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[happyhealthyandprosperous]

Scriptures About the Lord is a Shield

Scriptures About the Lord is a Shield Throughout the Bible, scripture names many metaphors for God. Many of these relate to and tell us about his character. A large part of God’s character, as is true of any good parent, is a protector. Thus, one of the things that the Bible says is that the Lord is a shield. A shield by definition is a defensive armor used to protect or defend a person. It can…

[aureentuluva70]

OK but like...Gethsemane. Gethsemane, guys. I cannot express enough how important Gethsemane is and what happened there. Not to downplay the incredible importance of what happened on the Cross, of course not, but I find people really don't talk about Gethsemane enough in comparison, so I'm going to do it myself.

Gethsemane is found at the foot of the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem. Fitting its name, the garden itself is full of olive trees, a kind of tree which holds great significance in scripture, probably the most revered plant in the bible. It is a symbol of peace, new life, prosperity, and reconciliation. It was the branch of an olive tree that the dove brought back to Noah while on the ark, signifying that the floods were receding. An olive tree is used to describe Jesus's jewish roots as the stem of David, two olive trees are used as symbolism in Revelations, and the people of Israel are likened to an olive tree and its branches. And this is only a few of the many references to olive trees in the Bible.

Olive Trees were and still are highly valued for their oil, which can be retrieved from the olives themselves. Olive oil was used as medicine, for light, for making food, etc. It was a very valuable resource, and still is.

The very name of this garden, Gethsemane, means “Oil Press”, where oil is obtained from the olives-by squeezing and crushing them. Only by being crushed can this precious oil be obtained.

When the olives are first crushed, the liquid begins to leak out, but rather than coming out as the golden-green color that we are used to, it instead comes out as a dark red hue, looking eerily similar to blood.

Only later does the oil turn into its famous golden-green color.

Like the olives being crushed for their oil, Jesus Christ was being pressed and crushed by the weight of the Atonement in the garden, suffering through such incomprehensible anguish and agony that, according to Luke's account, He literally started sweating blood.

KJV Luke 22: 44: "And being in agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was like great drops of blood falling down to the ground."

(Believe it or not, sweating blood is an actual medical condition called Hematridosis, which is caused by an extreme level of stress.)

Another important thing about olive oil's use during Christ's time: it was also used for ceremonial annointing, especially for sacred rituals performed in the temple, consecrating those like priests, kings and prophets. To be annointed means to be chosen or set apart for a specific role by God, often signified by smearing oil on the body or head, and what is the true meaning of Christ's title as the Messiah?

"The Annointed One."

And yet now, here in Gethsemane, Jesus has rather become the olive. He is the one being crushed, for the sins and pains of the world in the shadow of the Mount of Olives, His blood, like the sacred oil, to be used to annoint us, to not only save us but to make us into something greater than we could ever be by ourselves.

Also, very very interesting that Gethsemane is described as a garden. Only so many gardens are mentioned in the Bible, the most well known and one of the only other named gardens being the Garden of Eden, the paradise where humankind was first created and dwelt with God. Eden was a place of beauty, of innocence, and represented humanity's oneness with the Father.

But when Adam and Eve partook of the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, that innocence was lost, and thus the first man and woman could no longer dwell in Eden, and were driven out. Because of transgression, humankind had fallen.

In Eden's garden, beneath a tree, mankind lost its innocence resulting in the Fall, and became seperated from its creator, but in another garden millennia later, beneath the olive trees, that same creator would begin the agonizing process required to save us and lift us, mankind, from the consequences of that fall, to bring us back to the true garden of the Lord.

In the place of the Oil Press Jesus Christ allowed Himself to be pressed and crushed in our stead, letting Himself to eventually be led to the cross, taking upon Himself the demands of justice so that we might not suffer a similar fate, if we so choose to follow Him.

That is what happened in Gethsemane.

[aniah-who]

Note to self~

Just set your gaze on Jesus and everything else will fall into place and be ordered.

[borgialucrezia]

RODRIGO BORGIA & JUAN BORGIA ↴ abraham and isaac parallels

"If you take my honour, you must take my life. Mine to give, yours to take." — THE BORGIAS (2011-2013) by neil jordan

"Bind me as a sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar." — ABRAHAM AND ISAAC (the lotus magazine. vol. 2, no. 6)

The Paintings: — Carvaggio, The Sacrifice of Isaac (1602) — Otto Adolph Stemler, Abraham embraces his son Isaac after receiving him back from God (1927)

[cephalosaur]

Ephesians 6:10-17 under the cut because it's big

I usually only do a few verses but I was picking bits and pieces from all over this passage for inspiration.

To end my letter I tell you, be strong in the Lord and in his great power. Wear the full armor of God. Wear God’s armor so that you can fight against the devil’s clever tricks. Our fight is not against people on earth. We are fighting against the rulers and authorities and the powers of this world’s darkness. We are fighting against the spiritual powers of evil in the heavenly places. That is why you need to get God’s full armor. Then on the day of evil, you will be able to stand strong. And when you have finished the whole fight, you will still be standing. So stand strong with the belt of truth tied around your waist, and on your chest wear the protection of right living. On your feet wear the Good News of peace to help you stand strong. And also use the shield of faith with which you can stop all the burning arrows that come from the Evil One. Accept God’s salvation as your helmet. And take the sword of the Spirit—that sword is the teaching of God.

[octonauts-daily]

[originalcrime]

need a fic where Buck is crashing out over Eddie only coming back because of Bobby’s memory and Chimney’s speech and the 118 as a whole and Eddie’s like, “Buck,” (most intense soulful brown eyes you’ve ever seen), “you know I’m coming home to you, right?” and then they have the worst most awkward first kiss ever and panic like startled cats and fight about it without actually tallking for two weeks and that’s why Buck’s looking for a new place to live

[heartsings77]

[ghostsmp3]

The Chosen, 4.08 "Humble"

John 13:1 (NKJV): Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that His hour had come that He should depart from this world to the Father, having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end.

[gogodollie]

okay so this is like an elaborate prank by tobias right. sister imperator wasn’t actually the human cannonball in a traveling european circus. right.

[happyhealthyandprosperous]

Scriptures About Surrendering to God

Scriptures About Surrendering to God As a Christian, I think one of the most challenging but most important things we can do is learn the act of surrendering to God, to His will, and to His ways. When we accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior, many people like to conveniently leave out the “Lord” part. We want the saving—we just don’t want to be told what to do or how to live by a master. We want to…

[reality-detective]

Part 2 - 2000 Year Old Bible revealed terrifying knowledge about the human race 🤔

[bethrnoora]

your obsession leads you around by the neck

[mcrlboro]

adam and britt love and understand markhellyna so much…

[cowboy-robooty]

im not going to lie i have an illuminati type theory that fanfiction has gotten so fucking bad recently as yet another consequence of the pandemic

[alcordraws]

Every time I see this scene I end up thinking about the whole. Spider and butterfly conversation. Nai is the spider with the butterfly (Vash) caught in his web of knives. To save his kind, he must consume everything that makes Vash and in turn, make him into spider too. The roots, then, are Vash's own web, ensnaring their butterfly sisters, who must be devoured to create new spiders (the forced pregnancy to create new independents).

Which is like, purely my interpretation, but I do like driving myself insane