“Cassia: one principal spice of the Holy Anointing Oil used to anoint priests, kings and their garments. The coming King Messiah’s robes will smell of cassia (humility, being stripped of pride, set apart or holy with a servant’s heart)” -Psalm 45:8...
Anointing oilrepresents theRuachof God, HisSpirit, which was poured over Aaron the High Priest (Kohen Gadol) and other priests to set them apart as holy and fit for His Temple service. When we worship the Lord together in action by loving each other, we are clo...
54 This was the second sign Jesus performed after coming from Judea to Galilee. Footnotes John 4:9 Or do not use dishes Samaritans have used John 4 New King James Version A Samaritan Woman Meets Her Messiah 4 Therefore, when the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made ...
After the oath, Charles is expected to be anointed with holy oil by the Archbishop of Canterbury, who will pour the oil onto a spoon and anoint Charles' hands, head and breast. Then, Charles will be given the royal robe, the orb, the coronation ring, the sceptre and the rod of his ...
(v. 26). When we are tempted to anger, even righteous anger, we cannot use that as an excuse to sin. We must deal with those sinful thoughts, feelings, and actions quickly (don’t let the sun go down on them). If we don’t, we’re giving the devil an open window to crawl—...
Meanwhile, the Holy Spirit works in the ascending church to convert our hearts to the love of God and neighbor. I review the Platonic ascent tradition in Plato’s Republic and Plotinus’ Enneads; overview ascent in some of Augustine’s earlier writings; introduce the narrative setting of the ...
Ecclesiastical A consecrated mixture of oil and balsam, used for anointing in church sacraments such as baptism and confirmation. Also called holy oil. from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th EditionEcclesiastical A sacramental anointing, especially upon confirmation into the ...
How did sin come from Adam’s holy soul? Did he have free-will in the matter, or was he necessitated to do what he did? Could he have done otherwise? What were his motives, and did sinful desires precede his eating of the forbidden fruit? John L. Girardeau (1825–1898), an ...
James for the anointing with oil all involve the same factor of the touch or laying on of hands, which had its value in the subtle force set free by it, and which for want of a better name we call personal magnetism. The laying of hands on the affected part has the effect also of...