Prophets Flashcards
Herald
To proclaim or announce a saving image.
Fidelity
Faithfulness to obligation,duty, or commitment
House
Family line
Immanuel
Hebrew word meaning “God is with us”
Justice
Justice calls for the fair and equitable distribution of life’s necessities. The scriptural idea of justice is based on the truth that all humans have dignity and worth and are children of God. God’s love for all creation is shown in his emphasis on justice, which is love in action.
Messiah
Hebrew word meaning “God’s anointed one” Greek word meaning “Christ”
Messiah ship
The position of the Messiah
Northern kingdom
Kingdom formed by the ten northernmost tribes in Israel
Prophecy
A message communicated by prophets on behalf of God, usually a message of divine direction or consolation for the prophet’s own time. Because some prophetic messages include divine direction, their fulfillment may be in the future.
Prophesy
To foretell or predict
Prophet
A person God chooses to speak his word of salvation
Remnant
A prophetic term for small portion of people who will be saved because of its faithfulness to God.
Salvation
From the Latin salvare, meaning “to save,” referring to the forgiveness of sins and assurance of permanent union with God, attained for us through the Paschal Mystery—Christ’s work of redemption accomplished through his Passion, death, Resurrection, and Ascension. Only at the time of judgment can a person be certain of salvation, which is a gift of God.
Southern kingdom
The land of Judah, the kingdom of Jerusalem.
