The following is a photo of a linen and wool screen curtain (velum) that comes from a monastery at Antinoë (Antinopolis), Egypt, and dates from the 5th-6th century. It is likely an artifact of the early Coptic Christians. It depicts a praying couple beneath an apse in a church or temple, with a Coptic inscription written in [...]
By Bryce Haymond
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Also tagged apse, art, boaz, building, cap, christian, clothing, columns, egypt, hands, jachin, photo, prayer, praying, solomon, temples, uplifted hands, veil
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I again return to a former post I wrote in 2008 about an obscure book I stumbled across entitled The Light of Truth as Revealed in the Holy Scriptures, published in 1916 by one Levi Rightmyer, a hefty book at 967 pages, and freely downloadable from Google. I have still been unable to find any more [...]
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Also tagged altar of incense, apostasy, ark of the covenant, book, christ, christian, crown, holy of holies, king, kingdom, kings, life, melchizedek, prayer, priest, priesthood, resurrection, saints, sin, theosis, throne, truth, veil
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(Continued from Part 4) It’s been a long time coming, since September 2008 to be exact, and I’d like to finally complete this series of posts on the seal of Melchizedek. It is probably one of the most trafficked series of posts on this website. It’s drawn a lot of attention, and may have even been [...]
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I saw this painting online today, and thought it was a striking representation of the dedication of
By Bryce Haymond
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Also tagged apron, art, cap, dedication, font, image, jerusalem, Jewish, oxen, painting, robe, solomon, uplifted hands
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December 18, 2009 – 1:52 pm
The Christmas story from Luke 2 reads in part: And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the [...]
By Bryce Haymond
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Also tagged art, cherubim, christmas, heaven, meridian magazine, prayer circle, revelation, ring dance, sacrifice, sheep, shepherds
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