Bible Characters & Character Studies
Maranatha
First appears at 1 Corinthians 16:22
First named in Scripture at 1 Corinthians 16:22 — read the chapter.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
(1 Corinthians 16:22) consists of two Aramean words, Maran’athah, meaning, “our Lord comes,” or is “coming.” If the latter interpretation is adopted, the meaning of the phrase is, “Our Lord is coming, and he will judge those who have set him at nought.” (Comp. Phil. 4:5; James 5:8, 9.)
Reading photograph: “Colosseum in Rome, Italy - April 2007” — the Colosseum at dusk — by Diliff, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons — resized.
