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The Orthodox Church on Angels
Herein, I will be appealing to three resources: Orthodox Wiki, Orthodox Info, and St. Anne’s Orthodox Church. Two of them note, “The word angel means ‘messenger’ and this word expresses the nature of angelic service to the human race” and “The word ‘angel’ means ‘messenger’ and this word expresses the nature of angelic service to…
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Orthodox Priest Lawrence Farley writing “Of Giants and Grasshoppers”
Undergoing review is Fr. Lawrence Farley’s article, “Of Giants and Grasshoppers,” Ancient Faith Ministries, June 24, 2021. “Ancient Faith Ministries exists to carry out the Great Commission of Jesus Christ…leading to a living experience of God through His Holy Orthodox Church. Ancient Faith Ministries is a department of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North…
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Atheist TJump-Tom Jump Asserts Contradiction in Bible
I titled our discussion Atheist TJump & Messianic Jew Ken Ammi AGREE since I argued that on Atheism, reality (truth, facts) is accidental, as is our ability to discern it, there’s no universal imperative to adhere to it, nor to demand/expect others adhere to it. TJump (Tom Jump) agreed with me and was reduced to…
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Critical Review of Fr. Stephen De Young’s “Here There Be Giants”
Having posted The Orthodox Church on Angels, and more specifically Orthodox Priest Lawrence Farley writing “Of Giants and Grasshoppers”, I thought to consider the teaching of another Orthodox priest, Fr. Stephen De Young’s article, Here There Be Giants which, just as Farley’s, was posted to the Ancient Faith Ministries website: “The V. Rev. Dr. Stephen…
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Reviewing Lorehaven’s “Why Are Some Christians So Curious About Nephilim?”
Lorehaven’s mission is that it, “helps Christian fans explore fantastical stories for Christ’s glory” and the, “Lorehaven Guild community help fans discern and enjoy the best Christian-made fantastical stories” yet, in this case they tackled a real issue but since they were unwilling to discuss it, I thought to post this review for them. The…
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GODSAIDMANSAID site’s article And There We Saw Giants, the Sons of Anak
In consideration of the GODSAIDMANSAID site’s article And There We Saw Giants, the Sons of Anak. The article features instances of the term “GOD SAID” which is actually somewhat tricky—and in this case, deleterious—since it can give the wrong impression. For example, “GOD SAID, Genesis 6:1-4” followed by something that “GOD SAID” to the author…
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Was Noah the only human left with no Nephilim blood in him at all by the time of the flood?
The following discussion took place due to the Quora site question Was Noah the only human left with no Nephilim blood in him at all by the time of the flood even amongst his own family? A certain, “רענן אלעזרי” commented There’s an opinion that Noah’s son Ham’s wife engaged in relations with ‘Ogh (Og),…
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Atheist demands: Atheism is a lack of belief, not a belief. Why can’t people understand that?
Such as demanded on the Quora site: Atheism is a lack of belief, not a belief. Why can’t people understand that? Andy Stout noted Atheism is not a “LACK” of belief in superstitious, religious nonsense: Atheism is the ABSENCE of belief in superstitious, religious nonsense. Do rational adults “LACK” belief in Santa Claus? I, Ken…
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Serpent seed discussion on “Special LIVE report – Biblical Giants with guest Gary Wayne”
The following discussion took place due to the video Special LIVE report – Biblical Giants with guest Gary Wayne. A certain PracticalDailyLiving commented In depth, diligent Bible study over a long period time while referencing the earliest known manuscripts and asking God to guide us and reveal His Truth is necessary if we don’t want…
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On Ellen Lloyd’s Ancient Pages article “Mystery of Pre-Adamic Didanum Race: Giants Who Were Ancestors of the Nephilim and Rephaim”
From the get-go we have problems in Ellen Lloyd’s article Mystery Of Pre-Adamic Didanum Race: Giants Who Were Ancestors Of The Nephilim and Rephaim since Lloyd opens with, “In the Bible, there are many references to the giants Nephilim who were offspring of the ‘sons of God’ and the ‘daughters of men’ before the Great…