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This concept is seen in various passages throughout the Bible, where launching is both literal and metaphorical, symbolizing new beginnings, obedience to divine instruction, and the unfolding of God's plans.<br><br><b>Biblical Instances of Launching</b><br><br>1. <b>Noah's Ark</b>: One of the earliest and most significant instances of launching in the Bible is the account of Noah's Ark. God commanded Noah to build an ark to preserve his family and pairs of every living creature from the impending flood. Once completed, the ark was launched upon the waters as the rains began. This event marked a new beginning for humanity and the animal kingdom. <a href="/genesis/7-17.htm">Genesis 7:17</a> states, "For forty days the floodwaters continued to surge and lift the ark, so that it rose above the earth."<br><br>2. <b>The Ministry of Jesus</b>: In the New Testament, the concept of launching is seen in the ministry of Jesus Christ. In <a href="/luke/5-4.htm">Luke 5:4</a> , Jesus instructs Simon Peter, "Put out into deep water and let down your nets for a catch." This directive to launch into deeper waters resulted in a miraculous catch of fish, symbolizing the abundance and fruitfulness that comes from obedience to Christ's commands.<br><br>3. <b>Paul's Missionary Journeys</b>: The Apostle Paul's missionary journeys involved several instances of launching ships to spread the Gospel across the Mediterranean region. <a href="/acts/13-4.htm">Acts 13:4</a> records, "So Barnabas and Saul, sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus." These journeys were pivotal in the establishment of early Christian communities and the dissemination of Christian teachings.<br><br><b>Symbolic Meaning</b><br><br>The act of launching in the Bible often symbolizes stepping out in faith and trusting in God's provision and guidance. It represents a transition from the familiar to the unknown, requiring reliance on God's promises and direction. This is evident in the lives of biblical figures who launched into new ventures or missions at God's command, often facing uncertainty but ultimately witnessing God's faithfulness.<br><br><b>Spiritual Application</b><br><br>For believers, the concept of launching can serve as a metaphor for embarking on new spiritual endeavors or phases of life. It encourages Christians to trust in God's timing and direction, to be willing to leave their comfort zones, and to embrace the opportunities God presents for growth and service. The act of launching, whether in ministry, personal growth, or community service, is a call to active faith and reliance on God's sovereignty.<br><br>In summary, the biblical theme of launching encompasses both literal and metaphorical journeys, highlighting the importance of obedience, faith, and the unfolding of God's divine purposes.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>(<I>imp. & p. p.</I>) of Launch.<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/321.htm"><span class="l">321. anago -- to lead up, bring up</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Word Origin from ana and ago Definition to lead up, bring up NASB Word Usage bring<br> (2), brought (5), <b>launched</b> (1), led (2), put out to sea (4), putting out to <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/321.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/law/the_way_to_divine_knowledge/way-1-97_but_we_have_launched.htm"><span class="l">But we have <b>Launched</b> Far Enough in a Deep that Does not Belong <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> [Way-1-97] But we have <b>launched</b> far enough in a deep that does not belong<br> unto us? But we have <b>launched</b> far enough in a deep that <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../law/the way to divine knowledge/way-1-97 but we have launched.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/the_harmony_of_the_gospels/chapter_xv_of_the_fact_that.htm"><span class="l">Of the Fact that the Pagans, when Constrained to Laud Christ, have <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> the harmony of the gospels.Book I. Chapter XV."Of the Fact that the Pagans, When<br> Constrained to Laud Christ, Have <b>Launched</b> Their Insults Against His Disciples <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../augustine/the harmony of the gospels/chapter xv of the fact that.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_2_1856/unimpeachable_justice.htm"><span class="l">Unimpeachable Justice</span></a> <br><b>...</b> I could not by any possibility remove, for at every hour I remembered that during<br> that day one of the most fallen of my fellow-creatures was <b>launched</b> into an <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 2 1856/unimpeachable justice.htm</font><p><a href="/library/chrysostom/homilies_on_acts_and_romans/homily_liii_acts_xxvi_30-32.htm"><span class="l">Acts xxvi. 30-32</span></a> <br><b>...</b> And entering into a ship of Adramyttium, we <b>launched</b>, meaning to sail by the coasts<br> of Asia; one Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chrysostom/homilies on acts and romans/homily liii acts xxvi 30-32.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_4_1858/self-examination.htm"><span class="l">Self-Examination</span></a> <br><b>...</b> A ship, before she is <b>launched</b>, is examined; when <b>launched</b> she is carefully looked<br> at; and yet before she is allowed to go far out to sea, she takes a trial <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 4 1858/self-examination.htm</font><p><a href="/library/bliss/a_brief_commentary_on_the_apocalypse/the_two-horned_beast.htm"><span class="l">The Two-Horned Beast.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> It was either poured from the rampart in large boilers, or <b>launched</b> in red-hot balls<br> of stone and iron, or darted in arrows and javelins, twisted round with <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../bliss/a brief commentary on the apocalypse/the two-horned beast.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_57_1911/the_curse_removed.htm"><span class="l">The Curse Removed</span></a> <br><b>...</b> one continued career of holiness, if thou hast sinned but once, unless thou hast<br> an interest in the blood of Christ, the thunders of Sinai are <b>launched</b> at thee <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 57 1911/the curse removed.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/the_harmony_of_the_gospels/"><span class="l">the harmony of the gospels</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Service. Chapter XV.--Of the Fact that the Pagans, When Constrained to Laud<br> Christ, Have <b>Launched</b> Their Insults Against His Disciples. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/augustine/the harmony of the gospels/</font><p><a href="/library/clark/the_faithful_steward/part_i.htm"><span class="l">part i.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Order moulded the planets, and every star that gems the evening sky; it <b>launched</b><br> them forth in their orbits, and guides their glorious way, producing "the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/clark/the faithful steward/part i.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_29_1883/earnest_expostulation.htm"><span class="l">Earnest Expostulation</span></a> <br><b>...</b> which is as the sheet lightning of summer, dazzling for the moment, and flaming<br> over a broad expanse, but altogether harmless, since no bolt is <b>launched</b> from it <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 29 1883/earnest expostulation.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/l/launched.htm"><span class="l"><b>Launched</b> (5 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Launch. Multi-Version Concordance<br><b>Launched</b> (5 Occurrences). Luke 8:22 Now it happened on <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/l/launched.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/meaning.htm"><span class="l">Meaning (41 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Acts 27:2 And entering into a ship of Adramyttium, we <b>launched</b>, meaning to sail<br> by the coasts of Asia; one Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/meaning.htm - 18k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/coasts.htm"><span class="l">Coasts (58 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Acts 27:2 And entering into a ship of Adramyttium, we <b>launched</b>, meaning to sail<br> by the coasts of Asia; one Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/coasts.htm - 24k</font><p><a href="/topical/t/thence.htm"><span class="l">Thence (152 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Acts 21:1 And it came to pass, that after we were gotten from them, and had <b>launched</b>,<br> we came with a straight course unto Coos, and the day following unto <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/t/thence.htm - 37k</font><p><a href="/topical/e/entering.htm"><span class="l">Entering (124 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Acts 27:2 And entering into a ship of Adramyttium, we <b>launched</b>, meaning to sail<br> by the coasts of Asia; one Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/e/entering.htm - 37k</font><p><a href="/topical/l/launch.htm"><span class="l">Launch (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/l/launch.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/l/let's.htm"><span class="l">Let's (74 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> of those days, that he entered into a boat, himself and his disciples, and he said<br> to them, "Let's go over to the other side of the lake." So they <b>launched</b> out <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/l/let's.htm - 27k</font><p><a href="/topical/l/launderer.htm"><span class="l">Launderer (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/l/launderer.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/g/gotten.htm"><span class="l">Gotten (38 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Acts 21:1 And it came to pass, that after we were gotten from them, and had <b>launched</b>,<br> we came with a straight course unto Coos, and the day following unto <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/gotten.htm - 18k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/way.htm"><span class="l">Way (7551 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> have one's way. 11. (n.) Progress; as, a ship has way. 12. (n.) The timbers<br> on which a ship is <b>launched</b>. 13. (n.) The longitudinal <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/way.htm - 15k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/history.html">History of GotQuestions.org | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.blog/blood-sweat-tears.html">Blood, Sweat, and Tears'The First Seventeen Years of GotQuestions.org | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Blue-Letter-Bible.html">What is the Blue Letter Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/launched.htm">Launched: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Launched (5 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/8-22.htm">Luke 8:22</a></span><br />Now it happened on one of those days, that he entered into a boat, himself and his disciples, and he said to them, "Let's go over to the other side of the lake." So they <span class="boldtext">launched</span> out.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/21-1.htm">Acts 21:1</a></span><br />And it came to pass, that after we were gotten from them, and had <span class="boldtext">launched</span>, we came with a straight course unto Coos, and the day following unto Rhodes, and from thence unto Patara:<br /><span class="source">(KJV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/27-2.htm">Acts 27:2</a></span><br />And entering into a ship of Adramyttium, we <span class="boldtext">launched</span>, meaning to sail by the coasts of Asia; one Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us.<br /><span class="source">(KJV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/27-2.htm">Acts 27:2</a></span><br />And entering into a ship of Adramyttium, we <span class="boldtext">launched</span>, meaning to sail by the coasts of Asia; one Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us.<br /><span class="source">(KJV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/27-4.htm">Acts 27:4</a></span><br />And when we had <span class="boldtext">launched</span> from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.<br /><span class="source">(KJV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/l/launched.htm">Launched</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/l/launderer's.htm">Launderer's (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/l/laver.htm">Laver (13 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/l/launched.htm">Launched (5 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/g/glistening.htm">Glistening (4 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/w/whiten.htm">Whiten (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/i/intensely.htm">Intensely (9 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/radiant.htm">Radiant (14 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/refiner's.htm">Refiner's (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/e/exceedingly.htm">Exceedingly (167 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/e/exceeding.htm">Exceeding (101 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/soap.htm">Soap (4 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/clothing.htm">Clothing (288 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/refiner.htm">Refiner (10 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/snow.htm">Snow (25 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/appears.htm">Appears (38 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/anyone.htm">Anyone (514 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/e/endure.htm">Endure (90 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/l/launch.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Launch"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Launch" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/l/launderer.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Launderer"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Launderer" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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