Jacob, Tricky Profiteer Base Art Genesis Set Card 64/250 Jacob, Tricky Profiteer is a Holy Rare Chief Being from the Hebrew Age, costing 3 Faith with 3 Strength, 3 Hope, 3 Reach, and 3 Move. Whenever you Play a Verse, Jacob Gains +1 Strength and +1 Hope. The Bible Story Behind Jacob, Tricky Profiteer Jacob entered Laban's household with little, but over many years he became a shepherd over great flocks and a man of considerable substance. He served for his wives, cared for Laban's cattle, and endured a master who repeatedly changed his wages. Though Jacob used careful and sometimes crafty methods, his increase ultimately came because God had determined to bless him. Laban tried to arrange every agreement to his advantage. Each time Jacob's portion began to prosper, the terms were changed again. Yet the spotted, speckled, and stronger cattle continued to multiply under Jacob's care. Jacob, Tricky Profiteer therefore presents human cleverness operating beneath the greater providence of God, who wouldn't allow Laban to send Jacob away empty. Genesis 30:43 says: "And the man increased exceedingly, and had much cattle, and maidservants, and menservants, and camels, and asses." Jacob, Tricky Profiteer Full Art Jacob's wealth grew far beyond the wages with which he had begun. His increase included cattle, servants, camels, and asses, preparing his household to return to the land God had promised. The verse shows that God remained faithful to Jacob despite imperfect motives, difficult circumstances, and the schemes of those around him. Jacob labored many years to receive his bride and gather the flock that would become his possession. His story points to Jesus Christ, the Good Shepherd who came into the world to purchase a people for His own name. Unlike Jacob, Jesus used no deceit and sought no unjust advantage; He completed His work in perfect righteousness. Christ didn't purchase the church with cattle, silver, or years of earthly service. He gave Himself for her, shedding His own blood upon the cross and rising again from the dead. Through His finished work, believing Jews and Gentiles are gathered into one body, and the Shepherd receives the increase produced by His sacrifice and grace. Jacob, Tricky Profiteer Pure Art Jacob, Tricky Profiteer Bible TCG Strategy Jacob, Tricky Profiteer is a powerful scaling Being that rewards you for Playing Verses. Every Verse you Play while Jacob is active makes him stronger and harder to Exile. Because he grows from both Event Verses and Being Verses, Jacob works best in Decks that can Play multiple Verses across the Game, especially low-Cost Verses that help him grow quickly. Jacob doesn't observe his own Play. Each later qualifying Play records a separate bonus, including Tokens Played by Creation, but those bonuses wait in the Queue. They only strengthen the same Jacob if it remains when they resolve. Jacob doesn't observe his own Play. Each later qualifying Play records a separate bonus, including Tokens Played by Creation, but those bonuses wait in the Queue. They only strengthen the same Jacob if it remains when they resolve. Synergies Verse Scaling: Jacob Gains +1 Strength and +1 Hope whenever you Play a Verse. Low-Cost Verses: Cheap Verses help Jacob grow faster because you can Play more of them in one Turn. Long-Term Threat: If Jacob stays on the Storyline, he can become a major threat through repeated Verse Plays. Jacob, Tricky Profiteer 1611 Art Questions and Answers Q: Does Jacob activate when a Token is Created? A: Yes. A Created Token is treated as a Being Verse Played from the Out Of Game Zone, so Jacob can recognize that Play. The core Token rules explicitly distinguish these Plays from Verses Played from Hand. Q: If I Play Abram's Bad Dream and successfully Create all four Afflicted Man Tokens, how many times can Jacob activate? A: Five times: once for Playing Abram's Bad Dream itself, then once for each of the four Afflicted Man Tokens Played from the Out Of Game Zone. Q: Can Jacob still Gain all five bonuses if Raphael is limiting me to one Verse from my Hand? A: Yes. Abram's Bad Dream can be your one Hand Play, while its four Tokens are Played from Out Of Game rather than from your Hand. Q: Does Placing a Verse as Faith activate Jacob? A: No. Placing a Verse as Faith isn't Playing that Verse. Jacob, Tricky Profiteer Artwork Q: What happens to all the Strength and Hope Jacob Gained from his Ability if he is Humbled? A: His Ability is Canceled, and those direct Stat modifiers granted through his Ability are removed. Recalculate his Current Hope afterward. Previous Card: Fearful Nations Next Card: Isaac, Promised Seed Explore Hebrew Age Cards Explore All Genesis Set Cards

Levite Priest Base Art Genesis Set Card 80/250 Levite Priest is an Uncommon Priest Being from the Torah Age, costing 2 Faith with 3 Strength, 2 Hope, 2 Reach, and 3 Move. Its Prophecy Ability Returns another Target Friendly Being to its Owner's Hand. The Bible Story Behind Levite Priest After bringing Israel out of Egypt, the Lord separated the tribe of Levi for the service and care of the tabernacle. The Levites were taken in place of Israel's firstborn and assigned responsibilities surrounding the sanctuary, its furnishings, and the worship established through the law. Aaron and his sons alone held the priestly office, while the other Levites served as helpers. Each Levitical family received an appointed charge, and no one could seize a different place of service. Levite Priest therefore represents a tribe wholly set apart to support the priesthood and guard the holy things of God. Numbers 3:9 says: "And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given unto him out of the children of Israel." Levite Priest Full Art The Levites belonged to the Lord and were entrusted to Aaron to serve in the sanctuary. Their service allowed Israel's worship to continue according to the exact order God had commanded. Yet even this consecrated ministry remained part of an earthly system that required continual service, repeated sacrifices, and careful separation from uncleanness. Jesus Christ didn't come from the tribe of Levi, but from Judah. He became High Priest after the order of Melchizedek, with a priesthood founded not on earthly ancestry but on the power of an endless life. The Levitical system served temporarily, but Christ's priesthood continues forever. The priests under the law repeatedly offered the blood of animals, which could never fully take away sins. Jesus offered Himself once upon the cross, entered the true sanctuary, and obtained eternal redemption for everyone who believes. His sacrifice was complete, His blood was enough, and no further offering for sin remains necessary. Levite Priest Pure Art Levite Priest Bible TCG Strategy Levite Priest is a strong utility Being that can Return another Friendly Being to its Owner's Hand when it's Created. This can save an important Being, reuse a Prophecy Ability, or remove a damaged Being from danger. Even if you have no other Friendly Beings on the Storyline, Levite Priest is still useful. In that case, its Prophecy Ability has no valid Target, but you still get a strong 3 Strength Being for only 2 Faith. Even if you have no other Friendly Beings on the Storyline, Levite Priest is still useful. In that case, its Prophecy Ability has no valid Target, but you still get a strong 3 Strength Being for only 2 Faith. Synergies Prophecy Reuse: Return another Friendly Being with Prophecy so you can Play it again later. Protection Tool: Save a damaged or important Friendly Being by Returning it to its Owner's Hand. Strong Early Body: Even with no other Friendly Beings to Return, Levite Priest gives you 3 Strength, 2 Hope, 2 Reach, and 3 Move for only 2 Faith. Levite Priest Artwork Questions and Answers Q: What happens if Levite Priest Returns Sacred Turtledove? A: Sacred Turtledove Returns to your Hand. When you Play it again later, its Prophecy triggers again and lets you Draw another Verse. Q: Can Levite Priest Return Offering Pigeon to make its Resurrect trigger? A: No. Return isn't Exile, so Offering Pigeon's Resurrect doesn't trigger. Q: What happens if Levite Priest Returns a Token? A: The Token leaves the Storyline and returns to the Out Of Game Zone rather than remaining in your Hand. Q: Can Levite Priest Return another Levite Priest and create a reusable Prophecy chain? A: You can Return another copy of Levite Priest because it's another Friendly Being. You would still need to Play that Returned copy again later and pay its Cost each time to reuse its Prophecy. Q: If I have no other Friendly Being to Target, does Levite Priest fail to enter the Storyline? A: No. Levite Priest is still Created normally. Its Prophecy simply has no valid Target to Return. Previous Card: Declared Unclean Next Card: Passover Offering Explore Torah Age Cards Explore All Genesis Set Cards

Star Of Bethlehem Base Art Genesis Set Card 127/250 Star Of Bethlehem is a Rare Event from the Gospel Age, costing 1 Faith. It Humbles Target Being, then lets you Draw a Verse. The Bible Story Behind Star Of Bethlehem Wise men from the east arrived in Jerusalem asking where the newborn King of the Jews could be found. They had seen His star and traveled to worship Him, understanding that the heavens had announced the arrival of Israel's promised King. Their question quickly reached Herod, whose throne depended on Roman power rather than God's covenant promises. Herod gathered the chief priests and scribes to learn where Christ would be born. They correctly identified Bethlehem from the prophet Micah, yet Jerusalem didn't rejoice alongside the travelers. Star Of Bethlehem therefore presents the promised Messiah entering the world while an earthly king and the city surrounding him responded with fear instead of worship. Matthew 2:3 says: "When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him." Star Of Bethlehem Full Art Herod was troubled because the birth of the true King exposed the weakness of his own authority. He secretly questioned the wise men, attempted to use them to locate the child, and later responded with murderous violence. Yet no plan of a threatened ruler could prevent God from preserving His Son or fulfilling the prophecies concerning Him. The star guided the wise men toward Jesus, but the child Himself was the greater Light they had come to find. He was born in humility, yet received gifts suited to a king. The promised Son of David entered His creation, fulfilling Israel's Scriptures and bringing hope to the Gentile nations. Bethlehem was only the beginning of the Gospel story. Jesus grew, fulfilled the law perfectly, revealed the Father, and willingly gave Himself upon the cross. He was buried and rose again the third day so that everyone who believes in Him may pass from darkness into everlasting life. Star Of Bethlehem Pure Art Star Of Bethlehem Bible TCG Strategy Star Of Bethlehem is a flexible control Event. Since it can Target any Being, it can Humble an Enemy Being to Cancel its Abilities, or it can Humble one of your own Beings for a specific strategy. After Humbling the Target Being, you Draw a Verse, helping replace Star Of Bethlehem in your Hand. A Friendly Being with active Darkness isn't a legal Target for this Targeted Humble effect. If there is no legal Target, skip that sentence and continue to the independent Draw sentence. Removing a Set-to-1 Hope modifier with Humble can return a Being to full Printed Hope when no Damage or external Hope effects remain. A Friendly Being with active Darkness isn't a legal Target for this Targeted Humble effect. If there is no legal Target, skip that sentence and continue to the independent Draw sentence. Removing a Set-to-1 Hope modifier with Humble can return a Being to full Printed Hope when no Damage or external Hope effects remain. Synergies Humble Control: Star Of Bethlehem can Humble a Being and Cancel its Abilities. Card Draw: After Humbling the Target Being, you Draw a Verse. Lazarus Setup: Star Of Bethlehem can Humble Lazarus, Come Forth to Cancel his "can't Interact" Ability. Star Of Bethlehem 1611 Art Questions and Answers Q: Why would I ever Humble my own Lazarus, Come Forth? A: Lazarus's drawback is itself an Ability: "Lazarus can't Interact." Humbling him Cancels that Ability, allowing his unusually strong 4 Strength, 4 Hope, 4 Reach, and 4 Move to be used normally. Q: Can a Humbled Lazarus now Move or Challenge? A: Yes. Once his "can't Interact" Ability is Canceled, nothing in his Printed Stats prevents him from using normal Interactions. The usual waiting period and Interaction limits still apply. Q: What happens if Star Of Bethlehem Humbles Lost Lamb? A: Lost Lamb's passive Ability is Canceled, so its +1 Strength stops applying to the other Friendly Cattle. Q: What if I Humble one of the Cattle receiving Lost Lamb's bonus instead? A: That doesn't Cancel the bonus coming from Lost Lamb. Humble must Cancel the source Ability if you want the ongoing Have effect to stop. Star Of Bethlehem Artwork Q: If Star Of Bethlehem Humbles a Being after its Prophecy already resolved, does that Prophecy get reversed? A: No. Humble doesn't undo an Ability that already finished resolving. Previous Card: Cloud Ascension Next Card: Behold The Nail Explore Gospel Age Cards Explore All Genesis Set Cards

Moses, Law Of God Base Art Genesis Set Card 86/250 Moses, Law Of God is a Holy Rare Prophet Being from the Torah Age, costing 3 Faith with 3 Strength, 3 Hope, 3 Reach, and 4 Move. All Enemy Beings have -1 Strength and -1 Hope. The Bible Story Behind Moses, Law Of God Moses ascended Mount Sinai and received the commandments of the covenant God established with Israel. The first tables of stone were written by the finger of God, declaring His perfect standard of righteousness and the responsibilities of the nation He had redeemed from Egypt. Yet before Moses returned, Israel had already turned aside and worshiped the golden calf. When Moses saw the idolatry in the camp, he cast the tables from his hands and broke them beneath the mountain. The shattered stones visibly represented Israel breaking the covenant almost as soon as it had been given. Moses later interceded for the people, and the Lord commanded him to prepare two new tables and return to the mountain. Exodus 34:1 says: "And the LORD said unto Moses, Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first: and I will write upon these tables the words that were in the first tables, which thou brakest." Moses, Law Of God Full Art Moses had to cut the second tables, but God wrote the commandments on them again. The words didn't change because human failure couldn't lower the holiness of their Author. The renewed tables showed both the law's unchanging righteousness and the mercy that allowed Israel's covenant relationship to continue after grievous sin. Moses mediated the covenant of the law, but Jesus Christ came as the Mediator of something better. The law revealed sin and pronounced guilt, yet it couldn't give fallen mankind the righteousness it required. Jesus alone kept every command perfectly and fulfilled the entire law without failure. At the cross, Christ bore the curse pronounced against lawbreakers and shed His blood to establish the basis of forgiveness. He rose again and now gives righteousness freely to everyone who believes. The broken covenant testified against Israel, but Jesus' finished work testifies that the believer's debt has been paid in full. Moses, Law Of God Pure Art Moses, Law Of God Bible TCG Strategy Moses, Law Of God is a powerful control Being that weakens every Enemy Being on the Storyline. The -1 Strength makes Enemy Beings less dangerous in Challenges, while the -1 Hope makes them easier to Exile. This Ability is especially strong against small Beings, because Enemy Beings with only 1 Hope may be Exiled once their Hope is reduced. This Hope reduction is continuous, not a triggered Ability or Damage. It applies immediately when an eligible Enemy Being is Created. Record that Being's Prophecy, then check its Current Hope before the queued Prophecy resolves. A Solomon at 0 Hope leaves before his self-buff can save him; a recorded Draw Prophecy can still resolve without its source. This Hope reduction is continuous, not a triggered Ability or Damage. It applies immediately when an eligible Enemy Being is Created. Record that Being's Prophecy, then check its Current Hope before the queued Prophecy resolves. A Solomon at 0 Hope leaves before his self-buff can save him; a recorded Draw Prophecy can still resolve without its source. Synergies Storyline Weakening: Moses reduces the Strength and Hope of all Enemy Beings. Anti-Wide Pressure: Moses is strong against Decks that Create many small Beings or Tokens. Damage Setup: Reducing Enemy Hope makes your Damage-dealing Events and Challenges more effective. Moses, Law Of God 1611 Art Questions and Answers Q: What happens when Moses enters while my Opponent controls a Being with only 1 Hope? A: Moses's ongoing -1 Hope reduces that Being to 0 Current Hope, so it's Exiled at the Check. Strength, unlike Hope, has a minimum of 0 after all applicable modifiers are combined. An otherwise unmodified Abundant Multitude becomes 0 Strength and 3 Hope under one opposing Moses. Q: What happens if I control two copies of Moses? A: Their ongoing effects stack. Enemy Beings receive a total of -2 Strength and -2 Hope while both Moses Abilities remain active. Combine these reductions with all other applicable modifiers, then apply the minimum Strength of 0 once. A Being with 0 or less Current Hope is Exiled at the Check. Q: If an Enemy Being is Humbled, does it stop receiving Moses's -1 Strength and -1 Hope? A: No. Moses is the source of the ongoing Ability. Humbling the affected Enemy Being doesn't Cancel an active passive effect coming from another Being. Q: What happens if Pharaoh, Hard Heart Humbles Moses? A: Moses's Ability is Canceled, so surviving Enemy Beings immediately stop receiving his -1 Strength and -1 Hope. Moses, Law Of God Artwork Q: If Moses caused a 1-Hope Being to be Exiled and Moses is Humbled afterward, does that Being come back? A: No. Once the Being has already been Exiled, removing Moses's ongoing effect doesn't reverse the completed Exile. Previous Card: Unclean Woman Next Card: Joshua, Trustworthy Spy Explore Torah Age Cards Explore All Genesis Set Cards

Wilderness Wandering Base Art Genesis Set Card 99/250 Wilderness Wandering is an Uncommon Event from the Torah Age, costing 6 Faith. It Returns all Beings to their Owners' Hands. The Bible Story Behind Wilderness Wandering Israel reached the border of Canaan after the Lord had delivered them from Egypt, divided the Red Sea, fed them with manna, and guided them through the wilderness. Yet when the spies described fortified cities and powerful inhabitants, the congregation refused to enter. They feared the people of the land more than they trusted the promise of God. Because that generation rejected the testimony of Joshua and Caleb, the Lord turned Israel back into the wilderness. Their unbelief transformed what should have been an entrance into inheritance into forty years of wandering. Wilderness Wandering therefore presents a redeemed nation delayed outside the land because it refused to believe the God who had brought it there. Numbers 32:13 says: "And the LORD'S anger was kindled against Israel, and he made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation, that had done evil in the sight of the LORD, was consumed." Wilderness Wandering Full Art During those forty years, the unbelieving generation gradually died while their children were prepared to enter the land. God continued to provide manna, water, guidance, and protection, but He didn't reverse the sentence spoken at Kadesh-barnea. His care sustained the nation through the wilderness, while His faithfulness preserved the promise for the generation that would follow. Israel's failure in the wilderness reveals that outward deliverance and miraculous provision don't produce faith within the human heart. Jesus Christ came as the faithful Son who trusted the Father perfectly, obeyed the law completely, and continued to the cross without drawing back through fear or unbelief. Through His death and resurrection, Jesus opened a rest greater than Israel's possession of Canaan. Believers receive peace with God, freedom from condemnation, and a heavenly inheritance secured through the finished work of Christ. Wilderness Wandering Pure Art Wilderness Wandering Bible TCG Strategy Wilderness Wandering is a full Storyline reset. It Returns every Being to its Owner's Hand, forcing both Players to rebuild their Storylines. This can be used defensively when your Opponent has a stronger Storyline, or strategically when you want to reuse your own Prophecy Abilities by Playing those Beings again later. Returning a Being removes its old Damage and modifiers because a later Creation makes a new Being. Return doesn't trigger Resurrect. A Hand may temporarily exceed seven; apply the final Hand cleanup at End Of Turn. Returning a Being removes its old Damage and modifiers because a later Creation makes a new Being. Return doesn't trigger Resurrect. A Hand may temporarily exceed seven; apply the final Hand cleanup at End Of Turn. Synergies Storyline Reset: Wilderness Wandering Returns all Beings to their Owners' Hands. Prophecy Reuse: Friendly Beings with Prophecy can be Played again later to trigger their Abilities again. Tempo Control: Returning all Beings can slow down an Opponent who has built a large Storyline. Wilderness Wandering Artwork Questions and Answers Q: Can Darkness prevent Wilderness Wandering from Returning a Being? A: No. Wilderness Wandering affects all Beings without Targeting them individually. Q: What happens to Tokens when Wilderness Wandering resolves? A: They leave the Storyline and return to the Out Of Game Zone instead of entering their Owners' Hands. Q: Do Resurrect Abilities trigger when Wilderness Wandering Returns Beings? A: No. The Beings are Returned, not Exiled. Q: Which of my Beings benefit most from being Returned? A: Beings with Prophecy can be especially valuable because you can later Play them again and trigger their Creation-triggered Abilities another time. Q: Can Wilderness Wandering also help my Opponent? A: Yes. It Returns their Beings too, so your Opponent may also be able to replay valuable Prophecy Beings. The best timing is usually when disrupting their current Storyline is worth more than the future reuse you give them. Previous Card: Sacrificial Bullock Next Card: Ark Of The Covenant Explore Torah Age Cards Explore All Genesis Set Cards

Eleazar, Next In Line Base Art Genesis Set Card 90/250 Eleazar, Next In Line is a Common Priest Being from the Torah Age, costing 4 Faith with 4 Strength, 5 Hope, 2 Reach, and 4 Move. His Prophecy Ability Returns another Target Friendly Being to its Owner's Hand. The Bible Story Behind Eleazar, Next In Line Eleazar was Aaron's third son and served in the priesthood God established for Israel. After Nadab and Abihu died for offering strange fire before the Lord, Eleazar and Ithamar continued beside their father. Their service showed that the sanctuary's holiness required reverence, obedience, and exact attention to God's commands. Eleazar received responsibility over the chief of the Levites and those who guarded the sanctuary. He also oversaw key materials used in worship, including oil, incense, continual meat offerings, and anointing oil. Eleazar, Next In Line therefore presents a priest being prepared to carry greater responsibility within Israel's appointed order. Numbers 3:32 says: "And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be chief over the chief of the Levites, and have the oversight of them that keep the charge of the sanctuary." Eleazar, Next In Line Full Art Eleazar's authority didn't come from ambition or popularity. God appointed his family to the priesthood and gave him a specific charge within it. He would later succeed Aaron as High Priest, showing that the Levitical priesthood passed from one mortal servant to another because death prevented any man from continuing permanently. The succession from Aaron to Eleazar points toward the weakness of every earthly priesthood. Even faithful priests grew old and died, requiring another man to take their place. Jesus Christ possesses an unchangeable priesthood because He rose from the dead and continues forever. Jesus didn't merely oversee sacrifices within an earthly sanctuary. He offered Himself as the spotless sacrifice, shed His own blood, and entered the true heavenly sanctuary on our behalf. His one offering completed what generations of Levitical priests could never finish through repeated service. Eleazar, Next In Line Pure Art Eleazar, Next In Line Bible TCG Strategy Eleazar, Next In Line is a strong utility Being with solid Stats. When he is Created, he can Return another Friendly Being to its Owner's Hand, helping you reuse Prophecy Abilities, protect damaged Beings, or reset your Storyline. Even if you have no other Friendly Beings on the Storyline, Eleazar is still a strong Play. In that case, his Prophecy Ability has no valid Target, but you still get a powerful 4 Strength, 5 Hope Being on the Storyline. Even if you have no other Friendly Beings on the Storyline, Eleazar is still a strong Play. In that case, his Prophecy Ability has no valid Target, but you still get a powerful 4 Strength, 5 Hope Being on the Storyline. Synergies Prophecy Reuse: Return another Friendly Being with Prophecy so you can Play it again later. Protection Tool: Save a damaged or important Friendly Being by Returning it to its Owner's Hand. Strong Stat Body: Even with no other Friendly Beings to Return, Eleazar gives you 4 Strength, 5 Hope, 2 Reach, and 4 Move. Eleazar, Next In Line Artwork Questions and Answers Q: What happens if Eleazar Returns Korah, Rebel Leader? A: Korah Returns to your Hand. If you Play and Create him again later, his Prophecy can deal another 3 Damage to Target Enemy. Q: Can Eleazar Return a Being with Resurrect to trigger its Ability? A: No. Return doesn't trigger Resurrect because the Being wasn't Exiled. Q: Can Eleazar Return a Friendly Token? A: Yes, if it's a legal Target, but the Token then goes to the Out Of Game Zone rather than remaining in your Hand. Q: Can Eleazar Target himself? A: No. His Prophecy says another Target Friendly Being. Q: If there is nothing useful to Return, is Eleazar still Created? A: Eleazar is Created normally. If any other legal Friendly Being exists when Prophecy resolves, you must choose and Return one, even if you would prefer not to. Skip the instruction only when there is no legal Target, including when all other Friendly Beings have active Darkness. Previous Card: Falling Frog Next Card: Pharaoh, Hard Heart Explore Torah Age Cards Explore All Genesis Set Cards

Temple Purification Base Art Genesis Set Card 129/250 Temple Purification is a Common Event from the Gospel Age, costing 2 Faith. It Gives Target Friendly Being +2 Hope, then lets you Draw a Verse. The Bible Story Behind Temple Purification When Jesus entered Jerusalem, He came to the temple and found its courts filled with commercial activity. Men bought and sold animals, while moneychangers conducted business in the place appointed for prayer and worship. Greed and religious profit had corrupted what should have directed Israel toward the holiness of God. Jesus responded with open authority. He drove out those who bought and sold, overturned the tables of the moneychangers, and removed the seats of those selling doves. Temple Purification therefore presents Israel's Messiah entering His Father's house and judging the corruption that its leaders had permitted within it. Matthew 21:12 says: "And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves," Temple Purification Full Art Jesus wasn't acting through uncontrolled anger or personal offense. His actions fulfilled the righteous zeal of the Son, who understood exactly what the temple represented. The house built for God's name was meant to be a house of prayer, but sinful men had turned sacred worship into an opportunity for gain. The temple in Jerusalem was the appointed center of Israel's worship, but Jesus revealed that something greater than the building had arrived. God dwelt among men in the person of His Son. Christ Himself was the true meeting place between God and mankind, containing the fullness of God in a living human body. Men would soon destroy that temple by crucifying Jesus, but He raised it again on the third day. Through His death, He bore our sins and provided the cleansing no temple, marketplace, sacrifice, or human effort could purchase. His blood purified everyone who believes, and His resurrection established a new and living way to God. Temple Purification Pure Art Temple Purification Bible TCG Strategy Temple Purification is a support Event that strengthens a Friendly Being and replaces itself in your Hand. Giving +2 Hope can make a Friendly Being harder to Exile and help it survive future Damage. Because this Gives +2 Hope instead of Restoring Hope, it can increase the Being's Hope beyond its Printed Hope. Resolve the +2 Hope grant and its Check before proceeding to the separate Draw instruction. If no legal Friendly Target exists, skip the Hope grant and still perform the Draw, provided the Game continues. Active Darkness prevents selecting even your own Being. Resolve the +2 Hope grant and its Check before proceeding to the separate Draw instruction. If no legal Friendly Target exists, skip the Hope grant and still perform the Draw, provided the Game continues. Active Darkness prevents selecting even your own Being. Synergies Hope Increase: Temple Purification Gives Target Friendly Being +2 Hope. Card Draw: After Giving +2 Hope, you Draw a Verse. Protecting Key Beings: The extra Hope can help an important Friendly Being stay on the Storyline longer. Temple Purification Artwork Questions and Answers Q: Does Temple Purification activate Nicodemus, Born Again? A: No. Temple Purification Gives +2 Hope; it doesn't Restore Hope. Nicodemus specifically activates when a Being is Restored. Q: Why might +2 Hope be better than Restoration on a Being with Patience? A: Giving Hope increases how much Damage the Being can survive without removing its existing Damage. That means the Being can remain damaged and keep its Patience active. Q: If Paul, Truth Of Grace is damaged, can Temple Purification make him harder to Exile without turning off Patience? A: Yes. Paul Gains +2 Hope but keeps his existing Damage, so his Patience +5 Strength can remain active. Q: What happens if the Being is later Humbled? A: Humble removes the direct +2 Hope modifier granted by Temple Purification. Q: Could losing that +2 Hope from Humble immediately Exile a damaged Being? A: Yes. Recalculate its Current Hope after the modifier is removed. If its Current Hope becomes 0 or less, the Being is Exiled. Previous Card: Behold The Nail Next Card: Lazarus, Come Forth Explore Gospel Age Cards Explore All Genesis Set Cards

Behold The Nail Base Art Genesis Set Card 128/250 Behold The Nail is an Uncommon Event from the Gospel Age, costing 1 Faith. It has Discern, letting you choose between two outcomes: deal 1 Damage to Target Being, or Restore 2 Hope to it. The Bible Story Behind Behold The Nail Isaiah spoke to Zion during a time when God's people feared that the Lord had forsaken and forgotten them. The chapter answered their sorrow with a promise of restoration, declaring that God's covenant faithfulness was stronger than the deepest natural affection a mother could possess for her child. To assure Jerusalem that she remained continually before Him, the Lord used the image of her being engraved upon His hands. Behold The Nail therefore begins with a promise that God hadn't lost sight of His people, their walls, or the purpose He had determined to accomplish through them. Isaiah 49:16 says: "Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me." Behold The Nail Full Art The engraving described something permanent rather than a temporary mark that could easily disappear. Though this verse originally assured Zion of God's remembrance, its language also offers a powerful Gospel picture when we behold the risen hands of Jesus Christ, still bearing the wounds of the cross. The hands that formed creation were willingly stretched upon the cross and pierced for sinful mankind. Jesus could have resisted His captors, but He surrendered Himself according to the Father's will. The nails reveal both the seriousness of our sin and the immeasurable love of the Saviour who accepted its judgment in our place. After His resurrection, Jesus showed His wounded hands to the disciples and invited Thomas to examine the evidence. The marks confirmed that the same Jesus who had been crucified was now alive for evermore. His wounds don't represent an unfinished sacrifice, but the everlasting testimony that redemption was fully purchased through His blood. Behold The Nail Pure Art Behold The Nail Bible TCG Strategy Behold The Nail is a flexible Event that can be used for either Damage or Hope Restoration. You can deal 1 Damage to a Being to finish it off or weaken it, or you can Restore 2 Hope to a Being to help it stay on the Storyline. Because it Targets any Being, it can Target a Friendly Being or an Enemy Being. The word "it" refers to the Target defined by the Damage option. Choose one Discern outcome and one legal Being; the Restore option doesn't also deal Damage. Active Darkness prevents selecting that Being for either outcome, even when it's Friendly. The word "it" refers to the Target defined by the Damage option. Choose one Discern outcome and one legal Being; the Restore option doesn't also deal Damage. Active Darkness prevents selecting that Being for either outcome, even when it's Friendly. Synergies Discern Flexibility: Behold The Nail lets you choose between Damage and Hope Restoration. Small Damage: The Damage option can help Exile a Being with 1 Current Hope remaining. Hope Restoration: The Restoration option can help preserve a damaged Friendly Being. Behold The Nail Artwork Questions and Answers Q: Can I use Behold The Nail's Damage option on my own Being to activate Patience? A: Yes. Because it can Target any Being, you may Damage your own Being. If that Being survives and becomes damaged, its Patience can begin applying. Q: Could I use the Restore option on an Enemy Being specifically to turn off its Patience? A: Yes. If the Restoration removes all of that Being's Damage, it's no longer damaged and its Patience stops applying. Q: If I choose the 1 Damage option while Solomon, Wise Request is active, what happens? A: Solomon's Pray +2 increases the Event Damage from 1 to 3. Q: Does Pray increase the Restore option too? A: No. Pray increases Event Damage. It has no effect on Restoration. Q: If the Target has exactly 1 Current Hope, how do the two Discern choices create opposite outcomes? A: The Damage option can Exile it by reducing its Current Hope to 0, while the Restore option can remove Damage and make it safer instead. Previous Card: Star Of Bethlehem Next Card: Temple Purification Explore Gospel Age Cards Explore All Genesis Set Cards

Nicodemus, Born Again Base Art Genesis Set Card 142/250 Nicodemus, Born Again is an Uncommon Chief Being from the Gospel Age, costing 4 Faith with 3 Strength, 2 Hope, 1 Reach, and 4 Move. Whenever a Being is Restored, Nicodemus Gains +1 Strength and +1 Hope. The Bible Story Behind Nicodemus, Born Again Nicodemus was a Pharisee, a ruler of the Jews, and a respected teacher of Israel. He possessed extensive knowledge of the law and Israel's religious traditions, yet he came to Jesus by night seeking answers. His position, learning, and outward obedience couldn't give him the spiritual life required to enter God's kingdom. Nicodemus acknowledged that Jesus' miracles proved God was with Him, but Christ immediately directed the conversation beyond signs and religious knowledge. A person couldn't enter the kingdom by improving the natural life received from Adam. Nicodemus, Born Again therefore presents a religious ruler learning that salvation requires an entirely new birth from God. John 3:3 says: "Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God." Nicodemus, Born Again Full Art Nicodemus first understood Jesus as speaking of another physical birth, but Christ explained that the new birth comes from the Holy Spirit. Flesh can only produce flesh; it can't create spiritual life or make itself righteous before God. The teacher of Israel needed more than instruction; he needed the life that only God could give from above. Jesus reminded Nicodemus of the serpent Moses lifted up in the wilderness. Dying Israelites weren't healed through effort, law-keeping, or understanding every detail of the miracle; they lived by looking in faith at what God had provided. In the same way, the Son of man would be lifted up upon the cross so that everyone who believes in Him might receive everlasting life. Jesus bore our sins, died, was buried, and rose again the third day. When a sinner believes this Gospel, the Holy Spirit gives spiritual life and joins that believer to the risen Christ. The new birth isn't the repair of Adam's condemned life, but the reception of a new identity and everlasting life in the Son of God. Nicodemus, Born Again Pure Art Nicodemus, Born Again Bible TCG Strategy Nicodemus, Born Again is a scaling Being that grows whenever Hope is Restored. He starts with only 2 Hope, but with the right Restore effects, he can become much stronger and harder to Exile. Because his Ability says whenever a Being is Restored, he can grow from Restore effects that affect Friendly Beings, Enemy Beings, or all Beings. Restore removes Damage Counters; it doesn't undo Set. Record one Nicodemus trigger per Being actually Restored by the instruction, not one per Damage Counter removed. Removing no Damage records no Restore trigger, and Set removing Damage isn't Restore. Restore removes Damage Counters; it doesn't undo Set. Record one Nicodemus trigger per Being actually Restored by the instruction, not one per Damage Counter removed. Removing no Damage records no Restore trigger, and Set removing Damage isn't Restore. Synergies Restore Scaling: Nicodemus Gains +1 Strength and +1 Hope whenever a Being is Restored. Wide Restore Effects: Events that Restore Hope to multiple Beings can Give Nicodemus multiple bonuses. Stat Support: Rise Up And Walk can Give Nicodemus, Born Again extra Strength and Hope. The Strength helps its Challenges, while the Hope increases how much Damage it can withstand without removing existing Damage. Nicodemus, Born Again Artwork Questions and Answers Q: If Mary, Lord's Mother Restores three damaged Friendly Beings, how much can Nicodemus Gain? A: +3 Strength and +3 Hope because three Beings were actually Restored. Q: What if Cloud Ascension Restores two Friendly Beings and three Enemy Beings? A: Nicodemus can activate five times. His Ability says whenever a Being is Restored, regardless of who controls it. Q: Does Temple Purification trigger Nicodemus? A: No. Temple Purification Gives +2 Hope rather than Restoring Damage. Q: Does Breaking Bread trigger him? A: No. It also Gives Hope instead of using Restore. Q: What happens if Nicodemus has accumulated +6 Strength and +6 Hope from his own Ability and is then Humbled? A: His Ability is Canceled and those direct Stat modifiers generated by it are removed, returning him toward his Printed Stats unless other effects remain. Previous Card: Under The Law Next Card: John, Water Baptism Explore Gospel Age Cards Explore All Genesis Set Cards

Crowing Rooster Base Art Genesis Set Card 131/250 Crowing Rooster is a Rare Fowl Being from the Gospel Age, costing 2 Faith with 1 Strength, 1 Hope, 1 Reach, and 3 Move. It has Pray +1 and Resurrect. When Crowing Rooster is Exiled, you Draw a Verse. The Bible Story Behind Crowing Rooster On the night Jesus was arrested, Peter confidently declared that he would remain faithful even if every other disciple abandoned the Lord. He believed his courage was stronger than the danger ahead and insisted that he was ready to die with Jesus. Yet Christ knew Peter's weakness more accurately than Peter knew himself. While Jesus was being questioned, Peter waited outside among the servants and officers. Three different accusations connected him with Jesus, and three times Peter denied knowing Him, eventually speaking with curses and oaths. Crowing Rooster therefore presents the precise moment when human confidence collapsed exactly as Jesus had foretold. Matthew 26:34 says: "Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice." Crowing Rooster Full Art Immediately after Peter's third denial, the rooster crowed. Luke records that Jesus turned and looked upon Peter, causing him to remember the Lord's words and go out weeping bitterly. The rooster's cry confirmed the perfect truth of Christ's word while exposing the failure Peter had believed impossible. Jesus knew Peter would deny Him, but He didn't abandon him. Before the failure occurred, Christ had already prayed that Peter's faith wouldn't completely fail and told him that, once converted, he should strengthen his brethren. Peter's preservation rested on Jesus' intercession rather than the strength of his own promises. After rising from the dead, Jesus personally restored Peter beside the Sea of Galilee. Three times He asked Peter whether he loved Him, answering Peter's three denials with a renewed commission to feed His sheep. The risen Saviour didn't pretend the failure had never happened, but He answered it with forgiveness, restoration, and continued purpose. Crowing Rooster Pure Art Crowing Rooster Bible TCG Strategy Crowing Rooster is a flexible support Being that helps Event Damage strategies while also giving value when it's Exiled. Pray +1 increases your Event Damage by 1, making your Damage-dealing Events stronger while Crowing Rooster is on the Storyline. Its Resurrect Ability also helps replace it when it's Exiled, letting you Draw a Verse and keep your Hand moving. Pray applies while Rooster's Ability is active during the Event's Damage. Adder's Event-Play trigger waits until that Event finishes. If Adder then Exiles Rooster, record Rooster's Resurrect Draw at the back of the Queue; that Draw doesn't interrupt Adder. Pray applies while Rooster's Ability is active during the Event's Damage. Adder's Event-Play trigger waits until that Event finishes. If Adder then Exiles Rooster, record Rooster's Resurrect Draw at the back of the Queue; that Draw doesn't interrupt Adder. Synergies Event Damage: Crowing Rooster increases your Event Damage by 1 while it's on the Storyline. Resurrect Value: When Crowing Rooster is Exiled, you Draw a Verse. Event Support: Pair Crowing Rooster with Damage-dealing Events such as God's Arrow or Burning Bush. Its active Pray increases their Damage while it remains on the Storyline. Crowing Rooster 1611 Art Questions and Answers Q: Can Breaching Whale deliberately Exile my Crowing Rooster for value? A: Yes. Breaching Whale can Exile another Target Friendly Being, causing Crowing Rooster's Resurrect to trigger and let you Draw a Verse. Q: What happens if Crowing Rooster is Humbled before Breaching Whale Exiles it? A: Both Pray and Resurrect are Canceled. You lose its +1 Event Damage and don't receive the Draw from its Exile. Q: Can Crowing Rooster's Pray increase the Damage from Chastising Stripes? A: Yes. Chastising Stripes is an Event that deals Damage, so its 5 Damage becomes 6 while Crowing Rooster's Pray +1 is active. Q: Does Crowing Rooster Draw if Wilderness Wandering Returns it to my Hand? A: No. Resurrect only triggers when it's Exiled from the Storyline. Crowing Rooster Artwork Q: Why can an Opponent be reluctant to remove Crowing Rooster even though it has only 1 Hope? A: Exiling it removes its Pray support, but doing so can also replace it with a new Verse through Resurrect. That makes even a small support Being capable of producing value on the way out. Previous Card: Lazarus, Come Forth Next Card: Crown Of Thorns Explore Gospel Age Cards Explore All Genesis Set Cards

Euphrates Angel Base Art Genesis Set Card 198/250 Euphrates Angel is a Common Spirit Being from the Wrath Age, costing 6 Faith with 4 Strength, 5 Hope, 4 Reach, and 2 Move. It has Darkness, meaning it can't Block or be Targeted by any Player before it Interacts. The Bible Story Behind Euphrates Angel When the sixth trumpet sounds, a voice from the four horns of the golden altar commands that four angels bound in the great river Euphrates be released. Their confinement shows that these aren't ordinary holy messengers freely serving before God's throne. Euphrates Angel presents one of four restrained spiritual beings reserved for a precise future judgment during Daniel's seventieth week. The Euphrates holds an important place in biblical history, flowing near the lands of ancient Babel, Assyria, and Babylon and forming a significant boundary connected with Israel's promised territory. In Revelation, this ancient river becomes the location from which a devastating judgment is unleashed. The four angels have remained bound until the exact moment established within God's prophetic timetable. Revelation 9:14 says: "Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates." Euphrates Angel Full Art The command doesn't merely permit them to escape; it releases them for an assigned act of judgment. They've been prepared for an hour, a day, a month, and a year in which a third part of mankind will be killed. Their freedom, timing, authority, and destructive mission all remain strictly beneath the command of the God who kept them bound. The release of the four angels is connected with an immense mounted army numbering two hundred million. Fire, smoke, and brimstone issue from the lion-like mouths of the terrible horses, producing death on a scale beyond any previous human conflict. This supernatural judgment will reveal that the unseen powers restrained by God can move only when His prophetic purpose permits them. Even after a third of mankind dies, many survivors will refuse to repent of their idolatry, murders, sorceries, fornication, and thefts. Their response will show that miraculous judgment alone can't cleanse a rebellious heart. Only Jesus Christ can save, because He bore sin upon the cross, rose from the dead, and gives life to those who believe His Word. Euphrates Angel Pure Art Euphrates Angel Bible TCG Strategy Euphrates Angel is a durable Spirit that's hard to answer before it Interacts. Darkness protects it from Targeting by any Player until it Moves or Challenges, but it also can't Block during that protected period. With 4 Strength, 5 Hope, and 4 Reach, Euphrates Angel can become a strong Storyline threat once you're ready to use it. Synergies Darkness Protection: Euphrates Angel can't Block or be Targeted by any Player before it Interacts. Group Support: Light In The Darkness can Give Euphrates Angel extra Strength without Targeting it. A group effect can reach a Being protected by Darkness. Durable Storyline Presence: With 5 Hope, Euphrates Angel can be difficult to remove through Damage. Euphrates Angel Artwork Questions and Answers Q: Can Scorching Heat Damage Euphrates Angel before it Interacts? A: Yes. Scorching Heat affects all Beings without Targeting them individually, so Darkness doesn't protect Euphrates Angel from it. Q: What happens if Fearful Nations affects Euphrates Angel before it Interacts? A: Fear prevents it from Moving or Challenging, so it can't end its pre-Interaction Darkness state while Fear applies. It remains protected from Targeting by any Player but also remains unable to Block. Q: Can Mark Of The Beast Target my own Euphrates Angel while Darkness is active? A: No. Active Darkness prevents Targeting by every Player, including the Being's Controller. You must choose another legal Target or skip the connected Targeted step if none exists. Non-Targeting effects can still affect a Being with Darkness. Q: What happens when Euphrates Angel Moves? A: It has Interacted. Darkness stops protecting it, and it can then be Targeted by the Opponent and Block normally. Q: Does 4 Reach let Euphrates Angel Challenge through Protect? A: No. Reach determines what positions it can reach. Protect is a separate Challenge restriction. Previous Card: Refusing Worship Next Card: Sea Of Blood Explore Wrath Age Cards Explore All Genesis Set Cards

Blazing Mountain Base Art Genesis Set Card 185/250 Blazing Mountain is an Uncommon Event from the Wrath Age, costing 3 Faith. It deals 5 Damage to Target Being. The Bible Story Behind Blazing Mountain When the second trumpet sounds, something resembling a great mountain burning with fire will be cast into the sea. Revelation presents this as a real future judgment that will strike the earth during Daniel's seventieth week. Blazing Mountain reveals creation being violently shaken as heaven's decrees begin overturning the world mankind believed was secure. John describes an enormous fiery object entering the sea and producing measurable destruction: a third of the sea becomes blood, a third of its living creatures die, and a third of its ships are destroyed. Its mountain-like appearance accompanies a literal catastrophe that strikes the waters, living creatures, and ships together. Revelation 8:8 says: "And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood;" Blazing Mountain Full Art The phrase "as it were" describes the object's mountain-like appearance without weakening the reality of the event. Its impact will transform a vast portion of the sea into blood and devastate marine life and human vessels. What mankind could never control or repair will show that the oceans remain entirely beneath the authority of their Creator. This judgment won't be an isolated natural accident. It will follow the opening of the seals and occur within an ordered series of trumpet judgments moving the world toward Armageddon. The angel sounds at God's command, the fiery mountain falls at the appointed time, and its destruction reaches only the portion established by divine decree. The sea that once displayed the abundance and sustaining goodness of creation will become an instrument of wrath against a rebellious world. Yet the One directing these judgments is also the Lamb who first came to bear judgment Himself. Jesus Christ shed His blood upon the cross, died for our sins, and rose again so that everyone who believes His Gospel may be freely delivered from condemnation. Blazing Mountain Pure Art Blazing Mountain Bible TCG Strategy Blazing Mountain is a strong single-Target Damage Event. Since it says Target Being, it can Target a Friendly Being or an Enemy Being. Most of the time, you'll use Blazing Mountain to remove or weaken a dangerous Enemy Being. It can also be used on a Friendly Being if you need to trigger Damage-based synergies, but 5 Damage is a large amount. Synergies Heavy Damage: Blazing Mountain deals 5 Damage to Target Being. Threat Removal: It can Exile many Enemy Beings by dealing enough Damage. Pray Synergy: Since Blazing Mountain is an Event that deals Damage, Beings with Pray can increase its Damage. Blazing Mountain Artwork Questions and Answers Q: What happens if I deliberately Target an undamaged Paul, Truth Of Grace with Blazing Mountain? A: Paul takes 5 Damage and normally survives with 1 Current Hope. Because he is damaged, Patience activates and Gives him +5 Strength. Q: Why is that Play extremely risky? A: Paul is left only 1 Current Hope from being Exiled. Any additional Damage can remove him unless you increase his Hope or protect him. Q: What happens if I use Blazing Mountain on Peter, Jewish Apostle? A: Peter normally survives with 2 Current Hope and becomes damaged, activating Patience and Giving him Protect and Abundance. Q: How can Pray make self-Damaging with Blazing Mountain unexpectedly dangerous? A: Pray increases your Event Damage regardless of whether you Target a Friendly or Enemy Being. A Pray bonus can push the self-Damage high enough to Exile your own Being instead of merely activating Patience. Q: What happens if the Target has unused Anointing? A: Anointing ignores the entire 5-Damage instance and becomes used. Previous Card: Brimstone Rider Next Card: Eagle Creature Explore Wrath Age Cards Explore All Genesis Set Cards