the Holy … Continue reading “Temple”

Templars, The Knights The Knights Templars were the earliest founders of the military orders, and are the type on which the others are modelled. They are marked in history (1) by their humble beginning, (2) by their marvellous growth, and (3) by their tragic end. (1) THEIR HUMBLE BEGINNING Immediately after the deliverance of Jerusalem, … Continue reading “Templars, The Knights”

TEMPLARS TEMPLERS, or KNIGHTS OF THE TEMPLE, a religious order instituted at Jerusalem, in the beginning of the twelfth century, for the defense of the holy sepulchre, and the protection of Christian pilgrims. They were first called The poor of the Holy City, and afterwards assumed the appellation of Templars, because their house was near … Continue reading “TEMPLARS”

Tempestuous from tuphon, “a hurricane, typhoon,” is translated “tempestuous” in Act 27:14. Fuente: Vine’s Dictionary of New Testament Words

Tempest TEMPEST.See Sea of Galilee, p. 591. Fuente: A Dictionary Of Christ And The Gospels Tempest TEMPEST.See Galilee [Sea of], 3; Whirlwind. Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible Tempest tempest (, searah, or , searah, a whirlwind, , zerem, overflowing rain; , cheimon, , thuella): Heavy storms of wind and rain are common in Palestine … Continue reading “Tempest”

Temperance, Temperate temper-ans; temper-at (, egkrateia), (, egkrates, , nephalios, , sophron): the American Standard Revised Version departs from the King James Version and the English Revised Version by translating egkrateia self-control (Act 24:25; Gal 5:23; 2Pe 1:6; 1Co 9:25), following the English Revised Version margin in several of these passages. This meaning is in … Continue reading “Temperance, Temperate”

Temperance Reform As an organized movement, the temperance reformation is of very modern origin. For ages, indeed, wise men have deplored the miseries of the habit at whose extinction it aims; yet it is but recently that the enormous magnitude of those evils seems to have been fully apprehended, the true basis of reform recognized, … Continue reading “Temperance Reform”

Temperance Movements EUROPE Reasons for a temperance movement exist to a greater or less degree in all the countries of Europe, although the kind and amount of alcoholic drinks consumed vary greatly in the different lands. In former days the greatest amount of drunkenness was to be found in Russia and Sweden, while now the … Continue reading “Temperance Movements”