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The Blessed at the gate to heaven with St. Peter (1467–1471) by Hans Memling. Pearly gates is an informal name for the gateway to Heaven according to some Christian denominations. 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."
"Children, Go Where I Send Thee" (alternatively "Children, Go Where I Send You" or variations thereof, also known as "The Holy Baby", "Little Bitty Baby", or "Born in Bethlehem") is a traditional African-American spiritual song. [1]
At Simon's house, Jesus commissions the twelve as his chosen apostles, sending them out on a mission in every direction, two by two, to preach and proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom of Heaven to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. Jesus grants them authority to heal the sick and cast out demons, giving them specific instructions for their ...
On the gates were written the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel. There were three gates on each side: three on the east, three on the south, three on the north, and three on the west (Revelation 21:12–13). The twelve gates were twelve pearls; each gate was made from a single pearl (Revelation 21:21a).
Saint Peter and Saint John Healing the Lame Man at the Beautiful Gate of the Temple (Parmigianino, 16th century) According to the New Testament, the Beautiful Gate was one of the gates belonging to the Temple in Jerusalem prior to its destruction by the Romans in AD 70. It was referred to as "beautiful" in chapter 3 of the Acts of the Apostles.
The keys of heaven or keys of Saint Peter are seen as a symbol of papal authority and are seen on papal coats of arms (those of individual popes) and those of the Holy See and Vatican City State: "Behold he [Peter] received the keys of the kingdom of heaven, the power of binding and loosing is committed to him, the care of the whole Church and ...
2nd gate: the guardian god is called " Swallower Of Sinners " and his gate precedes a lake of fire. 3rd gate: its guardian snake is "Stinger" while the portal itself is the goddess " Mistress Of Food "; some jackals watch over the "Lake of Life" interdicted to the dead because it is the place where Ra draws his breath.
Crown Him with Many Crowns. "Crown Him with Many Crowns" is an 1851 hymn with lyrics written by Matthew Bridges and Godfrey Thring and sung to the tune 'Diademata' by Sir George Job Elvey. [1][2][3][4] The hymn appears in many hymnals. The full twelve verses of the song (which has two, six-verse versions, sharing the same melody and theme but ...