Daniel, Dragon Slayer Full Art Genesis Set Card 241/250 Daniel, Dragon Slayer is a Holy Rare Prophet Being from the Apocrypha, costing 4 Faith with 2 Strength, 5 Hope, 4 Reach, and 5 Move. At your End Of Turn, Target Opponent Reveals their Hand and you Exile a Verse from it. The Bible Story Behind Daniel, Dragon Slayer After Daniel exposed the deception surrounding Bel, the king directed his attention toward a great dragon worshiped by the people of Babylon. Unlike the lifeless statue, the dragon moved, ate, and appeared to possess life. The king therefore challenged Daniel to acknowledge it as a living god. Daniel, Dragon Slayer presents the prophet refusing to worship a creature and proving that even Babylon's most impressive object of devotion was powerless before the God of Israel. Daniel didn't confront the dragon with an army, sword, or spear. He prepared a mixture of pitch, fat, and hair, boiled them together, and formed them into lumps. When the dragon swallowed them, it burst apart. The creature an entire city worshiped was destroyed through Daniel's wisdom, exposing the foolishness of treating something created, mortal, and vulnerable as divine. Bel and the Dragon 1:27 says: "Then Daniel tooke pitch, fat, and haire, and did seethe them together, and made lumpes thereof: this hee put in the Dragons mouth, [...]" Daniel, Dragon Slayer Pure Art Daniel then confronted the Babylonians with the emptiness of their worship. The dragon could eat, but it couldn't understand; it could inspire fear, but it couldn't preserve its own life. Its destruction proved that movement and physical power don't make a creature worthy of worship, because every living thing remains dependent upon the Creator who gave it breath. Throughout Scripture, the dragon also becomes associated with satan, the ancient serpent who deceives the world and demands allegiance that belongs to God. Jesus Christ came to destroy the works of the devil, not through earthly weapons, but through His own death and resurrection. At the cross, the enemy appeared to consume Christ, yet that very act became the means through which his authority was broken. Daniel defeated Babylon's dragon through a carefully prepared substance, but Jesus defeated the greater dragon by offering Himself without sin. He shed His blood for sinners, entered death, and rose again beyond its power. The church doesn't conquer satan through secret knowledge, personal strength, or religious ceremonies. Believers overcome because they belong to the risen Christ whose finished work has delivered them from the power of darkness. Daniel, Dragon Slayer 1611 Art Daniel, Dragon Slayer Bible TCG Strategy Daniel, Dragon Slayer creates repeated Hand disruption. At the end of each of your Turns, he can Reveal an Opponent's Hand and Exile their strongest remaining Verse. His 5 Hope, 4 Reach, and 5 Move make him difficult to avoid and easy to reposition. If the Opponent can't remove Daniel quickly, he can steadily empty their Hand while threatening Challenges across the Storyline. Synergies Repeated Hand Control: Daniel removes another Verse at each of your Ends Of Turn while his Ability is active. Faith-To-Hand Disruption: Returning an Opponent's Faith Verse to their Hand gives Daniel another possible Verse to Exile. Control Strategy: Removal, protection, and Storyline control can keep Daniel in play long enough to generate repeated value. Daniel, Dragon Slayer Artwork Questions and Answers Q: How do Hidden Tabernacle and Daniel work together during the same Turn? A: Hidden Tabernacle can Return an important Faith Verse to the Opponent's Hand during your Play Phase. If it remains there until End Of Turn, Daniel can Reveal the Hand and Exile that Verse. Q: What happens if I control two Daniel, Dragon Slayers? A: Each has its own End Of Turn Ability. The first can Reveal and Exile one Verse, then the second sees the Opponent's updated Hand and can Exile another. Q: Does the Opponent get to hide any newly Drawn cards from Daniel before your End Of Turn? A: No. Daniel Reveals whatever is actually in the Target Opponent's Hand when his Ability resolves. Q: Can Daniel's repeated Exile eventually leave the Opponent unable to make a normal Play despite having plenty of Faith? A: Yes. Faith is only useful if the Opponent still has Verses worth Playing. Daniel attacks the Hand rather than the resource total. Q: If Daniel is Created during my Play Phase, do I need to wait an entire Turn cycle for his first Hand Exile? A: No. If he remains on the Storyline, he can activate at that same upcoming End Of Turn. Previous Card: Worldwide Plagues Next Card: Mattathias, Zealous Father Explore Apocrypha Cards Explore All Genesis Set Cards

Hot Thunderbolts Full Art Genesis Set Card 244/250 Hot Thunderbolts is a Common Event from the Apocrypha, costing 5 Faith. It deals 5 Damage to Target Enemy Being and 1 Damage to all other Enemy Beings. The Bible Story Behind Hot Thunderbolts Wisdom of Solomon describes the Lord arming creation against the wicked when the righteous are finally vindicated. Those who once trusted in pride and persecuted God's people discover that the natural world itself remains under His command. Hot Thunderbolts presents lightning flying from the clouds like arrows released from a carefully drawn bow. The thunderbolts are described as "right-aiming" because divine judgment is never careless or uncontrolled. Human weapons can miss their targets, harm the innocent, or be used unjustly, but the Lord possesses perfect knowledge of every heart and action. When He sends judgment, His power reaches exactly where His righteousness directs it. Wisdom of Solomon 5:21 says: "Then shal the right-aiming thunder bolts goe abroad, and from the cloudes, as from a well-drawen bow, shall they flie to the marke." Hot Thunderbolts Pure Art The clouds become like a drawn bow, while the thunderbolts become arrows flying toward their appointed mark. This image transforms the sky into an instrument of divine warfare and stresses that creation doesn't operate independently from its Creator. The lightning answers God's command, and no enemy can hide from the judgment He sends with perfect precision. Scripture repeatedly connects thunder, lightning, and heavenly fire with the presence and judgment of God. Yet when Jesus Christ came into the world, He didn't immediately direct destruction toward sinful mankind. He willingly placed Himself beneath the judgment our sins deserved and endured the full righteous sentence of God upon the cross. The judgment that fell upon Christ wasn't mistaken or accidental. Jesus knew no sin, yet He voluntarily became the sacrifice for sinners, shed His blood, died, and rose again. Everyone who believes is justified freely through His finished work, while those who reject Him remain accountable before the Judge. The cross proves that God's judgment is perfectly righteous and that His mercy is offered at an immeasurable cost. Hot Thunderbolts Artwork Hot Thunderbolts Bible TCG Strategy Hot Thunderbolts combines strong single-Target Damage with Storyline-wide pressure. The main Target takes 5 Damage, while every other Enemy Being takes 1 Damage. Only the first Enemy Being is Targeted. The Damage to all other Enemy Beings doesn't Target them, allowing the additional Damage to affect Beings with Darkness. The non-Targeting Damage depends on selecting a legal primary Target for the connected sentence. If all Enemy Beings have active Darkness, you may Play the Event but neither Damage portion happens. Synergies Single-Target Removal: The 5 Damage can Exile a major threat or leave it vulnerable to a Challenge. Storyline-Wide Damage: The additional Damage can weaken several Enemy Beings or finish off Beings that are already damaged. Pray Strategy: Pray increases both amounts of Event Damage. Questions and Answers Q: Can I Play Hot Thunderbolts if there is no legal Enemy Being to Target? A: Yes, if normal Play requirements are met, but its entire connected Damage sentence does nothing. You still pay for and Play the Event. Without the required primary Target, the "and" portion can't independently deal Damage. Q: Can the additional Damage affect Beings with Darkness? A: Yes, provided there is a legal primary Enemy Being. That Being takes the primary Damage; all other Enemy Beings take the non-Targeting Damage, including those with Darkness. If every Enemy Being has active Darkness, there is no legal primary Target and neither portion happens. Q: Does the primary Target take Damage before the others? A: No. Assign 5 Damage to the primary Target and 1 to each other Enemy Being, then apply the Damage at the same time. Perform the Check after the connected sentence; triggered Abilities wait until the Event finishes. Q: What happens with Pray +3? A: The primary Damage is 8 and the other Damage is 4 to each other Enemy Being. Prevention applies separately to each Being. Q: Does prevention on the primary Target cancel Damage to the others? A: No. The requirement is a legal Target, not successful Damage. Eternal or Anointing can prevent its Damage while the other Enemy Beings still take their assigned Damage. Previous Card: Royal Elephant Next Card: Solomon, Spirit Of Wisdom Explore Apocrypha Cards Explore All Genesis Set Cards

Hidden Tabernacle Full Art Genesis Set Card 234/250 Hidden Tabernacle is an Uncommon Event from the Apocrypha, costing 2 Faith. It Returns Target Opponent's Faith Verse to their Hand. The Bible Story Behind Hidden Tabernacle As Jerusalem approached judgment beneath the Babylonians, the prophet Jeremiah understood that the city and temple wouldn't remain untouched. According to the account preserved in 2 Maccabees, he carried the tabernacle, the ark of the covenant, and the altar of incense away from the threatened sanctuary. Hidden Tabernacle presents Jeremiah safeguarding these holy objects before Jerusalem fell into enemy hands. Jeremiah found a hollow cave within the mountain connected with Moses and Israel's promised inheritance. There he placed the sacred objects and sealed the entrance so that their location couldn't be easily discovered. When others later attempted to mark the way, Jeremiah rebuked them and declared that the place would remain unknown until God gathered His people and showed them mercy. 2 Maccabees 2:5 says: "And when Jeremie came thither, he found an hollow caue wherin he laid the Tabernacle, and the Arke, and the altar of incense, and so stopped the doore." Hidden Tabernacle Pure Art The tabernacle represented God dwelling among Israel, the ark testified of His covenant presence and mercy, and the altar of incense belonged to the worship offered before Him. Hiding them didn't mean that Babylon had defeated God or that His promises had disappeared. Their concealment reflected a season of judgment in which holy things were removed from public sight while God continued directing Israel's history according to His appointed purpose. The ark, tabernacle, and altar were sacred, yet none of them could contain the fullness of God or permanently bring sinful people into His presence. They belonged to the worship given to Israel and pointed beyond themselves toward a greater meeting place between God and mankind. Jesus Christ is the true revelation of God among us, the living fulfillment to which the sanctuary and its holy objects directed attention. Jesus didn't remain concealed within a cave or hidden behind the veil of an earthly sanctuary. He entered the world openly, bore our sins upon the cross, and made peace through His blood. After His burial within a sealed tomb, He rose again and revealed Himself alive. Through Christ, believers possess direct access to God, not through a recovered ark or earthly altar, but through the once-for-all sacrifice of the risen Son. Hidden Tabernacle Artwork Hidden Tabernacle Bible TCG Strategy Hidden Tabernacle temporarily reduces an Opponent's Faith while Returning one of their resources to their Hand. This can delay a high-Cost Play or remove the specific Age they need to pay for another Verse. The Opponent receives the Verse back, so Hidden Tabernacle doesn't create permanent card advantage. Its value comes from disrupting the Opponent's timing and weakening their Faith Area during an important Turn. Synergies Faith Denial: Returning a Faith Verse can prevent the Opponent from reaching the Cost of an important Play. Age Disruption: Removing the only Faith Verse from a specific Age can stop the Opponent from Playing Verses from that Age. Hand Pressure: The Returned Verse becomes vulnerable to effects that Reveal, Exile, or otherwise disrupt the Opponent's Hand. Questions and Answers Q: What happens if I Return the Opponent's only Gospel Faith Verse while they are holding several Gospel Verses? A: They lose that Age access until they establish another Gospel Faith Verse, potentially stranding several otherwise affordable Verses in their Hand. Q: Can the Returned Faith Verse be used to pay Faith later that same moment? A: No. Once it's in the Hand, it's no longer part of the Faith Area. Q: Can the Opponent simply Place that Verse as Faith again on their next Turn? A: Yes, if they still have it and can legally use their normal Faith placement. Hidden Tabernacle is therefore strongest when the timing delay itself matters or when you follow it with Hand disruption. Q: How do Hidden Tabernacle and Daniel, Dragon Slayer work together? A: Hidden Tabernacle can Return an important Faith Verse to the Opponent's Hand, and Daniel's End Of Turn Ability can then potentially Exile that same Verse from the Revealed Hand. Q: Does Returning a Being Verse from the Faith Area trigger any of its Being Abilities? A: No. It simply becomes a normal Verse in the Owner's Hand again. Previous Card: Antiochus, Proud Spoiler Next Card: Stonebow Hailstorm Explore Apocrypha Cards Explore All Genesis Set Cards

Stonebow Hailstorm Full Art Genesis Set Card 235/250 Stonebow Hailstorm is a Common Event from the Apocrypha, costing 2 Faith. It Exiles seven Verses from the top of Target Opponent's Bible. The Bible Story Behind Stonebow Hailstorm Wisdom of Solomon describes the Lord rising in judgment while the righteous stand with boldness before those who once despised them. The wicked had trusted in pride, violence, and temporary power, but the day comes when creation itself is pictured as joining God's cause. Stonebow Hailstorm presents hail, sea, and flood as instruments of divine wrath against those who oppose the Lord. The image of hailstones launched from a stonebow combines the violence of a storm with the precision of a weapon. These aren't random forces escaping God's control. The hail flies according to His judgment, while the waters rise against those who believed they could resist Him. The created world that patiently supported their lives becomes a witness against their rebellion. Wisdom of Solomon 5:22 says: "And hailestones full of wrath shal be cast as out of a stonebow, and the water of the Sea shall rage against them, and the floods shall cruelly drowne them." Stonebow Hailstorm Pure Art The verse uses battle language to show that God doesn't depend on human armies to defeat His enemies. Hail becomes ammunition, the sea becomes an opposing force, and floods overwhelm those standing beneath judgment. Every element remains the Lord's servant, ready to fulfill the purpose of the Creator when His appointed time arrives. Scripture repeatedly shows God using creation in judgment, from the waters of the flood to the plagues upon Egypt and the hail promised during future wrath. Yet the greatest judgment against sin fell not upon a city, army, or landscape, but upon Jesus Christ at the cross. The sinless Son willingly stood beneath the condemnation deserved by sinners so that all who believe could receive mercy. Jesus endured the wrath of God in our place, died, was buried, and rose again victorious. Those who reject Him remain exposed to judgment, but believers have entered the only refuge God has provided. We aren't sheltered by our works, religion, or ability to withstand the storm; we're sheltered by the blood and righteousness of Christ. Stonebow Hailstorm Artwork Stonebow Hailstorm Bible TCG Strategy Stonebow Hailstorm is an efficient Bible pressure Event. For only 2 Faith, it removes seven Verses that the Opponent may have needed later in the Game. The Exiled Verses aren't Removed from the Game. They enter the Opponent's Exile Pile and can still be affected by Abilities that refer to Exile. Synergies Bible Pressure: Exiling seven Verses Moves the Opponent much closer to an empty Bible. Top-Of-Bible Control: Effects that Place a known Verse on top of the Opponent's Bible let you Exile that Verse immediately. Draw Pressure: Once the Opponent's Bible is low, forced Draw effects become much more dangerous. Questions and Answers Q: Does Stonebow Hailstorm activate Adorned Horse? A: No. No Verse was Drawn. The seven Verses were Exiled directly from the Bible. Q: What happens if Stonebow Hailstorm Exiles an Event the Opponent could later recover from Exile? A: That Event remains in their Exile Pile and may still be accessible to an applicable recovery effect unless it's later removed. Q: How can Black Horse Rider make Stonebow Hailstorm more permanent? A: Stonebow Hailstorm first fills the Opponent's Exile Pile with Verses, and Black Horse Rider can later Remove all Verses from Exile, taking them out of the normal Exile resource pool entirely. Q: If Behold The Pavement put the Opponent's best card on top, is Stonebow guaranteed to Exile it? A: Yes, provided nothing changed the top of the Bible between the two effects. Q: If Stonebow Hailstorm empties the Opponent's Bible, do Bible Point totals matter? A: The Game doesn't end merely because the Bible is empty. However, the Opponent now loses the next time they are required to Draw from it. Previous Card: Hidden Tabernacle Next Card: Judith, Widow's Trickery Explore Apocrypha Cards Explore All Genesis Set Cards

Adorned Horse Full Art Genesis Set Card 238/250 Adorned Horse is an Uncommon Spirit Being from the Apocrypha, costing 3 Faith with 1 Strength, 5 Hope, 2 Reach, and 4 Move. Whenever an Opponent Draws a Verse, Exile two Verses from the top of their Bible. The Bible Story Behind Adorned Horse Seleucus, king of Asia, sent Heliodorus to Jerusalem after hearing that great wealth was stored within the temple treasury. Although the money included deposits belonging to widows and orphans, Heliodorus entered the sanctuary intending to seize it for the king. Adorned Horse presents the terrifying heavenly intervention that stopped him from carrying away what had been entrusted to the holy place. The priests and people cried to God while Heliodorus advanced with his guards. Suddenly, a magnificently adorned horse appeared with a fearsome rider and charged violently toward him. The horse struck Heliodorus with its forefeet, while two glorious young men scourged him until he fell helplessly to the ground. The official who entered Jerusalem displaying royal power was immediately humbled by power from heaven. 2 Maccabees 3:25 says: "For there appeared vnto them an horse, with a terrible rider vpon him, and adorned with a very fair couering, and he ranne fiercely, [...]" Adorned Horse Pure Art The horse's beautiful covering didn't make the vision gentle or harmless. Its splendor revealed that the rider came with heavenly authority, while its fierce charge expressed judgment against the invading officer. Heliodorus had believed that an earthly king's command entitled him to enter the treasury, but the apparition showed that no royal decree could place him beyond the reach of the God of Israel. Heliodorus survived only after the high priest offered sacrifice and prayed for his recovery. He returned to the king bearing testimony concerning the greatness of God rather than carrying the treasure he had been sent to steal. The Lord transformed an attempted robbery into a public warning that His sanctuary couldn't be treated as common property without consequence. The temple belonged to Israel's appointed worship, while the church's security rests in a greater sanctuary. Jesus identified His own body as the temple, allowed wicked rulers to destroy it upon the cross, and raised it again on the third day. His apparent surrender accomplished a greater victory than the prevention of any earthly theft. Adorned Horse Artwork Adorned Horse Bible TCG Strategy Adorned Horse turns every opposing Draw into additional Bible pressure. This includes the Opponent's normal Draw Step and Draws caused by other Verses. With 5 Hope and 4 Move, Adorned Horse can be difficult to remove and can reposition away from dangerous Challenges. Protecting it can allow its Ability to Exile a large portion of an Opponent's Bible. Synergies Forced Draw Strategy: Effects that make the Opponent Draw create additional Bible pressure. Long-Term Control: Slowing the Game gives the Opponent more Draw Steps, allowing Adorned Horse to activate repeatedly. Draw Chain Pressure: Multiple Draws during one Ability cause Adorned Horse to activate once for each Verse Drawn. Questions and Answers Q: Does Adorned Horse interrupt an instruction to Draw two Verses? A: No. Complete the instruction to Draw both Verses and finish the current Ability before resolving pending triggers. Each successful Draw records a separate Horse trigger. Q: What happens after an Opponent Draws two Verses? A: One Horse records two triggers. When each resolves, Exile up to two Verses from that Opponent's Bible, for up to four total. These are separate Queue items; existing earlier items resolve first. Q: What if fewer than two Verses remain when a Horse trigger resolves? A: Exile all that remain. Exiling from an empty Bible does nothing; it's not a failed Draw and doesn't itself cause a loss. Q: What if the Opponent fails a required Draw before the Horse triggers resolve? A: The failed Draw is checked after the current resolution step. If that Check ends the Game, pending Horse triggers don't resolve. A failed Draw records no successful-Draw trigger. Q: What happens with multiple Horses or Uriel triggers? A: Record each applicable trigger, using Controller and Slot order only to order triggers Created at the same time. New triggers join the back of the Queue; they don't jump ahead of items already waiting. Previous Card: Forbidden Book Next Card: Day Of Judgment Explore Apocrypha Cards Explore All Genesis Set Cards

Judith, Widow's Trickery Full Art Genesis Set Card 236/250 Judith, Widow's Trickery is a Common Woman Being from the Apocrypha, costing 3 Faith with 2 Strength, 2 Hope, 2 Reach, and 3 Move. Opponents' Being Verses Cost 1 more Faith to Play. The Bible Story Behind Judith, Widow's Trickery Judith was a devout widow living while Holofernes and his army threatened Bethulia. The city's leaders had nearly surrendered because their water supply was failing, but Judith rebuked them for placing a deadline upon God's deliverance. Judith, Widow's Trickery presents a faithful woman entering the enemy camp with courage, wisdom, and complete dependence upon the Lord. Holofernes believed Judith had abandoned her people and would help him conquer them. His pride, desire, and drunkenness prevented him from recognizing the danger before him. Judith used his confidence against him, waited until he was helpless, and struck him with his own sword. The commander who expected to possess Judith and destroy Israel was instead defeated through the woman he had greatly underestimated. Judith 16:6 says: "But the Almighty Lord hath disappointed them by the hand of a woman." Judith, Widow's Trickery Pure Art The word "disappointed" describes God frustrating the enemy's purpose and preventing his plans from reaching their intended end. Holofernes possessed armies, weapons, authority, and military experience, while Judith appeared to be only one unarmed widow. Her victory showed that the outcome never depended upon visible strength, because the Almighty Lord could overthrow the proud through the hand they considered least threatening. Judith's deliverance reflects a pattern repeatedly seen throughout Scripture: God resists the proud and accomplishes His purpose through what the world regards as weak. Yet the greatest example is Jesus Christ, who entered Jerusalem without an earthly army and allowed His enemies to nail Him to a cross. What appeared to be Christ's defeat became the means through which He condemned sin, defeated death, and spoiled the powers of darkness. The church doesn't overcome through manipulation, physical violence, or confidence in human strategy. Believers stand within the victory Jesus has already secured through His blood and resurrection. God may use people whom the world overlooks, but salvation and lasting triumph belong entirely to Him. No believer can boast in personal strength when every spiritual victory flows from the grace and power of Christ. Judith, Widow's Trickery Artwork Judith, Widow's Trickery Bible TCG Strategy Judith, Widow's Trickery slows down every Opponent trying to build their Storyline. While Judith remains in play, each Being Verse an Opponent Plays costs 1 additional Faith. This is especially punishing against low-Cost Decks that want to Play several Beings in one Turn. With no other Cost modifiers, even a Being with a printed Cost of 0 costs 1 Faith while Judith's Ability applies. Synergies Being Cost Control: Increasing the Cost of opposing Being Verses makes it harder for the Opponent to fill their Storyline. Tempo Disruption: The Opponent may need to delay an important Being or spend their entire Turn Playing only one Verse. Cost-Control Strategy: Combining several Cost increases can slow both Being-focused and Event-focused Decks. Questions and Answers Q: Does Judith make a 0-Cost Being Cost 1 Faith? A: With no other Cost modifiers, yes. Her increase makes the final Cost 1, so the payment must include matching Faith. Apply all increases and reductions before applying the minimum Cost of 0. Q: How does Judith interact with Simon, High Priest? A: Calculate 12 minus your Hand size, including Simon, plus all applicable taxes. With one opposing Judith, 12 Verses in Hand makes Simon Cost 1; 13 makes him Cost 0. Don't floor the reduction at 0 before adding Judith's increase. Q: Do multiple Judiths combine, and does the tax affect Events? A: Each active opposing Judith adds 1 to your Being Verse Costs. The Ability doesn't tax Events. Other applicable Cost modifiers still combine normally. Q: Does Judith charge Faith for Tokens Created by an Ability or bypass Raphael? A: No. Creating Tokens from Out Of Game isn't paying to Play Being Verses from Hand. Judith changes applicable Play Costs; she neither imposes those Costs on Ability-Created Tokens nor changes Raphael's Hand-Play limit. Q: What happens when Judith leaves or is Humbled? A: Her continuous Cost increase stops applying to future payments. It doesn't refund earlier payments. A final Cost of 0 still requires the appropriate Faith Verse to be present. Previous Card: Stonebow Hailstorm Next Card: Forbidden Book Explore Apocrypha Cards Explore All Genesis Set Cards

Wounding Sword Full Art Genesis Set Card 247/250 Wounding Sword is a Common Event from the Apocrypha, costing 6 Faith. Deal 1 Damage to Target Enemy Being. Repeat this seven more times. The Bible Story Behind Wounding Sword Before the final battle against Nicanor, Judas Maccabeus encouraged his men with a vision concerning divine help. He saw Onias, the former high priest, praying for the Jewish people, followed by the prophet Jeremiah extending a golden sword toward him. Wounding Sword presents this heavenly gift as a sign that God hadn't abandoned those resisting the enemies who sought to destroy Jerusalem and its worship. The sword wasn't presented as an ordinary weapon obtained through military preparation. Jeremiah described it as a gift from God and connected it directly with the wounding of Israel's adversaries. The vision strengthened Judas and his soldiers by reminding them that victory depended upon the Lord's purpose rather than merely upon the size, training, or equipment of their army. 2 Maccabees 15:16 says: "Take this holy sword a gift from God, with the which thou shalt wound the aduersaries." Wounding Sword Pure Art The sword was called holy because it had been set apart within the vision for God's appointed purpose. Judas was fighting within Israel's national conflict against an invading power that threatened the temple and the people. The weapon represented God empowering Israel's defenders to resist an enemy whose confidence rested in human strength and contempt for the Lord. The church has been commanded to advance the Gospel through the double-edged sword of the Word. Our enemies are spiritual, and the weapons of our warfare aren't carnal. Believers stand through truth, faith, prayer, righteousness, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God. Jesus Christ conquered through a victory far greater than any battlefield triumph. He allowed sinful men to wound and crucify Him, yet through His death He paid for sin and defeated the powers that accused us. He then rose bodily from the grave, proving that death couldn't hold Him. The wounds Christ received became the evidence of the redemption He completed for everyone who believes. Wounding Sword Artwork Wounding Sword Bible TCG Strategy Wounding Sword creates eight separate Damage instances. You deal 1 Damage once, then Repeat that complete instruction seven more times. You may choose a new legal Enemy Being for every Damage instance. This lets you focus all eight hits on one Enemy Being, divide them across several Enemy Beings, or use the early hits to remove one Target before choosing another. Synergies Flexible Damage: The eight Damage instances can be focused on one large Enemy Being or divided across several smaller Enemy Beings. Anointing Removal: Wounding Sword's separate hits can use up an Enemy Being's Anointing and then Damage it with later hits. The first applicable hit is prevented, but the remaining hits can affect that same Being while it's still a legal Target. Pray Strategy: Increasing each Damage instance can turn Wounding Sword into a powerful Storyline control Event. Questions and Answers Q: How many Damage instances does Wounding Sword create? A: Eight separate instances: the first instruction and seven more Repeats. Perform a Check after each instance, but finish the entire Event before resolving the triggered Abilities it records. Q: Must every Repeat use the same Target? A: No. Choose a legal Enemy Being for each Repeat when that instruction is reached. A Being already Exiled at an earlier Check is no longer a legal Target. If no legal Target remains, the remaining Repeats do nothing. Q: How do Eternal, Anointing, and Darkness affect the Repeats? A: Active Darkness prevents selection. Eternal prevents every applicable Damage instance without using Anointing. Otherwise unused Anointing prevents one whole instance; later instances can deal Damage normally. Q: Does Jonah Draw between hits? A: No. Each hit he actually takes records a Draw, including a lethal hit, but those Draws wait until the Sword finishes. Checks between hits can Exile him, preventing further hits on that Being. Q: How does Pray affect Wounding Sword? A: Increase each Damage instance by the active Pray amount. Pray +1 makes each hit 2 Damage; don't add Pray only once to the total. Later Queue items can't interrupt the Event to change Pray between Repeats. Previous Card: Raphael, One Of Seven Next Card: Uriel, The Archangel Explore Apocrypha Cards Explore All Genesis Set Cards

Bright Angel Base Art Genesis Set Card 210/250 Bright Angel is an Uncommon Spirit Being from the Power Age, costing 2 Faith with 3 Strength, 4 Hope, 2 Reach, and 3 Move. Its Prophecy Ability Returns a Faith Verse to your Hand. The Bible Story Behind Bright Angel Just before Armageddon, John sees an angel standing in the sun and crying with a loud voice to the fowls flying through heaven. The angel's brilliant position makes his announcement visible and authoritative before the approaching armies. Bright Angel presents a heavenly messenger proclaiming the certain destruction of every force gathered against Jesus Christ. The angel invites the birds to "the supper of the great God," where they'll consume the flesh of kings, captains, mighty men, horses, and soldiers. This isn't the marriage supper of the Lamb or a joyful banquet for the redeemed. It's a feast of judgment prepared from the bodies of those who unite with the beast and attempt to make war against the returning King. Revelation 19:17 says: "And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God;" Bright Angel Full Art The invitation is announced before the armies are destroyed, showing the absolute certainty of Christ's victory. Heaven doesn't wait to discover the outcome of the battle, because the beast, the kings, and their armies can't resist the Word of God. The birds are summoned in advance because divine judgment has already determined the end of every rebel assembled at Armageddon. The returning King is the same Jesus Christ who fulfilled the law, bore our sins, shed His blood, died, was buried, and rose again so that everyone who believes receives righteousness and everlasting life freely by grace. He will descend as Faithful and True, wearing many crowns and judging in righteousness, while His glorified church follows Him and the victory belongs entirely to Him. The beast and false prophet will be taken and cast alive into the lake of fire, while their armies fall before the returning Lord. After this judgment, satan will be bound, and Christ will establish His thousand-year reign from Jerusalem. Israel will dwell beneath her Messiah; resurrected saints and servants will receive life and authority, the sealed Jews will follow the Lamb, the sons of Zadok will minister, and the surviving nations will enter a world governed by the Prince of Peace. Bright Angel Pure Art Bright Angel Bible TCG Strategy Bright Angel is a strong early Spirit with excellent Stats for its Cost. When Bright Angel is Created, its Prophecy Ability Returns a Faith Verse to your Hand, giving you resource flexibility while placing a strong Being on the Storyline. Because Bright Angel has 3 Strength and 4 Hope for only 2 Faith, it can pressure Enemy Beings while helping you recover a Faith Verse for later use. Synergies Faith Verse Return: Bright Angel Returns a Faith Verse to your Hand when it's Created. Strong Early Stats: With 3 Strength and 4 Hope, Bright Angel is a strong 2-Cost Being. Prophecy Reuse: Signs And Wonders can Return a legal Friendly Bright Angel to its Owner's Hand. Playing it again later Creates a new Being and records a new Prophecy. Bright Angel Artwork Questions and Answers Q: Can Bright Angel Return a Faith Verse that helped pay for Bright Angel itself? A: Yes. Bright Angel's Cost is already paid before it's Created and its Prophecy resolves. Q: What happens if the Returned Faith Verse was used? A: It simply leaves the Faith Area and Returns to your Hand. Its previous used state doesn't prevent the Return. Q: Does Returning a Faith Verse count as Drawing a Verse? A: No. Return and Draw are different actions. Q: Does Returning a Faith Verse count as Playing it? A: No. The Verse merely changes zones. You would have to Play it later for it to count as being Played. Q: What strategic risk comes with Returning your only Faith Verse from an Age you still need? A: You may recover a useful card but lose access to Playing additional Verses of that Age until you establish the needed Faith Verse again. Previous Card: Truth Uncovered Next Card: Healing Leaves Explore Power Age Cards Explore All Genesis Set Cards

Day Of Judgment Full Art Genesis Set Card 239/250 Day Of Judgment is a Rare Event from the Apocrypha, costing 3 Faith. It Exiles Target Opponent's Faith Verse. The Bible Story Behind Day Of Judgment Judith's song celebrates the Lord's deliverance of Israel after the defeat of Holofernes. The Assyrian army had surrounded God's people, threatened their inheritance, and expected to overcome them through overwhelming strength. Day Of Judgment looks beyond that immediate victory toward the final accountability awaiting nations that defiantly rise against God and persecute His people. Human kingdoms often act as though military power lets them act without consequence. They invade, oppress, destroy, and mock the God whose patience they mistake for weakness. Judith declares that the Almighty remembers such evil and has appointed a day when every proud nation will answer before Him. The Lord's delayed judgment isn't indifference; it's judgment reserved for its proper time. Judith 16:17 says: "Woe to the nations that rise vp against my kinred: the Lord almighty will take vengeance of them in the day of iudgement in putting fire and wormes in their flesh, and they shall feele them and weepe for euer." Day Of Judgment Pure Art The language of fire, worms, pain, and everlasting weeping presents judgment as conscious, terrible, and irreversible. Earthly conquerors may escape human courts, but they can't escape the Judge who sees every act committed against His people. The same Lord who overthrew Holofernes will finally expose wickedness, repay unrepentant rebellion, and show the perfect righteousness of His verdict. Jesus Christ spoke plainly about coming judgment, everlasting fire, and the worm that dieth not. Yet the appointed Judge first entered the world as the Saviour, offering mercy before wrath. Upon the cross, Jesus willingly bore the condemnation deserved by sinners, shed His blood, died, and rose again so that everyone who believes in Him might be delivered from judgment. No person escapes the coming day through nationality, religious knowledge, charitable deeds, or personal morality. God justifies the ungodly by grace through faith in Jesus Christ, giving believers His righteousness rather than judging them according to their own insufficient record. Those who reject the Son remain beneath condemnation, but those who trust His finished work possess everlasting life and shall not come into condemnation. Day Of Judgment 1611 Art Day Of Judgment Bible TCG Strategy Day Of Judgment Exiles a resource from an Opponent's Faith Area. Unlike effects that Return Faith to Hand, the Targeted Verse goes directly to Exile. This can reduce the total amount of Faith the Opponent has and remove a specific Age they need. Using Day Of Judgment at the right time can delay an important Verse by several Turns. Synergies Faith Exile: Exiling a Faith Verse reduces the Opponent's available resources, though an applicable recovery effect may later Return the card. Age Denial: Removing the Opponent's only Faith Verse from an important Age can stop several Verses in their Hand from being Played. Faith Conversion Control: Beings or Verses Placed into a Faith Area can later be Exiled with Faith Exile effects. Day Of Judgment Artwork Questions and Answers Q: Can Day Of Judgment Exile a Faith Verse that Everlasting Law forced into the Opponent's Faith Area? A: Yes. You can first turn one of their valuable Hand Verses into Faith and later Exile that new Faith Verse. Q: Can Day Of Judgment Exile a Being that Holofernes' Head converted into Faith? A: Yes. Once the Being is a Faith Verse, it can be Targeted as Faith rather than as a Being. Q: Can I Target a used Faith Verse? A: Yes. Being used doesn't stop it from being a Faith Verse in the Faith Area. Q: What happens if I remove the Opponent's only Faith Verse of a particular Age? A: They may still have enough total Faith numerically, but they can no longer satisfy that Age's requirement until they establish another matching Faith Verse. Q: If the Exiled Faith Verse was originally a Being with Resurrect, does Resurrect trigger? A: No. At the moment it was Exiled, it was a Faith Verse rather than a Being on the Storyline. Previous Card: Adorned Horse Next Card: Worldwide Plagues Explore Apocrypha Cards Explore All Genesis Set Cards

Antiochus, Proud Spoiler Full Art Genesis Set Card 233/250 Antiochus, Proud Spoiler is a Common King Being from the Apocrypha, costing 2 Faith with 1 Strength, 3 Hope, 1 Reach, and 2 Move. At your End Of Turn, Exile three Verses from the top of Target Opponent's Bible. The Bible Story Behind Antiochus, Proud Spoiler Antiochus returned from his campaign in Egypt and entered Jerusalem with violence and arrogance. Rather than honoring the God of Israel, he treated the sanctuary as the treasure house of a conquered nation. Antiochus, Proud Spoiler presents a foreign king proudly invading the holy place and carrying away objects dedicated to the service of the Lord. He removed the golden altar, the candlestick of light, its vessels, and other treasures belonging to the temple. These weren't common decorations or trophies of war. They had been set apart for Israel's worship, representing the order God had established at Jerusalem. By seizing them, Antiochus displayed contempt not only for the Jewish people but for the God whose name was connected with the sanctuary. 1 Maccabees 1:21 says: "And entred proudly into the sanctuarie, and tooke away the golden altar, and the candlesticke of light, and all the vessels thereof," Antiochus, Proud Spoiler Pure Art The word "proudly" reveals the spirit behind his actions. Antiochus acted as though military success had placed him beyond judgment and as though Israel's God couldn't defend His own house. His plundering became part of a wider campaign to suppress Israel's worship, erase her distinct obedience, and force the people beneath pagan rule. The stolen vessels therefore represented more than lost wealth; they displayed the humiliation of Jerusalem beneath a ruler determined to exalt himself against God. Antiochus belongs to a recurring biblical pattern of kings who profane holy things, persecute God's people, and magnify themselves beyond their proper place. His actions also anticipate the character of the final ruler who will oppose Christ and trouble Israel before the Lord returns. Yet every proud spoiler remains temporary, because God permits his rise only within boundaries established by His sovereign purpose. Jesus Christ is the complete opposite of Antiochus. He didn't enter Jerusalem to steal from God's house but to cleanse it from corruption. He identified His own body as the true temple, allowed wicked men to destroy it upon the cross, and raised it again after three days. The proud rulers of this world appeared to spoil Christ through His crucifixion, but His resurrection revealed that death itself had been defeated. Antiochus, Proud Spoiler Artwork Antiochus, Proud Spoiler Bible TCG Strategy Antiochus, Proud Spoiler creates steady Bible pressure. If he remains on the Storyline, he can Exile three Verses from an Opponent's Bible at the End of each of your Turns. He doesn't immediately win the Game when the Opponent's Bible becomes empty. However, once they need to Draw a Verse while their Bible is empty, they lose. Exiling the final Verse of a Bible doesn't itself win the Game. That Player loses only when a required Draw fails and the next Check applies the loss condition. Synergies Repeated Bible Pressure: Antiochus removes more Verses at each of your Ends Of Turn while his Ability is active. Control Strategy: Slowing the Game gives Antiochus more Turns to continue reducing the Opponent's Bible. Forced Draw Finish: Effects that make the Opponent Draw can end the Game once their Bible is empty. Questions and Answers Q: What happens if the Opponent has exactly three Verses left when Antiochus reaches your End Of Turn? A: All three are Exiled. Their Bible becomes empty, and unless something changes before their next Draw Step, they lose when that Draw is required. Q: Can Being Verses Exiled from the top of the Bible trigger Resurrect? A: No. They weren't Beings on the Storyline when they were Exiled. Q: What happens if I control two Antiochus, Proud Spoilers? A: Each has its own End Of Turn Ability, potentially Exiling three Verses for a total of six. Q: Can Behold The Pavement guarantee that a specific card is caught by Antiochus? A: Yes. If you Return that card to the top of the Opponent's Bible and it remains there until End Of Turn, Antiochus's first Exile catches it. Q: Does Antiochus become useless once the Opponent's Bible is empty? A: His Bible-Exile Ability has nothing left to Exile, but the empty Bible itself is now dangerous because the Opponent loses as soon as they need to Draw. Previous Card: Behold The Pavement Next Card: Hidden Tabernacle Explore Apocrypha Cards Explore All Genesis Set Cards

Keys Of Hell And Death Base Art Genesis Set Card 149/250 Keys Of Hell And Death is a Holy Rare Event from the Gospel Age, costing 7 Faith. It Returns all Event Verses from your Exile Pile to your Hand. The Bible Story Behind Keys Of Hell And Death While exiled upon the island of Patmos, John heard a great voice behind him and turned to see the glorified Jesus Christ. The Lord's appearance was overwhelming: His eyes were as a flame of fire, His voice sounded like many waters, and His countenance shone like the sun. The disciple who had once rested beside Jesus now fell at His feet as dead before the majesty of the risen Son of God. Jesus placed His right hand upon John and told him not to fear. He identified Himself as the first and the last, the One who had truly died but now lives beyond the reach of death. Keys Of Hell And Death therefore presents the crucified Saviour revealed in heavenly glory with complete authority over death and the realm of the dead. Revelation 1:18 says: "I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death." Keys Of Hell And Death Full Art Keys represent the right and power to open, close, release, and confine. Jesus didn't merely escape from the grave; He rose as its victorious Lord and now possesses final authority over every person held by death. Neither the grave nor hell operates beyond the judgment and command of the risen Christ. Death entered the world through sin and spread to all mankind, but it held no rightful claim upon the sinless Son of God. Jesus willingly entered death after bearing our sins upon the cross, was buried, and rose again the third day. He defeated death from within and emerged with everlasting life that can never again be taken from Him. Because Jesus holds the keys, the grave can't permanently retain anyone who belongs to Him. At His appointed time, He will call the dead forth and judge every person in righteousness. Those who have trusted His blood possess everlasting life and will be raised to glory, while final judgment remains beneath His absolute authority. Keys Of Hell And Death Pure Art Keys Of Hell And Death Bible TCG Strategy Keys Of Hell And Death is a powerful late-Game resource Event for Event-heavy Decks. Returning all Event Verses from your Exile Pile to your Hand can give you access to many powerful Plays again. This card is strongest after you have already Played several important Events and want to recover them for another wave of value. Synergies Event Recovery: Keys Of Hell And Death Returns all Event Verses from your Exile Pile to your Hand. Late-Game Resource Swing: It can refill your Hand with Events that were already used earlier in the Game. Event Synergy: Decks that rely heavily on Events can gain huge value from Returning those Events to Hand. Keys Of Hell And Death 1611 Art Questions and Answers Q: Does Keys Of Hell And Death Return itself when it resolves? A: No. While its Ability is resolving, Keys Of Hell And Death hasn't yet finished and entered Exile. It Returns the Event Verses that were already in your Exile Pile. Q: Do the Returned Events resolve again automatically? A: No. Return only moves them to your Hand. You must Play them again normally to use their Abilities. Q: Can Keys Of Hell And Death recover an Event that was Removed from the Game? A: No. Removed Verses are in the Out Of Game Zone, not your Exile Pile. Q: Why is Caiaphas especially valuable after Keys refills my Hand? A: Each recovered Event that you later Play can activate Caiaphas and Draw another Verse, extending the second wave of Event Plays. Keys Of Hell And Death Artwork Q: Can Keys recover another earlier Played copy of Keys Of Hell And Death? A: Yes. If another copy is already an Event Verse in your Exile Pile when the new Keys resolves, that older copy is among the Events Returned to your Hand. Previous Card: Herod, Unjust Revenge Next Card: Jesus, Son Of God Explore Gospel Age Cards Explore All Genesis Set Cards

Rambunctious Ram Base Art Genesis Set Card 158/250 Rambunctious Ram is a Common Cattle Being from the Church Age, costing 2 Faith with 0 Strength, 3 Hope, 1 Reach, and 1 Move. It has Patience: +3 Strength, which activates while it's damaged. The Bible Story Behind Rambunctious Ram Isaiah foretold that the Messiah would be oppressed and afflicted without defending Himself against those who led Him toward death. Jesus possessed complete authority to silence His accusers or call heavenly armies to His defense, yet He willingly submitted because the cross was the purpose for which He had come. This prophecy was fulfilled throughout Jesus' trials before the Jewish rulers, Herod, and Pilate. False witnesses accused Him, soldiers mocked Him, and rulers questioned Him, but He didn't struggle to preserve His own life. Rambunctious Ram therefore presents perfect strength restrained beneath suffering as the Lamb of God moved steadily toward His appointed sacrifice. Isaiah 53:7 says: "He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth." Rambunctious Ram Full Art Christ's silence wasn't fear, helplessness, or agreement with the false charges against Him. He remained quiet because He willingly took the place of guilty sinners and fulfilled the Scriptures concerning His death. The One who could have judged His enemies immediately instead allowed Himself to be judged so that His people could receive mercy. The apostolic letters direct believers back to Jesus' patient suffering as the perfect example of righteous endurance. When He was reviled, He didn't answer with reviling, and when He suffered, He didn't threaten. He committed Himself to the Father and bore our sins in His own body upon the tree. The church isn't saved by imitating Christ's silence or suffering enough for God. We're saved because Jesus alone completed the sacrifice, was buried, and rose again. Yet His Spirit now enables believers to endure opposition without returning evil for evil, trusting that the Lord will judge righteously and complete His purpose through every trial. Rambunctious Ram Pure Art Rambunctious Ram Bible TCG Strategy Rambunctious Ram is a defensive Cattle that becomes much stronger while damaged. At full Hope, it has 0 Strength, but once it's damaged, Patience Gives it +3 Strength. This makes Rambunctious Ram useful with effects that can Damage your own Beings, or in situations where your Opponent Damages it and turns it into a stronger threat. Synergies Patience Activation: Rambunctious Ram Gains +3 Strength while it's damaged. Self-Damage Setup: Events that Damage Target Being can activate Rambunctious Ram's Patience. Cattle Synergy: Rambunctious Ram works well in Decks that care about Cattle or damaged Beings. Rambunctious Ram Artwork Questions and Answers Q: Can Stephen, Stoned Martyr activate Rambunctious Ram's Patience? A: Yes. Stephen can deal 1 Damage to another Friendly Being and Give it +2 Strength. Rambunctious Ram then has +3 from Patience and +2 from Stephen, reaching 5 Strength. Q: What happens if Rambunctious Ram is then fully Restored? A: Patience turns off, so the +3 Strength disappears. Stephen's separate +2 Strength remains. Q: Does Giving Rambunctious Ram extra Hope turn off Patience? A: No. Giving Hope doesn't remove Damage. As long as Ram remains damaged, Patience stays active. Q: Can Rise Up And Walk make an already damaged Ram even stronger without disabling Patience? A: Yes. It Gives +2 Strength and +2 Hope while leaving the Damage in place, so Patience continues applying. Q: What happens if Rambunctious Ram is Humbled while damaged? A: Patience is Canceled, so it loses the +3 Strength even though it remains damaged. Previous Card: Tongues Of Fire Next Card: Rise Up And Walk Explore Church Age Cards Explore All Genesis Set Cards