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Demoniac

A British Sign Language (BSL) translation of Demoniac. A person (or animal – for instance Gadarene/Gerasene swine) possessed by an evil spirit.

Bible references include: Mark 5:16

See also: Demon

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Far East

A British Sign Language (BSL) translation of Far East. The countries of Eastern Asia.

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Fatima (- miracle at; Our Lady of) – RCS

Roman Catholic sign

A British Sign Language (BSL) translation of Fatima. A Roman Catholic sign for Fatima. Village near Lisbon, Portugal, where three children reported seeing a vision of Mary in 1917.

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Golgotha (Place of The Skull)

A British Sign Language (BSL) translation of Golgotha (Place of the Skull). The site of Jesus’ crucifixion, also called Calvary.

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Heaven

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A British Sign Language (BSL) translation of Heaven. Major usage is for a place (physically above the visible ‘heavens’) and/or a metaphorical state of unimaginable bliss. In Judaism, ‘heaven’ refers to the place where God and heavenly beings dwell – as distinct from ‘sheol’ (the underworld or world of the dead). ‘Heaven and earth’ refers to the whole universe, while ‘heaven(s)’ refers to the sky. In Christianity, ‘heaven’ refers to the place where God and the angels exist and where Christians who have died wait in the period before Jesus returns to earth.

Biblical references include: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 22:11, Deuteronomy 4:39, Psalm 11:4, Matthew 6:9-14, Mark 1:10-11, John 6:51, Philippians 3:20, Revelation 4:1

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