Bible Dictionary and Concordance


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millenial A (Amillenial)A view that the 1000 year period of time mentioned in Revelation chapter 20 is not an actual time period, and that it will not specially take place before the return of Christ.
millennial kingdomThe future thousand year reign of Christ Jesus, full of peace and righteousness when Jesus will rule over all on earth. (See Revelation chapter 20)
millennial, postThis view holds to the teaching that the world will get progressively better with the Gospel of Christ and that there will be a time of total victory here on earth. Then Christ will come for His church after the millennium.
millennial, preThis doctrine teaches that the church will be raptured (taken up) before the tribulation, and that God will focus once again on redeeming the children of Israel. Christ will then return and rescue Israel, setting up the millennium kingdom. This teaching provides for a clear distinction between the Church and Israel.
millennium1000 year period of time often talked about concerning the second coming of Jesus Christ. (See millennial kingdom).
mind / minded / mindful / mindsBrain, will, thought, emotion, intellect, intelligence, wits, psyche; it is thought that the mind is the seat of the will (the "heart" being where the spirit of man dwells). DTP When Christ comes into one's heart, God's Spirit takes up His dwelling within us. It is also at that point where the battle between the will of man and the will of God begins. We have to die to ourselves and turn over every part of our lives to Jesus Christ.
minister / ministered / ministereth / ministersPriest, cleric, preacher, vicar; one who serves others. DTP In the New Testament "minister" represented a servant of God. The minister serves other people on behalf of the Lord Jesus Christ. In its formal sense, it refers to the pastor of the church, but the disciple of Christ is also to be a minister serving in the body of Christ with the gifts God has given him.
ministrationThe act of serving others, to give help and care for others.
ministryService rendered or given unto God, Jesus Christ, and to His church. DTP All disciples are in full time ministry or service for our Lord Jesus Christ.
minor prophetsThis title describes the latter section of the Old Testament books or the Hebrew Scriptures. In this section are the books of Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi. Sometimes in Hebrew tradition these books are known as "The Book of the Twelve".
miracle / miraclesSupernatural event, wonder, phenomenon, marvel. Bible also uses the words, "signs and wonders". Can also be thought of as something beyond human ability, scientific knowledge, or conventional logic.
missionAssignment, task, work, charge, undertaking, operation. DTP God has commissioned all disciples to be missionaries in His harvest field. The harvest is ripe; God commissions His labourers to serve each day, whether in the home, job, neighbourhood or around the world. Missionaries are sent out ones that God calls to deliver, on His behalf, the Good News of Jesus Christ. The missionary is an ambassador who represents the Kingdom of God. Jesus gave the Great Commission to all disciples in Matthew 28:16-20.
missionaryA person who is sent out from one location to another,usually cross culturally, by a church or parachurch organization. They are like an apostle which means, “sent one”. Their goal is to fulfill the Great Commission (Matt 28:19-20; Mark 16:15-18), proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ. This may be done through a variety of methods like, evangelism, education, caring for the needy and establishing local churches. The duration of time that a missionary can be, as short as a few weeks or as a carrier missionary, giving one’s life to another people group and place.
mock / mocked / mocketh / mocking / mockersTo fake, pretend, scorn, to ridicule another, to verbally abuse, to slander, to hold in contempt. DTP Much damage can be done with the tongue. Our speaking to and about others can either build them up or destroy them. The disciple needs to ask God to bridle and control his tongue. We will be judged by the way we speak. We should never be found mocking, ridiculing, or abusing others because we are Christ's ambassadors.
moneyAnything that is used to pay (exchange) for goods and services. Gold, silver, coinage, paper money, checks, or credit/debit cards (to access accounts) are all considered forms of money.
monismMonism is the view that reality consists of one fundamental, ultimate essence. It comes from the Greek, mono, which means one. All is one. Therefore, in monism God and the universe are the same thing. This would mean that energy, motion, matter, thought, consciousness, etc., are all of one substance but are perceived differently. Monism is unbiblical because it denies the distinction between God and creation.
monogenismThe teaching that all human beings originated from one single couple. DTP The believer in God's Word holds that all mankind can be traced back to Adam and Eve; because of this, their sinfulness is passed on to all future generation, making us all sinners. "From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth;" Acts 17:26 NIV.
monotheismThey believe that there is only one true God. DTP For the disciple, God is the Creator and Lord of all heaven and earth. He functions as three in one: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
moonA natural satellite of a planet; the earth has one moon that orbits the earth every 27 to 29 days.
MormonsThey are also known as the "Church of Christ of the Latter Day Saints". This religious group was founded in the US in the 1830's by Joseph Smith. He claims to have found special golden plates that contained the book of Mormon. The Mormons have a few selected books that they would call holy scripture: King James Bible, the Pearl of Great Price and the Book of Mormon. They also believe that they are part of the priestly line of Aaron and Melchizedek. They are polytheistic, believing that there are many gods and that these gods procreate spirit children who have been given bodies that live on different planets. Their way of salvation comes through a form of faith in Christ, baptism by immersion for both the living and the dead; obedience to the book of Mormon, doing good works and keeping the commandments of God. Strict Mormons hold to the belief that a man can have many wives.
Mosaic covenantA binding covenant made by God with Moses on behalf of the people of Israel; the key was that if they wanted God's blessing, they needed to obey God and keep His covenants; they were to become a holy nation. (See "covenants, Mosaic": Ex 19:5-6, 8).
MosesA man of God who, from a burning bush, was called by God to lead the people of Israel out of the bondage of Egypt and, ultimately, to lead them to the Promised Land. He was raised in Pharaoh's palace, but eventually became a shepherd in a wilderness land. God did powerful miracles through his life of faith.
most High / Most HighMost High / Highest; the God who is above all, the Creator of all things in heaven and on earth. The all-knowing, all-seeing and all-understanding One.
most holy placeThis was the inner sanctum of the tabernacle/temple where, once a year, the high priest would make atonement on behalf of the people of God. It was here that the Ark of the Covenant, the mercy seat of God, was located. When Christ died, the curtain separating the Most Holy Place from the Holy Place, was torn from the top to the bottom, symbolically making it possible for us all to be high priests, entering directly into God's presence.
moteA tiny piece of a substance; a speck, particle, or fleck. DTP Christ wondered why religious rulers tried to remove the speck in other people's eyes when they had huge timbers in their own eyes. We are commanded to get rid of major sins in our own lives before we accuse others of their sin.