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Luke records the words the angel Gabriel uttered to the holy Mother of Christ as he came to announce the glorious and blessed Incarnation of our Lord:   “And he came to her and said, ‘Hail ( Chaire ), full of grace ( kecharitomene ), the Lord is with you!’” Luke 1:28   The word Chaire appears four other times, always in reference to the Lord Jesus Christ:   “And he came up to Jesus at once and said, ‘Hail ( Chaire ), Master ( rabbi )!’ And he kissed him.” Matthew 26:49   “and

The late Catholic priest Father Raymond E. Brown was one of the foremost liberal NT scholars of the 20 th  century. His two-volume commentary on John’s Gospel is considered some of the best ever written. I cite from his commentary on John 2 and the wedding of Cana to see what he has to say in respect to Mary being described as the New Eve.   (3) The symbolism of the Mother of Jesus, the "woman," at Cana . If Cana is primarily concerned with the christological theme of the man

In this post I will seek to establish that Psalm 45 is a love song by the Father to his Son, Jesus Christ. I will show that this is not a Psalm about a particular Davidic king, which finds its ultimate fulfillment in the coming of Jesus in the flesh. Rather, it is a prophetic utterance solely fulfilled in Christ. Here is the Psalm in question: 1 For the music director, according to “Lilies.” Of the sons of Korah, a contemplative song, a love song. 2  My heart is stirred with

In the Greek translation of Daniel, which is longer than the Hebrew version, teaches that almsgiving or giving charity is an atonement for sins: “Therefore, O king, let my counsel please thee,  and atone for thy sins by alms , and [thine] iniquities by compassion on the poor: it may be God will be long-suffering to thy trespasses.” Daniel 4 :24 (Greek original according to the text used by the Church of Greece, English translation by L.C.L. Brenton) This is a point repeated e

The Quran claims that there has never been a messenger/apostle or a prophet that Satan hasn’t deceived into reciting his words in order to mislead people:   Never  did We send a Messenger or a Prophet before you , but when he did recite the revelation or narrated or spoke, Shaitan  (Satan) threw (some falsehood)  in it. But Allah abolishes that which Shaitan (Satan) throws in . Then Allah establishes His Revelations. And Allah is All-Knower, All-Wise: That He (Allah) may make

More Proof of the Intercessions of Saints   The Wisdom of Solomon speaks of the events of the Exodus where God sent forth his almighty Word from heaven’s throne to slay the firstborn of the Egyptians. (1)  It is within this context that the writer makes mention of Aaron offering prayers along with the incense which atoned for the sins of the people:   “For though they had disbelieved everything because of their magic arts, yet when their firstborn were destroyed they acknowle

Addendum In this section ( https://www.samshmnthelogy.net/post/a-prophecy-that-proves-muhammad-s-a-fraud-pt-2 ) I am going to show that even if we take the traditional interpretation of Q. 30:1-5 that this is a prediction of the Romans defeating the Persians, this still ends up being a false prophecy exposing Muhammad as a fraud and charlatan. According to Muslim scholarship Q. 30:1-5 was supposedly “sent down” approximately around 615 AD and refers to the defeat of the Roman

I continue with my exposition of the alleged prophecy of Q. 30:1-5 ( https://www.samshmnthelogy.net/post/a-prophecy-that-proves-muhammad-s-a-fraud-pt-1 ). <But Shaytan made him forget to mention it to his master.> that it refers to the man who was saved. As was said by Mujahid, Muhammad bin Ishaq and several others. As for ‘a few years’, or,  Bida’  in Arabic,  IT MEANS THREE TO NINE , according to Mujahid and Qatadah. Wahb bin Munabbih said, “Ayub suffered from the illness f

The following is supposed to be a prophecy, which confirms Muhammad’s prophetic claims: In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful A. L. M. The Roman Empire has been defeated – In a land close by; but they, (even) after (this) defeat of theirs, will soon be victorious – Within a few years (bid’i) . With God is the Decision, in the past and in the Future: on that Day shall the Believers rejoice – With the help of God. He helps whom He will, and He is exalted in might, mo

The inspired Scriptures describe Jesus as being both God and the Son of God in that he possesses the divine nature in all its fullness, due to his being the uniquely begotten Son of God.   The Uniquely Begotten Son   This helps us appreciate why in the NT Christ is the only One described as the monogenes  of God, a term which denotes the absolutely unique aspect of his Sonship since there is no other son like him:   “ The Word became flesh  and lived among us. We gazed on his

Muslims often claim on the basis of the following verse, And We have sent you (O Muhammad) not but as a mercy for the  ‘Alamin  (mankind, jinns and all that exists). S. 21:107 Hilali-Khan That Muhammad wasn’t just compassionate to mankind, but was also meant to be the expression of Allah’s mercy to animals. This is assertion is rather ironic when we take into consideration fact that the Islamic sources themselves testify that Muhammad was actually merciless to those who would

Psalm 91 is a citation applied by Satan to Jesus when he tempted our Lord in the desert: “Then the devil took Him into the holy city and had Him stand on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, ‘If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down; for it is written, “He will command His angels concerning You”; and “On their hands they will bear You up, Lest You strike Your foot against a stone.”’ Jesus said to him, ‘Again, it is written, “You shall not put the Lord your God t

Archaeologists recently found a table in Megiddo, Israel dated to the third century AD (200s), which was dedicated to Christ in honor of his being God. The table served as a memorial to the God Christ, which presumably was used for the observance of the Holy Eucharist.     I quote a section from a work titled, “ A Christian Prayer Hall of the Third Century CE at Kefar ‘  ‘Othnay (Legio), Excavations at the Megiddo Prison 2005,” by Yotam Tepper and Leah Di Segni with contribut

In this post I quote from a rabbinic Jewish source refuting the lie that Rebecca was three years old when Isaac married her. This will help to expose and silence all those Muhammadans who appeal to rabbis like Rashi who erroneously believed this lie. It is obvious why these Muslims do so, since they are desperately trying to find a way to justify the fact that their prophet was an immoral pedophile, and that their deity is an evil misogynist who sanctions adultery, rape and p

Salafi dawagandist Jalal Abualrub has written a booklet against the Shias, in which he castigates them for committing the same sexual crimes and immorality, which his own prophet committed. For example, he rants against the Shia for observing a form of prostitution that he calls Nika’h Al-Mut’ah , which is the act of marrying a woman temporarily for a sum of money: Nika’h Al-Mut’ah The Shi’a sect is notorious for allowing Nika’h Al-Mut’ah, meaning, Temporary Marriage. Shi’a s

In this post I will share some of the biblical evidences, which led the first Christians to the conclusion that the one true God is Triune by nature.   One True God   The Bible is clear that there is only one uncreated God who created and sustains all creation. The name given to this God is YHWH.   “It was shown to you so that you might know that Yahweh is God. There is no one else besides him … Know therefore today, and take it to heart, that Yahweh himself is God in heaven

In this post I am going to cite two passages from Zechariah where the inspired prophet foretells of a Man who is God’s equal, since he is Jehovah God in the flesh, that returns to save the remnant of Israel, resulting in the nation mourning for their sin of having their God slain/pierced through beforehand, which leads to their national purification from this transgression.   I will then cite two scholarly authorities that provide the textual and contextual data affirming thi

In this section ( https://www.samshmnthelogy.net/post/jehovah-gets-pierced ) I am going to address the two main objections to reading Zechariah 12:10 as “they will look to/on Me.” Here, once again, is how the passage reads: “I will pour out on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the Spirit of grace and of supplication, so that they will look on  Me  whom they have pierced; and they will mourn for  Him , as one mourns for an only son, and they will weep bit

The Hebrew Bible contains a remarkable prophecy, which is found in the book of Zechariah. The prophet foresaw the time when Israel would mourn for having committed the sin of piercing Jehovah their God! “ The word of Yahweh  concerning Israel:  Thus says Yahweh , who stretched out the heavens and founded the earth and formed the spirit of man within him: ‘Lo,  I  am about to make Jerusalem a cup of reeling to all the peoples round about; it will be against Judah also in the s

In this post I will provide even more evidence from the Jehovah’s Witnesses’ (JWs) own Bible that Christ is the uncreated Son of God. The inspired Scriptures state that God created all things: “and should make everyone see the administration of the sacred secret that has been hidden through the ages in God, who created all things   ( ta panta ) .” Ephesians 3:9 New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)  (NWT) The expression “all things” refers to the totali