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The Gospels and Acts speak of God sending an angel of the Lord to make his purpose known to specific individuals:   “Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord ( angelos Kyriou ) appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Arise and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and stay there until I tell you, for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.’… But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord ( angelos Kyriou )  appeared in a dre

In this post I will quote from Eusebius’ History of Church , written around 312-324 AD, where he appeals to the writers, apologists, theologians, fathers, etc. of the Church to prove that the holy Apostles and their successors have always taught that Jesus Christ is God who became man. He will reference apologists and martyrs such as Clement, Irenaeus, Justin and others whose writings he had consulted to prove how they all affirmed the Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ. Eusebius

Noted fourth century church historian Eusebius has a section explaining the meaning and significance of Jesus’ Hebrew name, which I cite at length. CHAPTER 17 That the Name of Jesus was also honoured among the Ancient Friends of God. MOSES was also the first to use the Name Jesus, when he changed the name of his successor and altered it to Jesus. For it is written: “These are the names of the men whom Moses sent to spy out the land, and Moses called Nauses, the son of Nave, J

According to Clement of Alexandria, there was a tradition which stated that Peter’s wife was martyred as the blessed Apostle looked and encouraged her:   They say, accordingly, that the blessed Peter, on seeing his wife led to death , rejoiced on account of her call and conveyance home, and called very encouragingly and comfortingly, addressing her by name, “Remember the Lord.” Such was the marriage of the blessed and their perfect disposition towards those dearest to them. T