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Studies on worship, devotion, liturgy, and honoring God according to Scripture.

Worshiping the Messianic King Members Public

In this post I will quote specific Old Testament texts, which Jewish traditions interprets as Messianic prophecies, in order to show that the nations are commanded to worship the Messiah. I will provide those Jewish traditions to affirm the Messianic understanding of thes verses. All emphasis will be mine. Psalm

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Daniel’s Most Holy High Ones Members Public

The prophet Daniel is given visions in which he sees two distinct divine Powers or Persons, namely, the Ancient of Days and one like a Son of Man: “I kept looking Until thrones were set up, And the Ancient of Days was seated; His clothing was like white snow And

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Rabbinic Cursing of Christians Members Public

There is an ancient Jewish prayer that seems to date back from a time shortly after the destruction of Jerusalem, where the Jews in their synagogues would curse the minim (heretics). The prayer is known as Birkat haMinim. The minim most definitely include Christians, since this was a title given

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Muhammad Cannot Be the Son of Man Members Public

Why Muslims are Guilty of Committing Shirk Muslim apologists/polemicists will go to any extreme in order to prove Muhammad, even to the point of committing the unforgivable sin in Islam, which is called shirk. Shirk is when a person associates a partner with Allah either in his exclusive attributes,

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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1st AD Palestinian Jews Worship Jesus as YHWH! Members Public

One of the clearest evidences that Jesus was already being worshiped as YHWH by his Jewish followers in Israel and Jerusalem comes from what the Apostle Paul wrote in his first epistle to the Corinthians. Scholars typically date it around 53-55 AD, less than 20 years of Jesus’ physical, bodily

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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JUDAISMS ON THE MESSIAH’S PREHUMAN EXISTENCE Members Public

In this post, I will be citing specific Jewish sources confirming the personal prehuman existence of the Messiah. ENOCH “And in that place I saw the fountain of righteousness Which was inexhaustible: And around it were many fountains of wisdom: And all the thirsty drank of them, And were filled

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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St. Augustine, Phil. 3:3, the Spirit & Latreuo Members Public

The following citation comes from St. Augustine's On the Trinity, Book 1.. The blessed Augustine quotes Philippians 3:3 to prove that the Holy Spirit is given latreuo, which is the worship giveN to God alone. All emphasis will be mine. 13. Similar evidence has been collected also

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Paul Proclaims: Christ is Creator and Not a Creature Members Public

In his epistle to the Romans, Paul laments the fact that humans have turned to worshiping and serving the creation as opposed to glorifying and thanking the Creator, who is to be praised forever: “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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