Category: Biblical

It was said about Enoch that he ascended to heaven (Gen. 5:24), and the same was said about Elijah the prophet (2 Kin. 2:11). St. Paul also said that he was caught up to the third heaven, whether in the body or out of the body, he did not know (2 Cor. 12:

The heaven that the Lord descended from and again ascended to is not the same heaven that Enoch and Elijah ascended to.  The heavens that we know of which the Bible mentioned are:  1. The heavens of the birds. The heaven where birds fly is the atmosphere that surrounds us. The Bible mentions the birds …

The Lord said: “It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.” (Mark 10:25) Does this mean that all the rich cannot enter the kingdom?

No, for some rich people are righteous and saintly. The Lord made this statement as a comment on the conduct of the rich young man whose riches hindered him from following the Lord. He went away grieved for he had great possessions. The Lord did not say that the entrance of the rich into the …

Who is Kedar? Kedar is mentioned in (Ps. 120:5) and (Song. 1:5).

Kedar is the second son of Ishmael, the son of Hagar (Gen. 25:13). The area where he lived was called after his name also (Jer. 49:28). The children of Kedar lived in tents that were black in colour or looked black because of the smoke of the fire that warmed them at night. Perhaps this …

What does Anathema mean? It is mentioned in (Gal. 1:8-9) and (1 Cor. 16:22).

“Anathema” is a Greek word that means “curse”, and it also means the “cutting off” or the excommunication from the church. As in the Anathemas that were written by St. Kyrollos (Cyril) the pillar of faith during the heresy of Nestor upon every one who would violate the canons of faith.  St. Paul used it …

What does Maran-a’tha mean? It is mentioned in (1 Cor. 16:22).

The word “Mar”, in Syrian and Aramaic means Master or Lord. The word ‘a’tha” means come. The whole word means “the Lord comes” or “the Lord will come”. It was an expression that Christians used to greet each other with during the apostolic age, comforting each other with the coming of the Lord. In other …