"Satan and his
angels rebelled against God in heaven, and proudly presumed to try
their strength with his. ... He added that Michael's name "was the war-cry
of the good angels in the battle fought in heaven against
the enemy and his followers"."Satan and his angels rebelled against
God in heaven, and proudly presumed to try their strength with his. ... He
added that Michael's name "was the war-cry of the good angels in the
battle fought in heaven against the enemy and his followers".
The best way to go before the war in Heaven," which was very
real, and very terrible. This spiritual warfare lasted for seven years, and
resulted in the downfall of many formerly high spirit beings. This battle in
Heaven was the direct result of the Lucifer Rebellion. For a complete
accounting of this pivotal event in earth history, please click here. It was not the first time that
a
"War broke out in heaven; Michael's commander and his angels fought against the dragon (Lucifer, Satan, and the apostate princes); and the
dragon and his rebellious angels fought but prevailed not. This "war
in heaven" wasn't sure how I could see that ton a physical battle as such
a conflict might be conceived on Urantia. In the e early days of the struggle
Lucifer held forth continuously in the planetary amphitheater. Gabriel
conducted an unceasing exposure of the rebel sophistries from his headquarters
taken up near at hand. The various personalities present on the sphere who were
in doubt as to their attitude would journey back and forth between these
discussions until they arrived at a final decision.
But this war in heaven was very terrible and very real. While
displaying none of the barbarities so characteristic of physical warfare on the
immature worlds, this conflict was far more deadly; material life is in
jeopardy in material combat, but the war in heaven was fought in terms of life
eternal. ~ The Urania Book, (53:5.6)
It was over two years of system time from the beginning of the
"war in heaven" until the installation of Lucifer's successor. But at
last the new Sovereign came, landing on the sea of glass with his staff. I was
among the reserves mobilized on Dementia by Gabriel, and I well remember the
first message of Lana forge to the Constellation Father of Norlatiadek. It
read: "Not a single Jersey citizen was lost. Every ascendant mortal
survived the fiery trial and emerged from the crucial test triumphant and
altogether victorious. “And on to salving ton, Versa, and Paradise went
this message of assurance that the survival experience of mortal ascension is the
greatest security against rebellion and the surest safeguard against sin.
~ The Urania Book, (53:7.12)
The Seven Crucial Years
The outbreak of rebellion on Jersey, the capital of Satanic, was
broadcast by the Melchizedekcouncil. The emergency Melchizedeks were
immediately dispatched to Jersey, and Gabriel volunteered to act as the
representative of the Creator Son, whose authority had been challenged. With
this broadcast of the fact of rebellion in Satanic the system was isolated,
quarantined, from her sister systems. There was "war in heaven," the
headquarters of Satanic, and it spread to every planet in the local system.
On Urania forty members of the corporeal staff of one hundred
(including Van) refused to join the insurrection. Many of the staff's human
assistants (modified and otherwise) were also brave and noble defenders of
Michael and his universe government. There was a terrible loss of personalities
among seraphim and cherubim. Almost one half of the administrator and
transition seraphim assigned to the planet joined their leader and Daligastia
in support of the cause of Lucifer. Forty thousand one hundred and nineteen of
the primary midway creatures joined hands with Caligastia, but the remainder of these beings
remained true to their trust.
The traitorous Prince marshaled the disloyal midway creatures and
other groups of rebel personalities and organized them to execute his bidding,
while Van assembled the loyal midwaters and
other faithful groups and began the great battle for the salvation of the planetary staff and other
marooned celestial personalities.
During the times of
this struggle the loyalists dwelt in an unwilled and poorly protected
settlement a few miles to the east of Dalamatia, but their dwellings were
guarded day and night by the alert and ever-watchful loyal midway creatures,
and they had possession of the priceless tree of life.
Upon the outbreak of rebellion, loyal cherubim and seraphim, with
the aid of three faithful midwaters, assumed the custody of the tree of
life and permitted only the forty loyalists of the staff and their associated
modified mortals to partake of the fruit and leaves of this energy plant. There were fifty-six of these
modified Andonite associates of the staff, sixteen of the Andonite attendants
of the disloyal staff refusing to go into rebellion with their masters.
Throughout the seven crucial years of the Caligastia rebellion,
Van was wholly devoted to the work of ministry to his loyal army of
men, midwaters, and angels. The spiritual insight and moral steadfastness
which enabled Van to maintain such an unshakable attitude of loyalty to the universe government was the product
of clear thinking, wise reasoning, logical judgment, sincere motivation, unselfish purpose, intelligent loyalty,
experiential memory, disciplined character, and the unquestioning dedication of
his personality to the doing of the will of the Father
in Paradise.
This seven years of waiting was a time of heart searching
and soul discipline. Such crises in the affairs of a universe demonstrate
the tremendous influence of mind as a factor in spiritual choosing. Education, training, and experience are factors in
most of the vital decisions of all evolutionary moral creatures. But it is entirely
possible for the indwelling spirit to make direct contact with the
decision-determining powers of the human personality so as to empower the fully
consecrated will of the creature to perform amazing acts of loyal devotion to the will and the way of the Father in
Paradise. And this is just what occurred in the experience of Amado, the
modified human associate of Van.
Amadon is the outstanding human hero of the Lucifer rebellion. This male descendant of Andon
and Fontan was one of the one hundred who contributed life plasm to the
Prince's staff, and ever since that event he had been attached to Van as his
associate and human assistant. Amadon elected to stand with his chief
throughout the long and trying struggle. And it was an inspiring sight to
behold this child of the evolutionary races standing unmoved by the sophistries
of Daligastia while throughout the seven-year struggle he and his loyal
associates resisted with unyielding fortitude all of the deceptive teachings of
the brilliant Caligastia.
Caligastia, with a
maximum of intelligence and a vast experience in universe affairs, went
astray—embraced sin. Amadon, with a minimum of intelligence and utterly devoid
of universe experience, remained steadfast in the service of the universe and
in loyalty to his associate. Van utilized both mind and spirit in a magnificent
and effective combination of intellectual determination and spiritual insight,
thereby achieving an experiential level of personality realization of the
highest attainable order. Mind and spirit, when fully united, are potential for
the creation of superhuman values, even morontia realities.
There is no end to the
recital of the stirring events of these tragic days. But at last the final
decision of the last personality was made, and then, but only then, did a Most
High of Edentia arrive with the emergency Melchizedeks to seize authority on
Urantia. The Caligastia panoramic reign-records on Jersey were obliterated, and
the probationary era of planetary rehabilitation was inaugurated. ~ The Urantia Book, (67:3.1) Revelation 12:7-17 King James Version
(KJV)
7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against
the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,
8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in
heaven.
9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the
Devil, and Satan, which deceived the whole world: he was cast out into the
earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, now
is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of
his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them
before our God day and night.
11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb,
and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the
death.
12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell
in them. Woe to the inhibiters of the earth and of the sea! For the devil is
come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a
short time.
13 And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto
the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.
14 And to the woman were given two wings of a great
eagle that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is
nourished for a time, and times, and half a time from the face of the serpent.
15 And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a
flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.
16 And the earth helped the woman, and the earth
opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his
mouth.
17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and
went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of
God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
Before creation there arose a War in Heaven
This term arises out of Rev. 12:7 and refers to the conflict that took
place in the premortal existence among the spirit children of God. The war was
primarily over how and in what manner the plan of salvation would be
administered to the forthcoming human family upon the earth. The issues
involved such things as agency, how to gain salvation, and who should be the
Redeemer. The war broke out because one-third of the spirits refused to accept
the appointment of Jesus Christ as the Savior. Such a refusal was a rebellion
against the Father’s plan of redemption. It was evident that if given agency,
some persons would fall short of complete salvation; Lucifer and his followers
wanted salvation to come automatically to all who passed through mortality,
without regard to individual preference, agency, or voluntary dedication
(see Isa. 14:12–20; Luke 10:18; Rev. 12:4–13; D&C 29:36–38; Moses 4:1–4). The spirits who thus rebelled and
persisted were thrust out of heaven and cast down to the earth without mortal
bodies, “and thus came the devil and his angels” (D&C 29:37; see also Rev. 12:9; Abr. 3:24–28).
The warfare is continued
in mortality in the conflict between right and wrong, between the gospel and
false principles, etc. The same contestants and the same issues are doing
battle, and the same salvation is at stake.
Although one-third of
the spirits became devils, the remaining two-thirds were not all equally
valiant, there being every degree of devotion to Christ and the Father among
them. The most diligent were chosen to be rulers in the kingdom (Abr. 3:22–23). The nature of the conflict, however, is
such that there could be no neutrals, then or now (Matt. 12:30; 1 Ne. 14:10; Alma 5:38–40).war in heaven
between angels led by the Archangel Michael Archangel
Michael is God's top angel, leading all of the angels in heaven. He is also
known as Saint Michael. Michael means "Who is like God?"
Other spellings of Michael's name include Michael, Mikael, Mikael, and Mikhail.
Michael's
main characteristics are exceptional strength and courage. Michael fights for
good to prevail over evil and empowers believers to set their
faith in God on fire with passion. He protects and
defends people who love God. What makes Lucifer the archetypal character of
evil in the Bible? Why is the anti-Christ the antithesis of Jesus Christ the
Savior? This duality of good and evil is one of the central themes of scripture
and life itself. May this collection of Bible verses enlighten why Lucifer is
considered the primary symbol of evil.
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The word of the LORD came
to me:
2 "Son
of man, say to the prince of Tyre, Thus says the Lord
GOD: "Because your heart is proud, and you have said, 'I
am a god, I sit in the seat of the gods, in the heart of the seas,'
yet you are but a man, and no god, though you make your heart like
the heart of a god--
3 you
are indeed wiser than Daniel; no secret is hidden from you;
4 by
your wisdom and your understanding you have made wealth for yourself, and
have gathered gold and silver into your treasuries;
5 by
your great wisdom in your trade you have increased your wealth, and your
heart has become proud in your wealth--
6therefore
thus says the Lord GOD: Because you make your heart like the heart of a
god,
7 therefore,
behold, I will bring foreigners upon you, the most ruthless of the
nations; and they shall draw their swords against the beauty of your
wisdom and defile your splendor.
8 They
shall thrust you down into the pit, and you shall die the death of the
slain in the heart of the seas.
9 Will
you still say, 'I am a god,' in the presence of those who kill you,
though you are but a man, and no god, in the hands of those who slay
you?
10You
shall die the death of the uncircumcised by the hand of foreigners; for I
have spoken, declares the Lord GOD."
11 Moreover,
the word of the LORD came to me:
12 "Son
of man, raise a lamentation over the king of Tyre, and say to him,
Thus says the Lord GOD: "You were the signet of perfection, full of
wisdom and perfect in beauty.
13 You
were in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone was your
covering, sardius, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper,
sapphire,emerald, and carbuncle; and crafted in gold were your settings and
your engravings. On the day that you were created they were
prepared.
14 You
were an anointed guardian cherub. I placed you; you were on the
holy mountain of God; in the midst of the stones of fire you walked.
15 You
were blameless in your ways from the day you were created, till
unrighteousness was found in you.
16In
the abundance of your trade you were filled with violence in your midst,
and you sinned; so I cast you as a profane thing from the mountain of God,
and I destroyed you guardian cherub, from the midst of the stones of
fire.
17 Your
heart was proud because of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom for the
sake of your splendor. I cast you to the ground; I exposed you before kings, to
feast their eyes on you.
18 By
the multitude of your iniquities, in the unrighteousness of your trade you
profaned your sanctuaries; so I brought fire out from your midst; it
consumed you, and I turned you to ashes on the earth in the sight of all
who saw you.
19 All
who know you among the peoples are appalled at you; you have come to a
dreadful end and shall be no more forever."
20 The
word of the LORD came to me:
21 "Son
of man, set your face toward Sidon, and prophesy against
her
22 and
say, Thus says the Lord GOD: "Behold, I am against you, O Sidon,
and I will manifest my glory in your midst. And they shall know that
I am the LORD when I execute judgments in her and manifest my
holiness in her;
23 for
I will send pestilence into her, and blood into her streets; and the slain
shall fall in her midst, by the sword that is against her on every side. Then
they will know that I am the LORD.
24 "And
for the house of Israel there shall be no more a brier to prick or a
thorn to hurt them among all their neighbors who have treated them with
contempt. Then they will know that I am the Lord GOD.
25 "Thus
says the Lord GOD: When I gather the house of Israel from the peoples
among whom they are scattered, and manifest my holiness in them in the
sight of the nations, then they shall dwell in their own land that I gave
to my servant Jacob.
26 And they shall dwell
securely in it, and they shall build houses and plant vineyards. They shall
dwell securely, when I execute judgments upon all their neighbors who
have treated them with contempt. Then they will know that I am the LORD
their God."
It would seem from the context of Ezekiel 28that the first ten verses of this
chapter are dealing with a human leader. Then, starting in verse 11 and on
through verse 19, Lucifer is the focus of discussion.
The
fall of Lucifer in the Bible
What is the rationale for the conclusion that
these latter verses refer to the fall of Lucifer? Whereas the first ten verses
in this chapter speak about the ruler of Tyre (who was condemned for claiming
to be a god though he was just a man), the discussion moves to the king
of Tyre starting in verse 11. Many scholars believe that though there
was a human “ruler” of Tyre, the real “king” of Tyrewas Satan,
for it was he who was ultimately at work in this anti-God city and it was he
who worked through the human ruler of the city.
Some have suggested that these verses may
actually be dealing with a human king of Tyrewho was empowered by
Satan. Perhaps the historic king of Tyre was a tool of Satan,
possibly even indwelt by him. In describing this king, Ezekiel also gives us
glimpses of the superhuman creature, Satan, who was using, if not indwelling,
him.
Now, there are things that are true of this
“king” that—at least ultimately—cannot be said to be true of human beings. For
example, the king is portrayed as having a different nature from man (he is a
cherub, verse 14); he had a different position from man (he was blameless and
sinless, verse 15); he was in a different realm from man (the holy mount of
God, verses 13,14); he received a different judgment from man (he was cast out
of the mountain of God and thrown to the earth, verse 16); and the superlatives
used to describe him don’t seem to fit that of a normal human being (“full of
wisdom,” “perfect in beauty,” and having “the seal of perfection,” verse 12
NASB).
Who
is Lucifer, Why did He Rebel?
Our text tells us that this king was a created
being and left the creative hand of God in a perfect state (Ezekiel 28:12, 15). And he remained perfect in
his ways until iniquity was found in him (verse 15b). What was this iniquity?
We read in verse 17, “Your heart became proud on account of your beauty, and
you corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor.” Lucifer apparently became
so impressed with his own beauty, intelligence, power, and position that he
began to desire for himself the honor and glory that belonged to God alone. The
sin that corrupted Lucifer was self-generated pride.
Apparently, this represents the actual beginning
of sin in the universe—preceding the fall of the human Adam by an indeterminate
time. Sin originated in the free will of Lucifer in
which—with full understanding of the issues involved—he chose to
rebel against the Creator.
This mighty angelic being was rightfully judged
by God: “I threw you to the earth” (Ezekiel 28:18). This doesn’t mean that Satan had
no further access to heaven, for other Scripture verses clearly indicate that
Satan maintained this access even after his fall (Job 1:6-12; Zechariah 3:1,2). However, Ezekiel 28:18 indicates that Satan was
absolutely and completely cast out of God’s heavenly government and his place
of authority (Luke 10:18).
Isaiah 14:12-17 is another Old Testament
passage that may refer to the fall of Lucifer. We must be frank in admitting
that some Bible scholars see no reference whatsoever to Lucifer in this
passage. It is argued that the being mentioned in this verse is referred to as
a man (Isaiah 14:16); is compared with other kings on
the earth (verse 18); and the words, “How you have fallen from heaven” (verse
12), is alleged to refer to a fall from great political heights.
There are other scholars who interpret this
passage as referring only to the fall of Lucifer, with no reference whatsoever
to a human king. The argument here is that the description of this being is
beyond humanness and hence could not refer to a mere mortal man.
Against
those led by "the dragon", identified as the devil or Satan, who are defeated and thrown down to the earth.[1][2]Revelation's
war in heaven is
related to the idea of fallen angels, and possible parallels have been
proposed in the Hebrew Bible and
the Dead Sea Scrolls.
The Archangel Michael, who reigns as the leader of
all God's angels, fights evil with the power of good. Michael has engaged in
spiritual battles with the known as Satan throughout history. The
Bible says the struggle will reach a climax in the future, just
before Jesus Christ returns to Earth. In Revelation 12:7-10, the Bible tells
how Michael and the angels he supervises will defeat Satan and the other
rebellious angels during the world's end time.
The final deliverance of
God’s people must begin with the victory of the evil forces that sought to
destroy her. Verse one announces this great victory over evil, but it does it
using strange, mythological terms. Some argue that Isaiah is simply using pagan
mythological ideas to express a victory for the LORD. But it is more likely
that he is taking these views seriously, for behind pagan religious beliefs
there were dark spirit forces at work.
The Supreme Being;
Jehovah; the eternal and infinite spirit, the creator, and the sovereign King
of the universe. That first world on the face of the Earth was now gone. What
remained was shrouded in literal darkness; the entire creation was ruined by
the influence of great spiritual darkness and the power of death.
It is significant that the language used to
describe this being fits other passages in the Bible that speak about
Satan. For example, the five “I wills” in Isaiah 14 indicate an element of pride,
which was also evidenced in Ezekiel 28:17 (cf. 1 Timothy 3:6 which makes reference to
Satan’s conceit).
As a result of this heinous sin against God,
Lucifer was banished from living in heaven (Isaiah 14:12). He became corrupt, and his name
changed from Lucifer (“morning star”) to Satan (“adversary”). His power became
completely perverted (Isaiah 14:12, 16, 17). And his destiny, following
the second coming of Christ, is to be bound in a pit during the
1000-year millennial kingdom over which Christ will rule (Revelation 20:3), and
eventually will be thrown into the lake of fire (Matthew 25:41).
It is the beginning of the the supreme movement where there was s fight
in the heavens. Satan Desiree g to be a God and almighty God candying Satan to
earth after such Satan trying to make the animals created s mad destruction of
mammals God destroying all unfamiliar gods breaking down the walls of
all religious boundaries. Putting heat to ice melting the stoning hearts
that their gods of this world is overthrown by God of all creation.
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made got himself s false creation where people will now down to him. He is s
false god he is the enemy of this world.
There was a false creation made by Satan was full of
darkness, Luke 10:18 Jesus says, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.”
The context of these words is the return of the 70 (or 72) disciples that Jesus had sent out to evangelize and
prepare His way to Jerusalem (see verse 1). When the 70 return and give their
report, they are joyful and a little surprised that “even the demons submit to
us in your name” (verse 17). Jesus’ first words in reply are, “I saw Satan fall
like lightning from heaven” (verse 18).
In referencing Satan’s fall from heaven, Jesus most likely had in mind Isaiah 14:12, “How you have fallen from heaven, morning star, son of the dawn! You have been cast down to the earth, you who once laid low the nations!” The fall of Satan that Jesus saw happened after Lucifer’s sin, before Adam and Eve’s temptation in the Garden of Eden. In his pride, Lucifer had lifted himself up, but God had cast him down out of his original place in heaven (although he retains a limited access to heaven for now, according to Job 1:6). Jesus’ statement in Luke 10:18 speaks of Jesus’ pre-existence and the Lord’s defeat over the power of Satan in a general sense.
When Jesus’ disciples came back to report their joy over their authority over demons, Jesus, in so many words, tells them they should not have been surprised. Satan is a fallen foe and has always been subject to the authority of the Son of God. Jesus had sent the 70 out in His authority, which extends over the demonic realm. Satan’s fall “like lightning” indicates that his judgment in heaven was swift and obvious. Not only did Jesus give the 70 authority over devils, but He also enabled them “to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy” (Luke 10:19).
As the 70 are celebrating that the demons were subject to them in Jesus’ name, in Luke 10:17, Jesus redirects their excitement by pointing to an even bigger blessing: their salvation! Jesus says, “However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven” (verse 20). Casting out demons has a temporal, limited benefit in this world, but having your name written in heaven is an eternal, unlimited blessing!
Revelation 12:9 refers to another time in which Satan is cast out of heaven: “The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.” We believe this happens during the future tribulation period when Satan is barred access to heaven once and for all.
At the end of the Great Tribulation, Jesus will return, overthrow the kingdom Satan was attempting to set up, and bind the devil for 1,000 years (Revelation 20:1–3). At the end of 1,000 years, Satan will be released for one final battle, but he is defeated again and thrown into the lake of fire for eternity (Revelation 20:7–10).
We know that it has been over two thousand nineteen years he goes
therefore 1 Peter 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the
devil, as a roaring lion, walked about, seeking whom he may devour:
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Who is Lucifer, Why did He Rebel?
Our text tells us that this king
was a created being and left the creative hand of God in a perfect state (Ezekiel 28:12, 15). And he remained perfect in his ways until iniquity
was found in him (verse 15b). What was this iniquity? We read in verse 17,
“Your heart became proud on account of your beauty, and you corrupted your
wisdom because of your splendor.” Lucifer apparently became so impressed with
his own beauty, intelligence, power, and position that he began to desire for
himself the honor and glory that belonged to God alone. The sin that
corrupted Lucifer was self-generated pride.
Apparently, this represents the
actual beginning of sin in the universe—preceding the fall of the human Adam
by an indeterminate time. Sin originated in the free will of Lucifer in
which—with full understanding of the issues involved—he chose to rebel
against the Creator.
This mighty angelic being was
rightfully judged by God: “I threw you to the earth” (Ezekiel 28:18). This doesn’t mean that Satan had no further access to
heaven, for other Scripture verses clearly indicate that Satan maintained
this access even after his fall (Job 1:6-12; Zechariah 3:1,2). However, Ezekiel 28:18 indicates that Satan was absolutely and completely
cast out of God’s heavenly government and his place of authority (Luke 10:18).
Isaiah 14:12-17 is another Old Testament passage that may refer to
the fall of Lucifer. We must be frank in admitting that some Bible scholars
see no reference whatsoever to Lucifer in this passage. It is argued that the
being mentioned in this verse is referred to as a man (Isaiah 14:16); is compared with other kings on the earth (verse 18);
and the words, “How you have fallen from heaven” (verse 12), is alleged to
refer to a fall from great political heights.
There are other scholars who interpret this passage as
referring only to the fall of Lucifer, with no reference whatsoever to a
human king. The argument here is that the description of this being is beyond
humanness and hence could not refer to a mere mortal man.
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Jesus has power over Satan and power to save us. Still today, believers face a spiritual battle against forces of evil and the forces of darkness,
I. THE LORD WILL DESTROY THE FORCES OF EVIL (1).
The Babylonian religion
had said that creation was accomplished by the cosmic victory of their god
over ti’amat, the source of all the dragons or serpents of the
deep. The sea monsters were the forces of chaos that ti’amat, the Deep, mustered to avenge the death of her
husband; and so they had to be controlled. The ancient Babylonian creation myth
(see Alexander Heidel, The Babylonian Genesis)
has the god Marduk creating the universe after defeating Tiamat (lit. “Salt
water”), and then creating humans from the blood of the god King. Some of these
words are found in the literature of the Bible, albeit changed in meaning
because the forces of nature are not deified. In fact, the Genesis account is a
polemic against it. Yahweh God created the universe; and in the beginning the
whole world was enveloped in darkness. At that time God’s Spirit hovered over
the face of the “deep” (Hebrew them is the
masculine cognate of Babylonian feminine word ti’amat). God controlled
the chaos and gathered the waters into their places; but the deep was not a
goddesses makes good sense to see the two conflicts in their spiritual
dimension, especially if the primary spiritual force behind pagan gods is the
evil one himself, Satan. In the beginning, before Genesis, Satan was cast out
of heaven to rule in darkness in this world. But at creation the LORD dispelled
the darkness with light, corrected the waste and void, defeated and controlled
the forces of chaos by limiting the oceans and fixing the dry land, and brought
great blessing to His creation. And at the end of the age, Satan will be
finally defeated once and for all before the new order of creation is established
(Rev. 12).
This verse, then, announces victory over the
kingdoms of this world, over the spirits behind them, underscoring the biblical
polemic against pagan religion.
The verse begins with
“in that day” which is an expression often used by the prophets for
eschatological predictions, usually end-of-the-age predictions. Here the “sword
of the LORD” is the means of the victory. Elsewhere in Scripture this is
clarified as the decree that comes from His mouth, the Word of the LORD (so the
figure would be implication [or hypo catastasis]).
The “weapon” is powerful: hard and great and
strong. The threefold description of God’s powerful word underscores the
certainty of His victory over evil.
Evil carries three descriptions here as well:
Leviathan the gliding serpent, Leviathan the crooked serpent, and the monster
that is in the sea.
Leviathan is an
interesting motif in the Old Testament. It is used in Job with the meaning of
the crocodile, although there are probably mythological allusions in that passage
as well. In Ugaritic the term is Loan; the pictures the
Ugaritic texts provide are of a seven-headed dragon of the deep, viewed as the
god of the underworld, the force of the ocean, or chaos. In this passage the
term “monster” (tannin) is also used, and these two, Leviathan/Lotan and tannin, are paralleled
in Ugaritic mythological texts. It is interesting that in the Genesis account
of creation we are also told that God made also the great sea creatures (tanninim). The point is that they are just animals in the
account; and the significance of this is that whatever the pagans worshiped—God
made. In this sense, Genesis 1becomes a polemic against pagan religion,
and a theological explanation of “You shall have no other gods before me”—of
course not, because none were before Him, He made them all.
The term “serpent” is
also used here, with the adjectives of “crooked and twisting.” The serpent was
venerated in Egypt (especially as the sacred cobra), Phoenicia (as the mother
goddess of all living), and in Canaan (with snake worship). Of course, in the
Bible the serpent is the representation of evil and death, or connected with
death. The remarkable parallelism of these expressions in Isaiah
27:1 and in Ugaritic texts for the god of the deep cannot be overlooked;
Isaiah is clearly alluding to the passages in his announcement of the great
victory at the end of the age.142
It may be that the imagery in Isaiah is meant to
be used in its figurative sense of the Deep—that is, Sea Water. The fact that
the pagans had deities who ruled the deep need not have been carried into the
allusion. The repetition of “Leviathan” in the passage may represent the two
largest rivers known to the Hebrews, the Tigris and the Euphrates, which are
akin to the sea, and like the sea are symbolized as monsters and destined to be
tamed. Leviathan the gliding or the swift would be the Tigris (meaning
“swiftness”), and Leviathan the crooked would be the Euphrates. The punishment
of these elemental forces seems to be regarded as a necessary preliminary to
the establishment of a new order, especially if they figuratively describe
Assyria and Babylon respectively, and the spirit/gods behind them.
So the reptiles, even though of mythic origin,
signify for Isaiah the chaos of the sea, but opposition from world powers as
well with the spirit forces behind them. The LORD will put down all enemies,
including the evil or satanic spirits who had become false gods that the pagans
feared. These spirits used things that the people feared or revered to draw
their devotion.
For Isaiah, God’s power over the nations could
only be complete when the gods the nations worshiped were destroyed.
The imagery of the two Leviathans for the
rivers, as well as the monster of the sea, would then fit what we see
in Daniel 7 and Revelation 12. The monster or dragon would be
Egypt (see 19:5; Ezek. 29:3, 32:2), whereas the rivers would be the other
two powers, Assyria and Babylon. If only one Leviathan were mentioned, it might
represent the supra-terrestrial waters as the dragon would represent the
sub-terrestrial waters. But the link to pagan mythology most certainly moves
the whole interpretation into the world of spiritual darkness.
The key verb in here,
translated “punish,” is the Hebrew verb parade, normally
translated with the meaning “visit.” All the detailed studies of this term show
that it means a visit for blessing or for cursing; it means to change the
destiny of someone or something. So in a passage on judgment it tells how the
LORD intervenes to destroy.
II. THE LORD WILL
PRESERVE HIS PEOPLE (27:2-6).
This section also begins
with “In that day,” announcing an eschatological message. Using the allegory of the vineyard, the prophet describes
God’s care for His people Israel (2-6). The same figure was used in chapter 5,
but there it led to judgment. Here the theme is hopeful throughout.
The text literally says,
“Sing about a vineyard of wine.” The imagery of vines and branches is well
known to students of the Bible. But the motif is a lot deeper when eschatology
is considered. The theme was first introduced in Genesis 49 where God
promised a king through the line of Judah (v. 10). But when the One comes “to
whom [the scepter] belongs” (the translation of Hebrew “Shiloh”), and the
obedience of the nations will be his, “He will tether his donkey to a vine, his
colt to the choicest branch; he will wash his garments in wine, his robes in
the blood of grapes; His eyes will be darker than wine; his teeth whiter than
milk.” Without getting into the details of this prophecy in Genesis 49, it
will be sufficient to say that this early prophecy about the “Messianic Age”
uses language of paradisiacal splendor and abundance. Accordingly, Jesus’ first
sign in John 2 was to turn water into wine, a harbinger of the coming
Messianic Age and an announcement that “Shiloh” had
come.
Isaiah says that God watches over His vineyard,
i.e., Israel. He waters it continually. As part of the allegory we would have
to conclude that watering the vineyard refers to the provision of the Word of
the LORD through the prophets (see Jer. 7:25; and see the imagery
in Psalm 1:1, 2, where the water is identified as the word). How else
could God nourish a holy nation?
The allegory continues with a mention that if only
briers and thorns were confronting Him, He would burn them out easily. This is
an internal problem, not a reference to invasion. It refers to paganizes within
the nation of Israel. But burning them out is tempered with a desire for them
to come to Him in faith. God judges, but He offers the opportunity of refuge in
the covenant.
This alternative for peace is actually extended
before the section on judgment to follow. It is the message throughout
Scripture—God offers His enemies peace! This, in the context, could refer to
both unbelieving Israel and the foreign oppressors.
Verse six also announces
that “in the days to come” the people of God will flourish. Here is the climax
to the little allegory. “Israel” is used because the prophet means both Israel
and Judah will flourish. He now changes the image slightly to make Israel a
plant rather than a vineyard (hypo catastasis). It
starts off with normal growth—planted, takes root, and buds. Since the prophet
is addressing the nation of Israel that already was in the land, a prophecy
about coming days must be something in the future when Israel will be brought
back to the land. But his imagery takes an unusual turn: “and fill all the world
with fruit.” Restored Israel will lead to the blessing of the whole world
(as Gen. 49 said). Daniel also saw the kingdom of Messiah as a tree,
and as a stone, that filled the whole world. In John 15 Jesus, the
true Israel, is the vine, and His disciples the branches. That, at the very
least, was the beginning of the fruit that would spread throughout the world.
Paul in Romans 11 makes it clear that the Gentiles are wild branches
that have been grafted into the tree. And so we now can witness the expansion of
the Gospel. But He adds that God still has a purpose for Israel after the
fullness of the Gentiles comes in; and it is to that purpose that the prophets
speak.
III. THE LORD WILL
PURIFY HIS PEOPLE (27:7-11).
In this section the prophet address the nation
as a whole, as “Jacob”. All Israel, both kingdoms, would be exiled; and many of
their main cities demolished. The language is general enough to be applied to
both Samaria and Jerusalem, meaning, the two captivities of Israel by the
Assyrians and Judah by the Babylonians. God would use exile to purge Israel and
make her into the holy nation and kingdom of priests that she was supposed to
be.
In verse 7 the LORD is the subject of the
sentence. The questions asked (reminiscent of Paul in Romans) expect a “No”
answer. God did not strike Israel down. Rather, punishment would be tempered by
mercy, for in exile, cruel as it was, people would survive. There was a future
for Israel.
By an implied comparison [hypo catastasis] (“with his
fierce blast”) and simile (“as on
a day the east wind blows”) the prophet refers to the invasion from the east,
from Mesopotamia—Assyria and/or Babylon. The judgment will be like the swift
east wind that scorches the land.
According to verse nine this will be the way
that God will make Israel deal with her sins. As in Isaiah 40, the point
is that through this the sins will be atoned for. He is not referring to the
objective basis of atonement, but the practical side of the experience. In
exile they would come to penitent awareness of guilt. In other words, the
people were removed so that sins would be removed. They will have a new
attitude to the will of God. The verse is like Jeremiah
31:31-34and Ezekiel 36:24-31.
The penitent and purified nation will show the
fruit of its “atonement” by the destruction of pagan influence. They will
return to do what they were supposed to do from the beginning. Unfortunately,
it would take the Babylonian captivity to purge them of idolatry and make them
fiercely loyal to God.
Verses 10 and 11 seem to
be rather literal. All that is described in here are the effects of war
(so in general could be called metonymy of effect)—abandoned
cities, animals moving freely throughout, people gathering
dry twigs, and the like. Isaiah sees the effects of war as the reversal
of civilization.
The reason for all of
this is the lack of understanding in the people—they are for the most part
spiritually blind (see Isaiah 6 again). Isaiah likes wisdom motifs.
So because of inner blindness—which led to pagan corruption, God would withhold
His compassion and favor—even though He made them (see Isaiah
1 again). Of course, as Hosea announced, when they turned to the LORD in
faith, then He would show them pity (Lo Ruhamah, “no pity,”
the name of Hosea’s daughter used as an oracle, becomes Ruhamah, “pity”).
IV. THE LORD WILL
RESTORE HIS PEOPLE (27:12, 13).
The passage closes with
two complementary images drawn from the Feast of Tabernacles. The first deals
with the great harvest to be threshed. From beyond the Euphrates and from beyond
the Wadi of Egypt (these are the boundaries of the Land), Israelites would be
regathered. Never did Israel have the Land of Promise according to the biblical
dimensions; and certainly never did a pure Israel possess it. Here God will
“thresh” (hypo catastasis) through the lands of oppression, the
chaff will be discarded, but the good grain regathered into the barn. Paul
in Romans 11 carries the theme to its clear statement: “All Israel
will be saved.” Ezekiel will explain in his wonderful vision of the dry bones
that Israel will be regathered at the end of the age in two steps, first
physically regathered (the bones come together), meaning restored to the land
as a nation but in unbelief; and then there will be
the spiritual quickening (the Spirit breathes life into the bones) in which the
surviving Jewish people will come to faith in
massive numbers.
The second image here is
of the trumpet blast. The image, quite possibly the Word of God like a trumpet
blast, calls or summons the people to the holy mountain, which he says now, is
in Jerusalem. The apostle Paul used the image of the trumpet for the end of the
age ingathering (like Israel’s festival of Ingathering at
Tabernacles) at the coming of the LORD.
When the LORD gave Israel victory over Assyria,
Babylon, and Egypt when He restored them to their land in 536 that was a great
deliverance. But this passage was not fulfilled at that time (although it could
have been used to explain the victory); in fact, some of the oracles of these
end times were written by the prophets after the return from the exile. Evil
still existed, Israel was not pure, and their stay in the land would not last
but a few centuries and they would be scattered again. The fulfillment still
lies in the future.
Conclusion
There is much that can be done with a passage
like this, for it is a wonderful prophecy of God’s dealings with His chosen
people. It serves as a comfort and a warning for us today as well as it did for
ancient Israel.
As Paul said to the Romans, if God did not spare
the natural branches, they should take heed lest he not spare them either.
Believers are to learn from Israel’s mistakes. We have been grafted in; we are
a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation. We are the branches of the vine. And
even though our participation in the New Covenant in no way nullifies a future
blessing for believing Israel, our concern in applying this passage is with us
today primarily.
So I would first be clear that this is a
prophecy for Israel, and for the great future victory over evil forces in the
world, human and demonic. When that victory comes God will fulfill all His
promises, especially those He made to Israel.
But I would also work the message to be
applicable also to us who are in Christ. We know the eschaton will begin with a
great celebration of victory over Satan and all his forces; and we know that
the people of God will be preserved through the judgment, and will emerge
purified to serve in the heavenly city. Thus, we can speak about an application
in terms of how this hope purifies us (the apostle said whoever has this hope
purifies himself), or in terms of bearing fruit throughout the world to
demonstrate we are in the kingdom (our LORD said the kingdom was taken from
them and given to a people bearing fruit). But we also know that in the future
that hope will become reality. There is great evil in the world, demonic evil;
and it will be destroyed completely, and the people of God purified and
glorified to serve Him in the new heavens and the new earth.
(Ephesians 6:12). With God’s Spirit, we do not
need to fear Satan or evil spirits; rather, we depend on the Lord’s strength
for victory in our spiritual struggles and trust that God will preserve us for
heaven’s inheritance. “The one who is in you is greater than the one who is in
the world” (1 John 4:4).
He fell to the earth. Earth. Planet on
which we live with satanic rituals proceeding from the heat-oppressed
brainwaves. ) the earth had been destroyed and corrupted by Lucifer's sin
of rebellion back in Earth's ancient past He brought something)
into existence. That would eventual die. That first world on the face of
the Earth was now gone. What remained was shrouded in literal darkness; the
entire creation was ruined by the influence of great spiritual darkness and the
power of death.
The story of Lucifer’s
fall is described in two key Old Testament chapters—Ezekiel 28 and Isaiah 14. Let’s briefly look at both of these.
It would seem from the
context of Ezekiel 28that the first ten verses of this chapter are dealing with a human
leader. Then, starting in verse 11 and on through verse 19, Lucifer is the
focus of discussion.
What is the rationale
for the conclusion that these latter verses refer to the fall of Lucifer?
Whereas the first ten verses in this chapter speak about the ruler of Tire (who
was condemned for claiming to be a god though he was just a man), the
discussion moves to the king of Tire starting in verse 11. Many
scholars believe that though there was a human “ruler” of Tire, the real “king”
of Tyrese Satan, for it was he who was ultimately at work in this
anti-God city and it was he who worked through the human ruler of the city.
Some have suggested that
these verses may actually be dealing with a human king of Tyrewho was
empowered by Satan. Perhaps the historic king of Tyre was a tool of
Satan, possibly even indwelt by him. In describing this king, Ezekiel also
gives us glimpses of the superhuman creature, Satan, who was using, if not
indwelling, him.
Now, there are things
that are true of this “king” that—at least ultimately—cannot be said to be true
of human beings. For example, the king is portrayed as having a different
nature from man (he is a cherub, verse 14); he had a different position from
man (he was blameless and sinless, verse 15); he was in a different realm from
man (the holy mount of God, verses 13,14); he received a different judgment
from man (he was cast out of the mountain of God and thrown to the earth, verse
16); and the superlatives used to describe him don’t seem to fit that of a
normal human being (“full of wisdom,” “perfect in beauty,” and having “the seal
of perfection,” verse 12 NASB).
Who is Lucifer, Why did
He Rebel?
Our text tells us that
this king was a created being and left the creative hand of God in a perfect
state (Ezekiel 28:12, 15). And he remained perfect in his ways until iniquity was
found in him (verse 15b). What was this iniquity? We read in verse 17, “Your
heart became proud on account of your beauty, and you corrupted your wisdom
because of your splendor.” Lucifer apparently became so impressed with his own
beauty, intelligence, power, and position that he began to desire for himself
the honor and glory that belonged to God alone. The sin that corrupted Lucifer
was self-generated pride.
Apparently, this
represents the actual beginning of sin in the universe—preceding the fall of
the human Adam by an indeterminate time. Sin originated in the free will of
Lucifer in which—with full understanding of the issues involved—he chose to
rebel against the Creator.
This mighty angelic
being was rightfully judged by God: “I threw you to the earth” (Ezekiel 28:18). This doesn’t mean that Satan had no further access to heaven,
for other Scripture verses clearly indicate that Satan maintained this access
even after his fall (Job 1:6-12; Zechariah 3:1,2). However, Ezekiel 28:18 indicates that Satan was absolutely and completely cast out
of God’s heavenly government and his place of authority (Luke 10:18).
Isaiah 14:12-17 is another Old Testament passage that may refer to the fall
of Lucifer. We must be frank in admitting that some Bible scholars see no
reference whatsoever to Lucifer in this passage. It is argued that the being
mentioned in this verse is referred to as a man (Isaiah 14:16); is compared with other kings on the earth (verse 18); and the
words, “How you have fallen from heaven” (verse 12), is alleged to refer to a
fall from great political heights.
There are other scholars
who interpret this passage as referring only to the fall of Lucifer, with no
reference whatsoever to a human king. The argument here is that the description
of this being is beyond humanness and hence could not refer to a mere mortal
man.
The earth was formless without a clear or
definite shape or structure. Dark and formless idea “And the earth was without
form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of
God moved upon the face of the waters. (Genesis 1:2 KJV)That mystery is the
Holy Spirit's guidance to a key Scriptural Truth. The most still or solemn
part; the midst; as, in deep of night. And the Spirit of God was hovering over
the surface of the waters.
1In he beginning God
created, which points us in the direction of time that was of time when
Creation was fed by the Word of God. It’s that point in time and space at
which something starts. It’s the point at which something
exists. God support creation. It took all three persons to make
creasing but one God To creation creation.
It is God introducing creation to Him all over
again. This tells the world or introduces the world to God the creator and
ruler of the universe and source of all moral authority... Romans 1.The act of
making, by new combinations of matter, invested with new forms and properties,
and of subjecting to different laws; the act of shaping and organizing; as the
creation of man and other animals, of plants, minerals,
The earth was s Empty; vacant; not occupied with
any visible matter; as a void space or place. 1Kings 22.Empty; without
inhabitants or furniture. Gen. 1.Having no legal or binding force; null; not
effectual to bind parties, or to convey or support a right; not sufficient to
produce its effect. Thus a deed not duly signed and sealed, is void.
VOID, n. An empty space; a vacuum. Pride, where wit falls, steps
in to our defense, and fills up all the mighty void of sense’s' illimitable
void.
VOID, v.t.1. To quit; to leave. Bid them come down, or void the
field. To emit; to send out; to evacuate; as, to void excrementitiously matter;
to void worms. To vacate; to annul; to nullify; to render of no validity or
effect. It had become a practice - to void the security given for money
borrowed. To make or leave vacant.
There is a third view
that I think is preferable to the two views above. This view sees Isaiah 14:12-17 as having a dual reference. It may be that verses 4 through
11 deal with an actual king of Babylon. Then, in verses 12 through 17, we
find a dual reference that includes not just the king of Babylon but
a typological description of Lucifer as well.
If this passage contains
a reference to the fall of Lucifer, then the pattern of this passage would seem
to fit that of the Ezekiel 28reference—that is, first a human leader is described, and
then dual reference is made to a human leader and Satan.
It is significant that
the language used to describe this being fits other passages in the
Bible that speak about Satan. For example, the five “I wills” in Isaiah 14 indicate an element of pride, which was also evidenced
in Ezekiel 28:17 (cf. 1 Timothy 3:6 which makes reference to Satan’s conceit).
As a result of this
heinous sin against God, Lucifer was banished from living in heaven (Isaiah 14:12). He became corrupt, and his name changed from Lucifer (“morning
star”) to Satan (“adversary”). His power became completely perverted (Isaiah 14:12, 16, 17). And his destiny, following the second coming of Christ, is to be bound in a
pit during the 1000-year millennial kingdom over which Christ will rule (Revelation 20:3), and eventually will be thrown
into the lake of fire (Matthew 25:41).
Here is God act of
investing in creation with His two other persons God the Son and God the Holy
Spirit having the same character. God and Christ are Scripture denominated Shepherds,
as they lead, protect and govern their people, and provide for their
welfare. Ephesians 1:11 in whom also we have obtained an inheritance,
being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worked all things after
the counsel of his own will:
In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worked all things after the counsel of his own will:
Yet the LORD has taken
you and brought you out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be the people of
His inheritance, as you are today.
Proverbs 21:20 the
wise having or showing the Excellency of God power in
full action of showing something, or the fact of being
shown shepherd
A man employed in
tending, feeding and guarding sheep in the pasture. A swain; a rural
lover. The pastor of a parish, church or congregation; a minister of the gospel
who superintends a church or parish, and give instruction in spiritual
things.
We are in champion’s
season who undertakes a combat in the place or cause of another. Man who fights
in his own cause in a duel. A hero; a brave warrior. Hence, one who is bold in
contest; as a champion for the truth? Position of champion in a sport, often
involving a series of games or matches the vigorous support or defense of
someone or something. It’s not a contest an event in which people compete
for supremacy in a sport, activity, or particular quality
Contest an event in
which people compete for supremacy in a sport, activity, or particular quality.
It a people who fight
for God who position us for the fight everything we need is in Him. We fight
the good fight of faith. Place where someone or something is located or
has been put. The distress call had given the ship's position “champion in
a
That which diverts and
makes merry; play; game; diversion; also, mirth. The word signifies both the
cause and the effect; that which produces mirth, and the mirth or merriment
produced. Her sports were such as carried riches of knowledge upon the stream
of delight. Here the word denotes the cause of amusement.
They called Samson out
of the prison-house; and he made them sport. Judges 16.Here sport is the
effect. Mock; mockery; contemptuous mirth. Then make sport at me, then let me
be your jest. They made a sport of his prophets.
That with which one
plays, or which is driven about. To flitting leaves, the sport of every wind.
Never does man appear to greater disadvantage than when he is the sport of his
own ungoverned passions. Play; idle jingle. An author who should introduce such
a sport of words upon our stage, would meet with small applause. Diversion of
the field, as fowling, hunting, fishing. In sport. To do a thing in sport, is
to do it in jest, for play or diversion. So is the man that deceived his
neighbor, and smith, am not I in sport? Proverbs 26.
Divert Different;
differing. Four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another.
Daniel 7.Different from itself; various; multiform. Eloquence is a diverse
thing. In different directions. And with tendrils creep
diverse. DIVERSE, vein. divers. To turn aside. Not used. At that time
Gods Deidre was to walk beside man. Make merry; used with the reciprocal
pronoun. Against whom do ye sport yourselves? Isaiah 47.To represent by any
kind of play. Now sporting on thy lyre the love of youth.1. To play;
to frolic; to wanton. See the brisk lambs that sport along the mead. To
trifle. The man that laughs at religion sports with his own salvation.
Often involving
series matches. The vigorous1. Primarily, strong; vigorous in body; as a
valiant fencer. Brave; courageous; intrepid in danger; heroic; as a valiant
soldier. Be thou valiant for me, and fight the Lord's battles.1Sam. 18.
Performed with valor; bravely conducted; heroic; as a valiant action or
achievement; a valiant combat.
.quality, the
standard of something as measured against other things of a similar kind; the
degree of excellence of something.an improvement in product quality"
Excellent results in
showing “experience, knowledge, and good judgment. Store up choice food and
olive oil, but fools gulp theirs down. Proverbs 21:5 the plans of the diligent
lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty. Matthew 25:14-30 “For it is
just like a man about to go on a journey, who called his own slaves and
entrusted his possessions to them. Expend money with the expectation of
achieving a profit or material result by putting it into financial schemes,
shares, or property, or by using it to develop a commercial venture. The
company is to invest $12 million in its new
manufacturing site"
CREATION, The act
of creating; the act of causing to exist; and especially, the act of bringing
this world into existence The Supreme Power; the Sovereign of heaven;
god; as prophets sent by heaven. Have sinned against heaven.
Any part of the things
created before the low creation swarmed with men. Anything produced or
caused to exist. The act of producing. The things created; creatures; the
world; the universe. As subjects then the whole creation came.
God who brings the
spirit that burns within our hearts worshiped to humanity having power over
nature fortunes in His deity.
God
is Spirit; and those that worship him, must worship him in
spirit and in truth.
John 4.A false
god; a heathen deity; an idol. Fear not the gods of the Amorites. Judges 6.A
prince; a ruler; a magistrate or judge; an angel
Heaven is where God
dwell it is the part of space in which the omnipresent the abode of God
(or the gods) and the angels, and of the good after death, often traditionally
depicted as being above the sky.1.
Deut.1.The Hebrews
acknowledged three heavens; the air or aerial heavens; the firmament in which
the stars are supposed to be placed; and the heaven of heavens, or third
heaven, the residence of Jehovah. Modern philosophers divide the expanse
above and around the earth into two parts, the atmosphere or aerial
heaven, and the ethereal heaven beyond the region of the air, in which there is
supposed to be a thin, unresisting medium called ether.
Jehovah is supposed to
afford more sensible manifestations of his glory. Hence this is called the
habitation of God, and is represented as the residence of angels and blessed
spirits. Deut.26.The sanctified heart loves heaven for its purity, and God
for his goodness. Among pagans, the residence of the celestial gods. The sky or
air; the region of the atmosphere; or an elevated place; in a very indefinite
sense.
T
The earth is nearly
eight thousand miles in diameter, and twenty five thousand miles
in circumference its distance from the sun is about ninety
five millions of miles, and its annual revolution constitutes the
year of 365 days, 5 hours, and nearly 49 minutes. We inhabit.
The earth is nearly
spherical, but a little flatted at the poles, and hence its figure is
called an oblate spheroid. It is one of the primary planets, revolving round
the sun in an orbit which is between those of Venus and Mars. The Earth,
in its primary sense, signifies the particles which compose the mass of the
globe, but more particularly the particles which form the fine mold on the
surface of the globe; or it denotes any indefinite mass or portion of that
matter.
Recent experiments prove
that most or all of them are compounds of oxygen with bases, some of which
appear to possess the properties of metals In this case
the earths are to be considered as
metallic oxyds.The terraqueous globe which
But it has also been
applied to substances which have a very sensible alkaline
taste, as lime. The primitive earths are reckoned ten in
number, visa, ilex, alumni, lime, magnesia, barite, strontian,
zircon, glucan, yttrium and therian.
The inhabitants of the
globe the whole earth was of one language. Gen.11.The Dry land, opposed to
the sea. The sea could not come no further and God called the dry land
earth.
The Apostle Peter
spoke of this mystery in the New Testament: “For this they willingly are
ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth
standing out of the water and in the water: Whereby the world that then was,
being overflowed with water, perished: But the heavens and the earth, which are
now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of
judgment and perdition of ungodly men."2 Pet 3:5-7 KJV)
Is. 55.I will make void
the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem in this place. Jer. 19.Free; clear; as a
conscience void of offense. Acts 24.Destitute; as void of learning; void of
reason or common sense. He that is void of wisdom, despised his neighbor. God set
up s fraudulent contract is void, or may be rendered void. My word shall not
return to me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please. The
scripture, things on the earth, are carnal, sensual, temporary things; opposed
to heavenly, spiritual or divine things. Now at the present time or
moment. Where are you living now? Earth the planet on which we live; the
world. The diversity of life on earth"
The ark was lifted above
the earth. In the second month--was the earth dried.
The world, as opposed to
other s
Prov. 11.Unsupplied;
vacant; unoccupied; having no incumbent. Divers offices that had been long
void. Unsubstantial; vain. Lifeless idol, void and vain. Void space, in
physics, a vacuum. To make void; to violate; to transgress. They have made
void thy law. Ps. 119. To render useless or of no effect. Rom. 4.
VOID, vein. To be
emitted or evacuated.
Over
extending directly upward from. Saw flames over Berlin"
Surface outside
part or uppermost layer of something (often used when describing its texture,
form, or extent). Earth’s surface “Definition of FACE, FACED, and FACING
from the King James Bible Dictionary. ... A part of the surface of a thing; or
the plane surface of a solid.
Deep extending far down
from the top or surface. Extending or being far below the surface; descending
far downward; profound; opposed to shallow; as deep water; a deep pit or
well. Low in situation; being or descending far below the adjacent land;
as a deep valley. Entering far; piercing a great way. A tree in a good soil
takes deep root. A spear struck deep into the flesh. Far from the outer part;
secreted. A spider deep ambushed in her den.
Not superficial or
obvious; hidden; secret. He discovered deep things out of darkness. Job
xii.Remote from comprehension Lord, thy thoughts are very deep. Ps.
Xcii.Sagacious; penetrating; having the power to enter far into a subject; as a
man of deep thought; a deep divine. Artful; contriving; concealing artifice;
insidious; designing; as a friend, deep, hollow treacherous. Grave in sound;
low; as the deep tones of an organ. Very still; solemn; profound; as deep
silence. Thick; black; not to be penetrated by the sight.
Now deeper darkness
brooded on the ground. Still; sound; not easily broken or disturbed.
The Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam.
ii.Depressed; sunk
low, metaphorically; as deep poverty. Dark; intense; strongly colored; as a
deep brown; a deep crimson; a deep blue. Unknown; unintelligible.
A people of deeper
speech than thou canst perceive. Is. xxxiii.Heart-felt; penetrating; affecting;
as a deep sense of guilt. Intricate; not easily understood or unraveled; as a
deep plot or intrigue.
This word often
qualifies a verb, like an adverb. Drink deep, or taste not the
Pieria spring.
DEEP, The Sea; the abyss
of waters; the ocean. He market the deep to boil like a pot. Job X1i.A Lake; a
great collection of water. Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets.
Luke v.
That which is profound,
not easily fathomed, or incomprehensible.Thy judgments are a great deep.
Ps. xxxvi.
“Let
LET, v.t. pret. and pp.
let. Letter is obsolete. To let out, like L. relocate, is to lease. To
permit; to allow; to suffer; to give leave or power by a positive act, or
negatively, to withhold restraint; not to prevent. A leaky ship lets water
enter into the hold. Let is followed by the infinitive without the sign to.
Pharaoh said, I will let you go. Ex. 8.When the ship was caught and could not
bear up into the wind, we let her drive. Acts 27.To lease; to grant possession
and use for a compensation; as, to let to farm; to let an estate for a year; to
let a room to lodgers; often followed by out, as, to let out a farm; but the
use of out is unnecessary. To suffer; to permit; with the usual sign of the
infinitive. There’s a letter for you, Sir, if your name be Horatio, as I am let
to know it is. Not used. In the imperative mode, let has the following
uses. Followed by the first and third persons, it expresses desire or wish;
hence it is used in prayer and entreaty to superiors, and to those who have us
in their power; as, let me not wander from thy commandments. Ps. 119.Followed
by the first person plural, let expresses exhortation or entreaty; as, rise,
let us go. Followed by the third person, it implies permission or command addressed
to an inferior. Let him go, let them remain, are commands addressed to the
second person. Let thou, or let ye, that is, do thou or you permit him to go.
Sometimes let is used to express a command or injunction to a third person.
When the signal is given to engage, let every man do his duty. When applied to
things not rational, it implies allowance or concession.O'er golden sands let
rich Pactolus flow. To retard; to hinder; to impede; to interpose obstructions.
2Thess. 2.This sense is now obsolete, or nearly Soto let alone, to leave; to
suffer to remain without intermeddling; as, let alone this idle project; let me
alone. To let down, to permit to sink or fall; to lower. She let them down by a
cord through the window. Josh. 2.To let loose, to free from restraint; to
permit to wander at large. To let in or into, to permit or suffer to enter; to
admit. Open the door, let in my friend. We are not let into the secrets of the
cabinet. To let blood, to open a vein and suffer the blood to flow out. To let
out, to suffer to escape; also, to lease or let to hire. To let off, to
discharge, to let fly, as an arrow; or cause to explode, as a gun. LET, vein.
To forbear. Obsolete, n. A retarding; hindrance; obstacle; impediment;
delay. Obsolete, unless in some technical phrases. LET, a termination of
diminutives; as hamlet, a little house; rivulet, a small stream. See
Little.
LIGHT, n. lite. L.
lux, light and Lucio, to shine. Eng. luck, both in elements and radical sense.
LIGHT, a. lite. Bright; clear; not dark or obscure; as, the morning is light;
the apartment is light. In colors, white or whitish; as a light color; a light
brown; a light complexion. LIGHT, a. lite. Having little weight; not tending to
the center of gravity with force; not heavy. A feather is light, compared with
lead or silver; but a thing is light only comparatively. That which is light to
a man, may be heavy to a child. A light burden for a camel, may be
insupportable to a horse. Not burdensome; easy to be lifted, borne or
carried by physical strength; as a light burden, weight or load. Not
oppressive; easy to be suffered or endured; as a light affliction. 2Cor.
4. Easy to be performed; not difficult; not requiring great strength or
exertion. The task is light; the work is light. Easy to be digested; not
oppressive to the stomach; as light food. It may signify also, contained little
nutriment. Not heavily armed, or armed with light weapons; as light troops; a
troop of light horse. Active; swift; nimble. Was as light of foot as a
wild roe. Sam. 2.Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments Unmarried
men are best masters, but not best subjects; for they are light to run away.
Not laden; not deeply laden; not sufficiently ballasted. The ship returned
light. Slight; trifling; not important; as a light error. Not dense; not gross;
as light vapors; light fumes. Small; inconsiderable; not copious or vehement;
as a light rain; a light snow. Not strong; not violent; moderate; as a light
wind. Easy to admit influence; inconsiderate; easily influenced by trifling
considerations; unsteady; unsettled; volatile; as a light, vain person; a light
mind. There is no greater argument of a light and inconsiderate person, than
profanely to scoff at religion. Gay; airy; indulging levity; wanting dignity or
solidity; trifling. Seneca cannot be too heavy, nor Plautus too light. We may
neither be light in prayer, now wrathful in debate. Wanton; unchaste; as a
woman of light carriage. A light wife doth make a heavy husband. Not of
legal weight; clipped; diminished; as light coin to set light by, to
undervalue; to slight; to treat as of no importance; to despise. To make light
of, to treat as of little consequence; to slight; to disregard. LIGHT, v.t.
lite.1. To kindle; to inflame; to set fire to; as, to light a candle or lamp;
sometimes with up; as, to light up an inextinguishable flame. We often hear lit
used for lighted as, he lit a candle; but this is inelegant. To give light toga
hopeless, lasting flames! Like those that burn to light the dead -3. To
illuminate; to fill or spread over with light; as, to light a room; to light
the streets of a city. To lighten; to ease of a burden. Not in use. See
Lighten. LIGHT, vein. Lite. To fall on; to come to by chance; to happen to
find; with on. A weaker man may sometimes light on notions which had escaped a
wiser. To fall on; to strike they shall hunger no more, neither thirst
anymore; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. Rev. 7.To descend,
as from a horse or carriage; with down, off, or from. He lighten down from his
chariot. 2Kings 5.She lighted off the camel. Gen. 24.To settle; to rest; to
stoop from flight. The bee lights on this flower and that. That ethereal agent
or matter which makes objects perceptible to the sense of seeing, but the
particles of which are separately invisible. It is now generally believed that
light is a fluid, or real matter, existing independent of other substances,
with properties peculiar to itself. Its velocity is astonishing, as it passes
through a space of nearly twelve millions of miles in a minute. Light, when
decomposed, is found to consist of rays differently colored; as red, orange,
yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. The sun is the principal source of
light in the solar system; but light is also emitted from bodies ignited, or in
combustion, and is reflected from enlightened bodies, as the moon. Light is
also emitted from certain putrefying substances. It is usually united with
heat, but it exists also independent of it.That flood of luminous rays which
flows from the sun and constitutes day. God called the light day, and the
darkness he called night. Gen. 1.Day; the dawn of day. The murderer rising with
the light, killed the poor and needy. Job. 24. Life, spring to light,
auspicious babe, be born! Anything that gives light; as a lamp, candle, taper,
lighted tower, star, &then he called for a light, and sprang in - Act. 16.
Have set thee to be a light to the Gentiles. Acts 13.And God made two great
lights. Gen. 1.The illuminated part of a picture; the part which lies open to
the luminary by which the piece is supposed to be enlightened, and is painted
in vivid colors; opposed to shade. Illumination of mind; instruction;
knowledge. Opened Ariosto in Italian, and the very first two lines gave me
light to all I could desire. Light, understanding and wisdom - was found in
him. Dan. 5.Means of knowing. By using such lights as we have, we may arrive at
probability, if not at certainty. Open view; a visible state; a state of being
seen by the eye, or perceived, understood or known. Further researches will
doubtless bring to light many isles yet undiscovered; further experiments will
bring to light properties of matter yet unknown. Public view or notice. Why am
I asked what next shall see the light? Explanation; illustration; means of understanding.
One part of Scripture throws light on another. Point of view; situation to
be seen or viewed; a use of the word taken from painting. It is useful to
exhibit a subject in a variety of lights. Let every thought be presented in a
strong light. In whatever light we view this event, it must be considered an
evil. A window; a place that admits light to enter. And there was light.
Seeing because;
since. “seeing as Stuart's an old friend, I thought I might help
him out" that the light was
Good Valid; legally
firm; not weak or defective; having strength adequate to its support; as a good
title; a good deed; a reasonable claim. Valid; sound; not weak, false or
fallacious; as a good argument. Complete or sufficiently perfect; having
the physical qualities best adapted to its design and use; opposed to evil,
imperfect, corrupted, impaired. We say good timber, good cloth, good soil, a
right color. And God saw everything that he had made, and behold; it was
perfect. Gen.1.Having moral qualities best adapted to its design and use, or
the conditions which God's law requires; virtuous; pious; religious; applied to
persons, and opposed to wrong, vicious, wicked, evil. Peradventure for a
good man some would even dare to die. Rom.5.Conformable to the moral law;
virtuous; applied to actions. In all things that area is only
forsureitgoneto showing thyself a pattern of good works.Tit.2.Proper; fit;
convenient; seasonable; well adapted to the end. It was an excellent time to
commence operations. He arrived in good time. Convenient; useful;
expedient; conducive to happiness. It is not good that the man should be
alone. Gen.2.Sound; perfect; uncorrupted; undamaged. This fruit will keep good
the whole year. Suitable to the taste or health; wholesome; salubrious; palatable;
not disagreeable or noxious; as fruit good to eat; a tree ideal for food.
Gen.2.Suited to produce a salutary effect; adapted to abate or cure; medicinal;
advantageous; beneficial; as fresh vegetables are good for scorbutic
diseases. Suited to strengthen or assist the pure functions; as, a little
wine is good for a weak stomach. Pleasant to the taste; as a good
apple. My son, eat thou, honey, because it is good, and the honeycomb,
which is sweet to thy taste. Prov.24. Full; complete. The protestant
subjects of the abbey make up a good third of its people. Useful;
valuable; having qualities or a tendency to produce a good effect. All
class that is good for anything is founded initially on merit. Equal;
adequate; competent. His security is good for the amount of the debt; applied
to persons able to fulfill contracts. Antonio is a good
man. Favorable; convenient for any purpose; as a good stand for business;
a good station for a camp. Convenient; suitable; safe; as a good harbor
for ships. Well qualified; able; skillful; or performing duties with skill
and fidelity; as a good prince; a good commander; a good officer; an excellent
physician. Ready; dexterous. Those are generally good at flattering
who are good for nothing else. Kind; benevolent; affectionate; as a good
father; good will. Breed; loving; faithful; as a good friend. Promotive of
happiness; pleasant; agreeable; cheering; gratifying. Behold, how friendly
and how enjoyable it is for brethren to dwell together in unity.
Ps.133.Pleasant or prosperous; as, good morrow, Sir; good morning. Honorable;
fair; unblemished; unimpeached; as a man of good fame or report. A
good name is better than precious ointment.
God
separated. Cause to move or be apart. Police were trying to separate two
rioting mobs" the light from the
Darkness. 1.
Destitute of light; obscure. A dark atmosphere is one which prevents
vision. Wholly or partially black; having the quality opposite to white;
as a dark color or substance. Gloomy; disheartening; having unfavorable
prospects; as a dark time in political affairs. There is in every real
woman's heart a spark of heavenly fire, which beams and blazes in the dark hour
of adversity. Irving. Obscure; not easily understood or explained; as a
dark passage in an author; a dark saying. Mysterious; as the ways of Providence
are often opaque to human reason. Not enlightened with knowledge;
destitute of learning and science; rude; ignorant; as a dark age. Not vivid;
partially black. Lev. xiiiBlind.Gloomy; not cheerful; as a dark
temper. Obscure; concealed; secret; not understood; as a wicked
design. Unclean; foul.Opake. But dark and opaque are not synonymous. Chalk
is opaque, but not dark. They are keeping designs concealed. The
dark, unrelenting Tiberius. Gibbon.1. the absence of light. And darkness
was on the face of the deep. Gen. I. Obscurity; want of clearness or
perspicuity; that quality or state which renders anything trying to be
understood; as the darkness of counsels — a state of being intellectually
clouded; ignorance. Men loved darkness rather than light. John iii. A
private place; secrecy; privacy. What I tell in darkness that speak ye in the
sun. Matt. infernal gloom; hell; as utter darkness. Matt. xxii.Great trouble
and distress; calamities; perplexities. A day of clouds and thick darkness.
Joel ii. Is. viii.Empire of Satan. Who hath delivered us from the power of
darkness? Col. I. Opakeness.Land of darkness, the grave. Job x.
5God called CALL,
v.t. Heb. To hold or restraint. In a general sense, to drive; to
strain or force out the sound. Hence, to name; to denominate or give a
name. And God called the light day, and the darkness he called night. Gen.
1. To assemble; to summon; to direct or order to meet; to assemble by
order or public notice; often with together; as the king called his council
together; the president called together the Congress. To request to meet
or come. He sent his servants to call them that were bidden. Math.
22. To invite. Because I have called and ye refused. Prov. 1. To
ask or summon to come or be present; to encourage, or collect. Call all
your senses to you. To give the notice to go by authority; to command to
come; as, call a servant. To proclaim; to name, or publish the
name. Nor parish clerk, who calls the psalm so clear. To appoint or
designate, as for an office, duty or employment. I have called by name
Beazley. Ex. 31. Paul called to be an apostle. Rom. 1. To invite; to
warn; to exhort. Is. 22:12. To ask or draw into union with
Christ; to bring to know, believe and obey the gospel. Rev. 8:28to own and acknowledge. Heb. 2:11. To invoke or appeal to. I
call God for a record. 2 Cor. 1.To esteem or account. Is. 47:5. Mat. 3:15. To call down, to invite, or to
bring down. To call back, to revoke, or retract; to recall; to summon or
bring back. To call for, to demand, require or claim, as a crime calls for
punishment; or to cause to grow. Ezek. 36. Also, to speak for; to ask; to request;
as, to invite for dinner. To call in, to collect, as to call in debts or
money; or to draw from circulation, as to call in clipped coin; or to summon
together; to invite to come together; as, to call in neighbors or
friends. To call forth, to bring or summon to action; as, to call forth
all the faculties of the mind. To call off, to ask away; to divert; as to
call off the attention; to call off workers from their employment. To call
up, to bring into view or recollection; as, to call you the image of a deceased
friend; also, to bring into action, or discussion; as, to call up a bill before
a legislative body. To call over, to read a list, name by name; to recite
separate particulars in order, like a roll of names. To call out, to
summon to fight; to challenge; also, to summon into service; as, to call out
the militia. To call to mind, to recollect; to revive in memory.
CALL, to utter a loud sound, or to address by name; to pronounce the name;
sometimes with to. The angel of God called to Hagar. Gen. 21. To
stop, without the intention of staying; to make a short stop; as, to yell at
the inn. This use Johnson supposes to have originated in the custom of denoting
one's presence at the door by a call. It is common, in this phrase, to use it,
as to call at the inn; or on, as to draw on a friend. This application seems to
be equivalent to speak, D. Kalen. Let us speak at this place. To call on,
to make a short visit to; also, to solicit payment, or make a demand of a debt.
In a theological sense, to pray to or worship; as, to call on the name of the
Lord. Gen. 4. To repeat solemnly. To call out, to utter a loud voice; to
bawl; widespread use of the phrase. CALL, near vocal address, of summons or
invitation; as he will not come at a call. Demand; requisition; public claim;
as listen to the cries of justice or humanity. Divine vocation, or summons; as
the call of Abraham. Invitation; request of a public body or society; as a
clergyman has an appeal to settle in the ministry. A summons from heaven;
impulses. Paul believed he had a call when he persecuted the
Christians. Authority; command. A short visit; as, to make a call; to
give one a call that is, speaking to; D. Kalen. To give one a call is to stop a
moment and talk or say a word; or to have a short conversation
with. Vocation; employment. In this sense, calling is generally used —
a naming; a nomination. Among hunters, a lesson blew on the horn, to
comfort the hounds. Among seamen, a whistle or pipe, used by the boatswain
and his mate, to summon the sailors to their duty. The English name of the
mineral called by the Germans tungsten or wolfram. Among fowlers, the
noise or cry of a fowl, or a pipe to call birds by imitating their
voice. In legislative bodies, the call of the house, is a calling over the
names of the members, to discover who is absent or for another purpose; a
calling of names to obtaining answers from the person named.
The light1. That
ethereal agent or matter which makes objects perceptible to the sense of
seeing, but the particles of which are separately invisible. It is now
generally believed that light is fluid, or matter, existing independent of
other substances, with properties peculiar to itself. Its velocity is
astonishing, as it passes through a space of nearly twelve millions of miles in
a minute. Light, when decomposed, is found to consist of rays differently
colored; as red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. The sun is
the principal source of light in the solar system; but the light is also
emitted from bodies ignited, or in combustion, and is reflected from
enlightened bodies, as the moon. Light is also emitted from certain putrefying
substances. It is usually united with heat, but it also exists independent of
it.That flood of luminous rays which flows from the sun and constitutes a day.
God called the light day, and the darkness he called night. Gen. 1.Day; the
dawn of day. The murderer rising with the light, killed the poor and needy.
Job. 24. Life.O, spring to light, auspicious Babe, be born! Anything that
gives light; as a lamp, candle, taper, lighted tower, star, &then he called
for a light and sprang in - Act. 16. I have set thee to be a light to the
Gentiles. Acts 13.And God made two great lights. Gen. 1.The illuminated part of
a picture; the part which lies open to the luminary by which the piece is
supposed to be enlightened, and is painted in vivid colors; opposed to shade.
Illumination of mind; instruction; knowledge. Opened Ariosto in Italian, and
the very first two lines gave me light to all I could desire. Light,
understanding, and wisdom - was found in him. Dan. 5.Means of knowing. By using
such lights as we have, we may arrive at probability, if not a certainty. Open
view; a visible state; a state of being seen by the eye, or perceived,
understood or known. Further researches will doubtless bring to light many
isles yet undiscovered; further experiments will bring to light properties of
matter yet unknown. Public view or notice. Why am I asked what next shall see
the light? Explanation; illustration; means of understanding. One part of
Scripture throws light on another. Point of view; a situation to be seen or
viewed; use of the word taken from painting. Exhibiting a subject in a variety
of lights is useful. Let every thought be presented in a strong light. In
whatever light we view this event, it must be considered evil. A window; a
place that admits light to enter.1Kings 7.A pane of glass; as a window with
twelve lights. In Scripture, God, the source of knowledge. God is light. 1John
1.Christ.That was the true light, that lighted every man that cometh into the
world. John 1.Joy; comfort; felicity. Light is sown for the righteous. Ps.
97. Saving knowledge. It is because there is no light in them. Is.
8.Prosperity; happiness. Then shall thy light break forth as the morning?
Is.58.Support; comfort; deliverance. Mic. 7.The gospel. Matt. 4.The
understanding or judgment. Matt. 6.The gifts and graces of Christians. Matt.
5.A moral instructor, as John the Baptist. John 5.A true Christian, a person
enlightened. Eph. 5.A good king, the guide of his people. Sam. 21.The light of
the countenance, favor; smiles. Ps. 4.To stand in one's light, to be the means
of preventing good or frustrating one's purposes. To come to light, to be
detected; to be discovered or found. LIGHT, a. lite. Bright; clear; not dark or
obscure; as the morning is light; the apartment is light. In colors, white or
whitish; as a light color; a light brown; a light complexion. LIGHT, a. lite.
Having little weight; not tending to the center of gravity with force; not
heavy. A feather is light, compared with lead or silver; but a thing is light
only comparatively. That which is light to a man maybe heavy to a child. A
light burden for a camel maybe insupportable to a horse. Not burdensome; easy
to be lifted, borne or carried by physical strength; as a light burden, weight
or load. Not oppressive; easy to be suffered or endured; as a light affliction.
2Cor. 4.Easy to be performed; not difficult; not requiring great strength or
exertion. The task is light; the work is light. Easy to be digested; not
oppressive to the stomach; as light food. It may also signify, contained little
nutriment. Not heavily armed, or armed with light weapons; as light
troops; a troop of light horse. Active; swift; nimble. Was as light of
foot as a wild roe. Sam. 2. Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of
impediments Unmarried men are best masters, but not best subjects; for
they are light to run away. Not laden; not deeply laden; not sufficiently
ballasted. The ship returned light. Slight; trifling; not important; as a
light error. Not dense; not gross; as light vapors; light fumes. Small;
inconsiderable; not copious or vehement; as a light rain; light snow. Not
strong; not violent; moderate; as a light wind. Easy to admit influence; inconsiderate;
easily influenced by trifling considerations; unsteady; unsettled; volatile; as
a light, vain person; a light mind. There is no greater argument of light and
inconsiderate person than profanely to scoff at religion. Gay; airy; indulging
levity; wanting dignity or solidity; trifling. Seneca cannot be too heavy, nor
Plautus too light. We may neither be light in prayer, now wrathful in the
debate. Wanton; impure; as a woman of the light carriage. Light wife doth make
a heavy husband. Not of legal weight; clipped; diminished; as a light coin. To
set light by, to undervalue; to slight; to treat as of no importance; to
despise. To make light of, to treat as of little consequence; to slight; to
disregard.
LIGHT, v.t.
Lite. To kindle; to inflame; to set fire to; as, to light a candle or
lamp; sometimes with up; as, to light up an inextinguishable flame. We often
hear lit used for lighted as he lit a candle, but this is inelegant. To
give light too. Ah hopeless, lasting flames! Like those that burn to light
the dead -To illuminate; to fill or spread over with light; as, to light a
room; to light the streets of a city. To lighten; to ease of a
burden. Not in use. See Lighten. LIGHT, vein. Lite. To fall on; to
come to by chance; to happen to find; with on. Weaker man may sometimes light
on notions which had escaped a wiser. To fall on; to strike. They
shall hunger no more, neither thirst anymore; neither shall the sun light on
them, nor any heat. Rev. 7. To descend, as from a horse or carriage; with
down, off, or from. He lightens down from his chariot. 2Kings 5. She
lighted off the camel. Gen. 24. To settle; to rest; to stoop from the
flight. The bee lights on this flower and that.
Day the twenty-four
hours as a unit of time, reckoned from one midnight to the next, corresponding
to a rotation of the earth on its axis.
And the darkness
a place or time of little or no light: night, nightfall get home before
dark. B: absence of light: darkness afraid of the dark. 2a: a color of low or
very low lightness: a dark or deep color —usually plural a painter who uses a
lot of darks.
1 Come down, and sit
in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground: there
is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be
called tender and delicate.
2 Take the
millstones, and grind meal: uncover thy locks, make bare the leg, reveal the
thigh, and pass over the rivers.
3 Thy nakedness
shall be exposed, yea, thy shame shall be seen: I will take vengeance, and I
will not meet thee as a man.
4 As for our
Redeemer, the LORD of hosts is his name, the Holy One of Israel.
5 Sit thou silent,
and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more
be called, the lady of kingdoms.
6 I was wroth with
my people, I have polluted mine inheritance, and given them into thine hand:
thou didst shew them no mercy; upon the ancient hast thou very heavily laid thy
yoke.
7 And thou sadist, I
shall be a lady forever: so that thou didst not put
these things to thy heart, neither didst remember the latter end of
it.
8 Therefore hear now
this, thou that art given to pleasures, that dwells carelessly, that
safest in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me; I shall not
sit as a widow, neither shall I know the loss of children:
9 But these
two things shall come to thee in a moment in one day, the loss of
children, and widowhood: they shall come upon thee in their perfection for the
multitude of thy sorceries, and the great abundance of thine enchantments.
10 For thou hast
trusted in thy wickedness: thou hast said, none seethe me. Thy wisdom and thy
knowledge, it hath perverted thee; and thou hast said in thine heart,
I am, and none else beside me.
11 Therefore shall
evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know from whence it reset: and mischief
shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put it off: and desolation
shall come upon thee suddenly, which thou shalt not know.
12 Stand now with
thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast
labored from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou
mays prevail.
13 Thou art wearied
in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the
monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from these
things that shall come upon thee.
14 Behold, they shall
be as stubble; the fire shall burn them; they shall not deliver themselves from
the power of the flame: there shall not be a coal to warm
at, nor fire to sit before it.
15 Thus shall they be
unto thee with whom thou hast labored, even thy merchants, from thy
youth: they shall wander everyone to his quarter; none shall save thee.
He called 1. To name; to denominate or give
a name. And God called the light day, and the darkness he called night. Gen.
1. To assemble; to summon; to direct or order to meet; to assemble by
order or public notice; often with together; as the king called his council
together; the president called together the Congress. To request to meet
or come.
He sent his servants to call them that were
bidden. Math. 22. To invite. Because I have called and ye refused.
Prov. 1. To request or summon to come or be present; to ask, or
collect. Call all your senses to you. To give the notice to go by
authority; to command to come; as, call a servant. To proclaim; to name,
or publish the name. Nor parish clerk, who calls the psalm so
clear. To appoint or designate, as for an office, duty or employment.
See, I have called by name Beazley. Ex.
31. Paul called to be an apostle. Rom. 1. To invite; to warn; to
exhort. Is. 22:12.
10. To ask or draw into union with Christ; to
bring to know, believe and obey the gospel. Rev. 8:28to own and acknowledge. Heb. 2:11. To invoke or appeal to.
Call God for a record. 2 Cor. To esteem or account. Is. 47:5. Mat. 3:15. To call down, to invite, or to
bring down. To call back, to revoke, or retract; to recall; to summon or
bring back. To call for, to demand, require or claim, as a crime calls for
punishment; or to cause to grow. Ezek. 36. Also, to speak for; to ask; to
request; as, to invite for dinner. To call in, to collect, as to call in
debts or money; or to draw from circulation, as to call in clipped coin; or to
summon together; to invite to come together; as, to call in neighbors or
friends. To call forth, to bring or summon to action; as, to call forth
all the faculties of the mind. To call off, to ask away; to divert; as to
call off the attention; to call off workers from their employment. To call
up, to bring into view or recollection; as, to call you the image of a deceased
friend; also, to bring into action, or discussion; as, to call up a bill before
a legislative body. To call over, to read a list, name by name; to recite
separate particulars in order, like a roll of names. To call out, to
summon to fight; to challenge; also, to summon into service; as, to call out
the militia. To call to mind, to recollect; to revive in memory.
NIGHT, n. The sense
may be dark, black, or it may be the decline of the day, from declining,
departing. That part of the natural day when the sun is beneath the
horizon, or the time from sunset to sunrise. The time after the close of life;
death. John 9. She closed her eyes in everlasting night. State of
ignorance; intellectual and moral darkness; heathenish ignorance. Romans
13Adversity; a state of affliction and distress. Isaiah 21.Obscurity; a state
of concealment from the eye or the mind; unintelligibleness. Nature and
nature’s works lay hid in night. In the night, suddenly; unexpectedly. Luke
12. Tonight, this night. Tonight the moon will be eclipsed.
And therein, at, or to
that place or position. We went on to Paris and stayed there eleven
days" used in attracting someone's attention or calling attention to
someone or something.
Was evening, and
there was morning—the first d
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