Sentences with phrase «god of thunder from»

Not exact matches

Except that religion evolved from superstition; superstition which «explained» the random and apparently capricious life of humans — thunder was a sign that the gods were angry, an eclipse was another sign, etc..

Oh God of Earth and altar, bow down and hear our cry, our Earthly rulers falter, our people drift and die, the walls of gold entomb us, the swords of scorn divide, take not thy thunder from us, take away our pride.

And use science please, not quotes from the book of Adad / yahweh, the Sumerian god of thunder.

He referred to his lectures as «Lay Sermons,» in which he damned his «idolatrous age» for ignoring «the living God thundering from the Sinai of science... to worship the golden calf of tradition.»

I still kept a round of duties, and would not suffer myself to run into any open vices, and so got along very well in time of health and prosperity, but when I was distressed or threatened by sickness, death, or heavy storms of thunder, my religion would not do, and I found there was something wanting, and would begin to repent my going so much to frolics, but when the distress was over, the devil and my own wicked heart, with the solicitations of my associates, and my fondness for young company, were such strong allurements, I would again give way, and thus I got to be very wild and rude, at the same time kept up my rounds of secret prayer and reading; but God, not willing I should destroy myself, still followed me with his calls, and moved with such power upon my conscience, that I could not satisfy myself with my diversions, and in the midst of my mirth sometimes would have such a sense of my lost and undone condition, that I would wish myself from the company, and after it was over, when I went home, would make many promises that I would attend no more on these frolics, and would beg forgiveness for hours and hours; but when I came to have the temptation again, I would give way: no sooner would I hear the music and drink a glass of wine, but I would find my mind elevated and soon proceed to any sort of merriment or diversion, that I thought was not debauched or openly vicious; but when I returned from my carnal mirth I felt as guilty as ever, and could sometimes not close my eyes for some hours after I had gone to my bed.

Like God in the Psalms, Joplin's voice was always thundering, although it boomed not from heaven but from the lower regions of inconsolable pain.

God is always thundering from the heavens, and in Psalm 29 alone, God's voice breaks cedars, flashes forth flames of fire, shakes the wilderness, and causes the oaks to whirl.

From Calvin to Barth has echoed a thundering fugue on the glory of God.

The caldera of Tupan Patera, named after a Brazilian thunder god, reveals itself to be a strange and dangerous place, replete with hot black lava, warm red sulfur deposits likely deposited from vented gas, and hilly yellow terrain also high in sulfur.

Entertainment Weekly has a series of photos from this fall's superhero movie, including shots of Tessa Thompson (as Valkyrie), Cate Blanchett (Hela) Jeff Goldblum (Grandmaster) and Tom Hiddleston (reprising his role as Loki) alongside Chris Hemsworth as the god of thunder.

But when his baby boy reveals that he has the same supernatural powers of The Mask, Loki (Alan Cumming), the god of mischief, comes thundering down from the heavens in order to retrieve the ancient artifact, only to be forced into a battle against the shape - shifting baby in a CGI game of cat - and - mouse.

The god of thunder also gets help from afar by Heimdall (Idris Elba, who finally gets more to do than just guard a portal and give sage advice in a THOR movie), which helps to connect the action from separate worlds.As the heavy, Blanchett clearly relishes her role, chewing the scenery as Hela with her skin - tight costume and wild - antler helmet.

And Volvo, being true to their word, have kept the T - shaped LED daytime running lights from the original concept vehicle we absolutely adored — which were reportedly christened «Thor's Hammer» by the design team after the shape of the hammer used by the famous Norse god of thunder, Thor.

Named after the Roman goddess who was the spouse of Jupiter (the Roman thunder god), Juno's aim is to study Jupiter — from its magnetic and gravity fields, to the composition, temperature and cloud patterns of its atmosphere.