| Absinth (2) | The absinthium plant is also known as wormwood, which is how asteroid 1999 AN10 is described in Revelation 8:11. |
| Allahabad | A city in India whose name sounds like 'Allah is bad'. |
| Alsatian | A type of dog (the reverse spelling of God). |
| Ashe | A spiritual term from the African Yoruba religion. |
| Ashkenazi | Jews of West European origin. |
| Ashkenazic | Jews whose traditions and cultural practices originated in Central and Eastern Europe. |
| Ashkenazim | Jews with origins in Europe and North America. |
| Ashkhabad | Capital city of Turkmenistan. |
| Ashram | A Hindu Temple |
| Asinine | Lacking intelligence (as mentioned above, Jesus implies that we need to use our intelligence when judging by true standards; Matthew 15:16). |
| Assad | The president of Syria from 1971 to 2000. |
| Assassin (3) | A murderer who is usually hired. |
| Bash (3) | Injure. |
| Bodhisattva | A potential Buddha who postpones his nirvana to stay on earth to help mankind achieve enlightenment. |
| Boondoggle (2) | Work of little or no value done merely to look busy; this applies to church worship. |
| Business (7) | An organisation operated with the objective of making a profit from the sale of goods or services. |
| Cash (5) | Money in the form of paper notes or coins. |
| Cashmere | A luxury fiber. |
| Casino | The sins associated with these institutions are (a) a cause of gambling addictions (generating poverty) and (b) a poor use of resources which would be better spent on helping to solve poverty.
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| Charm (4) | A magic spell. |
| Chumash | The five books of Moses. |
| Clash | A state of conflict between people. |
| Cosine | Mathematics. |
| Crotchet | Music. |
| Deliver (6) | In a Christian context, this word is used to mean delivery from evil. |
| Devi | Mother goddess within Hinduism. |
| Devotional | A short session of religious worship. |
| Devout (3) | Someone who has a strong belief in a religion. |
| Dharma | Buddhist teachings. |
| Doge | The title for a ruler of medieval Venice. This city is partially underwater, and may have parable-based significance relating to Pauline theology or the American Government, since the east coastline of America is predicted to be underwater on Christmas Day, 2007. |
| Dogma (6) | A religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof. |
| Garrote (5) | Kill by strangulation. |
| Grotto | Santa's mythological home and toy factory. |
| Hamadryad (2) | The nymph or spirit of a particular tree. |
| Harmony (12) | Musical chords. |
| Islamabad | Capital of Pakistan. |
| Kashmir | An area whose sovereignty is disputed between Pakistan and India. |
| Lash (3) | Beat severely with a whip or rod. |
| Muhammad (3) | 'Mad' implies demonic possession.
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| Olive (2) | Jesus taught on the Mount of Olives. |
| Pasha | An official title in Egypt and Turkey. |
| Pashto | An Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan; it is the official language of Afghanistan. |
| Pharmaceutical (14) | There is no sin in taking medicine, but it does present an alternative to spiritual healing. There is a lot of sin associated with the drugs industry. |
| Philharmonic | A title associated with some orchestras. |
| Protestant (3) | A separation from Catholicism arose across Europe through the activities of people like Luther, Calvin and Henry VIII King of England; the Church of England was created so that Henry VIII could divorce one of his wives. The Catholic/Protestant divide has caused much suffering ever since, even though their traditions and beliefs are very similar. Tensions are still present in Ireland, and Sinn Fein is a political group associated with a Catholic terrorist organisation (the IRA). |
| Ramadan | A month of fasting that takes place during the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar. |
| Rota | The supreme ecclesiastical tribunal for cases appealed to the Holy See from diocesan courts; the rota is also one of the symbols used in the papal signature; it is also the name of a volcano that is located in Nicaragua, on the dividing line between North and South America. |
| Anwar Al Sadat | Born on December 25, 1918 and became President of Egypt in 1970. He shared the 1978 Nobel Peace Prize with Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin for negotiations that led to a peace treaty. Sadat was assassinated by Islamic fundamentalists. Several links form a parallel to current events: (1) two links to war (his name Anwar, and his birth at the end of the First World War), (2) his presidency of Egypt and a peace treaty with Israel (perhaps paralleling the war on poverty), (3) 'Al' is the first two letters of my name, (4) his birthday on Christmas Day and (5) the Israeli Prime Minister's name 'Begin' reflecting the beginning of the New Age. The term 'sad' may relate to my former atheism (similar to the Sadducees). |
| Sadducee (2) | Jews who did not believe in life after death. |
| Sadism (7) | Gaining pleasure from inflicting pain on others. |
| Satang | Currency in Thailand (sounds like 'Satan'). |
| Satellite | The moon is a satellite of the Earth. The moon is used as a representation for sin (for example, a moon god was called Sin). |
| Sati | The ritual suicide of a wife after her husband’s death in Hindu/Indian culture. |
| Satin | A luxury fiber. |
| Satori | A state of consciousness in Buddhism beyond the plane of discrimination and differentiation. |
| Satrap | An ancient Persian provincial ruler with dictatorial powers. |
| Saturday | Jewish sabbath, and sixth day of the week. |
| Saturn | The sixth planet. |
| Saturnalia | A type of dinosaur; also a Roman festival worshiping Saturn in the week leading up to Christmas Eve. |
| Satyagraha | This is Gandhi's non-violent resistance, and is discussed in the context of 'turning the other cheek' and the use of force in "Parables and General Issues".
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| Satyr | A class of woodland deity. |
| Sinai | The mountain where Moses received the Ten Commandments. |
| Sinaloa | A Mexican state adjacent to the 666 mile long 'penis' (see "Relationships"). |
| Sinclair | A United States writer whose novels argued for social reform. He was against capitalism and the poverty it causes. This, along with 'Sinbad', 'Tocqueville' and perhaps wormwood/Diana (see below), is a contradictory parable about me (or perhaps an indication of my willingness to sin in order to solve third world poverty – sin can be justified by true standards in certain situations). Another famous man called Sinclair is a British inventor of electronic products. |
| Sinbad | A character from an ancient story 'Arabian nights' who goes on seven voyages by sea, paralleling the number of plagues. A crater in one of Saturn's moons (Enceladus) is named after this character (craters are formed by asteroids, which reflects one of the plagues). There is also a crater on Mars called 'Arkhangelsky'. |
| Sine | A mathematical function (relating to 'common sense' wisdom). Sines are linked to the moon as described in "Parables and General Issues". |
| Sinecure (3) | A paid church position to which no spiritual or pastoral duties are attached; an office that involves minimal duties. |
| Sinfonia (2) | An early symphony; another word for sonata; a prelude or overture to a larger work. |
| Sing (6) | A reference to hymns.
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| Singe | A superficial burn (a reference to hell, our society). |
| Singspiel (2) | A type of German opera. |
| Sinhalese (2) | Sri Lankan (a Buddhist nation). |
| Sinistral (3) | Pertaining to the left side [of God]. |
| Sinology (2) | The study of China. |
| Sinuous (3) | Snakelike curving. |
| Slash | Injure. |
| Synagogue (3) | Jewish Temple. |
| Synfuel | Sythetic fuel: any liquid fuel derived from coal, shale or tar (sounds like 'sinful'). |
| Synod (5) | Ruling body of the Church of England. |
| Synoptic | This word describes three of the Gospels, perhaps highlighting the importance of judging by true standards with regards to issues such as sexuality. |
| Tarot | Cards used to predict the future. |
| Thrash | Injure. |
| Tocqueville | French political writer noted for his analysis of American institutions (democracy, slavery, capitalism etc.). |
| Ursine | Relating to bears (the second beast that Daniel saw was a bear). |
| Washington (2) | A city on the east coast of America, predicted to be 'washed' in the first plague. |