Protestants reject the book of Tobit as divinely inspired. They state six reasons why they consider him to be among the apocryphals: 1) The angel Raphael hides his true identity from old Tobi, lying to him and presenting himself as Azariah son of Hananiah and grandson of Nathan (Tobit 5:13-14). 2) Old Tobit regains hisContinua a leggere “QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS: PROTESTANTS REJECT ABOUT THE DIVINE INSPIRATION OF THE BOOK OF TOBIT”
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THE THREE ARCHANGELS
In the Bible the office of “archangel” is attributed only to Michael (Jude 9). However, the Catholic Church also recognizes Gabriel and Raphael as archangels. An archangel is an angel who is in command of other angels. The Bible attributes the office of angel (which means “messenger”) to Gabriel and Raphael, because this office canContinua a leggere “THE THREE ARCHANGELS”
I TRE ARCANGELI
A cura di Giuseppe Monno Nella Sacra Scrittura il titolo di Arcangelo è attribuito esplicitamente solo a Michele (Giuda 9). Tuttavia, la Tradizione della Chiesa, fondata anche su fonti deuterocanoniche e apocrife, riconosce come arcangeli anche Gabriele e Raffaele, venerati con solennità dalla Chiesa cattolica e da quelle ortodosse. Il termine Arcangelo deriva dal grecoContinua a leggere “I TRE ARCANGELI”
YEHOWAH IS NOT THE NAME OF GOD
YeHoWaH is not the real name of God, but it was coined by Raimondo Martini for a misreading of the Masoretic Hebrew text. Due to the prohibition in Judaism to pronounce God’s name (Exodus 20:7; Deuteronomy 5:11), the Jews read הַשֵּׁם (transliterated: haShem) which means “the Name”, or אֲדֹנָי (transliterated: Ădōnāy) which means “Lord,” theContinua a leggere “YEHOWAH IS NOT THE NAME OF GOD”
THE PARADISE
The paradise is the state of ultimate and ultimate happiness. It is perfect communion of life and love with God and among the blessed. It is to be forever with Christ, perfectly incorporated in him. It is in Christ that we find our true identity, that of children of God. It is through Christ’s deathContinua a leggere “THE PARADISE”
IL PARADISO
Il paradiso è lo stato di felicità suprema e definitiva. È piena comunione di vita e amore con Dio e tra i beati. È stare per sempre con Cristo, perfettamente incorporati in lui. È in Cristo che troviamo la nostra vera identità, quella di figli di Dio. È per mezzo della morte e risurrezione diContinua a leggere “IL PARADISO”
THE HELL
The hell is essentially the condition of definitive self-exclusion from communion with God and with the blessed. The term “hell” is the translation of the Latin “infernus”, which corresponds to the Greek ᾅδης (transliterated: “hades”) and the Hebrew שָׁאוּל (transliterated: “sheol”), and means “that lies below”. It therefore indicates the stay of the dead, thatContinua a leggere “THE HELL”
L’INFERNO
A cura di Giuseppe Monno L’inferno è la condizione di definitiva autoesclusione dalla comunione con Dio e con i beati. Non si tratta tanto di un “luogo fisico”, quanto di uno stato spirituale ed esistenziale di separazione eterna da Dio, fonte di vita, di amore e di felicità. Etimologia e significato biblico Il termine infernoContinua a leggere “L’INFERNO”
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON LUCA 23:43: TODAY YOU WILL BE WITH ME IN PARADISE
Luke 23:43Jesus answered him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.” If Jesus rose on the third day, and ascended to the Father after forty days, how could he keep that promise? Jesus is a Person of the divine Trinity, therefore one God with the Father (John 10:30; 16:15) andContinua a leggere “QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON LUCA 23:43: TODAY YOU WILL BE WITH ME IN PARADISE”
JESUS WAS NOT HANGED ON A POLE, BUT HE WAS CRUCIFIED ON A CROSS
According to the doctrine of Jehovah’s Witnesses, Christ was hung on a stake, not a cross. Already in the Greek koinè (the biblical one) the Greek word “σταυρός” (transliterated: “stauròs”) translates as “pole”, but also “cross”. The Gospels provide us with some elements that exclude that Christ was hung on a pole rather than aContinua a leggere “JESUS WAS NOT HANGED ON A POLE, BUT HE WAS CRUCIFIED ON A CROSS”