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February 25, 2025

5 oldest churches still in use

1. Etchmiadzin Cathedral

The original church was built over a pagan temple as early as AD 301, while the core part of the current building comes from the 5th century.

Today it is the seat of the head of the Armenian Apostolic Church

The interior is adorned with beautiful icons and ornaments

2. Panagia Ekatontapiliani

According to a legend, this church complex has 99 doors in total.

The hundredth door, the legend says, will appear once Hagia Sophia becomes Orthodox again

The literal name of this place is "the Church with a Hundred Doors" and it is home to a complex of churches and chapels, the oldest of which go back to AD 326.

3. Saint Peter's Basilica

Saint Peter's houses extraordinary works of art such as Michelangelo's Pieta.

It's also the burial site of Saint Peter himself as well as many other popes and saints

This church dates back to AD 333, though it was rebuilt in the 16th century.

It is perhaps one of the most well-known churches in the world

4. The Church of the Holy Sepulchre

Consecrated in 335, this is one of the most important places in the history of Christianity.

This church was built over the place where Jesus was crucified and buried.

The empty tomb of Christ is located within the shrine that you can see on the photo

5. Church of the Nativity

Located in Bethlehem, this church was commissioned by Constantine the Great and dedicated in AD 339.

It was rebuilt in 6th century by Justinian the Great and remained mostly unchanged since then, This church houses the Grotto of the Nativity, the place where Christ was born into this world.

The exact place of His birth is marked with a silver star.

People who mocked God and died later | Good Read

Author NEWS/EVENTS ,

1. Steve Hawkings - There is no God, no one created the universe and no one directs our fate. He got ALS at 21 and died at 76.

Argument from witnesses revealed that:

The average life expectancy after diagnosis of ALS is only 2-5 years. Fewer than 5% of patients live longer than 20 years. However, Hawking lived a full life of 76 years, over 50 years after diagnosis, which would not imply there was an act of God to kill him for mocking him.

https://www.hss.edu/condition-list_amyotrophic-lateral-sclerosis.asp

2. The man who built the Titanic:

After the construction of Titanic, a reporter asked him how safe the Titanic would be. With an ironic tone he said:

"Not even God can sink it." The result: I think you all know what happened to the Titanic

3. Tancredo Neves (President of Brazil):

During the Presidential campaign, he said if he got 500,000 votes from his party, not even God would remove him from Presidency. Sure he got the votes, but he got sick a day before being made President, then he died.

4. Cazuza (Brazilian composer, singer and poet):

During A show in Canecio (Rio de Janeiro) While smoking his cigarette, he puffed out some smoke into the air and said: "God, that's for you." He died at the age of 32 of LUNG CANCER.

Readers argue that Cazuza didn't die from lung cancer.

Cazuza didn't die from a lung cancer, but from sepsis secondary to AIDS.

https://www.correiobraziliense.com.br/diversao-e-arte/2023/04/amp/5085026-65-anos-de-cazuza-relembre-as-principais-curiosidades-sobre-o-cantor.html

https://www.nytimes.com/1990/07/08/obituaries/cazuza-brazilian-singer-32.html

5. John Lennon (Singer):

Christianity will end, it will disappear. I do not have to argue about that. I am certain. Jesus was ok, but his subjects were too simple, today we are more famous than Him' (1966). Lennon, after saying that the Beatles were more famous than Jesus Christ, was shot six times, and he died.

6. Marilyn Monroe (Actress)

She was visited by Billy Graham during a presentation of a show. He said the Spirit of God had sent him to preach to her.

After hearing what the Preacher had to say, she said: "I don't need your Jesus". A week later, she was found dead in her apartment.

7. Bon Scott (Singer) The ex-vocalist of the

AC/DC. On one of his 1979 songs he sang: 'Don't stop me; I'm going down all the way, down the highway to hell'. On the 19th of February 1980, Bon Scott was found dead, he had been choked by his own vomit.

8. People of Brazil.

They mocked God during their Rio Carnival Parade and experienced a humongous flood after. Most people lost their lives.

9. Campinas (IN 2005) In Campinas, Brazil a group of friends, drunk, went to pick up a friend.....

The mother accompanied her to the car and was so worried about the drunkenness of her friends and she said to the daughter holding her hand, who was already seated in the car: "My Daughter, Go with God And May He Protect You." She responded: "Only If He (God) Travels In The Trunk, Cause Inside Here....It's Already Full."

Hours later, news came by that they had been involved in a fatal accident, everyone had died, the car could not be recognized what type of car it had been, but surprisingly, the trunk was intact.

10. Christine Hewitt (Jamaican Journalist and entertainer) said the Bible (Word of God) was the worst book ever written. In June 2006 she was found burnt beyond recognition in her motor vehicle. Many more important people have forgotten that there is no other name that was given so much authority as the name of Jesus

February 24, 2025

Lawrence Oyor - Alignment Chant EP (Download Mp3)

Author MUSIC ,

Nigerian Gospel singer-songwriter and talented artist, Lawrence Oyor, introduces a new song titled "ALIGNMENT CHANT EP"

The song "ALIGNMENT CHANT EP" is an amazing record that should be on your Playlist. However, it serves as Lawrence Oyor's latest single for the year 2025.

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February 19, 2025

Sounds Of Salem - We Will Be Many” ft. Lawrence Oyor, Prophet Joel Ogebe

Author MUSIC ,

Sounds of Salem (Prophet Joel Ogebe) has released the official sound for “We’ll be Many” featuring Lawrence Oyor and Moses Akoh

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February 10, 2025

Download Album Maverick City - Live at Maverick City Album (2025)

Author MUSIC ,

Maverick City Live at Maverick City Album

Maverick City a renowned Gospel Music Group releases a new Album tagged LIVE AT MAVERICK CITY

Live at Maverick City” is a collection of songs recorded live during Maverick City Music’s ‘Good News Tour’. Specifically, a majority of the songs appear to have been recorded during their tour stop at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, on Monday, December 2, 2024. The extensive live album was released on February 7, 2025 and features Chandler Moore, Naomi Raine, Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Todd Galberth, JWLKRS Worship, Mara Justine, Nick Day, Genavieve Linkowski, Jordin Sparks, Anthony Gargiula, Stephen McWhirter, and Ashley Hess.

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