Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
It is pointed out by Robert Witham and others that people, in general, are afraid of prison, "but they are not afraid of hell fire. Most people fear temporal punishments, but do not think twice of the torments of eternal fire," that never dies (cf. Isaiah 66:24 . [ 1 ]
The disciples were startled to see Jesus, but he told them not to be afraid. [1] Matthew's account adds that Peter asked Jesus, "if it is you", to tell him, or command him, to come to Jesus on the water (waters). [5] After Peter came down out of the ship and walked on the water, he became afraid of the storm and began to sink.
This is in keeping with Luke where Mary has already been informed for some time before about the nature of her pregnancy. [6] Boring notes that "do not be afraid" is a standard angelic opening line in the Bible, which also appears in Genesis 21:17, Matthew 28:5, Luke 1:13, Luke 1:30, and Revelation 1:17. [7]
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known. The New International Version translates the passage as: "So do not be afraid of them. There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made ...
Justus Knecht notes that: "the object of this miracle was 1. to increase and strengthen the faith of the apostles; 2. to teach the apostles and their successors that they, as fishers of men, would be exposed to many persecutions and afflictions; but that Jesus would always be with them to hush the storm." [4]
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!
Many people know about the Suffragettes who won the vote for some UK women in 1918. However, many people don’t realize that before 1918, not all men had the right to vote either.
Rapture anxiety is a psychological phenomenon characterized by an overwhelming fear or general anxiety concerning the Rapture, an event in dispensational and premillennial Christian eschatologies where it is believed that Jesus Christ will return to Earth and raise faithful Christians into heaven before the apocalypse.