Signs, Signs,
Everywhere Signs
Everywhere Signs
The composite sign of Christ's presence and the last days was given by Jesus at this location.
Mount of Olives
(Mt 24:3)
This location represents permanent destruction by God, but some translators have rendered the expression as 'hell fire', 'fires of hell', or 'fiery pit'.
Gehenna
(Mt 10:28)
Additions to this Bible book try to fill in fantastical details to the true story, but really result in historical inaccuracies and contradictions with the canonical text that try to make Mordecai appear older and more important.
Esther
The practice of exchanging gifts during the Christmas celebration originated with this Roman festival, not with the "wise men" who visited the infant Jesus in Bethlehem.
Saturnalia
Divided into two parts, the Hebrew-Aramaic scriptures and the Greek scriptures, the Bible canon contains this many books.
Sixty-six
Because most people will not pay attention to his warning, Jesus compared his presence to this global calamity.
the Flood
(Mt 24:37-39)
Some people use the miraculous transportation of the prophet Elijah in a windstorm to "heaven" and Jesus' prophecy that humans will "see" him coming in a cloud at Armageddon to support this false teaching.
the rapture
(rs. p.313-314)
These two books provide some valuable history of the Jewish struggle for independence from Greece in the second century B.C.E., but they are used by Catholics to support false teachings.
First and Second Maccabees
The Greek festival to Cybele (Rhea), the Great Mother of the Gods, was celebrated on the Ides of March, and is attributed as the origin of this modern holiday.
Mother's Day
All the writers of the Greek scriptures were, in one way or another, closely associated with this group in the first century Christian congregation, which included apostles selected by Jesus.
the governing body
Jesus charged this figurative person with caring for the spiritual needs of his followers in the last days, comparing their role to providing food.
faithful and discreet slave
(Mt 24:45)
Some have misapplied Noah's cursing of this grandson to apply to black people, when in fact, his descendants were the lighter skinned people to the east of the Mediterranean Sea.
Canaan
(Gen 9:25)
Referred to by scholars as "pious legendary embroidery", the additions to this canonical book bear the titles: "The Song of the Three Holy Children", "Susanna and the Elders", and "The Destruction of Bel and the Dragon".
Daniel
The Good Friday and Easter customs of baking hot cross buns and dying eggs trace their roots back to the Chaldean rites of worship dedicated to this Babylonian goddess.
Ishtar (Astarte)
The Roman Catholic Church claims responsibility for the decision about which books belong in the Bible canon at the Council of Carthage in the 4th century, however, that decision was already settled long ago by this.
God's holy spirit
Jesus foretold many things that would happen after he began ruling as king in 1914, including war, food shortages, earthquakes, and this detail, which only Luke records.
pestilences
(Luke 21:10,11)
This prophetic Hebrew title-name is given to Jesus, meaning 'God is with us', leading some to claim that Jesus is God.
Immanuel
(Isa 7:14, Mt 1:23)
The title of this apocryphal book sounds like a canonical book, and amongst it's many Greek philosophical ideas, tries to place the blame for human imperfection on "the wickedness of a woman" instead of Adam.
Ecclesiasticus
Despite being given a saint's name, the customs associated with this holiday originate with the Roman festival of Lupercalia, which honored Juno, the goddess of women and marriage, and Pan, the god of nature.
Valentine's Day
The first five books of the Bible were all written by Moses, and are known as the Torah to Jews, the Tawrat to Muslims, or as this name to Christians, which simply means "the five books of Moses".
the Pentateuch
When all the signs of his presence would be evident, Jesus used an illustration about the budding of this plant to emphasize the nearness of the end.
fig tree
(Mt 24:32)
King Saul consulted a spirit medium to communicate with this prophet, leading some to believe in the immortality of the soul, yet Saul was really being deceived by a demon.
Samuel
(1 Sam. 28:3-20)
Filled with superstition and inaccurate history, the story of this Jewish man includes him burning a fish's heart and liver to drive away the evil spirit Asmodeus and using the fish's gall bladder to heal his blind father.
Tobit (Tobias)
Elements of the customs connected with Halloween can be traced brack to a Druid ceremony in pre-Christian times. This Celtic festival of the dead, which celebrated their new year, is dedicated to this god.
Samhain
The three sections of the traditional Jewish canon that make up the Hebrew scriptures are: the Law, the Prophets, and the Hagiographa, which is also known as this.
the Writings