Lights, Feast of Instituted by Judas Machabus (64 B.C.) to be celebrated yearly in all synagogues the 25th day of the month Casleu and during its octave, in commemoration of the purification of the Temple of Jerusalem , which had been polluted by Antiochus Epiphanes on that day three years previously (1 Macabees 4). It … Continue reading “Lights, Feast of”
Lights
lights Used in Christian ceremonial not only from necessity but also to signify joy, splendor, etc., and as symbols of Christ, Light of the World. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary Lights Upon the subject of the liturgical use of lights, as an adjunct of the services of the Church, something has already been said under such … Continue reading “Lights”
LIGHTNINGS
LIGHTNINGS See under LIGHT. According to the German astrologer put to death by Vespasian, they denote revolutions in the State. See Echard’s Rom. Hist. Vol. II. p. 251. Fuente: A Symbolical Dictionary
Lightning
Lightning ().-Lightning, the visible discharge of atmospheric electricity from one cloud to another, or from a cloud to the earth, is now known to be essentially the same as the electric flashes produced in the laboratory. To the ancients it seemed supernatural. Terrible in its dazzling beauty and power to destroy, it was associated with … Continue reading “Lightning”
Lightfoot, Joseph Barber, D.D
Lightfoot, Joseph Barber, D.D an English prelate, was born at Liverpool, April 13, 1828. He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1851, and was made fellow in 1852. In 1853 he was Norrisian university prizeman; in 1854 he was ordained deacon, and in 1855 priest. Dr. Lightfoot’s appointments were: tutor at Trinity College, 1857; select … Continue reading “Lightfoot, Joseph Barber, D.D”
Lightfoot, John (2)
Lightfoot, John (1), D.D., a noted English divine and Hebraist, was born at Stoke-upon- Trent in 1602. He was educated first at a grammar-school at Morton Green, in Cheshire, and afterwards at Cambridge. He was remarkable, at Cambridge and afterwards, for his eloquence and his proficiency in Latin and Greek. Quitting the university, he became … Continue reading “Lightfoot, John (2)”
Lightenstein, John, D.D
Lightenstein, John, D.D a member of the Cincinnati Presbytery, was born at Hechingen, Hohenzollern, Germany, in 1818. The occasion of his conversion was his zealous efforts to bring back to the Jewish faith a companion who had become a Christian. At different universities he enjoyed the teachings of such men as Merle D’Aubigne, Hengstenberg, Neander, … Continue reading “Lightenstein, John, D.D”
LIGHT UNIVERSAL
LIGHT UNIVERSAL Joh 1:9; Joh 3:19; Rom 1:20; Rom 2:15 –SEE Seven Editions of the Divine Law, Fuente: Thompson Chain-Reference Bible
Light, Old and New
Light, Old and New SEE UNITED PRESBYTERIANS. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Light of the World, Parable of the
Light of the World, Parable of the (John 3) Gospel for Monday of Octave of Pentecost. In the nightly visit of Nicodemus Christ explained the mystery of redemption. Means to it is faith in Jesus as the Christ. The unbeliever is already judged (verse 18) because he remains in darkness by his own free will … Continue reading “Light of the World, Parable of the”