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GHEORGHE TATTARESCU "Hagar in the Desert"

Fight against those who, having received the Scripture, do not believe in Allah or the Last Day, nor prohibit what Allah and His Messenger have prohibited, nor practice the true religion, until, humiliated, they pay the tribute directly! (Muhammad. The Quran. Sura 9:29) I do not believe that Monsignor Juan José Omella was very well inspired when he wrote his Sunday letter entitled The Necessary Dialogue with Islam. http://www.revistaecclesia.com/necesario-dialogo-islam-juan-jose-omella-omella-arzobispo-barcelona/ This new reactivation of Christian-Muslim dialogue, paralyzed by the alleged “imprudences” of the long-missed Benedict XVI, is very far from becoming a reality. And Islam does not allow dialogue. Either you...

The Church of England said it has accepted a recent report that calls on it to establish a £1 billion ($1.3 billion) fund in response to its historical ties to the Atlantic slave trade.The report released Monday by an oversight group of independent advisers suggested that the Church of England's £100 million ($127 million) commitment to the "Fund for Healing, Repair and Justice" was not sufficient "relative either to the scale of the [commissioners'] endowment or to the scale of the moral sin and crime," according to The Guardian.The report urged the Church of England to work together with other...

JOHN MARTIN "The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah"

Throughout His ministry, Jesus never once broke the fourth commandment which required that all Jews observe the Sabbath. He was after all Jew. However, He did give us a clue that a change to the Sabbath was coming. To make my point, you must first understand that the original manuscripts of the Scriptures were not divided into verses and chapters. The Old Testament manuscripts were written by scribes for the religious leaders to study. The New Testament manuscripts were letters originally written to be dispersed amongst the believers to read. They were like the letters you receive today. Just...

WAYLON SMITH "Abraham and the Stars"

THOMAS CHRISTIAN WINK "Abraham and Melchizedek"

PIETER BRUEGEL the Elder "The Tower of Babel"

All the people were "only evil all the time", so God started over. He recruited Noah and his family to build an ark and ride out the Great Flood. Here artists show the ark being built and then loaded, while every other person perishes. When the dove returns with a fresh olive branch, Noah knows the Flood is finally ended. And now EVERYONE can disembark!DANIEL MACLISE "Noah's Sacrifice"

HE QI "Ark of Noah"

WILLIAM-ADOLPHE BOUGUEREAU "The First Mourning"

Remember Lincoln for his courage and his political perseverance in saving the Union, but also remember the source of his courage.Not long ago, the Bible was considered a foundational book for American society — a work that stood alongside the Declaration of Independence for its contributions to American politics. However, few American presidents have been shaped by their reading of the Bible as Abraham Lincoln was. From a skeptic and deist to a daily reader who made more than 200 references to Scripture in his speeches and other writings, Lincoln’s transformation as an inspirational leader coincided with his transformed relationship...

Luke 21:34 “But be on your guard, so that your hearts will not be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of life, and that this day will not come on you suddenly, like a trap [snare]; 35 for it will come upon all those who live on the face of all the earth.Jesus Christ warned his followers of the very real possibility that prior to His return we could be ensnared. A snare is a trap, or noose, carefully set to catch the unsuspecting. How could a Christian be ensnared? What could possibly make God’s people vulnerable...

Post World War II United States seemed to embrace a Biblical worldview. Two World Wars and the rebirth of Israel gave Biblically Literate America a sense that Bible prophecy was being fulfilled. Even in the midst of the 1960s sexual revolution Christian eschatology books explaining the Biblical Tribulation and Jesus’ second coming were among the New York Times’ best selling books! Churches would routinely preach on prophecy and signs of the coming of the Lord. Prophecy conferences were everywhere, and pastors around the country encouraged congregations to watch, pray, and be ready for escape when Jesus came back.A mere 40...

Hosea 9:9 They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of Gibeah: therefore he will remember their iniquity, he will visit their sins.Most Christians in America have heard the story of Sodom and Gamorrah story of Genesis 19. Some Pastors around the country have rightfully compared the descent of the United States away from God’s Word to Sodom and Gamorrah. However, there is another story in the Bible that is more appropriately analogous to the United States today. It is the story of the tribe of Benjamin’s descent into Sodomy in Judges 19–21.The of tribe of Benjamin, unlike Sodom...

Luke 17:28 Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; 29 But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all. 30 Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.Perhaps the greatest sign that we are in the last days before God’s judgment is that the sins of Sodom and Gamorrah have been codified. Sodomy laws have been passed promoting and protecting the behavior in the United...

Matthew 26:38 Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch [and pray] with me. 39 And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt. 40 And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour? 41 Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing,...

Isaiah 24:1 Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof. 2 And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of usury, so with the giver of usury to him. 3 The land shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled: for the LORD hath spoken this word....

The well-used quote: "The floor of hell is paved with the skulls of bishops," may be found in a variety of forms. Perhaps the most colorful version of it is: "The road to Hell is paved with the bones of priests and monks, and the skulls of bishops are the lamp posts that light the path." This saying has been attributed to one of several Fathers of the ancient Church and to Protestant revolutionaries from more recent times. Most often, it is claimed to be taken from the writings of St. Athanasius or St. John Chrysostom. After a thorough search,...

The Bible In Paintings ~ Encouragement for Applying and Appreciating God's Word ~ •Drawings•Engravings•Facades•Frescoes•Illuminations•Miniatures•Mosaics•Photographs•Reliefs•Statues•Tapestries•Windows• CHRIST IN THE OLD TESTAMENT Before Bethlehem, Jesus intervened often in this world. This series presents some of those occasions, along with “types” of Christ: people and objects who represent Him and His qualities.JESUS, THE FOURTH MAN IN THE FIRE DANIEL 3 King Nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold. Nebuchadnezzar said to Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, “Is it true that you do not serve my gods or worship the image of gold I have set up? If you do not worship it, you will be...