Some of his graphic work implies that he views it as actually being a fully pagan sex-based religion, the idolatrous worship of the lusts of the flesh. He seems to be using satire, cartoons and parody against the gay life, Jews and Zionism to get his point across about the corruption ...
These things also illustrate how God is the ultimate orchestrator of all things. Note the parallel to the deities of the nations who have influence over human history. Their influence is in deception, making those who worship them believe they have power over the affairs of human life. Ultimate...
In the Old Testament, Beelzebul is referenced as "Baal-Zebub," a Canaanite deity worshipped at Ekron. "But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Go up and meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and ask them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you ...
The Book of Daniel is found in the Writings (Ketuv’im)along with the books of Esther, Psalms, Proverbs, and other “non-prophetic” books. Therefore, the book of Daniel is not found in the Prophets (Nevi’im) section, and Daniel himself is not considered a prophet in Judaism. This is...
beast was Israel, and in particular the Zealot movement in Israel that captured the loyalty of so many Jews in the first century.I’ve come to believe that the beast of Revelation wasn’t about emperor worship and persecuting those who wouldn’t worship the emperor Nero. Instead it was ...
Why were such harsh penalties in place for worshiping false gods? Although in our day, there exists a great emphasis on human rights and free choice, God’s law is concerned with preserving purity and Godliness. By purging evil from the nation, holiness was protected. “The hands of the ...
5. Further, since baptism is an extraordinary rite in Sunday worship, placing baptism here in the interest of having it occur early in a worship service gives the appearance of “getting the extraneous out of the way” as soon as possible. I assume the interests underlying this amendment pert...
In my novel The Color Purple, Celie and Shug discuss, as all thoughtful humans must, the meaning of God. Shug says, “I believe God is everything that is, ever was, or ever will be.” Celie, raised to worship a God that resembles “the...
“Tell us we are Catholics first and Americans or Englishmen afterwards; of course we are. Tell us, in the conflict between the church and the civil government we take the side of the church; of course we do. Why, if the government of the United States were at war with the church, ...
As chief of the seraphim -- the highest angelic rank, which celebrates God's holiness in heaven -- Seraphiel leads these closest angels to God in constant worship.What color are seraphim angels?Seraphim are the most powerful of all the angels. A Seraphim has a very similar form to a ...