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Vane Vanity

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Vane Vanity

The simple definition is just empty. It is used in Philippians of Christ emptying himself.

When used in reference to humans, it speaks of them not focusing on things that have eternal value.

So when people do not follow the heavenly that the Bible puts forth, but go after the earthly, they do not realize that naked they were born into this world, and naked they will leave it, with nothing. Only the things that they have prepared for eternity will be what will be waiting for them on the other side of death.

See also https://answeringallthings.com/what-is-vain-mean-in-the-bible/

Abomination of Desolation

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Abomination of Desolation is a concept for Jews and Christians referring to a horrible person who defies God and works for Satan.

An expression that occurs three times in the Septuagint of Daniel (9:27; 11:31; 12:11) and twice in the words of Jesus (Matt 24:15; Mark 13:14), where slight linguistic variation exists. Luke’s account of this prophecy (21:20) is more general and speaks of armies surrounding Jerusalem. First Maccabees, quoting Daniel, refers these words to the sacrifice of swine’s flesh on the altar in Jerusalem by Antiochus IV, Epiphanes, in 168 b.c. (1:54). Josephus, without referring to Daniel, recounts this episode in detail (Antiq. 7.5.4). Jesus, in using these cryptic words of Daniel, is also predicting a desecration of the temple, or at least the temple area, which will parallel the catastrophic event of the past, so well remembered by the Jews of his day.




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minister

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Minister

Amtract entry for Minister

Personal Comment – A minister is a slave or servant (ownership is not particularly a concept with this concept, so whether the servant is your property or you are paying him as an employee, or he is doing this of his own free will, all are mixed in the concept). The concept here is that somebody is doing things for your personal benefit, or to an organization (ministers serve God by serving the church which is made up of individual members). The principle concept is to be of use or service to the one you serve.




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hypocrite

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Hypocrite

Amtract entry for hypocrite

Personal Comment – hypocrites is to present oneself as one thing when in reality they are something else entirely. Hypocrisy is just the opposite of what God is. God is a certain thing, and he presents himself as that thing. God is always true and presents things as they are, including in his presentation of himself to us. The point here of being deceptive is at the heart of Satan, and people that are hypocrites are exactly like Satan, presenting one set of norms, standards, or lifestyle when in reality they really are something totally different and opposite in spiritual nature.




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Holy, Holiness

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HOLY, HOLINESS

Amtract dictionary entry on Holy Holiness

Personal Note – Holy means separated from the common, mundane of the world, and especially from the commonness which is now man, i.e. sin. Holy refers to that which pertains to God and his distinctiveness which is based in his character, purity, goodness, rightness, etc. We are holy when we become like God. That which is not like God is unholy, and there is yet further degrees of unholiness which become abominations in God’s sight. Holiness is a way of living that is pleasing in the sight of God, and this means being like Christ, being like God.




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Anointing, Sacred

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Anointing, Sacred
David Cox’s Topical Bible Concordance

Anointing, Sacred.
Antiquity of Ge 28:18; 35:14
Consecrates to God’s service Ex 30:29
Persons who received
Prophets. 1Ki 19:16; Isa 61:1
Priests. Ex 40:13-15
Kings. Jdj 9:8; 1Sa 9:16; 1Ki 1:34
Things which received
Tabernacle, &c. Ex 30:26,27; 40:9
Brazen altar. Ex 29:36; 40:10
Brazen laver. Ex 40:11
Those who partook of
Protected by God. 1Ch 16:22; Ps 105:15
Not to be injured or insulted. 1Sa 24:6; 26:9; 2Sa 1:14,15; 19:21
Oil or ointment for
Divinely prescribed. Ex 30:23-25
Compounded by the priests. 1Ch 9:30
An holy anointing oil for ever. Ex 30:25,31
Not to be imitated. Ex 30:32
To be put on no stranger. Ex 30:33
Jews condemned for imitating. Eze 23:41
Illustrative of the anointing
Of Christ with the Holy Spirit. Ps 45:7; Isa 61:1; Lu 4:18
Of saints with the Holy Spirit. 1Jo 2:27

Anointing

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Anointing
David Cox’s Topical Bible Concordance

Anointing.
With oil Ps 92:10
With ointment Joh 11:2
Was used for
Decorating the person. Ru 3:3
Refreshing the body. 2Ch 28:15
Purifying the body. Es 2:12; Isa 57:9
Curing the sick. Mr 6:13; Jas 5:14
Healing wounds. Isa 1:6; Lu 10:34
Preparing weapons for war. Isa 21:5
Preparing the dead for burial. Mt 26:12; Mr 16:1; Lu 23:56
The Jews were very fond of. Pr 27:9; Am 6:6
Was applied to
The head. Ps 23:5; Ec 9:8
The face. Ps 104:15
The feet. Lu 7:38,39; Joh 12:3
The eyes. Re 3:18
Ointment for
Richly perfumed. Song 4:10; Joh 12:3
Most expensive. 2Ki 20:13; Am 6:6; Joh 12:3,5
Prepared by the apothecary. Ec 10:1
An article of commerce. Eze 27:17; Re 18:13
Neglected in times of affliction. 2Sa 12:20; 14:2; Da 10:3
Neglect of, to guests, a mark of disrespect Lu 7:46
A token of joy Ec 9:7,8
Deprivation of, threatened as a punishment De 28:40; Mic 6:15
Why recommended by Christ in times of Fasting Mt 6:17,18