Holy Saturday

Similarities Between the Garden of Eden and the Tabernacle Throughout the Old Testament, the tabernacle was a centerfold of worshiping God for the Israelite people. This was where believers could congregate to seek peace, sing praises, and make animal sacrifices to God. The tabernacle was also a resting place for God to come down from Heaven and dwell with His children. Similarly, the Garden of Eden was once a perfect creation for God to have an earthly dwelling place to be with Adam and Eve. That

verse) Alternatively, Jesus was the fulfilling of God’s promise and the end to years of repeated sacrifices that never ultimately took away sin. Hebrews 9:12 says, “He did not enter by means of the blood of goats and calves; but he entered the most Holy Place once for all by his own blood, thus obtaining eternal redemption.” And Hebrews 9: 28 says, “so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are

One of the 12 minor prophets of the Old Testament, Haggai, played an essential role in the rebuilding of the temple of the Lord. Although we are not given the specific details about when it is written or who wrote the book of Haggai, it is often assumed that Haggai himself wrote it. Scholars also presume that it was written around 520 B.C. due to the specifics of the time period given in the book itself. It is a rather short book, only consisting of two chapters, and exact dates are given as to when

The city of Jerusalem has been recognized as the holy city throughout the history of three religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. During the time of Judaism, Biblical writers presented Jerusalem as the most sacred space, the center of the world, and the city of the Lord. A leading interpreter of religious texts, Mircea Eliade, in his book The Sacred and The Profane, defined several religious experiences with specific terminologies, such as hierophany, which means the sign of sacredness, and

in the world below” (Eliade 1959: 36). Using a comparative analysis of biblical texts and scholarly articles, this paper will discuss how a sacred space, specifically Jerusalem, manifests itself through God’s choosing. Therefore Jerusalem is the holy dwelling place of the divine, because God chose it through his application of multiple hierophanies and his establishment of axes mundi within the city’s walls. Jerusalem as a sacred dwelling place is reflected though its similarities to the Garden

join him. The moment we get to the secret place (quiet time) whatever you call it, we are immediately in the present of God. These verses are also implying that we need to remove distraction, be intentional, be consistent, and set aside this time as holy. Several years ago, Peter Lord came to SCC and he explained how he stopped people from interrupting his quiet time at home. People calling would not take it seriously if Peter’s wife told them he was praying and having his quiet time. They wanted

The Temple of Artemis By: Caroline Mickas What is the Story of the Temple of Artemis ? The Temple of Artemis was one of the ancient worlds 7 wonders. The Temple of Artemis had a very unfortunate life because it was destroyed at least 3 times, when it was destroyed it was rebuilt bigger and more impressive, and it was rebuilt and destroyed for 1082 years before they stopped rebuilding it. Location of the Temple of Artemis The temple would have built in Turkey today, but long

(Canaan). In contrast the temple is the English translation of the Hebrew word הֵיכָל “heykal”, meaning a large public building. Unlike the tabernacle, the temple was stationary and also called the “palace of Jehovah”. It was an elaborately ordained holy place where the people congregated to worship God. I will focus this chapter on the original tabernacle, which was God’s idea, initiative, design and plan constructed by Moses.

every week. Just as the seventh month and tenth day is to be the day of atonement, (a Sabbath of Rest) and it may fall on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, or whatever day of the week, there is still a seventh day of the week (Saturday) Sabbath in that same week. It was such a Holy day, a Sabbath day, approaching when Jesus was crucified. (John 19:31, KJV). “The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies shall not remain upon the cross on the Sabbath day, (for that Sabbath day

I went to Hope City Church on Dec. 2 2017 to experience their Saturday night worship. When first arrived the church was really welcoming. The door greeter were giving out high fives and had huge smiles. We had to wait in a line for a little before we could sit down in the theater. As soon as we entered the service everyone sat down and, waited for the band to come out. Right before the band came out a video came on the AV screen came on talking about bringing hope to Houston which featured the pastor