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"Captivity Letters": a. Ephesians, Colossians, Philippians, Philemon, 2 Timothy
b. Paul arrived in Rome as a prisoner (he was arrested on the charge of causing a riot in the Temple) awaiting trial before the court of the emperor.
c. Seven letters in the New Testament initially were credited to Paul on the assumption that he wrote them while a prisoner in Rome.
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"The Pastor": a. The writer of 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy and Titus
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666: a. Rev 13:18
b. The number of the devil
c. Gematria (Hebrew for numerology)
d. Nero Cesar
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Agape: a. The term Agape or Love feast was used of certain religious meals among early Christians that seem to have been originally closely related to the Eucharist.
b. brotherly love, affection, good will, love, benevolence
love feasts
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Amillennialism: Millennium and Tribulation Second Coming and Final Judgment
i. The Millennium is the Church Age, it is now.
ii. No literal reign of Jesus: Reign of Christ is through the Church
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Antichrist: a. "Man of lawlessness" (2Thes 2:3)
b. "Spirit of Antichrist" (1 John 4:3) is anything which contradicts that God is Life, Light and Love
c. John: antichrist was a force in the world, all those who don't believe
d. Paul: antichrist was one specific individual
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Apocalypse: The end of time. Revelation.
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Armageddon: a. Ar mageddon Hebrew: Har Megiddo (Mount of Megiddo)
b. Symbol of the meeting place where the final battle would take place
c. the Messiah will return to earth and defeat the Antichrist (the "beast") and Satan the Devil in the Battle of Armageddon.
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Book of Signs: a.The Gospel of John (1:19-12:50)
i. Water into wine (2:1-11)
ii. Curing of the official's son at Cana (4:46-54)
iii. Curing of the paralytic at Bethzatha (5:1-15)
iv. Feeding of the 5000 (6:1-15)
v. Walking on Water (6:16-21)
vi. Curing of the Blind Man in Jerusalem (9)
vii. Raising of Lazarus (11)
b.Signs "Miracles" Faith Discourse "Teachings"
c.Signs depict Jesus as a Theos Aner
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Disciplina Arcani: a. John 13:1 NO EUCHRIST: kept secret because it seemed cannibalistic
b. A custom whereby knowledge of the more intimate mysteries of the Christian religion was carefully kept from non-Christians
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Dispensational Premillennialism: God's Work with Israel Resurrection Go's work with the church Rapture great Tribulation Second Coming Millennium
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Docetism: a. A form of Gnosticism which believed that Jesus did not really have a physical body but that it only seemed like he did
b. Greek "dokeo" to seem
c. Without a real body there is no real suffering, no resurrection, no Eucharist and Jesus's body is not the temple
d. This is what 1 John is trying to nullify
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Emphases in the Gospel of John: 1. High Christology
2. Dualism
3. Realized Eschatology
4. Pneumatology
5. Sacramentology
6. Petrine Concern
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Episkopos: a. Philippians 1:1 "To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:"
b. "Bishops"/"overseer"
c. In 1 Peter 2:25, Jesus Christ is called the episkopos of our souls. That is, He is the One who has the clearest overview of us, who understands us best, and He is "the Shepherd and Guardian of [our] souls." The other four uses of episkopos have reference to leaders in the church.
d. The New Testament bishop, or overseer, is in a unique leadership role in the church, specifically responsible for teaching (1 Timothy 3:2), feeding, protecting, and generally nurturing the flock (Acts 20:28). Biblically, there is no difference in the role of an elder and that of a bishop; the two terms refer to the same group of leaders.
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Eunice: a. 2 Timothy Eunice and Lois are the mother and grandmother of timothy
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Foot-washing: a. John 13:1-15
b. During the Passover meal, Jesus got down and washed the disciples feet to show them the compassion and love that they should have for their fellow Christians. Simon Peter objected to it but Jesus said if He did not was his feet, he would have no part in Him.
c. "If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet. For I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you."
d. in Gospel of John it replaces the Eucharist
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Four Horsemen: a. First four seals
b. White horse (conquest)
c. Red Horse (War)
d. Black Horse (famine)
e. Pale Green (death)
f. The Lamb of God/Lion of Judah (Jesus Christ) opens the first four of the seven seals, which summons forth four beings that ride out on white, red, black, and pale horses. Although some interpretations differ, the four riders are commonly seen as symbolizing Conquest,[1] War,[2] Famine[3] and Death, respectively.
g. harbingers of the Last Judgment.
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Heresy: a. The doctrines that were held and believed by the Church at large came to be known as "orthodoxy." Those teachings that were at odds with orthodoxy were known as, "heresy."
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High Christology: a. One of the emphases in the Gospel of John
b. Stresses the divinity of Christ (as opposed to the humanity of Christ)
c. corporeality of Christ after resurrection
d. Incarnation
e. "I am": Moses met God "I am the I am"
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Historic Premillennialism: Resurrection the Church Age (increasing evil) Great Tribulations Second Coming Millennium
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Household Code: a. Greco-Roman Epistolary Form Letters: Final Greeting
i. Ethical Exhortations
ii. Stoic Practice
b. Colossians 3:18-25
c. passages with instructions for particular groups of people within Christian families or "households" as to how they should treat other members of their household. Since they are similar to legal or moral "codes" of conduct, these texts are often called "household codes."
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Incarnation: a. John 1:1 "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."
b. Greek for Word is Logos
c. Incarnation is when the Divine Logos (Christ) became flesh
d. Adds to John's emphasis on Christ's divinity because it stresses the corporeality of Christ after resurrection
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Laodicea: a. One of the seven churches in rev
b. Rev 3:20 "Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me."
c. "I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were cold or hot. So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will vomit you out of my mouth"
d. It is thought that the Laodiceans were being criticized for their neutrality or lack of zeal (hence "lukewarm"). Based on this understanding, the pejorative term Laodicean is used in the English language to refer to those neutral or indifferent in matters of faith
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Logos: a. John 1:1 "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."
b. Greek for Word is Logos
c. The Divine Logos is Christ
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Martha and Mary: a. In the Gospel of John, Martha and Mary appear in connection two incidents: the raising from the dead of her brother Lazarus (John 11) and the anointing of Jesus at the home of Simon the Leper (John 12:3).
b. Lazarus: Martha hears Jesus is coming and goes immediately to meet Jesus as he arrives, while Mary waits until she is called. "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died"
c. Meal in Bethany at the home of Simon the Leper: Martha's sister Mary anoints Jesus with expensive perfume.
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Max Weber: a. Charismatic leader gave way to hierarchy in the post-apostolic structuring of the church (Pastoral epistles)
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Minim: ...
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Nicolatitans: a. A sect or party of evil influence in early Christianity, especially in the 7 churches of Asia. Their doctrine was similar to that of Balaam, "who taught Balak to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit fornication" (Revelation 2:14, 15). Their practices were strongly condemned by John, who praised the church in Ephesus for "hating their works" (Revelation 2:6), and blamed the church in Pergamum for accepting in some measure their teaching
b. Rev 2:6 "But this you have, that you hate the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate."
c. Holders of heretical teachings
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Paraclete: a. John 14:16 "And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever"
b. Translations: advocate/helper/counselor/ comforter.
c. In Greek "Paraclete." An advocate, someone to remind you of me and help you
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Pneumatology: a. Emphasis in the Gospel of John
b. The study of the Holy Spirit
c. Linked to eschatology : because the eschaton is already present through the Holy Sprit
d. John 14:16 "And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever"
e. Translations: advocate/helper/counselor/ comforter. In Greek "Paraclete"
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Postmillennial: a. Resurrection The church Age (society improving) Tribulation Millennium Second coming and final judgment
b. sees Christ's second coming as occurring after (Latin post-) the "Millennium", a Golden Age in which Christian ethics prosper.
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Postmillennialism: Resurrection The church Age (society improving) Tribulation Millennium Second coming and final Judgment
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Premillennial: a. Historic Premillennialism: Resurrection the Church Age (increasing evil) Great Tribulations Second Coming Millennium
b. Dispensational Premillennialism: God's Work with Israel Resurrection Go's work with the church Rapture great Tribulation Second Coming Millennium
c. The belief that Jesus Christ will literally and physically be on the earth for his millennial reign at his second coming. The doctrine is called premillennialism because it holds that Jesus' physical return to earth will occur prior to the inauguration of the millennium. It is distinct from the other forms of Christian eschatology such as postmillennialism or amillennialism, which view the millennial rule as occurring either before the second coming, or as being figurative and non-temporal.
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Presbyter: a. 2 John 1 "The elder"/"the presbyter" to the chosen lady (the church)
b. 1 Timothy 4:14 "Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the eldership."
c. Greek "prespteros" = "prespyter"
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Pseudepigrapha: a. "False attribution of authorship" or "falsely attributing a writing to someone different from the actual author." Composed as if it were written by a person from the past (the "attributed author"), while the actual author was someone else (usually anonymous).
b. The attributed author is usually either a famous person from the remote past, or the actual author's own teacher (after his death).
c. These should not be called "false writings"; pseudepigraphy says nothing about the value of the work's content, but merely about the attributed authorship.
d. Deutero-Pauline: 2 Thessalonians, Colossians, Ephesians, The Pastoral epistles (1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus)
e. Greek: pseudēs,"lying" or "false" and epigraphē, "name" or "inscription" or "ascription
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Realized eschatology: a. Term from C.T. Dodd "already but not yet"
b. In addition to a future eschatology
c. The eschaton is realized in the person of Jesus
d. Past, present and future collapsed into one
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Seals, trumpets, and bowls: a. seven symbolic seals that secure the book or scroll, that John of Patmos saw in his Revelation of Jesus Christ. Only Christ can open them. The opening of the first four seals release The Four Horsemen. The opening of the fifth seal releases the cries of martyrs for the "word of God".[6:9-11] The sixth seal prompts cataclysmic events.[6:12-17] The seventh seal cues seven angelic trumpeters who in turn cue the seven bowl judgments.
b. Seven trumpets are sounded, one at a time, to queue apocalyptic events that were seen in the vision of the Revelation of Christ Jesus (1 Hail and fire, 2 mt of fire sea gone, 3wormwood, 4 partial darkness, 5woes lucusts, 6four angels slay 1/3 of pop, 7 announcement of glory)
c. a set of plagues. Seven angels are thus given seven bowls of God's wrath, each consisting of judgements full of the wrath of God poured out on the wicked and the followers of the Antichrist. (1 sores, 2sea blood, 3 fresh water blood, 4sun burns men, 5darkness, 6assemble for war, 7 earth quake and hail)
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Sitz im Leben: a. German for "setting in life"
b. Hermann Gunkel in 1917
c. In fact the term is a sociological one, describing a typical situation within any community so that the meaning of a text is bound up with its function in the community, and social context
d. What occasions certain passages in the Bible were written for, and is often called the "genres" of the Bible. Simple examples of Sitz im Leben include the classification of material into letters, poems of lament, parables, psalms, and songs.
e. Also involve many other considerations; who the speaker of a passage was, his role in life, the nature of his audience, and so on. Taken out of its original context, the original meaning of a passage is often lost.
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Stars/lampstands: a. Rev 2: 'These things says He who holds the seven stars in His right hand, who walks in the midst of the seven golden lampstands"
b. These seven stars are the ministers of the churches. He calls them stars, because they must shine in the world. They do not produce light; they just reflect His Light to the world.
c. These seven candlesticks, we are told here, are the seven churches symbolic of all churches for then and now. A candlestick is not a light. It is the holder for the Light. These candlesticks lift the Light up for all to see. That is the exact purpose of the church, to elevate the Light, Jesus. These candlesticks have to be cared for and fueled to be able to burn.
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The dragon: a. Revelation: 12:1-17. Evil= Rome.
b. Fiery red dragon having seven heads (7 hills of rome) and ten horns (ten kings who received no kingdom), and seven diadems on his heads
c. Threw a third of the stars to earth
d. Wanted to devour the pregnant woman's child (Mary or the new Israel, the church)
e. Fought Michael and lost so "the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him."
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The New Jerusalem: a. Rev 3:12 "the name of My God and the name of the city of My God, the New Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from My God."
b. Rev 21:2 "Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband."
c. twelve gates (twelve pearls), and twelve angels at the gates, and names written on them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel
d. twelve foundations, and on them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. And the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.
e. the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. The city had no need of the sun or of the moon to shine in it, for the glory of God illuminated it.
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The seven churches: a. Rev 1:4 "the seven churches which are in asia"
i. Ephsus: "false apostles" Nicolaitans
ii. Smyrna: "synagogue of satan"
iii. Pergamum (Pergamos): "Balaam"
iv. Thyatira: Jezebel wife of Ahab)
v. Sardis: "dead church"
vi. Philedelphia: "Synagouge of satan"
vii. Laodicea: "luke warm"
b. Seven churches=seven lampstands=seven cities
c. 7 is the perfect number
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The Seven Signs in John: 1. Water into wine (2:1-11)
2. Curing of the official's son at Cana (4:46-54)
3. Curing of the paralytic at Bethzatha (5:1-15)
4. Feeding of the 5000 (6:1-15)
5. Walking on Water (6:16-21)
6. Curing of the Blind Man in Jerusalem (9)
7. Raising of Lazarus (11)
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Timothy: a. Jewish mother and Greek father
b. Timothy had not been circumcised in childhood and was trained to fear God and possess great knowledge of the Scriptures of the Old Testament.
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Two-edged sword: a. As "The Word of God"
b. The power of the two-edged (sharpened twice, twice as powerful) sword is referring to the power of words, the power one has when filled with The Word of God
c. This sword represents the power and authority of Christ's words by which the world will be judged (Rev. 19 v.15) and those aligned with satan and the antichrist will be defeated.
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Widows: a. 1 Timothy 5:3
b. Widows becomean official cast of the church (a power block)
c. 1 Timothy 5:9- Qualifications: must be at least 60
d. "nuns" female counter part of a mostly male dominated church
