In a world that is riddled with sickness and disease, the description of the tree of life in Revelation 22 is a beautiful reminder that there will be no more suffering or pain in heaven. The fruit of the tree, which will line the center of heaven’s golden street, will be continuously...
Theology A biblical-theological analysis of the description of god as creator of heaven and earth TRINITY INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY Donald A. Carson HechtSusanThe description of God as creator of heaven and earth appears frequently in the OT and in literature from the Second Temple Period and is ...
Jon: So let’s go back to the beginning where Heaven and Earth—they’re completely overlapping? Tim: Yeah. This is what the Bible’s description of the garden of Eden is all about. It’s a place where God and humanity dwelt together perfectly, no separation. And humans then partner wi...
Jon: So let’s go back to the beginning where Heaven and Earth—they’re completely overlapping? Tim: Yeah. This is what the Bible’s description of the garden of Eden is all about. It’s a place where God and humanity dwelt together perfectly, no separation. And humans then partner wi...
one able to communicate with spirits of the dead. Nowhere is she further described, neither as being young nor old, yet later writers invariably refer to her as a "hag" and as living in a "hovel," although the Bible gives no description of her dwelling. She is so depicted in the illu...
Course Description When we read the Bible, we tend to focus on the story and we overlook where it all took place. However, the places themselves; their names, their climates, their distinct features, add an extra layer of meaning to the stories we thought we knew. Dr Jonathan Lipnick, ...
A description of the building has been given by Mr. Layard (Nin. and its Remains, vol. ii, ch. 11). By an inscription repeated more than a hundred times upon its sculptures we learn that Sardanapalus carried his arms far and wide through Western Asia, warring on the one hand in Lower...
Heavenly angels carry out the commands of God, while fallen angels carry out acts of deceit and wickedness. The Bible details the job description of God's angels: "Bless the LORD, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word" (...
Historians believe the Behemoth could have been modeled on, or even be a hyperbolic description of, an elephant or hippopotamus. 823 votes Biblical terror? Dragons arementioned by nameseveral times in the Bible, and are conflated with a number of other creatures throughout, including sea monsters...
It is possible, no doubt, that the individual parts of a parable may be full of instruction. In that of the sower, what a field of thought is opened by the expression, "The seed is the Word of God" (Lu 8:11). In that of the prodigal son, the description of the younger son's...