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Encyclopedia Judaica on Metatron

This extract is taken from Encyclopedia Judaic (Second Edition), Fred Skolnik, Editor in Chief, & Michael Berenbaum, Executive Editor, published by Keter Publishing House, 2002, Volume 14: Mel–Nas, pp. 132-134. All emphasis is mine. METATRON (Matatron), angel accorded a special position in esoteric doctrine from the tannaitic period on.

THE VOICE OF YHVH APPEARS

In this article I will quote rabbinic sources to prove that when in Genesis 3:8 it is stated that Adam and Eve heard YHVH’s Voice walking, that this Voice was not simply the sound of God walking through the Garden. Rather, the rabbis admitted that God’s Voice

JUSTIN, RESURRECTION & 1,000 YEAR REIGN

In this post I will cite from Justin Martyr’s dialogue with Trypho the Jew to show how this holy martyr taught that anyone claiming to be a Christian but who denies that there will be a physical, bodily resurrection of the dead are blasphemous heretics. Justin also proclaims that

JUSTIN, JEWISH CHRISTIANS & THE LAW

In this post I will be excerpting the section from the holy saint Justin Martyr’s discussion with Trypho and his Jewish friends, where this blessed martyr shows that salvation comes only through our Lord Jesus Christ. Justin will also mention Jewish Christians who still kept the Law and who

ISLAM & ARABIC MASCULINE PRONOUNS

According to Muslims authorities, masculine Arabic words often include both males and females, unless the context suggests otherwise. For instance, here’s what the translator of Imam Nawai’s commentary on Sahih Muslim states: 1. The pronouns in this hadith apply generally, which means they include men and women. If

AL-NAWAWI ON JESUS BEING GOD’S WORD & SPIRIT

The medieval Muslim commentator Imam al-Nawawi wrote a massive commentary on the sahih collection of Imam Muslim. Al-Nawawi will cite and explain the hadiths where Muhammad describes Jesus as God’s own Word and Spirit, which I will now quote. All emphasis will be mine: 108. The hadith says, ‘Whoever

NICENE CREED 381 AD

The following is taken from this post: Nicene Creed Greek Text with English translation. All emphasis will be mine. The Greek and Latin texts of the “Nicene” creed are given below with an English translation. Elsewhere on the Early Church Texts website (click here) the Latin and Greek texts below

CATECHISM & PRAYER OF ABSOLUTION

I cite from the particular sections of the Catechism of the Catholic Church on the Church’s authority to absolve believers from any sin committed. All bold italic emphasis will be mine. VI. The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation 1440 Sin is before all else an offense against God, a

ABU HANIFA: THE MUSLIM INFIDEL

In this post I will be citing this online article published by a group of Quran alone Muslims: Abu Hanifa: The Heretic Who Became a Sunni Icon. It’s aim is to show how one of Sunni’s Islam’s greatest scholars Abu Hanifa, a figure who even has a

YASIR QADHI’S GOD UNVEILED!

In this post I will be quoting from notable Muslim scholar Yasir Qadhi’s biography on Muhammad in order to prove that Muslims are really Muhammadans who have deified their prophet to the level of divine status. Qadhi mentions some of the names given to his messenger, two of which