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25 Cards in this Set
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usurp
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to seize and hold by force without right
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prophet
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one who utters divinely inspired revelations or foretells future events
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flask
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a flattened bottle-shaped container
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secular
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not sacred or ecclesiastical
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sacred
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set apart for the service or worship of deity or worthy of reverence
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rod
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a measure of legnth equal to 16 1/2 feet
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staff
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a pole, stick, rod, or bar used for supporting, for measuring, or as a symbol of authority
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subjection
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under the authority or control of another
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scourge
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cause of affliction (as a plague)
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tribulation
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distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution
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prophetic
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predictive, relatating to the words of a prophet
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remnant
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small part or trace remaining
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redeemed
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ransomed or freed by paying a price
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prosperity
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thriving condition, economic well-being
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editorial
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article stating the opinions of the publisher
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analogy
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an explaining of someting by comparing it point by point with something similar
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challenge
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to issue an invitation to compete or to prove something
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inheritance
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something received esp. from one's ancestors
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sever
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separate by or as if by cutting
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The Day of the Lord
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protacted period beginning with Christ's second coming and ending with the cleansing of the heaven and earth by fire in preparation for the new heaven and earth
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restoration
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act of putting something back into its original state
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complacency
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quiet satisfaction
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debased
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degraded or corrupted
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disintegrate
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to break or decompose into constituent parts or small particles
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rebuttal
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disproving by evidence and argument
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