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Singapore Moses
❝Doxology❞ is a short poem of praise and glory to God for his sacrifice of deliverance. For example, Ps. 72:18. Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things. This doxology closes the second book of Psalms. David foresaw in the Spirit the glorious reign of Messiah. He also saw the grandeur, justice, and happiness of the reign of Solomon which was a faint shadow of the blessing, prosperity, and righteousness of the reign of the Messiah. Jesus ended Lord's Prayer in Mt. 6:13 with doxology. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen] Some critics omit the doxology, but out of over 500 codices which contain this prayer only 8 omit it. ❝Benediction❞ is like little sentence prayers directed at once to God above and to the persons for whom the blessing is intended. For example, The following words of blessing remind us of the beloved priestly benediction, "The Lord bless you and keep you, the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious unto you, the Lord lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace." (Numbers 6:24-26). The threefold repetition of Jehovah suggests the Trinity and corresponds with the apostolic benediction (2Cor. 13:14; cp. Mt. 28:19; 1Jn. 5:7). The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost] Another clear reference to the Trinity of three separate Persons in the Godhead: 1. The grace of Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father (Jn. 1:17; 1Jn. 5:7) 2. The love of God the Father (Jn. 3:16; (1Cor. 13:1-13 Rom. 5:8) 3. The communion (fellowship) of the Holy Spirit (Php. 2:1; Rom. 8:14-16)
Tim Maas
A doxology (which is a term derived from the Greek words "doxa" and "logia", meaning "glory saying") is a short hymn of praise to God used in worship services that, among Christian churches, normally mentions the three Persons of the Holy Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit). Examples would be the Gloria Patri (from the Latin for "Glory to the Father"), with words such as, "Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost [or Spirit], As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end, Amen," or the last verse of the hymn "Awake, My Soul, and With the Sun" ("Praise God from Whom all blessings flow, Praise Him all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heav'nly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost").
A benediction (from the Latin words "bene" and "dictus", for "well-saying")
is a short prayer or hymn of blessing normally used at the close of a worship service to invoke God's favor upon the attendees as they return to their secular lives, and often modeled after the benediction that God provided to Moses in Numbers 6:24-26 for use by Aaron and his sons (whom God had appointed as Israel's priests) in blessing the people of Israel ("The LORD bless you and keep you; The LORD make His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; The LORD lift up His countenance upon you [that is, look upon you with favor], and grant you peace."). Another commonly used form of benediction is based on the closing words of Paul in 2 Corinthians 13:14: "The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all."
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