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 Groupings of New Testament Books
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The Seven Virtues (Seven Spirits)
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the spirit of the Lord, the nature of Jesus
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the spirit of wisdom, the ability to make the right decision
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the spirit of understanding, the ability to understand everything
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the spirit of counsel, the ability to give sound advice
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the spirit of might, the power to do what God wants
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the spirit of knowledge, the ability to know beyond human comprehension
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the spirit of the fear of the Lord, the ability to respect God's will
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Sin Is...
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Sin is the transgression of the Law; breaking God's rules (1 John 3:4)
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Sin is knowing to do good but not doing it (James 4:17)
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Sin is anything that is not of faith; not trusting in God (Romans 14:23)
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Sin is all unrighteousness; wickedness (1 John 5:17)
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Sin is a disease of the soul; the inner part of man that lives forever (Psalm 41:4)
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Sin is foolishly thinking we can ignore God (Proverbs 24:9)
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So Many Things We Do Not Know...
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The mystery of the Rapture—1 Corinthians 15:51
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The mystery of Israel's blindness—Romans 11:25
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The mystery of God's wisdom—1 Corinthians 2:7
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The mystery of Christ and the Church—Ephesians 5:31, 32
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The mystery of Christ in us—Colossians 1:26, 27
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The mystery of the kingdom of heaven—Matthew 13
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The mystery of godliness—1 Timothy 3:16
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The Church Age (Dates)
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Author
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Ephesus Period
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Smyrna Period
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Pergamum Period
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Thyatira Period
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Sardis Period
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Philadelphia Period
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Laodicea Period
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Tim LaHaye 2-1
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A.D. 30 to
A.D. 100
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A.D. 100 to
A.D. 312
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A.D. 312 to
A.D. 606
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A.D. 606 to Trib. Period*
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A.D. 1520 to Trib. Period*
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A.D. 1750 to Trib. Period*
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A.D. 1900 to Trib. Period*
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Hal Lindsey 2-2
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A.D. 33 to
A.D. 100
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A.D. 100 to
A.D. 312
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A.D. 312 to
A.D. 590
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A.D. 590 to
A.D. 1517
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A.D. 1517 to
A.D. 1750
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A.D. 1750 to
A.D. 1925
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A.D. 1900 to Trib. Period
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J. Vernon McGee 2-3
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Pentecost to
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A.D. 100 to
A.D. 314
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A.D. 314 to
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A.D. 590 to
A.D. 1000
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A.D. 1517 to
A.D. 1800
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A.D. 1800 to
Rapture
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Does not say
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Daymond R. Duck
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Pentecost to
A.D. 100
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A.D. 100 to
A.D. 312
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A.D. 312 to
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A.D. 590 to
A.D. 1517
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A.D. 1517 to
A.D. 1750
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A.D. 1750 to
A.D. 1900
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A.D. 1900 to Trib. Mid-Point
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10 Periods of Persecution known by their Roman Emperors
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(dates are approximate)
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Nero (64–68 A.D.)—burned Rome and blamed Christians; crucified and threw Christians into pits with wild animals; executed Paul and possibly Peter
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Domitian (90–96 A.D.)—killed thousands in Rome; banished John to the Isle of Patmos
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Trajan (104–117 A.D.)—outlawed Christianity; burned Ignatius at the stake
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Marcus Aurelius (161–180 A.D.)—tortured and beheaded Christians
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Severus (200–211 A.D.)—burned, crucified, and beheaded Christians
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Maximinius (235–237 A.D.)—executed Christians
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Decius (250–253 A.D.)—tried to wipe out Christianity and executed those he could find
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Valerian (257–260 A.D.)—tried to wipe out Christianity; executed the Bishop of Carthage
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Aurelian (270–275 A.D.)—persecuted Christians any way he could
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Diocletian (303–312 A.D.)—burned the Scriptures
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The Greatest Mass Killings in History
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China (Mao's Cultural Revolution, 1966–76)
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20 million
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U.S.S.R. (Stalin's reign of terror, 1933–45)
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20 million
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Europe (the Holocaust, 1933–45)
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11 million
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Pakistan (reprisals against Bengalis, 9 months in 1971)
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3 million
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Cambodia (the Khmer Rouge killing fields, 1975–79)
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1.6 million
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Rwanda (Tutsis, 3 months in 1994)
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1 million
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Indonesia (killings of Communists and Chinese, 1965–66)
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500,000
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Bosnia (ethnic cleansing, 1992–94)
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200,000 9-26
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Major Earthquakes During The First Six Months of 1996
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January 1
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Indonesia—7.7 on the Richter Scale
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February 3
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China—7.0
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February 7
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Kuril Islands—7.0
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February 17
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Indonesia—7.5
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February 25
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Mexico—6.6
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April 29
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Solomon Islands—7.5
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June 10
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Aleutian Islands (2)—7.2 and 7.7
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June 11
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Philippines—7.0
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June 17
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Indonesia—7.58-2
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Major Earthquakes of The Twentieth Century
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(40,000 or more deaths)
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Deaths
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1908-12-28
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Messina, Italy
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83,000
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1920-12-16
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Gansu, China
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100,000
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1923-09-01
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Yokohama, Japan
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200,000
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1927-05-22
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Nan-Shan, China
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200,000
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1932-12-26
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Gansu, China
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70,000
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1935-05-31
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Quetta, India
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50,000
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1970-05-31
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Northern Peru
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66,794
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