Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Session of Christ or heavenly session is a Christian doctrine stating that Jesus Christ is seated at the right hand of God the Father in Heaven—the word "session" is an archaic noun meaning "sitting". Although the word formerly meant "the act of sitting down", its meaning is somewhat broader in current English usage, and is used to refer ...
Replica of the ark of the covenant, with the "mercy seat" (kaporet) acting as lid.According to the Hebrew Bible, the kaporet (Hebrew: כַּפֹּרֶת kapōreṯ) or mercy seat was the gold lid placed on the Ark of the Covenant, with two cherubim at the ends to cover and create the space in which Yahweh appeared and dwelled.
Thomas Aquinas collated a number of patristic comments on each verse of the gospels, including on this verse: . Glossa Ordinaria: "As a meet return for the heavenly mercy, Matthew prepared a great feast for Christ in his house, bestowing his temporal goods on Him of whom he looked to receive everlasting goods.
Hilary of Poitiers: For obeying God's will and not calling on His name, shall find the way to the heavenly kingdom. [8] Pseudo-Chrysostom: And what the will of God is the Lord Himself teaches, This is, (John 6:40.) He says, the will of him that sent me, that every man that seeth the Son and believeth on him should have eternal life.
The word recline in this verse shows the impact of Hellenization on the Palestine of the period. [3] A divine banquet was a frequent metaphor for the afterlife in both Jewish and Greek culture of the period and is a motif that is found on tombstones of the period. [4] This verse is strongly eschatological predicting what will happen at the end ...
Get AOL Mail for FREE! Manage your email like never before with travel, photo & document views. Personalize your inbox with themes & tabs. You've Got Mail!
This verse ends the baptism scene (verses 13-17). The voice is generally presumed to be that of God the Father. This is one of only two times in the Gospel of Matthew where God intervenes directly, the other being in Matthew 17:5. This is in contrast to most of the Old Testament where God's direct actions occur regularly. [4]
Matthew 6:26 is the twenty-sixth verse of the sixth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament and is part of the Sermon on the Mount. This verse continues the discussion of worry about material provisions.