Ash Wednesday, a primarily Catholic holiday, is the first day of Lent and always falls forty-six days before Easter.

The Christian world has for some time observed two different days. On one hand, most Christians sincerely observe Sunday, the first day of the week, which they believe to be a memorial of Christ’s resurrection. On the other hand, a large group of Christians, equally sincere, believe that the Bible recognizes only the seventh day as the Sabbath and nowhere affirms the sanctity of …

Ten Commandments list & meaning You shall have no other gods before Me. You shall make no idols. You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain. Keep the Sabbath day holy. Honor your father and your mother. You shall not murder. You shall not commit adultery. You shall not steal. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. You shall not covet.

We really don’t know the names of the magi because the Bible doesn’t tell us. In fact, the Bible is silent on how many wise men visited Jesus. However, tradition has it that the three wise men who came to seek and honor the infant Jesus were named Gaspar, Balthasar, and Melchior. Browse: Common Bible Questions Browse: Where was Jesus Born? Browse: When was Jesus Born? …

Mordecai was a Jew living in the Persian capital of Shushan during the reign of Ahasuerus (Xerxes). He is probably most well known for being the uncle of Queen Esther and the important role he played in the government of King Ahasuerus. >> Get your free Bible guide: God’s plan for your life Things to know about Mordecai: 1. The meaning of Mordecai… The name Mordecai …

The origin and meaning of Halloween are derived from ancient Celtic harvest festivals, but more recently we think of Halloween as a night filled with candy, trick-or-treating, pumpkins, ghosts and death. The history of Halloween The origin of Halloween as we know it, began over 1900 years ago in England, Ireland, and Northern France.

The names of the twelve disciples of Jesus are Simon Peter, Andrew, James (the son of Zebedee), John, Philip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew, James (the son of Alphaeus), Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot. (See Matthew 10:1-4 and Luke 6:12-16.) 12 disciples list: Peter James John Andrew Bartholomew or Nathanael James, the Lesser or …

Holidays What does the Bible say about Christmas trees? What does the Bible say about Easter? What is Ash Wednesday? What is Halloween and should Christians celebrate it?

The major beliefs of the Seventh-day Adventist Church can be summed up with seven words or phrases each beginning with the letter “S”:

Although Islam is not mentioned directly in the Bible, the Bible does record an outline of the Arabic people as the Children of Abraham who inhabited the “eastern country.”