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  2. Aimee Semple McPherson - Wikipedia

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    On opening night, McPherson spoke to fewer than 5,000 in the 22,000-seat sports arena. The following day, her campaign's tone shifted and attendance climbed sharply. [187] [188] The final day of afternoon and evening services saw 40,000 people attending, exceeding the stadium venue's capacity and breaking attendance records. [188]

  3. Parable of the Ten Virgins - Wikipedia

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    In the Armenian Orthodox Church the parable is the main theme of Holy Monday. A special Church service enacting the parable of the ten virgins is celebrated on Tuesday evening of the Holy Week. [citation needed] In the Syriac Orthodox Church, the parable is used to commemorate the Sunday vespers service of Nahire. They believe Nahire symbolizes ...

  4. Rich man and Lazarus - Wikipedia

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    Historically within Christianity, the begging Lazarus of the parable (feast day 21 June) and Lazarus of Bethany (feast day 29 July) have sometimes been conflated, [53] with some churches [clarification needed] celebrating a blessing of dogs, associated with the beggar, on 17 December, date previously associated with Lazarus of Bethany in Roman ...

  5. Gerard Bramwell Long - Wikipedia

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    Developed in cooperation with business expert and author Ken Blanchard, The Breakthrough is a modern-day parable. Taking a page from "business-allegory" works such as Blanchard's One-Minute Manager, Long uses a simple story to communicate basic concepts about God, religion, suffering and the afterlife. He is now working on his second book which ...

  6. Parables of Jesus - Wikipedia

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    Parables are one of the many literary forms in the Bible, but are especially seen in the gospels of the New Testament. Parables are generally considered to be short stories such as the Good Samaritan, and are differentiated from metaphorical statements such as, "You are the salt of the earth." A true parable may be regarded as an extended ...

  7. The Prodigal Son (Britten) - Wikipedia

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    The story centers on a farm family, which consists of a father and his two sons. Servants also help with working the land. The elder son and the servants leave to work the fields for the day. The younger son hears a voice that tempts him to indulge his "most secret longings". The younger son asks his father for his inheritance, which the father ...

  8. Parable of the Faithful Servant - Wikipedia

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    Etching by Jan Luyken illustrating the parable, from the Bowyer Bible.. The Parable of the Faithful Servant (or Parable of the Door Keeper) is a parable of Jesus found in Matthew 24:42-51, Mark 13:34-37, and Luke 12:35-48 about how it is important for the faithful to keep watch.

  9. Allegorical interpretation of the Bible - Wikipedia

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    Many of Jesus' parables and the Book of Proverbs and other wisdom books are packed with tropological meaning [7] Anagogic interpretation: dealing with the future events of Christian history (eschatology) as well as heaven, purgatory, hell, the last judgement, the General Resurrection and second Advent of Christ, etc. (prophecies). [8]

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