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Bible Encyclopedias
Doxology
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
The clause, "as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be," was probably added to the original simple formula to emphasize the church's dissent from the Arian conception of Christ.
The term is applied in particular to the concluding paragraph of the Lord's Prayer (Matthew 6:13 margin, "For thine is the kingdom," etc.; compare 1 Chronicles 29:11 , and see
To the same general class belong Psalm 41:13; Psalm 72:18 f; Psalm 89:52; Romans 16:27; Ephesians 2:20; 1 Timothy 1:17; Judges 1:25; Revelation 5:13 f; Revelation 19:1-3 , and the modern stanza beginning "Praise God, from whom all blessings flow."
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Doxology'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​d/doxology.html. 1915.