the Leopard of Serenity The Peaceable Kingdom with the Leopard of Serenity, was created by the artist by the name Edward Hick, it was painted in Newtown, Pennsylvania, Hicks was an American folk painter whose chief subject was the "Peaceable Kingdom," The paintings represent a messianic prophecy in the book of Isaiah (11:6): “The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead
What is a soul? My old Pastor told me that humans are on this world to have dominion over all creatures whether creeping or crawling. This statement translated from Christian teachings in the Bible. However, what makes a person believe that souls solely belong to humanity? The idea of that statement seems rather faulty. According to Merriam-Webster, a soul is “the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal, regarded as immortal.” Since animals and humans both have a soul, shouldn’t we
Isaiah and the Redemption of Israel Although some might argue that the Christian faith’s start began as young Jesus of Nazareth was born, many accounts in the Old Testament say otherwise. The story of Christ was seen as a fulfillment of a story that the people of Israel had shared for generations. Besides the Book of Psalms, no Old Testament book alludes more to the coming of the Savior, the Son of God, than the book of Isaiah. The book of Isaiah combines all elements of the coming Messiah in his
The Jewish people believe that society is currently living in the end of one of four time periods that pertain to the fulfillment of the end time prophecy. This time period is considered the Pre-Messianic period, meaning the Messiah has yet to come. In this period, God will bring about redemption in His own time. The Jews believe that if all of Israel were to return to God, the Messiah would come and the final redemption would be immediate. According to the Biblical text, there are many prophecies
During the nineteenth century, the population of Europe doubled in size. At the same time, material culture changed more radically than it had in the previous thousand years. “The application of science to practical invention, begun in the eighteenth century, had already sparked the beginnings of the Industrial Revolution, the mass production of material goods by machine.” (Page 210) The first phase of industrialization occurred in mid eighteenth century England, with the development of the steam
a sharp comparison to the famous passage Isaiah 11.6, "The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them." This passage refers to peace on earth, the very subject of Brautigan's poem. The reader could conclude that the dangerous beasts made gentle are symbolic of the violent ways of man at its end. Also, the "kid" refers to the new technology of computers, who watch over
One would envision that in a written work regarding God and nature, one would begin with an assessment of Genesis 1:1. One would think I would begin with the foundational truth of God as creator; however I am not. I will begin - just as I did in my book Torah Unchained! A Search for Christian Morality – by looking at our Jewish roots. The reality that God is absolute Lord over creation is a fundamental concept of Judaism. There is nothing that happens in the universe that is outside of God’s influence
Dedicated to: My son Christian You have walked with me in the darkest moment of my life. You have my love and devotion, no matter how upset I may get with you. Copyright 2015 by Mark Carrasco All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form whatsoever. Contact can be made with the author through email at superman32471@hotmail.com INTRODUCTION This book initially began as a commentary on my Facebook page, entitled, “Do Animals Go to Heaven
updated: April 26, 2016 Logical Reasoning Bradley H. Dowden Philosophy Department California State University Sacramento Sacramento, CA 95819 USA ii iii Preface Copyright © 2011-14 by Bradley H. Dowden This book Logical Reasoning by Bradley H. Dowden is licensed under a Creative Commons AttributionNonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. That is, you are free to share, copy, distribute, store, and transmit all or any part of the work under the following conditions: