advent arrival that has been awaited altar a raised structure on which sacrifices to a god are made antediluvian of or relating to the period before the biblical flood apostle an ardent early supporter of a cause or reform appearance outward or visible aspect of a person or thing atonement the act of making amends for sin or wrongdoing baptism a sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth betrothed pledged to be married brethren the lay members of a male religious order cherub an angel portrayed as a winged child disciple one who believes and helps spread the doctrine of another epiphany an inspiration or divine manifestation exodus a journey by a group to escape from a hostile environment fallible wanting in moral strength, courage, or will forbearance a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges gluttony habitual eating to excess gospel the written body of teachings accepted by a religious group idolatry the worship of objects or images as gods incarnation act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas incense make furious leaven a substance used to produce fermentation in dough leviathan the largest or most massive thing of its kind messiah any expected deliverer omnipotent having unlimited power omnipresent existing everywhere at once parable a short moral story paradise any place of complete bliss and delight and peace pardon accept an excuse for patriarch the male head of family or tribe perish pass from physical life pestilence any epidemic disease with a high death rate prodigal recklessly wasteful prophecy a prediction uttered under divine inspiration prophet someone who speaks by divine inspiration rapture a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion redemption the act of purchasing back something previously sold rejoice feel happiness repentance remorse for your past conduct resurrection a revival from inactivity and disuse revelation the act of making something evident righteous morally justified sacrifice the act of killing in order to appease a deity scapegoat someone who is punished for the errors of others sermon an address of a religious nature temperance the trait of avoiding excesses testimony something that serves as evidence tribulation an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event wilderness a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition wrath intense anger Genesis the first book of the Old Testament: tells of Creation |