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Rev 20 : 13 doesn't explalin wha it means.

But it was a Revelation of God to John for the Churches

at a time when most were illiterate.

It's all the bodies of all those drowned at sea and buried at sea, those who only had a watery grave.

As it's in Revelations I would say it's when all the people who had died were being resurrected and judged so making sure that those in a watery grave didn't avoid the judgement day. Whether by accident or a deliberate act to avoid judgement.

There's a great deal of prophecy in the Bible. What does it mean where it says

"And the sea shall give up its dead" ?

Good morning :-)



The Collect (special prayer) for today

Let your merciful ears, O Lord,
be open to the prayers of your humble servants;
and that they may obtain their petitions
make them to ask such things as shall please you;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.


The gospel reading is from Luke and is where Jesus heals the crippled woman on the Sabbath – and is criticised!


Cx :-)

Hello all

Loving this weeks humour, thank you Cynthia.

Thanks also to David for your interesting question and to Rambling for the info.

Sunshine for us all to enjoy and I hope you will have a Happy Bank Holiday weekend

Good morning :-)


I think I have stumbled across an RE lesson.....well done Rambling.....love the explanations. Thank you. <3


Finishing our week of smiles.....

At a Wednesday evening church meeting a very wealthy man rose to give his testimony.
"I'm a millionaire," he said, "and I attribute it all to the rich blessings of God in my life. I can still remember the turning point in my faith, like it was yesterday:
I had just earned my first dollar and I went to a church meeting that night.
The speaker was a missionary who told about his work.
I knew that I only had a dollar bill and had to either give it all to God's work or nothing at all.
So at that moment I decided to give my whole dollar to God.
I believe that God blessed that decision, and that is why I am a rich man today."

As he finished it was clear that everyone had been moved by this man's story.
But, as he took his seat, a little old lady sitting in the same pew leaned over and said: "Wonderful story! I dare you to do it again!"


Cx :-)

Thank you Rose, I thought my memory might have "invented" Shuhite.

Genealogy note, re Job, you often see the names of his daughters when researching: Jemimah (which means "dove"), Keziah ("cinnamon"), and Keren-happuch ( I'd often wondered where that name came from!).

But also you find transcriptions which give the name Job, but often they are mistranscriptions of Jos short for Joseph ( where the writing on image used the old fashioned S which looks like a B).

Have a good day all :-)

Shuhite
(decendant of Shuah). This ethnic appellative "Shuhite" is frequent in the book of Job, but only as the apithet of one person, Bildad The local indications of this book point to a region on the western side of Chaldea, bordering on Arabia; and exactly in this locality, above Hit and on both sides of the Euphrates, are found, in the Assyrian inscriptions, the Tsahi , a powerful people. It is probable that these were the Shuhites.

"Bildad
A descendant of Abraham by Keturah, Genesis 25:1,2. Shuah and his brethren were located in Arabia Petraea; and thus Bildad the Shuhite was a neighbor and friend of Job, and came to condole with him in his affliction, Job 2:11; 8:1-22; 18:1-21; 25:1-6. His chief topics are the suddenness, swiftness, and terribleness of God's wrath upon hypocrites and oppressors."

Good morning, I think there was also a Shuhite (sp)

Good morning :-)


Yes, Paul was over 60 when he died. I remember a tv programme from many years ago (now showing my age), when the late Patrick Troughton played the part of Paul. I always see his face when Paul is mentioned. Paul doesn't sound as though he was high in the handsome stakes :-D


Keep smiling

Man: What is a million years like to you?
God: Like one second.
Man: What is a million dollars like to you?
God: Like one penny.
Man: Can I have a penny?
God: Just a second.


Q: Who was the smallest man in the Bible?
A: King David because he was only 12 inches/30cms tall as he was a ruler.


Cx :-)

:-D :-D :-D :-DEmma <3

Jokes and history lessons :-D

He was much older than 29 when he died. He died in the reign of Nero so between 54 - 68 AD and I believe he was born around 1 AD.

He may have been related to King Herod, was a small, crooked legged man with a bald head. There are several descriptions of him as a very small man about 3 cubits (4 ft 6 ins roughly) with crooked legs and a shiny head.

Thank you Cynthia and others :-D <3 <3
I was pleasantly surprised to find there are many referances to Paul.
He was only 29 when he was beheaded at Rome.

It's a wonder the Catholic Church doesn't rank him with Peter.

Good morning :-)

Ok. St. Paul - the tentmaker. I would suggest you look at the following site for information on this important man...…..

www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/history/paul_1.shtml

It gives a fair overall view of his life. Other sites are available ;-)



Keep smiling - a touch of tongue in cheek...

GREENFIELD, MA—Citing the ornate icons adorning the walls and the strange chanting in an unfamiliar language, sources in attendance on Friday at the wedding of Dan and Briana Wilcox confirmed the ceremony had some sort of bizarre religious theme. “Knowing the couple, I’m not surprised they wanted to do something a little bit different, but having their officiant dress up in those elaborate robes and drink from a golden chalice seemed a bit over the top,” said guest Mary Henderson, who described the venue’s stained-glass windows and chandeliers as “too gaudy” for her taste and, upon observing the high-vaulted ceilings, speculated that perhaps the building was a renovation of an old barn. “They even made members of their family participate in the theme, having them go up front and read a bunch of weird God stuff. They roped their guests into it, too, asking us to sing for them from these big books full of religious songs. Can you imagine?” Numerous attendees stated that while they respected the bride and groom’s choices, they nonetheless wished the couple had opted for a more traditional ceremony and just had a Star Wars wedding the way normal people do."


Cx :-)

Martydom of Stephen witnessed by Paul

Accused of blasphemy at his trial, he made a long speech denouncing the Jewish authorities who were sitting in judgment on him and was then stoned to death. His martyrdom was witnessed by Saul of Tarsus, a Pharisee who would later become a follower of Jesus and known as Paul the Apostle.

St Paul, also known as Saul, ethnically was Jewish, coming from a devout Jewish family. He was also born a Roman Citizen in Tarsus, Cilicia, South Turkey. He grew up in Jerusalem and was brought up by Gamaliel, a leading authority in the Jewish religious establishment (Sanhedrin).

I read, often, that the early population of Rome were captives
ie slaves who were educated. So he was a Jew with an education and
Roman friends. He persuded the new "Christians" with the intention of punishing
them, but was himself converted.

Afternoon all :-)

Cynthia thank you once again for your postings.

Vera I am pleased to hear that your OH and brother are improving.

I also have nothing but praise for our NHS staff.