Second Coming of Christ

The Second Coming. The theme of religion and history are depicted, and the following essay will discuss how Europeans have influenced societies in terms of those themes. It will also discuss how those aspects contribute to the purpose of writing these texts. I will be exploring texts that Chinua Achebe has borrowed from the poem, The Second Coming and identify its significance to him, and William Butler Yeats. Religion is considered to be a substantial theme in both texts. The Second Coming; a…

futile and useless. He uses numerous examples on how Scripture should be read and understood, both individually and as a whole church. Undoubtedly, Billings has an extremely high view that Christians should be made more and more into the image of Christ, by the power of the Holy Spirit, as they delve deeper into the Word. Billings believes…

and “The Fall of Man and the Expulsion from the Garden of Eden”, is known as one of the wonders in the Renaissance Era. In addition, Michelangelo painted the immense fresco, “The Last Judgement”, behind the alter. This fresco portrays the second coming of Christ and the final and eternal judgement by God on all humans. It illustrates the souls of humans rising towards heaven, while the…

than 2 billion believers. Christianity is very much focused on Jesus Christ and is seen more than just a system but a belief. It has become a very organized culture with different ways of life and other ideas and practices that has been going on from generation to generation since Jesus became the objective of faith. Christianity has a combination of culture and tradition of faith that make the church Christianity. Jesus Christ and the members that he was with had a tradition and they stood with…

the history of eschatology throughout the history of the Church. It is imperative that Christians not ignore the prior generations exegetical study. Early Church Fathers Irenaeus In studying the eschatology of Irenaeus (AD 125-202) he saw Jesus Christ as the key to all prophecy.…

experience of new creation; “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new” (2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV). The person has come out of the world and living in the Word walking with the Lord. Baptism in the Holy Spirit is more intimate relationship with the Lord yielding Him to control your life. At this point, you receive the power to witness and you grow rapidly in…

and a reliquary from this week’s PowerPoint. The pilgrimage routes impacted the Romanesque art and architecture by being visited and created by people from all over Europe. Pilgrims came from different locations, which increased the number of people coming and going to visit these churches and increase their interest in them. The pilgrims that were interested would donate money to help construct these churches as well the decorations they would use such as jewelry, gold, cameo etc. “The monks of…

The Lord had completely changed the life of Apostle Paul. Paul used to persecute the church. Then, God opened his eyes and revealed the truth of Christ to him. He took Paul’s education and gift of rhetoric for the advancement of His church. Part of God’s plan for Paul was Paul’s stay in Athens, a city of intellectualism and paganism. Here, Paul was “greatly distressed” by the number of idols around him. He tried to reason with the locals, to show them the same Truth that had been revealed to him…

Losing one’s life is to follow Christ to the cross and die with Him, gaining one’s life is to follow Him out of the grave into resurrection. Again, the word “for” is used as a transitional word, stating the second reason for discipleship as well as expanding on the previous statement (Chouinard 306). In verse 26 Jesus says “For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul?” Here, Jesus used two rhetorical…

Bible, yet it is still a question if he had ever claimed to be the Son of God. By going through the Bible, specifically in Matthew, Mark, and Luke, it can easily be decided how Jesus made these claims and how he handled people referring to him as “the Christ” or as “the Son of God.” In other words, Jesus made claims throughout the Bible, but special attention should be payed to whether he claimed to be God’s Son. A good place to start gathering information…