Prophecies of Signs and Symbols
Numbers 24:17 refers to this sign coming out of the land of Jacob, fulfilled in the New Testament by appearing over Bethlehem.
What is a star?
The genealogy in Matthew 1 traces Jesus' lineage back to this king, fulfilling the promise of an eternal throne.
Who is David?
This famous saint created the world’s first nativity scene in Italy to celebrate Christmas in the year 1223. Who was it?
Who is St. Francis Of Assisi?
In 1562, during the English Reformation, Queen Elizabeth I's government passed the Oaths Act. The Act was part of a broader effort to assert Protestant legal authority amid the Elizabethan Religious Settlements The principle behind the law drew from Matthew 5:33 and Exodus 20:7, emphasizing the gravity of perjury. Despite modifications over time, the law remains largely intact, requiring all judicial oaths to be sworn upon this book, and remains central to courtroom oaths in Canada today.
What is the Bible?
Large waves of Ukrainian and Russian Orthodox immigrants settled in Western Canada in the early 1900s, leading to legal battles over church governance and property rights. These disputes culminated in a landmark Supreme Court case in 1952 that established legal precedent on church authority in this prairie province.
What is Alberta?
Hosea 11:1 prophesises that God will call His Son out of this country, which is the location revealed to baby Jesus’ father in a dream.
What is Egypt?
All genealogies of Jesus in the Gospels link Him to this figure, often called the father of the human race.
Who is Adam?
Which ruler ordered the census that brought Joseph and Mary to Bethlehem?
Who is Caesar Augustus?
We all know the Neighbor Principle enunciated by Lord Atkin, which famously takes the formulation of a neighbour in the Parable of the Good Samaritan. But a Civil Law parallel exists, with equally biblical origins albeit more obscure. This article of the Civil Code of Quebec is directly descended from the Roman lex Aquilia (circa 286 BC), is inherited by medieval canon law and then to French customary law, continually being re-enshrined until its present form.
What is Article 1457?
For the first time in its history, the British Empire formally recognized religious pluralism with this 1774 law, which, thanks to legal efforts in Quebec, secured Catholic rights, reinstated French civil law for private matters, and set a precedent for religious accommodation in British North America.
What is the Quebec Act of 1774?
These gifts were given to Jesus at his birth, symbolizing his Priesthood, Prophethood, and Kingship, three attributes prophesied by Isaiah 60:6.
What are Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh?
Luke’s genealogy, found in chapter 3, verse 34, connects Jesus to this patriarch, considered ‘father of the faithful,’ thereby fulfilling God's promise that “all nations would be blessed through him."
Who is Abraham?
The first Christmas was not one of gift-giving and merry singing; it was full of bloodshed, as was prophesied in Jeremiah’s Lamentations, 31:15. The church commemorates which group of people traditionally considered the first martyrs?
Who are the Holy Innocents?
Until the passing of this act in 1968, Canadian divorce laws followed the strict medieval English common law rule that only adultery—based on Matthew 19:9—could be grounds for divorce. Since this law’s passing, adultery remains a recognized cause for immediate divorce under the modern law.
What is the Divorce Act of 1968?
Through the Clergy Reserves, a system that granted vast tracts of land to the Church of England widespread opposition to this privilege fueled political unrest and played a key role in the passage of this 1840 law, which merged Upper and Lower Canada in an effort to centralize governance and weaken Anglican dominance over public land and institutions.
What is the Act of Union?
What signs were the shepherds told to look for to find baby Jesus?
Baby wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger
This New Testament writer emphasizes Jesus as the seed of the woman foretold to crush the head of the serpent in Genesis 3:15.
Who is Paul? BONUS: Galatians 4:4
On Christmas Eve, 1968, these professed “non-religious” astronauts, who were the first humans on the moon aboard the Apollo 8 mission, were overcome by Earth’s beauty and compelled to read 10 verses from which book of the bible to commemorate this occasion?
Genesis (verses 1-10, each took turns reading a few)
In the case Congrégation des témoins de Jéhovah de St-Jérôme-Lafontaine v. Lafontaine (Village) (2004 SCC 48), the Supreme Court upheld religious autonomy over property use, ruling that municipal zoning laws could not unfairly restrict religious institutions. This principle of religious autonomy over property use is considered to be the legacy of which Medieval protections granted to the church, made famous in Victor Hugo’s Hunchback of Notre Dame?
what is “The Sanctuary of the Church"?
A major legal battle in the 20th century saw members of this Dutch Reformed denomination successfully challenge Ontario’s education laws, arguing for parental control over religious schooling. Their 1985 victory helped cement religious freedom protections under this Canadian legal document.
What is the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms?
Jesus’ birth in Bethlehem foreshadows His role as the Bread of Life," what is the meaning of the word “Bethlehem” in ancient Hebrew?
What is House of Bread?
All of Jesus’ genealogies include this feature, which is intended to show that salvation is not for the Jews alone, but for all the earth’s peoples.
Who are Gentiles/Gentile women?
According to Matthew’s account, who does King Herod convene after hearing of the Magi's search for the newborn king?
The chief priests and scribes of the people
This set of customary French laws, first codified in 1507, forms the basis of Quebec Civil Law today. They are unique for being the only example of French common law influenced both by French custom and canon law. While almost completely abandoned in France today, and Quebec is the jurisdiction in the world that keeps most of them intact.
What is the Custom of Paris (Coutume de Paris)?
As immigration surged in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, Christian communities from Asia, Africa, and Latin America became vocal defenders of religious freedoms in Canada. Many of these groups formed legal advocacy organizations and, in a show of interreligious solidarity, joined Sikh advocates in defending the right to wear the kirpan in public institutions, in this landmark case decided in 2006.
What is Multani v. Commission scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys (2006)?