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Capitalization, Hyphenation, and Spelling

Style Guide for IHOPKC The International House of Prayer mostly uses the New King James Version (NKJV) of the Bible when quoting from Scripture. Therefore, in general, we follow the capitalization style of the NKJV in IHOPKC text. Please note: when quoting text from Scripture (or any other source), the original text must be replicated exactly, including capitalization, punctuation, etc.— except for beginnings and endings of quotations where it is permissible to change capitalization and punctuation—although words, phrases, and sentences may be omitted as long as they are replaced by ellipses points. (See chapter 13 in The Chicago Manual of Style, Sixteenth Edition.) 24/7 (not 24-7 or 24 / 7) A Aaronic priesthood Abba Abomination of desolation Abrahamic covenant Abyss, the Adolf Hitler (not Adolph) AD (e.g., AD 70, not AD70 or 70 AD) Adam, Adamic, pre-Adamic Adonai Advent (the period before Christmas) advent, the first (first coming of Jesus) African American (not hyphenated in any context) age to come, the agnosticism all-staff meeting Almighty, the Almighty God (name of God) almighty God, the (describing God) Alpha and Omega (Jesus) amillennial, amillennialism, amillennialist ancient Near East, ancient Near Eastern Ancient of Days angel (capitalized only if theophany) angel Gabriel angel of the Lord (capitalized only if theophany) annunciation, the (event) Anointed, the (Jesus) Anointed One, the (Jesus)

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anointed Savior anointing, the another beast (in Revelation) Antichrist, the (the person) antichrist spirit anti-Christian anti-Semitic, anti-Semitism Apocalypse, the (the book of Revelation) apocalyptic Apocrypha, the apocryphal apostle (Paul, Peter, et al.) Apostle and High Priest (Jesus) Apostle to the Gentiles apostles (the twelve) Apostles’ Creed, the apostolic apostolic age archaeology archangel archbishop of Canterbury (but, Archbishop Welby) ark (Noah’s) ark of the covenant Armageddon campaign Armenian (nationality of the country of Armenia) Arminian, Arminianism ascension, the Assyrian Empire (but, kingdom of Assyria) Athanasian Creed atheist, atheism atonement, the Atonement, the Day of (Yom Kippur) B Baal Babylon the Great (Rev. 16:19; 18:2) Babylonian captivity Babylonian Empire baptism baptism in/with/of the Holy Spirit base, the (but, IHOPKC Missions Base) battle for Jerusalem (the spiritual battle in this age) battle of Armageddon (final battle) BC (e.g., 400 BC) Beast, the (the Antichrist) beatitude, a

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beatitude, the first, etc. Beatitudes, the Beelzebub beholding–becoming principle betrayal, the Bible, the Bible school biblical bishop of Rome (but, Bishop Smith) blood of Christ body (of believers) Body of Christ (the Church) Book, the (Bible) book of Genesis (etc.) Book of Life (book of judgment) book of the law born-again (a born-again believer, but, all the youth being baptized were born again.) brazen altar bridal paradigm Bride of Christ (the Church) (but, when quoting Scripture, use “bride” or “Bride,” as used in the

version you are quoting from) Bridegroom, the (Jesus) burning bush, the C Calvinist, Calvinistic, Calvinism canceled, canceling Canon, the (Scripture) canonical canon of Scripture, a catholic (universal) Catholic Church, the (denomination) Catholicism CD-ROM CDs (plural, no apostrophe) celestial city, the (abode of the redeemed) century (e.g., in the first century, but, in first-century Rome) charismatic (e.g., charismatic church or movement) chief priest Chief Shepherd (Jesus) children of Israel Children’s Equipping Center (CEC) chosen people (the Jews) Christ Christian (noun and adjective) Christian Era (CE)

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Christianity Christlike christocentric, christocentrism christological Christology christophany christs, false church (building) Church (entire denomination, e.g., Anglican Church, Methodist Church) church, the (e.g., end-time church, persecuted church, early church, Western church) Church, the (Body of Christ) Church age church history Church militant Church of England Church triumphant Church universal city (New Jerusalem) City of David (Bethlehem; an area of Jerusalem) city of God city-state citywide Classical Arabic Comforter, the (Holy Spirit) commandment (e.g., first, second, first and great) Commandments, the Ten common sense (two words) communion of saints communism Consolation of Israel (Jesus) Cornerstone, the (Jesus) corridor of glory Council of Nicaea Council of Trent Counselor, the (Holy Spirit) covenant (e.g., old covenant, covenant people) creation, the (both the act and the result) Creator, the creator God, the creed, the Creed, the (e.g., the Apostles’ Creed) cross (the object and the event) crown crucified Crucified One, the crucifixion, the

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crucifixion of Christ, the Crusades, the curse, the D Davidic (e.g., covenant, kingdom, law, monarchy) day-and-night prayer, but, they prayed day and night) Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) Day of judgment day of Pentecost Day of the Lord, the (hyphenate if used as adjective, e.g., Day-of-the-Lord preachers) Days of Awe (ten-day period between Rosh Hashanah and the Day of Atonement) Dead Sea Scrolls, the (but, a Dead Sea scroll) Decalogue (Ten Commandments) Deliverer (Jesus and God) deism, deist Deity, the (God) deity of Christ demon, demonic Desert Fathers (and Mothers) devil, a Devil, the (Satan) Diaspora, the (the event, the dispersed community) disciples dispensation, dispensationalism, dispensationalist Dispersion, the divided kingdom divine divinity of Christ, the dos and don’ts Dragon, the (Satan) E early church early church fathers earth (the world) east (e.g., the east wing of the hospital, Saskatchewan is east of Alberta) East (part of a proper noun, e.g., East Africa, East Indies, East Red Bridge Road) East, the (region east of Europe, esp. China, Japan, India, etc., e.g., wise men from the East) East Coast, the (eastern part of the US) Easter Eastern Europe Eastern Orthodox Church Eastern religions ebook

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Eden Elohim elect (e.g., God’s elect; the elect) email emperor (e.g., Roman emperor, but, Emperor Constantine) Empire (e.g., Roman Empire) empire, the (e.g., the four empires in Daniel’s vision) end of the age, the end-time (adjective, e.g., end-time book of Acts) end times, the enemy, the (Satan) Enlightenment, the en route Epistle (e.g., the Epistle to the Romans) Epistles (e.g., Paul’s) Epistles, the (NT apostolic letters) equipped, equipping eschatology, eschatological Eternal, the (God) eternal age, the eternal God, the eternal life eternity Ethernet Eucharist (but, eucharistic) evangelical evangelicals, evangelicalism evangelist (e.g., John the) Evil One, the (Satan) exile, the Exodus (book of the Bible) exodus, the (from Egypt) extrabiblical F faith faithful witness (Jesus) fall, the fall of humanity fall of Jerusalem false christs False Prophet (of Revelation) false prophets FAQ (not FAQs) Far East, the Father, the (God)

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father heart of God, the fatherhood of God feast day Feast of Booths (Sukkot) Feast of Firstfruits (Hag Habikkurim) Feast of Pentecost (Shavuot) Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot) Feast of the Dedication (Hanukkah) Feast of the Passover (Pesach) Feast of Trumpets (Rosh Hashanah, Yom Teruah) Feast of Unleavened Bread (Passover) fellowshipping (2 ps) Fertile Crescent fertility goddess final judgment, the first, the (e.g., first bowl, first day, first time, first commandment) First, the (Jesus) first Adam, the first advent first and great commandment, the firstborn (e.g., firstborn Son of God, firstborn of the flock) Firstborn, the (Jesus) first-century (adjective, e.g., first-century Jerusalem) first century, the (noun) first-come, first-served first coming (of Jesus) firstfruits First Great Awakening First Jewish Revolt first missionary journey first person of the Trinity First Temple period First Vatican Council (1869–70) fivefold flood, the footwashing forerunner, a forerunner message forerunner ministry four evangelists fourfold fourth gospel free will fundamentalist, fundamentalism G

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garden of Eden, garden of Gethsemane gehenna General Epistles (or General Letters) Gentile(s) (noun and adjective) glory of God gnostic Gnosticism god (pagan) God (Yahweh) God Almighty God-given Godhead (essential being of God) godless godlike godliness godly God-man (Jesus) God Most High God’s Son God’s Spirit God’s throne God’s word (his statement of promise) God’s Word (the Bible) GOD TV (not GODTV, God TV, etc.) Good Friday good news Good Samaritan, the (person in the parable) good Samaritan, the parable of the Good Shepherd (Jesus) good shepherd, the parable of the gospel, the Gospel According to Matthew, The gospel of Matthew, the Gospels (collective title for the 4 canonical gospels) gospels, the four goy (pl. goyim) great awakening, another Great Awakening, the (also, First Great Awakening, Second Great Awakening) Great Commission, the great falling away, the great harvest, the Great High Priest, the (Jesus) great judgment, the Great Physician, the Great Tribulation, the great white throne

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great white throne judgment Greco-Roman Greek (noun and adjective) Greek Empire (but, Alexander the Great’s empire) Greek Testament guilt offering H Hades (Greek mythology) hades (hell) half-brother halfhearted(ly) half-tribe hallelujah hands-on (adjective, e.g., hands-on experience) Hanukkah (Feast of the Dedication) harlot harlot Babylon, the harp and bowl model Hasidic, Hasidim He, Him, His (referring to God, Jesus, or the Holy Spirit) heartfelt (one word) heaven (abode of the redeemed) heavenly city heavenly Father heavenly New Jerusalem Hebrew Bible hell Hellenism, Hellenistic Hellenize Helper (Holy Spirit) Herodian Herod’s temple high priest (e.g., Caiaphas was high priest that year) High Priest, the (Jesus) High Priestly Prayer, the high school (but, Grandview High School) Historical Books, the (of the Bible) Hitler, Adolf (not Adolph) holiness Holy Bible Holy City (present or New Jerusalem) Holy Communion Holy God holy God, a Holy Land, the (Israel)

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Holy of Holies Holy One of Israel Holy Scriptures Holy Spirit Holy Trinity holy war Hope City house of David house of prayer, (unless proper noun, e.g., Orlando House of Prayer house of the Lord humanity hundredfold (not 100-fold) I idolaters idolatrous IHOPKC IHOPKC Missions Base (but, the missions base) ihopkc.org IHOPU (not IHOP-U, IHOP U, IHOP University, the University of IHOP) image-bearer Immanuel incarnation, the incarnation of Christ, the Indo-European inner city, the (noun) inner-city (adjective, e.g., inner-city outreach, an inner-city prayer room) intercession set (harp and bowl model) intercessory (e.g., intercessory worship, intercessory missionary) International House of Prayer (official name) International House of Prayer, the (in text) International House of Prayer Missions Base, the International House of Prayer University (not the International . . .) Internet intertestamental Intro to IHOPKC (IHOPKC internship program) Islam Israelite Israel Mandate (IHOPKC ministry name) J Jacob’s trouble Jehovah Jerusalem Council Jesus’ (possessive, e.g., Jesus’ second coming) Jew

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Jewish Jewish War Jubilee (e.g., Jubilee Year) Judah Judaic Judaism Judaizer Judea, Judean Judge (Jesus) judgment (not judgement) judgment day judgment seat of Christ K Kabbalah King (God or Jesus) King David, King Herod, King James, etc. (but, David was king) kingdom, the kingdom of God kingdom of heaven kingdom of Israel kingdom of Medo-Persia (and Medo-Persian kingdom) kingdom of Satan King of Glory (Jesus) king of Israel King of kings (Jesus) kingship of Christ kinsman-redeemer Koine Greek Koran: use Qur’an instead L lake of fire Lamb of God, the Lamb’s Book of Life lampstand (one word) land of Canaan land of Israel Last, the (Jesus) last Adam, the (Jesus) last day, the last days, the last judgment, the Last Supper, the law (e.g., law versus grace, law of Moses, Jewish law, law of Israel) Law, the (Pentateuch; a division of the Canon)

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Law and the Prophets, the Letter (e.g., Letter to the Galatians) Letters, the Leviathan Levite Levitical lifelong lifestyle Light of the World (Jesus) little horn, the (in the book of Daniel) living God living Word, the (Bible) login, a (noun, e.g., please enter your login ID) log in (verb, e.g., please log in) Lord, the Lord Almighty Lord of Hosts Lord of lords Lord’s Anointed, the (Jesus) Lord’s Day, the Lord’s Prayer, the Lord’s Supper, the lordship of Christ Lower Egypt (political division) lower Galilee (geographical division) Lucifer (Satan) Luke18 Project (no space between “Luke” and “18”) M Maccabean Maccabees magi Magnificat (Song of Mary) Major Prophets, the (a division of the OT) Maker, the (God) male Child (Rev. 12, NKJV) man (of Jesus, as in fully God, fully man) Man, Son of (Jesus) Man Christ Jesus, the man of sin Man of Sorrows (Jesus) marriage supper of the Lamb, the Maundy Thursday Mediator, the (Jesus) medieval Median kingdom (and kingdom of the Medes)

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Medo-Persia, kingdom of Medo-Persian Empire Medo-Persian kingdom menorah mercy seat, the Messiah, the (Jesus) messianic (e.g., messianic psalm, messianic prophecy) messianic age Messianic Jews/Judaism mic (abbr. for microphone; but, miking and miked, verb forms) Middle Ages, the Middle East, the Midwest, the mighty men (David’s) millennial Jerusalem millennial kingdom millennial reign Millennium, the Minor Prophets, the (a division of the OT) Mishnah missions base, the (but, the IHOPKC Missions Base) modern-day (e.g., modern-day Jerusalem) modernist(s), modernism Mohammed: use Muhammad instead Mohammedism: use Islam instead moon-god Mosaic covenant Mosaic law Moslem: use Muslim instead Most High, the Most Holy Place, the Mount of Beatitudes, the Mount of Olives, the Mount of Transfiguration, the Mount Sinai MP3(s) MPR (abbr. Multi-Purpose Room) Muhammad (not Mohammed) Multi-Purpose Room Muslim (not Moslem) Mystery Babylon N name of God, the nation-state, a nativity, the

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Nazarene Nazareth Nazirite, a Near East, the Negev, the (not Negeb) neo-orthodoxy neo-Pentecostalism new age, the new birth New City, the (part of modern Jerusalem) new covenant new-earth creationism new heaven(s) and new earth New Jerusalem new man New Moon (Rosh Chodesh; Jewish festival) new moon, the New Testament (noun and adjective) Nicene Creed, the night-and-day (e.g., night-and-day prayer, but, they prayed night and day) NightWatch, the (IHOPKC’s night hours) Nile Delta, the (geographic location) Ninety-Five Theses Nineveh noncanonical non-Christian (but, unchristian) Nonconformism, Nonconformist north (e.g., a strong wind from the north, in the north of the city, Lebanon is due north of Israel) North, the (the northern part of the US, which fought to preserve the Union in the Civil War) northeast (e.g., the ship sailed northeast, northeast London, Chicago is northeast of Kansas City) Northeast, the (area of New England) northwest (e.g., he headed northwest, Liverpool is in the northwest of England, Omaha is

northwest of Kansas City) Northwest, the (states of Washington and Oregon, e.g., the Pacific Northwest) northern Israel northern kingdom, the (when the land was divided into Israel in the north and Judah in the south) O Old City, the (part of modern Jerusalem) old covenant old-earth creationism Old Testament (noun and adjective) Olivet Discourse Omega, the omnipotence (of God) Omnipotent, the (God)

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omnipresence (of God) omniscience (of God) One, the (God, but, God is the one who… and the one true God) Onething (IHOPKC conference; we use “onething” in graphics) One Thing Internship Onething Regionals (IHOPKC ministry name) one-third, one-fourth, etc. Only Begotten, the (Jesus) only begotten of the Father only begotten Son, the Orient, the oriental original sin Orthodox (e.g., Orthodox Judaism, Russian Orthodox Church, Eastern Orthodox) orthodoxy outer court (of the temple) P pagan, paganism, paganist Palm Sunday papyrus (pl. papyri) parable of the prodigal son, etc. Paradise (garden of Eden) Paradise (heaven) parousia, the passion, the Passover (noun and adjective) Passover Feast Passover Lamb, the (Jesus) Passover seder, a Pastoral Epistles, the patriarchs, the Paul the apostle Pauline Epistles, the (or Pauline Letters) Paul’s epistles (or Paul’s letters) Pentateuch Pentecost Pentecostal, Pentecostalism people of God people of Israel percent (spelled out in text, unless much used; % in parentheses and tables) period (e.g., Roman period) Persian Empire Persian kingdom (and kingdom of Persia) person of Christ persons of the Trinity (the three)

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Pesach (Passover) Pharaoh (when used as name without article) pharaoh, the (generic) pharisaic Pharisee(s) pillar of cloud pillar of fire Poetical Books, the (of the Bible) pope, the Pope John Paul II postbiblical postexilic postmillennialism postmodern post-Nicene post-tribulation prayerless pray-read (e.g., pray-read the Bible) prayer room pre-Christian preexilic preexistence, preexistent preincarnate premillennial, premillennialism, premillennialist pretribulation rapture (not pretrib rapture) priesthood of believers priesthood of Christ Prison Epistles, the (and Letters) Prodigal Son, the prodigal son, the parable of the promised land, the Promised One, the prophecy (noun, e.g., gift of prophecy, Daniel’s prophecy) prophesy, to (verb, e.g., he prophesied on a team; Saul was prophesying) prophet Isaiah, the (etc.) prophetic (adjective, e.g., the prophetic giftings) Prophetic, Prophetical Books (of the Bible) Prophets, the (books of the OT) prophets, the (people) propitiation Protestant, Protestantism Psalm 23, the Twenty-Third Psalm psalm, a psalmist, the Psalms, the (OT book) Psalms of Ascent (section of the book of Psalms)

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Psalter, the (book of Psalms) pseudepigrapha (noncanonical scripture) purgatory Q Q&A (not Q & A) Queen Esther (but, Esther was queen) Queen of Sheba, the Qumran Qur’an (not Koran) R rabbi, rabbis (but, Rabbi Akiva) rabbinic, rabbinical Rameses (place) Ramesses (person) rapture, the reappear (no hyphen) reapply (no hyphen) rebuild, rebuilt (no hyphen) redeemed, the (believers) Redeemer, the (Jesus) reestablish, reestablished (no hyphen) Reformation, the regather (no hyphen) Renaissance, the résumé resurrection, the return of Christ, the risen Lord, the road map, a Roman Empire Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) Rosh Chodesh (New Moon, Jewish festival) S Sabbath, the (noun and adjective) sabbath rest (for the land) Sabbath rest (for the people) sabbatical (noun and adjective) Sadducees saints, the (believers) salvation history Sanhedrin Satan (but, satanic)

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Savior, the (Jesus) Schoology (IHOPU online platform) scribe scriptural scripture, scriptures (selected verse or verses of the Bible; other religions’ writings) Scripture, Scriptures (the whole Bible) Sea of Galilee, the second Adam, the (Jesus) second advent, the second coming of Jesus, the second coming procession, the second commandment, the Second Great Awakening, the second missionary journey, the second person of the Trinity, the Second Temple period/literature Second Vatican Council (1962–65) section leader Seed (Jesus) Semite, Semitic Septuagint seraph, seraphim Sermon on the Mount, the (in Matthew) Sermon on the Mount lifestyle (no hyphens) Serpent, the (Satan) Servant (Jesus) servant heart, a servant-hearted servanthood seventh heaven Seventieth Week (Daniel’s) Shavuot (Feast of Pentecost) shekinah glory Sheol shofar Shulamite siege of Jerusalem sight-sing, sight-singing Sinai Desert sin offering Solomon’s temple Son, the (Jesus) Song (e.g., of Deborah, of Mary, of Moses) Song of Solomon, of Songs son of David Son of God

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Son of Man sonship of Christ South (as part of a proper noun, e.g., South Korea, South Carolina, but, south Kansas City) south (e.g., rain from the south, the south coast, the south of France, south Kansas City) South, the (southern states of the US) southeast (e.g., southeast England, rain from the southeast) Southeast (specific regions of the world, e.g., Southeast Asia) southern kingdom (of Israel, i.e., Judah) southwest (e.g., southwest Jackson County) Southwest, the (the southwestern part of the US) Sovereign Lord Spirit, praying in the Spirit, the (Holy Spirit) Spirit, gifts of the spirit (e.g., a spirit of prayer, the spirit of wisdom and revelation, an evil spirit) Spirit-filled spirit of the tabernacle of David, in the spiritual spring (e.g., Gihon spring) spring (e.g., spring semester, spring 2016) star of Bethlehem State of Israel, the (modern Israel) storyline Student Hub Suffering Servant, the Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles or Booths) support-raising (adjective, e.g., support-raising trip but, he is raising support) synagogue Synoptic Gospels, the synoptic writers, the Synoptics, the T tabernacle (the OT structure) tabernacle of David, the Talmud (but, talmudic) Tanakh, the tag line Temple Mount, the (in modern Jerusalem) temple (e.g., Solomon’s temple, Jerusalem temple) temptation, the (e.g., the temptation in the desert, the temptation of Christ) Ten Commandments, the (but, the first commandment, etc.) tent (tabernacle) Tent of Meeting, the Testaments, the TheCall (no space)

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Them, Their, They (referring to the Godhead) third missionary journey third person of the Trinity third-world (adjective, e.g., a third-world country) third world (noun, e.g., in the third world) thirty-day period (but, thirty days) thousand-year reign, the thousand years, a threefold threshing floor throne (God’s) throne of David throne of grace Thummim time of Jacob’s trouble time of the Gentiles time of the Judges tomb, the Torah (first five books of OT Tower of Babel, the transfiguration, the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, the Tree of Life, the tribe of Judah, the Tribulation, the Great (historical event) Trinitarian Trinity, the triumphal entry, the triune God Twelve, the twelve apostles, the twelve disciples, the twelve tribes Twenty-First Psalm (etc.) twofold two-thirds U unbiblical unchristian United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland) united kingdom (of Israel) universal church universalism, universalist unscriptural Upper Egypt (political division)

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upper Galilee (geographical region) upper Mesopotamia upper room, the up-to-date (adjective, e.g., an up-to-date schedule, but, the schedule is up to date) Urim and Thummim utopia V v. (abbreviation for verse; vv. plural) Victor, the (Jesus) viewpoint View, The (community center in Grandview, MO) Vine, the (Jesus) Virgin, the (Mary) Virgin and Child virgin birth, the Virgin Mary, the voice mail voice of God, the Vulgate, the W Way, the (Jesus) way, the truth, and the life, the website (not web site) webstream wedding supper of the Lamb Weeping Prophet, the (Jeremiah) west (e.g., rain came from the west, in the west of the country, Kansas is west of Missouri) West (the West, West Africa, etc.) West Coast, the (western coastal states of United States) Western (e.g., Western church, Western world, Western society) western hemisphere Western text Western Wall (in modern Jerusalem) Westminster Catechism Whitefield, George (not Whitfield) who, whom (pertaining to God) whole burnt offering whole offering wholehearted (but, give Him your whole heart) wilderness, the (but, the Wilderness of Zin) wilderness wanderings wisdom (movement, quality) Wisdom Literature, the (books of the Bible) wise men

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Word, the (Bible or Jesus) word from the Lord, a Word made flesh, the (Jesus) word of God (His statement or promise) Word of God, the (the Bible) word of the Lord, the (prophecy outside the Bible) worldview worldwide worshiped, worshiper, worshiping (only one p) worship with the Word set (harp and bowl model) wrath of God, the Writings, the (a division of the Canon) Y Yahweh Year of Jubilee YHWH Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) Z Zealot(s)