In all three instances, the phrase “outer darkness” is further described as being a place of “weeping and gnashing of teeth.” Due to these descriptive terms, many have equatedthe outer darknesswith hell. If this were true, however, then it would be impossible for hell to bebotha place...
But beyond all of this, even though God is spirit,the Bible also describes Himin the books of Isaiah, Ezekiel, and Revelation as having human appearance and seated on a throne. We’ll explore that a bit more later. But the Bible does speak of His head, His face, His eyes, His hands...
Demons: What the Bible Really Says about the Powers of DarknessCooper, DanielMcMaster Journal of Theology & Ministry
“Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, ‘I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.’” Light as a Metaphor The idea of light chasing away the darkness is central to understanding Jesus and Christianity. One ...
The holy angels Our first Bible text is from the Gospel of Mark 8:38. Here are the words of our Jesus, “For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him the Son of Man also will be ashamed when He comes in the glory of His Father with...
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Although English translations of the Bible often use the term Hell throughout the Old and New Testament, there are three basic names used in different places to describe the place where people go after death. Each one has different connotations. What Is the Difference between Sheol, Hades, and...
is intermixed, washed, burned in the furnace, and the stamp must be put upon it before it is ready for currency. But as soon as this is done, the process begins over again. The Bible yields its treasure only to him who digs for it as for a hid treasure; the promise of the Bible...
Yet the Bible does not leave the believer, in the midst of such darkness, without hope. As Dallimore recorded of Charles Spurgeon, who had a very sensitive nature and after someone falsely cried fire in one of his meetings, which led to people dying."Spurgeon continued in his broken conditi...
What is more, he eats in darkness all his days, with much sorrow, sickness, and anger. Here is what I have seen to be good: it is appropriate to eat,