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- What Does 666 Mean? What Is the Mark of the Beast? | Bible Questions
Why is the number 666 given to the wild beast in the book of Revelation? Other Bible verses reveal the meaning of 666 and the mark of the beast
- What Does the Bible Say About Blood Transfusions?
What command did God give to Noah and later to Christians? Learn how it applies in medical situations and how it applies with food and today with blood transfusion
- What Is the Resurrection? | Bible Questions - JW. ORG
The Bible tells of nine people that were resurrected What is a resurrection? You might be surprised at who will be brought back to life in the future
- War in the Middle East—What Does the Bible Say? - JW. ORG
The world is anxiously watching the conflict involving the United States, Israel, and Iran Will the situation escalate into a wider war? Can governments avert disaster and achieve lasting peace? Those familiar with Bible prophecy may wonder whether this Middle East conflict could be the start of the battle of Armageddon mentioned in the book of Revelation What does the Bible say? Will
- The Use of Cosmetics and Oils in Bible Times - JW. ORG
In the Bible, one of Job’s daughters is named “Keren-happuch ” In Hebrew, this name could mean “Horn of the Black (Eye) Paint,” that is, a receptacle or box used to store makeup, perhaps kohl, or eye makeup (Job 42:14) The name could have alluded to her beauty in general, but it also seems to suggest that the use of cosmetics was known at that time Significantly, Biblical
- What Are the “Seven Deadly Sins”—Are They in the Bible? - JW. ORG
The “seven deadly sins” were originally based on a list of eight principal vices The list was developed in the fourth century C E by the mystic Evagrius Ponticus, whose work inspired the writings of monk and ascetic John Cassian In the sixth century, Pope Gregory I changed Cassian’s list of eight vices into the list of seven deadly, or cardinal, sins of Roman Catholic theology: pride
- What Is a Soul? | Bible Questions - JW. ORG
Is the soul immortal? Where did belief in an immortal soul come from? The Bible refers to a living soul using the original-language words nephesh and psykhe
- What Is Forgiveness? | Bible Questions
In the Bible, forgiveness takes on special meaning It does not mean pretending an offense never happened How to forgive someone goes deeper than that
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