Continuation of An other look at Resurrection #1 Some other views of resurrection: Resurrection (from Latin resurrectio) is the concept of a living being coming back to life after death. It is a religious concept, where it is used in two distinct respects: a belief in the resurrection of individual souls that is current and… Read More An other look at Resurrection #2
“Toen zei Ik : zie, hier ben Ik, in de boekrol staat van mij geschreven” In deze serie over Christus in de psalmen hebben we verschillende vormen van profetie gezien. Sommige psalmen kunnen uitsluitend worden gelezen als profetie over Jezus. Andere beschrijven de situatie waarin de psalmist zelf zich bevindt, maar waar we Jezus in… Read More Christus in Profetie #15 De Psalmen (9) – Psalm 18
Lots of Christian who think the hell is a place of eternal torture do forget that Jesus was three days in hell and that Israel’s patriarch Jacob was convinced he would also go to hell. In this article we look at the real biblical meaning of sheol, hades or hell. According to the bible sheol or the grave is the abode or place were both righteous and wicked remain until the call of Jesus at the Last Days and the resurrection of the dead.… Read More Is Hell-fire something to fear
Our recent Dutch posting “De opgestane Heer” looks at the essence of our faith but also at the reality of these days there being clergymen who claim that we do not have to believe in a literal resurrection of Jeshua the Christ from the dead. We are used to hearing such statements from the mouth… Read More The resurrected Lord
Wanneer mensen over sjeool hebben spreken zij regelmatig over een plaats waar men angst zou voor moeten hebben en waar mensen zouden afzien tot in het oneindige. Maar klopt dat wel met de Bijbelse notities? Daarvoor kan men best zien waar dat woordje Sjeool van komt en wat het in de originele taal, of in… Read More Sheol, Sheool, Sjeool, Hades, Hel, Graf, Sepulcrum
Sheol (“Sheool”, “Sjeool”), Hades Under the tags “graf” = “grave, tomb, sepulchre” you will find links to articles about the place to put away, stow away or store dead bodies, corpses or cadavers. Under those words you shall be able to find more information about those “opbergplaatsen or “opbergruimten” storage areas/rooms or vaults as well… Read More Sheol, Sheool, Sjeool, Hades, Hell, Grave, Tomb, Sepulchre
One of the Pilgrims to the New World was the Wightman family. Edward Wightman (Burbage, December 20, 1566 – April 11, 1612) has the rather unenvied distinction of being the last of the religious martyrs in England to be burned at the stake. He was a Separatist (the same religion as the Mayflower passengers followed),… Read More Edward Wightman
Massacres allowed to happen The Aurora, Colorado massacre, brought many debates about believes and about carrying weapons. It is unbelievable that many people do really want to believe it would not be so bad in case more people would have weapons on them. Often with such massacres, we mostly can find in the United States… Read More Fear and protection
Another way looking at a language 13. Aramaic Aramaic is to believed to be originated in what is modern-day Syria. Between 1000 and 600 BCE it became extremely widespread, spoken from the Mediterranean coast to the borders of India. Its script, derived from Phoenician and first attested during the 9th century BCE, also became extremely… Read More Another way looking at a language #5 Aramic, Hebrew and Greek
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