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  2. Wormwood (Bible) - Wikipedia

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    The Greek word apsinthos, which is rendered with the English "wormwood", [3] is mentioned only once in the New Testament, in the Book of Revelation: . The third angel blew his trumpet, and a great star fell from heaven, blazing like a torch, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water.

  3. Rain shadow - Wikipedia

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    A rain shadow is an area of significantly reduced rainfall behind a mountainous region, on the side facing away from prevailing winds, known as its leeward side. Evaporated moisture from water bodies (such as oceans and large lakes ) is carried by the prevailing onshore breezes towards the drier and hotter inland areas.

  4. Book of Revelation - Wikipedia

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    The Book of Revelation or Book of the Apocalypse is the final book of the New Testament (and therefore the final book of the Christian Bible). Written in Koine Greek, its title is derived from the first word of the text: apokalypsis, meaning 'unveiling' or 'revelation'. The Book of Revelation is the only apocalyptic book in the New Testament canon.

  5. Events of Revelation - Wikipedia

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    Revelation 17–18 introduces a Woman dressed in purple and scarlet, and decked with gold, precious stones and pearls. She sits on a scarlet beast with 7 heads (representing 7 mountains and 7 kings)(Revelation 17:9–10) and 10 horns (representing 10 kings who have not received a kingdom, while still having king-like authority).

  6. Interpretations of the Book of Revelation - Wikipedia

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    The Book of Revelation belongs to the biblical texts whose interpretation has always posed many challenges, leading to the development of various interpretative systems. . Ancient Eastern exegesis was prophetic in nature and favored allegorical interpretati

  7. The Multiple Effects of Rainshadow - Wikipedia

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    The Multiple Effects of Rainshadow (1996) is Thea Astley's second to last novel. [1] It won The Age Book of the Year in 1996, and was shortlisted for the 1997 Miles Franklin Award . Plot summary

  8. Seven trumpets - Wikipedia

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    In the Book of Revelation, seven trumpets are sounded, one at a time, to cue apocalyptic events seen by John of Patmos (Revelation 1:9) in his vision (Revelation 1:1). The seven trumpets are sounded by seven angels and the events that follow are described in detail from Revelation Chapters 8 to 11. However, there are also many other messages ...

  9. Seven seals - Wikipedia

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    The Lamb opening the book/scroll with seven seals. The Seven Seals of God from the Bible's Book of Revelation are the seven symbolic seals (Greek: σφραγῖδα, sphragida) that secure the book or scroll that John of Patmos saw in an apocalyptic vision.