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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_98560" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_98560" /> == | ||
<p> '''(1):''' (n.) | <p> '''(1):''' (n.) A Chinaman; a Chinese. </p> <p> '''(2):''' (a.) [[Belonging]] to the aerial regions, or visible heavens. </p> <p> '''(3):''' (n.) An inhabitant of heaven. </p> <p> '''(4):''' (a.) Of or pertaining to the spiritual heaven; heavenly; divine. </p> <p> '''(5):''' (n.) A native of China. </p> <p> '''(6):''' (a.) Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, the Chinese, or Celestial, Empire, of the Chinese people. </p> | ||
== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_59092" /> == | == King James Dictionary <ref name="term_59092" /> == | ||
<p> [[Celestial | <p> [[Celestial]] a. </p> 1. [[Heavenly]] belonging or relating to heaven dwelling in heaven as celestial spirits celestial joys. Hence the word conveys the idea of superior excellence, delight, purity, &c. 2. Belonging to the upper regions, or visible heaven as celestial signs the celestial globe. 3. Descending from heaven as a suit of celestial armor. <p> CELESTIAL, n. An inhabitant of heaven. </p> | ||
== Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words <ref name="term_77102" /> == | == Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words <ref name="term_77102" /> == | ||
[[Heaven]] | [[Heaven]]Heavenly | ||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_2458" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_2458" /> == | ||
<p> '''''sē̇''''' -'''''les´chal''''' ( ἐπουράνιος , <i> '''''epouránios''''' </i> , "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 , Ephesians 1:20; 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. </p> | <p> ''''' sē̇ ''''' - ''''' les´chal ''''' ( ἐπουράνιος , <i> ''''' epouránios ''''' </i> , "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 , Ephesians 1:20; 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. </p> | ||
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