Kingdom of God

Every religion has artwork that depicts the works of their respective gods or their god’s disciples. Christianity has many pieces of art that show the life of Christ and his works as well as his disciples. Muslims have pieces that depict the life of Muhammad, who was the main disciple of their god Allah. Jewish people have works that show the greatness of heaven and of God. The Good Shepherd and The Ascent of the Prophet Muhammad on his Steed Buraq, Guided by Jibra’il and Escorted by Angel, are…

fight these enemies of God our Heavenly Father. I was able to put on the Armour of God that I was lacking before. I was able to successfully rebuke all these enemies once they were identified. Since I was in the situation and confused, it was difficult for me to discern who or what I was dealing with. I needed those more deeper in The Word to identify it was demonic. I stopped communicating with the witch, demons, and Satan immediately upon my revelation they were not of God or The Word.…

status with that of the Negroes point to the fact of the universality of human condition/suffering. If the novel is juxtaposed with its substructure – The Bible - the aspect of universality becomes obvious. . The Carnivalesque nature of chronotopicity in the novel Jago Morrison, while explicating different aspects of the Bakhtinian chronotope states thus: “ The Dialogic Imagination argues that , in the wake of ‘the dissolution of the medieval world view’ (p.205) in which the theological…

Egyptians everyday society. The multitude of gods that they interacted with were believed to be in control of the forces of nature. Also the myths of the gods and the stories that surrounds them are to explain the origins. The ancient Egyptians religion was an effort gain the gods trust. The religion the ancient Egyptians practiced was mostly centered on the pharaoh, all though the pharaoh was human they were believed to have been a descendant of the gods. The pharaoh also acted as more or less…

11:19-20 and Ez. 36:26-29, where the Lord God promises to regenerate Israel with a new heart and spirit. The indwelling of the Holy Spirit in selective people in the Old Testament, where in the New Testament it permanent to believers (John 14:17). In the Old Testament the Holy Spirit indwelled…

clear about the fourteenth chapter of Zechariah. The first is that it is wholly prophetic. The other is that it has no prophecy which is being full filled in this present age. In other words it is speaking of the end of the age that ushers in the Kingdom. Many amillennialists teach that this does not actually speak of prophecy, that it is not literal, and that it can be fitted into the present age. Such interpretation merely makes this passage something that is allegorical or something that is…

Emily Dickinson’s poem “I Heard A Fly Buzz” has caused debate on what the fly and the buzzing stands for. Dickinson’s poem symbolism of the fly can be tied back to Christ or it has been seen as a negative symbol. George Monteiro asks the questions, why is that “Fly” in the room, and why is death personified as the “King”? He looks back and compares this to the folklore legends. He examines the religious legend surrounding the death of Jesus Christ and the flies which gathered on Christ’s body…

Circumcise first appears in the Old Testament in Genesis 17:11; God told Abram that he will be circumcised in the flesh as a way to show his covenant with the Lord. In the Old Testament circumcision was done with a sharp flint stone. It wasn’t just for the Israelites, but it also was for the foreigners and servants. Later we read that God is talking to Moses in Deuteronomy 10:16, were he makes a covenant with Moses. Verse 16, God tells Moses “circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart,…

is significant in soteriology because it signifies that God is the only one that has the right to decide whom will be saved and whom will be damned. In other words, God saves individuals he thinks to deserve a place in his kingdom and perish people who do not deserve a place in heaven. This passage is also important because it teaches Christians about divine election, how individuals are predestined to salvation and God’s sovereignty. Also, God creates some people for eradication to show his…

A Look at Jacob’s Encounter Wrestling an Angel How would you like to wrestle with God? I’m not talking about in a prayer meeting or in debate between what you know is right and what you prefer to do because it is easier in the moment but it is not as rewarding. The story we’re drawing from is a real wrestling match between a man called Jacob and God Almighty in the flesh. In this story, we find a man on the run from his past while trying to keep his eyes on his future. The name Jacob by…