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Is this ancient explosive mixture mentioned in the Apocrypha plausible?

Is this ancient explosive mixture mentioned in the Apocrypha plausible?

I recently decided to read the Apocrypha. Sounded interesting. Anyway, when I got to The Book of Bel and The Dragon, there was this verse, which struck me as particularly interesting:
1:27 Then Daniel took pitch, and fat, and hair, and did…

Dr. Wang Yun Wu: The Leading Chinese Scholar Who Abandoned Atheism after Witnessing a Miracle

Dr. Wang Yun Wu: The Leading Chinese Scholar Who Abandoned Atheism after Witnessing a Miracle

This Week in AG History — May 2, 1931 By Darrin J. Rodgers Originally published on AG-News, 04 May 2023 A prominent Chinese scholar, Dr. Wang Yun Wu (1888-1979), abandoned atheism in 1924 after he witnessed the miraculous healing of … Continue reading …

What is the difference in eating and drinking in John 6:53 and 6:54?

What is the difference in eating and drinking in John 6:53 and 6:54?

The instruction to drink the blood of the Son of Man is first given in John 6:53:

εἶπεν οὖν αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς· ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, ἐὰν μὴ φάγητε τὴν σάρκα τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου καὶ πίητε αὐτοῦ τὸ αἷμα, οὐκ ἔχετε ζωὴν ἐν ἑαυτοῖς [NA 28]

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Does the Greek of Mat.24:31 and Mar.13:27 teach that the gathering of the elect is out of the earthy sphere unto the heavenly sphere of God’s throne?

Does the Greek of Mat.24:31 and Mar.13:27 teach that the gathering of the elect is out of the earthy sphere unto the heavenly sphere of God’s throne?

Many teach that the coming of Christ in Mat. 24 to gather his elect is His descent to the earth to establish God’s Kingdom, rather than a descent to the sphere of the clouds to gather the elect and bring them to heaven.

…and they shall …