There is a stunning prophecy that I have been reflecting on over the holidays and now, as 2025 unfolds. A sobering reality is washing over me daily as I “watch and pray” in light of the “signs of the times.” It is also the “now word” at the beginning of this new year — t...
in the new and better covenant relationship with God by faith in Christ which began at Pentecost, God promises: “I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their
finally in the person of Jesus Christ God’s word is made incarnate and is perfectly united with human obedience; through his life, atoning death, resurrection and sending of the Spirit at Pentecost Christ forms the new covenant community of the Church. Seeing displayed the relationship ...
The Blessed Spirit came to us at Pentecost in keeping of the Saviour's Promise, which further fulfilled the Promise of the New Covenant. "And I will put My Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in My Statutes, and ye shall keep My Judgments, and do them" (Ezekiel 36:27). ...
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We take this day of remembrance as an opportunity to examine the fact that the church began on the day of Pentecost—and neither before nor after that.This column was originally published by The Friends of Israel on its blog for this same purpose, and it is used here by permission.We ...
fill the immense canvas (42 feet wide), and that Christ was safely separated from the more unseemly guests within the central arch, the Inquisitors were not persuaded. The disorderly and irreverent scene was antithetical to the purpose of religious art. It would produce distraction, not devotion...
churches and cathedrals on other feast days. Theneulasrained down, with flowers, and to the accompaniment of incense, to represent the Holy Spirit descending to the apostles at the feast of Pentecost, and Christ’s journey heavenwards on Ascension Day.Footnote18The mention ofneulaswithin ...
The purpose of present study was to investigate the coincidence rate and risk factors of sacral insufficiency fracture accompanied by compression fracture of thoracolumbar spine. Material and methods The candidates for this study were 945 patients who measured their bone mineral density (BMD) and showed...
From the very beginning it is the story of the Spirit of God sweeping over the face of the waters (Genesis 1:2)—“already a Pentecost, a first and permanent outpouring of the fiery Spirit of life” who entices and accompanies the whole creation to its completion (Vincie 2014, p. 63...