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This is because Jesus is not Jehovah God. In fact, while Jesus was on Earth Jehovah God Himself declared from Heaven that Jesus was His son. (Matthew 3:13-17; Mark 9:2-7)
(New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures)
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Why was Jesus chosen to be the son of god?
Hello. According to Colossians 1: 15 Jesus is identified as " The firstborn of all creation". And Jesus pointed to God as the Source of his life. Jesus also spoke of his prehuman heavenly life. Read John 3: 13; 6: 38, 62; 1: 1-3. Jesus had his share in the creation work done on earth. and as a spirit creature his life began thousands of millions of years prior to the creation of the first human. Read Micah 5: 2 in these words. " Whose origin is from ancient times, from days of long ago". When we read in the Bible Genesis 1: 26 " Then God said: Let us make man in our image, according to our likeness, some people wonder who is God talking to. Well! He was talking to his Son Jesus. The person who became known as Jesus Christ did not begin life here on earth. Read Revelation 3: 14 shows that Jesus witnessed the beginning of the creation of God. So to answer your question of " why was Jesus chosen to be the Son of God" It is because he knows His Father better than any other creation and is the perfect expression of Jehovah's wisdom who can personify His Father and is able to speak in His name. Read Proverbs 8: 22-36. John 1: 14.reads " So the word became flesh and resided among us, and we had a view of his glory, a glory such as belongs to an only-begotten son from a father; and he was full of divine favour and truth." Kind regards
Was Saint Jude rich or poor?
Jude is thought to have been a farmer so was probably neither rich nor poor. He was most likely lower middle class.
Did Jesus go to hell?
Acts 2:25,31 "For David speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved: He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell [the grave], neither his flesh did see corruption." Upon his death, just as all men who have died, Jesus went to the grave. The word hell in Biblical text is the Hebrew word sheol, or hadës in Greek. Sheol is the state of gravedom in which there is no consciousness. For three days and three nights, Jesus had no consciousness. Psalms 146:4 "His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish." As prophesied, Christ was raised from the dead after three days and nights. I Corinthians 15:3,4 "For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:"
What are the 14 Stations of the Cross and their stories?
Catholic AnswerThe Stations of the Cross are a devotion, used on Fridays, and during Lent (although they may be prayed anytime and carry a plenary indulgence under the usual conditions.from Modern Catholic Dictionary by John A. Hardon, S.J. Doubleday & Co., Inc. Garden City, NY 1980A devotion performed by meditating on the Passion of Christ, successively before fourteen stations of the Cross, normally wooden crosses, attached to the interior walls of a church, although they may be erected anywhere, and may have pictures of representations depicted various scenes from Christ’s Via Crucis as aids to devotion on the traditional stations:1. Jesus Is Condemned to Death2. Jesus Bears His Cross3. Jesus Falls the First Time4. Jesus Meets His Mother5. Jesus is Helped by Simon6. Veronica Wipes the Face of Jesus7. Jesus Falls a Second Time8. Jesus Consoles the Women of Jerusalem9. Jesus Falls a Third Time10. Jesus Is Stripped of His Garments11. Jesus is Nailed to the Cross12. Jesus Dies on the Cross13. Jesus Is Taken Down from the Cross14. Jesus Is Laid in the Tomb. AnswerThis response relates to the current 15 Stations of the Cross, situated along the \\"Via Dolorosa\\" in the Old City of Jerusalem, where the events commemorated took place, with a detailed historical explanation of the Stations following. Today's 15 'Stations of The Cross" in the Old City of Jerusalem:Stn. Event1 The Trial, Condemnation and Flagellation2 Jesus Taking up His Cross3 Jesus falls4 Jesus meets his Mother5 Simon of Cyrenia helps Jesus bear His cross6 Veronica wipes His face7 Jesus falls a 2nd time8 The maidens of Jerusalem weep and lament Him9 Jesus falls a 3rd time10 Jesus is stripped of His garments and fixed to the cross11 Jesus is crucified12 Jesus dies on the cross13 Jesus is taken down and removed from the cross14 Jesus is entombed15 Jesus is risenBackground to 'The Stations of The Cross"According to the Christian Tradition, after Jesus was condemned to death by crucifixion, he was ordered to carry his cross on his back to the site of crucifixions, at Golgotha, otherwise known as Calvary, situated outside the walls of the 2nd Temple City of Jerusalem.All four Gospels tell of the trial before the High Priest and his being led to Pontius Pilate who, as Roman Governor had sole rights in law for Capital punishment. They describe the events between his being brought to the Praetorium (House of Roman Government) and his crucifixion at Golgotha.The Roman Catholic church divided the route into its current 14 "Stations of The Cross".Throughout Christian history, there have been traditions regarding the route to the crucifixion and the events that surrounded it, however, from the 14th Century the tradition has been more concrete on the ground, fixing events to known points of the current Old City of Jerusalem, called the "Route of Christ's Torment", or in Latin, The Via Dolorosa.The route is strewn with chapels and small churches for its entire length, culminating in the Church of The Holy Sepulchre (tomb) at Golgotha, the site of Crucifixion, death, burial and Resurrection.Each station describes a specific event deemed significant en the route of "suffering and torment".Many parishes in Europe held similar Easter traditions of re-enacting the final route of Jesus, and as a natural result of this, the stations in Jerusalem were established primarily as a necessary answer to the needs of pilgrims, seeking to tread in the footsteps of their Lord on his final route.The development of the route, tying events described in Gospel to actual sites and subsequent construction of the chapels and churches on these sites (stations) has been overseen by the Franciscan Order. Since the expulsion of the Crusaders from the Holy Land, this Order has had an exclusive mandate from the Pope to oversee the safekeeping and development of all Holy Sites in the Holy Land. The order was basically responsible for pioneering the return of Christian pilgrims to the Holy Land from the 14th Century onwards.Only 3 out of the 14 stations signify events actually mentioned in Gospel, the additional 11 stations are the result of legend and tradition, but developed in order to deepen and dramatize, adding spiritual and emotional depth to the Pilgrims' experience, with emphasis on the suffering, by treading the route.Most noteworthy of these examples is the 4th Station, where a cross-bearing Jesus meets his mother. It is noteworthy that whilst Christian scripture in John 19:25 mentions Mary's presence at the crucifixion, there is no mention whatever of her presence on the "Route of Torments" prior to this, but has been marked out as a development of the scripture story by the Franciscans.The rationale behind this is simple, as the role or "greatness" of Mary is not much lower in Catholic tradition, that that of the Son of God Himself, signified for example, in her ascendance to heaven, something worthy only of Jesus and Elijah.A further example is the story of the 6th Station. Here, Veronika, a 'maiden of Jerusalem', taking pity on the perspiring, suffering Jesus as he strains to carry His Cross towards the hill of Calvary, steps forward and wipes His sweat-covered face with a handkerchief, leaving an imprint of his complete face in the material.Her name is a direct extrapolation of the event - Vera Icona - meaning "true image" in Latin.Whilst it is true that the event at this point is absent from Scripture, it can be seen as a development of a mention in Luke 23:27-30, which describes Jesus conversing with the maidens of Jerusalem, who wail and lament as they join the masses following His route, developing into a procession. It is not impossible to then interpret from this mention, that one such girl, taking pity on His pain, decided to do her part to ease it by wiping His brow or His face.The remaining Stations of the Cross all relate to events specifically mentioned in the gospels as having taken place on that journey.For example, the 5th Station, where Simon of Cyrenia has to step in and participate in the efforts of Jesus in carrying the Cross.To summarise the sources of the positioning of the stations, the whereabouts of the beginning and end of the route had to be taken as a given consensus:v Pontius Pilatus was the Roman Governor of Jerusalem, who lived in Caesarea, which was the Roman administrative centre for Judea. His presence in Jerusalem is easily explained, as the events leading up to the betrayal and subsequent trials and crucifixion take place in the days leading up to the Passover, one of the 3 main "Foot", or Pilgrimage festivals for the Jews. For such a festival, Jerusalem would be inundated with tens to hundreds of thousands of Jewish pilgrims, who would journey to observe the Temple rituals surrounding the festival.v In order to 'keep tags' on sources of political trouble or disturbances, it would be prudent for the Governor, accompanied by a military force, to take up residence in the Jewish city at such times.v Caesarea was a mixed pagan-Jewish-Samaritan city, one where a Roman governor, with his own pagan temples and Roman city life, would feel more at home and significantly, safer.An obvious place to take up residence and establish his government Praetorium for times like this, when the Governor was resident in the city, would be the huge Fortress of Antonia, which King Herod "the Great" had built for the exact purposes of:- protection of the Temple Mount it was adjacent to;- positioning on the (then) outer northern walls providing access routes independent of the city streets; and- as a safe refuge in the event of an insurrection.v The positioning of the Antonia fortress is a known factor, much of its foundations remained at surface level well into the Middle Ages and would have been either visible, or distinctly known to be at the North West corner of the Temple Mount.v The final point on the Route of tribulations of Jesus, being the site of Crucifixion and close-by burial is the Golgotha (Calvary), which is situated outside the walls of the 2nd Temple City, as is necessitated by Jewish Law, by which the city was governed, which proscribes emphatically either execution or burial of the dead within the confines of the City Walls. It is also a burial site, as can be seen by an intact 2nd Temple catacomb aside one of the crypts in the Holy Sepulchre Church, traditiinally credited to being the tomb of Joseph of Arimathea.Upon this basis of two sites seen as unequivocally proven, the Franciscans constructed their route, a route designed to commemorate the events, from the trial, to the conviction, leaving the Praetorium, taking a cross on which to be crucified, carrying it to the site of crucifixion, death on the cross, burial and rising from the dead - all among the most significant and defining events in Christianity.Background_to_the_tradition_of_the_stations_of_the_cross">v Background to the tradition of the stations of the crossThe Original (Byzantine) Route for Christian pilgrims was: Mount of OlivesGethsemanePeter in GallicantuThe Citadel (Jaffa Gate)And from there to the Holy SepulchreOver the years the route has been shortened, leading from Gethsemane directly to the "Route of the Agony" and on to the Holy Sepulchre.It is important to note, that according to research, the "Route of the Agony" is a tradition from the 13th Century. The reason for the alteration of the route was a political change.About the year 1340, The Ottoman Empire requested assistance from the King of France. The French King, in return, requested to be recognized as "Guardian of the Holy Land".As a result, the Franciscan Order received land in the Holy places and throughout the Holy Land.The Franciscans did not find "virgin territory', but rather, the presence of Greek Orthodox Christians from the Greek Patriarchate of Jerusalem.The tradition of 14 stations developed over the years, in contrast to the Byzantine "Route of the Agony" which was not seen as holy.The 2nd wall of Jerusalem erected by Herod the Great enlarged the area of the city and included the Fortress of Antonia within it (until then, the fortress had protruded from the North wall of the Temple Mount. Herod died in the year 4 CE and Jesus was born between 4-6 CE. In other words, Jesus living and operating in Jerusalem would have seen Herod's walls (the 1st and 2nd walls). Jesus would not have known the walls built by Agrippa I and Agrippa II, as they were constructed around 44 CE, 11 years after his death.The Route of the Agony now has a total of 14 stations.9 of these stations receive mention in the Gospels and 5 more which are not mentioned.Stations 3,7& 9 are the stations where Jesus falls from the weight and pain of The Cross.Stations 4 & 6 are additional stations which the New Testament doesn't mention.The Christian tradition tells that after Jesus is convicted and sentenced to death by crucifixion, He is ordered to load the cross upon which He's to be crucified onto His back and to make his way on foot to the site of crucifixion - Golgotha, which Christian tradition further maintains to be at the site upon which the Holy Sepulchre church is constructed.The books of the 4 Evangelists which comprise "the Gospel" tell us in the briefest of detail of the story of Jesus from being captured by the guards who accompanied Judas Escariot, the disciple who gave His whereabouts away to them, up until His trial before Pontius Pilate - the ruling Roman Governor of Judea at the time.Further on, the same Gospels tell the tale of events leading to the Crucifixion and death of Jesus - what transpired between His trial in the Praetorium and His Crucifixion at Golgotha.On the basis of these related events, told by the Evangelists of the New Testament, the Christians formed, over the generations, a route to describe the last path of Jesus. The_history_of_today's_Via_Dolorosa">v The history of today's Via DolorosaToday, walking the Via Dolorosa is one of the pinnacles of a visit by Christian pilgrims to the Holy Land.However, bearing in mind that Jerusalem was rebuilt after being almost entirely destroyed in 70 AD, together with the fact that the sites within it were also destroyed and rebuilt many times, it is very difficult to try and reconstruct the historical last path of Jesus.The procession along the route of the Agony which is walked by Christian pilgrims today, as such, has to be seen as a spiritual procession to identify with the suffering of Jesus, and not as an authentic historical procession.In ancient times, the concept of the "Via Dolorosa" didn't exist, nor the accepted Stations of the Cross of today, but together with this, pilgrims followed a custom of following the route Jesus took, from Gethsemane or from the Praetorium, the site of his trial by Pontius Pilate, to Golgotha.At the end of the Byzantine era, it was customary to walk from the Kidron Valley to the church of Peter in Gallicantu on the slope of Mt. Zion (held traditionally to be the house of Caiaphas, the High Priest, where Jesus was imprisoned) then to continue to the Church of St. Sophia (the precise site of which is now unknown) and from there on to Golgotha.The current route is to a great extent the creation of the Franciscan Order, which from 1342 was appointed by the Holy See as Guardian of the Holy Places in the Holy Land.The establishment of the sites along the Via Dolorosa was part of the ideology of the Franciscan monks for the "peaceful liberation" of the Holy Places, in contrast to earlier attempts, such as the Crusader conquests, which held up the concept of the liberation of Holy Sites by force of arms.Not only the route itself, but also the number of its stations has changed from place to place and from period to period in history. The tradition of the current route of the Agony of Jesus in Jerusalem is quite a late one. The Stations of the Cross have changed,including some which bear no mention in Gospel, but are the fruit of later traditions.William Wey, a 15th century pilgrim, mentions 14 stations, but only 5 of them coincide with Stations accepted today and 7 others are only loosely related to the Route of the Agony - stations such as the gate of the city and of Herod's home.A book written by Adrichomius in 1584 identifies 12 stations identical to those accepted today.The beginning of consistent mention of 14 stations was during the 16th Century, but whilst the ritual of 14 stations was reconstructed in European cities at Easter, the same was not true in Jerusalem.Zuallardo, who published a book on the subject in 1587 in Rome, describes the rituals and prayers at sites within the Church of the Holy Sepulchre which were in Franciscan hands, but did not give the same description of the stations along the Via Dolorosa. He explained that the Muslim Ottoman rulers did not allow the rituals at those sites on route and even forbade stopping at them.During periods of Muslim rule when the public performance of Christian ritual and prayer was forbidden, a number of places of worship were established within the Holy Sepulchre Church as alternatives for those outside on the route where prayer was forbidden. Part of these places of worship, such as the Jesus' prison cell, or the pillar against which He was flogged, are to be found inside the church of the Sepulchre to this day, in parallel to the sites along the Route of the Agony.The Via Dolorosa as we know it today was not designed in Jerusalem, but rather began to develop across Europe towards the end of the 17th Century, when bills of absolution (Indulgencies) were given to people who walked the Stations of the Cross in parallel fashion within the churches. The custom was established by the Franciscans who received Papal approval from Pope Innocent XI for the custom and began to set up the stations within their churches.In 1731, Pope Clement XII enlarged the possibility of receiving a bill of absolution for the Route of the Agony in any church, conditional upon the stations being constructed by the Franciscans. Clement XII also finally determined the number of stations as 14.Processions of the Route of the Agony take place not only in churches, but at many additional sites. One famous one, for example, to this day is performed by a Franciscan monk every Friday at the Coliseum in Rome.Since the 14th Century, such a route has been marked in Jerusalem, referred to as the route of the Agony of Christ, or the Route of Christ's Passion, or by its Latin name, the Via Dolorosa, a route marked by small chapels almost along its entire length, signifying the events of the last few hours of the life of Jesus.Over time, the Christian pilgrim to the Holy Land, used to the traditional procession back in the church courtyard, or along the streets of his home town, naturally sought to re-live the route of the Agony of Christ in Jerusalem, the very city where the actual events took place.Since that time, the current Via Dolorosa has been designed, developed and constructed, by the Roman Catholic Church since the 14th Century, precisely to provide an answer to that need for the pilgrim.Some are traditions taken from later interpretations of scripture.There is no mention in scripture of the falls, but 3 out of the 14 stations are dedicated to them, albeit a repeated act which has its basis in logic. The design of the Stations of the Cross is such that can afford the pilgrim the means of personally experiencing the depth of the suffering of Jesus in His last hours.As such is the 4th Station, dedicated to the meeting between his mother Mary and Jesus, carrying his cross to his the assigned site of his death. This event has no mention in any of the Gospels, nor in their interpretations, however, insofar as Roman Catholicism raises the status of Mary to one close to that of the Son of God himself, (the Catholic church maintains she too rose to heaven in body and spirit) and furthermore considering that she is specifically mentioned in John, 19:25 as being present at the crucifixion, there is an assumption by the Franciscans that she accompanied him on the Route of the Agony too.Another example is the event told at the 6th Station, according to which one of the daughters of Jerusalem by the name of Veronica - according to the Franciscans - witnesses Jesus perspiring in the effort of bearing his cross along the route from his trial to his crucifixion, takes out a kerchief and wipes the perspiration from his face. As a result, the actual image of Jesus is imprinted in the kerchief itself. The name Veronica is derived from "Vera Icona", meaning "The real Image" in Latin, which is said to have permeated the kerchief from his perspiration. This event too, has no foundation in scripture, but is derived from mention in Luke 23:27-30 of the daughters of Jerusalem as part of a large crowd mourning and lamenting him in his wake. It's possible, and this is the source for the Franciscans, that one of them in an act of mercy, sought by this small act to reduce his suffering, by wiping the perspiration that had built up on his face.The rest of the stations relate to actual events described in scripture, such as, for example, the 5th Station, marked as the point where Simon of Cyrenia is forced to help Jesus in carrying the cross.The route of the Via Dolorosa has been laid out by the Franciscans based on the design of Jerusalem in the 4th decade of the 1st century, taken together with the mention in scripture of the time being a festival of mass-pilgrimage and possible seat of unrest for the Jews, to assume that when Pontius Pilate, (as the Roman Governor of the Privince of Judea and normally resident in Caesarea), would take up residence in his Jerusalem Praetorium, assumed to be by the the fortress of Antonia, thereby determining this site as that of the 1st station, of the trial and conviction of Jesus, continuing on from that point following the route from East to West across the city to the hill of Calvary, the site of the Crucifixion and burial and the last Stations of the Cross in the Holy Sepulchre. The_Via_Dolorosa_in_Scripture">v The Via Dolorosa in ScriptureThe Holy Scripture version of the Via Dolorosa begins at Gethsemane, including only those stations which commemorate events specifically mentioned: Pope John Paul II celebrated this route twice in the Colisseum in Rome, in 1991 and 1994.The stations are as follows:Stn. Event1 Jesus in Gethsemane2 Jesus is betrayed by Judas Escariot3 Jesus is convicted by the Sanhedrin (of Herecy)4 Peter denies Jesus5 Jesus is convicted by the people6 Jesus is dressed in Indigo robes and with a crown of thorns7 Jesus takes up and carries His cross8 Simon of Cyrenia helps Jesus bear His cross9 Jesus meets the maidens of Jerusalem10 Jesus is crucified11 Jesus speaks to the thief12 Jesus speaks to His mother13 Jesus dies on the cross14 Jesus is entombed The New "Way of the Cross"The latest change that the Catholic Church has adopted and has already been enacted in the Philippines begins at the Last Supper and ends with the resurrection.The Church has more recently begun to recommend avoiding stations which do not appear in the Gospels and as such, the three falls are reduced to just one. The concept is that the Route of The Agony is a form of personal spiritual guide, such that each community and even each individual may choose which of the parts of the suffering of Jesus they wish to relate to.The real importance is therefore embedded in personal identification with the suffering of Jesus and meditation upon it.These stations are as follows:Stn. Event1 The Last Supper2 The Sorrow of Jesus in Gethsemane3 Jesus in front of the Sanhedrin4 The flagellation and crowning with a crown of thorns5 Jesus takes up and carries his cross6 Jesus falls7 Simon of Cyrenia helps Jesus bear his cross8 Jesus meets the maidens of Jerusalem9 Jesus is nailed to the Cross10 The thief repents his sins11 John and Mary with Jesus, below the cross12 Jesus dies on the cross13 Jesus is entombed14 Jesus rises from the dead15 Other sites on the Route of the Agony
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What does the Bible say about being a little less that angels?
The actual phrase is "a little lower than the angels," and refers to Christ becoming man. The inference is also that man himself (as a created being) is "a little lower than the angels." Psalm 8:4, 5 - What is man that You are mindful of him, And the son of man that You visit him? For You have made him a little lower than the angels, And You have crowned him with glory and honor. Hebrews 2:7 - You have made him a little lower than the angels; You have crowned him with glory and honor, And set him over the works of Your hands. Hebrews 2:9 -But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, for the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that He, by the grace of God, might taste death for everyone.
Where in Bible does Jesus say he can command legions of angels?
The night He was arrested, when His disciples tried to protect Him with physical force, Jesus said, "Put your sword in its place, for all who take the sword will perish by the sword. Or do you think that I cannot now pray to My Father, and He will provide Me with more than twelve legions of angels?"(Matthew 26:52, 53 NKJV)While it is true Jesus made the statement in Matthew 26:53 that twelve legions of angels could be made available to Him, let's not overlook what He said before this ... "think that I cannot pray to My Father, and HE will provide". It seems that the command would have come from God the Father, not God the Son (Jesus).Psalm 8:4, 5 & Hebrews 2:6, 7, says that man is created a little lower than the angels. Hebrews 2:9 makes it clear that Jesus was sent to the earth and held a position lower than angels (He became man). Jesus as God incarnate would have to obey the laws that governed men. Though He was God in the flesh, He could not operate as God. So ... nowhere in the Bible does it say that Jesus can command legions of angels.
If Jesus was lower than angels Hebrews 2v9 and Paul is greater than angels Galatians 1v8 then is Paul greater than Jesus?
Yep! If Jesus were indeed lower than the angels and Paul were indeed greater than angels, then the conclusion must be true. The problem is, that's not what the Bible says in context. Hebrews 2:9 does indeed say that Jesus was "made" a little lower than the angels. Verses 6-8 quote Psalm 8, which says that man was made a little lower than the angels. The question becomes, what definition of "made" should we use? One definition would indicate that both were created in that state. If that's the definition to use, then we must also conclude that Jesus was a created being. The problem there is that He cannot be God "in the flesh" if He were created. See the related question "Is Jesus God" and "Is Jesus the Son of God" to the right for more information. Now let's look at Galatians. In the first part of the letter Paul is addressing a problem that the church at Galatia is having: that of abandoning Christ for "a different gospel" (v. 6). Galatians 1:8, in the NIV, reads: "But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let him be eternally condemned!" This isn't saying that Paul is more important than an angel, but rather that the Gospel that the Galatians have been taught by Paul and others (presumably other apostles) is more important than any other variation they may hear, no matter from whom it comes, even it's from an alleged "angel." Thus, Paul is not saying he's greater than any given angel, though one could infer that he's more important than any angel who preaches a lie as the truth (which would include the various angels that fell with Lucifer, also called Satan). The phrasing, however, doesn't really support this directly, either, and it especially doesn't compare to Hebrews 2.
How can you be sure that you're an angel?
Answer:Angels are "spirit beings"... and man is "lower than the angels.""...Who maketh His angels spirits, and His ministers a flame of fire..." (Heb.1:7)."...What is man, that thou art mindful of him? Or the son of man, that thou visitest him? Thou hast made him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands: thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that He put all in subjection under him, He left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him. But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that He by the grace of God should taste death for every man." (Heb.2:6-9)"...For verily He took not on Him the nature of angels; but He took on Him the seed of Abraham." (verse 16)Men aren't angels.
What is agroup of angels called?
A host, or heavenly host. The heavenly host would imply all of the angels, or that is "what" they are part of. A gathering of angels is called a "flight of angels". Much like a "murder of crows", "covey of quail", or "clowder of cats".
How was mam made a little lower than the angels?
God is infinitely higher than all other created beings, then comes angels, which have supernatural powers that man does not have, then comes man, who has intellect i.e. "created in the image of God", and lastly comes the animals.
Who is ranked lower man or angel?
Man is ranked lower then angels according to Psalm 8:4,5
Is the angel of the Lord the same as the angel of death?
Angels are supernatural messengers that God uses as He wills. Some Bible translations get it right when they differentiate between the angel of the Lord and the 'Angel of the Lord' in that the lower case angels are just that performing God's tasks. But the 'Angel of the Lord' is none other than the 'preincarnate Jesus Christ' (see Genesis 22:9-12; Exodus 3:1-2; 4:1-16; and Judges 13:6-24). These spiritual messengers also carry out God's judgment upon the sinful peoples and are referred to as 'angels of death' (see Ezekiel 9; 2 Kings 19:35; Isaiah 37:36; and Hebrews 2:9).
Was Jesus lower class?
well i would think since JESUS is the son of GOD no he is and was not lower class. He was humble and gave to others and it was God's plan for him not to be the wealthiest man because that was what God wanted for JESUS.
Do Hebrews Chapter 1 verse 4 and Chapter 2 verse 9 contradict each other?
Jesus and the name of God is much more superior than anyone or anything, including angels. But when he came to earth, Jesus became human; and humans are lower than angels. In that way Jesus became less than angels, but he is superior.Answer:Not at all. They actually complement each other in the astonishing message they reveal.Hebrews 2:9 reveals not only where Jesus once stood as a "mere man" in his fleshly existence [lower than the angels]... but goes on to reveal that mankind presently stands in that same "lowly stature" next to the angels."It is not to angels that He [God] has subjected the world to come, about which we are speaking..." (Heb.2:5 NIV).This present world in which we are living is "subject to the powers of angels"... good ones and bad ones."Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?" (Heb.1:14 NIV)The biblical evidence is that each of us has an angel assigned to us. Some people speak of "guardian" angels, which the Bible doesn't say exactly that way. But "ministering spirits" conveys a similar meaning... not so much to physically "guard" us as much as assist us in our "spiritual growth and development."Although you hear stories [and may have some of your own] that testify to experiencing "Divine physical protection"... that is sometimes attributed to "guardian" angels.But, not only is this world subject to the "ministerings" of good angels... but also subject to the ministerings of the "angels that sinned" [II Peter 2:4].The gospel accounts are rife with "demon possessions" of people, "subject to them," which Jesus cast out time and time again.Angels are "spirit beings" who "don't die. And the same unclean spirits that Jesus cast out of people when He walked the earth as a man... have been "subjecting the generations of man to their ministerings" since Adam and Eve bowed to Satan... and are subjecting men to their ministries to this day.Jesus Himself was subject to the "ministerings" of Satan in the "temptation account"... which, fortunately for Himself and us, He successfully rebuked in the end.It wasn't until Jesus "defeated" Satan, then, that His earthly ministry of preaching the gospel of the Kingdom of God could begin -- as He had then qualified to "depose Satan" on this earth's throne as its new "KING."But, until He became our "Passover sacrificed for us" [I Cor.5:7]... Satan kept trying to kill Him before it was time, and Jesus was still "subject to the ministerings" of angels."Unclean spirits" kept fanning the flames of hatred toward Jesus throughout His ministry in the flesh, trying to instigate the people around Him to do their dirty work for them, to somehow accomplish His untimely death:"'I tell you the Truth,' Jesus answered, 'Before Abraham was born, I AM!' At this, they picked up stones to stone Him, but Jesus hid Himself, slipping away from the Temple grounds." (John 8:58-59 NIV)"...All the people in the synagogue were furious when they heard this. They got up, drove Him out of the town, and took Him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw Him down the cliff. But He walked right through the crowd and went on His way." (Luke 4:28-30 NIV)Hebrews 2 speaks to more that just Jesus being "lower than the angels." It quotes Psalms 144:"...there is a place where someone has testified: 'What is MAN that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him? You made him a little lower than the angels; you crowned him with glory and honor and put everything under his feet.'"In putting everything under him, God left nothing that is not subject to him. Yet at present we do not see everything subject to him."But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels [because He was born a "man"], now crowned with glory and honor because He suffered death, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone."IN BRINGING MANY SONS TO GLORY, it was fitting that God, for whom and through whom everything exists, should make the Author of their salvation perfect through suffering."Both the One who MAKES MEN HOLY and those who ARE MADE HOLY are OF THE SAME FAMILY. So Jesus is not ashamed to CALL THEM BROTHERS." (Heb.2:6-11 NIV)Jesus was made a flesh and blood "man"... made a "little lower than the angels"... just as all men are, today.But in conquering Satan... and death... Jesus has inherited all things [the universe]. And He has received that "Crown of Honor and Glory" -- for which mankind is looking, according to Psalms 144.Thus, does Hebrews 1:4 complement Hebrews 2:9."So He became as much superior to the angels as the name He has inherited is superior to theirs."For to which of the angels did God ever say, 'You are My Son; today I have become your Father'? Or again, 'I will be His Father, and He will be My Son'? And again, when God brings His Firstborn into the world, He says, 'Let all God's angels worship Him." (Heb.1:4-6 NIV)Like all flesh and blood men... Jesus WAS made lower than the angels. But He is now "superior" to them.And in this capacity, He has become the pioneer and Author of man's salvation, that He might, through Himself, bring all of His "brothers" into God's Family -- each to their own eventual "crowns of glory and honor" as God's Children.Mankind is "lower than the angels" right now... and "subject to them." Just as Jesus was. But man's potential is to be born into the Family of God as His Children. It's a Truth that Satan will not allow to enter into most mens' minds and hearts. Men absolutely refuse to believe it.Man is to "inherit" the Kingdom of God... to be born into God's household."The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, the we ARE THE CHILDREN OF GOD: and if Children, then HEIRS; HEIRS OF GOD, and JOINT-HEIRS WITH CHRIST; if so be that we suffer with Him, that we MAY BE ALSO GLORIFIED TOGETHER." (Rom.8:16-17)"What I am saying is that as long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a slave, although he owns the whole estate. He is subject to guardians and trustees [the ministering ANGELS!] until the time set by his father."So also, when we were children, we were in slavery under the basic principles of the world. But when the time had come fully, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those under the law, that we might RECEIVE THE FULL RIGHTS OF SONS."BECAUSE YOU ARE SONS, God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, 'Abba, Father.'"So you are no longer a slave, but A SON; and since you are a Son, God has made you also AN HEIR." (Gal.4:1- 7 NIV)This fabulous, mind-bending Truth of God is lost on most men... blinded and deceived by the god, to whom this world is now subject. Nor do you hear it preached by the unbelieving churches.Hebrews 1:4 and 2:9 complement each other more than most men are able to imagine."...'No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love Him' -- but God has revealed it to us by His Spirit." (I Cor.2:9-10 NIV)
What are the release dates for The Ascent of Man - 1973 Lower Than the Angels 1-1?
The Ascent of Man - 1973 Lower Than the Angels 1-1 was released on: UK: 1973 USA: 7 January 1975
What book of the Bible is angles talked about?
the bible references angels over 270 times in the bible.this isn't a complete list but a good start.ABRAHAM » Angels appear to (Genesis 18:1-16;22:11,15;24:7)EL-BETH-EL » Name of the altar erected by Jacob where he had the vision of angels (Genesis 35:7)JACOB » Meets angels of God on the journey, and calls the place "Mahanaim," (Genesis 32:1,2)LEGION » Of angels (Matthew 26:53)MAHANAIM » The place where Jacob had the vision of angels (Genesis 32:2)MAN » LITTLE LOWER THAN THE ANGELS (Job 4:18-21; Psalms 8:5; Hebrews 2:7,8)PROPHETS » Inspired by angels (Zechariah 1:9,13,14,19; Acts 7:53; Galatians 3:19; Hebrews 2:2)SHEPHERD » Angels appeared to (Luke 2:8-20)SPIRIT » See ANGELSWORSHIP » Of angels, forbidden (Revelation 19:10;22:8,9)ANGEL (a spirit) » A CELESTIAL SPIRIT » Men called angels (2 Samuel 19:27)CURIOSITY » INSTANCES OF » Of angels, to look into the mysteries of salvation (1 Peter 1:12)DERISION » INSTANCES OF » Sarah, when the angels gave her the promise of a child (Genesis 18:12)DISOBEDIENCE TO GOD » INSTANCES OF » Of Lot, in refusing to go to the mountain, as commanded by the angels (Genesis 19:19,20)ELECTION » OF GRACE » Of good angels (1 Timothy 5:21)FALSEHOOD » INSTANCES OF » To the angels, denying her derisive laugh of unbelief (Genesis 18:15)GLORIFYING GOD » EXEMPLIFIED » The angels (Luke 2:14)HOSPITALITY » INSTANCES OF » Abraham to the angels (Genesis 18:1-8)IDOLATRY » OBJECTS OF » Images of angels (Colossians 2:18)JESUS, THE CHRIST » HISTORY OF » Angels appear to the shepherds (in the vicinity of Bethlehem) (Luke 2:8-20)JOY » INSTANCES OF » Of angels, when Jesus was born (Luke 2:13,14)JOY » INSTANCES OF » Of angels, when sinners repent (Luke 15:7,10)LAW » (Contained in the books of Exodus, Leviticus, Numb » Received by the disposition of angels (Deuteronomy 33:2; Psalms 68:17; Acts 7:53; Galatians 3:19; Hebrews 2:2)MAMRE » A plain near Hebron » Entertains three angels, and is promised a son (Genesis 18:1-15)MINISTER, Christian » Called » ANGELS OF THE CHURCH (Revelation 1:20;2:1)PILLAR » Monuments erected to commemorate events » By Jacob, his vision of angels (Genesis 28:18; with31:13;35:14)SEVEN » MISCELLANY OF SEVENS » Seven angels with seven trumpets (Revelation 8:2)SEVEN » MISCELLANY OF SEVENS » Seven angels with seven plagues (Revelation 15:6)VISION » Of Jacob » Of the ladder with ascending and descending angels (Genesis 28:12)VISION » Of John on the island of Patmos » The four angels (Revelation 7:1)VISION » Of John on the island of Patmos » The seventh seal and the seven angels (Revelation 8:11)VISION » Of John on the island of Patmos » The four angels released from the Euphrates River (Revelation 9:14)VISION » Of John on the island of Patmos » The angels with the seven last plagues (Revelation 15)VISION » Of John on the island of Patmos » The seven angels with the seven vials of the wrath of God (Revelation 16;)
