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Not that the finding of a new pearl is the condemnation of the old pearls, but that in comparison of that, all other pearls are worthless." [11] Gregory the Great: "Or by the pearl of price is to be understood the sweetness of the heavenly kingdom, which, he that hath found it, selleth all and buyeth. For he that, as far as is permitted, has ...
Parable of the Hidden Treasure in the Bowyer Bible John Chrysostom : "The foregoing parables of the leaven, and the grain of mustard-seed, are referred to the power of the Gospel preaching, which has subdued the whole world; in order to show its value and splendour, He now puts forth parables concerning a pearl and a treasure, saying, The ...
It is inspired by the description of the New Jerusalem in Revelation 21:21: "The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each gate made of a single pearl." [1] The image of the gates in popular culture is a set of large gold, white, or wrought-iron gates in the clouds, guarded by Saint Peter (the keeper of the "keys to the kingdom").
For as pearls are inclosed in shells, and such in the deeps of the sea, so the divine mysteries inclosed in words are lodged in the deep meaning of Holy Scripture. [ 15 ] Chrysostom : And to those that are right-minded and have understanding, when revealed they appear good; but to those without understanding, they seem to be more deserving ...
Reformer John Calvin interpreted the parable to mean: Christ informs us, that a mixture of the good and the bad must be patiently endured till the end of the world; because, till that time, a true and perfect restoration of the Church will not take place.
In the New Testament, pearls are mentioned in Matthew 7:6, 13:45-46, I Timothy 2:9, and Revelations 17:4, 18:12, 16, 21:21. It is comparatively certain that pearl was known among the Israelites, at least after the time of Solomon, as it was among the Phoenicians. The exact etymology of pənīnīm is uncertain.
The storyline of Pearl's Peril is easily the game's best feature. Pearl's an ace pilot in the late 1920's, whose father's supposed suicide sends her back to the family estate that has fallen into ...
Peter's vision of a sheet with animals, the vision painted by Domenico Fetti (1619) Illustration from Treasures of the Bible by Henry Davenport Northrop, 1894. According to the Acts of the Apostles, chapter 10, Saint Peter had a vision of a vessel (Greek: σκεῦος, skeuos; "a certain vessel descending upon him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners") full of animals being ...