angels
Articles exploring the nature, roles, and appearances of angels in Scripture, with exegetical and theological insights.
METATRON IS THE WORD OF GOD? Paid Members Public
The Hebrew Bible depicts God’s Word as a living divine entity whom God sends into the world to accomplish his will, including relaying his messages to his servants (Cf. Genesis 15:1-6; 1 Samuel 3:6-7, 20-21; Psalm 107:19-20; 147:15, 18; Jeremiah 1:4-11; Zechariah 4:8-9)
REFUTING THE SKEPTICS: THE TEXTUAL VERACITY OF LUKE 22:43-44 Paid Members Public
I am reposting this in-depth blog article by James Snapp Jr. defending the textual veracity of Luke 22;43-44: Video Lecture 20: Luke 22:43-44: Jesus in Gethsemane. The 20th video lecture in the series Introduction to NT Textual Criticism is accessible at YouTube and at Bitchute. This lecture is
IS HASSAN ALSO AMONG THE PROPHETS? Paid Members Public
According to the hadith, Muhammad believed that Gabriel and the Holy Spirit inspired Hassan bin Thabit’s poetry: (91) Chapter: Lampooning Al-Mushrikin Narrated `Aisha: Hassan bin Thabit asked the permission of Allah’s Messenger to lampoon the pagans (in verse). Allah’s Apostle said, “What about my fore-fathers (ancestry)?’ Hassan
63 Church Father Quotes on the Angel of the Lord Paid Members Public
This is a repost of the following article: https://refutinghereticsblog.wordpress.com/2021/02/11/fathers-and-the-angel/ By: The Trinitarian Ode CHURCH FATHER QUOTES ON THE MESSENGER/ANGEL OF YAHWEH Justin Martyr (110-165 A.D.) Justin Martyr’s Dialogue w/ Trypho Ch. 34 “..although the words of the Psalm expressly proclaim
AUGUSTINE ON JESUS BEING THE ANGEL OF YHVH Paid Members Public
Here is a quote from Augustine’s Tractates on John where he clearly affirmed that Jesus is the Angel of God who appeared throughout the Hebrew Bible as both God and God’s Angel/Messenger: 7. Lastly, what did those men who saw this miracle think? The men, says he,
SECOND-THIRD CENTURY CHRISTIAN WORSHIP OF THE TRINITY Paid Members Public
In this post I will quote a few of the many early Christian witnesses that testify to the Church’s worship of both the Lord Jesus and the Holy Spirit. Some of these very citations also mention the explicit condemnation and prohibition against the worship of any and all created
THE RABBIS’ DILEMMA: WORSHIPING GOD’S ANGEL Paid Members Public
The Tanakh prohibits the worship of any created being, including angels that dwell in the heavens above: “God spoke all these words, to respond: ‘I am the Lord, your God, Who took you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. You shall not have the
CHALLENGE TO THE RABBIS: SEEING THE GOD OF ISRAEL Paid Members Public
In this post I will cite examples from the Hebrew Bible or [O]ld [T]estament where YHVH the one true God of Israel appeared visibly to various individuals. Some of these visible encounters include God eating actual food and physically wrestling someone till daybreak! My purpose is to challenge