Saved From What?

Have you been saved? Have you ever asked someone that question? Has anyone asked you? Well, how about: saved from what? How would you answer that question? 

The Greek word so'zo' (Strong's #4982) meaning to deliver or protect, save and heal appears 106 times in 99 verses in the KJV. 93 times it means to save, 9 times it means to heal, 3 times it means to be whole, according to The Blue Letter Bible website. 

The Hebrew word yasha (Strong's 3467) meaning deliver, rescue, and preserve appears 205 times in the the KJV Bible. 149 times it means save, 15 times it means saviour, 13 times it means deliver, 12 times it means help, 5 times it means preserved, 3 times it means salvation, it is also translated avenging, at all, avenged, defend, rescue, safe, and victory another 8 times. Again according to The Blue Letter Bible website. 

The Greek word soterias ( Strong's #G4991) translated salvation is used to describe the act of delivering from destruction, danger, or calamity" according to Bible Hub. And yeshuah is the Hebrew word (Strong's #3444) translated salvation in the Old Testament Scriptures. It breaks down as deliverance, rescue, welfare. 

I searched with BibleGateway.com and can see that save is mainly used in reference to people being rescued from their enemies and calamity, and disease.  But we do get some other examples. For instance Psalm 39:8 save from my transgressions, Psalm 120:2 saved from slander, Proverbs 2:16 saved from being seduced, also saved from shame and disgrace,  destruction,  exile, from false prophets, saved from the Day of the Lord. But mostly from Genesis to Revelation we get the consistent message that we are being saved from separation from The Most High due to our own transgressions that would result in the death of our eternal spirit being (2 Thessalonians 2:10, 2 Timothy 1:8-10). This is referenced in Revelation 2:11, 20:6, 20:14, and 21:8. Jude 1 speaks of this eternal fire we find in Revelation.  In my books that fits being saved from destruction, calamity, and my enemies.  It fits being rescued,  healed, made whole, and victory. 

He saved me from myself.  

Still a work in progress 

Teresa