The Easter Psalms 22-24
The Easter Psalms: Seeing Psalms 22-24 through the lens of Christ’s Passion, The Descent and Harrowing of Hades, and The
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Author: Matt Arnold
Isaiah 9:2 – Hope for Those in the “Deep Darkness”
Contained within the traditional Christmas Nine Lessons and Carols service is a familiar reading from Isaiah 9:2 which mentions a
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Prayer for the Dead – Biblical Reasoning
Does the Bible really give reasons for prayer for the dead? Isn’t this necromancy, a waste of words, or even bypassing Christ in prayer?
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Sheol in the Bible – The Grave or the Afterlife?
What is Sheol in the Bible? Did biblical writers consider it the grave (as some modern translations suggest) or the Hebraic underworld?
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The Afterlife and the Shadow of Death in the Bible
The Bible mentions the mysterious phrase “the shadow of death” many times, which Christians have long understood as a reference
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What are Idols in the Bible?
What are idols in the Bible? We explore how biblical writers understood the difference between statues and idols, and how idols were created.
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The Harrowing of Hades: Christ’s Underworld Mission
The Harrowing of Hades (known also as the Harrowing of Hell) is alluded to in the New Testament as well as the Apostle’s Creed. What did this phrase mean to the early Christians and how can we understand it today?
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Praying for the Dead: Reasons Why We Can
In this article, we consider some prayers for the dead used by Churches today, reasoning why it is legitimate for Christians today.
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Praying for the Dead: Early Christian Beliefs
Discovering the early Church’s beliefs about praying for the dead gives us much insight into how they interpreted the biblical
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Praying for the Dead?
The subject of praying for the dead is often brushed aside as irrelevant for today’s Protestant Church. After all, the
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