Abraham’s Bosom

A temporary holding place for OT believers until Christ actually paid for their sins on the cross. The key concept here is fellowship, good fellowship with family. This brotherly fellowship is an element of heaven, and this place is a part of Sheol (Seol), the place of the dead. This “chamber” of Sheol is for those who are saved, believing in the Messiah before he came. Christ went to this place to preach (announce) the good news of their salvation (the details) and then carry them up to heaven in the resurrection, but first a brief stop off on earth again.

This is a place of repose, on the father´s chest, where the child is safe. This was where John reposed on Jesus´chest.


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Devil

Devil (Greek diabolos G1228)

See Satan.

Accuser of the brethren” see Revelation 12:10-11

1. Overview of the study on Devil, devils

A fallen angel, particularly the chief of them, the Devil or Satan.




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Cockatrice

A cockatrice is a kind of snake with a something like a chicken’s head, and 2 legs.

Cockatrice (see Snake).

A cockatrice is a mythical beast, essentially a two-legged dragon or serpent-like creature with a rooster’s head. Described by Laurence Breiner as “an ornament in the drama and poetry of the Elizabethans”, it was featured prominently in English thought and myth for centuries.

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Coney

A coney is a rock badger a type of rabbit. They are known for their persistence under difficult situations.

Coney (see Rock Badger).

(Heb. shaphan; i.e., “the hider”), an animal which inhabits the mountain gorges and the rocky districts of Arabia Petraea and the Holy Land. “The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks” ( Proverbs 30:26 ; Psalms 104:18 ). They are gregarious, and “exceeding wise” ( Proverbs 30:24 ), and are described as chewing the cud ( Leviticus 11:5 ; Deuteronomy 14:7 ).

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