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Examination of Metaphorical, Prophetic, and Mystical symbolism. However, figures-of-speech, or euphemisms, or word-study should be used separately.
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Matthew 7:13-14: What is the straight gate and the narrow way?
The word translated as "strait" in the King James Version is στενός. The word appears only in the verses of Matthew you cite and in Luke's parallel version (13:24). Some examples from the Septuagint …
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What's Paul's interpretation of "In Isaac shall thy seed be called"
Paul is arguing that "fleshly" descent from Abraham does not in itself make one of Israel. Not only, however, does this apply to Christians, but even to the Jews themselves.
Normally we think of sim …
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Is the number "144,000" mentioned in Revelation 14 a literal number or a prophetic number?
The other mention of 144,000 occurs in Chapter 7 (4-8), which refers specifically to members of each of the 12 tribes of Israel (12,000 per tribe):
Then I heard the number of those who were sealed: 1 …
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What is the reason for the darkening of the sun during the crucifixion?
Also Mark 15:33 and Luke 23:44-45.
In his commentary on Luke's passage (Sermon CLIII), Cyril of Alexandria (378-444) saw allusions to Amos and to Psalm 69 here:
Amos 5:18 (NKJV)
Woe to …
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How does one practically receive the "light of the knowledge" of the Glory of God in 2 Corin...
How does one receive the light of the knowledge of the Glory of God (2 Corinthians 4:6)?
For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of …
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Who/what are the "two olive trees" and the lampstand of Zechariah 4?
Rashi offers the somewhat obscure suggestion that the two anointed ones are "the good inclination and the evil inclination, which is converted to good in the merit of the Torah." A somewhat more mode …
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