Mark 8, feeding the four thousand, the yeast of the Pharisees and Herod, healing of a blind man at Bethsaida, Peter’s Confession, Jesus predicts his death.
Three days without food! The people needed it!
Category: faith
Mark 7, clean and unclean, Great Faith: Canaanite woman, the healing of a deaf-mute man.
Mark 7, clean and unclean, Great Faith: Canaanite woman, the healing of a deaf-mute man.
Mark 6, a Prophet without honor, Jesus sends out the Twelve, John the Baptist beheaded, the feeding of Five Thousand, Jesus walks on the Water.
Mark 6, a Prophet without honor, Jesus sends out the Twelve, John the Baptist beheaded, the feeding of Five Thousand, Jesus walks on the Water.
There has always been a strange fascination about beheadings. On Feb 12, 2018 the official portraits of Barack and Michelle Obama were unveiled.
Other works by Obama’s artist Kehinde Wiley: “Judith beheading Holofernes”
This one is also from the apocryphal book of Judith
Not to be outdone, in 2007 the then speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi went to Damascus, Syria, Tuesday April 3, 2007. Question: Why does an American Woman Infidel do the sign of the cross in the great Umayyad Mosque in Damascus Syria? Answer: Nancy Pelosi does the sign of the cross to pay her utmost respect to the skull of John the Baptist. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi looks at the tomb containing the head of St. John the Baptist inside the historic Umayyad Mosque.
Mark 5, the healing of a Demon-possessed man, a Woman with a Disease, a dead girl made alive.
Mark 5, the healing of a Demon-possessed man, a Woman with a Disease, a dead girl made alive.
The steep bank where the pigs were drowned.
Mark 4, Jesus’ parables, the Sower, a Lamp on a Stand, the growing Seed, the Mustard Seed, Jesus calms the Storm
Mark 4, Jesus’ parables, the Sower, a Lamp on a Stand, the growing Seed, the Mustard Seed, Jesus calms the Storm.
Question: Why were they still terrified? Why was the sight of Jesus more terrifying than the waves?
Mark 3, Jesus heals on the Sabbath, attracting crowds, appoints the 12 Apostles, Jesus and Beelzebub, Jesus Mother and Brothers.
Mark 3, Jesus heals on the Sabbath, attracting crowds, appoints the 12 Apostles, Jesus and Beelzebub, Jesus Mother and Brothers.
The Herodians were Jews that went along with the Romans, held important positions and was an important part of the secular government at that time.
Beelzebub is the Greek form of the name Baal-zebub, a pagan Philistine god worshiped in the ancient Philistine city of Ekron during the Old Testament times. It is a term signifying “the lord of flies”. The Jews changed the name to “Beelzeboul,” as used in this passage, meaning “lord of dung.” This name referenced the god of the fly that was worshiped to obtain deliverance from the injuries of that insect.
Yet, God is sovereign!
Mark 2, Jesus heals a Paralytic, calls Levi, is questioned about fasting, is Lord of the Sabbath.
Mark 2, Jesus heals a Paralytic, calls Levi, is questioned about fasting, is Lord of the Sabbath.
Levi was his given name. Jesus gave him the new name Matthew “Gift of the LORD”.
Mark 1, John the Baptist prepares the way, Jesus’ Baptism, Temptation, the first Disciples, driving out an evil Spirit, heals many, including a man with leprosy and prays in a solitary space
Mark 1, John the Baptist prepares the way, Jesus’ Baptism, Temptation, the first Disciples, driving out an evil Spirit, heals many, including a man with leprosy and prays in a solitary space.
Exodus 40, setting up the Tabernacle, Glory to the LORD!
Exodus 40, setting up the Tabernacle, Glory to the LORD!
Exodus 39, the Priestly Garments, the Ephod, the Breastplate, Moses inspects the Tabernacle.
Exodus 39, the Priestly Garments, the Ephod, the Breastplate, Moses inspects the Tabernacle.
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