What Does The Bible Say About The Rapture?
The conception of the rapture doesn't appear in the Bible. It arose out of developments in thought during the Great Awakenings of the 18th and 19th centuries.
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The Meaning Of The Number 3 In The Bible
Numbers are thought to carry a lot of meaning and weight in the Bible, with the number 3 being no exception.
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According To The Bible, How Long Was Jonah Inside The Whale?
For centuries, Christians have been taught the Old Testament story of Jonah and the whale. How long was he inside the great beast?
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Are There Any Jokes In The Bible?
The Bible contains a wide array of different literary styles throughout its many pages. But does the Good Book contain any jokes?
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Why Ruth Was Such An Important Female Figure In The Bible
The female character Ruth is important enough in the Bible that she has her own chapter, the Book of Ruth, as part of the Ketuvim segment in the Old Testament.
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Respected People In The Bible Who Actually Weren't That Great
Scripture is filled with heroes who have informed the Christian faith. Yet further interpretation makes it clear they were also bad people.
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The Real Reason Paul Is Sometimes Called Saul In The Bible
Throughout the Bible, character names are changed after significant events. One example is the Apostle Paul, who is also known as Saul of Tarsus.
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What Hell Really Looks Like In The Bible
The popular concept of Hell as being a place where sinners are separated from God to suffer for eternity is sometimes depicted as a massive torture chamber.
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Here's What The Bible Says About The Antichrist
The term "Antichrist" first surfaced in the Epistles of John, but its depiction comes from the end of the New Testament in the Book of Revelation.
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The Truth About The Nephilim In The Bible
What are the Nephilim? Angels? Demons? Giants? Extraterrestrials? The sheer volume of extrapolations and interpolations is utterly head-spinning.
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The Real Reason Thomas Jefferson Created His Own Bible
Thomas Jefferson believed that the New Testament needed an editor to separate out the moral teachings of Jesus from the myths and miracles found in the Gospels.
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Theories About The Bible That Change Everything
The Bible has been interpreted in many different ways through the ages, sometimes controversially. Here are the theories about the Bible that change everything.
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The Truth About Nazi Germany's Very Different Version Of The Bible
Hitler came up with a concept called "Positive Christianity" that he used to write the "Third Reich Bible," which was rife with Nazi propaganda.
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The Spiritual Meaning Behind The Three Wise Men's Gifts To Jesus
According to Christmas carols and Nativity scenes, when baby Jesus was born, Three Kings were led by a bright star to find his location and pay him homage.
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Who Wrote The Bible?
The Bible is not one book, but rather a library, representing history, poetry, law, and more. There are 66 books in the Protestant Bible and 73 in the Catholic.
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Here's What The Bible Says About Gambling
What does the Bible actually say about gambling? Surprisingly little, as it turns out.
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How Long Does It Take To Read The Bible?
So how long would it take to read the Bible, from Genesis 1:1 to Revelation 22:21?
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Does The Bible Ever Mention The Virgin Mary's Death?
In some cases in the Bible, individuals get less than a sentence, while in others, they get whole books. Death is often an important part of a person's story.
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This Is What Jesus Really Looked Like In The Bible
Most depictions of Jesus that endured through popular culture portray him with Western European features: peach-colored skin; straight hair; a Caucasian nose.
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How Ed Gein's Religion Influenced His Crimes
His mother lectured them about the evil of drink (using their father as an example), the world's immorality, that all women were prostitutes/the devil's agents.
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This Is What Angels Really Looked Like In The Bible
If you've ever been told "You look like an angel!", you probably took that as a compliment. But according to the Bible, you probably should have felt insulted.
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The Dark Truth About Amish Country
The Amish have a bit of a reputation as a devoutly religious group who live simply, without modern conveniences. But there is a dark truth to the group.
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What You Didn't Know About The Religion Based On The Big Lebowski
Is it such a stretch for a movie like The Big Lebowski to inspire some sort of life credo? Think about it for a second. How bad could a religion be that brings the laid-back teachings of "The Dude" to life?
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The Truth About The Mormon Handcart Tragedy
We're all taught the details of the Donner Party,: the California-bound pioneers who ended up eating each other along the way. But few are aware of an even bigger tragedy, the Mormon Handcart Tragedy, in the westward migration of the devotees of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
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Did Adam And Eve Really Exist?
It's not uncommon to assume that there is a scientific basis for the biblical version of Adam and Eve. After all, humans had to start somewhere. Often, that assumption is taken out of context, for one reason or another.
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The Origin Of Demons In Christianity
Everybody's familiar with demons. Conceptually, they are more or less universal. But what are their origins in Christianity?
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Museum Of The Bible's Dead Sea Scroll Fragments Are Forgeries
When Green's Museum of the Bible in Washington D.C.opened in 2017, it supposedly showcased 16 pieces of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Unfortunately, "up to 90% of the 75 fragments sold since 2002 could be fakes." And in the case of the Museum of the Bible, it turned out to be 100 percent.
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