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Core Glossary — Revelation, English → Indonesian

This glossary consolidates every load-bearing term identified in 07_semantic_analysis.md, spanning Revelation chapters 1–22. Terms already present in the baseline Romans translation_memory.json are marked [BASELINE — reuse exactly] and are not to be re-decided; their baseline risk tier and notes stand unless a Revelation-specific extension is noted. All other terms are new entries proposed for this curriculum’s translation memory, pending Phase 1 Step 2+ finalization.

A. Baseline Terms Reused from Romans (Confirmed Applicable to Revelation)

#TermGreekIndonesianRisk (baseline)Chapters occurringRevelation-specific note
1GodθεόςAllahCritical1–22 (pervasive)No change; central to every doctrine in this curriculum.
2JesusἸησοῦςYesusCritical1, 12, 14, 17, 19, 22Never Nabi Isa; reuse baseline forbidden-substitution rule.
3LordκύριοςTuhanHigh/Critical (context)1, 4, 11, 15, 17, 19, 22Escalates to Critical in 19:16 “King of kings and Lord of lords.”
4Holy Spiritπνεῦμα ἅγιον / τὰ ἑπτὰ πνεύματαRoh KudusCritical1, 3, 4, 5, 14, 22”Seven Spirits” (4:5, 5:6) needs added note preventing plural-spirits misreading.
5FatherπατήρBapaCritical1, 2, 3, 14Reuse baseline adoption/procreation caution.
6Son of God / Sonυἱὸς θεοῦ / υἱόςAnak Allah / AnakCritical1, 2, 2121:7’s “he will be my son” extends this to believers’ adoptive sonship; keep distinct from Christ’s unique Sonship.
7Messiah/ChristΧριστόςMesias / KristusCritical1, 11, 12, 20Reuse baseline Quranic Isa al-Masih distinction note.
8GospelεὐαγγέλιονInjilHigh/Critical (context)14Escalates to Critical in 14:6 “eternal gospel” — see Doctrine Registry below.
9Faithπίστις / πιστόςiman / setiaHigh2, 13, 14, 17, 21Adjectival “faithful” (πιστός) reuse noted distinctly from forensic kebenaran.
10GraceχάριςanugerahHigh1, 22Reuse in opening/closing epistolary greeting; connects to dōrean (freely) at 21:6, 22:17.
11RighteousnessδικαιοσύνηkebenaranCritical19, 22”Righteous acts of the saints” (19:8) — fine linen imagery; reuse with care alongside pistoi kai alēthinoi.
12SalvationσωτηρίαkeselamatanCritical7, 12, 19Reuse baseline Islamic-soteriology distinguishing note at every occurrence.
13HolyἅγιοςkudusHigh3, 4, 6, 11, 21, 22Trisagion (4:8) and “holy city” (21:2, 22:19).
14Saintsἅγιοιorang-orang kudusHigh5, 8, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20Very frequent in Revelation’s second half; never wali.
15ApostleἀπόστολοςrasulCritical18, 2121:14’s “twelve apostles of the Lamb” — foundational-city image; reuse Critical framing.
16ProphetπροφήτηςnabiHigh10, 11, 16, 18, 22Contrasted throughout with pseudoprophētēs (false prophet), a new High-risk entry below.
17ProphecyπροφητείαnubuatLow1, 19, 22”Words of this prophecy” (22:18-19) ties to Inspiration of Scripture doctrine.
18GloryδόξαkemuliaanMedium/High1, 4, 5, 7, 15, 18, 19, 21Central to Worship of the Lamb doctrine throughout.
19Kingdom of Godβασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦKerajaan AllahMedium/Critical (context)1, 5, 11, 12Escalates to Critical at 11:15’s climactic announcement.
20CovenantδιαθήκηperjanjianHigh11”Ark of the covenant” (11:19) — reuse.
21DavidΔαυίδDaudMedium3, 5, 22”Root/Key/Offspring of David” titles — reuse keturunan Daud.
22IsraelἸσραήλIsraelMedium2, 7, 21Twelve tribes named on the city’s gates (21:12).
23SinἁμαρτίαdosaMedium1, 18”Freed us from our sins by his blood” (1:5); “her sins” of Babylon (18:5).
24Gentiles/Nationsἔθνηbangsa-bangsa lainMedium/High (context)2, 5, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22Extremely frequent; in Rev, often “nations” broadly (not strictly non-Jew/Jew contrast as in Romans) — retain rendering but note the semantic breadth is wider here (all peoples, sometimes as objects of judgment, sometimes as ultimately-included worshipers, 21:24).
25ResurrectionἀνάστασιςkebangkitanHigh/Critical (context)1, 2020:5-6’s “first resurrection” is a new technical sub-entry — see below.
26Incarnation (concept)ὁ λόγος σὰρξ ἐγένετο (cf. Rev’s Λόγος title)Firman yang menjadi manusiaCritical1919:13’s “the Word of God” title directly invokes this baseline concept; see new entry “Word of God” below.
27Obedience of Faith (concept family)ketaatan imanHigh12, 14”Those who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony/faith of Jesus” (12:17, 14:12) echoes this doctrine.

B. New Terms — Critical Risk

TermGreekTransliterationIndonesianDoctrinePrimary chaptersRisk reason
Revelation (book title/genre)ἀποκάλυψιςapokalypsisWahyuSymbolic and Apocalyptic Interpretation1Established Indonesian Bible book title, but wahyu is the core Islamic term for revelation transmitted to a prophet, culminating in the Qur’an to Muhammad. Must always be anchored to the specific unveiling of the risen Christ given to John — same structural risk as baseline’s Injil.
LambἀρνίονarnionAnak DombaReturn and Reign of Christ; Worship of the Lamb; Judgment of the Wicked5–7, 12–15, 17, 19, 21–22The dominant Christological title of the book (28x); must retain both sacrificial and sovereign senses together at every occurrence; parallel weight to baseline’s Anak Allah.
Testimony/Witness (martyrdom sense)μαρτυρία, μάρτυςmartyria, martyskesaksian, saksi (never syahid/mati syahid)Perseverance and Faithful Witness under Persecution1, 2, 6, 11, 12, 17, 20Direct collision with the Islamic doctrine of syahid (martyrdom, classically tied to dying in jihad with guaranteed paradise). Biblical martyrdom is nonviolent death for testimony to Christ, not death in armed struggle.
Devil/Satanδιάβολος, Σατανᾶςdiabolos, SatanasIblis, SetanAssurance of God’s Final Victory over Evil2, 12, 20Iblis is the specific Quranic proper name and origin-narrative (a jinn) for Satan, distinct from the biblical fallen-angel account; requires distinguishing note even while affirming shared recognition of him as the ultimate adversary.
Beastθηρίονthērionbinatang ituJudgment of the Wicked; Return and Reign of Christ11, 13, 14, 15–17, 19–20Primary antagonist symbol; high risk of over-literalization (date/identity speculation) or under-literalization (losing the real future referent).
Mark of the beastχάραγμαcharagmatanda [binatang itu]Judgment of the Wicked; Perseverance under Persecution13–14, 16, 19–20Symbol of total allegiance; risk of speculative over-literalization common in popular apocalyptic teaching.
Worship (of the Lamb)προσκυνέωproskyneōmenyembahWorship of the Lamb; Deity of Christ (baseline extension)4, 5, 7, 13–14, 19, 22Worship due to God alone is repeatedly and explicitly directed to the Lamb — one of the NT’s strongest deity-of-Christ assertions; direct tension with Islamic tawhid/prohibition on worship of any but Allah.
Overcomer/the one who conquersὁ νικῶνho nikōnyang menangPerseverance and Faithful Witness under Persecution2–3, 12, 21Risk of militaristic/triumphalist misreading (regional “victory/jihad” religious-political rhetoric); biblical overcoming is nonviolent faithfulness through Christ’s finished work.
Bride (of Christ)νύμφηnymphēpengantin perempuanThe Church as Bride of Christ19, 21–22Corporate, covenantal marriage imagery for the whole church; must not be read as individual believers’ marital status nor as implying literal marriage undertaken by God.
Second deathὁ θάνατος ὁ δεύτεροςho thanatos ho deuteroskematian yang keduaJudgment of the Wicked and Vindication of the Saints2, 20–21Technical Johannine term for final eschatological judgment beyond physical death; no ready Indonesian equivalent, requires explanatory note every occurrence.
Great White Throne (judgment)θρόνος λευκὸς μέγαςthronos leukos megastakhta putih yang besarJudgment of the Wicked and Vindication of the Saints20Must be distinguished from Islamic deeds-weighing judgment framework — entrance is by inclusion in the book of life through faith, not weight of deeds alone.
Kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ (climactic announcement)ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ κόσμου… τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν καὶ τοῦ Χριστοῦ αὐτοῦhē basileia…Kerajaan Allah dan Kerajaan Kristus-NyaReturn and Reign of Christ; Sovereignty of God over History11Thesis-level climactic verse; require verbatim consistency across all curriculum documents, parallel to Romans 1:16-17/8:28/10:9-10 treatment.
Word of God (Christological title)ὁ Λόγος τοῦ Θεοῦho Logos tou TheouFirman AllahIncarnation (baseline extension); Return and Reign of Christ19Same figure as baseline’s incarnate Logos (John 1:14), now shown returning in glorious judgment — requires explicit connection in teaching material.
Eternal gospelεὐαγγέλιον αἰώνιονeuangelion aiōnionInjil yang kekalUniversal Scope of the Gospel (baseline extension)14Compounds the baseline Injil/Qur’anic-collision risk with an “eternal” qualifier that could be misheard as competing with Quranic scripture-preservation claims.
Twelve apostles of the Lamb (foundational image)οἱ δώδεκα ἀπόστολοι τοῦ ἀρνίουhoi dōdeka apostoloi tou arnioudua belas rasul Anak DombaApostleship (baseline extension); New Heaven and New Earth21Reuses baseline Critical rasul framing, now applied to the eternal city’s foundation stones.
Amen, come Lord Jesus (closing confession)Ἀμήν, ἔρχου, Κύριε ἸησοῦAmēn, erchou, Kyrie IēsouAmin, datanglah, Tuhan YesusReturn and Reign of Christ; Assurance of God’s Final Victory22Curriculum-wide verbatim-consistency requirement, parallel to baseline’s thesis-verse consistency rules.

C. New Terms — High Risk

TermGreekTransliterationIndonesianDoctrinePrimary chaptersRisk reason
AlmightyπαντοκράτωρpantokratōrYang MahakuasaSovereignty of God over History1, 4, 11, 15–16, 19, 21Standard shared vocabulary, but applied to the Triune God including Christ — a specifically Trinitarian sovereignty claim.
Son of Manυἱὸς ἀνθρώπουhuios anthrōpouAnak ManusiaReturn and Reign of Christ; Humanity/Deity of Christ1, 14Must be kept visually/conceptually distinct from Anak Allah.
Firstborn of the deadπρωτότοκος τῶν νεκρῶνprōtotokos tōn nekrōnyang pertama bangkit dari antara orang matiResurrection of Christ (baseline extension)1Extends baseline resurrection doctrine to Christ’s unique historical priority.
Alpha and OmegaἌλφα καὶ τὸ ὮAlpha kai to ŌAlfa dan OmegaSovereignty of God over History; Deity of Christ1, 21, 22Applied to both God the Father and Christ — direct bearing on Deity of Christ when applied to Jesus (22:13).
Freely (as a gift)δωρεάνdōreandengan cuma-cuma / secara gratisThe Sovereignty of God’s Final Victory (Grace baseline extension)21, 22Reinforces Grace-vs-merit contrast at the book’s climax.
Tabernacle/dwellσκηνή, σκηνόωskēnē, skēnoōkemah, berdiamNew Heaven and New Earth; Incarnation (baseline extension)7, 13, 15, 21Same verb as John 1:14’s “dwelt” — connects Incarnation to its eschatological completion.
People (of God)λαόςlaosumatSovereignty of God over History; New Heaven and New Earth18, 21”Umat” is also the generic Indonesian sociological term for any religious community’s adherents; must be anchored as God’s unique covenant people.
Faithful and true (title/description)πιστὸς καὶ ἀληθινόςpistos kai alēthinossetia dan benarAssurance of God’s Final Victory over Evil3, 19, 21, 22Adjectival “benar” here must be distinguished from the Critical forensic sense of kebenaran (righteousness/justification).
Seven Spirits of Godἑπτὰ πνεύματα τοῦ θεοῦhepta pneumata tou theoutujuh Roh AllahSovereignty of God over History; Holy Spirit (baseline extension)1, 3, 4, 5Symbolic fullness of the one Spirit; risk of a polytheistic misreading if untaught.
WorthyἄξιοςaxioslayakWorship of the Lamb4, 5Establishes on what basis worship is due; restricted to God and the Lamb.
Root/Offspring/Key of Davidῥίζα, γένος, κλεῖς Δαυίδrhiza, genos, kleis DauidTunas/keturunan/kunci DaudDavidic Covenant (baseline extension)3, 5, 22Extends baseline Davidic covenant doctrine into Revelation’s messianic titles.
Purchased/redeemedἀγοράζωagorazōmenebusJudgment/Vindication; Universal Scope of the Gospel5, 14Price-paid redemption imagery; distinct from baseline’s justification/imputed_righteousness but closely related.
Slain (of the Lamb)ἐσφαγμένοςesphagmenosyang telah disembelihReturn and Reign of Christ; Worship of the Lamb5–6, 13The eternally-visible marks of sacrifice on the reigning, worshiped Lamb — a deliberate theological paradox.
144,000 / sealedσφραγίζω, ἑκατὸν τεσσεράκοντα τέσσαρες χιλιάδεςsphragizō, …dimeteraikan, 144.000Sovereignty of God over History; Perseverance7, 14Strong apocalyptic-literalism risk if read as a literal numeric cap on the redeemed rather than symbolic completeness.
Wrath of the Lambὀργὴ τοῦ ἀρνίουorgē tou arnioumurka Anak DombaJudgment of the Wicked6Paradoxical pairing of sacrificial Lamb-title with judicial wrath; must render orgē as righteous judicial anger, not capricious rage.
False prophetψευδοπροφήτηςpseudoprophētēsnabi palsuJudgment of the Wicked (Inspiration of Scripture baseline extension)13, 16, 19–20Direct counterfeit-contrast to true prophetic office; connects to and complicates baseline’s nabi entry.
The one who is coming quicklyὁ ἐρχόμενος ταχύho erchomenos tachyAku datang segeraReturn and Reign of Christ22”Soon” must be taught as certainty/nearness-in-God’s-perspective, not a falsifiable chronological claim.
The Spirit and the Bride say, Comeτὸ πνεῦμα καὶ ἡ νύμφη λέγουσιν, ἔρχουto pneuma kai hē nymphē legousin, erchouRoh dan pengantin itu berkata, “Marilah!”Church as Bride of Christ; Holy Spirit22Synthesizes Bride and Spirit doctrines; must not be conflated with the Critical-risk doa syafaat intercession doctrine.
Do not add to / take away from the wordsμὴ ἐπιθῇς / μὴ ἀφέλῃςmē epithēs / mē aphelēsjangan menambahkan / jangan mengurangiInspiration of Scripture (baseline extension)22Canon-integrity formula; keep focused on this book’s self-attestation, avoid turning into comparative-apologetics against other scriptures’ claimed preservation.
First resurrectionἡ ἀνάστασις ἡ πρώτηhē anastasis hē prōtēkebangkitan yang pertamaResurrection of Christ (baseline extension); Return and Reign of Christ20Unique two-resurrection technical structure; risk of confusion with the single general resurrection expected in mainstream Christian and Islamic eschatology alike.
Marriage/wedding of the Lambὁ γάμος τοῦ ἀρνίουho gamos tou arniouperkawinan Anak DombaChurch as Bride of Christ19Climactic consummation image; same corporate/covenantal framing caution as nymphē.
King of kings and Lord of lordsΒασιλεὺς βασιλέων καὶ Κύριος κυρίωνBasileus basileōn kai Kyrios kyriōnRaja segala raja dan Tuan di atas segala tuanLordship of Christ (baseline extension)19Superlative supremacy title; stylistic care needed rendering repeated “lord” register in Indonesian without losing rhetorical force.
Millennium/thousand yearsχίλια ἔτηchilia etēseribu tahunReturn and Reign of Christ20Genuinely disputed among faithful interpretive traditions; teach the underlying shared doctrine without imposing one millennial view as exclusively orthodox.
Great harlot / Babylon the greatἡ πόρνη ἡ μεγάλη, Βαβυλὼν ἡ μεγάληhē pornē hē megalē, Babylōn hē megalēperempuan sundal besar itu, Babel yang besar ituJudgment of the Wicked (contrast to Bride doctrine)17–18Deliberate negative counterpart to Bride imagery; teach as symbolic system-critique, not license for misogynistic reading.

D. New Terms — Medium Risk

TermGreekTransliterationIndonesianDoctrinePrimary chapters
New (qualitatively)καινόςkainosbaruNew Heaven and New Earth21
Heaven / skyοὐρανόςouranoslangit / surga (context-dependent)New Heaven and New Earth; Sovereignty of God21
EarthγῆbumiNew Heaven and New Earth21
Sea (symbolic)θάλασσαthalassalautNew Heaven and New Earth (apocalyptic-literalism)21
Holy cityπόλις ἁγίαpolis hagiakota kudusNew Heaven and New Earth21
ThroneθρόνοςthronostakhtaSovereignty of God over History1, 4–5, 20–22
Elders (twenty-four)πρεσβύτεροιpresbyteroitua-tuaWorship of the Lamb (apocalyptic-literalism)4–5, 7, 11, 14, 19
Living creaturesζῷαzōamakhluk-makhluk hidupWorship of the Lamb (apocalyptic-literalism)4–7, 14–15, 19
Scroll, sealβιβλίον, σφραγίςbiblion, sphragisgulungan kitab, meteraiSovereignty of God over History5–8
New songᾠδὴ καινήōdē kainēnyanyian baruWorship of the Lamb5, 14–15
Kingdom and priestsβασιλεία καὶ ἱερεῖςbasileia kai hiereiskerajaan dan imam-imamKingdom Mission (baseline extension)1, 5
Hadesᾅδηςhadēsdunia orang matiJudgment of the Wicked (apocalyptic-literalism)1, 6, 20
Prayers of the saints / incenseθυμίαμα, προσευχαὶ τῶν ἁγίωνthymiama, proseuchai tōn hagiōnukupan, doa orang-orang kudusSovereignty of God over History5, 8
Abyssἄβυσσοςabyssosjurang mautAssurance of God’s Final Victory (apocalyptic-literalism)9, 11, 20
Demonδαιμόνιονdaimonionroh jahat / setan-setanAssurance of God’s Final Victory over Evil9, 16, 18
MysteryμυστήριονmystērionrahasiaSymbolic and Apocalyptic Interpretation1, 10, 17
Great city (symbolic)ἡ πόλις ἡ μεγάληhē polis hē megalēkota besar ituJudgment of the Wicked (apocalyptic-literalism)11, 16–18
AccuserκατήγοροςkatēgorospendakwaAssurance of God’s Final Victory over Evil12
A time, times, and half a timeκαιρὸν καὶ καιρούς καὶ ἥμισυ καιροῦkairon kai kairous kai hēmisy kairousatu masa, dua masa, dan setengah masaSovereignty of God over History (apocalyptic-literalism)12
ArmageddonἉρμαγεδώνHarmagedōnHarmagedonAssurance of God’s Final Victory over Evil (apocalyptic-literalism)16
BlasphemeβλασφημέωblasphēmeōmenghujatJudgment of the Wicked13, 16
Firstfruitsἀπαρχήaparchēbuah bungaranResurrection (baseline extension)14
Winepress of God’s wrathληνὸς τοῦ θυμοῦ τῆς ὀργῆς τοῦ θεοῦlēnos tou thymou tēs orgēs tou theoukilangan anggur kegeraman murka AllahJudgment of the Wicked (apocalyptic-literalism)14
Nations bring their gloryἔθνη φέρουσιν τὴν δόξανethnē pherousin tēn doxanbangsa-bangsa membawa kemuliaanUniversal Scope of the Gospel; Unity of Jews/Gentiles21
Temple/sanctuaryναόςnaosBait Suci / Bait AllahNew Heaven and New Earth11, 21
River/tree of lifeποταμὸς/ξύλον τῆς ζωῆςpotamos/xylon tēs zōēssungai/pohon kehidupanNew Heaven and New Earth22
Curse (reversal of)κατάραkatarakutukNew Heaven and New Earth22
CowardlyδειλόςdeilospenakutPerseverance under Persecution (negative case)21
Unbelieving/faithlessἄπιστοςapistostidak percayaFaith (baseline extension, negative case)21
Second death (see Critical table also cross-listed)ὁ θάνατος ὁ δεύτεροςho thanatos ho deuteroskematian yang keduaJudgment of the Wicked2, 20–21

E. New Terms — Low Risk

TermGreekTransliterationIndonesianDoctrinePrimary chapters
BlessedμακάριοςmakariosberbahagiaAssurance / general blessing formula1, 14, 16, 19–20, 22
Wipe away (tears)ἐξαλείφωexaleiphōmenghapusNew Heaven and New Earth21
Mourning, crying, painπένθος, κραυγή, πόνοςpenthos, kraugē, ponosperkabungan, ratap tangis, rasa sakitNew Heaven and New Earth21
TribulationθλῖψιςthlipsiskesengsaraanPerseverance under Persecution1–2, 7
Patient enduranceὑπομονήhypomonēketekunan / kesabaranPerseverance under Persecution1–3, 13–14
Works/deedsἔργαergaperbuatanPerseverance; Grace-works distinction (baseline extension)2–3, 14, 20, 22
Silenceσιγήsigēsunyi senyapSymbolic and Apocalyptic Interpretation8
Locust, sorcerer, murderer, liar, idolater (vice-list items)ἀκρίς, φαρμάκος, φονεύς, ψευδής, εἰδωλολάτρηςakris, pharmakos, phoneus, pseudēs, eidōlolatrēsbelalang, tukang sihir, pembunuh, pendusta, penyembah berhalaJudgment of the Wicked9, 21
HallelujahἈλληλουϊάAllēlouiaHaleluyaWorship of the Lamb19
Little scrollβιβλαρίδιονbiblaridiongulungan kitab kecilSymbolic and Apocalyptic Interpretation10
Plaguesπληγαίplēgaibencana / wabahJudgment of the Wicked8–9, 15–16, 21–22

F. Cross-Reference: Doctrines Introduced or Extended in Revelation Not Present in the Baseline Doctrine Risk Registry

The following doctrines from the curriculum parameters are new to this book and should receive full entries in the forthcoming doctrine_risk_registry.json extension (Phase 1 Step 2+), each anchored to the glossary terms above:

  • The Return and Reign of Christ — anchor terms: ἀρνίον, Ἄλφα καὶ τὸ Ὦ, βασιλεία, χίλια ἔτη, ὁ ἐρχόμενος ταχύ.
  • The Sovereignty of God over History — anchor terms: παντοκράτωρ, θρόνος, μυστήριον, καιρὸν καὶ καιρούς.
  • Perseverance and Faithful Witness under Persecution — anchor terms: μαρτυρία/μάρτυς, ὁ νικῶν, ὑπομονή, θλῖψις.
  • Judgment of the Wicked and Vindication of the Saints — anchor terms: θηρίον, χάραγμα, θρόνος λευκὸς μέγας, λίμνη τοῦ πυρός, ὁ θάνατος ὁ δεύτερος.
  • The New Heaven and New Earth — anchor terms: καινὸς οὐρανὸς καὶ καινή γῆ, σκηνόω, ξύλον/ποταμὸς τῆς ζωῆς, κατάρα.
  • The Church as Bride of Christ — anchor terms: νύμφη, ὁ γάμος τοῦ ἀρνίου.
  • Worship of the Lamb — anchor terms: ἀρνίον, προσκυνέω, ἄξιος, ᾠδὴ καινή.
  • Symbolic and Apocalyptic Interpretation — anchor terms: ἀποκάλυψις, all numeric/symbolic figures flagged “apocalyptic-literalism risk” throughout.
  • Assurance of God’s Final Victory over Evil — anchor terms: δράκων/διάβολος/Σατανᾶς, ἄβυσσος, πιστοὶ καὶ ἀληθινοί, Ἁρμαγεδών.

Critical Risk Terms

Jesus

Approved rendering: Yesus
Transliteration: Yesus
Doctrine: Lordship of Christ
Rejected alternatives: Nabi Isa
Original: Ἰησοῦς
Category: Christology

Inherited from Romans package (copied exactly). Never Nabi Isa. Occurs throughout, climactically at 22:20-21’s ‘Amin, datanglah, Tuhan Yesus!’ Reject also any insider-movement substitution of ‘Isa’ for ‘Yesus’ in curriculum material (see 05 Translation Landscape §4.2).


Holy Spirit

Approved rendering: Roh Kudus
Transliteration: Roh Kudus
Doctrine: Sanctification
Original: πνεῦμα ἅγιον
Category: God

Inherited from Romans package (copied exactly). Occurs 1:4,10; 2-3 (sevenfold refrain ‘what the Spirit says to the churches’); 4:5; 22:17. See new entry seven_spirits_of_god for the symbolic-plural form unique to Revelation, which must never be read as seven separate divine beings.


Father

Approved rendering: Bapa
Transliteration: Bapa
Doctrine: Adoption into God’s Family
Original: πατήρ
Category: God

Inherited from Romans package (copied exactly). Occurs 1:6; 2:28; 3:5,21; 14:1. Reuse baseline adoption/procreation caution; never soften or omit per baseline doctrinal-preservation rule.


Son Of God

Approved rendering: Anak Allah
Transliteration: Anak Allah
Doctrine: Sonship of Christ
Original: υἱὸς θεοῦ
Category: Christology

Inherited from Romans package (copied exactly). Applied to Christ at 2:18. Revelation 21:7 extends filial language (‘he will be my son’) to overcoming believers built on the foundation of Christ’s own unique Sonship — see new entry adoption_sonship; the two must never be collapsed into one doctrine.


Messiah

Approved rendering: Mesias
Transliteration: Mesias
Doctrine: Messianic Promise
Original: Χριστός
Category: Christology

Inherited from Romans package (copied exactly). Occurs 1:1-2; 11:15; 12:10; 20:4,6 (as Kristus). Reuse baseline note distinguishing the crucified, risen, divine Messiah from the Qur’anic Isa al-Masih, a great prophet who is neither crucified nor divine.


Salvation

Approved rendering: keselamatan
Transliteration: keselamatan
Doctrine: Salvation
Original: σωτηρία
Category: Salvation

Inherited from Romans package (copied exactly). ‘Salvation belongs to our God’ (7:10) is doxological: God’s sole achievement through the Lamb’s blood, never a deeds-and-mercy verdict. Same distinguishing note required at every occurrence (7:10; 12:10-11; 19:1).


Apostle

Approved rendering: rasul
Transliteration: rasul
Doctrine: Apostleship
Original: ἀπόστολος
Category: Church

Inherited from Romans package (copied exactly). Occurs 18:20. See new entry twelve_apostles_of_the_lamb for 21:14’s foundational-city image, which requires the same theologian-reviewed distinguishing note from Islam’s closed prophetic line ending in Muhammad.


Incarnation

Approved rendering: Firman yang menjadi manusia
Transliteration: Firman yang menjadi manusia
Doctrine: Incarnation
Rejected alternatives: inkarnasi

Inherited from Romans package (copied exactly). Directly invoked at 19:13’s Christological title ‘the Word of God’ (ho Logos tou Theou) — see new entry word_of_god_title — and at 21:3’s eschatological tabernacling — see new entry tabernacle_dwell.


Eternal Gospel

Approved rendering: Injil yang kekal
Transliteration: euangelion aionion
Doctrine: Gospel
Original: εὐαγγέλιον αἰώνιον
Category: Salvation

New term introduced in Revelation (14:6). Compounds the baseline Injil/Quranic-collision risk with an ‘eternal’ qualifier that could be misheard as a claim about an eternally-existing, uncorrupted scripture rivaling Quranic claims about the Injil given to Isa. ‘Eternal’ must be anchored to the message’s unchanging content, never to a claim about an eternal physical text. Requires theologian review at every occurrence.


Lamb

Approved rendering: Anak Domba
Transliteration: arnion
Doctrine: Worship of the Lamb
Original: ἀρνίον
Category: Christology

New term introduced in Revelation. The dominant Christological title of the book (28 occurrences: chs. 5-7, 12-15, 17, 19, 21-22). Must retain both the sacrificial (‘slain’) and sovereign (‘worthy of worship,’ enthroned, judging) senses together at every occurrence; parallel theological weight to baseline’s Anak Allah. Requires theologian review at every occurrence.


Word Of God Title

Approved rendering: Firman Allah
Transliteration: ho Logos tou Theou
Doctrine: Deity of Christ
Original: ὁ Λόγος τοῦ Θεοῦ
Category: Christology

New term introduced in Revelation (19:13). Same Christological title as John 1:1,14’s ‘the Word,’ identifying the returning rider on the white horse. Must be explicitly connected in teaching to the baseline’s incarnation term (Firman yang menjadi manusia): the same eternal Logos who became flesh in humility now returns in glory and judgment.


Worship

Approved rendering: menyembah
Transliteration: proskyneo
Doctrine: Worship of the Lamb
Rejected alternatives: menghormati (as a softening substitute)
Original: προσκυνέω
Category: Christology

New term introduced in Revelation. Physical prostration expressing total submission and adoration. Every instance directed at the Lamb, not only at God on the throne (5:8-14; 7:9-12; 15:4), must be flagged for theologian review, since Islamic theology categorically restricts worship (ibadah) to Allah alone — one of the New Testament’s strongest deity-of-Christ claims and must never be softened into mere honor or respect. The single highest-stakes ambiguity in the whole book (see 06 Linguistic Gap Analysis §E.1).


King Of Kings Lord Of Lords

Approved rendering: Raja segala raja dan Tuan di atas segala tuan
Transliteration: Basileus basileon kai Kyrios kyrion
Doctrine: Lordship of Christ
Rejected alternatives: Tuhan di atas segala tuan (stacking Tuhan against itself, stylistically awkward)
Original: Βασιλεὺς βασιλέων καὶ Κύριος κυρίων
Category: Christology

New term introduced in Revelation (17:14; 19:16). Superlative supremacy title, the book’s definitive apocalyptic expression of Christ’s exclusive Lordship. Use established Bible-translation practice distinguishing ‘Raja’ (king)/‘raja’ (kings) from capitalized ‘Tuan’ (Lord)/lowercase ‘tuan’ (lords) to preserve rhetorical structure. Flag for joint theologian and native-speaker review.


Twelve Apostles Of The Lamb

Approved rendering: dua belas rasul Anak Domba
Transliteration: hoi dodeka apostoloi tou arniou
Doctrine: Apostleship
Original: οἱ δώδεκα ἀπόστολοι τοῦ ἀρνίου
Category: Church

New term introduced in Revelation (21:14). The New Jerusalem’s foundation stones, named for the Twelve. Reuses baseline Critical rasul framing, distinguishing the NT church-founding office from the Islamic doctrine of a closed prophetic line culminating in Muhammad.


Testimony Witness

Approved rendering: kesaksian / saksi
Transliteration: martyria / martys
Doctrine: Perseverance and Faithful Witness under Persecution
Rejected alternatives: syahid, mati syahid
Original: μαρτυρία / μάρτυς
Category: Church

New term introduced in Revelation (1:2,9; 2:13; 6:9; 11:3-7; 12:11,17; 17:6; 20:4). The semantic drift toward ‘martyr’ (one killed for testimony) must NEVER use syahid/mati syahid, the specific Islamic doctrine tied to dying in armed jihad with guaranteed paradise. Use martir (loanword) or ‘yang mati karena kesaksiannya tentang Yesus.’ 12:11 is the doctrinal keystone verse.


Revelation Book Title

Approved rendering: Wahyu
Transliteration: apokalypsis
Doctrine: Symbolic and Apocalyptic Interpretation
Original: ἀποκάλυψις
Category: Apocalyptic Symbolism

New term introduced in Revelation (1:1, book title ‘Wahyu kepada Yohanes’). Wahyu is the core Islamic term for revelation transmitted to a prophet, culminating and closing in the Qur’an to Muhammad. Every reference must be anchored explicitly to the specific unveiling of the risen, reigning, returning Jesus Christ given to John — never a generic label competing with the Qur’an’s status as wahyu.


Beast

Approved rendering: binatang itu
Transliteration: therion
Doctrine: Judgment of the Wicked and Vindication of the Saints
Original: θηρίον
Category: Judgment

New term introduced in Revelation (11, 13-17, 19-20). Primary antagonist power. Strong apocalyptic-literalism risk in both directions — must be taught as symbolic of anti-Christian political/religious power across history while affirming a real future culmination, never resolved into a single confident historical or contemporary identification (see 05 Translation Landscape §2.6 on Rev 17:9-11).


Mark Of The Beast

Approved rendering: tanda binatang itu
Transliteration: charagma
Doctrine: Judgment of the Wicked and Vindication of the Saints
Original: χάραγμα
Category: Judgment

New term introduced in Revelation (13-14, 16, 19-20). Symbol of total economic/social allegiance to the beast’s system, contrasted with the seal of God (7:3, 14:1). Resist both over-literalized technological speculation and under-literalized dismissal.


Devil Satan

Approved rendering: Iblis, Setan
Transliteration: diabolos, Satanas
Doctrine: Assurance of God’s Final Victory over Evil
Original: διάβολος, Σατανᾶς (with δράκων, ὁ ὄφις ὁ ἀρχαῖος)
Category: Judgment

New term introduced in Revelation, with ‘naga’ (dragon) and ‘ular tua’ (ancient serpent) in the four-fold identification chain (12:9; 20:2). Iblis is the specific Islamic proper name and jinn-refusal-to-prostrate origin-narrative, distinct from the biblical fallen-angel account; fence every identification-chain occurrence with a note on the differing backstories, while affirming shared recognition of him as the ultimate defeated adversary.


Second Death

Approved rendering: kematian yang kedua
Transliteration: ho thanatos ho deuteros
Doctrine: Judgment of the Wicked and Vindication of the Saints
Original: ὁ θάνατος ὁ δεύτερος
Category: Eschatology

New term introduced in Revelation (2:11; 20:6,14; 21:8, within the core passage). Technical Johannine term for final eschatological judgment distinct from ordinary physical death; no ready Indonesian equivalent. Requires a mandatory explanatory gloss at every occurrence; never paraphrase away as merely ‘punishment’ or bare repetition of ordinary death.


Great White Throne

Approved rendering: takhta putih yang besar
Transliteration: thronos leukos megas
Doctrine: Judgment of the Wicked and Vindication of the Saints
Original: θρόνος λευκὸς μέγας
Category: Eschatology

New term introduced in Revelation (20:11-15). Every occurrence must carry a note distinguishing this judgment scene (deeds revealed/confirmed, but final standing determined by inclusion in the book of life through faith) from an Islamic framework where deeds are weighed against mercy (mizan) to determine the verdict itself. See also new entry book_of_life.


Second Coming Of Christ

Approved rendering: kedatangan Kristus yang kedua
Transliteration: n/a (theological compound, cf. parousia)
Doctrine: The Return and Reign of Christ
Rejected alternatives: kedatangan (bare, unmarked — risks conflation with the incarnation)

New locked compound phrase (06 Linguistic Gap Analysis §A) covering 1:7, 19:11-16, 22:7,12,20. Never render as bare ‘kedatangan’; always the full compound to distinguish this event from Christ’s first coming (incarnation). Every occurrence must block conflation with the Islamic end-times expectation of a subordinate-prophet Isa returning under Allah’s authority to defeat al-Dajjal and later die a natural death — Revelation’s Christ returns as co-equal reigning Sovereign, not a returning created messenger.


Kingdom Climactic Announcement

Approved rendering: Kerajaan Allah dan Kerajaan Kristus-Nya
Transliteration: he basileia tou kosmou…tou kyriou hemon kai tou Christou autou
Doctrine: The Return and Reign of Christ
Original: ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ κόσμου…τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν καὶ τοῦ Χριστοῦ αὐτοῦ
Category: Kingdom

New locked term for Revelation 11:15’s definitive seventh-trumpet announcement. Requires verbatim consistency across all curriculum documents, parallel to the baseline’s Romans 1:16-17/8:28/10:9-10 treatment. Must never be read as a subordinate-kingdom arrangement; asserts total, co-equal divine triumph.


Amen Come Lord Jesus

Approved rendering: Amin, datanglah, Tuhan Yesus!
Transliteration: Amen, erchou, Kyrie Iesou
Doctrine: The Return and Reign of Christ
Original: Ἀμήν, ἔρχου, Κύριε Ἰησοῦ
Category: Christology

New locked term for Revelation 22:20-21’s closing confession. Flag for identical, verbatim rendering across every curriculum document, on the same footing as the baseline’s Romans 1:16-17/8:28/10:9-10 thesis-verse consistency rules.


Book Of Life

Approved rendering: kitab kehidupan
Transliteration: biblos tes zoes
Doctrine: Judgment of the Wicked and Vindication of the Saints

New term introduced in Revelation (3:5; 13:8; 17:8; 20:12,15; 21:27). Adequate literal Indonesian rendering exists, but requires a mandatory contrastive gloss at every Critical-risk judgment-scene occurrence: final standing is determined by inclusion in this book through faith in the Lamb, never by weighing deeds against divine mercy (Islamic mizan).


High Risk Terms

God

Approved rendering: Allah
Transliteration: Allah
Doctrine: Deity of Christ
Original: θεός
Category: God

Inherited from Romans package (copied exactly). Central across all 22 chapters of Revelation. Revelation intensifies the underlying risk by applying titles reserved for God alone (Pantokrator, Alpha and Omega, proskyneo) to Christ throughout the book — see new entries almighty, alpha_and_omega, worship.


Lord

Approved rendering: Tuhan
Transliteration: Tuhan
Doctrine: Lordship of Christ
Original: κύριος
Category: God

Inherited from Romans package (copied exactly). Escalates to Critical specifically in the compound title Revelation 19:16 ‘King of kings and Lord of lords’ — see new entry king_of_kings_lord_of_lords. Elsewhere (1:5, 17:14, 22:20-21) retains baseline High risk.


Gospel

Approved rendering: Injil
Transliteration: injil
Doctrine: Gospel
Rejected alternatives: kabar baik
Original: εὐαγγέλιον
Category: Salvation

Inherited from Romans package (copied exactly). Escalates to Critical specifically at 14:6’s ‘eternal gospel’ — see new entry eternal_gospel. Elsewhere retains baseline High risk and Quranic-collision caution.


Faith

Approved rendering: iman
Transliteration: iman
Doctrine: Faith
Original: πίστις
Category: Faith

Inherited from Romans package (copied exactly). Occurs 2:13,19; 13:10; 14:12; 21:8 (negated as apistos, see new entry unbelieving). Object of iman must remain recoverable as Christ specifically, tested here under persecution pressure.


Grace

Approved rendering: anugerah
Transliteration: anugerah
Doctrine: Grace
Rejected alternatives: rahmat, pahala
Original: χάρις
Category: Salvation

Inherited from Romans package (copied exactly). Occurs in the epistolary greeting (1:4). Reinforced by dorean (‘freely,’ 21:6, 22:17) at the book’s climax — see new entry freely_as_a_gift.


Righteousness

Approved rendering: kebenaran
Transliteration: kebenaran
Doctrine: Salvation
Original: δικαιοσύνη
Category: Salvation

Inherited from Romans package (copied exactly). At 19:8 ‘the righteous acts of the saints’ (fine linen) must be taught as fruit of grace-given standing, never merit accumulated toward acceptance. Distinct from the adjectival ‘benar’ in pistos kai alethinos — see new entry faithful_and_true.


Prophet

Approved rendering: nabi
Transliteration: nabi
Doctrine: Inspiration of Scripture
Original: προφήτης
Category: Church

Inherited from Romans package (copied exactly). Occurs 10:7; 11:10,18; 16:6; 18:20,24; 22:6,9. Contrasted throughout with the false prophet — see new entry false_prophet.


Covenant

Approved rendering: perjanjian
Transliteration: perjanjian
Doctrine: Davidic Covenant
Original: διαθήκη
Category: Covenant

Inherited from Romans package (copied exactly). ‘Ark of the covenant’ appears at 11:19.


Resurrection

Approved rendering: kebangkitan
Transliteration: kebangkitan
Doctrine: Resurrection of Christ
Original: ἀνάστασις
Category: Eschatology

Inherited from Romans package (copied exactly). Occurs in Christ’s own resurrection titles (ch. 1) and the two-resurrection structure of ch. 20 — see new entry first_resurrection.


Obedience Of Faith

Approved rendering: ketaatan iman
Transliteration: ketaatan iman
Doctrine: Obedience of Faith
Rejected alternatives: ketaatan syariat
Original: τηρέω τὰς ἐντολὰς…καὶ τὴν πίστιν/μαρτυρίαν Ἰησοῦ
Category: Faith

Inherited from Romans package (copied exactly). Echoed at 12:17 and 14:12’s formula ‘keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony/faith of Jesus.’ Never ketaatan syariat.


Adoption

Approved rendering: pengangkatan sebagai anak
Transliteration: pengangkatan sebagai anak
Doctrine: Adoption into God’s Family

Inherited from Romans package (copied exactly). Underlies 21:7’s ‘he will be my son’ — see new entry adoption_sonship for the specific Revelation rendering of the noun huios in that verse.


Faithful And True

Approved rendering: setia dan benar
Transliteration: pistos kai alethinos
Doctrine: Assurance of God’s Final Victory over Evil
Original: πιστὸς καὶ ἀληθινός
Category: Faith

New term introduced in Revelation (3:14; 19:11; 21:5; 22:6). The adjectival ‘benar’ (truthful reliability) must be kept distinct from the Critical forensic sense of kebenaran (righteousness/justification) already established in the baseline.


Redeemed Purchased

Approved rendering: menebus
Transliteration: agorazo
Doctrine: Salvation
Rejected alternatives: menyelamatkan (as a flattening substitute)
Original: ἀγοράζω
Category: Salvation

New term introduced in Revelation (5:9; 14:3-4). Price-paid redemption imagery by the Lamb’s blood; must not flatten into generic ‘menyelamatkan,’ which loses the ransom-price sense central to Worship of the Lamb doctrine.


Adoption Sonship

Approved rendering: anak
Transliteration: huios
Doctrine: Adoption into God’s Family
Original: υἱός
Category: Salvation

New term introduced in Revelation (21:7, ‘he will be my son’). Full filial, inheritance-bearing son-status conferred on the overcomer by grace, echoing 2 Samuel 7:14. Must be taught alongside baseline pengangkatan sebagai anak framing as relational/legal, never physical procreation, and kept distinct from Christ’s own unique, eternal Sonship (son_of_god).


Almighty

Approved rendering: Yang Mahakuasa
Transliteration: pantokrator
Doctrine: The Sovereignty of God over History
Original: παντοκράτωρ
Category: God

New term introduced in Revelation (1:8; 4:8; 11:17; 15:3; 16:7,14; 19:6,15; 21:22). Standard shared vocabulary compatible with Islamic Al-Qadir as an attribute; risk is that this title is applied to the Triune God including Christ (1:8, cf. 1:17-18), asserting specifically Trinitarian sovereignty. Teaching notes must make the referent explicit at each occurrence.


Alpha And Omega

Approved rendering: Alfa dan Omega
Transliteration: Alpha kai to O
Doctrine: Deity of Christ
Original: τὸ Ἄλφα καὶ τὸ Ὦ
Category: God

New term introduced in Revelation (1:8; 21:6; 22:13). Applied to both God the Father and to Christ; when applied to Jesus (22:13), flag for theologian review as asserting the same eternal, uncreated status as when applied to the Father, directly bearing on Deity of Christ. Never adopt Jehovah’s Witness/NWT-style readings that soften this into a lesser, created-being claim (see 05 Translation Landscape §4.1).


Son Of Man

Approved rendering: Anak Manusia
Transliteration: huios anthropou
Doctrine: Sonship of Christ
Original: υἱὸς ἀνθρώπου
Category: Christology

New term introduced in Revelation (1:13; 14:14). Danielic/messianic self-designation affirming Christ’s full humanity together with glorified divine authority. Must be kept visually and conceptually distinct from Anak Allah so the two titles are never confused or collapsed.


Firstborn Of The Dead

Approved rendering: yang pertama bangkit dari antara orang mati
Transliteration: prototokos ton nekron
Doctrine: Resurrection of Christ
Original: πρωτότοκος τῶν νεκρῶν
Category: Christology

New term introduced in Revelation (1:5). Extends the baseline resurrection doctrine to Christ’s unique historical priority and paradigm for believers’ own resurrection.


Slain Lamb

Approved rendering: yang telah disembelih
Transliteration: esphagmenos
Doctrine: Worship of the Lamb
Original: ἐσφαγμένος
Category: Christology

New term introduced in Revelation (5:6,12; 13:8). Perfect participle denoting the Lamb’s completed, past sacrificial death with ongoing, visible significance. Must retain the ongoing, present-tense visibility of the slain-yet-living, reigning Lamb — a deliberate theological paradox, never smoothed away.


Root Offspring Key Of David

Approved rendering: Tunas dan keturunan Daud / kunci Daud
Transliteration: rhiza, genos, kleis Dauid
Doctrine: Davidic Covenant
Original: ῥίζα, γένος, κλεῖς Δαυίδ
Category: Christology

New term introduced in Revelation (3:7; 5:5; 22:16). Messianic-Davidic titles (Genesis 49:9-10; Isaiah 11:1,10) asserting Christ’s fulfillment of the Davidic covenant; requires explicit OT covenant-promise background teaching.


Worthy

Approved rendering: layak
Transliteration: axios
Doctrine: Worship of the Lamb
Original: ἄξιος
Category: Christology

New term introduced in Revelation (4:11; 5:2,4,9,12). The worship-refrain of Revelation; worthiness is granted uniquely to God the Creator and the slain Lamb, never extended to any other figure, angel, or elder (cf. 22:8-9’s angel-refusal contrast).


Wrath Of The Lamb

Approved rendering: murka Anak Domba
Transliteration: orge tou arniou
Doctrine: Judgment of the Wicked and Vindication of the Saints
Original: ὀργὴ τοῦ ἀρνίου
Category: Christology

New term introduced in Revelation (6:16-17). Paradoxical pairing of the sacrificial ‘Lamb’ title with divine judicial wrath. Orge must be rendered consistently as righteous judicial anger, never capricious rage. Do not smooth the deliberate jarring quality of pairing ‘Lamb’ with ‘wrath.‘


Church Bride

Approved rendering: pengantin perempuan
Transliteration: nymphe
Doctrine: The Church as Bride of Christ
Rejected alternatives: mempelai (less standard in Bible-translation tradition)
Original: νύμφη
Category: Church

New term introduced in Revelation (19:7; 21:2,9; 22:17). Corporate, covenantal, consummated union imagery for the whole believing community. Never a claim about individual believers’ marital status, nor about God the Father taking a literal spouse.


Marriage Of The Lamb

Approved rendering: perkawinan Anak Domba
Transliteration: ho gamos tou arniou
Doctrine: The Church as Bride of Christ
Original: ὁ γάμος τοῦ ἀρνίου
Category: Church

New term introduced in Revelation (19:6-9). The consummation of the Bride imagery. Requires the same corporate/covenantal framing note as church_bride.


Spirit And Bride Say Come

Approved rendering: Roh dan pengantin itu berkata, “Marilah!”
Transliteration: to pneuma kai he nymphe legousin, erchou
Doctrine: The Church as Bride of Christ
Original: τὸ πνεῦμα καὶ ἡ νύμφη λέγουσιν, ἔρχου
Category: Church

New term introduced in Revelation (22:17). The church’s Spirit-prompted longing for Christ’s return. Distinct from and must never be conflated with the Critical-risk baseline doa syafaat intercession doctrine — this is longing/petition, not mediatorial intercession.


Overcomer

Approved rendering: yang menang
Transliteration: ho nikon
Doctrine: Perseverance and Faithful Witness under Persecution
Original: ὁ νικῶν
Category: Church

New term introduced in Revelation. Present participle of nikao, closing refrain of each of the seven letters (chs. 2-3) and climactically at 21:7. Risks being heard through regional triumphalist religious-political victory/jihad rhetoric; every occurrence needs a note clarifying nonviolent faithfulness secured by Christ’s finished work (12:11), not victory achieved by the believer’s own strength or struggle.


False Prophet

Approved rendering: nabi palsu
Transliteration: pseudoprophetes
Doctrine: Judgment of the Wicked and Vindication of the Saints
Original: ψευδοπροφήτης
Category: Church

New term introduced in Revelation (13:11-17; 16:13; 19:20; 20:10). Every occurrence should be taught alongside baseline nabi/Inspiration of Scripture doctrine, distinguishing Revelation’s internal true-vs-false-prophet contrast from the Islamic doctrine of a closed prophetic line ending with Muhammad.


The 144000 Sealed

Approved rendering: dimeteraikan, 144.000
Transliteration: sphragizo, hekaton tesserakonta tessares chiliades
Doctrine: Symbolic and Apocalyptic Interpretation
Original: σφραγίζω, ἑκατὸν τεσσεράκοντα τέσσαρες χιλιάδες
Category: Apocalyptic Symbolism

New term introduced in Revelation (7:4; 14:1,3). Symbolic number (12x12x1,000) for the complete, protected people of God, not a literal census cap — a very common and consequential over-literalist misreading in popular apocalyptic teaching.


Millennium

Approved rendering: seribu tahun
Transliteration: chilia ete
Doctrine: The Return and Reign of Christ
Original: χίλια ἔτη
Category: Apocalyptic Symbolism

New term introduced in Revelation (20:1-7). Genuinely disputed among faithful interpretive traditions (premillennial, amillennial, postmillennial). Teach the shared core doctrine (Christ’s certain return and reign; a first resurrection distinct from the general resurrection) without presenting one millennial view as the only orthodox option.


Great Harlot Babylon

Approved rendering: perempuan sundal besar itu, Babel yang besar itu
Transliteration: he porne he megale, Babylon he megale
Doctrine: Judgment of the Wicked and Vindication of the Saints
Original: ἡ πόρνη ἡ μεγάλη, Βαβυλὼν ἡ μεγάλη
Category: Judgment

New term introduced in Revelation (17-18). Deliberate negative counterpart to the Bride of Christ imagery in chs. 19, 21; teach as symbolic system-critique, never license for misogynistic reading or literal-city identification (see beast entry).


Lake Of Fire

Approved rendering: lautan api
Transliteration: limne tou pyros
Doctrine: Judgment of the Wicked and Vindication of the Saints
Original: λίμνη τοῦ πυρός
Category: Eschatology

New term introduced in Revelation (19:20; 20:10,14-15; 21:8). Must not be softened into a metaphor for mere non-existence, nor sensationalized independent of the passage’s pastoral purpose (assurance for the overcomer, warning for the unrepentant).


First Resurrection

Approved rendering: kebangkitan yang pertama
Transliteration: he anastasis he prote
Doctrine: Resurrection of Christ
Original: ἡ ἀνάστασις ἡ πρώτη
Category: Eschatology

New term introduced in Revelation (20:5-6). Resurrection unto reigning with Christ, contrasted with a ‘second’ resurrection unto judgment. Unique two-resurrection structure requires its own explanatory note; easily confused with the single general resurrection expected in both mainstream Christian and Islamic eschatology.


Coming Soon

Approved rendering: Aku datang segera
Transliteration: ho erchomenos tachy
Doctrine: The Return and Reign of Christ
Original: ὁ ἐρχόμενος ταχύ
Category: Eschatology

New term introduced in Revelation (22:7,12,20). Should be taught as certainty and nearness-in-God’s-perspective, not a falsifiable chronological prediction, given nearly two millennia since these words were written — an important pastoral-apologetic note.


Tabernacle Dwell

Approved rendering: akan berdiam bersama-sama / kemah
Transliteration: skene / skenoo
Doctrine: The New Heaven and New Earth
Original: σκηνή / σκηνόω
Category: Eschatology

New term introduced in Revelation (7:15; 12:12; 13:6; 21:3, within the core passage). Same verb as John 1:14’s ‘the Word became flesh and dwelt among us.’ Requires a mandatory teaching note explicitly drawing the John 1:14 connection: God’s tabernacling presence, begun in the incarnate Christ, becomes the permanent condition of the new creation — the same theological pressure point as baseline Incarnation, applied eschatologically.


People Of God

Approved rendering: umat
Transliteration: laos
Doctrine: The Sovereignty of God over History
Original: λαός
Category: Covenant

New term introduced in Revelation (18:4; 21:3, within the core passage). ‘Umat’ is also the generic Indonesian sociological term for any religious community’s adherents (umat Islam, umat Kristen); must be anchored as God’s own unique covenant people (echoing Leviticus 26:12, Jeremiah 31:33), never one umat among several parallel, socially-registered religious communities.


Do Not Add Take Away

Approved rendering: jangan menambahkan / jangan mengurangi
Transliteration: me epithes / me apheles
Doctrine: Inspiration of Scripture
Original: μὴ ἐπιθῇς / μὴ ἀφέλῃς
Category: Church

New term introduced in Revelation (22:18-19). Covenant-document integrity formula echoing Deuteronomy 4:2, self-referential to this book’s own text. Must remain scoped to Revelation’s own self-attestation and never be turned into comparative apologetics against other scriptures’ claimed preservation (e.g. the Qur’an’s tahrif doctrine regarding the Injil).


Medium Risk Terms

Holy

Approved rendering: kudus
Transliteration: kudus
Doctrine: Sanctification
Rejected alternatives: suci

Inherited from Romans package (copied exactly). Trisagion ‘Holy, holy, holy’ (4:8) and ‘holy city’ (21:2, 22:19); never suci.


Saints

Approved rendering: orang-orang kudus
Transliteration: orang-orang kudus
Doctrine: Sainthood
Rejected alternatives: wali
Original: ἅγιοι
Category: Church

Inherited from Romans package (copied exactly). Very frequent in Revelation’s second half (5, 8, 11, 13-14, 16-20). Never wali (Sufi saints venerated at Indonesian pilgrimage sites).


Glory

Approved rendering: kemuliaan
Transliteration: kemuliaan
Doctrine: Deity of Christ
Original: δόξα
Category: God

Inherited from Romans package (copied exactly). Central to Worship of the Lamb doctrine throughout (1, 4-5, 7, 15, 18-19, 21).


Kingdom Of God

Approved rendering: Kerajaan Allah
Transliteration: Kerajaan Allah
Doctrine: Kingdom Mission
Original: βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ
Category: Kingdom

Inherited from Romans package (copied exactly). Escalates to Critical specifically at 11:15’s climactic double announcement — see new entry kingdom_climactic_announcement. Must never stand as unqualified political-kingdom language; always paired with Allah/Kristus/Anak Domba as subject.


David

Approved rendering: Daud
Transliteration: Daud
Doctrine: Davidic Covenant
Original: Δαυίδ
Category: Covenant

Inherited from Romans package (copied exactly). Occurs 3:7; 5:5; 22:16 in the Root/Offspring/Key of David titles — see new entry root_offspring_key_of_david.


Israel

Approved rendering: Israel
Transliteration: Israel
Doctrine: Unity of Jews and Gentiles
Original: Ἰσραήλ
Category: Covenant

Inherited from Romans package (copied exactly). Twelve tribes named on the New Jerusalem’s gates (21:12); occurs also 2:14, 7:4.


Sin

Approved rendering: dosa
Transliteration: dosa
Doctrine: Universal Human Accountability
Original: ἁμαρτία
Category: Sin

Inherited from Romans package (copied exactly). ‘[He] freed us from our sins by his blood’ (1:5, following the modern critical text’s lysanti reading — see 05 Translation Landscape §2.1, never the older lousanti ‘washed’ variant unless explicitly footnoted); ‘her sins’ of Babylon (18:5).


Gentiles

Approved rendering: bangsa-bangsa lain
Transliteration: bangsa-bangsa lain
Doctrine: Unity of Jews and Gentiles
Rejected alternatives: orang kafir

Inherited from Romans package (copied exactly). Extremely frequent (2, 5, 7, 10-15, 17-22); semantic range is broader here than Romans’ strict Jew/Gentile contrast — often ‘the nations’ generally, sometimes judged, sometimes ultimately included (21:24, see new entry nations_bring_glory). Never orang kafir.


Church

Approved rendering: jemaat
Transliteration: jemaat
Doctrine: Church as God’s People
Rejected alternatives: gereja

Inherited from Romans package (copied exactly). Used for the seven local congregations addressed in chapters 1-3 (ekklesia). Distinct from the corporate/universal Bride imagery of chs. 19, 21-22 — see new entry church_bride; do not conflate the two usages.


Seed Of David

Approved rendering: keturunan Daud
Transliteration: keturunan Daud
Doctrine: Davidic Covenant

Inherited from Romans package (copied exactly). Underlies the Root/Offspring of David titles at 5:5 and 22:16 — see new entry root_offspring_key_of_david.


Unbelieving

Approved rendering: tidak percaya
Transliteration: apistos
Doctrine: Faith
Original: ἄπιστος
Category: Faith

New term introduced in Revelation. Negative counterpart of the faith that justifies; part of the vice-list of the judged in the core passage (21:8).


Throne

Approved rendering: takhta
Transliteration: thronos
Doctrine: The Sovereignty of God over History
Original: θρόνος
Category: God

New term introduced in Revelation (1, 4-5, 20-22). Reserved for God’s/the Lamb’s throne; distinguished from any earthly kerajaan throne.


Mystery

Approved rendering: rahasia
Transliteration: mysterion
Doctrine: The Sovereignty of God over History
Original: μυστήριον
Category: God

New term introduced in Revelation (1:20; 10:7; 17:5,7). Should not suggest esoteric/gnostic secret knowledge available only to initiates.


Kingdom And Priests

Approved rendering: kerajaan dan imam-imam
Transliteration: basileia kai hiereis
Doctrine: Kingdom Mission
Original: βασιλεία καὶ ἱερεῖς
Category: Church

New term introduced in Revelation (1:6; 5:10). Corporate identity conferred on the redeemed (echoing Exodus 19:6); no equivalent lay-priesthood concept in Islam, where religious authority is mediated through scholars (ulama) — may need explicit unpacking.


Elders Twenty Four

Approved rendering: tua-tua
Transliteration: presbyteroi (eikosi tessares)
Doctrine: Worship of the Lamb
Original: πρεσβύτεροι (εἴκοσι τέσσαρες)
Category: Apocalyptic Symbolism

New term introduced in Revelation (4-5, 7, 11, 14, 19). Representative heavenly figures, symbolic of the whole people of God, not a literal census of individuals.


Living Creatures

Approved rendering: makhluk-makhluk hidup
Transliteration: zoa
Doctrine: Worship of the Lamb
Original: ζῷα
Category: Apocalyptic Symbolism

New term introduced in Revelation (4-7, 14-15, 19). Four symbolic beings (cf. Ezekiel 1, Isaiah 6) representing the fullness of created life joining worship of the Creator.


Scroll And Seal

Approved rendering: gulungan kitab, meterai
Transliteration: biblion, sphragis
Doctrine: The Sovereignty of God over History
Original: βιβλίον, σφραγίς
Category: Apocalyptic Symbolism

New term introduced in Revelation (5-8). Represents God’s sovereign plan for history, opened only by the worthy Lamb.


Time Times Half Time

Approved rendering: satu masa, dua masa, dan setengah masa
Transliteration: kairon kai kairous kai hemisy kairou
Doctrine: The Sovereignty of God over History
Rejected alternatives: three and a half years (falsely precise calendrical smoothing)
Original: καιρὸν καὶ καιρούς καὶ ἥμισυ καιροῦ
Category: Apocalyptic Symbolism

New term introduced in Revelation (12:14; cf. 11:2-3, 12:6, 13:5). Symbolic period (half of seven = limitation); strong caution against date-setting or literal calendrical calculation.


Armageddon

Approved rendering: Harmagedon
Transliteration: Harmagedon
Doctrine: Assurance of God’s Final Victory over Evil
Original: Ἁρμαγεδών
Category: Apocalyptic Symbolism

New term introduced in Revelation (16:16). Symbolic place-name for the final gathering of hostile powers against God; not necessarily a literal single battlefield requiring geopolitical speculation.


Great City Symbolic

Approved rendering: kota besar itu
Transliteration: he polis he megale
Doctrine: Judgment of the Wicked and Vindication of the Saints
Original: ἡ πόλις ἡ μεγάλη
Category: Apocalyptic Symbolism

New term introduced in Revelation (11:8; 16-18). Symbolic designation for the world-system opposed to God (identified with Sodom, Egypt, Babylon at different points), not a claim about one literal city’s permanent identity.


New Song

Approved rendering: nyanyian baru
Transliteration: ode kaine
Doctrine: Worship of the Lamb
Original: ᾠδὴ καινή
Category: Apocalyptic Symbolism

New term introduced in Revelation (5:9; 14:3). Worship response to the Lamb’s redemptive achievement.


Accuser

Approved rendering: pendakwa
Transliteration: kategoros
Doctrine: Assurance of God’s Final Victory over Evil
Original: κατήγορος
Category: Judgment

New term introduced in Revelation (12:10). Names Satan’s characteristic activity, decisively overcome.


Abyss

Approved rendering: jurang maut
Transliteration: abyssos
Doctrine: Assurance of God’s Final Victory over Evil
Original: ἄβυσσος
Category: Judgment

New term introduced in Revelation (9, 11, 20). Confining prison-realm of demonic powers; demonic power operates only within God-sovereignly-permitted limits.


Demon

Approved rendering: roh jahat / setan-setan
Transliteration: daimonion
Doctrine: Spiritual Warfare and Demonology
Original: δαιμόνιον
Category: Judgment

New term introduced in Revelation (9, 16, 18). Indonesia’s folk cosmology (jin, hantu, roh halus) has extensive ritual practice of appeasement/consultation via dukun; teaching materials must make clear Revelation’s demons are to be resisted under Christ’s authority alone, never consulted, placated, or treated as neutral local spirits.


Hades

Approved rendering: dunia orang mati
Transliteration: hades
Doctrine: Judgment of the Wicked and Vindication of the Saints
Original: ᾅδης
Category: Judgment

New term introduced in Revelation (1:18; 6:8; 20:13-14). Realm/power of death, personified alongside Death itself; distinct from the final lake of fire. Should not be conflated with any specific local-religious underworld concept.


Blaspheme

Approved rendering: menghujat
Transliteration: blasphemeo
Doctrine: Judgment of the Wicked and Vindication of the Saints
Original: βλασφημέω
Category: Judgment

New term introduced in Revelation (13:6; 16:9,11,21). Names the unrepentant world’s active hostility toward God, not mere ignorance.


Winepress Of Wrath

Approved rendering: kilangan anggur kegeraman murka Allah
Transliteration: lenos tou thymou tes orges tou theou
Doctrine: Judgment of the Wicked and Vindication of the Saints
Original: ληνὸς τοῦ θυμοῦ τῆς ὀργῆς τοῦ θεοῦ
Category: Judgment

New term introduced in Revelation (14:19-20). Judgment imagery drawing on Isaiah 63 and Joel 3.


New Qualitatively

Approved rendering: baru
Transliteration: kainos
Doctrine: The New Heaven and New Earth
Rejected alternatives: lain (a different/other one — loses the qualitative-renewal sense)
Original: καινός
Category: Eschatology

New term introduced in Revelation (21:1,5). Must signal qualitative renewal (kainos), not mere replacement, repair, or another instance in a series (neos).


Sea Symbolic

Approved rendering: laut
Transliteration: thalassa
Doctrine: The New Heaven and New Earth
Original: θάλασσα
Category: Eschatology

New term introduced in Revelation (21:1, ‘no more sea’). In apocalyptic idiom the sea is the origin of chaos/the beast (13:1); ‘no more sea’ symbolically removes the primeval source of chaos, not a mundane geographic/hydrological claim.


Holy City

Approved rendering: kota kudus
Transliteration: polis hagia
Doctrine: The New Heaven and New Earth
Original: πόλις ἁγία
Category: Eschatology

New term introduced in Revelation (21:2; 22:19). The consummated, corporate people of God, not a private paradise for isolated individuals.


Temple Sanctuary

Approved rendering: Bait Suci / Bait Allah
Transliteration: naos
Doctrine: The New Heaven and New Earth
Original: ναός
Category: Eschatology

New term introduced in Revelation (11:1-2,19; 21:22). ‘I saw no temple in the city, for the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb are its temple’ (21:22) — connect explicitly to the tabernacle_dwell theme: direct access to God’s presence, not ongoing ritual mediation.


Tree River Of Life

Approved rendering: sungai air kehidupan, pohon kehidupan
Transliteration: potamos hydatos zoes, xylon zoes
Doctrine: The New Heaven and New Earth
Original: ποταμὸς ὕδατος ζωῆς, ξύλον ζωῆς
Category: Eschatology

New term introduced in Revelation (22:1-2). Edenic imagery (Genesis 2:9-10) restored and intensified; reuse living_water_of_life from 21:6.


Curse Reversal

Approved rendering: kutuk
Transliteration: katara
Doctrine: The New Heaven and New Earth
Original: κατάρα
Category: Eschatology

New term introduced in Revelation (22:3). The Genesis 3 curse on creation, definitively reversed; connect explicitly to Genesis 3 in teaching materials.


Living Water Of Life

Approved rendering: air kehidupan
Transliteration: pege tou hydatos tes zoes
Doctrine: Salvation
Rejected alternatives: air hidup/segar (generic, loses the theological sense)
Original: πηγὴ τοῦ ὕδατος τῆς ζωῆς
Category: Eschatology

New term introduced in Revelation (21:6; 22:1,17, within/adjacent to the core passage). Spiritual thirst answered by an inexhaustible divine source (echoes John 4:14, 7:37-38; Isaiah 55:1); must be kept distinct from generic refreshing water.


Nations Bring Glory

Approved rendering: bangsa-bangsa membawa kemuliaan
Transliteration: ethne pherousin ten doxan
Doctrine: Universal Scope of the Gospel
Original: ἔθνη φέρουσιν τὴν δόξαν
Category: Church

New term introduced in Revelation (21:24-26). Positive, inclusive eschatological climax of Gentile inclusion; teach alongside baseline’s Romans 15:8-12 treatment.


Firstfruits

Approved rendering: buah bungaran
Transliteration: aparche
Doctrine: Resurrection of Christ
Original: ἀπαρχή
Category: Eschatology

New term introduced in Revelation (14:4). Connects to the baseline’s Resurrection doctrine’s firstfruits language (cf. 1 Corinthians 15:20).


Cowardly

Approved rendering: penakut
Transliteration: deilos
Doctrine: Perseverance and Faithful Witness under Persecution
Original: δειλός
Category: Faith

New term introduced in Revelation (21:8, within the core passage). Names apostasy under persecution-pressure as judgment-worthy unfaithfulness — negative case of the Perseverance doctrine.


Low Risk Terms

Prophecy

Approved rendering: nubuat
Transliteration: nubuat
Doctrine: Fulfillment of Prophecy
Original: προφητεία
Category: Church

Inherited from Romans package (copied exactly). ‘Words of this prophecy’ (22:18-19) ties to the Inspiration of Scripture doctrine and the canon-integrity formula — see new entry do_not_add_take_away.


Thanksgiving

Approved rendering: ucapan syukur
Transliteration: ucapan syukur
Doctrine: Thanksgiving and Praise

Inherited from Romans package (copied exactly). Doxological refrains at 4:9; 7:12; 11:17; 19:1-6; addressee (God and the Lamb together) must remain clear in context.


Little Scroll

Approved rendering: gulungan kitab kecil
Transliteration: biblaridion
Doctrine: Symbolic and Apocalyptic Interpretation
Original: βιβλαρίδιον
Category: Apocalyptic Symbolism

New term introduced in Revelation (10:9-10). Symbolizes the mixed sweetness and bitterness of the prophetic task.


Silence

Approved rendering: sunyi senyap
Transliteration: sige
Doctrine: Symbolic and Apocalyptic Interpretation
Original: σιγή
Category: Apocalyptic Symbolism

New term introduced in Revelation (8:1). Dramatic pause heightening the solemnity of God’s coming judgment.


Plagues

Approved rendering: bencana / wabah
Transliteration: plegai
Doctrine: Judgment of the Wicked and Vindication of the Saints
Original: πληγαί
Category: Apocalyptic Symbolism

New term introduced in Revelation (8-9, 15-16, 21-22). Standard vocabulary for divinely-sent judgments.


Vice List

Approved rendering: tukang sihir, pembunuh, pendusta, penyembah berhala
Transliteration: pharmakos, phoneus, pseudes, eidololatres, akris
Doctrine: Judgment of the Wicked and Vindication of the Saints
Original: φαρμάκος, φονεύς, ψευδής, εἰδωλολάτρης, ἀκρίς
Category: Judgment

New term introduced in Revelation (9:3-11; 21:8; 22:15). Concrete moral/occult categories in the vice-lists of the judged; pharmakos should be taught as occult/spiritist practice generally, never targeting a specific ethnic or folk-tradition group.


Blessed

Approved rendering: berbahagia
Transliteration: makarios
Doctrine: Beatitudes and Blessing
Original: μακάριος
Category: Faith

New term introduced in Revelation (1:3; 14:13; 16:15; 19:9; 20:6; 22:7,14). Introduces the book’s seven ‘blessed’ sayings, framing Revelation as meant to bless its hearers, not merely alarm them.


Wipe Away Tears

Approved rendering: menghapus
Transliteration: exaleipho
Doctrine: The New Heaven and New Earth
Original: ἐξαλείφω
Category: Eschatology

New term introduced in Revelation (21:4, within the core passage). God’s own tender action removing all sorrow; warm register appropriate.


Mourning Crying Pain

Approved rendering: perkabungan, ratap tangis, rasa sakit
Transliteration: penthos, kraugē, ponos
Doctrine: The New Heaven and New Earth
Original: πένθος, κραυγή, πόνος
Category: Eschatology

New term introduced in Revelation (21:4, within the core passage). Grief-language triad deliberately reversing Genesis 3’s curse-language; draw the connection explicitly in teaching.


Tribulation

Approved rendering: kesengsaraan
Transliteration: thlipsis
Doctrine: Perseverance and Faithful Witness under Persecution
Original: θλῖψις
Category: Faith

New term introduced in Revelation (1:9; 2:9-10; 7:14). Real, present suffering of the churches under persecution.


Patient Endurance

Approved rendering: ketekunan / kesabaran
Transliteration: hypomone
Doctrine: Perseverance and Faithful Witness under Persecution
Original: ὑπομονή
Category: Faith

New term introduced in Revelation (1-3, 13-14). Steadfastness under trial, not passive resignation; positive counterpart to ‘overcoming.‘


Works Deeds

Approved rendering: perbuatan
Transliteration: erga
Doctrine: Perseverance and Faithful Witness under Persecution
Original: ἔργα
Category: Faith

New term introduced in Revelation (2-3, 14, 20, 22:12). Observable conduct evaluated by Christ; every occurrence should be taught alongside baseline Grace/Faith doctrines to prevent a deeds-based reading of final acceptance — deeds are fruit and evidence, never the ground, of salvation.


Hallelujah

Approved rendering: Haleluya
Transliteration: Allelouia
Doctrine: Thanksgiving and Praise
Original: Ἀλληλουϊά
Category: Church

New term introduced in Revelation (19:1-6). Established transliteration; already noted as compatible in the baseline.

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