A piece of fabric remaining after the rest has been used or sold.
3. A surviving trace or vestige: a remnant of his past glory.
4. Often used in the plural.
ll survive the invasion of the Assyrian army under Tiglath-Pileser III (Isaiah 10:20–22). The remnant is promised salvation, in that they will one day be brought back to the promised land by Yahweh (Isaiah 11:11–16). Isaiah again uses the terminology during Sennacherib's siege of Jerusalem (Isaiah 37). The concept of the remnant is taken up by several other prophets, including Micah, Jeremiah and Zephaniah. The post-exilic biblical literature (Ezra-Nehemiah, Haggai, Zechariah) consistently refers to the Jews who have returned from the Babylonian captivity as the remnant.
[edit]New Testament
New Testament verses that refer to a faithful remnant include...
"So too, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace." (Romans 11:5, NIV)
"And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ" (Revelation 12:17 KJV)
Identifying characteristics of the remnant include
the "keep(ing) the commandments of God"
and those who "have the testimony of Jesus Christ"
Many believe "the testimony of Jesus Christ" is defined in the Bible... "For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy"(Revelation 19:10)
