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The concept of "terminate" in the Bible is often associated with the end of life, the cessation of certain practices, or the conclusion of specific events or periods. While the term "terminate" itself may not be explicitly used in the Berean Standard Bible , the idea is conveyed through various passages and themes.
End of Life: The Bible frequently addresses the termination of life, emphasizing the transient nature of human existence. In
Ecclesiastes 3:2, it is written, "a time to be born and a time to die," highlighting the inevitability of death as part of God's ordained order. The termination of life is also seen as a transition to an eternal state, as expressed in
Hebrews 9:27, "Just as man is appointed to die once, and after that to face judgment."
Cessation of Sinful Practices: The Bible calls for the termination of sinful behaviors and practices. In
Romans 6:12-13, Paul exhorts believers, "Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its desires. Do not present the parts of your body to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life." This passage encourages Christians to terminate their relationship with sin and live in righteousness.
End of the Age: The termination of the current age and the ushering in of God's eternal kingdom is a significant biblical theme. Jesus speaks of the end times in
Matthew 24:14, "And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come." This indicates a future termination of the present world order, culminating in the establishment of God's everlasting dominion.
Conclusion of Covenants and Laws: The Bible also discusses the termination of certain covenants and laws with the advent of the New Covenant through Jesus Christ.
Hebrews 8:13 states, "By calling this covenant 'new,' He has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and aging will soon disappear." This reflects the termination of the Old Covenant's ceremonial laws, replaced by the new relationship established through Christ.
Divine Judgment: Termination is also associated with divine judgment, where God brings an end to wickedness and injustice. In
Revelation 20:14, the finality of judgment is depicted: "Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire." This portrays the ultimate termination of evil and the establishment of God's righteous rule.
In summary, the concept of termination in the Bible encompasses the end of life, the cessation of sin, the conclusion of the age, the fulfillment of covenants, and the execution of divine judgment. These themes underscore the transient nature of earthly existence and the eternal significance of God's redemptive plan.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (
v. t.) To set a term or limit to; to end; to limit; as, to terminate a contract.
2. (v. t.) To put an end to; to make to cease; as, to terminate an effort, or a controversy.
3. (v. t.) Hence, to put the finishing touch to; to bring to completion; to perfect.
4. (v. i.) To be limited in space by a point, line, or surface; to stop short; to end; to cease; as, the torrid zone terminates at the tropics.
5. (v. i.) To come to a limit in time; to end; to close.
Greek
2005. epiteleo -- to complete, accomplish... From epi and teleo; to fulfill further (or completely), ie Execute; by implication,
to
terminate, undergo -- accomplish, do, finish, (make) (perfect), perform
...Strong's Hebrew
3615. kalah -- to be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished...... 1), make an end (1), over (1), perish (1), perishing (1), plotted (1), put an end
(2), ravage (1), settled (1), spend (3), spent (5),
terminate (1), use (1
...5605. saphaph -- to stand at or guard the threshold
... A primitive root; properly, to snatch away, ieTerminate; but used only as denominative
from caph (in the sense of a vestibule), to wait at the threshold -- be...
5486. suph -- to come to an end, cease
... consume, have an end, perish, be utterly. A primitive root; to snatch away, ie
Terminate -- consume, have an end, perish, X be utterly. 5485, 5486....
Library
God's Controversy with Man. Rev. Charles Prest.
... Jesus our Lord. So God would have this controversy terminated. So He invites
you in his great mercy toterminate it. And for this...
Whether a Man is Required to Believe Anything Explicitly
... Now a precept requires that a virtuous action shouldterminate in its essential
and proper object, just as it requires the virtuous action itself....
Whether Man is Bound to Believe Anything Explicitly?
... Accordingly, just as a virtuous act is required for the fulfilment of a precept,
so is it necessary that the virtuous act shouldterminate in its proper and...
Recapitulation of Theologies and Cosmogonies; System of the...
... is fire, so also that of earth is water; [286] ...and the elements themselves, when
computed and resolved by subtraction of enneads,terminate properly, some...
The Declensions of Christianity, an Argument of Its Truth. .
... seem to dwell delightfully upon it, and represent it as continuing to the end of
time; and none give the remotest hint that it is toterminate, and iniquity...
Foundation of Moral Obligation.
... Observe, the law requires only love to God and our neighbor as an ultimate. This
love or willing must respect andterminate on God and our neighbor....
Britain's Mercies, and Britain's Duty
... Nor is the prospect likely toterminate in his majesty's death, which I pray God
to defer.... But shall our thanksterminate with the day? No, in no wise....
Whether the Movement of the Heavenly Bodies Will Cease?
... in the east than to move away from it, wherefore either its movement would not be
altogether natural, or its movement would not naturallyterminate in rest....
Attributes of Selfishness.
... None of the constitutional desires are good or evil in themselves; they are alike
involuntary, and all aliketerminate on their correlated objects....
The Council of Jerusalem.
... But such was the violence of party, that a decision on the spot was not likely to
terminate the difference; and it was expedient to refer the question to a...
Thesaurus
Terminate (1 Occurrence)... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To set a term or limit to; to end; to limit; as,
to
terminate a contract.
... Multi-Version Concordance
Terminate (1 Occurrence).
...Finish (35 Occurrences)
... 1. (vt) To arrive at the end of; to bring to an end; to put an end to; to make
an end of; toterminate.... 3. (vi) To come to an end; toterminate....
Expire (14 Occurrences)
... plants expire odors. 3. (vt) To emit; to give out. 4. (vt) To bring to
a close; toterminate. 5. (vi) To emit the breath. 6. (vi...
End (3706 Occurrences)
... a Brussels carpet. 7. (vt) To bring to an end or conclusion; to finish;
to close; toterminate; as, to end a speech. 8. (vt) To...
Break (257 Occurrences)
... 5. (vt) To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve orterminate; as,
to break silence; to break one's sleep; to break one's journey....
Limit (115 Occurrences)
... 7. (vt) To apply a limit to, or set a limit for; toterminate, circumscribe, or
restrict, by a limit or limits; as, to limit the acreage of a crop; to limit...
Weeks (17 Occurrences)
... of Daniel belongs wholly to the Maccabean age, and does not here contain genuine
prediction, is under the necessity of making the 490 yearsterminate with the...
Issue (59 Occurrences)
... a capital stock. 17. (vi) To close; to end; toterminate; to turn out; as,
we know not how the cause will issue. 18. (vi) In pleading...
Include (7 Occurrences)
... including page twenty-five. 3. (vt) To conclude; to end; toterminate.
Multi-Version Concordance Include (7 Occurrences). 1 Corinthians 15...
Termed (1 Occurrence)
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