What is the very last word in the Bible?

When Jesus had tasted it, he said, “It is finished!” Then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. That phrase is actually the translation of one word, “tetelestai,” in the original language of the Bible.

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What is the very last sentence in the Bible?

"Behold, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to everyone according to what he has done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.

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What is the first word and the last word in the Bible?

The first book of the Bible is Genesis and the first words are “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” The last book in the Bible is Revelation and the last words read” The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.”

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What were God's last words in the Bible?

To Mary, his mother: “Woman, behold your son”... and to John: “Behold your mother.” To God, his Father: “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” To all: “I thirst.” To the world: “It is finished.”

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Why is the last word in the Bible Amen?

Amen is derived from the Hebrew āmēn, which means “certainty,” “truth,” and “verily.” It is found in the Hebrew Bible, and in both the Old and New Testament.

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What does the Bible say about the End of Days?

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What language did Jesus speak?

Most religious scholars and historians agree with Pope Francis that the historical Jesus principally spoke a Galilean dialect of Aramaic. Through trade, invasions and conquest, the Aramaic language had spread far afield by the 7th century B.C., and would become the lingua franca in much of the Middle East.

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What were Jesus actual last words?

Luke 23:45b-46: And the curtain of the temple was torn in two. Then Jesus, calling out with a loud voice, said, "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!" And having said this he breathed his last.

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Who was the last to talk to God?

The last person to whom God is said to have been "revealed" is Samuel (1 Sam 3:21). The last person to whom God is said to have "appeared" is Solomon; this occurs early in the next biblical book, the book 1 Kings (3:5; 9:2; 11:9).

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What was Jesus Last saying when he died?

Just before he breathed his last breath, Jesus uttered the phrase “it is finished.” Jesus knew that his mission was now finished, and to fulfill Scripture he said, “I am thirsty.” A jar of sour wine was sitting there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put it on a hyssop branch, and held it up to his lips.

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Does the word of God last forever?

1 Peter tells us that everything else fades. The grass and flowers will wither and fall; but, the Word of the Lord endures forever. God has bound himself to this Word, and keeps his promises.

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What are the 7 Last words of God?

The seven sayings
  • Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.
  • To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.
  • Woman, behold, thy son! Behold, thy mother!
  • My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
  • I thirst.
  • It is finished.
  • Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit.

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What is the oldest word in the Bible?

The translated word in the Hebrew Bible is Bereshith (בְּרֵאשִׁית‎): "In beginning". The definite article (the) is missing, but implied.

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Who created the God?

No one created God. God got created as the universe grew and changes. God is the cumulative energy of the universe. So, infact universe created God.

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What was Jesus's last words before heaven?

Acts 1:8 states: “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” These are the final recorded words of Jesus before He ascended into Heaven – the very last thing He said to His disciples.

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What is God's last Judgement?

Christianity teaches that all will stand to be judged by God at the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. In early Christian art the scene is one of Christ as judge, the resurrection of the dead, the weighing of souls, the separation of the saved and the damned, and representations of heaven and hell.

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What did Jesus say on the cross just before he died?

Jesus not only uttered the words, “It is finished,” he shouted them. The Apostle John gives us Jesus' last words (John 19:30), but Matthew, Mark and Luke tell us Jesus cried with a loud voice (Matt. 27:50; Mark 15:37 and Luke 23:46). Jesus also said, “Father, into your hands, I commit my spirit” (Luke 23:46).

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Who saw God's face in the Bible?

Moses saw God face-to-face upon an unknown mountain sometime after he spoke to the Lord in the burning bush but before he went to free the children of Israel from Egypt (see Moses 1:1–2, 17, 25–26, 42; see also Exodus 3:1–10).

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Who was the first man called by God?

Adam is the name given in Genesis 1-5 to the first human. Beyond its use as the name of the first man, adam is also used in the Bible as a pronoun, individually as "a human" and in a collective sense as "mankind".

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When was the last time Jesus was alive?

Using these methods, most scholars assume a date of birth between 6 and 4 BC, and that Jesus' preaching began around AD 27–29 and lasted one to three years. They calculate the death of Jesus as having taken place between AD 30 and 36.

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How many times did Jesus cry on the cross?

I said,"Jenny....that's a great question....and most Bible scholars would say that scripture reveals three times when Jesus cried."

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What's the longest verse in the Bible?

Esther 8:9 is the longest verse in the Bible. Sometimes a sentence spans more than one verse, as in the case of Ephesians 2:8–9, and sometimes there is more than one sentence in a single verse, as in the case of Genesis 1:2.

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What language did Adam and Eve speak?

The Adamic language, according to Jewish tradition (as recorded in the midrashim) and some Christians, is the language spoken by Adam (and possibly Eve) in the Garden of Eden.

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What religion was Jesus?

Of course, Jesus was a Jew. He was born of a Jewish mother, in Galilee, a Jewish part of the world. All of his friends, associates, colleagues, disciples, all of them were Jews. He regularly worshipped in Jewish communal worship, what we call synagogues.

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