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What are The Seraphim, and was The devil one of Them?

Have you ever wondered about what The devil is — or was, pre-Fall? You’ve probably been told that he used to be an angel with God, so Then why is he often described as a snake, serpent or dragon? Though There isn’t a great deal given away in Scripture as to The nature of angels, or The heavenly realms in general, we get some glimpses from The visions of The prophets. But what we can also look at is The words which The Bible uses; some of which aren’t translated and so lose Their original meaning in English. The Seraphim The word “seraphim” is a transliteration of a Hebrew word, raTher than a translation, so in English we often will miss The me...

Exodus: Gods and Kings Review - Action epic loosely based on The Bible

I know The film has been out for a while now, but I missed seeing it in The cinema and so have only just seen it. I'm sure There's oThers out There who still haven't watched this and are wondering wheTher it's worth The time and effort, so here goes: my review of Exodus.  The film begins with Moses later in life living in The Pharaoh's palace as his adopted son along side his half broTher. Now I'm not sure if this part was based on any Jewish Midrash or if it was purely artistic license, but eiTher way I thought it was well done to show how Moses' life could well have gone being brought up Egyptian. Apart from some pretty epic looking battle scenes, t...

Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?

Today we celebrate The resurrection of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ! What a wonderful day to remember and praise, but not just because Jesus was raised to new life, but because in that moment it sealed The promise of our own hope in God. Through Jesus' death and resurrection, we can now be partakers in that new, eternal life! 1 Corinthians 15:54-55 When this perishable body puts on imperishability, and this mortal body puts on immortality, Then The saying that is written will be fulfilled: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.”“Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?” "Where, O death, is your sting?" Paul write...

Did The Qumran community predict The coming of Jesus?

I'm going to start a new category here for "General Interest" which will be for things I see or read about that I think are interesting or informative about The Bible, Christianity or The Faith in general; but which aren't necessarily topics I could, or would need to, write a full blog post about. I'll kick off this new venture with an brief look at something I read The oTher day from The Dead Sea scrolls which is very interesting – Qumran text 4Q521. It gives us a glimpse of early Jewish expectations of The coming Messiah from The time before Jesus arrived, and shows just how Jesus did actually meet those expectations. For example, when John asks his disci...

Hello

  Hello, this is a blog that I've been intending to create for too long now. So today I finally decided to sit down and do it. I've been compiling notes and thoughts, and have been writing on topics I'm exploring and grappling with for well over a year now - maybe even two. And Then I stuff Them in a digital folder to gaTher dust, so to speak. A lot of The discussion and ideas from These notes have come from being active in an Apologetics group on Facebook, which has helped to wrestle out some points and subjects by having about 20+ different opinions thrown into The mix! I'm planning to cover some big topics in small parts over a period of time and post...

It's no longer about land!

As I've been thinking more about The Israel situation, and reading and hearing The responses and debates on my last article, and The issue in general, it seems to me that people can't help but get stuck in The mindset of a geo-political debate. Yes, There's a place called "Israel" in The middle-east, and yes There's a war going on which is terrible for all involved — but from a New Testament Christian perspective, that shouldn't be our focus when it comes to thinking about The true Israel! This is what it's about!   If you want to "support Israel" because you believe They are in The right or have 'just cause', Then fine – just don't cal...