In the end there will be many wars; this will be one of the signs that the end is near. In Matthew 24:7-8, Jesus Christ foretold signs that would mark the time leading up to His return: "For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places ..." We have certainly seen devastating earthquakes in recent years. The December 2004 earthquake off Indonesia was the most powerful in decades, unleashing a massive tsunami that took some 300,000 lives. Less than a year later, an earthquake in southern Asia killed another 30,000. In Matthew 24:7, the Greek word translated "earthquakes" is seismos, from which we derive such English words as "seismology," referring to the study of earthquakes. Strong's Lexicon defines it as "a commotion, i.e. (of the air) a gale, (of the ground) an earthquake-earthquake, tempest. Seismos has a broader meaning than just the earth shaking. Matthew 8 records how a violent storm overtook Jesus and His disciples on the Sea of Galilee, threatening to capsize their boat and drown them-until Jesus miraculously calmed the winds and waves.
For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet of God; and the dead in Christ shall rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and thus we shall always be with the Lord. Therefore comfort one another with these words. (1thessalonians 4:13-18) Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable and the mortal with immortality. When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: Death has been swallowed up in victory."Where, O death is your victory? Where, O death is your sting? The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Corinthians 15:50-58) Are you ready to meet the Lord? He will come in a twinkling of an eye.
After the Death of Christ the Apostles were scared that the Roman Solders were looking for them. The Apostles took refuge in there homes. When Mary Magdalena went to YESHUA's tomb, she noticed that the entrance was opened, she quickly ran into the tomb but instead of seeing YESHUA there was an angel sitting and proclaiming that he has risen. Mary ran out of the tomb and went to tell the Apostles that YESHUA as risen. Suddenly, YESHUA appeared and said, Peace be with you. YESHUA stayed with the Apostils for 40 days; before he acceded to his father, the Apostles received the Holy Sprit. This gave the Apostles insight and wisdom to go out and teach the word of YESHUA to the world. The Apostles had power to cast out demons, heal the sick, and perform miracles. YESHUA told the Apostles that he will return in the End Times. As YESHUA was ascending to heaven, an angel told them, why, are you looking up, don''''t you know that YESHUA will return the same way he left. YESHUA will return to the Mount of Olives in the End Times to take ownership of his kingdom, which he purchased with his blood. After the Mother of "YESHUA" ascended into Heaven in 40 AD, God as granted the holy "Mother of Jesus" permission to appear to humanity. The visitations of the Holy Mother as increased the last 100 years. Her message to humanity was that her son Jesus is very sad the way humanity as been living. The Holy Mother ask that humanity pray and repent from there evil ways. In 1917, Mary "Mother of Jesus" apparition was seen in FATIMA by three young children. The "Mother of YESHUA" gave three young children, three prophecies for the world. Two prophecies has already happened, the last prophecy was so terrifying that the Vatican in Rome decided only to release some of its prophecy to the world. The Vatican did release part of the third prophecy that proclaimed that a future Pope would be assassinated. It also gave the Pope''''s name. The Name of the Pope was Pope John Paul II. Som
In the end there will be many wars; this will be one of the signs that the end is near. In Matthew 24:7-8, Jesus Christ foretold signs that would mark the time leading up to His return: "For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places " We have certainly seen devastating earthquakes in recent years. The December 2004 earthquake off Indonesia was the most powerful in decades, unleashing a massive tsunami that took some 300,000 lives. Less than a year later, an earthquake in southern Asia killed another 30,000. In Matthew 24:7, the Greek word translated "earthquakes" is seismos, from which we derive such English words as "seismology," referring to the study of earthquakes. Strong's Lexicon defines it as "a commotion, i.e. (of the air) a gale, (of the ground) an earthquakeearthquake, tempest. Seismos has a broader meaning than just the earth shaking. Matthew 8 records how a violent storm overtook Jesus and His disciples on the Sea of Galilee, threatening to capsize their boat and drown themuntil Jesus miraculously calmed the winds and waves.
Originally published in 1983, Leo Steinberg's classic work has changed the viewing habits of a generation. After centuries of repression and censorship, the sexual component in thousands of revered icons of Christ is restored to visibility. Steinberg's evidence resides in the imagery of the overtly sexed Christ, in Infancy and again after death. Steinberg argues that the artists regarded the deliberate exposure of Christ's genitalia as an affirmation of kinship with the human condition. Christ's lifelong virginity, understood as potency under check, and the first offer of blood in the circumcision, both required acknowledgment of the genital organ. More than exercises in realism, these unabashed images underscore the crucial theological import of the Incarnation. This revised and greatly expanded edition not only adduces new visual evidence, but deepens the theological argument and engages the controversy aroused by the book's first publication.
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