Christians who believe in a divine Son of God Messiah, do not draw a distinction between the Hebrew Bible’s eschatological hopes for God’s glorious future age of world wide peace and justice, and an ...

The Senior Pastor of The Second Coming of Christ Ministry, Adewale Giwa, has lashed out at men of God who sell anointed oil and water to their followers.

Viral TikTok video shows passenger rubbing holy oil on a plane in the shape of a cross as she boards in the wake of recent plane incidents.

Anointing is a common practice in the Bible and modern Christianity. Discover how and why people are anointed as we look to the Biblical meaning and tradition.

Jesus’ baptism was his anointing. In ancient times, oil would be poured over the head of a person to mark them as the chosen one for a specific position. The act was called “anointing.” ...

Anointing with oil was therefore a symbol of endowment with the Spirit of God for the duties of the office to which a person was consecrated.

- The anointing The dean pours oil from ampulla into spoon, and holds the spoon for the Archbishop of Canterbury. The Queen is anointed on the forehead with the associated words.

The sacred royal oil, consecrated in a religious ceremony in Jerusalem at the site of Jesus' burial and crucifixion, will be animal-cruelty free.