Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Revenge and Revenger * For REVENGE and REVENGER see AVENGE and AVENGER Fuente: Vine’s Dictionary of New Testament Words

Revenge See Vengeance. Fuente: Dictionary of the Apostolic Church REVENGE Means the return of injury for injury, or the infliction of pain on another in consequence of an injury received from him, farther than the just ends of reparation or punishment require. Revenge differs materially from resentment, which rises in the mind immediately on being … Continue reading “Revenge”

Revellings revel-ingz (, komos): The word is found both in the King James Version and in the Revised Version (British and American) in The Wisdom of Solomon 14:23 (the Revised Version (British and American) revels, orgiastic heathen worship is in point); 2 Macc 6:4; Gal 5:21; 1Pe 4:3. In Gal 5:21 it is classed with … Continue reading “Revellings”

Revelling Revelling is the translation of (perhaps from ) in Rom 13:13 (Revised Version ), Gal 5:21, 1Pe 4:3. The Greek word denoted also a band of revellers. The was a characteristic feature of Greek life. There was (1) the more regular and orderly , the festal procession in honour of the victors at the … Continue reading “Revelling”

Revelations, Spurious The Apocalyptic character, which is occupied in describing the future splendor of the Messianic kingdom and its historical relations, presents itself for the first time in the book of Daniel. which is thus characteristically distinguished from the former prophetical books. In the only prophetical book of the New Test., the Apocalypse of John, … Continue reading “Revelations, Spurious”

revelations, private Those manifestations of secrets which are made to a particular person. There are three kinds: natural, which result from natural causes diabolical, which proceed from the devil Divine, by which God sometimes illuminates and instructs a person for his own salvation or that of others They are distinct. from visions and apparitions, in … Continue reading “Revelations, Private”

Revelation, The Book of (See REVELATION OF JOHN, THE.) Fuente: Fausset’s Bible Dictionary

Revelation, The This may be said to suitably follow the Catholic Epistles. In them the last times are in view, and evil is pointed out in connection with the church: then follows this prophecy, the first part of which concerns the church viewed as a lightbearer on earth: rejection awaits it as judgement awaits the … Continue reading “Revelation, The”

Revelation of St. John, The Book of The Revela’tion of St. John, The Book of The. The Book of the Revelation of St. John, the last book of the New Testament. It is often called the Apocalypse, which is its title in Greek, signifying “Revelation”. Canonical Authority and Authorship. — The inquiry as to the … Continue reading “Revelation of St. John, The Book of The”

Revelation of John: I.TITLE AND GENERAL CHARACTER OF BOOK 1.Title 2.Uniqueness and Reality of Visions II.CANONICITY AND AUTHORSHIP 1.Patristic Testimony 2.Testimony of Book Itself 3.Objections to Johannine Authorship – Relation to Fourth Gospel III.DATE AND UNITY OF THE BOOK 1.Traditional Date under Domitian 2.The Nero-Theory 3.Composite Hypotheses – Babylonian Theory IV.PLAN AND ANALYSIS OF THE … Continue reading “Revelation of John:”