Latest / Hearing Jesus: Daily Bible Study, Daily Devotional, Prayer, Hearing God & Christian Affirmations
When the Grave Isn't the Final Word: Hope in the Roman Catacombs
Just outside the old city of Rome are miles of narrow tunnels called the catacombs, the cemetery of the early church. Christians weren't hiding there. They weren't allowed to bury their dead inside the city, and they didn't want cremation because they believed the body would rise again. So they dug down and laid their loved ones to rest.
On those walls they carved hope. The fish, ichthys, stood for Jesus Christ, God's Son, Savior. The Good Shepherd carried a lamb on His shoulders. And the anchor came straight from Hebrews.
"This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.