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The opening stanza draws on the wording of this verse, as well as incorporating language from John 1, describing Jesus as the one "who from the beginning was the mighty Word". The second stanza borrows language from the Nicene Creed, giving Jesus the title "Light of Light".
Christ Pantocrator mosaic in Byzantine style from the Cefalù Cathedral, Sicily. The most common translation of Pantocrator is "Almighty" or "All-powerful". In this understanding, Pantokrator is a compound word formed from the Greek words πᾶς, pas (GEN παντός pantos), i.e. "all" [4] and κράτος, kratos, i.e. "strength", "might", "power". [5]
"All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name" is a Christian hymn. The hymn has been called the "National Anthem of Christendom". [1] The lyrics, written by Edward Perronet, first appeared in the November, 1779 issue of the Gospel Magazine, which was edited by the author of "Rock of Ages", Augustus Toplady.
Kowalska also wrote that Jesus stressed the importance of the image as part of the Divine Mercy devotion, and in Notebook 1, item 327, she attributed these words to Jesus: "I am offering people a vessel with which they are to keep coming for graces to the fountain of mercy. That vessel is this image with the signature; 'Jesus, I trust in You." [19]
Earlier this year a picture re-emerged that showed what Jesus might have looked like as a kid. Detectives took the Turin Shroud, believed to show Jesus' image, and created a photo-fit image from ...
Traditio legis, or "transmission of the law", Christ as lawgiver, [2] mosaic, Basilica of San Lorenzo, Milan, 4th century, includes a scroll box at Christ's feet.. From the latter part of the fourth century, a still beardless Christ begins to be depicted seated on a throne on a dais, often with his feet on a low stool and usually flanked by Saints Peter and Paul, and in a larger composition ...
Jesus is sometimes shown performing miracles by means of a wand, [33] as on the doors of Santa Sabina in Rome (430–32). He uses the wand to change water to wine, multiply the bread and fishes, and raise Lazarus. [34] When pictured healing, he only lays on hands. The wand is thought to be a symbol of power.
Many Christian prayers thus conclude with the words: "Through Our Lord Jesus Christ". [13] Several episodes in the New Testament refer to the power of the invocation of the Holy Name. In Mark 9:38-39 demons are driven out by the power of the name Jesus, in Acts 2:38 baptisms take place and in Acts 3:6, Acts 4:7-11 and Acts 9:34 miracles are ...