These pictures illustrate just a fraction of what hands are used for and what hands are capable of. Hands are very important to the sense of touch, which is the first of the senses to develop in a baby and is even operating inside the womb.
The rise, development, and spread of monotheism (the belief in one. God), is one of the most significant and fascinating dimensions of. human civilization. The three major monotheistic faiths are Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Judaism emerged in the second millennium.
In verse 9 this glorious city is identified as the Bride, the wife of the Lamb. The glorified church, then, is both a city and a bride. She is âthe city of Godâ in that she represents the sum of perfected individuals. In her love and unity she is the âBride.â The Bride and the city are identical, thus the New Jerusalem is to be the home and residence of the Bride.