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millions of years. Yet the earth has been spinning without fail in a perfect cycle which defies evolution.
The scriptures make it clear why the universe never fails to run its perfect cycle. It’s because the universe is in God’s control.
For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: And he is before all things, and by him all things consist(Colossians 1:16-17).
The Spoken Language of Animals
I find it absolutely amazing how every animal and bird makes a different noise. If we lined them up altogether and we were blindfolded, by hearing them we could identify precisely what each animal or bird it is. They all have their own unique voice and so clearly apparent to the mind as to be unmistakable. Now if all animals come from each other then how is it they have a completely different voice? For example all dogs are related to each other and are the same family even though there are so many different shapes and sizes. Yet they all bark, and when we hear a bark we know it is a dog.
This is what we would expect if all animals were part of the evolutionary chain, but instead we find each species of animals and birds are unique to
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each other and have the patterns of spoken language which are distinct from one another with no connection whatsoever, making each species clear-cut, definite, well defined, sharp, marked, decided, unmistakable, and easily distinguishable from each other.
This is one of millions of facts that proves each species of animals and birds must have been created by a unique designer—God.
The Wonders of Fruit, Vegetables, Herbs, Spices, Nuts, Honey and Milk
A perfect banana.
How is it the banana—one of the most popular fruits—is designed, shaped and made to be peeled so easily by human hands?
A perfect orange.
How is it that an orange is designed shaped and made to be peeled by human hands, easily divided into segments and shaped perfectly that fits into the human mouth?
Corn on the Cob.
How did the yummy tasty corn on the cob grow to be so perfect in shape and size? Its protected in a husk leave, when removed grilled or boiled it seems to be perfectly designed to twist, move and eat from one end to the other.
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Perfect fruits.
How is it ALL the fruits have a perfect skin around the outside protecting the fruit? Who designed the skin that gives the fruit a long life? Was this by mere coincidence?
How is it apples, pears and peaches seem to be shaped so perfectly for the human hands and designed to be superbly very easily to eat?
It is amazing how and why unbelievers cannot see by looking at the healthy tasty grapes, strawberries, plums, figs, berries, cherries, and melons are a wonderful gift from a delightful God. Yet unbelievers love to eat the delicious delights who prefer to believe they are nothing to do with a pleasing, beautiful, charming God.
Where did seeds come from?
How is it that fruits have seeds in every fruit so they can be planted to keep growing more fruit? Was the seeds in the fruits by mere accident and coincidence as evolution teaches?
The Bible tells us the seeds were designed by God to be in its own fruit and herb.
And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. (Genesis 1:12)
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Seeds or fruit first?
What came first the seed or the fruit? It’s the same question as what came first the chicken or the egg? One must come first to produce the other. As this has to be the case; someone had to make the first fruit or seed to continue its cycle.
How far back can we trace vegetables and fruit?
There is another important fact to consider. How far back can we trace vegetables and fruit? When are they recorded to have first appeared on the planet Earth?
As always there are lots of articles that will teach vegetables and fruit go back fifty-million years. If we were not there how do we know? There is no evidence to support these beliefs. Just as evolution is a theory, it’s JUST a theory!
It is interesting to know that vegetables are mentioned in many ancient books; mostly in the Holy Bible.
From my research I cannot find real evidence that vegetables and fruit go back any more than six-thousand years. What a coincidence. This is roughly when God made Adam and Eve where all the vegetables and fruit were placed by God as we are told in Genesis 1:11-13,29:
And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. And the earth brought forth
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grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good. 13And the evening and the morning were the third day. 29And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
It is clear to me this must be where all the vegetables, fruit, herbs and spices started from.
Every single seed is packed with DNA which are the building blocks and designs to build, grow and make the tasty fruit. If there is no God, then who created and designed the clever DNA in the seeds? Did the seeds develop by mere accident?
Vegetables
Why are there so many varieties of vegetables, that taste so good, that help to make a perfect meal, that have so many healthy benefits for our human bodies? Where did the perfect food come from?
It is a fact that eating vegetables provides health benefits.
Research shows by many independent researchers that vegetarians tend to be healthier overall, and even live longer. (The Huffington Post.com, Inc.reported in an article called: Do Vegetarians Live Longer?)
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Eating a vegetarian diet may be associated with living longer, according to a new study in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine.48
Researchers from Loma Linda University found that vegetarians had a 12 percent lower risk of dying over a six-year period, compared with non-vegetarians.
Vegetarians often live longer because they eat more vegetables and fruits, which is a much healthier diet who are likely to have a reduced risk of some chronic diseases. Fruits and Vegetables are packed with nutrients, protein, vitamins, and minerals and everything needed that provides nourishment and the essentials for the maintenance of life and for growth.
We find every natural thing seems to be full of goodness for the human body, until we humans get hold of it, we mix the natural things with many other ingredients like sugar, salt, preservatives, and so on, which then reverses the healthy benefits.
Were Humans Vegetarians?
There is a great deal of research that shows humans were vegetarians as told in the Bible. Again, the Huffington Post.com, Inc., reported in an article called: Shattering The Meat Myth: Humans Are Natural Vegetarians.
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It has been proven and is a fact, humans were vegetarians at the very beginning. Confirming with Genesis 1:29-31:
And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.
This is yet another fact that destroys the evolution theory, because if evolution was true, humans would not have been vegetarians in the beginning as we know humans were.
We know before the flood of Noah—God had only given plants fruits and vegetables for people to eat.
And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth. And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered. Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things. (Genesis 9:1-4)Which is why we now eat meat.
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It cannot be a coincidence.
The Bible tells us when God first created Adam and Eve and all the animals, every living creature were vegetarians. We know in the beginning people
lived for hundreds of years, until God decided to limit how long people would live.
As we are told in Genesis 6:3:
And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.
It is interesting to note, there are still many animals who have never changed from being vegetarians like:
Cows, Rhinos, Giraffes, Gorillas, Hippos, Rabbits, Mice, bees, Deer, Elephants, Horses, sheep, goats, buffalo, antelopes, bison, gazelles, Hippopotamus, moose, Orangutans, Pandas, porcupines, beavers, Parrots, some turtles and Grasshoppers.
If evolution was correct, then where did the vegetarian diet come from? If all animals came from each other through the evolutionary link, then surely all animals would be the same and be meat eaters.
However as we can still clearly see today, this is not the case
as we saw in Genesis 1:29-31.
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Herbs and spices
Where did such an amazing variety of herbs and spices come from that are clearly designed to be cooked with food, that make our meals so tasty and delicious?
Nuts
How is it that there are so many different types of delicious nuts that are so perfectly protected in a hard shell? Who designed the many types of shells that keeps the nuts fresh for so long? It is as if an intelligent designer purposely made the many varieties of nuts as a wonderful treat.
Honey
How and why do flying insects—known as bees —know how to make such a tasty, healthy, delicious syrup that is bursting in high energy, full of nutrients and has incredible benefits as a medicine?
Have you ever noticed when we take the lovely honey that the clever little bees have worked so hard to make, they just carry on as if they were made to make it for human consumption and our pleasure?
Why is it, if we are careful when harvesting the bees hive, we can collect all the honey from the hives without all the bees turning to attack and kill us? Of course, except for some who may have an attitude.
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If someone turned up at my home to take my possessions which I worked so hard for, they would not get past me without a fight.
Would a crocodile or lion let you take their food?
We know there are many verses in the Bible telling us how good and wonderful honey is.
My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste.(Proverbs 24:13).
It is as if the honey was made by an amazing Creator—God—for so many benefits to humans.
Below lists some of the physical and chemical properties of honey (by Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia).
In Medicine
Historically, honey has been used by humans both orally and topically to treat various ailments including gastric disturbances, ulcers, wounds, and burns. However, it is only recently that the mechanisms underlying the antiseptic and antibacterial properties of honey have come to be understood. Much scientific research has been performed with emphasis of late on fighting infections in wounds. Antibacterial constituents and mechanisms identified include hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), methylglyoxal (MGO), bee defensin-1, the osmotic effect, and pH effects.
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The Hebrew Bible contains many references to honey. In the Book of Judges, Samson found a swarm of bees and honey in the carcass of a lion (Judges 14:8).
In Old Testament law, offerings were made in the temple to God. The Book of Leviticus says that “Every grain offering you bring to the Lord must be made without yeast, for you are not to burn any yeast or honey in a food offering presented to the Lord” (Leviticus 2:11).
In the Book of 1 Samuel, Jonathan is forced into a confrontation with his father King Saul after eating honey in violation of a rash oath Saul made (1 Samuel 14:24–47).
The Book of Exodus famously describes the Promised Land as a “land flowing with milk and honey” (Exodus 33:3).
However, the claim has been advanced that the
original Hebrew actually refers to the sweet syrup
produced from the juice of dates. Pure honey is considered kosher even thou it is produced by flying insects—a non-kosher creature; other products of non-kosher animals are not kosher.
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Honey collection is an ancient activity. Humans apparently began hunting for honey at least eight-thousand years ago, as evidenced by a cave painting in Valencia, Spain. The painting is
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a Mesolithic rock painting, showing two honey-hunters collecting honey and honeycomb from a wild bee nest. The figures are depicted carrying baskets or gourds, and using a ladder or series of ropes to reach the wild nest. The Greater Honeyguide bird guides humans to wild bee hives and this behavior may have evolved with early hominids.
So far, the oldest remains of honey have been found in Georgia. Archaeologists have found honey remains on the inner surface of clay vessels unearthed an ancient tomb dating back to some 4,700–5,500 years ago. In ancient Georgia, honey was packed for people’s journeys into the afterlife. And more than one type, too; along for the trip were linden, berry, and a meadow-flower variety.
Milk
The cows eat green grass and make milk full of protein and is good for us, if we drink it before it reaches the commercial outlets that is.
Have you noticed something with the teats on the Udder of a cow? The teats on the udders are shaped perfectly for our human hands, as if these teats were made especially and differently for human.
Were these cows teats designed to easily draw milk from the cows? The cows udders are very different and larger than all other animals, apes and
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humans which are generally referred to as nipples on the breasts.
It is as if God purposely designed the cows teats on the cows udders for human hands.
Is this yet another coincidence?
When all animals are born, the mother automatically produces milk for their babies, yet the animals have played no part in creating and designing their bodies.
All that animals do is eat food while their bodies automatically produce wonders and miracles, which evolution teaches that this happened by mere coincidence and a remarkable concurrence of events or circumstances without apparent causal connection.
How could this miracle happen without an intelligent designer?
These are just some of the many facts that defy and blow the evolution theory to pieces.
They say these miracles and wonders of fruit, vegetable, herbs and spices, nuts, honey and milk all just appeared and designed themselves by mere chance and accident.
If you plant a seed and watch it grow, you don’t just see a miracle, but the evidence of a miracle person known as God.
All these areas evolutionists cannot truly answer. The explanations they give are nothing but unproven biased theories.
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Yet, if we turn to the Bible, we find the perfect explanation on all these things.
The whole of our world is perfectly wonderfully, marvelously, magnificently and finely tuned for life. Every living creature is faultlessly and finely tuned to live and survive on the Earth.
All seeds and plants are excellently, flawlessly and finely tuned to grow out of the Earth. All fruit, vegetables, herbs and spices are without fault, ideally and finely tuned to be consumed by life on this planet.
The organs in the human body and the animals and insects are shaped and fit absolutely, utterly, completely, altogether and entirely perfect.
These facts completely and utterly demolish evolution and is absolute evidence of the intelligent designer—God.
That they may see, and know, and consider, and understand together, that the hand of the Lord hath done this, and the Holy One of Israel hath created it (Isaiah 41:20).
The Wonders of the Human Body
Even atheists cannot deny our human body we own is an incredible miracle. We all know it operates and functions perfectly on its own. We do not need anything like a battery charger to charge us up or a tire pump to keep the right amount of air in us, or an oil change, or a new filter, or a service every
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year, but our bodies have everything built in them that they need to function on their own.
Humans were not born with tool kits. In fact Adam and Eve didn’t even have clothes or shoes.
Let’s take a look at some obvious facts about our bodies that people don’t think about. Things that our bodies plainly occur every day, without out help!
Here are some examples:
Why sneeze?
All humans sneeze virtually every day. Sneezing is a body’s natural defences (designed) to throw out foreign invaders like dust and pollen that enter the nose which can threaten our organs.
We take for granted how amazing sneezing is and the fact it is so important to do. This amazing fact causes the flying allergens and particles to tickle the nose, which then sends a message to the brain that sends a message to the chest, windpipe, throat, and
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nasal passages to create a spectacular blast as fast as a bullet to throw out foreign invaders.
Why cough? Coughing is another way the body naturally defends (designed) itself by clearing irritated airways in our lungs and airway passages.
Why blink?
Blinking is a remarkable natural wonder (programmed and designed) to stop the eyeballs from drying out. They have built in oil glands to keep our eyes lubricated, all done automatically, in a blink, as quick as a blink, without us even thinking about it. Crying or laughing causes our eyes to produce tear drops from the gland in the upper outer region of our eyes.
Why do we have Saliva?
While we are awake our mouths are continually being injected with an amazing substance called saliva. Saliva is (designed) for many benefits as described in the Wikipedia free on-line encyclopedia:
Saliva is a watery substance located in the mouths of animals, secreted by the salivary glands. Human saliva is 99.5% water, while the other 0.5% consists of electrolytes, mucus, glycoproteins, enzymes, and antibacterial compounds such as secretory IgA and lysozyme. The enzymes found in saliva are essential in beginning the process of digestion of dietary starches and fats. These enzymes also play a role in breaking down food particles entrapped
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within dental crevices, protecting teeth from bacterial decay. Furthermore, saliva serves a lubricative function, wetting food and permitting the initiation of swallowing, and protecting the mucosal surfaces of the oral cavity from desiccation
Antibodies and White Blood Cells
We have antibodies (designed) in our bodies that continually destroy germs. They are working day and night every minute of the day living in us de
fending and protecting our bodies against both infectious disease and foreign invaders.
Sweating is so important. If we did not sweat we would simply overheat and die. However our bodies are (designed) with sweat glands that save us from death.
Why do we yawn?
There are many different theories, as there are still many wonders scientists still do not understand about the human body. I always seem to yawn when I am tired. Whatever the real reason is, we do (everything) automatically.
These are just some facts I have gathered, yet many scientists believe the human body was created by accident and they claim to know how, even though they cannot understand the more simpler things in life and were not here to see how we came to be. Yet cannot fully explain how and why the human body functions.
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For example, no one really knows why men have nipples.
So why am I talking about all these bodily functions? Firstly, just in case you did not notice, all the obvious functions and facts of our human bodies happen and work automatically.
It’s the autonomic nervous system that just keeps moving. Your heart beats, your body digests food, things that happens automatically. Our bodies have no external switches to turn on or off to command the wonders of our human body to operate.
Absolutely everything in our human body from sneezing, coughing, blinking, crying, antibodies and white blood cells functioning to keep us healthy, sweating and yawning are just a fraction of the wonders of how our body, works, operates, performs and functions independently and automatically with the knowledge for the clever commands already built within us.
We do not need to be a scientist to understand all electrical appliances have switches to command them to operate.
Our computers and cars have functions that are similar to our bodies which operates and perform functions automatically.
Again, we do not need to be a scientist to understand there is an intelligent designer called humans who built the clever computers and cars.
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We do not need to be a scientist to understand the obvious facts of life, but we do need to believe God is greater than the scientist, who created even them. Everything the scientist thinks he knows has come from God. The problem is the knowledge they have is being used for the god of this world, not the Holy God of Israel.
Who is the body who created our body, who is all knowledge, information and facts, who works miracles and wonders, who blinds the proud and gives knowledge and sight to the humble believer.
A Christian brother wrote to me saying: “You know evolution is hell’s distraction from the truth. First, if it were true, you would see billions of “in-between” species. They don’t exist. Evolution is the godless religion.”
Evolution Saddens God’s Heart
I believe those who believe in Evolution grieves God’s heart because even the Christians who believe in evolution are clearly not believing in the whole word of God written in His Holy scriptures.
God tells us OUR world as we know it was created in seven days, not in millions of years.
And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made (Genesis 2:2).
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However, God may have created the universe millions of years ago when the Earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters (Genesis 1:2).
I believe our Earth could well be millions or thousands of years old and was originally created when God made the outer universe, including and at the same time when the earth was without form.
The verses above clearly say the Earth was already there.
I believe millions or thousands of years later, God then shaped changed and transformed our Earth and created and added life on the earth in seven days. And there is overwhelming evidence that God did this six thousand years ago.
We know the universe is expanding. How extraordinary and reliable is (Isaiah 40:22) God told Isaiah that (God) stretched out the heavens as a curtain. Thousands of years before this was discovered by Edwin Hubble, an astronomer (Read Biblical Accuracy: The Expanding Universe52).
I do not believe God created everything in seven days, only our Earth and life and its surroundings like the moon and stars and our sun. I believe God has been making, creating shaping and designing the universe for thousands to millions of years.
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However, I wasn’t there, my faith is what let’s me know and believe the Bible account.
My point is if the Earth was without form, and void, in the beginning then it must have already been established previously as stated in Genesis 1.
Before Genesis 1:2, when God created everything else in a literal seven days.
Romans 1:19 - 21. Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
And it is worth noting the description of the Earth being without form and void sounds like the many planets in the universe at the moment that are without form and void.
In fact, there is an amazing verse in the book of Psalms that tells us God renewed the face of the Earth.
Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth (Psalm 104:30).
Also after writing this I decided to do some more research on what is called “The Gap Theory.” -
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cause to me it seemed clear the Earth was already made by God millions of years before the literal seven day creation.
Well I was delighted to find a very detailed article with some great research done by Jim Springer called: How old is the Earth? Was it created 6,000 years ago or is it billions of years old? If the earth is billions of years old, does that conflict with Genesis?
Jim Springer states in the article “The Gap Theory:”53
The angels were already in existence before the earth was created (Job 38:4, 6-7). Then a catastrophic event occurred. Lucifer decided to try to take over God’s throne (Isaiah 14:12-14). One third of the angels were drawn away in this revolt (Revelation 12:4). They were thrown back to the Earth with their leader, who became known as Satan. Jesus Christ said: “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven” (Luke 10:18).
It appears that the Earth was badly damaged as a result of that rebellion.
And at the end of his article he continues to say:
So it appears from all the scriptures in the Bible and the physical evidence of the Earth and the universe, that there was a gap of millions or billions of years between Genesis 1:1 and Genesis 1:2. What is described in Genesis 1:1 is
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the original creation of the earth and universe. What is described beginning in Genesis 1:2 is a re-creation week, not the original creation of this Earth and the universe.
God tells us He created the world and it was not by a mere accident.
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth (Genesis 1).
For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; and there is none else (Isaiah 45:18).
Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens: when I call unto them, they stand up together (Isaiah 48:13).
I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded (Isaiah 45:12).
For ask now of the days that are past, which were before thee, since the day that God created man upon the earth, and ask from the one side of heaven unto the other, whether there hath been any such thing as this great thing is, or hath been heard like it? (Deuteronomy 4:32).
Thou, even thou, art LORD alone; thou hast made -
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heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee (Nehemiah 9:6).
O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, that dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth: thou hast made heaven and earth (Isaiah 37:16).
Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein: (Isaiah 42:5).
I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are upon the ground, by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and have given it unto whom it seemed meet unto me (Jeremiah 27:5).
God has made it clear, we did not come from apes, but were made in His image and likeness.
And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness (Genesis 1.26).
I have added a quick study on the meaning of the word “image:”
Strong’s Concordance:
1504. eikón: an image, i.e. lit. statue, fig. representation
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Original Word: εἰκών, όνος, ἡ
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: eikón
Phonetic Spelling: (i-kone’)
Definition: An image, likeness, bust
HELPS Word-studies:
1504 eikṓn (from 1503 /eíkō, “be like”) – properly, “mirror-like representation,” referring to what is very close in resemblance (like a “high-definition” projection, as defined by the context). Image (1504 /eikṓn) then exactly reflects its source (what it directly corresponds to). For example, Christ is the very image (1504 /eikṓn, supreme expression) of the Godhead (see 2 Corinthians 4:4; Colossians 1:15).
“1504 (eikṓn) assumes a prototype, of which it not merely resembles, but from which it is drawn” (R. Trench). 1504 (eikṓn) then is more than a “shadow”; rather it is a replication (F. F. Bruce, Hebrews, 226; see also Lightfoot at Col 3:10 and 2:21).
NAS Exhaustive Concordance:
Word Origin from eikó
Definition: An image, i.e. lit. statue, fig. representation. NASB Translation: form (1), image (19), likeness (3).
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Thayer’s Greek Lexicon:
STRONGS NT 1504: εἰκών
εἰκών, εἰκόνος (accusative ἐικοναν, (Revelation 13:14) Lachmann; see ἄρσην, ἡ (ἘΙΚΩ which see); (from Aeschylus and Herodotus down); the Sept. mostly for; an image, figure, likeness;
a. Matthew 22:20; Mark 12:16; Luke 20:24; Romans 1:23; 1 Corinthians 15:49; Revelation 13:14; Revelation 14:9, 11; Revelation 15:2; Revelation 16:2; Revelation 19:20; Revelation 20:4; ἡ εἰκών τῶν πραγμάτων, the image of the things (namely, the heavenly things), in Hebrews 10:1, is opposed to ἡ σκιά, just as in Cicero, de off. 3, 17solida et expressa effigies is opposed toumbra; εἰκών τοῦ Θεοῦ is used of the moral likeness of renewed men to God, Colossians 3:10; εἰκών τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ Θεοῦ the image of the Son of God, into which true Christians are transformed, is likeness not only to the heavenly body (cf. 1 Corinthians 15:49; Philippians 3:21), but also to the most holy and blessed state of mind, which Christ possesses: Romans 8:29; 2 Corinthians 3:18.
b. metonymically, εἰκών τίνος, the image of one; one in whom the likeness of anyone is seen: εἰκών Θεοῦ is applied to man, on account of his power of command (see δόξα, III. 3 a. α.), 1 Corinthians 11:7; to Christ, on account
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of his divine nature and absolute moral excellence, Colossians 1:15; 2 Corinthians 4:4; (cf. Lightfoot and Meyer on Colossians, the passage cited). [SYNONYMS: εἰκών, ὁμοίωμα: ὁμοίωμα denotes often not mere similarity but likeness (see ὁμοίωμα, b. and cf. Meyer on Romans 1:23), visible conformity to its object; εἰκών adds to the idea of likeness the suggestions of representation (as a derived likeness) and manifestation. Cf. Trench, § xv.; Lightfoot as above]
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance:
From eiko; a likeness, i.e.: literally a statue, profile, or (figuratively) representation, resemblance, image. See GREEK eiko.54
Evolutionists say we came from apes. God made it clear that He made us in His image from the dust of the Earth. They are basically saying God is an ape. Life did not start from a single-celled organism as evolutionists believe.
And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul (Genesis 2:7).
God made it clear that He designed the woman’s womb to continue life.
Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that
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maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself. (Isaiah 44:24).
It is clear to those who believe the written Word of God that evolution is a great deception. The big problem is most people who believe in evolution do not believe in God. And if they do not believe in God they will not believe in His Son Jesus who came to save us. They cannot believe the truth of creation.
Thus saith God the Lord, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein: (Isaiah 42:5).
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life(John 5:24).
Is it possible for believers to be saved who confess Jesus but still believe in evolution? I believe this is not only a tricky question but under much debate. Some Christians say if people confess Jesus as Lord and Saviour they are saved.
Although I would like to believe this is true, I see a big problem here. As we have read the scriptures above making it clear to us God most certainly created the universe including ALL life. How can a
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saved Christian only believe in parts of the Bible but not all of the Bible?
Surely if one is truly saved and He follows Jesus he will know the truth. So my question is this, is that person TRULY saved? For God unlocks all the mysteries to those who believe in Him.
He (Jesus) answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you (believers) to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them (unbelievers) it is not given (Matthew 13:11).
And we know when one has truly given his life to Jesus, God sends His Holy Spirit to live in that person and teaches him the truth.
But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you (John 14:26).
In John 8:31-32 Jesus made an amazing statement to the Jews who believed Him.
As he spake these words, many believed on him. Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
Was John telling us that there are two types of believers? Believers who just believe Jesus is the Son of God and believers who believed and continue in
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His Word—which prove to be His disciples. When we truly “know” Jesus, we are given the ability to believe the truth.
But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: (John 1:12).
Yet we find there are Christians who believe in evolution who clearly do not seem to know the whole truth.
Again, I have to wonder if these group of believers are truly born again. I find it puzzling how a born again believer can have the Holy Spirit living in him, teaching Him the truth and yet believe we came from apes.
This reminds me of a scripture that says:
Are these types of believers people who believe in Jesus but do not really follow Him? Did you know that even the devil’s believe?
Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble(James 2:19).
Jesus made it clear that we are to follow Him daily in our life.
And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me (Luke 9:23).
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My hope is those who have confessed Jesus and truly follow Him as their Lord and Saviour are saved. As I am sure we will all find we got certain things wrong in the end.
I am confident in saying, when we do believe and receive Jesus as our Saviour; if our heart’s are true, open and sincere and we have a desire to love and follow Jesus above all things, He will put us back on the right path if we wonder and help us see and understand other truths we did not believe or understand before.
I believe evolution is an insult to God almighty who made us a spectacular, perfection, complex intelligent humans that only a God of true wonders could possibly achieve.
And to say we came into existence by mere accident is like kicking God in the face, which in return makes us spiritually blind.
So I gave them up unto their own heart’s lust: and they walked in their own counsels (Psalm 81:12).
Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves (Romans 1:24).
Philosophy. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 55 says:
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Conference” called by Reverend D. James Kennedy of Coral Ridge Ministries, Phillip E. Johnson gave a speech called “How The Evolution Debate Can Be Won.”[21] In it he sums up the theological and epistemological underpinnings of intelligent design and its strategy for victory:
To talk of a purposeful or guided evolution is not to talk about evolution at all. That is “slow creation.” When you understand it that way, you realize that the Darwinian theory of evolution contradicts not just the book of Genesis, but every word in the Bible from beginning to end. It contradicts the idea that we are here because a Creator brought about our existence for a purpose. That is the first thing I realized, and it carries tremendous meaning.
I have built an intellectual movement in the universities and churches that we call “The Wedge,” which is devoted to scholarship and writing that furthers this program of questioning the materialistic basis of science. One very famous book that’s come out of The Wedge is biochemist Michael Behe’s book Darwin’s Black Box, which has had an enormous impact on the scientific world.
Now, the way that I see the logic of our movement going is like this. The first thing you understand is that the Darwinian theory isn’t true.
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It’s falsified by all of the evidence, and the logic is terrible. When you realize that, the next question that occurs to you is, “Well, where might you get truth?” When I preach from the Bible, as I often do at churches and on Sundays, I don’t start with Genesis. I start with John 1:1, “In the beginning was the Word.” In the beginning was intelligence, purpose, and wisdom. The Bible had that right and the materialist scientists are deluding themselves.54
Humans are like a motor vehicle:
A motor vehicle has lights to see, like we have eyes to see.
A motor vehicle has a carburetor to breathe through, like we breathe through our nose and face.
A motor vehicle has tires, like we have feet.
A motor vehicle eats fuel, like we eat food to supply us with energy to keep going.
A motor vehicle has oil to keep the engine lubricated, like we have blood.
A motor vehicle has an engine, like we have a • heart.
A motor vehicle has a computer, like we have • a brain.
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A motor vehicle has wind wipers like we have • eyelids.
A motor vehicle has a outlet called the exhaust pipe for the car emissions, like we have through our back passage.
A motor vehicle has a rev counter, like we • have blood pressure.
A motor vehicle has a horn, like we have a • voice.
We do not need to be a scientist to understand the motor car did not design itself and if one was to claim it did—we would know that person would need psychiatric help—because we know it was designed by an intelligent designer—humans.
The human body is far more important and complex than a mechanical piece of metal. And the Bible tells us the human body did not develop by itself by mere accident or chance, but by an intelligent designer—God.
We find most of the population believe the human body designed itself against the enormous odds.
When one sits down and thinks of the possibility of evolution:
The incredible complex sophisticated world • full of wonders.
The miracles of the sophisticated human body.
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The miracles of DNA that has the plans for • building all life.
The world bursting with intelligent fish, birds, • insects and animals..
The coincidence of fruit, vegetable, herbs and • spices, nuts, honey and milk which are clearly designed to be consumed by all life on the earth.
The wonderful designs and shapes of flowers • that can smell so nice.
If we open our hearts, eyes and ears we see that evolution is biologically impossible.
We see the mathematical improbabilities of evolution occurring are one to a zillion, with a zillion different problems.
It is clear that much more faith is required to believe in evolution—which is still an unproven theory—than having faith in the Bible, which reveals easy logical answers.
It is true but very sad, atheists fail to understand why born again believers are endeavouring to help them understand the truth, because we simply desire them to know the one who made them, loves them and died for them, so they may be raised to a never-ending new life in God’s paradise to come.
Atheists are not willing to believe and accept the fact that God goes out of His way to save just one
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lost soul as we know from the way Jesus demonstrated the kind of love for the lost displayed by our heavenly Father in Heaven as directed in His parables of:
“The Lost Sheep” Luke 15:1-7 “The Lost Coin” Luke 15:8-10, “The Prodigal Son”
Luke 15:11-32.
These parables answered the charge that Jesus received sinners and ate with them, and beautifully illustrate “The Father’s Yearning Love For The Lost.” (Reference (Hendriksen and Mark A. Copeland:
The Parable of Jesus.)
Atheists fail to understand God is working continually through believers to call them to repentance and to grant them eternal life. Yet when believers testify the truth to atheists we seem to become their enemies.
Until judgment day comes, unless atheists open their hearts, they are unable to understand, we the born again believers only had good intentions for them and were their closest friends, which will then be too late to realise.
Evolution is built on lies and deception; ordained and inspired by the father of all evil, deceivers and liars who is Satan the Devil. Although invisible, him and his invisible demons who followed his evil desires are known to believers but hidden and disguised from unbelievers.
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Creation Was Good at the Beginning
And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good (Genesis 1:21).
Satan’s beauty and wonder that God created within him caused his head to swell. He had forsaken the right principles. Instead of love, respect, loyalty and gratefulness for his Creator, he turned prideful and evil. He wanted to be greater and higher than his Creator and rule the universe and the world.
However, after falling and being cast out of God’s kingdom as quick as lighting to the planet earth, his next desire and evil scheme was to hurt God’s heart, as he could not hurt God physically, he would instead try to ruin God’s creation of life on the planet earth. He would occupy human minds who were more interested in following him rather than the Creator God. Satan would turn humans away from God’s love and inspire them to break every command of God, knowing it would grieve Gods heart.
It would be to easy for God to destroy Satan in a blink as he could at any time. However God’s ways are far more greater and intelligent than our ways.
For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts (Isaiah 55:9).
Instead God would make good out of the bad, as God has the ability to make everything work towards His purpose.
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And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose (Romans 8:28).
God would allow him to test humans which would separate and determine the good and the bad.
Satan would start with Adam and Eve who God made and loved with all His heart. But because of his jealousy of Adam and Eve—being made in God’s image and likeness—he would target the woman to cause their demise. He would lie and deceive Eve who would then convince Adam in the Garden of Eden by telling her through the serpent that she would not die by eating the fruit from the tree. He caused doubt to enter into their hearts about God, and he’s been doing that ever since.
The Devil knows by deceiving Adam and Eve he would become the god and the ruler of this world. And instead of doing good he would do the opposite of extreme evil to hurt Gods heart and people. And once he became the god of this world he would plan, instigate, cheat and lie to the human mind to fulfil his evil desire and continue to turn people away from the love of their Creator God.
Our loving God already knew man’s desires were evil and deceitful and would renew their hearts if only they asked and believed.
Although humans where only interested in doing evil because of Satan’s deception. Though God
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saved Noah and his family, they ended up disowning their creator God and instead would follow Satan’s evil desires and become so evil in everything they did.
God seeing the ungodly, sinful, profoundly immoral and wickedness of the human He created in His likeness caused His heart to grieve to the core that Genesis 6:6 became one of the saddest verses in the Holy Bible: “and it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.
God—the source of all goodness, love and righteousness who created the humans in His likeness (the humans), whom He loved with all His heart—was saddened and full of intense sorrow because people chose to follow Satan’s evil devilish, diabolic, monstrous ways. The Bible is very clear, that a person who does not follow God makes the devil their father.
John 8:44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
As Satan is already condemned and doomed and judged to be thrown in the Lake of Fire, he has no concern for others, has no feelings, compassion or sympathy for humanity. Satan was so diabolically
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monstrous, he would demand people to sacrifice babies to him by commanding them to be burned alive on the altar. And the evil people would play drums to drowned the screams of the babies!
Satan has become indeed an angry evil Devil and rotten to the centre of his heart becoming central to his existence and character. He will do whatever it takes to lie, deceive and cheat the human race
John 10:10 “The thief comes but to kill, steal and destroy...”
He offers sin knowing very well that sin is evil and leads to death, taking advantage of the human flesh that desires sinful lust, because of Adam’s fall and disobedience caused by him at the beginning.
All Satan can do is evil.
When he was thrown out of Heaven, everything of God was stripped from him. He can never give love, joy, peace, comfort, nothing good! He no longer has those things within him because of his pride that turned him to extreme evil.
Because Adam gave authority to Satan through his disobedience to God, it gave Satan access to deceive and blind the human mind from the truth that comes by Jesus Christ. So when when the good news of God’s saving grace and power is testified to the sinner, Satan whispers lies and deception in the sinner’s ears who do not realise or understand it is him (the Devil) leading them the down the same
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path he’s on that leads to the Lake of Fire and destruction.
Do not let Satan take you with him. Open your heart and believe and listen to King Jesus. He has come not to condemn us, but to save us.
John 3:17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
Conclusion
So why did I teach in-depth about Jesus? Because we are talking about creation and the Creator is Jesus. And if we don’t know our Creator, we will have a hard time believing this.
However, anyone can see the facts shared in this book that evolution is only a theory but God’s plan for creation is not. There are numerous facts about creation that cannot be denied, if one really looks.
Jesus said if you seek Me, you WILL find Me...
And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart (Jeremiah 29:13).
And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you (Luke 11:19).
So the theory of evolution vs. Creation is going to be up to you to decide... make it a GOOD one!
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Chapter SEVEN
WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY?
The Fall of the First Man—Adam
From the Holy Bible we are told in Genesis that the first man—Adam—was given just one command, just one test and it was this:
And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil,
thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die (Genesis 2:16-17).
Adam and Eve cylinder seal
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. A cylinder seal, known as the Temptation seal, from post-Akkadian periods in Mesopotamia (c. 23rd-22nd century BCE), has been linked to the Adam and Eve story. Assyriologist George Smith (1840-1876) describes the seal as having two facing figures (male and female) seated on each side of a tree, holding out their hands to the fruit, while between their backs is a serpent, giving evidence that the Fall of man account was known in early times of Babylonia. Mitchell, T.C. (2004).The Bible in the British Museum : interpreting the evidence (New ed. ed.). New York: Paulist Press. p. 24. ISBN 9780809142927. Adam and Eve cylinder seal.
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Many ask why would God tested Adam and Eve by adding the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, in the Garden of Eden?
I believe the answer is because we were not made as programmed robots, but were given the ability to choose (or not to choose) to love and follow God the Creator.
From the scriptures, we know there were two trees; The Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, and The Tree of Life.
Adam and eve had only one command they were to obey. It was the only test. It was not to eat from The Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil or they would die.
So what happened? They disobeyed God and ate from the wrong tree. When they disobeyed, they demonstrated their love (or lack thereof) towards their Creator.
So by eating from this tree they became aware of the difference between good and evil.
They had a choice. To love God by obeying His command or to disobey God’s command by choosing to eat of the tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil—following Satan and evil which they had wilfully chosen.
If only Adam and Eve had eaten of The Tree of Life that God said they could eat from, life would
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be so much different as there would not be suffering, pain or death.
Adam showed no loyalty to the very person who created him and adored him, as a result of Adam’s disobedience the whole human race fell and are now trapped in bondage and groaning in pain.
Adam’s act was far opposite to Abraham who was tested and wilfully obeyed God by offering his son Isaac on the altar. But, because of this, Isaac was spared! God was testing Abraham’s faithfulness (Genesis Chapter 22).
What fruit was on The Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil?
Some say it was not an apple but a pomegranate. Or was the pomegranate tree the Tree of Life?
I found this explanation from Wikipedia, the free on-line encyclopedia:
Ancient Egyptians regarded the pomegranate as a symbol of prosperity and ambition. In modern times the pomegranate still holds strong symbolic meanings for the Greeks. The fruit, broken or bursting open, is a symbol of the fullness of Jesus’ suffering and resurrection. “A Pomegranate for All Religions” by Nancy Haught, Religious News Service. Judaism. Pomegranates were known in Ancient Israel as the fruits which the scouts brought to Moses to demonstrate the fertility of the “promised land.”
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Why Hebrew Goes from Right to Left: 201 Things You Never Knew about Judaism, Ronald H. Isaac (Newark, 2008), page 129. Read more by Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Tested by God
God allowed Adam to be tested by his wife. Abraham was tested by God with his son Isaac. Jonah was tested by God with the great whale. Moses was tested by God more than once. We need to be clear here. God tests, Satan tempts! There is a difference.
Job was tempted and tested many times.
Jesus was tempted and tested three times as found in Matthew 4:3:
And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
The fact is every follower of God is tested. If there was no test, how would we know we truly have love for God? And surely it wouldn’t be real love if it was forced.
Will we be loyal to God or follow another? God loved Adam and Eve as He loves us today and He desires to be loved in return. Just as Jesus has said:
Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind
(Matthew 22:37).
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Just as we love our children and desire them to love us in return.
Trial of your faith
That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ (1 Peter 1:7).
We know God still tests His children today. He tests us to prove our faith is genuine and to strengthen our faith for our own good. I believe the more trials we overcome, the more we confirm the strength of our faith and love for Jesus and our Father God.
My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have
her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing (James 1:2-4)
Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you (1 Peter 4:12).
God is also testing us to shape and train us to overcome.
Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ (Philippians 1:6).
Soldiers have to go through hard training and tests to become a good soldier. Just as God does with His
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children. God is above all warriors who makes and wants great soldiers. And Job—from the Bible—was a perfect example.
We know many of God’s prophets were killed for their faith, just as there are hundreds of Christians being persecuted today. They are tested but will not give up their faith; they will receive a crown of life.
Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him (James 1:12).
But Jesus was the greatest ever example who suffered a brutal, severe and harsh execution by crucifixion which was the most horrifying, inhumane, cruel, savage, brutal, severe, harsh and heartless, atrocious, barbaric hellish, depraved, pitiless, unfeeling, uncompassionate way of killing a human being that was ever devised by man!
It was a literally excruciating way to die hence the term “excruciating” literal meaning out of “crucifying.”
Detail of feet: The figure of Christ Crucified in Cristo de la Clemencia as sculpted by Juan Martinez Montanes in 1603 and is done in wood.
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It was also a humiliating way to die as a person would be nailed to a tree, often naked and in full view of the crowds that came to watch.
