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7 Ways Jesus Reverses the curse From Eden

Everything about the Kingdom of God is a reversal of worldly powers (servant leadership, first shall be last, etc.). God’s ways are opposed to the World’s ways. Likewise, everything about the Gospel is a reversal of what went wrong in the beginning of creation and nowhere is this highlighted more than during the Passion, crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus. So here are seven ways in which Jesus reverses all the mistakes and curses from creation. 1. The disobedience in the Garden of Eden is now rectified by the obedience of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane. Genesis 3:11Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat? Luke 22:42...

Implications Of The Frankfurt Silver Amulet: Insights Into Early Christian Practice And Belief

...ount Ebal curse tablet. These earlier items featured sacred texts inscribed on silver and served spiritual or covenantal purposes. The Frankfurt amulet reflects how this enduring tradition found new expression within early Christianity, signifying the deep historical roots of using scripture as both a declaration of faith and a medium of divine presence. Frankfurt am Main, Germany | Source: Britannica A Testament to Early Christian Resilience The grave in which the amulet was found is dated to 230–270 AD, making it an unparalleled testimony to early Christian life in northern Europe. The burial in a Roman cemetery places this individual within the broad...

Who is the New Jerusalem?

...er be any curse.   Firstly, if this New Jerusalem appearing as a literal city is the culmination of world history after the judgement, second death, sheep and goats etc (in other words – there’s no one left except for God’s own people), why then do the nations still need healing?   Secondly, and maybe the most striking detail, is the mention that there will no longer be any curse. All throughout Scripture, there is one main thing which is always referred to as a “curse” – death (sometimes also synonymous with sin). And that is precisely what Jesus liberated us from by his own death on a cross! Galatians 3:13 Christ has redeemed us from th...

Ancient “curse” amulet drastically changes perspective on Biblical dating

...efixio: a curse tablet. On the amulet, the word “cursed” appears 10 times, along with the tetragrammaton — the four letter name of God, YHWH in English. Below is the text of the amulet: cursed, cursed, cursed — cursed by the God YHWH.You will die cursed.cursed you will surely die.cursed by YHWH — cursed, cursed, cursed. But the text of the amulet wasn’t the only revelation given. The excavated pottery which was with the amulet dated to the Iron Age I and Late Bronze Age, meaning that logically the tablet derived from one of these earlier periods. Dr. Stripling told The Jerusalem Post; I believe the amulet dates to the Late Bronz...

Why do bad things happen to 'good' people?

...d he will curse you to your face" and then lots of really bad things happened to him (like his house collapsing and killing his family etc.) - you can read about all the sudden calamities in Job 1. But at the end of the first chapter describing all the bad things happening, verse 22 simply says, "In all this Job did not sin or charge God with wrongdoing." Though there is debate about whether Job is a historical account, or simply an allegorical story to try and give an answer to a similar question, I think the principle of the story is that despite the circumstances of life, we should still praise God and keep ourselves righteous in his sight no matter what -...

The Deity of Christ in the Gospel of Matthew - Part 2

...sult is a curse on the ground and the tempter who led them to sin. Along with this curse God pronounced judgement on them, man was driven out of the garden, separated from the presence of God and the tree of life that could enable them to live forever as sinners. (Genesis 3:24): “So He drove the man out; and at the east of the Garden of Eden He stationed the cherubim and the flaming sword which turned every direction to guard the way to the tree of life.” Since then God has been working towards reversing this event, undoing the effects of sin, chief among them the broken fellowship mankind has with God. God chose Abraham as the one through whom his bless...