In summary, those who dwell in heaven include God, Jesus Christ, angels, the saints, the heavenly host, the elders, the living creatures, and the spirits of the righteous. Each plays a distinct role in the divine order, contributing to the worship and glory of God in the heavenly realm....
In eschatological terms, "those who are alive" takes on a specific significance in the context of the Second Coming of Christ. In 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17, Paul writes, "By the word of the Lord, we declare to you that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will ...
I was repressed, had trauma, and had developed control-based disordered eating and self-harm. Intrusive thoughts were just part of me. I was that person who lay in bed, wide-eyed in the dark,unable to turn off my brain. Thoughts to self-harm, both physically and mentally, were already...
Neither the one nor the other is in such sleep that they feel no joy or torment, as is testified by Christ's parable in St. Luke XVI, his words to the thief, and the words of the souls crying under the altar, "O Lord, thou that art righteous and just, how long shalt thou not...
aUnder one sky…[translate] aOne chance to keep from falling[translate] aThere are nights, we sleep, while others they weep[translate] aOne soul to take us[translate] aBut whose side you fighting for?[translate] aThose who came before[translate]...
Advice for Those Who Are Married - Now I want to deal with the things you wrote me about. Some of you say, “It is good for a man not to sleep with a
Paul and Those Who Pretend to Be Apostles 11 I hope you will put up with me in a little foolish bragging. Yes, please put up with me! 2 My jealousy for you comes from God himself. I promised to give you to only one husband. That husband is Christ. I wanted to be able to ...
Indeed, those who dwell in Christ hearken to the desperate pleas of those entreating them, even halfway around the world. My husband, brother, sister-in-law and I were living in Thessaloniki at the time. We had been there for a few years studying theology. One year, we made plans ...
Perhaps Jesus needs to up his game a bit? Perhaps Jacko is Jesus? Who knows, but the people in Stockton are convinced. “Because Michael Jackson was an icon to us,” said one neighbor. “To Stockton, Michael Jackson meant more to us than Jesus, to some people. I think they’re both...
On the contrary, we put up with anything rather than hinder the gospel of Christ. 13Don’t you know that those who serve in the temple get their food from the temple, and that those who serve at the altar share in what is offered on the altar? 14In the same way, the Lord has ...