Difference between revisions of "Fall"

<p> &nbsp;Esther 6:13 (a) This expression is used to describe the defeat of [[Haman]] at the hands of the Jews. He would be deposed from his high and exalted position in the kingdom. This of course took place soon. (See &nbsp;Psalm 5:10; &nbsp;Psalm 141:10). </p> <p> &nbsp;Esther 9:3 (a) The word is used to describe the great fear and apprehension that fell upon the people because of the power given to Mordecai, the Jew. </p> <p> &nbsp;Proverbs 26:27 (a) This act is used to describe the conditions of that one who is caught in his own evil schemes and is injured by the plot which he intended for others. </p> <p> &nbsp;Hebrews 6:6 (a) The action referred to in this passage has no reference whatever to a Christian. It refers to one who has attached himself to [[Christianity]] as glasses are attached to the face, or as earrings are attached to the ears. The ears never fall away, nor does the nose, for they are a part of the body. The Christian is a part of the body of [[Jesus Christ]] as is described fully in Ephesians. [[Professing]] [[Christians]] are attached to the church, or the people of GOD, as [[Judas]] was, but they are not a part of that living group known as the Church of [[Jesus Christ]]  or the body of the Lord [[Jesus]] There are those who profess to be saved but have never really been born again. They pretend to adhere to the doctrines of [[Christ]] but under pressure and persecution they turn their backs on CHRIST and repudiate that which they pretended at one time to believe. </p>

<p> ''''' fôl ''''' (vb.): The idea of falling is most frequently expressed in Hebrew by נפל , <i> ''''' nāphal ''''' </i> , but also by many other words; in Greek by πίπτω , <i> ''''' pı́ptō ''''' </i> , and its compounds. The uses of the word in Scripture are very varied. There is the literal falling by descent; the falling of the countenance in sorrow, shame, anger, etc. (&nbsp;Genesis 4:5 , &nbsp;Genesis 4:6 ); the falling in battle (&nbsp;Genesis 14:10; &nbsp;Numbers 14:3 , etc.); the falling into trouble, etc. (&nbsp;Proverbs 24:16 , &nbsp;Proverbs 24:17 ); prostration in supplication and reverence (&nbsp;Genesis 17:3; &nbsp;Numbers 14:5 , etc.); falling of the Spirit of Yahweh (&nbsp;Ezekiel 11:5; compare &nbsp;Ezekiel 3:24; &nbsp;Ezekiel 8:1 ); of apostasy (&nbsp;2 Thessalonians 2:3; &nbsp;Hebrews 6:6; &nbsp;Judges 1:24 ), etc. the Revised Version (British and American) frequently changes "fall" of the King James Version into other words or phrases, as "stumble" (&nbsp;Leviticus 26:37; &nbsp;Psalm 64:8; &nbsp;2 Peter 1:10 , etc.), "fade" (&nbsp;Isaiah 33:4 ), etc.; in Acts 27, the Revised Version (British and American) reads "be cast ashore on rocky ground" for "have fallen upon rocks" (&nbsp;Acts 27:29 ), "perish" for "fall" (&nbsp;Acts 27:34 ), "lighting upon" for "falling into" (&nbsp;Acts 27:41 ). </p>