In the context of the Bible, "terminations" can refer to the end or cessation of various events, covenants, or life itself. The concept of termination is woven throughout Scripture, often highlighting the sovereignty of God in bringing things to their appointed end.

1. Termination of Life:

The Bible frequently addresses the termination of life, emphasizing the transient nature of human existence. In Ecclesiastes 3:2, it is stated, "a time to be born and a time to die," underscoring the divine timing in the life cycle. The brevity of life is further highlighted in James 4:14, which describes life as "a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes."

Death, as a termination of earthly life, is a consequence of sin, as articulated in Romans 6:23: "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." This verse contrasts the termination of physical life with the promise of eternal life through faith in Jesus Christ.

2. Termination of Covenants:

Throughout the Bible, God establishes covenants with His people, some of which have specific terms and conditions that, when fulfilled or violated, lead to their termination. The Old Covenant, given through Moses, was ultimately fulfilled and brought to an end by the New Covenant through Jesus Christ. Hebrews 8:13 states, "By calling this covenant 'new,' He has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and outdated will soon disappear."

The termination of the Old Covenant signifies the completion of its purpose and the establishment of a new relationship between God and humanity through Christ, as prophesied in Jeremiah 31:31-34 and fulfilled in the New Testament.

3. Termination of the World:

The Bible also speaks of the ultimate termination of the current world order. In 2 Peter 3:10, it is written, "But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything done in it will be laid bare." This eschatological termination points to the final judgment and the creation of a new heaven and a new earth, as described in Revelation 21:1.

4. Termination of Sin and Suffering:

The termination of sin and suffering is a central theme in the Christian hope for the future. Revelation 21:4 promises, "He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away." This termination of suffering is part of the consummation of God's redemptive plan, where sin and its consequences are eradicated.

5. Termination of Specific Events:

The Bible records numerous instances where specific events or periods come to an end by divine intervention. For example, the termination of the Babylonian exile is prophesied in Jeremiah 29:10: "For thus says the LORD: 'When seventy years are completed for Babylon, I will visit you and fulfill My good word to you, to bring you back to this place.'" This demonstrates God's control over historical events and His faithfulness to His promises.

In summary, the concept of termination in the Bible serves as a reminder of God's ultimate authority over life, covenants, history, and the future. It underscores the transient nature of earthly existence and the hope of eternal life and restoration through Jesus Christ.

The Greek of the Septuagint.
... Foreign words (a) with Greek terminations: habra, thibis, siklos; (b) transliterated:
ailam, dabeir, ephoud bar, nebel, eloe sabaoth, oiphi, sersereth ...
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Verbs, 15-33
... There are in Greek two terminations of the 3d person plural of the historic tenses ".
(1) in -n, (2) in -san. Thus in Homer we have eban and also ebesan. ...
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Concerning Good, Light, Beauty, Love, Ecstasy, Jealousy, and that ...
... But what slipped from our view in the midst of our discourse, the Good is Cause
of the celestial movements in their commencements and terminations, of their ...
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The Conquest of Babylon.
... There was a breast-work or low wall along the banks of it on either side, with openings
at the terminations of the streets leading to the water, and flights of ...
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Whether Our Intellect Understands Corporeal and Material Things by ...
... Hence quantities, such as number, dimension, and figures, which are the terminations
of quantity, can be considered apart from sensible qualities; and this is ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether our intellect understands corporeal.htm

And Jesus came to Bethany, and Found Him Already Four Days in the ...
... A copyist using a carelessly written Arabic exemplar might conceivably overlook
the plural terminations. Besides, they are often omitted in Syriac mss. ...
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The Life of Sir Thomas Browne.
... sentences that shall be at once gramatically Latin and Castilian: this will appear
very unlikely to a man that considers the Spanish terminations; and Howel ...
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Nouns, 1-14
... euthes, euthes, for euthus, eutheia, euthu, which also occurs frequently. hemisus,
-u is an adjective of two terminations in the LXX. hemiseia does not occur. ...
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His Writings: their Characteristics.
... rhyme; but the nature of the language which by reason of its uniformity of etymological
structure abounds in words of like terminations, often causes ...
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Caput xv.
... with the moving and life-producing, and the rapid and resistless development of
Nature, and the Hiddenness of the moving sources and terminations to us unknown ...
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Terminations (1 Occurrence)
... Multi-Version Concordance Terminations (1 Occurrence). Joshua 15:11 And
the border went out to the side of Ekron northward: and the ...
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Termination (5 Occurrences)

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Terms (25 Occurrences)

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Persian (4 Occurrences)
... Pahlavi, as written (the so-called Huzvaresh), contains an immense number of Aramaic
words, but the Persian terminations attached to these show that they were ...
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Assyria (124 Occurrences)
... grew up between the spoken language and the language of literature, which had
incorporated many Summerian words, and retained grammatical terminations that the ...
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Samaritan (8 Occurrences)
... That case terminations have a tendency to disappear is to be seen in English and
French The sign of the accusative, 'eth, frequently omitted in the Massoretic ...
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Text (5 Occurrences)
... needed correcting. Thus, second aorist terminations in -a are changed to
-o and the like. (2) Historical Corrections. Under this ...
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Manuscripts
... needed correcting. Thus, second aorist terminations in -a are changed to
-o and the like. (2) Historical Corrections. Under this ...
/m/manuscripts.htm - 39k

Hittites (39 Occurrences)
... No less than 50 words and terminations are common to the language of this letter
and of those discovered by M. Chantre and attributed to the Hittites whose ...
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