Earth and Spirituality
Each morning the sun-god keeps on ascending out of the sea, like a fish. This is a golden symbol of power. John was aware of that when attending to the writing of Revelation in Patmos. It’s in chapter 13:1-3 that you can find his complete vision: “And it stood still upon the sand of the sea. And I saw a wild beast ascending out of the sea, with ten horns (Greek κέρατα, Hebrew קֶרֶן qeren, this term will[…]
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The king said to his slaves, “The marriage feast is ready, but those invited were not worthy. Therefore, go to the roads leading out of the city, and invite anyone you find to the marriage feast.’ Accordingly, those slaves went out to the roads and gathered all they found, both wicked and good; and the room for the wedding ceremonies was filled with those dining.” (Matthew 22:1-14) The need for preparation So, the question is: what kind[…]
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The dreadful Ezekiel 25:17 speech Jules delivers in Pulp Fiction (1993) is not totally a biblical verse. Only the final line is inspired by the scriptural passage. The words paraphrasing Ezekiel in the film, as delivered by Jules, are the following: “The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good[…]
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“Peace and security” is an outstanding prophecy for the final part of the days. It is a prophecy we all are waiting for fulfillment. In this lecture, I will develop, in a series of more than one article, a discussion into prophecies. A sequence of different oracles related to our times will be examined. For instance, the events involving Gog of Magog and the appearing of the kings of north and south that interface with[…]
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First, when forced by a famine, 75-year Abraham and wife, went to Egypt. Then, many years later, when she was finally pregnant, they began residing at Gerar. Though advanced in years, Sarah was very beautiful in appearance, so that both kings took the woman into their household in order to have sex with her. It was a real alarming situation. Only God’s intervention saved her from being violated. Figures in a symbolic drama In writing[…]
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