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QUEEN Psalm 45:9 (b) This is one of the names applied to the church. She will one day be married to the Bridegroom and will stand at His right hand as His bride forever. She is called a queen because she is married to the King of kings.


<661807> Revelation 18:7 (b) This word describes the pride of Babylon (the great false religions of Christendom) in which she takes the place of being the bride of the King of kings, whereas in reality she is really a harlot, and is so named by our Lord.


QUENCH <101407> 2 Samuel 14:7 (a) The term is used to describe the destruction of the family name of this hypothetical character.


<102117> 2 Samuel 21:17 (a) The killing of David is described by this word. His friends felt that if David were killed in the battle, then that one who guided them, directed them and led them to victory would be destroyed and they would be left without a leader.


<234203> Isaiah 42:3 (a) The word indicates that our lovely Lord would not hinder any believer who is struggling to make progress, to grow in grace, and to become more useful. He would fan the fire in order to encourage the ambitious child of God, and would not criticise destructively, nor adversely, so as to hinder the development of any gift. (See also


<401220> Matthew 12:20.)


<490616> Ephesians 6:16 (b)We learn from this expression that faith in our blessed


Lord and His Word will enable us to conquer Satan and to defeat his purposes and designs.


I Thessalonians 5:19 (a) It is the desire of our Lord that we should not in any way hinder the work of the Spirit of God in other people. We may grieve the Spirit in ourselves, but we quench Him in others. If we ridicule a Christian who is seeking to serve the Lord, we hinder the Spirit in that person. We are not to do this.


QUICK <031310> Leviticus 13:10 (a)The word is used here to describe proud- flesh, or a similar pathological condition. It indicates a sore that is actively sensitive, and filled with diseased tissue.


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<041630> Numbers 16:30 (a)This word is used to describe the matter of time in regard to the fall of these rebels. Since hell is only eleven miles from the surface of the earth, it did not take long for these rebellious men to go there. It may also refer to the fact that they were alive. In other places it is used in contrast with "the dead." (See also <195515>Psalm 55:15.)


<231103> Isaiah 11:3 (a) The word is used in this case to indicate an alert mind, one that is apt to understand easily, and to grasp without effort the facts under consideration.


<441042> Acts 10:42 (a) This is one of those places in which the word is used to describe those who are living, in contrast with those who have died. (See also

<550401>2 Timothy 4:1; <600405>1 Peter 4:5.)


<580412> Hebrews 4:12 (a)This is a description which indicates that the Scriptures are searching, living and powerful. They are not ordinary writings. They are not the product of men's minds. Our Lord said, "The words that I speak unto you, they are Spirit and they are Life" ( <430663>John 6:63).


QUICKEN The word means to make alive, or to give life more abundant. It is so used and has this meaning in <197120>Psalm 71:20; 80:18; 119:25;

<450811>Romans 8:11; <461536>1 Corinthians 15:36; <490201>Ephesians 2:1; <510213>

Colossians 2:13; <600318>1 Peter 3:18.


<430521> John 5:21 (a) This word describes the miracle which takes place at the resurrection when our Lord sends life back into the body again. In this passage the Father and the Son accomplish this marvelous transaction. (See also

<450417>Romans 4:17.)


<430663> John 6:63 (a) The Spirit Himself is called the Spirit of Life, and He gives


life as we read in <461545>1 Corinthians 15:45. He is called the Spirit of Life in

<450802>Romans 8:2.


<540613> 1 Timothy 6:13 (a) By this expression we learn that life in all of its forms and expressions, in resurrection and in reproduction, comes from the Lord Jesus Christ in whom is life, and from whom comes life.


QUIVER <19C705> Psalm 127:5 (b)The marginal reading of this passage is better. It refers to the fact that the man who has many children, and of course, godly children, is equipped to do great and blessed things for his


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community and his country. Out of his home, life and atmosphere there will go forth those who will produce blessed results in His name.


<234902> Isaiah 49:2 (b) This is God's quiver. The subject is the Lord Jesus. God the Father is the owner. Christ is in the hands of God, His Father, that, with Him, God may bring judgment or blessing to those at whom He may direct this arrow. Christ is the arrow.


<240516> Jeremiah 5:16 (a)This quiver is compared to a grave because the terrible invading nation mentioned in verse 15 was to be so very destructive.


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