Gabriel, in the three Abrahamic religions—Judaism, Christianity, and Islam—was one of the archangels. He was employed to announce the birth of John the Baptist to Zechariah and to announce the birth of Jesus to the Virgin Mary.
Aneedfor writtenmaterialsaroseby theendof thefirstcentury,whenthe Jesusmovementtookroot andChristian messages were scattered in variousareas,todiverseculturesandamongdiverse people. Thesediverse earlyChristianswereunderpressurefromdifferentpoliticalauthoritiesconnected to theRomanEm-pireandfeltaneedto affirmtheir...
It is not so much about the return of Jesus as it is being prepared and aware. Those who trust in Jesus and have a personal relationship with Him are not caught unaware. He will not come as“a thief in the night.”This is shown in their exclamation when he finally does come: And i...
(Matthew 2:1–12). Christian theological tradition has always stressed thatGentilesas well as Jews came to worship Jesus—an event celebrated in the Eastern church atChristmasand in the West atEpiphany(January 6). Eastern tradition sets the number of Magi at 12, but Western tradition sets ...
Notice that he has given the disciples glory that came from the Father through Jesus. This glory is given that we may be one just as Jesus and the Father are one! That is powerful and so people will know about the love of God the Father and Jesus! Here is how I see the unity Jesu...
44It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon, 45for the sun stopped shining. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two. 46Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.” When he had said this,...
how; what; where; when; why; Bible 2. because the Bible is the word of God and because Jesus Christ himself so believed it. 3. It is believed that Moses was the compiler and editor of Genesis. The original versions came from eyewitnesses and were handed down through the patriarchs. 4...
Jesus came to free us from slavery to sin, so that we may instead become slaves of God and slaves to others. Read More → Dec 6, 2022 Zachary Garris From Slavery to Sabbath—The Story of Exodus The Sabbath stands in stark contrast to the “burdens” of Egyptian slavery ...
He intimately knows all our needs and is the only One who can meet them. He cares about every detail of our lives. Many of these aspects of God in the Old Testament are also found in Jesus in the New Testament, because Jesus “is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact impr...
But our Savior Jesus came so that we would have life to the full. People can easily place this on a futuristic life in heaven, however this is the present gift of Christ. When we accept Him, we have His Holy Spirit in us. We have life. 1 John 5:12 - “Whoeve...