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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

CELESTIAL

se-les'-chal (epouranios, "above the sky," "heavenly"): Peculiar to Paul's majestic argument on the resurrection: celestial verses terrestrial bodies (1 Corinthians 15:40) with reference possibly to sun and moon, etc., but more probably to the bodies of angels in distinction from those of beasts and mortal men (compare Christ's words, Matthew 22:30 Luke 20:36); including also doubtless in the apostle's thought the resurrection-body of Jesus and of the saints already taken-into glory. Light is thrown on its meaning by the rendering of the same Greek original as "heavenly places" (Ephesians 1:3, 20; Ephesians 2:6; Ephesians 3:10); "heavenly" (1 Corinthians 15:48). Hence, "celestial" as used by Paul indicates the soul's continued life beyond the grave, the spiritual body of the redeemed in heaven, who, in Christ, have put on immortality.

Dwight M. Pratt

Greek

2032. epouranios -- of heaven
... of heaven. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: epouranios Phonetic Spelling:
(ep-oo-ran'-ee-os) Short Definition: heavenly, celestial Definition: heavenly ...
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32. aggelos -- a messenger, angel
... 32 -- properly, a or -- either human (Mt 11:10; Lk 7:24, 9:52; Gal 4:14; Js 2:25)
or heavenly (a celestial ); someone (by God) to proclaim His message. ...
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4756. stratia -- an army
... of stratos (an army; from the base of stronnumi, as encamped); camp-likeness, ie
An army, ie (figuratively) the angels, the celestial luminaries -- host. ...
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2963. kuriotes -- lordship
... domination, dignity Definition: (a) abstr: lordship, (b) concr: divine or angelic
lordship, domination, dignity, usually with reference to a celestial hierarchy ...
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4245. presbuteros -- elder
... Comparative of presbus (elderly); older; as noun, a senior; specially, an Israelite
Sanhedrist (also figuratively, member of the celestial council) or ...
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3770. ouranios -- of or in heaven
... heavenly. From ouranos; celestial, ie Belonging to or coming from the sky -- heavenly.
see GREEK ouranos. (ouranios) -- 7 Occurrences. (ouraniou) -- 1 Occurrence ...
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Strong's Hebrew

8064. shamayim -- heaven, sky
... the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds
move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve ...
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Library

To be Acquainted with Celestial Things is not Only to Know Them
... THE FOURTH CENTURY 96 To be acquainted with celestial things is not only
to know them. To be acquainted with celestial things is ...
/.../traherne/centuries of meditations/96 to be acquainted with.htm

How Even Celestial Powers Above are Capable of Change.
... II. Second Conference of Abbot Moses. Chapter XVI. How even celestial powers
above are capable of change. But that even the powers ...
/.../cassian/the works of john cassian /chapter xvi how even celestial.htm

The Church Triumphant 507. Light's Abode, Celestial Salem
... V. THE CHURCH The Church Triumphant 507. Light's abode, celestial Salem.
8.7.8.7.8.7 ... Tr. John Mason Neale, 1858. Light's abode, celestial Salem,. ...
/.../the church triumphant 507 lights.htm

Will You See the Infancy of this Sublime and Celestial Greatness? ...
... THE THIRD CENTURY 1 WILL you see the infancy of this sublime and celestial greatness? ...
WILL you see the infancy of this sublime and celestial greatness? ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/traherne/centuries of meditations/1 will you see the.htm

He Contends that These Testimonies Already Alleged Cannot be ...
... Against Heresies: Book V Chapter XXXV."He contends that these testimonies already
alleged cannot be understood allegorically of celestial blessings, but that ...
/.../irenaeus/against heresies/chapter xxxv he contends that these.htm

Your Gods, it is Recorded, Dine on Celestial Couches...
... Book IV. 33 Your gods, it is recorded, dine on celestial couches� Your
gods, it is recorded, dine on celestial couches, and in ...
/.../arnobius/the seven books of arnobius against the heathen/33 your gods it is.htm

As in the Former Psalms He Propeseth True and Celestial Joys
... THE THIRD CENTURY 80 As in the former psalms he propeseth true and celestial
joys. As in the former psalms he propeseth true and ...
/.../traherne/centuries of meditations/80 as in the former.htm

Whether the Intercession of the Demons Can Secure for Men the ...
... Book IX. Chapter 9."Whether the Intercession of the Demons Can Secure for
Men the Friendship of the Celestial Gods. How, then, can ...
/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 9 whether the intercession of.htm

That He who Has Attained to Trust, Having Put Off the Former Man ...
... That he who has attained to trust, having put off the former man, ought to regard
only celestial and spiritual things, and to give no heed to the world which ...
/.../cyprian/three books of testimonies against the jews/11 that he who has.htm

That the Knowledge of Terrestrial and Celestial Things Does not ...
... Book V. Chapter IV."That the Knowledge of Terrestrial and Celestial Things
Does Not Give Happiness, But the Knowledge of God Only. ...
/.../the confessions and letters of st/chapter iv that the knowledge of.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (a.) Belonging to the aerial regions, or visible heavens.

2. (a.) of or pertaining to the spiritual heaven; heavenly; divine.

3. (n.) An inhabitant of heaven.

4. (n.) A native of China.

Thesaurus

Celestial (3 Occurrences)
... 4. (n.) A native of China. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. CELESTIAL. ... Dwight
M. Pratt. Multi-Version Concordance Celestial (3 Occurrences). ...
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Zoroastrianism
... 6. Messiah: Similarly, the Messiah, as future king, was fixed in Jewish belief,
and His elevation to celestial position was an inevitable step in the general ...
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Nile (37 Occurrences)
... THE NILE IN RELIGION 1. The Nile as a God 2. The Nile in the Osirian Myth 3. The
Celestial Nile A river of North Africa, the great river of Egypt. ...
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Terrestrial (1 Occurrence)
... 1 Corinthians 15:40 There are also celestial bodies, and terrestrial bodies; but
the glory of the celestial differs from that of the terrestrial. ...
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Differs (3 Occurrences)
... 1 Corinthians 15:40 There are also celestial bodies, and terrestrial bodies; but
the glory of the celestial differs from that of the terrestrial. (WEB). ...
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Splendor (87 Occurrences)
... (See NAS). 1 Corinthians 15:40 There are also celestial bodies, and terrestrial
bodies; but the glory of the celestial differs from that of the terrestrial. ...
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Astronomy
... 2. (n.) The science which treats of the celestial bodies, of their magnitudes, motions,
distances, periods of revolution, eclipses, constitution, physical ...
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Earthly (39 Occurrences)
... 1 Corinthians 15:40 There are bodies which are celestial and there are bodies which
are earthly, but the glory of the celestial ones is one thing, and that of ...
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Bodies (144 Occurrences)
... (See NIV). 1 Corinthians 15:40 There are also celestial bodies, and terrestrial
bodies; but the glory of the celestial differs from that of the terrestrial. ...
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Augury (5 Occurrences)
... The principal signs from which these augurs deduced their omens were these: (1)
celestial signs, chiefly lightning and thunder, the direction of the former ...
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Bible Concordance

Celestial (3 Occurrences)

1 Corinthians 15:40 There are also celestial bodies, and terrestrial bodies; but the glory of the celestial differs from that of the terrestrial.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV WBS RSV)

2 Peter 2:10 but chiefly those who walk after the flesh in the lust of defilement, and despise authority. Daring, self-willed, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignitaries;
(See NIV)

Jude 1:8 Yet in like manner these also in their dreaming defile the flesh, despise authority, and slander celestial beings.
(WEB NIV)

Subtopics

Celestial

Related Terms

Zoroastrianism

Nile (37 Occurrences)

Terrestrial (1 Occurrence)

Differs (3 Occurrences)

Splendor (87 Occurrences)

Astronomy

Earthly (39 Occurrences)

Bodies (144 Occurrences)