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The first-of-its-kind Bible handbook offers charismatic and Pentecostal Christians a major reference tool that provides easy access to a wealth of biblical and practical information. Contains an interactive Survey (with Kingdom Life Insights) for each book of the Bible, the unique Spirit-Filled Life Encyclopedic Dictionary with over 1,300 entries, and Kingdom Keys for applying the principles of...

SUFFERING—agony, affliction, or distress; intense pain or sorrow. Suffering has been part of the human experience since man’s fall into sin (Genesis 3). The Psalms, one-third of which are laments, include graphic descriptions of suffering, including Psalm 22, a prophecy of Christ’s suffering. The Bible makes it clear that some suffering is the result of the evil impact of sin in the world, resultant from the *Fall of man (Gen. 3:16–19). Some suffering is related to persecution and hardship, and a