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Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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or the ability of performing, is in an essential degree an attribute of Deity: God is emphatically styled All-powerful. Power signifies sometimes a right privilege, or dignity (John 1:12); sometimes absolute authority (Matthew 28:18); sometimes the exertion or act of power, as of the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 1:19), of angels, or of human governments, magistrates, etc. (Romans 13:1), and perhaps it generally includes the idea of dignity and superiority. So, the body "is sown in weakness, it is raised in power" (1 Corinthians 15:43). The "prince of the power of the air" (Ephesians 2:2) is a figurative representation of Satan (q.v.). (See AIR).

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Power'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​p/power.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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