angels
Articles exploring the nature, roles, and appearances of angels in Scripture, with exegetical and theological insights.
Paul, Augustine & Jesus’ Knowledge of the Day & Hour Paid Members Public
The quotations from St. Augustine are taken from On the Trinity, Book 1. The beloved saint will show that the words of our Lord Jesus in Mark 13:32 do not imply that the Son was ignorant of the Day or Hour, but that he chose to veil that knowledge
Joshua as a Picture of Jesus & the Church as Israel Paid Members Public
In this post I will be quoting from the works of Justin Martyr and Tertullian in respect to Old Testament prophecies and typology pointing to Christ. All emphasis will be mine. One interesting typology that both of them employ is the case of Joshua, whom they not only take to
Ambrosiaster: Trinity, Jesus the Great Angel & Hypostatic Union Paid Members Public
The excerpts cited here are all taken from Ambrosiaster’s Commentary on the Pauline Epistles: Romans, Translated with Notes, by Theodore S. de Bruyn, with an Introduction by Theodore S. de Bruyn, Stephen A. Cooper, & David G. Hunter. It was published by SBL Press in 2017. All emphasis will
Novatian, Trinity, Modalism, Hypostatic Union Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
I continue from where I previously left off:Novatian, Trinity, Modalism, Hypostatic Union. Chapter 20. It is Proved from the Scriptures that Christ Was Called an Angel. But Yet It is Shown from Other Parts of Holy Scripture that He is God Also. But if some heretic, obstinately struggling against
Christ: The Visible Shape of God Paid Members Public
I will be quoting from Philippians (Hermeneia), by Paul A. Holloway (Author), Adela Yarbro Collins (Editor), published by Fortress Press in 2017. The commentator argues that in Philippians 2:5-11, Jesus is being described as the human incarnation of the Angel of YHWH who is then exalted to God’s
Adam: The God & Father of Brigham Young Paid Members Public
On 9 April 1852, the Mormon false prophet Brigham Young stated: Now hear it, O inhabitants of the earth, Jew and Gentile, Saint and sinner! When our father Adam came into the garden of Eden, he came into it with a celestial body, and brought Eve, one of his wives,
Jesus Christ: YHWH’s Destroying Angel Paid Members Public
According to the Hebrew Bible, God sent a Destroyer to slay the firstborn of Egypt: “And Yahweh will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and He will see the blood on the lintel and on the two doorposts, and Yahweh will pass over the doorway and will not allow the
St. Bernard on the Glorious Form of Jesus Paid Members Public
The quotation cited here is taken from St. Bernard's Sermons On The Canticle Of Canticles: Volume 2. COPYRIGHT © 2024 BY eCatholic2000. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL LATIN BY A PRIEST OF MOUNT MELLERAY VOLUMES 1 & 2. BROWNE AND NOLAN, LIMITED ST. BERNARD, O.CIST. Doctor