Ark of the Covenant

But by His word the present heavens and earth are being reserved for fire, kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.” This “being flooded with water” is clearly a reference to the days of Noah. Like Christ, Peter says that in the last days, people will show evidence of their ignorance and debased minds by mocking the idea that God will again disrupt the continuity of life by displaying His wrath on a desperately immoral world. Peter says God will again bring punishment on a…

“The history of the movement that emerged out of his life and teachings I usually studied separately in the field of Church History, which is also well-developed and sophisticated (Lynch pg.1)”. Reza Aslan was the author of No god but God, but wrote another book called Zealot: The Life And Times Of Jesus Of Nazareth. The book became number one New York Times bestseller. Reza Aslan wanted to examine one of history’s most influential person through an ear of the first-century Palestine. Many…

Steven Wells Great Buildings in Architecture Prof. Price 3/9/15 Dome of the Rock Jerusalem (687-691) vs. Oratory, Germigny-des-Près (806-810) There are many differences between the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem and the Oratory at Germigny-des-Près. There are also many similarities between them as well. Before I can get to the comparison between them, I would like to talk about them individually. Both buildings are used for religious purposes to this day. The Dome of the Rock is a temple shrine…

That’s what happened in the garden of Eden. But prior to this in-cident occurring Lucifer, was expelled or as we like to say kicked out of heaven because he wanted to be God. He was created by God and he wanted to be God to be worshipped as God was being worshipped by the angels he had created. But God is God and he will not share his glory with another. Earth became corrupt because of the pronouncement of God upon it. Man would now have to live by the sweat of his brow. No longer could he walk…

Jubilation for Victory in War: If we start by surveying the secular uses of the verb and its noun, we will see just what kind of enthusiasm we are dealing with. Isaiah compares the gladness that Israel will feel at the coming of the Messiah to the jubilation (yagilu) that warriors have when they divide the plunder (Isa. 9:3b). Habakkuk also uses the word to describe the joy that the Babylonians will have (yagil) when they capture the Hebrews like fish in a net (Hab. 1:15). Zephaniah extends…