Abomination of Desolation

the term used to describe the event that places the image of the dictator of the Revived Roman Empire in the holy of holies in the middle of the Tribulation.  (Matthew 24:15)

Abrahamic Covenant

an unconditional covenant made by God with Abraham in which God promised Israel a national existence, perpetual title to the land of promise, the certainty of material and spiritual blessing through Christ, and a guarantee to Gentile nations that they will share in these blessings.  (Genesis 12:1-3)

Abyss

the name used to designate the prison that houses Satan and other fallen angels who violate the rules of warfare during the angelic conflict.  (Revelation 20:3)

Agape love

Unconditional love; freedom from mental attitude sins

Allegorical Interpretation

The method of interpretation in which the literal and historical sense of Scripture is completely ignored, and every word and event is made an allegory of some kind either to escape theological difficulties or to maintain certain peculiar religious views.

Ambivalence

Ambivalence is generally defined as uncertainty of fluctuation, especially when caused by inability to make a choice.  Psychopathic ambivalence is one of the problems of schizophrenia.  In spiritual ambivalence, the believer cannot decide between Bible doctrine and the cosmic system.

Ambivalence

Ambivalence may also be defined as the simultaneous desire to say or do two opposite things.  Psychologically, ambivalence is the coexistence of positive and negative feelings toward the same person, object, or action.

Amillennial

the word means “against the millennium” and designates the view that there will be no millennium and that the rapture and second coming are synonymous terms.

Antichrist

A title and description of the leader of the revived Roman Empire during the Tribulation.  (1 John 2:18)

Apostle

a temporary gift that ceased with the conclusion of the Apostolic era

Arminianism

a view that says you must believe for salvation, and that can disbelieve and become lost after salvation

Baptism of Fire

the term used to describe the judgment at the second coming of Christ in which unbelievers are separated from believers, unbelievers being cast into hell, and believers permitted to enter the millennium alive in a physical body.  (Matthew 3:11)

Baptism of the Holy Spirit

the term used to designate the work of the Holy Spirit when He places the believer in union with Christ at the moment of salvation (1 Corinthians 12:13); the term used to designate the indwelling of the Holy Spirit at the moment of salvation.  (Matthew 3:11)

Bema Seat Judgment

the term used to designate the final judgment of Church Age believers which judgment occurs in heaven between the rapture and the second advent.  (2 Corinthians 5:10)

Bottomless Pit

another name for the abyss.  (Revelation 9:1)

Calvinism

the view that God chooses you for salvation or hell; you have no choice in the matter

Canon of Scripture

the 66 Books of our Bible; completed in 96 A.D.

Chosen

God has chosen you because His omniscience saw you chose His Son

Church Universal

that universal body with which all truly born-again believers are united during the Church Age; the Body of Christ on earth; the Bride of Christ after the rapture.  (Ephesians 1:22-23)

Covenant Theology

that current form of systematic theology that opposes dispensational theology.

Crusader arrogance

Crusader arrogance is defined as self-righteous arrogance with strong or impulsive desires to superimpose one's opinion and principles on others without their consent.

Daniel’s seventieth week

a term used to designate the seven years of Tribulation.  (Daniel 9:24-27)

Davidic Covenant

the third of four unconditional covenants made by God with Israel in which God confirms and enlarges the seed features of the Abrahamic covenant.  (2 Samuel 7:12)

Day of Christ

a term that includes the expectation of the Church, her translation, her glorification, and her examination for reward.  (Philippians 1:6, 10)

Day of the Lord

a period of time that includes all or any portion of the Tribulation, the second advent, and the millennium.  (2 Peter 3:10)

Degeneration

Degeneration is defined here as deterioration or retrogression of born-again believers who constantly live in Satan's cosmic system.  They deteriorate spiritually and retrogress, so that they go from one category of reversionism to another.

Dispensational hermeneutic

the principle of interpretation that divides human history into dispensations of time

Dispensational Theology

God’s viewpoint of human history wherein God has divided human history into time segments, each segment being led by the person or group assigned by God to carry out His plan for that period of time.

Divine Dynasphere

A reference to God's sphere of power for the Church Age believer. It contains eight gates and provided the beleiver with everything he needs to be victorious under any circumstance of life. It leaves the believer with no excuse for failure to become like Christ in His humanity.

Doulos

the Greek word for slave; we are born slaves to sin; we are born-again to slavery to Christ

Ecclesiology

that aspect of systematic theology whose subject matter is the church.

Elitism

Elitism might be defined for this study as that arrogant consciousness of pride in belonging to a select or favorite group of people.  People with a high I.Q. have a tendency to look down their noses at those who are less fortunate.

Emotion

Emotion is defined as a complex, biochemical, physiological process or function concerned with somatic expression of feeling.  Emotion is the basis for thymopathic behavior, disturbance of effects.

Epignosis

the Greek word for full-knowledge; that form of knowledge that is stored in the right lobe of your mentality

Eschatology

that aspect of systematic theology whose subject matter is future events.

Fivefold ministry

a false doctrine that views Apostle, Prophet, Evangelist, Pastor, and Teacher as five spiritual gifts still available

Flaws

Flaws are defined as defects in four categories:  thinking, motivation, decisions, and actions, and can occur in any combination, all four, or only one.

Gentiles

human beings who do not have the genes of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.  (Romans 11:25)

Glorious Appearing

a term used to describe the coming of the Lord at the rapture.  (Titus 2:13)

Godliness, holiness, integrity

the nature of the Christian life when functioning from the source of your new-man

Gog and Magog (1)

During the Tribulation Gog is the leader of the northern confederacy during the Campaign of Armageddon;

Gog and Magog (2)

a leader and a people who during the millennium bear the same name as the leader and the people of Ezekiel 38:2, bearing the same name because they have the same purpose, namely, to destroy the seat of theocratic power and the people of the theocracy.  (Revelation 20:8)

Great Tribulation

the last three and one-half years of the Tribulation period.  (Revelation 7:14)

Great White Throne Judgment

the term used to designate the final judgment of all unbelievers from all ages which judgment occurs at the end of the millennium.  (Revelation 20:11-15)

Great Whore

the Revived Roman Empire during the Tribulation.  (Revelation 19:2)

Hang-ups

Hang-ups are defined as obstacles to normal living related to motivational arrogance of gate #1 cosmic one.  Only arrogant people have hang-ups, which are the pressure manifestations of their cosmic involvement, be they rich or poor.

Iconoclastic arrogance

Iconoclastic arrogance is defined as subjective preoccupation with others while living in cosmic one.

Imminency of the rapture

the theological notion that nothing prohibits the immediate return of the Lord during the Church Age.

Israel

The nation with whom God has made four unconditional covenants which covenants are the basis for this nation’s confidence and expectation about the future.  (Genesis 12:1-3)

Jews

human beings with the genes of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.  (Acts 13:42)

King of the North

the leader of the Russian military federation against Israel during the campaign of Armageddon.  (Ezekiel 38:2-6)

King of the South

the leader of the north African military federation against Israel during the campaign of Armageddon.  (Daniel 11:40)

King of the West

the leader of the revived Roman empire against Israel during the campaign of Armageddon.  (Daniel 11:36)

Kings of the East

the leaders of the Asiatic military power against Israel during the campaign of Armageddon.  (Revelation 16:12)

Lake of Fire

The final abode for Satan, his fallen angels and all unbelievers throughout human history where they will remain eternally condemned and separated from God.  (Matthew 25:41)

Last Trumpet

the term used to designate the trumpet blast associated with the return of the Lord at the rapture [last in the sense of occurring at “the end of” the Church Age].  (1 Corinthians 15:52)

Legalism

Legalism may be defined as the pomposity of the energy of the flesh, the blasphemy of Christian works being substituted for the divine provision of grace, the insolence of replacing our portfolio of invisible assets with the conceit of pretensions from human ability.

Legitimate authority in life

Legitimate authority in life is defined as those powers delegated by God to the human race in such categories as husband over wife, parents over children, government over the people, management, coach, teacher, professor, senior rank in the military, judge on the bench, police officer, and the traffic light.  In the spiritual realm, the royal family of God has additional authority related to Bible doctrine and the pastor-teacher.

Literal Interpretation

The method of interpretation that gives to each word the same exact basic meaning it would have in normal, ordinary, customary usage, whether employed in writing, speaking or thinking.

Local Church

a membership of people who profess belief in Christ during the Church Age, which membership may, in fact, contain some members who are unregenerate.  (Romans 16:27)

Marriage Feast

a term used synonymously with the marriage supper.  (Matthew 25:10)

Marriage of the Lamb

the term used to describe the union of the Bridegroom (Jesus) and His bride (the Church) which union occurs in heaven after the bema seat judgment and before the second advent.  [Since the time for marriage feast “has come” (aorist tense), the implication is that the marriage has already occurred].  (Revelation 19:7)

Marriage Supper

the term used as a parabolic picture of the entire millennium, to which Jews and Gentiles are invited, which takes place on the earth, during which time the bridegroom is honored through the display of the bride to all His friends who are assembled there.  (Revelation 19:9)

Midtribulation Rapture

the word means “middle of the Tribulation” and designates the view that the rapture will occur in the middle of the Tribulation.

Millennial Kingdom

the term used to designate the one thousand year kingdom that will be established by Christ at His second coming.  (Revelation 20)

Millennium

the last one thousand years of human history beginning with the second coming of Christ.  (Revelation 20:1-2)

Mystery

a term used to describe doctrinal information about the “present age” that had never been taught prior to time that it was divinely revealed.  (Ephesians 3:1-7)

Negative volition of cosmic one gate #2

Negative volition of cosmic one gate #2 is defined as resistance to Bible doctrine on the one hand, or indifference to Bible doctrine on the other hand, based on arrogant preoccupation with self. Arrogance preoccupation with self has many aspects, such as a personality conflict with the teacher of doctrine, or self-pity in interaction with people in the congregation.  In this state, you are not antagonistic to doctrine, but simply distracted from it by your own status quo of arrogance.

Negative volition of cosmic two gate #2

Negative volition of cosmic two gate #2 is defined as antagonism toward doctrine.  Cosmic two is an antagonism toward God, God's plan, God's Word, and God's person.  Persistent carnality, ignorance, or reversionism eventually result in antagonism toward doctrine.

New Covenant with Israel

the fourth of four unconditional covenants made by God with Israel in which God guarantees Israel national regeneration, national forgiveness, national justification, the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, and Israel’s regathering and restoration to the place of blessing.  (Jeremiah 31:31-34)

New Earth

the term used to designate a new earth to be created by God at the end of the millennium after He destroys the present earth because it became tainted by Adams’s sin.  (Revelation 21:1)

New Heaven

the term used to designate a new heaven to be created by God at the end of the millennium after He destroys the present heaven because it became tainted by Lucifer’s sin.  (Revelation 21:10)

New Jerusalem

that eternal city that comes down out of heaven at the beginning of the millennium, and whose inhabitants will finally include the Triune Godhead, the Church, the redeemed of Israel, the redeemed of all ages, and the unfallen angels.  (Revelation 21:2)

Olivet Discourse

One of three major discourses of Jesus.  This discourse details events related to Israel during the Tribulation.  (Matthew 24-25)

Palestinian Covenant

the second of four unconditional covenants made by God with Israel in which the land features of the Abrahamic covenant are amplified.  (Genesis 12:7)

Partial Rapture

the term used to designate the view that only faithful Church Age believers will be caught up in the air at the time of the rapture.

Personal love

that form of love that is based upon rapport and compatibility; often referred to as friendship love; this form of love is temporary based upon the maintenance of rapport and compatibility.

Postmillennial

the word means “after the millennium” and designates the view that the second coming of Christ will occur at the end of the millennium.

Post-salvation epistemological rehabilitation

Posttribulation Rapture

the word means “after the Tribulation” and designates the view that the rapture will occur after the Tribulation.

Premillennial

the word means “before the millennium” and designates the view that the second coming of Christ will occur at the beginning of the millennium.

Pretribulation Rapture

the word means “before the Tribulation” and designates the view that the rapture will occur before the Tribulation begins.

Pride

Pride is defined as inordinate self-esteem, unreasonable conceit, preoccupation with self, insolence, rejection of authority, vanity, self-justification, an inflated concept of self, and the exaggeration of one's own self-importance.

Prophecy

divine revelation regarding the future.  (Isaiah 9:6)

Psychopathic personalities

Psychopathic personalities are defined as abnormal, extremely sensitive, or susceptible to religious emotion.  The environment for all these abnormal believers has been provided by ignorant believers who are ignorant of doctrine, who distort doctrine, or who are totally mixed-up.

Rapture

the prophesied event when Christ will return and the Church, both living and dead, will be caught up to meet Him in the air and taken to heaven.            (1 Thessalonians 4:17)

Restrainer

a title for the Holy Spirit that describes an aspect of His work during the Church Age.  (2 Thessalonians 2:6-8)

Resurrection

for a believer, the reuniting of the human spirit and soul with the body, and for an unbeliever, the reuniting of the soul with the body. (2 Timothy 2:18)

Role

Role is defined as the proper or customary function of a person.  Society and people in general have assigned certain customary functions to those who perform certain activities in life.  This is particularly true of politicians, professional athletes, husbands, wives, teachers, public servants, or pastors.

Role model arrogance

Role model arrogance is part of iconoclastic arrogance, gate #8 of cosmic one, defined as subjective preoccupation with other people.

Seal Judgments

the term used to designate the first phase of God’s judgment program upon the earth during the Tribulation.  (Revelation 6)

Second Coming

the return of Christ to earth, literally and bodily, which will mark the beginning of the millennial age, and by His presence, a kingdom will be instituted over which He will reign for one thousand years.  This event is also called The Second Advent.  (Acts 1:11)

Self-righteousness arrogance

  Self-righteousness arrogance is defined as divorcement from reality; it is the logical progression from preoccupation with self.  It always produces a system of fantasizing, of bolstering self at the expense of others.

Seventh Trumpet

The “chronologically last” of seven trumpet judgments that occur during the Tribulation.  (Revelation 11:15)

Sexual arrogance

Sexual arrogance defined as illegitimate sex or sex outside of marriage, but it is sex in which total preoccupation with self disregards every factor of virtue or consideration of others.

Silence

Silence is defined as no talking, no unnecessary movement, nothing that would be disturbing or distracting to those who are serious students of the Word of God.  The principle of silence is related to the principle of concentration.

Tartarus

the name used to designate the prison in the belly of the earth that houses the fallen angels who cohabited with the daughters of men in Genesis 6.  (2 Peter 2:4)

The Blessed Hope

a term used to describe the coming of Jesus Christ at the rapture.  (Titus 2:13)

The Body of Christ

the title used to designate the body of born-again Church Age believers prior to the rapture of the church.  (Romans 12:5)

The Bride of Christ

the title used to designate the body of born-again Church Age believers after the rapture of the church.  (2 Corinthians 11:2)

Times of the Gentiles

That period of time in which Jerusalem is under the dominion of Gentile authority, beginning with the Babylonian captivity and ending with the second advent.  (Luke 21:24)

Transference arrogance

Transference arrogance is defined as the fragmented life which takes one's own flaws and transfers them to someone else.

Translation

the term used to describe the change of a believer’s body from mortality to immortality without experiencing physical death.  (Hebrews 11:5)

Tribulation

a seven year period of time between the rapture and the second coming of Christ.  (Jeremiah 30:7)

Trumpet Judgments

the term used to designate the second phase of God’s judgment program upon the earth during the Tribulation.  (Revelation 8:2-11:15)

Twenty-four Elders

represents the church.  (Revelation 4:4)

Vial Judgments

the term used to designate the third phase of God’s judgment program upon the earth during the Tribulation.  (Revelation 16:1-21)

Virtue Love

personal love for God the Father and impersonal love for the human race based upon the fact that they are developed only by function in the first four gates of the divine dynasphere; it is function in the first four gates of the divine dynasphere that makes personal love for God the Father and impersonal love for the human race virtuous.