Thursday, July 24, 2008

The Fall- (Book of Genesis) This is commonly known as "Fall of Man", but is also called "Original Sin". It is when God created a female and a male which were Adam and Eve. They had to obey God's only one rule which was not to take a bite from the fruit of the Satan tree. Both Adam and Eve are taken over by Satans temptation and disobeys God by taking a bite from the fruit and curses mankind to mortal sin. This punishment is a symbol of us not obeying God and turning towards evil.

The Flood- (Book of Genesis 6-9) "The Flood" happened because God was not pleased with the people and living things on earth which represented as a symbol of corrupt race of man. God went to Noah and ordered him to build an ark and put both "clean and unlclean"(female and male) animals on the ark. As soon as the ark was done God sent a wrath of water and flooded the earth and soon began to repopulate and reestablish everything about 40 days and nights later.Mean while Noah kept sending birds to check if the earth was dry
and waited for God's instructions to move forward with the ark.

The Creation- (Book of Genesis) The creation is known as when God began to create the universe such as the earth, moon, sun, living things, and the heavens. It took God about 6 days to create it and on the 7th day he rested.This is basically the beginning of everything known and unknown to man.

The mark of Cain- (Book of Genesis 4) This is the symbol that God put on Cain’s head (Adam and Eve's first son) to show that he was considered a murderer for killing his older brother, Abel. God gave him this curse to let people know not to trust, provide, or accept him. He was and outcast for the rest of his life.

Lot and his wife- (Book of Genesis, Luke, Peter) In the Book of Luke, Jesus uses Lot's wife as a warning for the signs of the Apocalypse. In the Book of Peter, Lot is described as basically a man that is always around evil things. In the destruction of Sodom, Lot’s wife didn’t listen to the instructions to not look back at the burning city, but instead she did and in doing that she was turned into a pillar of salt.

Sodom and Gomorrah- (Book of Genesis) These are two cities that God ruined because of there inhospitality and their homosexuality. The only ones that God saved were Lot and his family.

The Nativity- (Book of Matthew, Luke) This is when Jesus of Nazareth was born from the Blessed Virgin Mary and Joseph. In this day prophecies came true. In this scene where the 3 wise men and angels.

Lazarus- (Book of John) Lazarus is the brother of Martha and Mary. Lazarus mentioned twice in the Bible. For example when he is raised from the death by Jesus and also when he dies and is taken by angels to Abraham while the other guy that treated him brutally is taken to the underworld.

The Crucifixion- (Book of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) This is the day Jesus died for all of our sins to make everything good. For example in the prayer "Our Father": Suffered under Pontius Pilate was crucified, died, and was buried. On the third day He rose again in fulfillment of the Scriptures.

The Denial- When Jesus told Simon and Peter that they will deny him 3 times and they both said that they will never do that to him. Well when asked if they knew Jesus they denied it 3 times and it was when both Simon and Peter noticed what Jesus had said came true.

Thirty pieces of silver- The thirty pieces of silver was the "reward" people gave when they are about to turn in a slave. In this case Judas recieved thirty pieces of silver by Pontius Pilate when Judas betrayed Jesus. It seemed Jesus knew one of his aposotles was going to betray him the same night he gave The Last Super and warned everyone of the event that was going to occur. No one seemed to believe him at first because they thought no one would actually dare too. Unfortunatly later on when everyone was in the garden praying they noticed Judas was the traidor among all.

David and Goliath (Philistincs)- (Book of Samuel) David and Goliath were both brothers whom which got into a fight and when David is fighting his brother he defeats Goliath with just a swing of his sling shot and a rock. When Goliath goes down, David takes Goliath’s own sword and decapitates him with it. (Background Info) David was a young boy who took care of a flock of sheep his father instructed him to do so and with his strength and courage he took the challenge in defeting both a bear and lion that were trying to attack the flock of sheep and it was when King Saul suggested to make him his successor. Goliath didn't like the idea and challenged David to fight with him.

Buddha/Buddhism- Buddha also known as Guatama Buddah (personal name: Siddhartha) was the youngest son of a king who wanted his son to be just like him. Unfortuantly Siddhartha later on saw his father's "Four Sights" place with the rest of the city in where showed a lot of human sufferage. Siddhartha was extremely angry and horrified of what he and other people in the city saw. Later on Siddhartha tried to convince his father to do something about it but he didn't listen or care to him so it was when he decided to leave the palace and live like the poor people did. Over time with this strike that didn't seem to take much affect, Siddhartha gave up and instead tried to meditate and teach people in what he belived in. For example the 3 basic universal truths: 1. nothing is lost in the universe, 2. everything changes, and 3. the law of cause and effect also known as karma.

Golgotha- (Book of Matthew, Mark, Luke, John) This is where Jesus was buried but it is also known as Calvary. Calvary is a place close to Jerusalem, outside the city walls was where Jesus was killed and crusified.

The Prodigal Son- (Book of Luke) It is a story of a man with two sons. The younger son takes his father’s inheritance and leaves. He gets into trouble, looses his money, and is a total mess. While the other son stays at home and follows the rules and is a very nice and hardworking son. Then the younger realizes that he has done nothing but wrong and he comes home. The father doesn’t question him or is angry but is very understanding and welcomes him back. This story is a symbol of forgiveness and that everyone makes mistakes.

Revelations-This Book basically explains in God’s word when Jesus will come for the Final Judgment for all. There are mainly 2 symbols.1. Four Horsemen (of the Apocalypse): In Chapter 6 of Revelations as the forces of man's destruction suitably named Conquest- the white horse symbolizing conquering; War- the red horse who takes peace from the earth so we can kill one another; Pestilence- the black horse symbolizes famine, drought, and mass starvation; and Death- the pale horse representing death followed by Hades.2. Number of the Beast: Most widely known as the 'Devil's Number' 666.

Jonah and the whale- (Book of Jonah) Jonah was a prophet who was swallowed by a great fish. God did this to Jonah because he went off to sail and didn’t listen to him. God, for punishment, made him sail through a terrible storm, and made all the men throw Jonah off of the boat. Then he was saved when he was swallowed by the giant fish. When he was in the fish Jonah prays to God and prays for him to forgive him, and sooner or later God tells the fish to let Jonah free.

Samson and Delilah- (Book of Judges) Samson was an amazing warrior that did so many fulfillments in battle, tearing down a building and wrestling a lion. Delilah was the person Samson was in love with. She asked him 3 times how he was so strong and all times he gave her a false answer. And on the fourth time Delilah asked him he finally told her it was his hair. He had never cut it in vow to God. So Delilah goes and shaves his hair and betrays him.

Moses and the Flight from Slavery in Egypt- (Book of Exodus) His mother had to hide his son (Moses) from the authorities and leaves him on a river. Later royal Egyptian family finds him and adopts him. Later on in his life he became a sheep herder. Then God contacted him by a burning bush tell him to lead all the Hebrews from slavery. Moses leads the Hebrews through the desert and parted the Red Sea. They went traveling for 40 years and made it to salvation. God gave him the 10 Commandments.

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