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REPHAEL - RESURRECTION

“In Nu. 23:19, ‘God is not a man that he should lie; Counsel, Exhort, False Teaching, Guidance, Instruct,
neither the son of man, that he should repent,’ Balaam Pastor, Rebuke, Separation, Timothy.]
was not describing God generally, but specifically, in REQUIRE. To ask; without the idea attached to it by
relation to His plan for Israel. That is, Balaam was not modern usage of asking or demanding as a right (Bible
saying that God would never repent of anything, but
that He would not repent of His promises to Israel. Word-Book) (2 Sa. 12:20; Ezr. 8:22; Ps. 38:16).
“In 1 Sa. 15:29, ‘And also the Strength of Israel will not REQUITE. To recompense (Ge. 50:15; De. 32:6; Ju.
lie nor repent,’ Samuel was not saying that God would 1:7; 1 Sa. 25:21; 1 Ti. 5:4).
never repent of anything, but was referring to God’s REREWARD. Last; rear; protection (Nu. 10:25; Jos.
statement that He would remove Saul from being king 6:9; 1 Sa. 29:2; Is. 52:12; 58:8).
(v. 11). God would not repent of that promise. RESEMBLE. Liken; compare (Lk. 13:18).
“In Ps. 110:4, ‘the Lord hath sworn, and will not
repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of RESEN (a bridle, bit). Ge. 10:12.
Melchizedek,’ God is speaking of His promise to Christ. RESHEPH (burning coal, flame). 1 Ch. 7:25.
“Rather than present impossible problems, the biblical RESIDUE. Remnant; remaining portion (Ex. 10:5; Is.
statements that God repented teach wonderful truths: 38:10; 44:17; Mk. 16:13; Ac. 15:17). [See Remnant.]
(1) God is not an unfeeling machine; he responds to RESOLVE. Determination; to understand the solution
man’s actions. He has emotions. ‘We have not an high to a difficulty (Lk. 16:4).
priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our
infirmities’ (He. 4:15). (2) Scripture is true when it RESPECT. The phrase “had respect unto the
says that God repented; there is no need to use recompense of the reward” in He. 11:26 refers to the
questionable methods of interpretation. His repentance fact that Moses understood that God’s eternal blessing
was purposed when He originally planned all things. far outweighed any temporal benefits Pharaoh could
(3) Everything that God does is so much higher than grant.
man’s corresponding action that there is almost no RESTORE, RESTITUTION. To pay back; to make
comparison.”
[See Convict, Convince, Godly Sorrow, Gospel, whole (Ge. 20:7, 14; Ex. 22:1-12; Le. 6:4-5; 24:21;
25:27-28; Nu. 35:25; De. 22:2; Ju. 11:13; Ps. 51:12; Mt.
Humble, Impenitence, Impudence, Justification, 17:11; Ga. 6:1).
Presumptuous, Pride, Righteousness, Sanctification,
Stiffhearted, Stubborn] RESTITUTION, TIMES OF. [See Times of
REPHAEL (God healed). 1 Ch. 26:7. Restitution.]
RESURRECTION. Raising of the dead. It involves the
REPHAH (rich, healing). 1 Ch. 7:25. body, not the spirit, as man’s spirit continues to have
REPHAIAH (the Lord healed). 1 Ch. 9:43. consciousness after death (Lk. 16:22-31; 2 Co. 5:6-8;
REPHAIM (of the giants). 2 Sa. 5:18. Ph. 1:21-23; 2 Ti. 4:6; 2 Pe. 1:14; Re. 6:9-11). Death is
REPHIDIM (beds, places of rest). Ex. 17:1. a departure of the spirit from the body. The basic
REPLENISH. The word translated “replenish” in Ge. meaning of death is separation. Spiritual death is
1:28 is more commonly translated “to fill.” See Ge. separation from God. Physical death is separation from
1:22; 6:11; 21:19; 24:16; 26:15; 42:25; and 44:1. By the body. Ja. 2:26 says, “the body without the spirit is
using this word, God is not saying that the world had dead.” Eternal death is eternal separation from God in
become depopulated and needed to be repopulated. the lake of fire.
REPORT. Fame; reputation (Ac. 6:3; 10:22; He. The Error of Soul Sleep
11:2). The doctrine that man’s spirit sleeps unconsciously in
REPROACH. [See Revile.] the grave until the resurrection is contrary to Scripture.
REPROBATE. Failing to pass the test; disapproved; The Apostles taught that death is a departure of the
rejected (Je. 6:30; 2 Co. 13:5-7; 2 Ti. 3:8; Tit. 1:16). Ro. spirit from the body. 1 Th. 4:13-17 tells us that when
1:28 speaks of a “reprobate mind,” referring to the fact Christ returns He will bring with Him the dead saints to
that God rejects those who reject Him, and allows them receive their resurrection bodies. The bodies of the
to be taken over by uncleanness and wickedness (Ro. deceased believers are sleeping in the graves, but their
1:28-32). This reprobation of mind is connected in the spirits are with the Saviour in heaven. The Bible says
previous verses in Romans with homosexuality and death cannot separate the believer from Christ (Ro.
moral perversion. [See Sodomy.] 8:38-39). Many O.T. references also teach that death is a
departure of the spirit (Ge. 25:8; 35:18; Nu. 27:13; 1 Ki.
REPROOF. Correction; rebuke; instruction (Pr. 1:23; 17:21, 22). [See Death.]
10:17; 2 Ti. 3:16). [See Admonish, Chasten, Child
Training, Church Discipline, Convince, Correction,

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