Bible Encyclopedia: Catastrophe

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Greek

2692. katastrophe -- an overthrowing
... overthrow, subverting. From katastrepho; an overturn ("catastrophe"), ie Demolition;
figuratively, apostasy -- overthrow, subverting. see GREEK katastrepho. ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2692.htm - 6k

Library

The Prophecy of Obadiah.
... The words, "Day of their destruction," in ver.12, are decisive against every
other catastrophe upon Judah, but that of the Chaldean. ...
/.../hengstenberg/christology of the old testament/the prophecy of obadiah.htm

Obadiah
... [Footnote 1: Verses 8, 9, which imply that the catastrophe is yet to come, and speak
of Edom in the third person, appear to be later than the context. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/mcfadyen/introduction to the old testament/obadiah.htm

The Law, and the Prophecy.
... In this form it accompanied the Levitical priesthood and the Davidic dynasty down
to the Babylonish captivity, survived this catastrophe, and directed the ...
/.../schaff/history of the christian church volume i/section 10 the law and.htm

The Swift Destroyer
... Lot in the doomed city, and the friendly force which dragged him from it; the prayer
of abject fear, and the wonderful answer; the awful catastrophe; and the ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture k/the swift destroyer.htm

Compassion for Souls
... was about to say, by millions; but the miseries of war, if they were confined to
this world alone, were nothing compared with the enormous catastrophe of tens ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 17 1871/compassion for souls.htm

The Prophet Amos.
... v.27, there appears nothing more than the knowledge, that the catastrophe will not
be brought about by that heathen power which had hitherto brought ruin upon ...
/.../hengstenberg/christology of the old testament/the prophet amos.htm

The Triumph of Faith
... As for the catastrophe, it should be noted that its place and time are not definitely
stated, and that probably the notion that the Assyrian army was ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture h/the triumph of faith.htm

Survival of the Fittest
... Suppose next some climatic change to occur, or some physical catastrophe such as
the sudden eruption of a volcano, and that those who escaped from the water ...
/.../berkhof/new evangelism and other papers/survival of the fittest.htm

Civilized Barbarism (Preached for the Bishop of London's Fund, at ...
... was not a soul, but dust. God grant that we may never see here the same
catastrophe, the same disgrace. Now, one remedy"I do not ...
/.../the water of life and other sermons/sermon xix civilized barbarism preached.htm

The Old Testament and Modern Science
... left for these periods between verse one and verse two; that the life which then
flourished upon the earth was brought to an end by a catastrophe, the results ...
/.../the christian view of the old testament/chapter ii the old testament.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) A calamitous event or natural disaster; sudden calamity; great misfortune.

2. (n.) The final event in a romance or a dramatic piece; a denouement, as a death in a tragedy, or a marriage in a comedy.

3. (n.) A violent and widely extended change in the surface of the earth, as, an elevation or subsidence of some part of it, effected by internal causes.

Thesaurus

Catastrophe (2 Occurrences)
... part of it, effected by internal causes. Multi-Version Concordance Catastrophe
(2 Occurrences). Genesis 19:29 It happened, when God ...
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Lamentations (6 Occurrences)
... 3. Contents: These 5 hymns all refer to the great national catastrophe that overtook
the Jews and in particular the capital city, Jerusalem, through the ...
/l/lamentations.htm - 20k

Deluge (17 Occurrences)
... was a preparing," when we may well suppose (according to theory to be presently
propounded) the physical events leading up to the final catastrophe may have ...
/d/deluge.htm - 47k

Noah (55 Occurrences)
... was a preparing," when we may well suppose (according to theory to be presently
propounded) the physical events leading up to the final catastrophe may have ...
/n/noah.htm - 66k

Earth (10501 Occurrences)
... belonging to the latter type embody material and employ means of expression which
presuppose acquaintance with the idea of a world-catastrophe at the end. ...
/e/earth.htm - 26k

Heavens (548 Occurrences)
... belonging to the latter type embody material and employ means of expression which
presuppose acquaintance with the idea of a world-catastrophe at the end. ...
/h/heavens.htm - 49k

Korah (51 Occurrences)
... 1. The Catastrophe in the Wilderness: This Korah is best known as the man whom the
opening earth is said to have swallowed up along with his associates when ...
/k/korah.htm - 44k

Lake (45 Occurrences)
... of "the lake of fire" lies in Genesis 19:24, where already the fire and the brimstone
occur together, while the locality of the catastrophe described is the ...
/l/lake.htm - 24k

Esther (48 Occurrences)
... Jews throughout the Persian empire. By the interposition of Esther this
terrible catastrophe was averted. Haman was hanged on the ...
/e/esther.htm - 58k

Benammi (1 Occurrence)
... It presupposes a universal catastrophe-such as the conflagration of Sodom and Gomorrah,
Admah and Zeboim suggests-in which all the human race, save Lot and his ...
/b/benammi.htm - 9k

Bible Concordance

Catastrophe (2 Occurrences)

Genesis 19:29 It happened, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the middle of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in which Lot lived.
(See NIV)

Isaiah 47:11 Because of this evil will come on you, which may not be turned away for any price: and trouble will overtake you, from which no money will give salvation: destruction will come on you suddenly, without your knowledge.
(See NIV)

Subtopics

Catastrophe

Related Terms

Lamentations (6 Occurrences)

Deluge (17 Occurrences)

Noah (55 Occurrences)

Earth (10501 Occurrences)

Heavens (548 Occurrences)

Korah (51 Occurrences)

Lake (45 Occurrences)

Esther (48 Occurrences)

Benammi (1 Occurrence)