Sentences with phrase «against the beasts of»

«Two decades in the art world can be an eternity,» he said, launching into a reminiscence of his time at Bard, where he came to understand that his role as a curator was to «safeguard the irrational... against the beast of rationality.»

Not exact matches

It may not help you defend yourself against the kind of beasts Mungo is chasing after, but it might just save your life if you're ever stranded in the wild.

We are living in the time of the BEAST and Ron Paul is our only Defense against him.

Among his companions from the scriptures are the pseudochristoi who, Christ says, will come «in my name» and will «lead you astray» -» the lawless one» (2 Thessalonians 2:10) who, by the power of Satan, will impress the faithful with false signs and wonders, offering «a strong delusion» to tempt «those who are perishing»; «Gog and Magog» who, under Satan's command, will gather the nations for the final battle with Christ (Revelation 20:2 - 10); the «beasts» of Revelation (16, 17, 19) that harken back to the «beasts» of Daniel (7); «the sons of Belial» (Deuteronomy 13:13 and passim) who are «base» or «worthless,» who practice idolatry, drunkenness, disrespect, evil speech, who are «empty men» (2 Chronicles 13:7); and the conspiring nations and rulers who take counsel against the Lord (Psalms 2:1 - 3).

24 I will send wasting famine against them, consuming pestilence and deadly plague; I will send against them the fangs of wild beasts, the venom of vipers that glide in the dust.

«For I will pass through the land of Egypt on that night, and will strike all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the Lord.»

Fellow Christians thought that since she was a frail and timid person, she would succumb when tortured, but she surprised them when she vehemently shouted against her torturers, saying «How can people like us eat children who are forbidden to drink the blood of brute beasts».

When the horns of the beast attack the Lamb, he turns their hatred against the harlot, so that the horns fulfill the purpose that God puts into their hearts (Rev. 17:13 — 18).

The beasts may be mentioned simply to accentuate the loneliness of the desert as a place of testing and struggle, but more probably, as D. E. Nineham suggests, «they are thought of as subject and friendly to» Jesus, and, hence, «the passage should be understood against the background of the common Jewish idea that the beasts are subject to the righteous man.»

The soul that is to ascend this mount of perfection, to commune with God, must not only renounce all things and leave them below, but must not even allow the desires, which are the beasts, to pasture over against this mount — that is, upon other things which are not purely God, in whom every desire ceases: that is, in the state of perfection.

And most fearsome of all stands a curious beast compounded of parts of a hippopotamus, a lion, and a crocodile, the latter furnishing the mouth, which stands with fearful jaws open, ready to receive the hearts which do not weigh out properly against justice.

They are the ones who probably took the mark of the beast, and followed the antichrist in his rebellion against God.

The day before the «fight with the beasts,» Perpetua records her vision where she is led to the amphitheatre, where, in preparation for a fight against an Egyptian, «of vicious appearance,» handsome young men join Perpetua, as seconds and assistants, and before the fight, she records that her «clothes were stripped off, and suddenly I was a man.»

further proof that Elohim is «spirit» in a general sense can be found in the Book of Exodus Chapter 12 Verse 12 where it reads: «For I will pass through the land of Egypt on that night, and will strike all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the LORD.»

Even the point about what is best for other creatures, which may seem very modern, is not without foundation in Hebrew Scriptures in such passages as the law against taking the hen - bird as well as the eggs from the nest (Deut 22:6), or this saying from Proverbs: «A righteous man has regard for the life of his beast» (12:10), where, be it noted, the quality that makes a man considerate of his working animals is not prudence or good business sense but «righteousness,» a point all the more significant when we remember that in the Hebrew Scriptures one of the marks of righteousness is not mere evenhandedness but active favor to the weak and deprived.

By all means, let us issue our warnings against «the Mark of the Beast.»

Against this tradition, White advocates a recovery of the ethic of St. Francis, a new communion with the birds and beasts (although the idea that Francis preaches to the animals in part because he wants to convert them is lost on White).

my only hope is wenger to buy kanté of leicester.this guy is a beast at dm position with a good technical and physical quality.with him and coq in midfield against barca we can hope for anything special to happen.with finally olivier giroud slowly becoming WC striker, walcott most efficient and campbell who is a revelation this season, the return of alexis we can be dangerous against any defence.our only weak position is a dm position and wenger won't have any excuz this mercato bcoz there are players available that we can buy if we want.plz wenger go for at least one of this: kanté, wanyama, w.carvalho, l.bender, krychowiak, biglia, neves, l.gustavo, rabiot... if we try to sign s.roberto he will be a good addition with great quality.gunner for life!!!

John Cena, hero to man and beast and created in God's own image, has carved out a niche for himself since WrestleMania of putting his United States Championship on the line against all comers and having spectacular matches every single week.

Podolski had two beast shots on target, one against the arm of their keeper and one rattled the bar.

or simply trying to prove us all wrong again by showing that he could play just about anybody anywhere and win a game on the road against a top opponent; something he hasn't done in quite some time... regardless of the reasons, there is simply no excuse for the goings - on at this club... unfortunately it's unlikely that any real change will come without a dedicated effort on the part of those that feed the beast... our absentee landlord doesn't invest his own money into this club, so in order to force out Kroenke, Wenger and whatever other vermin currently haunt our hallowed halls we need to hit him where it really hurts... continually filling «his» stadium and the constant buying of endless merchandise, like one of the 58 different jerseys available over the last few years, makes us the greatest enablers of all time... have we no self - respect?

Knowshown Moreno is having a beast of an afternoon for the Broncos, coming up a with a crucial first down play late in the fourth quarter of Sunday's game against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Not to worry though, because Cardinals rookie David Johnson just did his own impression of the Beast Quake against the Eagles on Sunday Night Football.

He would be a beast on those games that we meet Chelsea the only «Formerly top four» side that took unnecessary points from us, obviously for reason of history, he would be fired up against Man United, they hired someone who didn't give him a chance, against Man City he would probably be in competition with Aguero for the golden boot... Everton made 360 chances to Arsenal's 464.

In fact I believe there is a possibility that one day the little Spaniard could become a manager of Arsenal, but I still hope that he will have to fight for his place against a new beast of a signing as well as Francis Coquelin!

«He can be a beast when he wants to be,» a mustached Mexican - American said of Carthron as he drove Beauty Salon against the ropes.

The man was an absolute beast against the run and we will greatly miss that aspect of his game but we were paying him sack money and unfortunately, he wasn't producing.

Only last couple of games a beast against shit teams and marseille

He can get away with snap - anticipating in college where not every QB had mastered the offense, but the NFL is an entirely different beast and he'll probably rack up plenty of encroachment / offsides penalties when up against a vet QB who can quickly change things up on the fly.

Im not sure what stats ur looking at but when it comes to movement behind defenders Giroud is average due to his lack of pace, a team like us can not survive against the big beasts of Europe with a striker with no pace, but hey we've known this since his first season

Bojan looked out - of - place lining up alongside them against Arsenal as, apart from Per Mertesacker... More Arsenal beauty beats Stoke's beasts

Andrea Barzagli had lost every single matchup against Son Heung - Min, who had been an absolute beast on the right side of the Juventus defense.

Did he want a strong shadow cabinet colleague who would, on occasion, feel able to speak out against the views of his leader and perhaps the wider shadow cabinet or did he want such a big beast roaming the backbenches, taking potshots at the leadership at will?

Jane Fae's book «Taming the Beast», an examination of the legal and regulatory measures taken by government against internet porn, is due to be published in November.

The expensive attractions included 20 pairs of gladiators, the «customary [wild] beast hunt,» and «awnings» to shade spectators against the summer sun.

It is «good against the biting of venomous beasts, comforts the heart, and driveth away all melancholy and sadnesse,» wrote Elizabethan - era herbalist John Gerard in 1597.

But Beasts of the Southern Wild is such a startling achievement, and the now nine - year - old Quvenzhané Wallis so compelling and defining a presence in the film's principal role, that the pre-teen talent may find herself up against the big girls come Oscar night in February - and rightly so.

Featuring two breakthrough performances by newcomers Quvenzhané Wallis and Dwight Henry, «Beasts of the Southern Wild» has been called a New Orleans / Katrina allegory, and while that disaster is certainly an influence — the themes of perseverance against a cantankerous, retributive forces of nature are certainly there — to claim that «Beasts» is Zeitlin's riff on that calamity only sells this exhilarating picture far too short.

Much like Monster Hunter, Dauntless puts a team of 4 brawlers against some very big fantasy beasts.

The Greatest Showman lacks the chops to compete against La La Land on a story level but it's every bit as engaging (and perhaps even moreso) than the live - action re-imagining of Beauty & the Beast.

Filmed against the rugged, breathtaking background of Jersey, the Channel Islands, «Beast» explores the conundrum of who is the serial killer crippling the community?

Action - Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara allows up to four players to battle against the mythical beasts from the...

Also unexpectedly refreshing to see the promising and bold debut feature Beasts of the Southern Wild so prominently featured, even if it's unlikely such an underdog stands a chance against the Hollywood giants and industry veterans (Beasts... is also disgracefully absent from the «best original score» nomination list, but now I'm just being petty).

The official trailer for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald drops us off in the middle of Paris, where Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law) is preparing for war against his old friend and current foe Gellert Grindelwald (Johnny Depp), the most dangerous Dark wizard in the world.

The Oscars have revolted against category fraud before — nominating 13 - year - old Keisha Castle - Hughes (Whale Rider), 9 - year - old Quvenzhane Wallis (Beasts of the Southern Wild) and Kate Winslet (who eventually won for The Reader) in lead instead of following in lockstep with their supporting campaigns — but they apparently said «meh» this year.

Shortly before his controversial casting as Gillert Grindelwald ahead of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Johnny Depp had come under fire for his actions against then wife, Amber Heard.

It wants to admire the passion of its characters» younger selves, who saw injustice in the world and wanted to fight, while constantly reminding us that passion can be misguiding and lead us to become similar beasts to the powers against which we rebel.

Early on, the fights between you and the thirty - odd large monsters in the game are battles of attrition against gigantic, beautifully designed, imaginative beasts.

Returning to «Fantastic Beasts,» given its new story and timeline within J.K. Rowling's magical world, the title has been something of a box office question mark — especially in predicting how it will stack up against the «Harry Potter» movies.

This time, John Boyega takes the lead as fearless warrior Jake Pentecost — the son of Idris Elba's character in the previous installment — leads his team into the fray against the giant beasts and a colleague who's gone rogue.