Does the Bible have evidence of God intervening though inanimate objects?
In 2 Kings 13:20,21 we have a group of men who wants to bury a dead man. They enter a cave, lay the body down, and when the body touched the bones of Elisha the man came back to life. They did not pray or even know the bones were there. Read it for yourself below.
2 Kings 13:20,21 "And Elisha died, and they buried him. and the bands of Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year. 21 And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that, behold, they spied a band of men; and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha: and when the man was let down, and touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet."
. Read Acts 5:15-16 Here we have people lining up along the road where Peter was going to pass hoping that at least his shadow would pass over them. Kind of sound like what people do today when the Pope goes somewhere. Remember the Pope sits in Peter's chair.
15Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them.
16There came also a multitude out of the cities round about unto Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and them which were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed every one.
Looking at a fiery serpent set on a pole can help you survive a poisoness snake bite, at least in the old Testament. God told Moses to make one, set it on a pole and for people to look at it if they were bitten and they would live. Can you believe that? It's in Numbers 21:8-9
8And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live.
9And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.
Back to the New Testament, hankerchiefs or aprons that came from off St. Paul's body was used to cure people and drive out devils. Sounds like Holy Water and pray cloths.
Acts 19:11-12
11And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul:
12So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.
Do you know the story of Elisha when he sent his servant ahead of him to lay Elisha's staff on a sick child to heal him. But it didn't work this time because the child was dead. But Elisha lay on top of him and he came back to life. Read the story 2 King 4:27-36 Remember Moses also used his staff to do miracles. ( by the way, Bishops also have a staff but I don't know if they can perform miracles with them.)
27And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is vexed within her: and the LORD hath hid it from me, and hath not told me.
28Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me?
29Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thine hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again: and lay my staff upon the face of the child.
30And the mother of the child said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And he arose, and followed her.
31And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff upon the face of the child; but there was neither voice, nor hearing. Wherefore he went again to meet him, and told him, saying, The child is not awaked.
32And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid upon his bed.
33He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto the LORD.
34And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands: and stretched himself upon the child; and the flesh of the child waxed warm.
35Then he returned, and walked in the house to and fro; and went up, and stretched himself upon him: and the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes.
36And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. So he called her. And when she was come in unto him, he said, Take up thy son.
How did Jesus heal, just prayer, just laying on of hands, the Bible says "he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay," That's in St. John 9:6 the whole story is verse 1-7.
3Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.
4I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.
5As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
6When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,
7And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.
And they say that the Catholic Church has some strange ways! The God of all creation can and does as He wills. Jesus said this is my body, this is my blood and the Appostles and the Catholic Church believes Him. Jesus also said recieve ye the Holy Spirit I give you power to forgive sins, The Appostles and the Catholic Church believes Him. Do you believe what the Bible says or do you let others explain and interpet it for you?
In 2 Kings 13:20,21 we have a group of men who wants to bury a dead man. They enter a cave, lay the body down, and when the body touched the bones of Elisha the man came back to life. They did not pray or even know the bones were there. Read it for yourself below.
2 Kings 13:20,21 "And Elisha died, and they buried him. and the bands of Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year. 21 And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that, behold, they spied a band of men; and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha: and when the man was let down, and touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet."
. Read Acts 5:15-16 Here we have people lining up along the road where Peter was going to pass hoping that at least his shadow would pass over them. Kind of sound like what people do today when the Pope goes somewhere. Remember the Pope sits in Peter's chair.
Acts 5:15-16
King James Version (KJV)
15Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them.
16There came also a multitude out of the cities round about unto Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and them which were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed every one.
Looking at a fiery serpent set on a pole can help you survive a poisoness snake bite, at least in the old Testament. God told Moses to make one, set it on a pole and for people to look at it if they were bitten and they would live. Can you believe that? It's in Numbers 21:8-9
Numbers 21:8-9
King James Version (KJV)
8And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live.
9And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.
Back to the New Testament, hankerchiefs or aprons that came from off St. Paul's body was used to cure people and drive out devils. Sounds like Holy Water and pray cloths.
Acts 19:11-12
King James Version (KJV)
11And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul:
12So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.
Do you know the story of Elisha when he sent his servant ahead of him to lay Elisha's staff on a sick child to heal him. But it didn't work this time because the child was dead. But Elisha lay on top of him and he came back to life. Read the story 2 King 4:27-36 Remember Moses also used his staff to do miracles. ( by the way, Bishops also have a staff but I don't know if they can perform miracles with them.)
2 Kings 4:27-36
King James Version (KJV)
27And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is vexed within her: and the LORD hath hid it from me, and hath not told me.
28Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me?
29Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thine hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again: and lay my staff upon the face of the child.
30And the mother of the child said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And he arose, and followed her.
31And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff upon the face of the child; but there was neither voice, nor hearing. Wherefore he went again to meet him, and told him, saying, The child is not awaked.
32And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid upon his bed.
33He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto the LORD.
34And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands: and stretched himself upon the child; and the flesh of the child waxed warm.
35Then he returned, and walked in the house to and fro; and went up, and stretched himself upon him: and the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes.
36And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. So he called her. And when she was come in unto him, he said, Take up thy son.
How did Jesus heal, just prayer, just laying on of hands, the Bible says "he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay," That's in St. John 9:6 the whole story is verse 1-7.
John 9:1-7
King James Version (KJV)
1And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth.
2And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?3Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.
4I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.
5As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
6When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,
7And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.
And they say that the Catholic Church has some strange ways! The God of all creation can and does as He wills. Jesus said this is my body, this is my blood and the Appostles and the Catholic Church believes Him. Jesus also said recieve ye the Holy Spirit I give you power to forgive sins, The Appostles and the Catholic Church believes Him. Do you believe what the Bible says or do you let others explain and interpet it for you?
Wilton my friend, none of this condones the worship of relics of the Catholic Church.
ReplyDeleteThere is not one hint in the Bible that Christians are to save the bones of the dead and make keepsakes of them for any purpose whatsoever. This is a known pagan and occultic practice.
When the first martyr Stephen died, the church at Jerusalem did not keep his bones. They did not hack off a few pieces and distribute them to the other churches. They buried the man (Acts 7:2). All of him! Even in Old Testament times the bones of the saints (every child of God through faith in Christ is a saint--1 Cor. 1:2) were not kept and incorporated into their worship. The body of Joseph was kept, not to use in worship but to carry to the Promised Land to give him a proper burial there (Gen. 50:25; Exodus 13:19; Joshua 24:32). God buried the body of Moses to prevent any possibility that his bones would be used as holy relics (Deut. 32:5-6).
"Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry" (1 Corinthians 10:14).
"Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen" (1 John 5:21).