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ORTHODOX STUDY BIBLE, TRINITY & THE TORAH

In this post I will be citing from the Orthodox Study Bible (OSB), published by Thomas Nelson, 2008. The quotations will be in regards to the position that OSB takes in respect to the Trinity being mentioned all throughout the first five books of Moses, which are commonly referred to

ORTHODOX STUDY BIBLE & PSALM 110

Here is the English rendering of Psalm 110 from the Orthodox Study Bible (OSB), which is Ps. 109 in the Greek versions commonly referred to as the Septuagint, along with the accompanying footnotes: The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand, Until I make Your enemies the

AISHA: THE SEMEN SCRAPER

According to the allegedly sound narrations of Sunni Islam, Muhammad’s child-bride Aisha is reported to have stated that she not only saw her husband wash semen off his clothes with water, but that she herself would either wash or scrape off Muhammad’s semen stains with her nails. I

THE ANGELS WORSHIP HIM! PT. 2

I proceed with my analysis of Hebrews 1:6: THE ANGELS WORSHIP HIM! PT. 1. ANGELS WORSHIP JESUS AS YHWH INCARNATE Here’s the verse again: “And when He again brings the firstborn into the world, He says, ‘And let all the angels of God worship Him.’” The question is,

THE ANGELS WORSHIP HIM! PT. 1

My aim in this article will be to show from the first chapter of Hebrews that the angels worship Jesus as YHWH, even though he is not the Father or the Holy Spirit. The inspired writer begins by introducing God’s unique Son as being greater and more majestic than

JESUS VS. MUHAMMAD

In this post I will sum up some of the data showing that Jesus is infinitely superior to Muhammad, and that the latter isn’t pure and worthy enough to stoop down and carry the sandals of the glorious and all-holy Son of God. MUHAMMAD To start with, Muhammad was

ON THE NATURE OF ANGELS

The Psalmist depicts God as riding upon the wings of the wind and describes angels as winds and flames of fire: “Bless Yahweh, O my soul! O Yahweh my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty, Wrapping Yourself with light as with a cloak, Stretching

RABBINIC JUDAISM & THE NEPHILIM

The following quotes are from Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer, Chapter 22 (https://www.sefaria.org/Pirkei_DeRabbi_Eliezer.22?lang=bi). These citations give us an idea of how some rabbinic authorities interpreted Genesis 6:1-4, which speaks of the sons of God cohabiting with the daughters of men. All emphasis

TO SIT OR NOT SIT: ALLAH’S DILEMMA!

The Quran claims that it is a scripture that explains everything in detail, providing a complete exposition of its verses: [Say (O Muhammad)] “Shall I seek a judge other than Allah while it is He Who has sent down unto you the Book (The Qur’an), explained in detail.” Those

MIDRASHIC PSALMS ON GOD’S SPIRIT

The following quotations are taken from the Midrash Tehillim. These citations show that even the rabbis believed that the Holy Spirit is a divine Person who speaks as and for YHWH God, All emphasis will be mine. PSALM 5 דבר אחר אל הנחילות. זה שאמר הכתוב (משלי ח כא) להנחיל