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G

Gehenna

this Greek word is used in places like Matthew 5:22 to identify a place of fiery punishment, torment and destruction


Great Commission

Christ's appointment of the eleven faithful apostles as his authoritative representatives and his charge to spread the kingdom of God throughout the whole world (Matthew 28:19-20)


S

Sadducees

Jewish sect at the time of Christ that adhered to the written law and did not believe in the resurrection of the dead


Sheol

Hebrew term (transliteration) used in the Old Testament to refer to the place of departed spirits, both the righteous and the wicked (e.g. - Psalm 9:17)


C

cultural mandate

the command in Genesis 1:28 instructing humanity to develop and rule the creation to display God's glory


D

divine authority

God's legal and moral right to carry out his will


E

eschatology

the study of the last things


F

futurism

view of the end times that asserts the visions of Revelation have not been fulfilled and will be fulfilled during the final crisis before Christ's second coming


G

general eschatology

the study of God's universal acts of judgment and salvation in the last days


H

historicism

in eschatology, the belief that the precursors to Christ's return were manifested in history by actual people and events



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