Lee Strobel
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So he died on the cross, they put him in a tomb. Yes. Why was it three days? There's some really powerful new analysis of the shroud that indicates it may very well be the burial cloth of Jesus.
So he died on the cross, they put him in a tomb. Yes. Why was it three days? There's some really powerful new analysis of the shroud that indicates it may very well be the burial cloth of Jesus.
So he died on the cross, they put him in a tomb. Yes. Why was it three days? There's some really powerful new analysis of the shroud that indicates it may very well be the burial cloth of Jesus.
The guardian angel thing is a fascinating topic. I have a chapter in my book, Seeing the Supernatural on Angels, and I deal with the guardian angel question. Do we really have guardian angels? And it's interesting. There's some Christian scholars who say no. But you go back in history, Jerome, the great Bible translator, said yes. Thomas Aquinas said yes.
The guardian angel thing is a fascinating topic. I have a chapter in my book, Seeing the Supernatural on Angels, and I deal with the guardian angel question. Do we really have guardian angels? And it's interesting. There's some Christian scholars who say no. But you go back in history, Jerome, the great Bible translator, said yes. Thomas Aquinas said yes.
The guardian angel thing is a fascinating topic. I have a chapter in my book, Seeing the Supernatural on Angels, and I deal with the guardian angel question. Do we really have guardian angels? And it's interesting. There's some Christian scholars who say no. But you go back in history, Jerome, the great Bible translator, said yes. Thomas Aquinas said yes.
And Martin Luther certainly believed in guardian angels before. Well, I would say in angel, protective angels. But there's two passages that jump out to me. Yeah, there's two passages that jump out to me. One is Jesus was talking to some folks and he said about little children. He said, do not despise these little ones because their angels see the face of God in heaven every day.
And Martin Luther certainly believed in guardian angels before. Well, I would say in angel, protective angels. But there's two passages that jump out to me. Yeah, there's two passages that jump out to me. One is Jesus was talking to some folks and he said about little children. He said, do not despise these little ones because their angels see the face of God in heaven every day.
And Martin Luther certainly believed in guardian angels before. Well, I would say in angel, protective angels. But there's two passages that jump out to me. Yeah, there's two passages that jump out to me. One is Jesus was talking to some folks and he said about little children. He said, do not despise these little ones because their angels see the face of God in heaven every day.
Well, they're angels. That would be a guardian angel, right? And then Peter is in prison in the book of Acts, and an angel frees him. And he shows up at a house where some Christians are gathered, and he knocks on the door and says, hey, Peter. And the servant says, hey, Peter's at the door. And they say, he can't be at the door. He's in prison. It must be his angel.
Well, they're angels. That would be a guardian angel, right? And then Peter is in prison in the book of Acts, and an angel frees him. And he shows up at a house where some Christians are gathered, and he knocks on the door and says, hey, Peter. And the servant says, hey, Peter's at the door. And they say, he can't be at the door. He's in prison. It must be his angel.
Well, they're angels. That would be a guardian angel, right? And then Peter is in prison in the book of Acts, and an angel frees him. And he shows up at a house where some Christians are gathered, and he knocks on the door and says, hey, Peter. And the servant says, hey, Peter's at the door. And they say, he can't be at the door. He's in prison. It must be his angel.
And I interview a scholar for my book on that question. He says, I think that is sufficient biblical evidence to say that yeah, we do have a guardian angel. The Orthodox Christian Church believes that at the moment of baptism, you're assigned a guardian angel. So this is a very interesting phenomenon, because people don't think of that.
And I interview a scholar for my book on that question. He says, I think that is sufficient biblical evidence to say that yeah, we do have a guardian angel. The Orthodox Christian Church believes that at the moment of baptism, you're assigned a guardian angel. So this is a very interesting phenomenon, because people don't think of that.
And I interview a scholar for my book on that question. He says, I think that is sufficient biblical evidence to say that yeah, we do have a guardian angel. The Orthodox Christian Church believes that at the moment of baptism, you're assigned a guardian angel. So this is a very interesting phenomenon, because people don't think of that.
We're cautioned, I think, through the experience of John in Revelation, not to worship angels, And therefore, I would suggest from at least the Protestant writings that you don't pray to angels, but to pray about angels and to pray for God's intervention through his angels is certainly biblical, I believe.
We're cautioned, I think, through the experience of John in Revelation, not to worship angels, And therefore, I would suggest from at least the Protestant writings that you don't pray to angels, but to pray about angels and to pray for God's intervention through his angels is certainly biblical, I believe.
We're cautioned, I think, through the experience of John in Revelation, not to worship angels, And therefore, I would suggest from at least the Protestant writings that you don't pray to angels, but to pray about angels and to pray for God's intervention through his angels is certainly biblical, I believe.
In fact, Jesus, when he was being arrested, said, could not my father right now send, what was it, 12 legions of angels? Yeah, to protect me if I wanted to? Yeah. Yeah, and in the small catechism that Martin Luther wrote, his evening prayer says, Lord, send your angels to protect me from the evil one.
In fact, Jesus, when he was being arrested, said, could not my father right now send, what was it, 12 legions of angels? Yeah, to protect me if I wanted to? Yeah. Yeah, and in the small catechism that Martin Luther wrote, his evening prayer says, Lord, send your angels to protect me from the evil one.