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1 day ago · Now from the sixth hour darkness fell upon all the land until the ninth hour. ( Matthew 27:45) Darkness covered the entire land during the last three hours on the cross. We often picture Jesus calling out to the Father as soon as the darkness began. However, the writers record that it went dark for three hours, beginning at the sixth hour, and ...
19 hours ago · Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” In the first chapter of John, we learn that Jesus was the “light of life” and the light of all people. The darkness is incapable of overcoming the light. John also records Jesus’ admonition to his followers to walk in the light to avoid stumbling in the ...
2 days ago · Darkness is debilitating. In just a few moments you begin to lose your sense of direction. You grow unsure of your footing. I have no doubt that the park ranger was correct. Finding our way in the dark would be impossible. Over and over again the scriptures refer to Jesus as light. The writer of Hebrews states that Jesus is, “the radiance of ...
19 hours ago · It’s like a total emotional and spiritual eclipse, an absence of light that generates fear. The mystics call these times “the dark night of the soul.”. It’s what Jesus experienced on the cross, when He cried out, “My God, My God, why have you abandoned Me?”. It’s not a coincidence that the number of people who present symptoms of ...
2 days ago · A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.”. 6. Isaiah 9:2. “The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shone.”. 7. Proverbs 4:18. “The path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day.”.
3 days ago · Proverbs 6:12-15 – The Wicked are Worthless. “A troublemaker and a villain, who goes about with a corrupt mouth, who winks maliciously with his eye, signals with his feet and motions with his fingers, who plots evil with deceit in his heart— he always stirs up conflict. Therefore disaster will overtake him in an instant; he will suddenly ...
19 hours ago · Finally, some scholars, including Robert Eisenman, have advanced the theory that some scrolls seem to identify the early Christian community. Eisenman argues that the careers of James, the brother of Jesus, and the Apostle Paul may correspond to events described in some of the scrolls. However, it must be noted this is a tiny minority opinion ...
