No, Michael may be a name that is used prophetically about events related Jesus. But Jesus was never an angel, and did not exist before birth as Michael. Jesus, a man conceived 2000 years ago, not before. To know Jesus as he is presented in the Bible records we need to be understand that Jesus […]
Why does Trinitarian art sometimes show three faces for three persons?
Why does Trinitarian art sometimes show three faces for three persons?This isn’t a Bible question so is slightly outside the normal remit of BibleQ. However, we can address the question then compare with the Bible.1. The origin of the three faces idea.In fact the idea of three faces is a literal application of the Greek […]
Please explain 2 Samuel 7:14 “When he commits iniquity” – isn’t this about the Messiah?
First there is some variation in translations about whether the verse should be “when” or “if”. Although 2 Samuel 7:14 speaks of God chastening the Davidic king “with the rod of men” when he commits iniquity, those who read this as a prophecy will understand its deepest fulfillment in Christ—not because He ever sinned, but […]
Were Anne and Joachim the parents of Mary?
No. The father of Mary is named as Heli, a descendant of Solomon’s brother Nathan, in Luke 3:23. The name of Mary’s mother is not mentioned, but she was presumably the sister or another close relative of Elisabeth, the mother of John the Baptist, and consequently like Elisabeth a descendant of Aaron. The confusion about […]
Who is the archangel Michael?
Michael is the name given to a ‘chief prince’ angel figure which first appears in a vision in Daniel Daniel 10:13 But the prince of the kingdom of Persia opposed me twenty-one days. So Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, and I left him there with the prince of the kingdom […]
What is the Megiddo mosaic?
20 years after discovery, a 3rd Century “God Jesus Christ” Christian mosaic goes on display at the Museum of the Bible in Washington DC.“Discovered between 2003 and 2005 by Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) archaeologists during excavations at Kfar Othnay, the 16 by 32-foot mosaic was found beneath the floor of an Israeli prison in Megiddo. […]
If Jesus existed before birth, then what happened to his memories?
If Jesus existed before birth, then what happened to his memories? This is just one the serious questions about preexistence that those who teach that Jesus existed before his conception often try to avoid. His preexistence is dogmatically asserted as a fact that must be believed. But the most rudimentary and obvious questions about this […]
What does it mean that “the fullness of deity” dwells in Christ? (Colossians 2:9)
[This answer is excepted from a previous post on ‘deity’ where this content was difficult to find in the search results] 2. Of the fullness of deity dwelling in Christ. 9 For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily, 10 and you have come to fullness in him, who is the head of every ruler and […]
What is the origin of Halloween?
Halloween is a medieval Christian festival held on the night before Allhallowtide. The present date of Hallowmas (All Saints’ Day) and therefore also of its vigil (Hallowe’en) was established in Rome around the time of Pope Gregory III (731–741). The festival does not have any particular pre-Christian pagan origin (despite spurious claims on the Internet […]
Does the bible teach conditional immortality or eternal conscious torment?
The opposing terms “conditional immortality” (CI) vs “eternal conscious torment” (ECT) are recent terms which have developed a usage on the Internet, but are not scholarly terms widely used in theological literature.* In particular the abbreviations “CI” vs “ECT” are almost unknown outside a few discussion boards. To most readers the abbreviation “ECT” if it […]