Sentences with phrase «set of abominations»

I mean, even the Egyptians had their own set of abominations, such as not sitting to eat with the Hebrew people because they ate sheep and sheep were sacred to the Egyptians.

Not exact matches

Mark and Matthew begin by referring to the «desolating sacrilege» (KJV «abomination of desolation») which will be «set up where it ought not to be» (Mark), «standing in the holy place» (Matthew).

The material is old: «the abomination of desolation» is thought by many to be a reference to Caligula's attempt to set up his own statue in the temple at Jerusalem in the year 41.

Note also that, while the word «abomination» has been used with reference to homosexuality, the biblical interpretation of the word «abomination» relates to any act of uncleanness as set out in the Holiness Code, such as eating shellfish, trimming your hair, touching the skin of a dead pig (should we stone the entire NFL?)

In 167 B.C. Antiochus precipitated a full - scale revolt when, having already forbidden the practice of Judaism on pain of death, he set up in the Jewish temple an altar to Zeus and offered swine's flesh upon it (which the Book of Daniel refers to as the «abomination of desolation») Antiochus was an apostle of Hellenism and meant to bring his entire realm under the influence of Greek ways.

It is time that we set ourselves free from the abomination of all religious insanity and truely move towards the light of peace, respect and love for life and dignity.

But in the very middle of that week, the abomination that causes desolation will be set up in the temple, and then three and half years of the Great Tribulation will begin.

In a passage of prophetic significance, he writes: «A man who sets out to make himself up is taking on the Creator's role, according to one way of seeing things; he's unnatural, a blasphemer, an abomination of abominations.

It may well be that those critics are right who suggest that the model who sat for this portrait of the Man of Sin was the mad Emperor Caligula, whose attempt to set up his image in the Temple had deeply affronted Jewish sentiment, recalling, as it did, the sacrilege of Antiochus Epiphanes, which Daniel had described as «the abomination of desolation.»

May 24 2011 the abomination of desolation was set up.

Note also that, while the word «abomination» has been used with reference to hom ose xuality, the biblical interpretation of the word «abomination» relates to any act of uncleanness as set out in the Holiness Code, such as eating shellfish, trimming your hair, touching the skin of a dead pig (should we stone the entire NFL?)

'» To Lincoln Dred Scott was an abomination, but for reasons of principle going even beyond those set forth by the dissenting Justices in the case.

The bar was set pretty low, but this year's coverage of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am has actually been an improvement over the usual abomination.

To this end, Nestle has recently set up the Nestle Nutrition Institute for Africa, which is nothing short of an abomination that disguises brand promotion for medical advice.

Although Tim Burton's objectionably successful abomination «Alice in Wonderland» set back the cause of literary adaptation and 3D by decades, I love his animated feature «Frankenweenie» to, uh, death.

Not surprisingly, the film delivers plenty of cool set pieces along the way, including a no - holds - barred battle between the Hulk and the Abomination in the streets of New York, and an even more enjoyable fight between the Hulk and a still - human (but super soldier - juiced) Blonsky in the second act.

The first arc, «Way of the Weird,» sets the stage with an outside force looking to eliminate the «abomination of magic» universe by universe, slowly winding its way towards the core Marvel U. Aaron and Bachalo hit on big ideas such as the state of magic in Marvel and the diverse array of magic - users that can now be found, while still reinforcing that personal charm of Stephen Strange and the unique elements that make him the Sorcerer Supreme.

Set in the fictional city of Harran, a devastating virus related to the rabies virus has swept through the population turning hundreds of thousands of people into flesh - hungry abominations.