Was the Prohibition Against Eating Pork Ever Revoked?

       At what is known as the "first church council described in Acts 15, the decision was definitely made that Gentile Christians were not to be compelled to keep the Jewish ceremonial law. The council sent a letter to the new converts setting them free from all these ceremonial requirements. This was the great burden of Paul's preaching, namely, that we are saved not by keeping the law of Moses but by faith in Christ. Circumcision was the sign of submission to the Mosaic law, and Paul, greatly to the displeasure of the Jews, taught that this was not necessary. The vision of Peter (Acts 10:9-16) while given for the purpose of making him willing to associate intimately with Gentiles, seems also to teach definitely that the Old Testament distinction between clean and unclean meats is no longer in force.

• Is It Wrong to Eat Pork?
• The Dietary Laws of the Bible
• Realistic About Kosher
• Are Some Meats Unfit To Eat?

A Baptistery from Luton Church

Description of the illustration: church interiors, architecture, baptistery, inside the church, sacraments, baptism

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Charity Fundraiser Notices

text reads, "Jumble Sale!"

Description of the illustration: mother looks through the newspapers for sales, baby hitting a clock with a hammer, cartoons, 5 texts meaning the same thing using different words, for a church rummage sale, announce your church tag sale in a newsletter, email, or hard copy

text reads, "Rummage Sale!"

text reads, "Second Hand Goods!"

text reads, "Tag Sale!"

text reads, "White Elephant!"

 

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Greek Orthodox Clergy

Description of the illustration: clerical robes, priests, crosses, church leaders in eastern orthodox church, staff, icon, alter, beards, holy men

 

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Why Should We Agree with Our Adversary Quickly?

       The passage is a part of the Sermon on the Mount in Matt., 5th chapter. Jesus had been speaking about quarrels between brothers, and urging reconciliation of such differences in the spirit of love, before coming to the throne of grace. Then (verse 25) he diverges to the question of lawsuits, which were common then as now, and advises his hearers to keep out of the hands of the law and to escape its penalties by settling their disputes between themselves. But he went further than this, for his language pointed to a higher tribunal, to which all must come for judgment and where condemnation awaits them which can only be escaped by their repentance and acceptance of divine mercy.

• Why We Should Agree With Our Adversary

Is It Right to Ask for Definite Blessings?

       There are many passages, such as John 16:123, which warrant definiteness in prayer. Indeed, if a man needs something very badly, and is sure that it would be a blessing to him, he would show a lack of faith if he did not pray for it. There are many, however, who shrink from praying for definite blessings, after a painful experience. They have prayed for some blessing, and God has heard them, and granted their request, and it has proved to be a curse. Emerson said, in a passage which we cannot find, but the gist of which we quote from memory, that all prayers are answered, therefore we ought to be very careful for what we pray. A celebrated divine wrote: "There are millions of Christians day by day imploring God for the salvation of the whole world, and the supplication has never been answered. Does God, then, keep his promise? Is prayer a dead failure? Does God mock the Christian Church? Are we told to bring all our gifts into the storehouse and prove him, only to find out that he breaks his promise? The answer to prayer is only a question of time. So far from there ever having been a million prayers lost, there has never been one prayer lost. God not only keeps one promise, but he keeps all the promises, and never since the moment we first breathed the Christian life, have we ever offered an unavailing prayer." compiled by A. T. Seiker

• 3 Prayers of Blessing from the Bible 
• 4 Laws of God's Blessing
• Blessings of God

Should We Persistently Ask for Blessings?

       By all means. The three passages, Matt.11:12; Luke 11:15-10 (the parable of the friend at night seeking loaves from his neighbor), and Luke 18:1-8 (the parable of the unjust judge), all relate to the subject of earnestness and perseverance in prayer. The argument is that if the unfriendly neighbor and the unjust judge will grant the requests made to them because of the petitioner's insistence, God will surely grant our requests when he sees that we are in desperate earnestness. Matt.11:12, "the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force," agrees with these two parables in teaching that intensity, of desire and faith and effort, is required for spiritual victory. Faith seems to have two phases : the quiet, restful trust in God; and the aggressive, enthusiastic, energetic, insistent belief that pushes forward through all sorts of obstacles and delays to the victory desired. It is not because God is unjust or unfriendly that he does not answer at once. But our souls are strengthened by the test of waiting, and often human relationships and circumstances are changed as time passes so that the answer is better for the delay than if granted at the first request. God wants to train giants to help him in his work, giants who will believe in him and fight for the right, no matter what obstacles are in the way. And the saints who are strong and rich in faith accomplish most for his kingdom. compiled by A. T. Seiker

• Ask, Seek, Knock: God's Formula for Persistent Faith
• Persistence in Prayer 
• Ask, seek, knock - Jesus tells us to pray persistently because God wants to bless us

Should We Pray for One from Whom the Holy Ghost Has Departed?

       Who are you, to assume to judge that such a one has been forsaken by the Holy Spirit? It would be  a fearful responsibility to act on such a conclusion. Of one thing you may rest assured: if the person is at all concerned about his spiritual condition, no matter how deeply he has offended, that very fact is conclusive evidence that the Holy Spirit has not abandoned him, but is still striving with him. When the Holy Spirit leaves a man, that man becomes careless and indifferent and has no desire to pray. It is difficult - almost impossible - for us to understand the operations of the Spirit, but you may be assured that the love and compassion and long-suffering of God are infinite. Christ said that he would cast out none who came to him. With such an assurance, no man need wait to try to solve the mysteries of the Holy Spirit's work. The practical duty of closing with Christ's offer of salvation is the first thing for him to do. compiled by A. T. Seiker

• Can a Christian Blaspheme the Holy Spirit?

Do Prayers for the Unconverted Help?

       The most definite Bible passage on this subject is I John 5:16: "If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life." The words of Paul in Acts 16:31, "Thou shalt be saved, and thy house," probably mean simply that if all the members of the household believed they would be saved. But we have positive Scripture warrant for praying for our unconverted friends, and countless incidents from present day life and earlier times prove that many hearts have been won to Christ through prayer. The assurance may not always come that those for whom we pray will yield to God, but sometimes the assurance does come very definitely. Prayer for others should be personal, definite, earnest. S. D. Gordon in his Quiet Talks on Prayer takes the position that prayer for others, offered in the name of Jesus, has the effect of driving off evil influences from the persons for whom the prayer is being made. It projects the personal influence of the one who is praying to the one prayed for, and clears the spiritual atmosphere so that the voice of God can be heard and the power of God felt. Just as by talking to a person one may be able to persuade him to listen and yield to God, so by prayer one may influence another to submit himself to God. Most important of all is love. We must love ardently, steadily, those for whom we pray. Love will prevent us from doing things that would mar our influence over them or spoil their conception of the religious life. If our friends know that we love them deeply and constantly our words and prayers will have an almost irresistible power. compiled by A. T. Seiker

• Praying for healing for the unconverted 
• Comfort for Christian Parents of Unconverted Children

Does God Answer Prayers?

       Most assuredly he does, but his ways are not as our ways. We are at best but children in spiritual things. Yet there is nothing in this world so clear and so well attested by Christian evidence, as that if we pray with believing hearts and in the right spirit, he will hear us and do what is best for us. No such prayer goes unanswered. The answer may not be as we expected, nevertheless it will be for the best and to the purpose. Says Professor Denney: "When we pray in Jesus' name there is nothing which we may not ask. Whatever limitations there may be, they are covered by the name of Jesus itself. We must not ask what is outside of that name, not included in its promise. We must not ask a life exempt from labor, from self-denial, from misunderstanding, from the Cross; how could we ask such things in His Name? But ignoring this self-evident restriction, Jesus expressly, emphatically and repeatedly removes every other limit. There is nothing which the name of Jesus puts into our hearts which we may not, with all assurance, put into our prayers. " In his name, we can ask with assurance for pardon from God; we can ask to be strengthened in temptation and to be kept from falling, and restored when through human weakness we do fall, for we have the assurance that he will not let us be utterly cast down ; we can ask for the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit in our lives. We can ask that our material wants as well as our spiritual needs may be fully supplied. But, in asking, we must have the faith to lay hold, and when we pray with this faith, we shall never pray amiss. compiled by A. T. Seiker

• Does God Answer Our Prayers?
• Does God Always Answer Prayer?
• Does God answer the prayers of those who don't believe in Jesus Christ?

Who and What Was Melchisedek?

       It is in the fourteenth chapter of Genesis that Melchisedek is historically presented to us. The incident and its record, although so brief, and standing in such singular isolation from the thread of the history which it interrupts, is not only in itself most striking and interesting, but also in its typical teaching profoundly instructive. How suddenly and altogether unexpectedly does Melchisedek here appear before us - a most kingly and majestic form, yet clad in priestly robes, and with the mystic emblems of eucharistic offering - bread and wine - in his hands. We see those priestly hands raised in blessing; we observe the great patriarch, Abraham - the father of the faithful and the Friend of God - bowing before the mysterious priest-king, and presenting to him the tithes of all his spoil; and then, as abruptly as it appeared, the vision passes away, and for nearly a thousand years the voice of inspiration utters not again the name of Mechisedek. Then, however, in an ecstatic Psalm of a most distinctly Messianic character, and descriptive of our Lord's exaltation in the day of his power, we meet with it once more in the solemn declaration: "The Lord hath sworn and will not repent, thou art a priest forever, after the order of Melchisedek (Ps. 110:4). Again, something like a thousand years pass away, and then, once more, the writer of the Epistle to the Hebrews take up the subject of this mysterious personage, who, "Without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days, or end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually" (Heb.7:3); and on the two brief references to him, above given, which are all that the Scriptures contain, founds an argument to show the superiority of Christ's priesthood, as being "after the order of Melchisedk' to that of Aaron, or Levi, which it had superseded.
       Who was Melchisedek? Much labor has been wasted in attempts to answer the question. Later Jewish tradition identified him with Shem; and it is certain that that patriarch was not only alive in the days of Abraham, but even continued to live till Jacob was fifty years old. (Compare Gen. 11:11 with verses 12:26, 21:5, 25:7-26.) According to others he belonged to the family of Ham, or of Japheth; and it has been said that this is necessarily implied by the language of the Apostle when drawing a parallel between Melchisedek and Christ, he says that our Lord belonged to "a tribe of which no man gave attendance at the altar." Some, again, have suggested that he was an incarnate angel, or other superhuman creature, who lived for a time among men. Others have held that he was an early manifestation of the Son of God; and a sect, called the Melchisedecians, asserted that he was "an incarnation of the Holy Ghost." But, in all these conjectures, the fact has been strangely overlooked that the reticence of Scripture on the point is typical and significant, for, could it be determined who Melchisedek really was, it could no longer be said that he was "without father, without mother, without genealogy"; which statement is to be understood, not as implying that he was not a natural descendant of Adam, but that he designedly appears and disappears in the sacred narrative without mention either of his parentage or death.
       There can, however, be no question that, whoever Melchisedek may have been, he was an eminent type of Christ. This is placed beyond doubt, not only by the language of the 110th Psalm - the Messianic character of which has ever been recognized by Jews and Christians alike - but especially by the argument of the Apostle, in the seventh chapter of the Epistle to the Hebrews, in the course of which there occurs the explicit declaration that he was - in the various respects mentioned - "made like unto the Son of God."

• Was Melchizedek the Preincarnate Christ?
• 11 Intriguing Facts about Melchizedek from the Bible

Sunday Drivers

Description of the illustration: text, "Sunday Drivers", old-fashioned automobiles, driving goggles, car wreck, dust from the road,

       A Sunday drive is an automobile trip, primarily in the United States and Australia, typically taken for pleasure or leisure on a Sunday, usually in the afternoon. During the Sunday drive, there is typically no destination and no rush.

       The use of the automobile for the Sunday drive began in the 1920s and 1930s. The idea was that the automobile was not used for commuting or errands, but for pleasure. There would be no rush to reach any particular destination. The practice became increasingly popular throughout the 20th century. Parkways were constructed for recreational driving of this sort.

       The idiom known as "Sunday driver" comes from "an informal a person who drives slowly, timorously, or unskillfully, as if used to driving only on Sundays when the roads are relatively quiet."

 

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How Many of the Children of Israel Entered Canaan?

       The number of adults over twenty years of age who left Egypt is stated in Exodus 12 : 37, at about six hundred thousand. Allowing the normal proportion of children to such a host we may infer that the total number was probably between one and two millions. Three or four months later, when they were at Sinai, a more careful count was made and the number of adults is then given (Ex. 38:26) at 603,550. Two years later another census was taken and the number is stated (Num. 2:32) at exactly the same figure, but as the Levites were not included and there were 22,000 of them, we may assume that by that time the adults numbered about 625,000. Thirty-eight years later, immediately after a pestilence had swept away large numbers and just before entering Canaan, another census was taken. The figures are given (Numbers 26:21) at 601,730, which shows a slight decrease. Of these only two -  Joshua and Caleb - were left of the adults who crossed the Red Sea. With these exceptions, the entire adult generation died in the wilderness.

"A Biblical warning about missing God's plan..."

What Are the Essential Facts About Cain?

       The Genesis narrative tells us that the Lord had no respect for Cain's offering, as he had that of Abel, his brother's. The reason for this must have been a wrong spirit in Cain (Gen. 4:3-7). Verse 7 states: "If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? And if thou doest not well sin lieth at the door." There have been many interpretations suggested for the last part of this verse; but whatever translation may be given the specific words, the whole narrative implies that the trouble with Cain was with his motive. He did not come humbly, worshipfully, as Abel did, and probably his offering was less costly, less of a real sacrifice. Again, it has been thought that in the acceptance of the animal sacrifice and the rejection of the fruit sacrifice there was a suggestion of the fact that sin requires death for an atonement. Abel's was the first of the long line of offerings for sin in which blood was shed, culminating in the sacrifice of Christ's body on the cross.

       The mark upon Cain has been a fertile subject of conjecture among Biblical scholars. Some hold that it was probably a sign given to Cain as assurance that no man should kill him, but the nature of the sign, and whether it was something perceptible to others, are left in uncertainty. One commentator suggests that it may have been an aspect of such ferocity that he be- came an object of horror and avoidance.

       Lastly, the question is asked about the land of Nod, to which Cain was banished after the murder of Abel and where he found his wife. The land of Nod means simply "land of exile." We may gather from Gen. 4:14-15 that at the time referred to, the human family had multiplied considerably. Cain's wife was doubtless some blood relative, probably a sister. An ancient Arab tradition states that her name was Azura. From the account in Genesis, we may conjecture that although only four persons are mentioned in the sacred narrative up to this point, the human race had increased rapidly (Josephus says that the Jews held a tradition that Adam had thirty-three sons and twenty-three daughters). Cain's fear of punishment may therefore have been directed toward his own relatives.

• What Happened to Cain in the Bible?
• What was the mark that God put on Cain?
• "Raising Cain" (Genesis 4: 1-26)

In What Language Was the Message on the Wall to Belshazzar Written?

       The words, as they are found in Daniel, are pure Chaldee, and if they appeared in the Chaldean characters on the wall, might have been read by any person present who understood the alphabet of the Babylonian language. Authorities differ as to the language in which the famous Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin appeared. Dr. Hales suggests that it may have been in primitive Hebrew; Josephus implies that it was in Greek. Another explanation is that while the observers may have been familiar with the language, its meaning or signification may have been hidden from them, until explained by the prophet.

• The Writing On The Wall
• The Handwriting on The Wall by Doug Bratchelor
• Belshazzar the king made a great feast...

Why Was God Angry With Balaam?

       You need to read the entire story in Numbers 22 to get a complete idea of the situation. Balaam was in the first instance forbidden to go. That answer should have been sufficient for Balaam, but when the princes came with alluring offers of gifts and office and honors, he bade them remain to see whether there might be any fresh instructions. He obviously hoped that permission would be given. He showed his ignorance of God's ways in supposing that Barak's gifts and promises could make any difference to God's decision. His answers to the men also showed that he would like to comply if God would let him. Probably, too, God read in his mind an intention to pronounce the curse for which Barak was willing to pay. Hence the warning by the way, which would brace up his wavering resolution to utter the word of the Lord even if it was disagreeable to Barak.

What Was the Cause of the Babylonian Captivity?

       The political cause of the captivity was the repeated revolt of Judah against the power of Babylon. Relying on the help of Egypt, the king broke his promise of fidelity and refused to pay the tribute he had promised to pay. The prophets uttered many warnings against this suicidal course, and still more against the idolatry and accompanying immorality which prevailed. They assured the nation that, beset as Judah was by dangers from her powerful neighbors, she would be safe, if only she would be faithful to God. But the king and people were continually forsaking him and turning to evil courses, until at last God gave them up to their enemies. This was the spiritual cause of the captivity. The neglect of the Sabbatic years, mentioned II Chronicles 36:21, was only one of many provocations. The writer mentions it incidentally, to show that what the people would not do voluntarily, was done when they were carried away and the land rested seventy years.

What Language Was Spoken at Babel?

       The tower of Babel is always an interesting subject for discussion. Philologists are divided concerning the language spoken before the "Confusion of Tongues" at Babel. What little we know of it is learned at second-hand from the testimonies of classical authorities. The Babylonians called the locality of Babel "Barsip" (the Tower of Tongues). A French expedition to Mesopotamia found a clay cake or tablet, which showed that the language at some indefinitely remote period was written in the form of signs and hieroglyphics; but even this was probably long after the dispersion at Babel. What universal language was spoken by prehistoric man thousands of years ago will probably never be definitely known. It may have been Babylonian or Arabic in character, but this is mere conjecture. Supplementary to the Bible record, there are many traditions preserved concerning the Tower and its fate, and these mostly claim for it a Babylonian origin, holding that Babylonia was the cradle of the human race. The site of the tower, according to modern opinion, is identified as Birs Nimrud, a huge mound covering gigantic ruins and situated at Felujiah in Mesopotamia; but this identification is by no means certain.

• Only One Language Before Babel?

"Thy People Shall Be My People"

 

Description of the illustration:  text, "Thy People Shall Be My People", Ruth and Naomi, stained glass design, staff, journey, clouds, donkey, path home, widows, mother-in-law, daughter-in-law

 

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Apostles Appointed

Description of the illustration: 12 Disciples, Apostles, halos, text "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always even unto the end of the world. Amen." Matthew 28: 19, 20

 
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Afrocentric Clip Art Index

Sample afrocentric clip art from my collection below.

 

Afrocentric illustrations, clip art or graphics under this index focus on a positive, cultural ideology or worldview relating to the depiction of people of African descent as both biblical characters and Christian role models. 

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1. Forever Brought Together
2. Waiting at The Empty Tomb
3. Afrocentric Clip Art of The Virgin
4. African American Father and Son
5. Vintage Portrait of A Young Black Student
6. The Black Sacred Heart Paired with Sacred Scripture
7. God's Colorful Congregation
8. Remember The Faithful in South Africa
9. African Child
10. Connections Between Jacob, David and Jesus
11. Illustration of Mary Nursing Jesus
12. A Pastel of Pharoah's Daughter
13. Praying Child
14. Jesus, Light of The World Indeed!
15. Purple Passion Cross
16. "I have overcome the world."
17. Christian, Jazzy Clip Art
18. A Sudanese playing his fife...
19. African Choir
20. Under the shadow of the Almighty...
21. Job's Lament 
22. A Star Come Out of Jacob 
23. Apostles Appointed 
24. Abraham's Sacrifice

More Links for Black Ministry:

• Black Church by LifeWay
• Ethnic Harvest Resources
• African American Resources from Judson Press
• Timely Ministry Resources for Black Catholics
• Black Ministry at The LCMS

More Free African American Clip Art:

• 123RF African American Stock Vectors and Clip Art
• African American category from Clipart Guide

A Star Come Out of Jacob

Description of the illustration: from Abraham's seed comes the Messiah, stars, planet Earth, children of Abraham,  black and white drawings by kathy grimm, drawn from West African sculptures carved by Cornelio and Gabriel

"I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near: a star shall come out of Jacob, and a scepter shall rise out of Israel; it shall crush the forehead of Moab and break down all the sons of Sheth." Numbers 24:17 (ESV)

• Did Balaam Prophesy Concerning the Messiah?
• "The Star Out Of Jacob" (PDF) 
• Christus: There Shall a Star Come Out of Jacob (Mendelssohn)
• Abraham's Family Tree - Jacob descendant of Abraham 

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Job's Lament

Description of the illustration:  job grieves with his friends, black and white drawings by kathy grimm, drawn from West African sculptures carved by Cornelio and Gabriel

"Then they sat down on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights with no one speaking a word to him, for they saw that his pain was very great." Job 2:13 (NASB)

• Job's First Lament

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"Job's Lament" sung by Don Francisco

God's Music

God's Music

Since ever the world was fashioned,
Water and air and sod,
A music of divers meanings.
Has flowed from the hand of God.
In valley and gorge and upland.
On stormy mountain height.
He makes him a harp of the forest.
He sweeps the chords with might.
He puts forth his hand to the ocean.
He speaks and the waters flow -
Now in a chorus of thunder,
Now in a cadence low.
He touches the waving flower-bells.
He plays on the woodland streams -
A tender song - like a mother
Sings to her child in dreams.
But the music divinest and dearest.
Since ever the world began,
Is the manifold passionate music
He draws from the heart of man.
 

Temple Bar.

Lazarus Come Forth!

 

Description of Illustration: grave wrappings, resurrection from the dead, tomb, brother alive again, sister amazed, Jesus redeems us from the grave, halo, stained glass window design

 
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Stealing from a neighbor

"Anyone who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work,
 doing something useful with their own hands, that they may have something
to share with those in need." Ephesians 4:28

Description of Illustration: four different scriptures with this black and white illustration, pick-pocket, dinner table, feeding and sheltering, stealing, robbing a neighbor while he eats

"Do not defraud or rob your neighbor. Do not hold back the
wages of a hired worker overnight." Leviticus 19:13

"Food gained by fraud tastes sweet, but one ends up
 with a mouth full of gravel." Proverbs 20:17

"Ill-gotten treasures have no lasting value, but
righteousness delivers from death." Proverbs 10:2

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Skirt inspection time again

Description of Illustration: vintage photograph, measuring the length of a skirt, mother, daughter, appointed authority, ruler, measurement, text "Skirt inspection time again"

I don't expect that many of you remember why this photo is necessary. However, for those of you who attend private schools with dress codes, it remains a credible topic.

 
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Christening Time

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper
 you and not harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11

Description of Illustration: black and white illustration, crying infant, proud parents, priest or pastor christening baby, three scriptures

"See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their
 angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven." Matthew 18:10

"For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb.
 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works
are wonderful, I know that full well." Psalm 139: 13-14

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St. Joseph holds Jesus

 

Description of Illustration: transparent background, medallion shaped, Saint Joseph and baby Jesus, rose bouquet, halos, holding, pointing to heaven, greyscale

 
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Jesus leaves the grave behind...

 

Description of Illustration: resurrection, halo, angel, frightened soldier, roman guard, shapes and colors of stained glass, clip art for Easter or Lent

 
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