Millennium:
a thousand years; the name given to the era mentioned in Rev. 20:1-7. Some maintain that Christ will personally appear on earth for the purpose of establishing his kingdom at the beginning of this millennium. Those holding this view are usually called "millenarians." On the other hand, it is maintained, more in accordance with the teaching of Scripture, we think, that Christ's second advent will not be premillennial, and that the right conception of the prospects and destiny of his kingdom is that which is taught, e.g., in the parables of the leaven and the mustard-seed. The triumph of the gospel, it is held, must be looked for by the wider and more efficient operation of the very forces that are now at work in extending the gospel; and that Christ will only come again at the close of this dispensation to judge the world at the "last day." The millennium will thus precede his coming.
Millennium: General Scriptures Concerning
Isa 65:17-25; Zep 3:11-13; Zec 9:9, 10; 14:16-21; Mat 16:18, 19; 26:29; Mar 14:25; Hbr 8:11; Rev 14:6; 20:1-15
Millennium: References Concerning
See CHURCH, PROPHECIES CONCERNING; JESUS, KINGDOM OF; JESUS, SECOND COMING OF
Church: Definition Of (Physical)
Place of worship
Church: Names Of, Called
COURTS,
Psa 65:4; 84:2, 10; 92:13; 96:8; 100:4; 116:19; Isa 1:12; 62:9; Zec 3:7;
HOUSE OF GOD,
Gen 28:17, 22; Jos 9:23; Jdg 18:31; 20:18, 26; 21:2; 1Ch 9:11; 24:5; 2Ch 5:14; 22:12; 24:13; 33:7; 36:19; Ezr 5:8, 15; 7:20, 23; Neh 6:10; 11:11; 13:11; Psa 42:4; 52:8; 55:14; 84:10; Ecc 5:1; Isa 2:3; Hsa 9:8; Joe 1:16; Mic 4:2; Zec 7:2; Mat 12:4; 1Ti 3:15; Hbr 10:21; 1Pe 4:17;
HOUSE OF THE LORD,
Exd 23:19; 34:26; Deu 23:18; Jos 6:24; Jdg 19:18; 1Sa 1:7, 24; 2Sa 12:20; 1Ki 3:1; 6:37; 7:40; 8:10, 63; 10:5; 2Ki 11:3, 4, 15, 18, 19; 12:4, 9, 10, 13, 16; 16:18; 20:8; 23:2, 7, 11; 25:9; 1Ch 6:31; 22:1, 11, 14; 23:4; 26:12; 2Ch 8:16; 26:21; 29:5, 15; 33:15; 34:15; 36:14; Ezr 7:27; Psa 23:6; 27:4; 92:13; 116:19; 118:26; 122:1, 9; 134:1; Isa 2:2; 37:14; Jer 17:26; 20:1, 2; 26:2, 7; 28:1, 5; 29:26; 35:2; 36:5, 6; 38:14; 41:5; 51:51; Lam 2:7; Eze 44:4; Hag 1:2; Zec 8:9;
SANCTUARY,
Exd 25:8; Lev 19:30; 21:12; Num 3:28; 4:12; 7:9; 8:19; 10:21; 18:1, 5; 19:20; 1Ch 9:29; 22:19; 24:5; 28:10; 2Ch 20:8; 26:18; 29:21; 30:8, 19; Neh 10:39; Psa 20:2; 28:2; 63:2; 68:24; 73:17; 74:3, 7; 77:13; 78:69; 150:1; Isa 16:12; 63:18; Lam 2:7, 20; 4:1; Eze 5:11; 42:20; 44:5, 27; 45:3; 48:8, 21; Dan 8:11, 13, 14; 9:17, 26; 11:31; Hbr 8:2; 9:1, 2;
HOUSE OF PRAYER,
Isa 56:7; Mat 21:13;
TABERNACLE,
Exd 26:1; Lev 26:11; Jos 22:19; Psa 15:1; 61:4; 76:2; Hbr 8:2, 5; 9:2, 11; Rev 13:6; 21:3;
TEMPLE,
1Sa 1:9; 3:3; 2Ki 11:10, 13; Ezr 4:1; Psa 5:7; 11:4; 27:4; 29:9; 48:9; 68:29; Isa 6:1; Mal 3:1; Mat 4:5; 23:16; Luk 18:10; 24:53;
ZION,
Psa 9:11; 48:11; 74:2; 132:13; 137:1; Isa 35:10; Jer 31:6; 50:5; Joe 2:1, 15;
HOLY PLACE,
Exd 28:29; 38:24; Lev 6:16; 10:17; 14:13; 16:2-24; Jos 5:15; 1Ki 8:8; 1Ch 23:32; 2Ch 29:5; 30:27; 35:5; Ezr 9:8; Psa 24:3; 46:4; 68:17; Ecc 8:10; Isa 57:15; Eze 41:4; 42:13; 45:4; Mat 24:15; Act 6:13; 21:28; Hbr 9:12, 25;
HOLY TEMPLE,
Psa 5:7; 11:4; 65:4; 79:1; 138:2; Jon 2:4, 7; Mic 1:2; Hab 2:20; Eph 2:21; 3:17;
MY FATHER'S HOUSE,
Jhn 2:16; 14:2.
Church: Holy
Exd 30:26-29; 40:9; Lev 8:10, 11; 16:13; 19:30; 21:12; Num 7:1; 1Ki 9:3; 1Ch 29:3; 2Ch 3:8; Isa 64:11; Eze 23:39; 1Cr 3:17
Church: Edifices
See SYNAGOGUE; TABERNACLE; TEMPLE.
Church: Definition Of (Spiritual)
The collective body of believers
Church: Miscellany of Minor Sub-Topics
Called in the O.T.(KJV and others),
THE CONGREGATION,
Exd 12:3, 6, 19, 47; 16:1, 2, 9, 10, 22; Lev 4:13, 15; 10:17; 24:14.
Called in the N.T.
(KJV, but CONGREGATION earlier in Tyndale's translation),
CHURCH,
Mat 16:18; 18:17; Act 2:47; 1Cr 11:18; 14:19, 23, 28, 33, 34; 15:9; Gal 1:13.
Called also:
ASSEMBLY OF THE SAINTS,
Psa 89:7;
ASSEMBLY OF THE UPRIGHT,
Psa 111:1;
BODY OF CHRIST,
Eph 1:22, 23; Col 1:24;
BRANCH OF GOD'S PLANTING,
Isa 60:21;
BRIDE OF CHRIST,
Rev 21:9;
CHURCH OF GOD,
Act 20:28;
CHURCH OF THE LIVING GOD,
1Ti 3:15;
CHURCH OF THE FIRSTBORN,
Hbr 12:23;
CITY OF THE LIVING GOD,
Hbr 12:22;
CONGREGATION OF SAINTS,
Psa 149:1;
CONGREGATION OF THE LORD'S POOR,
Psa 74:19;
DOVE,
Sgs 2:14; 5:2;
FAMILY IN HEAVEN AND EARTH,
Eph 3:15;
FLOCK OF GOD,
Eze 34:15; 1Pe 5:2;
FOLD OF CHRIST,
Jhn 10:16;
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE FIRSTBORN (people),
Hbr 12:23;
GOLDEN CANDLESTICK (lampstand),
Rev 1:20;
GOD'S BUILDING,
1Cr 3:9;
GOD'S HUSBANDRY (farm),
1Cr 3:9;
GOD'S HERITAGE,
Joe 3:2; 1Pe 5:3;
HABITATION OF GOD,
Eph 2:22;
HEAVENLY JERUSALEM,
Gal 4:26; Hbr 12:22;
HOLY CITY,
Rev 21:2;
HOLY MOUNTAIN,
Zec 8:3;
HOLY HILL,
Psa 2:6; 15:1;
HOUSE OF GOD,
1Ti 3:15; Hbr 10:21;
THE GOD OF JACOB,
Isa 2:3;
HOUSE OF CHRIST,
Hbr 3:6;
HOUSEHOLD OF GOD,
Eph 2:19;
INHERITANCE,
Psa 28:9; Isa 19:25;
ISRAEL OF GOD,
Gal 6:16;
KING'S DAUGHTER,
Psa 45:13;
KINGDOM OF GOD,
Mat 6:33; 12:28; 19:24; 21:31;
KINGDOM OF HEAVEN,
Mat 3:2; 4:17; 10:7; 5:3, 10, 19, 20;
HIS KINGDOM,
Psa 103:19; 145:12; Mat 16:28; Luk 1:33;
MY KINGDOM,
Jhn 18:36;
THY KINGDOM,
Psa 45:6; 145:11, 13; Mat 6:10; Luk 23:42;
LAMB'S BRIDE,
Eph 5:22-32; Rev 22:17;
LAMB'S WIFE,
Rev 19:7-9; 21:9;
LOT OF GOD'S INHERITANCE,
Deu 32:9;
MOUNT ZION,
Hbr 12:22;
MOUNTAIN OF THE LORD'S HOUSE,
Isa 2:2;
NEW JERUSALEM,
Rev 21:2;
PILLAR AND GROUND OF THE TRUTH,
1Ti 3:15;
PLACE OF GOD'S THRONE,
Eze 43:7;
PLEASANT PORTION,
Jer 12:10;
SANCTUARY OF GOD,
Psa 114:2;
SISTER OF CHRIST,
Sgs 4:12; 5:2;
SPIRITUAL HOUSE,
1Pe 2:5;
SPOUSE OF CHRIST,
Sgs 4:12; 5:1;
STRENGTH AND GLORY OF GOD,
Psa 78:61;
SOUGHT OUT, A CITY NOT FORSAKEN,
Isa 62:12;
THE LORD'S PORTION,
Deu 32:9;
TEMPLE OF GOD,
1Cr 3:16, 17;
TEMPLE OF THE LIVING GOD,
2Cr 6:16;
VINEYARD,
Jer 12:10; Mat 21:41.
Christ's love for,
Jhn 10:8, 11, 12; Eph 5:25-32; Rev 3:9.
Loved by believers,
Psa 87:7; 137:5; 1Cr 12:25; 1Th 4:9;
is prayed for,
Psa 122:6; Isa 62:6;
dear to God,
Isa 43:4;
safe under his care,
Psa 46:1, 2, 5;
salt and light of the world,
Mat 5:13.
Militant,
Sgs 6:10; Phl 2:25; 2Ti 2:3; 4:7; Phm 1:2.
God defends,
Psa 89:18; Isa 4:5; 49:25; Mat 16:18.
God provides ministers for,
Jer 3:15; Eph 4:11, 12.
Is glorious,
Psa 45:13; Eph 5:27.
Is clothed in righteousness,
Rev 10:8.
Believers continually added to, by the Lord,
Act 2:47; 5:14; 11:24.
Unity of,
Rom 12:5; 1Cr 10:17; 12:12; Gal 3:28; Eph 4:4.
Privileges of,
Psa 36:8; 87:5.
Worship of, to be attended,
Hbr 10:25.
Harmonious fellowship of,
Psa 133; Jhn 13:34; Act 4:32; Phl 1:4; 2:1; 1Jo 3; 4.
Divisions in, to be shunned,
Rom 16:17; 1Cr 1:10; 3:3.
Baptized (immersed) into by one Spirit,
1Cr 12:13.
Ministers commanded to feed,
Act 20:28.
Is edified by the word,
Rom 12:6; 1Cr 14:4, 13; Eph 4:15, 16; Col 3:16.
The wicked persecute,
Act 8:1-3; 1Th 2:14, 15.
Not to be despised,
1Cr 11:22.
Defiling of, will be punished,
1Cr 3:17.
Extent of, predicted,
Isa 2:2; Eze 17:2; Dan 2:34, 35.
See ECCLESIASTICISM; JESUS, KINGDOM OF; MINISTERS; USURPATION, IN ECCLESIASTICAL AFFAIRS.
Church: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To
Deu 32:9; Psa 2:6; 9:11, 14; 14:7; 20:2; 46:4, 5; 48:1, 2, 11-13; 50:2; 51:18; 53:6; 65:1; 69:35, 36; 74:2; 84:1-10; 87:1-6; 99:2; 102:13, 14, 16, 19-21; 110:2; 111:1; 114:2; 125:1; 126:1, 2; 129:5; 132:13-16; 133:1-3; 134:1-3; 137:1-6; 149:2; Isa 1:8, 27; 2:3; 4:2-6; 12:6; 14:32; 24:23; 27:2, 3; 28:5, 16; 31:4, 5; 33:5, 14, 20-24; 35:1-10; 40:9-11; 43:1-7, 21, 25; 44:23; 49:14-17; 52:1, 2, 7-12; 59:20; 60:1-6, 19-21; 61:1-3; 62:1, 3, 11, 12; 66:8, 18; Jer 3:14, 15; 12:10; 13:11; 31:6, 7, 12, 23; 33:9; 43:7; Joe 2:1, 15-17; Zec 8:3; Mat 13:24; 16:18; Act 7:38; 20:28; 1Cr 3:9; 12:28; 15:9; 2Cr 8:1; Eph 1:22, 23; 2:21, 22; 3:15, 21; 5:23-27, 29; Col 1:24; 1Ti 3:14, 15; Hbr 3:6; 12:22, 23; 1Pe 2:5; Rev 1:20; 21:2, 11, 23
Church: Backslidden
Psa 12:1; 80:1-19; Isa 1:2-27; 17:9-11; 43:22-28; Jer 2:5-34; 3:1-25; 8:5-22; 9:1-3; 10:19-22; 18:11-17; 50:4-7; Eze 2:3-5; 5:5-17; 16:23; Hsa 2; 4; 6; Joe 2; Amo 6; Mat 21:33-46; Mar 12:1-12; Luk 13:6-9; Rev 2:1-6, 12-25; 3:1-4, 14-20
Backslidings of Israel.
See sub-topic BACKSLIDING OF ISRAEL, under BACKSLIDERS;
See CORRUPTION IN, below; BACKSLIDERS.
Church: Beneficence Of
See BENEFICENCE; GIVING; LIBERALITY.
Church: Christ, Head Of
Psa 118:22, 23; Isa 33:22; 55:4; Mat 12:6, 8; 21:42, 43; 23:8, 10; Mar 2:28; 12:10; Luk 6:5; 20:17, 18; Jhn 13:13; 15:1-8; Act 2:36; Rom 8:29; 9:5; 1Cr 3:11; 11:3; 12:5; Eph 1:10, 22, 23; 2:20-22; 4:15; 5:23-32; Col 1:13, 18; 2:10, 19; 3:11; Hbr 3:3, 6; 1Pe 2:7; Rev 1:13; 2:1, 9, 12, 13, 18, 19; 3:1, 7; 5:6; 21:22, 23; 22:16
See JESUS, KINGDOM OF
Church: Christian, Divinely Established
Mat 16:15-18; Eph 2:20-22; 1Th 1:1; 2Th 1:1; 1Ti 3:15
Church: Corruption In
Hsa 4:9; Mic 3:1-4, 9, 11; Mat 21:33-41, 45; 23:2-7, 13-33; 26:14-16, 59-68; Mar 12:1-12; 14:10, 11; Luk 22:3-6
See BACKSLIDERS, BACKSLIDING OF ISRAEL
Church: Decrees Of
Act 15:28, 29; 16:4
Church: Design Of
Rom 3:2; 9:4; Eph 2:20-22; 1Ti 3:15
Church: Dissensions In
1Cr 1:11-13; 3:3, 4; 11:18, 19; 2Cr 12:20, 21
Church: Duty Of, to Ministers
1Cr 16:10, 11; Phl 2:29; 4:10-18; 1Th 5:12, 13; 1Ti 5:17; Hbr 13:7, 17
See MINISTERS
Church: Government Of, Mosaic and Christian
Deu 17:8-13; Mat 16:19; Luk 9:46-48; 22:24-30; Jhn 20:23; Act 1:15, 23-26; 6:2, 3, 5, 6; 11:22, 29, 30; 13:1, 3, 5; 14:23; 15:1-31; 16:4, 5; 20:17, 28; 1Cr 7:17; 11:2, 33, 34; 12:5, 28; 14:26, 33, 40; 16:3, 16; 2Cr 2:2-11; Gal 2:9, 10; Eph 4:11, 12; Phl 1:1; 1Ti 3:1-13; 4:14; 5:1, 22; 2Ti 1:6; Tts 1:5; Hbr 13:17, 24; Jam 5:14, 15; 1Pe 5:1-3; 3Jo 1:9, 10; Jud 1:22, 23
See MINISTERS, DUTIES OF
Church: Rules of Discipline In, Mosaic and Christian
Gen 17:14; Exd 12:15; 30:33, 37, 38; Lev 7:27; 17:8, 9; 19:5-8; 20:18; 22:3; Num 9:13; 15:31; 19:13, 20; Deu 13:12-18; 17:2-13; 19:16-21; 21:1-9, 18-21; 22:13-29; Ezr 10:1-44; Mat 16:19; 18:15-18; Jhn 9:22, 34, 35; 16:2; 20:23; Rom 14:1; 15:1-3; 16:17; 1Cr 4:19, 21; 5:1, 2, 4-7, 11-13; 16:22; 2Cr 2:6-8, 10, 11; 6:14, 15; 7:8; 10:1-11; 13:1, 2, 10; Gal 5:10, 12; 6:1; 1Th 5:14; 2Th 3:6, 14, 15; 1Ti 1:19, 20; 5:1, 2, 19, 20; 6:3-5; 2Ti 4:2; Tts 1:13; 2:15; 3:10, 11; 2Jo 1:10, 11; Jud 1:22, 23; Rev 22:19
See EXCOMMUNICATION; MINISTERS, DUTIES OF.
Church: Love For
Psa 102:14; 122:6, 9; 128:5, 6; 137:1-6; Isa 22:4; 58:12; 62:1, 6, 7; 66:10, 13, 14; Jer 9:1; 14:17; 51:50, 51; Lam 2:11; 3:48-51
Church: Membership In
Isa 44:5; Eze 44:6, 7, 9; Mat 12:50; 19:14; Mar 10:14; Luk 18:16; Jhn 15:5, 6; Act 2:41, 47; 4:4; 5:14; 9:35, 42; 11:21; Rom 12:4, 5; 1Cr 3:11-15; 12:12-28; Eph 4:25; 5:30; Phl 4:3; Rev 21:27
See RIGHTEOUS, DESCRIBED
Church: Prophecies concerning Prosperity Of
Gen 12:3; 49:10; Deu 32:21; Psa 2:8; 22:27-31; 46:4, 10; 65:2; 66:4; 68:31, 32; 69:35, 36; 72:1-20; 85:10-12; 86:9; 87:4; 89:1-37; 96:1-13; 102:13-16, 18-22; 110:1-7; 113:3; 118:24; 126:5, 6; 132:15-17; 138:4, 5; 145:10, 11; Isa 2:2-5; 4:2, 3, 5, 6; 9:1-7; 11:1-10; 18:7; 19:24, 25; 23:17, 18; 24:16; 25:6-8; 29:18-24; 30:20; 32:1-20; 33:5, 13-24; 35:1-10; 40:4-11; 41:17-20; 42:1-12; 44:3-5; 45:6, 8, 14, 23, 24; 46:12, 13; 49:6-12, 18-23; 51:3-16; 52:1-15; 53:10-12; 54:1-17; 55:1-13; 56:3-8; 59:19-21; 60:1-22; 61:1-11; 62:1-12; 65:1-25; 66:7-23; Jer 3:17; 4:2; 16:19-21; 31:7-9, 34; 33:22; Eze 17:22-24; 34:23-31; 47:1-12; Dan 2:35, 44, 45; 7:13, 14, 18, 22, 27; 12:1-13; Joe 2:26-32; 3:18; Amo 9:11, 12; Mic 4:1-7; 5:2-15; Hab 2:14; Zep 2:11; 3:9-20; Hag 2:7-9; Zec 2:10, 11; 6:15; 8:20-23; 9:1, 9-17; 14:8-21; Mal 1:11; Mat 8:11; 11:5, 11; 13:16, 17, 31-33; 16:18; Mar 4:26-32; Luk 7:22; Jhn 8:35; 10:16; Act 2:16-21; Rom 1:5-7; 1Cr 15:24-28; Eph 1:10; Hbr 12:23, 24, 27, 28; Rev 5:10, 13, 14; 11:15; 12:10; 15:4; 20:4-6; 21:9-27; 22:1-5
See JESUS, KINGDOM OF
Church: List of Christian Churches
Antioch,
Act 13:1.
Asia,
1Cr 16:19; Rev 1:4.
Babylon,
1Pe 5:13.
Cenchrea,
Rom 16:1.
Caesarea,
Act 18:22.
Cilicia,
Act 15:41.
Corinth,
1Cr 1:2.
Ephesus,
Eph 1:22; Rev 2:1.
Galatia,
Gal 1:2.
Galilee,
Act 9:31.
Jerusalem,
Act 15:4.
Joppa,
Act 9:42.
Judaea,
Act 9:31.
Laodicea,
Rev 3:14.
Pergamos,
Rev 2:12.
Philadelphia,
Rev 3:7.
Samaria,
Act 9:31.
Sardis,
Rev 3:1.
Smyrna,
Rev 2:8.
Syria,
Act 15:41.
Thessalonica,
1Th 1:1.
Thyatira,
Rev 2:18.
Church: Unity Of
Psa 133:1; Jhn 10:16; 17:11, 21-23; Rom 12:4, 5; 1Cr 10:17; 12:5, 12-27; Gal 3:26-28; Eph 1:10; 2:14-19, 21; 3:6, 15; 4:4-6, 12, 13, 16, 25; Col 3:11, 15
See ECCLESIASTICISM
Church: Triumphant
Gal 4:26; Hbr 12:22, 23; Rev 3:12; 21:3, 10
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