The Bosom of the Father - PowerPoint Presentation

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The Bosom of the FatherSlide2

How many priests do you see?

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12 + 12 = 24Slide4

Why 24 priests ?

Why 12+12 ?Slide5

12

Priests represent the

OLD Testament, and12

Priests represent the NEW Testament24

Priests represent the OLD + NEW TestamentsSlide6

The Blessed Number 12

12 represents the OLD Testament Church12 Tribes of God’s chosen people (Israel)12 also represents the NEW Testament Church

12 Disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ also called Apostles12

N.T.Disciples

12O.T.TribesSlide7

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And I heard the number of those who were sealed. One hundred and forty-four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel were sealed:

5 of the tribe of Judah twelve thousand were sealed;

of the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Gad twelve thousand were sealed;

6 of the tribe of Asher twelve thousand were sealed;

of the tribe of Naphtali twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Manasseh

twelve thousand were sealed; 7 of the tribe of Simeon

twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Levi twelve thousand were sealed;

of the tribe of Issachar twelve thousand were sealed; 8 of the tribe of

Zebulun twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand were sealed;

of the tribe of Benjamin twelve thousand were sealed.

Revelations 7:4-8

12O.T.TribesSlide8

Peter

Andrew

JohnJames

PhilipMatthewBartholomewThomas

James the son of AlphaeusSimon

the CanaaniteThaddaeusMatthias (who was

chosen instead of Judas)

12N.T.DisciplesSlide9

Matthew 10:2-4

2 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and

Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; 3 Philip and

Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus

, whose surname was Thaddaeus; 4 Simon the Cananite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed Him.Mark 3:14-19

14 Then He appointed twelve, that they might be with Him and that He might send them out to preach, 15 and to have power to heal sicknesses and to cast out demons: 16 Simon, to whom He gave the name Peter; 17

James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James, to whom He gave the name Boanerges, that is, “Sons of Thunder”; 18 Andrew,

Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus

, Thaddaeus, Simon the Cananite; 19 and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed Him. And they went into a house.Luke 6:12-16

12 Now it came to pass in those days that He went out to the mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God. 13 And when it was day, He called His disciples to Himself; and from them He chose twelve whom He also named apostles: 14 Simon, whom He also named Peter, and

Andrew his brother; James and John; Philip and Bartholomew; 15

Matthew and Thomas; James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called the Zealot; 16

Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot who also became a traitor.Slide10

The Blessed Number 12

12 represents, those who worship

God (the Holy Trinity), everywhere(from the 4 corners of the world)

3 represents the Holy TrinityFatherSonHoly Spirit

4 represents all directionsEast

WestNorthSouth

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The Blessed Number 24

24 = 12 x 1212 represents, those who worship

God (the Holy Trinity), everywhere(from the 4 corners of the world)24 represents, those who worship God, everywhere, in both the OLD Testament and in the NEW Testament24 represents the Entire Church (O.T. Church + N.T. Church)

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Lord Have MercySlide13

The 4 Living CreaturesSlide14

Revelations 4

6 ... And in the midst of the throne, and around the throne, were four living creatures full of eyes in front and in back.

7 The first living creature was like a lion, the second living creature like a calf, the third living creature had a face like a man, and the fourth living creature was like a flying eagle. 8

The four living creatures, each having six wings, were full of eyes around and within. And they do not rest day or night, saying: “ Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty,Who was and is and is to come!” Slide15

LION

MAN

EAGLE

CALFSlide16

The 4 Gospels

MAN

Matthew

LION

Mark

EAGLE

John

CALF

LukeSlide17

4 Stages of Our Salvation

MAN

1. Incarnation

EAGLE

4. Ascension

LION

3. Resurrection

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2. CrucifixionSlide18

Stages

of our

SALVATIONIN-CAR-NA-TION

God became ManCRU-CI-FI-XION Christ died for usRE-SUR-REC-TION

Christ rose from the deadA-SCEN-SION Christ ascended to heavenSlide19

SALVATION

Christ’s 1

st COMING

INCARNATION

TO SAVE

ASCENSION

CRUCIFIXION

RESURRECTIONSlide20

JUDGE & REWARD

Christ’s 2

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COMINGSlide21

In the Liturgy …

COMMUNION

– taking Body

& Blood of our Lord, we re-live Christ’s FIRST COMINGWe remember His:

INCARNATIONCRUCIFIXION

RESURRECTIONASCENSION

And we

wait for Christ’s SECOND COMING