Part 56 (1/2)

Refining: (1) Purifying; (2) Purging; (3) Trial of faith; (4) Pa.s.sing through the fire of affliction to bring dross (sc.u.m, rubbish) to the surface; (5) Often the world is used to purify us; (6) G.o.d is with you through the fire; (7) G.o.d is refining you as gold.

(1) 1 Chron. 28:18; 29:4; (2) Mal. 3:3; (3) 1 Pet. 1:7 (KJV); Zech. 13:9; (4) Isa. 48:10; Mal. 3:2; (5) Deut. 4:20; (6) Isa. 43:2; (cf. Dan. 3:25); (7) Rev. 3:18.

Refrigerator: (1) Heart; (2) Cold person, church, or situation; (3) Feeding the flesh; (4) Sin; (5) No fire; (6) Without the Spirit; (7) Without love.

(1-2) Rev. 3:15; Matt. 24:12; (3) Phil. 3:19; 1 Cor. 6:13; (4) Matt. 24:12; (5) Lev. 6:13; (6) Matt. 25:8; (7) Matt. 24:12.

Refuge: (1) G.o.d; (2) Strong shelter from trouble/harm; (3) Place of security; (4) A fortress; (5) A place of trust; (6) A hiding place; (7) The fear of the Lord.

(1-2) Ps. 9:9; 14:6; 46:1; 59:16; 62:7-8; 717; 91:9-10; (3) Ps. 57:1; (4) Ps. 91:2; (5) Ps. 91:2; (6) Ps. 104:18; (7) Prov. 14:26.

Reluctance: (1) Guilt; (2) Sin; (3) Fear.

(1-3) Gen. 40:16.

Remote Control: (1) Laziness; (2) ”Easy believism” without real works of service; (3) Someone else is calling the shots (puppet); (4) Non-committal/at a distance.

Also see b.u.t.ton Pus.h.i.+ng and Remote Control Car.

(1) Judg. 18:9; Prov. 18:9; 21:25; (2) James 2:13; (3) 2 Kings 24:17; (4) Mark 14:54.

Remote Control Car: (1) Spirit-led ministry (G.o.d steering you); (2) Someone else steering you (controlling or manipulative person).

Also see Jezebel in Name and Place Dictionary and Remote Control.

(1) John 3:8; Rom. 8:14; (2) John 19:10-11.

Removal Van (Moving Van): (1) Moving out of the fleshly home into the spiritual one; (2) Ready to be born again (changing homes); (3) G.o.d wanting you to grow spiritually (come into victory); (4) Possible preparation for death (going to a heavenly home); (5) Actual physical move of home or church.

(1) Eph. 4:22; Col. 2:11; 3:8-10 (cf. 2 Cor.5:1); (2) Deut. 21:13; John 6:56; 14:15-17; (3) Ps. 30:11; (4) John 14:2-3; 2 Pet. 1:14; (5) Gen. 45:27.

Rendezvous: (1) Preplanned appointment.

(1) Esther 4:14b; John 4:3-4, 6-7.

Repeated Dream: (1) Urgency required (soon to be evident); (2) Confirmation of message from G.o.d; (3) G.o.d attempting to get your attention; (4) Faith-filled determination required; (5) Possible soul-tie (repeatedly dreaming about same person); (6) Issue not dealt with; (7) Tied to a vow/oath (may be same character in dreams repeatedly).

(1) Gen. 41:32; (2) Gen. 41:32; Matt. 18:16; (3) Gen. 22:11; Exod. 3:4; (4) Josh. 1:6-7, 9; (5) Prov. 26:11; (6) Matt. 18:34-35; (7) Num. 30:2; Prov. 6:2-5.

Repeated Words: (1) Important need of attentiona”particularly if your name is repeated; this is a call to turn aside and listen to G.o.d.

(1) Gen. 22:11; Exod. 3:4; Acts 9:4.

Reporter: (1) History.

(1) Esther 2:23; 6:1.

Rerun: (1) Repeating or covering old ground; (2) Dealing with past issues (unforgiveness); (3) Not growing in G.o.d.

(1) Mark 11:15-18 & John 2:13-22 (2) Matt. 18:24, 28; (3) Heb. 5:12-14.

Reserved: (1) Set aside for a particular task; (2) A set aside blessing; (3) Set aside for judgment; (4) Protected; (5) Hold or keep back.

(1) Isa. 49:2; Acts 9:15; 2 Tim. 2:20-21; (2) Gen. 27:36; 1 Pet. 1:4; (3) 2 Pet. 2:4, 9, 17; 3:7; Jude 1:6; (4) Rom. 11:4; (5) 2 Sam. 8:4 (KJV); Jer. 3:5 (KJV).

Reservoir: (1) G.o.d; (2) Holy Spirit ministry; (3) Holy Spirit not flowing.

Also see Cistern, Dam, and Pond.

(1) Jer. 10:13; (2) John 7:37-39; (3) 1 Thess. 5:19.

Rest: (1) Faith in the finished work of Christ; (2) Entry into the Kingdom; (3) Eternal security in the Presence of G.o.d; (4) Release of burdens; (5) Peace; (6) Sleep; (7) Refreshment; (8) Finding a home (good and evil); (9) Heart of person; (10) Trust; (11) No longer laboring; (12) The true spiritual union of G.o.d and people.

Also see Bed, Seven, and Sitting.

(1) Heb. 4:1-11; (2) Exod. 33:14; Heb. 3:11, 18; (3) Acts 2:26-28; (4) Matt. 11:28; 2 Thess. 1:7; (5) Matt. 11:29; Acts 9:31 (cf. KJV & NKJV); 2 Cor. 2:13; 7:5; (6) John 11:13; (7) Mark 6:31; (8) Matt. 12:43; Luke 11:24; 2 Cor. 12:9; 1 Pet. 4:14; (9) Acts 7:49; (10) Rom. 2:17; (11) Rev. 14:13; (12) Acts 7:48-49.

Restaurant: (1) Heart (as the place of communion and fellows.h.i.+p with G.o.d); (2) Church; (3) Communion and fellows.h.i.+p; (4) In the confidence of someone; (5) Heaven.

See Meal, Sitting, and Table.

(1) Rev. 3:20; (2) 1 Cor. 11:20, 33-34; (3) Gen. 18:4-8; (4) Gen. 18:16-17; (5) Rev. 19:9.

Reunion: (1) Return to a former position; (2) Renewing an old a.s.sociation.

(1) John 6:66; Acts 7:39; Heb. 10:38; (2) Luke 15:20; Eph. 4:22.

Reverend: See Pastor and Priest.

Reversing Vehicle: (1) Backsliding; (2) Going over the past.

(1) Prov. 14:14; Jer. 2:19; Hos. 11:7; (2) Isa. 43:18; 65:17.

Revolver: See Pistol.

Rhino: (1) G.o.d (white rhino); (2) Africa.

Also see Elephant and Ivory/.

(1) Ps. 18:2; (2) By a.s.sociation.

Rib: (1) Heart; (2) Spiritual birth; (3) Bloodshed; (4) Wife.

(1) As the place of spiritual birth and due to the rib's proximity to the heart; (2) (Gen. 2:21-23 & John 19:34); (3) 2 Sam. 2:23 (KJV); 3:27 (KJV); 4:6 (KJV); 20:10 (KJV); Dan. 7:5; (4) Gen. 2:21-23.

Ribbon: (1) Gift; (2) Finish line.

Also see Bookmark, Silver Cord (Silver Ribbon), and Ta.s.sel.

(1) Eph. 4:8; (2) 2 Tim. 4:7.