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2. In traditional Christian usage, it means the visible universe subject to [[God's]] will. "World" in [[English]] is the translation of "kosmos" from biblical Greek and "mundus" from the Latin Vulgate. Phrases such as "world without end" mean "God's universe without end," not "Earth without end."
2. In traditional Christian usage, it means the visible universe subject to [[God's]] will. "World" in [[English]] is the translation of "kosmos" from biblical Greek and "mundus" from the Latin Vulgate. Phrases such as "world without end" mean "God's universe without end," not "Earth without end."
3. In certain [[Christian usage]], it means the world of sin and estranged from God. This is the sense when Christ said, "I am not praying for the world."<ref>John 17:9</ref>
3. In certain Christian usage, it means the world of sin and estranged from God. This is the sense when Christ said, "I am not praying for the world."<ref>John 17:9</ref>
[[File:CIA Political World Map 2002.jpg|500px|center]]
[[File:CIA Political World Map 2002.jpg|500px|center]]