Spiritual Dictionary Section G
Gabriel - An archangel that is next to Christ in power and authority. Young's concordance defines Gabriel as "God is mighty", Stong's concordance defines Gabriel as "Man of God".
Gabriel is God's angel. Revelation 1:1; DA 99
Gabriel is to explan prophecy to man. Daniel 8:16; 9:21-22; 10:10- 21 - PK 571-572; DA 99
Gabriel sent to Mary to inform about her soon pregnancy by the Holy Spirit. Luke 1:26-38
Gabriel stands in the presence of God. Luke 1:19; DA 98-99
Gabriel was the messenger at the start of the 70 week prophecy and He is sent to inform Zacharias of its impending completion and fulfillment. DA 98
Gabriel will not accept worship. Revelation 22:8-9 - DA 99; Revelation 19:10
Nobody can instruct Gabriel on matters of Scripture other than Michael. Daniel 10:21
Gabriel is the angel who replaced Satan as the lead covering cherub and who comforted Jesus in Gethsemane. DA 693
Gabriel was the angel who announced the call of the Father at the resurrection of Jesus. DA 779-780
Gall – Bitterness and iniquity. Acts 8:23
False doctrine. Deuteronomy 32:32-33
False experience with God. Acts 8:18-24
False judgment. Amos 6:12
Idolatry. Deuteronomy 29:15-18
Profaneness. Jeremiah 23:15
See Bitter.
Garden - "The soul that responds to the grace of God shall be like a watered garden." DA 348.
Garments – Various kinds of clothing to cover ones physical nakedness or spiritual nakedness. Garments also used to convey a position or state of being. CO
Achan attracted to a goodly Babylonish garment. Willing to face the curse for this garment. Joshua 6:17-19; 7:10-13, 19-21,24-26
Ahijah the prophet tells Jereboam that God will give him ten tribes by tearing a new garment into twelve pieces – to symbolize the twelve tribes of Israel. I Kings 11:29-39
Change of garments involved in the day of Atonement. Leviticus 16:4,23,24,32
Consecration and clothing process for the priests and their garments. Leviticus 8
David rent his garments as a sign of grief over his perception of the deaths of his sons when Absalom killed Amnon. II Samuel 13:21-31
Esau born "red all over like a hairy garment". Genesis 25:25
Ezra rends his garments at the knowledge of the Princes of Israel mingling with the daughters of the pagans. Ezra 9:1-4
False prophets sometimes wore rough/not soft garments to deceive and to claim that they were real prophets. Zechariah 13:4
Gehazi gets Naaman’s leprosy for coveting silver and garments. II Kings 5:15-27
Gibeonites practice deception on Joshua and the elders by dressing in aged garments to show they were from a far country. Joshua 9
God states that when He comes they will part His garments and cast lots for His coat. Psalms 22:18; Matthew 27:35
Healing from touching the hem of Jesus’ garment by faith. Matthew 9:20-22; 14:36; Mark 5:27; 6:56
High Priest not to rend his garments. Leviticus 21:10; Matthew 26:65
If any blood gets on a garment it must be washed. Leviticus 6:27
Jesus will restore Jerusalem and she is to put on her beautiful garments. Isaiah 52:1; Ezekiel 16:10-14
Joab used his garments to cover deception when slaying Amasa. II Samuel 20:8-10
Laws of dealing with leprosy in garments. A form of clothing reform. No evil quality to be tolerated in garments. Leviticus 13:47-59
Messiah is anointed of God and His clothing smells of the perfume of the sanctuary. Psalms 45:1-8
Not to mix materials in garments – Jesus wants to pure straightforward message. Leviticus 19:19
Samson wagers thirty garments and when he is deceived he slays 30 Philistines to get the garments to give to the wedding contestants. Since they were dishonest they were to receive Philistine garments. Judges 14:10-20
Shem and Japheth cover Noah’s nakedness with a garment. Genesis 9:23
Specific garments to be worn for sacrificing and then another garment to carry out the ashes. Leviticus 6:11
The king cut up the scroll of Jeremiah and he, nor his servants, were afraid nor rent their garments when they heard the prophecies of Jeremiah. Jeremiah 36:20-26
The waters of the deep cover the earth as a garment. Psalms 104:5-6
The wicked try to make lies their garments and cover themselves with works. Isaiah 59:1-6
You cannot unite the new garments and the old lest a rent in the garment appear. Matthew 9:16; Mark 2:21
Garments to identify position:
A man is not to wear the clothing of a woman – no confusion to be in Israel. Deuteronomy 22:5
Angels have shining garments. Luke 24:4
Bartimaeus throws away his beggar garments when by faith he asks Jesus to give him his sight. Mark 10:46-52
Children of Israel were to make fringes on the borders of their garments and on the fringes a ribbon of blue. To remind God’s people of the commandments and to identify them as Israelites. Numbers 15:37-41
Garments of God are white as snow. Daniel 7:9
God clothed with red to signify judgment. Isaiah 63:1-3
God clothes Himself with honor and majesty and covers Himself with light as a garment. Psalms 104:1-2
Hanun of Ammon mocks David by cutting off the garments of David’s ambassadors. II Samuel 10:1-6; I Chronicles 19:1-6
Jacob instructs his family to put away their strange gods/jewelry and to wash and be clean and change their garments so that God could protect them and identify them as His own. Genesis 35:1-5
Jesus put aside His garments to be a servant. John 13:1-1-12
Jesus will cleanse and clothe the repentant. Zechariah 3:1-8
Jonathan, the heir apparent to the throne of Israel, strips his garments and gives them to David, the anointed heir apparent. II Samuel 18:1-4
Let the wicked be clothed with the garments of cursing. Psalms 109:1-19
Man came to the wedding feast without a garment. Was not able to identify himself as a guest of the king. Matthew 22:11-12
Moses to take the priestly garments from Aaron and dress Eleazar with them so that when Aaron died the people would know that the High Priest position was still functioning. Numbers 20:22-29
Pharisees enlarge the borders of their garments to appear important. Matthew 23:2-5
Prophets wore simple "rough" garments. A form of clothing reform. Zechariah 13:4; Matthew 3:4; Mark 1:6; II Kings 1:8
Royal garments covered Mordecai – blue, white, a crown of gold, fine linen and purple. Esther 8:15
Specific garments to be worn by the priests. Exodus 28
Tamar identified as a widow by her garments. Genesis 38:14
The righteous are to have garments not spotted with the flesh. Jude 23
The righteous rejoices in the Lord for the Lord has clothed them with garments of righteousness and covered them with the robe of righteousness. Isaiah 61:10
The righteous will cover the naked with garments. Ezekiel 18:7
The righteous will have rent hearts and not rent garments. Joel 2:13
The wicked will be clothed garments of violence. Psalms 73:6
Unity of the brethren likened to the anointing oil that was poured out upon Aaron and ran down to his garments. Psalms 133:1-3
See Clothing, Raiment, Coat, Apparel
Gate – "…he is come unto the gate of my people even Jerusalem." Micah 1:9
Gentile - "Wherefore remember, that ye being in time in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands; that at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world: but now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ....Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow-citizens with the saints, and of the household of God;..." Ephesians 2:11-13,19
Gentleman- "Our idea of the gentleman and the lady is measured by the intellect and the moral worth, "not by money". " 3T 154
Germination of the seed- "The germination of the seed represents the beginning of spiritual life." COL 41
Gershonites – a sub-tribe of the Levites – They camped on the west side of the sanctuary, between the people and the sanctuary. They had responsibilities for the tent, coverings, curtains, and cords. Numbers 3:21-26
Gethsemane - "Winepress", according to Young's concordance.
Gift – "A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it." Proverbs 17:8
Gittite - Someone who comes from the city of Gath of the Philistines.
Joshua 13:3 Five lords of the Philistines - Gazathites, Ashdothites, Eshkalonites, Gittites, Ekronites.
I Samuel 6:17 Five cities of the Philistines - Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gaza, Gath, Ekron.
Gath is the equivalent of the Gittites.
II Samuel 21:19 Goliath the Gittite; I Samuel 17:4 Goliath of Gath.
II Samuel 15:18-22 Ittai the Gittite from Gath. A convert to Judaism - the worship of the true God.
Glory -
The brightness or intensity of God.
Appeared as fire surrounding a man. Ezekiel 1:26-28
Appeared as a pillar of fire and as a cloud. II Chronicles 7:1-3 See Fire from heaven.
God's glory appears as a fire to Israel. Leviticus 9:4,6,23- 24; Leviticus 10:1-2
God's glory on Mount Sinai was like devouring fire. Exodus 24:16-17
Israel afraid of God's brightness and intensity. Deuteronomy 5:4-5
The words, works, and character of God.
Glory revealed through His works. Psalms 104
God is a crown of glory for His people. Isaiah 28:5
Honor and glory equated. Hebrews 3:3
Man can glory in that He knows and understands God. Jeremiah 9:23-24
Mercy and truth give God glory. Psalms 115:1
Moses allowed to see His character and name. Exodus 33:18-22 & 34:5-7
Received glory by opening the Red Sea. Isaiah 63:10-14
Revealed through grace and truth. John 1:14
Revealed in the Sanctuary. Psalms 63:2
Righteousness and glory equated. Isaiah 62:1-2
The works of the Messiah - Israel. Isaiah 49:1-3; 61:1-3
The obedience of His children to His promptings gives glory to Him.
God glorified in His people bringing forth much fruit. John 15:8
God's people a crown of glory for Him. Isaiah 60:13
It is the glory of man to pass over a transgression (just like Jesus). Proverbs 19:11
Obedience to His law gives glory to God. Deuteronomy 28:58
The belief of His people glorifies God. II Thessalonians 1:10-12
Unity reveals God's glory. John 17:22
Whoso offers praise to God glorifies Him. Psalms 50:23
Disobedience detracts from God's glory.
Daniel chastises Belshazzer for not giving glory to God by obedience. Daniel 5:17-23
Herod destroyed for not giving glory to God. Acts 12:22-23
Moses and Aaron fail to glorify (sanctify) God by obedience at the waters of Meribah. Numbers 20:1-14
Sin interferes with glory. Romans 3:23
Glorious Land – Daniel 11:16,41,45. A term used primarily for the land of Canaan in the OT and then for the church in the NT. CO
The land of Canaan was referred to as the good land but the faith of the fathers failed and they did not go in. Deuteronomy 1:22-25
A very good land. Judges 18:9
All people will come to worship at the holy mountain at Jerusalem. Isaiah 27:13
All that put their trust in Jesus will possess the land and shall inherit my holy mountain. Isaiah 57:13
In my holy mountain, in the mountain of the height of Israel saith the Lord God, there shall all the house of Israel, all of them in the land shall serve me…Ezekiel 20:40
God would bring Israel into the glory of all lands – the land flowing with milk and honey. Ezekiel 20:6,15
And the lord shall inherit Judah His portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again. Zechariah 2:12
O Lord, according to thy righteousness, I beseech thee, let thine anger and thy fury be turned away from thy city Jerusalem, they holy mountain…Daniel 9:16, 20; 11:45 See Mountain.
Glory - to give to God- "To give glory to God is to reveal His character in our own, and thus make Him known. And in whatever way we make known the Father, or the Son, we glorify God." 7BC 979
Glory- light of His- "The light of His glory - His character - is to shine forth in His followers." COL 414
Glory of children – "The glory of children are their father." Proverbs 17:6
Goads - "The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd." Ecclesiastes 12:11
Goat – Daniel 8 – "And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king." Daniel 8:5-8,21
Godhead – Three Persons of the Godhead – The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit. This "family" is united into One. Deuteronomy 6:4; Genesis 2:24 It can not be described by idols. Acts 17:29. We can get some ideas about it from nature. Romans 1:20. And Jesus has all the fullness of the Godhead dwelling in Him. Colossians 2:9. This Godhead is revealed in the three individuals listed in I John 5:6-8; Ephesians 2:18 The Father, The Word, and the Holy Ghost. It is this collectors opinion that in the OT the Godhead was basically revealed in the form of a unified God, consisting of a number of beings as revealed in such terms as "Our" and "Us". Genesis 1:26; 3:22; 11:7 Plurality in the Godhead is also indicated by other means such as God speaking to God and God being with God from the Creation. Proverbs 30:4; Psalms 2:7; 45:6-8 But because of sin separating man from God it necessitated that Jesus take on the special role of the Intercessor between God and man. I Timothy 2:5; Hebrews 7:25 In the NT God was revealed in the humanity and life of Jesus. Because of Jesus taking on the form of humanity the makeup of the Godhead was revealed. The Father in His distinct person, the Holy Spirit as a distinct person, and Jesus in His God/human form a distinct person. Jesus had the role of Intercessor and the primary display of the care of the Godhead for mankind. Colossians 2:8-9; II Corinthians 5:18-19 This make up of the Godhead was less visible in the OT but more clearly revealed in the NT. The Godhead is one of the many mysteries of the Scriptures and will require the study of ages to understand it more fully. CO. See also Heavenly Father, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit.
gods - heathen -
Adrammelech god of the Sepharvites. II Kings 17:31
Anammelech god of the Sepharvites. II Kings 17:31
Ashimah god of Hamath. II Kings 17:30
Ashtareth goddess of the Zidonians. I Kings 11:5
Berith god of the Shechemites. Judges 9:46
Chemosh god of the Moabites. I Kings 11:7
Chiun/Remphan. Amos 5:25-26 & Acts 7:43
Dagon god of the Philistines. I Samuel 5:2
Diana goddess of the Ephesians. Acts 19:24-29
Golden calf of Jereboam. I Kings 12:25-33 - 13:1-10
Milcom god of the Ammonites. I Kings 11:5
Molech god of the Ammonites. I Kings 11:7
Nergal god of the Cuthites. II Kings 17:30
Nibhaz god of the Avites. II Kings 17:31
Nisroch god of the Assyrians. II Kings 19:37
Rimmon god of the Syrians. II Kings 5:18
Succothbenoth god of the Babylonians. II Kings 17:30
Tartak god of the Avites. II Kings 17:31
gods – "Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?" John 10:34; Psalms 82:6
gods – of the heathen – "This same belief in communion with the dead formed the cornerstone of heathen idolatry. The gods of the heathen were believed to be the deified spirits of departed heroes. Thus the religion of the heathen was a worship of the dead." PP 684
god – "Man is forbidden to give to any other object the first place in his affections or his service. Whatever we cherish that tends to lessen our love for God or to interfere with the service due Him, of that do we make a god." PP 305
god - "Anything that is made the subject of undue thought and admiration, absorbing the mind is a god chosen before the Lord." SDG 56
god - "Whatever we cherish that tends to lessen our love for God or to interfere with the service due Him, of that do we make a God." SDG 56
god – false - "No misfortune is so great as to become the worshiper of a false god. No man is in such miserable darkness as he who has lost his way to heaven. It seems that an infatuation is upon him, for he has a false god. To turn this worship of the human, fallen, corrupt beings of earth to the only true object of worship seems a hopeless task. There are in our time continual repetitions of Belshazzar’s feast and Belshazzar’s worship; and Belshazzar’s sin is repeated when the heart, which God requires to be given to Him in pure and holy devotion, is turned away from Him to worship a human being, and the lips are made to utter words of praise and adoration which belong alone to the Lord God of heaven. When the affections God claims to cluster about Him are made to center upon earthly objects, a woman, a man, or any earthly things, God is superseded by the object which enchains the senses and affections, and the powers which were solemnly dedicated to God are bestowed upon a human being who is defiled with sin." TM 435
Godliness - "Higher than the highest human thought can reach is God's ideal for His children. Godliness - godlikeness - is the goal to be reached." ED 18
Gold - "faith" PK 410
Gold- "…of Christian integrity." SDG 54
Gold- "…pure gold of their love for Jesus." GC 348
Gold – "Wealth, with all its attendant temptations, came in Solomon’s day to an increasingly large number of people; but the fine gold of character was dimmed and marred." PK 55
Gold- "Now they were urged to begin building wisely and for eternity, casting aside the rubbish of apostasy and unbelief, and using as foundation material the pure gold, the refined silver, the precious stones - faith and obedience and good works, which alone are acceptable in the sight of a Holy God." PK 410
Gold- "The gold here recommended as having been tried in the fire is faith and love." 4T 88
Gold – Thou (King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon) art this head of gold." Daniel 2:38; ED 175
Gold - Head of Daniel 2 - "God exalted Babylon that it might fulfil this purpose. Prosperity attended the nation until it reached a height of wealth and power that has never since been equaled - fitly represented in the Scripture by the inspired symbol, a "head of gold." Daniel 2:38" ED 175
Good seed – Matthew 13:24-30 – "…the good seed are the children of the kingdom." Matthew 13:38
Gospel- "For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to every one who believes." Romans. 1:16
Gospel - "The gospel is the power of God and the wisdom of God. The character of Christ on earth revealed divinity, and the gospel which He has given is to be the study of His human heritage in all their educational departments, until teachers, children, and youth shall discern in the only true and living God the object of their faith and love and adoration." I SM 245
Gospel - "In that ancient ritual (sanctuary service) which is the gospel in symbol, no blemished offering could be brought to God's altar. The sacrifice that was to represent Christ must be spotless. The word of God points to this as an illustration of what His children are to be - "a living sacrifice," "holy and without blemish." Romans 12:1; Ephesians 5:27" PK 489
Gospel – "The gospel of Christ is the law exemplified in character." II SM 108
Gospel- "All His life Christ had been publishing to a fallen world the good news of the Father's mercy and pardoning love." DA 753
Gospel- "Christ was both the law and the gospel." 2SM 106
Gospel- "The gospel is the revelation of God's love to men, and means everything that is essential to the happiness and well-being of humanity." FCE 186
Gospel- "The gospel of Christ is the law exemplified in character." Maranatha 18
Gospel- "The law is the gospel of Christ veiled; the gospel of Jesus is nothing more or less than the law defined, showing it's far-reaching principles." R&H 2:398 5/271890
Gospel- "The Lord will give you success in this work; for the gospel is the power of God unto salvation when it is interwoven with the practical life, when it is lived and practiced. The union of Christlike work for the body and Christlike work for the soul is the true interpretation of the gospel." MLT 224
Gospel – commission – "The gospel commission is the great missionary charter of Christ’s kingdom." AA 28
Gospel of Christ – "The gospel of Christ is the law exemplified in character." II SM 108
Gospel – plan - The good news is that although humanity has sinned, is worthy of death, and has no power or desire to participate in truth Jesus came to die for our sins, and to empower mankind to have victory over every sin, to fulfill every Biblical command and to accomplish what they could not do on their own. CO. See PP 63-70
Mankind is sinful and worthy of death. Genesis 2:16-17; 3:8-11; Isaiah 1:1-15; Romans 3:9-18.
Mankind is powerless to accomplish the will of God. John 15:1-6; Jeremiah 13:23; 10:23.
Mankind has the delusional perception that they are right and God is wrong. Revelation 3:14-17 & Numbers 16:1-35; Romans 1:18-32.
Mankind naturally rebels against all the things of God and cannot understand them on their own. I Corinthians 2:14; Ephesians 2:3.
Even when mankind intends to do right he goes wrong. Exodus 19:8; 24:7; Deuteronomy 5:27; Romans 8:3; Jeremiah 17:9; Nehemiah 9:9-17.
Jesus takes the initiative to seek out man and to offer salvation as a gift. Romans 5:6-8; Matthew 18:11-14.
Jesus supplies the information, desire, direction, and power to accomplish His purposes in mankind. James 1:5; Philippians 4:19; II Timothy 3:14-17; Ezekiel 36.
The change made in mankind’s perceptions of truth is a miracle (recreation) the equivalent of creating a planet (creation). Both acts of creation are symbolized by the Sabbath. Psalms 51:6-12; II Corinthians 5:17; Exodus 20:8-11; Deuteronomy 5:12-15; Luke 23:44-24:1; DA 269-270. See Sabbath.
Mankind’s part in the gospel is to say yes to the gift, to cooperate with God by allowing Him to live in their hearts and minds, and to seek Jesus for help to fulfill His will at all times. Joshua 24:14-15; Hebrews 10:5-17; Philippians 4:7,13; 2:5,13; I Corinthians 2:16; II Corinthians 10:5; Jude 24.
Gospel – standard – "The piety of the Christian constitutes the standard by which worldlings judge the gospel. Trials patiently borne, blessings gratefully received, meekness, kindness, mercy, and love, habitually exhibited, are the lights that shine forth in the character before the world, revealing the contrast with the darkness that comes of the selfishness of the natural heart." PP 134
Gospel- work of- "The work of the gospel is to lead souls from sin into the upward path of holiness." R&H June 21, 1898
Grace – That quality of God that seeks to grant us the gifts of His love and favor even though we don’t deserve it or merit it. Grace is also that quality of God that grants us strength and power to follow His revealed will. C.O.
Access grace by faith. Romans 5:2
Can grow and develop in our understanding and use of grace. II Peter 3:18
Can receive grace in vain. II Corinthians 6:1; Galatians 5:4; Hebrews 12:15; Jude 4
Christians are surrendered to grace. Romans 6:14
Election of grace is not of works. Romans 11:5-6
Given to us before the world began. II Timothy 1:9
Grace equated with strength. II Corinthians 12:9; II Timothy 2:1
Grace and truth attached to each other. John 1:14,17
To build us up. Acts 20:32
To assist us with apostleship and obedience to the faith. Romans 1:5
To justify freely through redemption. Romans 3:24
To teach us how to live righteously. Titus 2:11-13
To grant us power. II Corinthians 12:9
To help us to serve others. Hebrews 12:28
To resist evil. James 4:4-6
To assist with willingness to receive and give gifts. Acts 4:31-35; Romans 12:6
To receive wisdom and obedience. Proverbs 1:8-9; 3:1-22; 4:1-9
To have favour with God. Genesis 6:8; 39:4; Exodus 33:12-17; Jeremiah 31:2
To save us. Acts 15:11; Ephesians 2:8; Titus 2:11
To help us believe the Scriptures about Jesus. Acts 18:27-28
To justify us freely. Titus 3:7; Romans 3:24
To assist with grasping the promise by faith. Romans 4:14-16
Grace – Fall from – Grace is an abundant gift from Jesus without which we can not stand in truth nor accept Jesus as our Saviour. Since grace is a gift we can turn away from it temporarily, as in backsliding, or permanently as in committing the unpardonable sin. Jesus has granted us the gift and the protective measures of repentance and forgiveness and salvation. Following is a brief list of examples of falling from grace. But because of the grace of Jesus He is constantly seeking to redeem us if we will not resist Him and turn away from Him. CO
Paul states that if you try to justify yourself by obedience to the law you have fallen from grace. Paul insists that you can fall from grace. Galataians 5:1-4; Hebrews 12:15
Paul counsels Timothy to war a good warfare because some have put away a good conscience and faith having made shipwreck. Hymaneous and Alexander are the examples. I Timothy 1:18-20
Some can fall away and not come back. Hebrews 6:4-6
Some have forsaken the assembling of themselves for the worship of God. And some have drawn back to perdition. Hebrews 10:25-39
Some people can be hardened into unbelief and depart from the living God. Hebrews 3:7-13
Some have escaped the corruptions of the world and then are entangled again and are overcome and turn back to the world. II Peter 2:20-22
God saved Israel and then destroyed those who disbelieved just like he had once done this for the angels which lost their first estate. Jude 5-6
Israel broke off of the tree by unbelief. Romans 11:20-23
Disciples of Christ can leave Jesus if they choose to do so or if they are offended at the teachings of Jesus. John 6:59-67
Judas fell from his position. Acts 1:25
Disciples can turn again to the world. Galatians 4:8-9
Disciples can let the truth slip away from them. Hebrews 2:1
Disciples can fall due to unbelief. Hebrews 4:1-11
Satan corrupted the thinking of Eve and Paul is warning his disciples to not get corrupted from the simplicity of Christ. II Corinthians 11:3
Disciples can be led away by the error of the wicked and fall from their stedfastness and grace. II Peter 3:17-18
The salt of the earth can lose its savor and be cast out. Matthew 5:13
He that endures to the end will be saved. Matthew 10:22
Disciples can experience damnation because they have cast off their first faith. I Timothy 5:12
Remember from where you have fallen and repent and to the first works. If you do not repent God will remove your candlestick out of its place. Revelation 2:5
If someone takes the words away from the prophecy of Revelation God will take away his part in the book of life. Revelation 22:19
God will blot out people from the book of life who sin against Him. Exodus 32:31-33
Some disciples already turned aside after Satan. I Timothy 5:15
Scripture says that some will depart from the faith in the last days by listening to the seducing spirits and the doctrines of devils. I Timothy 4:1
Some have forsaken the right way and are gone astray. II Peter 2:15
Paul keeps himself under control lest by any means he himself should be a castaway. He implies that it is totally possible to have this happen if you are not prepared. I Corinthians 9:27
Ezekiel indicates that the righteous acts of the righteous will not save him in the day that he chooses to do iniquity. He also states that the wickedness of the wicked will not stop him from becoming righteous in the day he chooses to repent and come to Jesus. Ezekiel 33:11-19; 18:5-32
Grace – Fall From – Examples of falling from grace.
Lucifer fell from heaven. He resisted the grace of God and started war in heaven. He was cast down and will not be redeemed. Ezekiel 28:12-19; Isaiah 14:12-20; Revelation 12:7-9
Adam and Eve fell from right relationship with Jesus but accepted His salvation and accepted His garments of righteousness in exchange for their garments of leaves. Genesis 3:6-21
Cain was chastised by Jesus, rejected His counsel, murdered his brother and was branded with the mark of Cain. Cain went out from the presence of the Lord and did not return. Genesis 4:1-16
God gave 120 years of specific grace for the people before the flood to repent and they refused. Jesus brought the flood and cleansed the land. Genesis 6-7
Abraham pleads with Jesus to grant a fair judgment to Sodom and Gomorrah. This is an example of Jesus’ intercessory grace. Sodom and Gomorrah did not repent and were destroyed but Lot and his family were saved by His grace. Genesis 18-19
Egypt granted grace through Joseph the type of Jesus. Egypt turned away and rebelled against Moses the type of Jesus, and they were destroyed. Genesis 41-Exodus 15
600,000 men plus women and children of the children of Israel came out of Egypt by grace but only two of that group, that was above 20 years old, made it to Canaan. Exodus 12:37-38; Numbers 26:64-65; Deuteronomy 1:34-38
Balaam was a prophet of God. He chose money over Jesus and was eventually destroyed with the country that he had conspired against God with. Numbers 22-24; 31:1-8; Revelation 2:14
Moses fell from grace but repented and was delivered. Numbers 22:1-12; Numbers 27:12-14; Deuteronomy 1:37; 3:23-27; 32:48-52; 34:1-7; Jude 9; Matthew 17:1-4
Samson was a mighty man of God and God supplied him with supernatural strength. But when Samson surrendered to Delilah he had departed from God. Judges 16:16-20. But after affliction Samson was reunited with God and God used him to accomplish his purposes. Judges 16:22-28; Hebrews 11:32
Eli was a judge and high priest. He cared for Samuel but refused to remove his sons in their blasphemy against Jesus. Jesus states that Eli preferred his sons above God. I Samuel 2:29. Jesus cast Eli down. I Samuel 2:12-36; 3:11-18; 4:1-18
Saul is exalted as king over Israel. Jesus changes his heart and gives him the Holy Spirit. I Samuel 10:6-10. Saul rebels against Jesus and is rejected as king. I Samuel 13:8-14. 15:1-26; 16:14; 18:12. Saul rejected God and God would not communicate with Saul for Saul had committed the unpardonable sin. Saul communicates with satan through the witch of Endor and is destroyed for his rebellion. I Samuel 28:1-20; I Chronicles 10:13-14
David is a man after God’s own heart. He fulfills all the commandments of God but falls from grace when he commits adultery with Bathsheba and kills her husband. God confronts David and David accepts the rebuke, repents and God delivers him. II Samuel 11:1-12:20
Ahithophel is a mighty counselor to David. His counsel is as the voice of God in its wisdom. II Samuel 16:23. But he rebels against David and joins in the rebellion of Absalom. God defeats the counsel of Athithophel and he hangs himself. II Samuel 15:12; 15:31-34; 17:1-23
Solomon was a mighty man of God. All the kings of the earth came to hear his wisdom. I Kings 10:1-25. Solomon rebelled against Jesus and disobeyed the counsel of Jesus for kings. Deuteronomy 17:14-20; I Kings 10:26-11:8. As a result of this Jesus confronted him and told him the punishment that would come upon him and upon Israel. I Kings 11:9-43. Solomon repents in his old age. Ecclesiastes. PP 75-86
Jereboam the son of Nebat is assigned by God through the prophet Ahijah to be ruler over the 10 tribes that would be taken from Solomon’s son Rehoboam. God would bless him as long as he stayed true to Him. I Kings 11:26-40. Jereboam consults with himself and fears that the prophecy will not come to pass. He establishes a false system of worship and rebels against God. I Kings 12:25-33. God pronounces judgment against Jereboam. I Kings 14:1-20
Manasseh was Hezehiah’s son and had opportunity to see the things of God. He rebelled against Jesus fervently. II Chronicles 33:1-10. He had fallen from grace. God punished him and Manasseh repented and was restored to grace. II Kings 33:12-23
Israel falls from grace and is taken into the Babylonian captivity. They are punished there for 70 years until they are humble and then returned to Israel. Jeremiah 25:1-14; 29:1-14; II Chronicles 36:11-21
Peter falls from grace when he denies Jesus and is restored when he repents. Luke 22:31-34; Mark 14:27-31; 14:66-72; 16:7; John 21:15-19
Judas falls from grace and does not repent. Mark 6:7-13; Luke 10:17-20; Matthew 27:3-5. Judas is the Balaam and Ahithopel of the NT.
Annanias and Sapphira are amongst the disciples and they lie against the Holy Spirit. They die an ungodly death in rebellion against Jesus. Acts 4:31-5:11
Demas turned against Paul. Colossians 4:4; II Timothy 4:10; James 4:4
Grace- "They must have His grace, the spirit of Christ, to help their infirmities, or they cannot resist evil." SC 52
Grace – work of – "The work of grace upon the heart is not an instantaneous work. It is effected by continuous, daily watching and believing the promises of God. The repentant, believing one, who cherishes faith and earnestly desires the renewing grace of Christ, God will not turn away empty. He will give him grace. And ministering angels will aid him as he perseveres in his effort to advance." EV 287
Grace of God – "The latter class had received the grace of God, the regenerating, enlightening power of the Holy Spirit, which renders His word a lamp to the feet and a light to the path." GC 394
Grain – ripening of – "The ripening of the grain represents the completion of the work of God’s grace in the soul. By the power of the Holy spirit the moral image of God is to be perfected in the character. We are to be wholly transformed into the likeness of Christ." TM 506
Greatness - "In the estimation of heaven, what is it that constitutes greatness? Not that which the world accounts greatness; not wealth, or rank, or noble descent, or intellectual gifts, in themselves considered. If intellectual greatness, apart from any higher consideration, is worthy of honor, then our homage is due to Satan, whose intellectual power no man has ever equaled. But when perverted to self-serving, the greater the gift, the greater curse it becomes. It is moral worth that God values. Love and purity are the attributes He prizes most. John (John the Baptist) was great in the sight of the Lord, when, before the messengers from the Sanhedrin, before the people, and before his own disciples, he refrained from seeking honor for himself, but pointed all to Jesus as the Promised One. His unselfish joy in the ministry of Christ presents the highest type of nobility ever revealed in man." DA 219
Greatness- "Again and again Christ taught that true greatness is measures by moral worth. In the estimation of heaven, greatness of character consists living for the welfare of our fellow men, in doing works of love and mercy. Christ the King of glory was a servant to fallen man." DA 613
Greatness- "How could He show that it is loving service, true humility, which constitutes real greatness?" DA 644
Greatness- "True goodness is accounted of heaven as true greatness. The condition of the moral affections determines the worth of the man." 1SM 395; PK 521
Greatness of Character- "In the estimation of heaven, greatness of character consists in living for the welfare of our fellow men, in doing works of love and mercy." DA 613-614
Greeks (Grecian, Greece) - A nation referred to in the Bible. Greece was a pagan nation that was used to describe some of the battles between God's people and the world. CO
Apostles preached to Jews and Greeks on the Sabbath day in the synagogues. Acts 13:42-44; 17:1-4; 18:1-11; 19:1-10
God's people sold into slavery to Greece. Joel 3:4-6
God's people will have spiritual conflict with the Grecian mind-set when presenting the gospel. Acts 9:29
Gospel to go to the Greeks and the Jews. Romans 1:16; 10:12; Galatians 3:28; Colossians 3:11; I Corinthians 1:20-25; John 12:19-43; Acts 14:1-7; 18:4; 19:10,17; Mark 7:24-30
Grecian mind-set was to acquire wisdom and to avoid foolishness, it had difficulty with the spiritual orientation of the foolishness of God - to preach the gospel of his life and death through preachers. I Corinthians 1:21-25
Greeks came to see Jesus and were blessed by a testimony of Jesus from the Father in heaven. John 12:20-36
Three primary languages in the world were Greek, Latin, and Hebrew. Luke 23:38; John 19:20; Acts 21:37,40; 22:2; 25:10-12
When converted the Greeks were willing to give up the books of magic. Acts 19:13-20
Prophetic References to Greece:
God's people in spiritual conflict with Greece. Zechariah 9:13
Greece comes after Medo-Persia in Daniel 11:2
Kingdom of Greece comes after Persia. Daniel 10:20; 11:1-2
The rough goat in Daniel 8 was the king of Grecia. Daniel 8:5-8 & 8:21
The Brass kingdom of Daniel 2 is Greece. Daniel 2:36-45 (Gold is Babylon, Silver is Medo-Persia, Brass is Greece, Iron is Rome, and Iron and Clay is that mixture of church (Roman Catholic) and state (Imperial Rome).
The leopard of Daniel 7:6,17 is Greece.
The leopard like beast of Revelation 13:2 has reference to Daniel 7:6 and has Grecian philosophy as a central point in its kingdom.
Tyre and Sidon, precursors of Babylon, have sold God's people to the Greeks. Joel 3:1-8
Tyre and Sidon, precursors of Babylon, have sold God's people to the Greeks. Joel 3:1-8
See Javan, Brass
Green Tree- "The innocent were represented by the green tree." 3SP 152
Ground – good- Parable of the Sower and the Seed – "But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it, which also beareth fruit…" Matthew 13:1-8,23
Ground – good – Parable of the Sower and the Seed – ""But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience." Luke 8:4-8, 15
Ground – wayside – not good – "Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved." Luke 8:12
Ground – wayside – not good – "When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart…" Matthew 13:19
Ground – unbroken ground – "The wayside, the stony ground, the thorny ground hearers need not remain such. The Spirit of God is ever seeking to break the spell of infatuation that holds men absorbed in worldly things, and to awaken a desire for the imperishable treasure. It is by resisting the Spirit that men become inattentive to or neglectful of God’s word. The are themselves responsible for the hardness of heart that prevents the good seed from taking rood, and for the evil growths that check it’s development. The garden of the heart must be cultivated. The soil must be broken up by deep repentance for sin. Poisonous, Satanic plants must be uprooted. The soil once overgrown by thorns can be reclaimed only by diligent labor. So the evil tendencies of the natural heart can be overcome only by earnest effort in the name and strength of Jesus…" COL 56. See Jeremiah 4:1-4; Hosea 10:12-13