Sam Shamoun

REFORMERS ON REVELATION 12 Members Public

Francois Lambert (A.D. 1528 ), Commentary on Revelation 12 “If Christ is her son, it is true that Mary is a portion of this woman, that is, of the most noble Church. “For to devour the son means to remove the true faith in his name. And indeed, Satan literally

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Sam Shamoun
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ANCIENT WITNESSES TO MARY’S ASSUMPTION Members Public

Courtesy of William Albrecht. All emphasis is mine. Ephrem the Syrian “I am about to enter into His living Paradise, and in the place in which Eve succumbed, I shall glorify Him. For of all created women, He was most pleased with me, and He willed that I should be

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Sam Shamoun
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ANCIENT COMMENTARIES ON REVELATION 12 Members Public

Courtesy of William Albrecht. All emphasis is mine. Testament of Joseph, Chapter II 72 And hear ye, my children, also the vision which I saw. 73 There were twelve harts feeding: and the nine were first dispersed over all the earth, and likewise also the three. 74 And I saw

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Sam Shamoun
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MONEPISCOPACY IN THE EARLY CHURCH Members Public

Monepiscopacy, also called monarchical episcopate, refers to a single bishop chosen to preside and rule over the church with a college of presbyters and deacons. The evidence shows that this was an early and widespread practice of the universal church. In fact, a strong case can be made that this

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Sam Shamoun
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THE CHRISTOLOGY OF THE 12 PATRIARCHS Members Public

This is a continuation from a prior post where I examine specific apocryphal and pseudepigraphal works, many of which were originally Jewish in origin but which were later redacted and revised by Christian scribes/editors: THE CHRISTOLOGY OF ADAM AND ISAAC. As I indicated previously, these additions serve as a

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Sam Shamoun
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THE CHRISTOLOGY OF ADAM AND ISAAC Members Public

In this post I will be looking at specific early Christian apocryphal and pseudepigraphic writings, which give us an idea of the early Christological views held during that period. Some of these sources are believed to have originally been Jewish works that subsequently underwent revision and redaction by Christian scribes.

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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MORE EXAMPLES OF MUHAMMAD’S FOUL MOUTH Members Public

In this post I will share some more examples of the foul moth of both Muhammad and his companions, showing that neither he nor they were above insulting their opponents in the most graphic and vulgar manner. For instance, Muhammad bluntly and explicitly told people who boasted in their lineage

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Sam Shamoun
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GOD MADE JESUS A SIN-OFFERING Members Public

The God-breathed Scriptures teach that Jesus became sin for us so that we might become righteous in God’s sight: “that is, God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. So we are ambassadors for

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