The first of a six-coin series released in 2016, Daniel in the Lion’s Den depicts God’s faithful servant Daniel surviving a night with bloodthirsty lions engraved in 2 oz of .999 fine Silver.

As revealed in chapter 6 of Daniel in the Christian Bible, jealous men observed Daniel in an illegal act — prayer. Obliged to follow the law and punish any man petitioning any God or man beside the throne, the king guiltily had Daniel cast into the lion’s den. When the king returned the next morning, he found Daniel miraculously unharmed — an angel of God had protected him.

The scene, as depicted in Gustave Doré’s 1860s wood engraving, “Daniel in the Den of Lions,” is the inspiration for the U.S.-based Scottsdale Mint’s latest Silver coin. With deliberate detail, the coin features Daniel safe among several fierce but peaceful lions.

“The Daniel in the Lion’s Den coin follows the original series’ theme of hope and mercy triumphing over darkness,” APMEX Vice President of Merchandising Andrew Martineau said. “Appropriately enough, a portion of proceeds from purchases of this series will support a faith-based human rights organization, the International Justice Mission (IJM). The non-profit operates all over the world to combat grave injustices, including brutality and illegal detention, like the coin illustrates.”

REVERSE: Inspired by Gustave Doré’s illustration of “Daniel in the Lion’s Den” depicting Daniel standing in the middle of the den with lions and skeletons surrounding him.

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The Last Supper is the final meal that, in the Gospel accounts, Jesus shared with his Apostles in Jerusalem before his crucifixion.  The Last Supper provides the scriptural basis for the Eucharist, also known as “Holy Communion” or “The Lord’s Supper”.

The First Epistle to the Corinthians contains the earliest known mention of the Last Supper. The four canonical Gospels all state that the Last Supper took place towards the end of the week, after Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem and that Jesus and his Apostles shared a meal shortly before Jesus was crucified at the end of that week. During the meal Jesus predicts his betrayal by one of the Apostles present, and foretells that before the next morning, Peter will deny knowing him.

REVERSE: Inspired by Gustave Doré’s illustration of “The Last Supper” depicting Jesus Christ and his twelve disciples sitting at a table during Jesus’ last Passover meal.

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Adam and Eve, according to the creation myth of the Abrahamic religions, were the first man and woman and the ancestors of all humans. The story of Adam and Eve is central to the belief that God created human beings to live in a paradise on earth, although they fell away from that state and formed the present world full of suffering and injustice.

God fashions Adam from dust and places him in the Garden of Eden. Adam is told that he can till the ground and eat freely of all the trees in the garden, except for a tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Subsequently, Eve is created from one of Adam’s ribs to be Adam’s companion. They are innocent and unashamed about their nakedness.

However, a serpent deceives Eve into eating fruit from the forbidden tree, and she gives some of the fruit to Adam. These acts give them additional knowledge, but it gives them the ability to conjure negative and destructive concepts such as shame and evil. God later curses the serpent and the ground. God prophetically tells the woman and the man what will be the consequences of their sin of disobeying God. Then he banishes ‘the human’ from the Garden of Eden.

REVERSE: Inspired by Gustave Doré’s illustration of “Adam and Eve Driven out of Eden” depicting an angel, with sword in right hand, pointing the way out of the Garden of Eden as Adam and Eve embark into the new wilderness.

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In the Gospel of Luke, the parable is introduced by a question, known as the Great Commandment:

Behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested him, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”

He said to him, “What is written in the law? How do you read it?”

He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, with all your mind, [Deuteronomy 6:5]; and your neighbour as yourself [Leviticus 19:18].”

He said to him, “You have answered correctly. Do this, and you will live.”

But he, desiring to justify himself, asked Jesus, “Who is my neighbour?”— Luke 10:25–29, World English Bible

Jesus replies with a story:

Jesus answered, “A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who both stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead. By chance a certain priest was going down that way. When he saw him, he passed by on the other side. In the same way a Levite also, when he came to the place, and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a certain Samaritan, as he travelled, came where he was. When he saw him, he was moved with compassion, came to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. He set him on his own animal, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. On the next day, when he departed, he took out two denarii, and gave them to the host, and said to him, ‘Take care of him. Whatever you spend beyond that, I will repay you when I return.’ Now which of these three do you think seemed to be a neighbour to him who fell among the robbers?”

He said, “He who showed mercy on him.”

Then Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.”— Luke 10:30–37, World English Bible

REVERSE: Inspired by Gustave Doré’s illustration of “Arrival of the Good Samaritan at the Inn” depicting the good Samaritan aiding the injured man off the donkey at the inn.new wilderness.

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The Vision of the Valley of Dry Bones (or The Valley of Dry Bones or The Vision of Dry Bones) is a prophecy in chapter 37 of the Book of Ezekiel. The chapter details a vision revealed to the prophet Ezekiel, conveying a dream-like realistic-naturalistic depiction.

In his vision the prophet sees himself standing in the valley full of dry human bones. He is commanded to carry a prophecy. Before him the bones connect into human figures, then the bones become covered with tendon tissues, flesh and skin. Then God reveals the bones to the prophet as the People of Israel in exile and commands the Prophet to carry another prophecy in order to revitalize these human figures, to resurrect them and to bring them to the Land of Israel.

REVERSE: Inspired by Gustave Doré’s illustration of “The Vision of the Valley of Dry Bones” depicting Ezekiel overlooking a field of skeletons and corpses coming back to life.

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The nativity of Jesus or birth of Jesus is described in the gospels of Luke and Matthew. The two accounts agree that Jesus was born in Bethlehem in the time of Herod the Great to a betrothed virgin whose name was Mary.

In Christian theology the nativity marks the incarnation of Jesus as the second Adam, in fulfillment of the divine will of God, undoing the damage caused by the fall of the first man, Adam. The artistic depiction of the nativity has been an important subject for Christian artists since the 4th century. Since the 13th century, the nativity scene has emphasized the humility of Jesus and promoted a more tender image of him, as a major turning point from the early “Lord and Master” image, which has had an effect on the basic approaches of Christian pastoral ministry.

The nativity plays a major role in the Christian liturgical year. Christian congregations of the Western tradition begin observing the season of Advent four Sundays before Christmas, the traditional feast-day of his birth, which falls on December 25. Christians of the Eastern Orthodox Church observe a similar season called the “Nativity Fast” during the forty days leading up to Christmas, which for them falls on January 7 as a result of Orthodox churches continuing to follow the Julian calendar, rather than the modern day Gregorian calendar.

REVERSE: Inspired by Gustave Doré’s illustration of “The Nativity” depicting baby Jesus with Mary and Joseph surrounded by shepherds and the animals in the stables.

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The baptism of Jesus marks the beginning of his public ministry. This event is described in the gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke. John’s gospel does not directly describe Jesus’ baptism.

Most modern theologians view the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist as a historical event to which a high degree of certainty can be assigned. Along with the crucifixion of Jesus, most biblical scholars view it as one of the two historically certain facts about him, and often use it as the starting point for the study of the historical Jesus.

The baptism is one of the five major milestones in the gospel narrative of the life of Jesus, the others being the Transfiguration, Crucifixion, Resurrection, and Ascension. Most Christian denominations view the baptism of Jesus as an important event and a basis for the Christian rite of baptism (see also Acts 19:1-7). In Eastern Christianity, Jesus’ baptism is commemorated on 6 January (the Julian calendar date of which which corresponds to 19 January on the Gregorian calendar), the feast of Epiphany. In the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion, the Lutheran Churches and some other Western denominations, it is recalled on a day within the following week, the feast of the baptism of the Lord. In Roman Catholicism, the baptism of Jesus is one of the Luminous Mysteries sometimes added to the Rosary. It is a Trinitarian feast in the Eastern Orthodox Churches.

REVERSE: Features light descending from above, the Holy Spirit, onto Jesus as he is baptized in the river by John the Baptist.

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The crucifixion of Jesus occurred in 1st century Judea, most probably between the years 30 and 33 AD. Jesus’ crucifixion is described in the four canonical gospels, referred to in the New Testament epistles, attested to by other ancient sources, and is established as a historical event confirmed by non-Christian sources, although among historians there is no consensus on the precise details of what exactly occurred.

According to the canonical gospels, Jesus, the Christ, was arrested, tried, and sentenced by Pontius Pilate to be scourged, and finally crucified by the Romans. Jesus was stripped of his clothing and offered wine mixed with gall to drink, before being crucified. He was then hung between two convicted thieves and according to Mark’s Gospel, died some six hours later. During this time, the soldiers affixed a sign to the top of the cross stating “Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews” in three languages. They then divided his garments among them, but cast lots for his seamless robe. After Jesus’ death they pierced his side with a spear to be certain that he had died.

The Bible describes seven statements that Jesus made while he was on the cross, as well as several supernatural events that occurred. Collectively referred to as the Passion, Jesus’ suffering and redemptive death by crucifixion are the central aspects of Christian theology concerning the doctrines of salvation and atonement.

REVERSE: Inspired by Gustave Doré’s illustration of “Nailing Christ to the Cross” depicting nails being hammered into Jesus amidst a crowd, with other crucifixions in the background

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Included certificate of authenticity lists John 19:18, “Where they crucified him, and two other with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst.

The account of Jacob wrestling with the angel is found in Genesis 32:22-32 and referenced elsewhere in Hosea 12:4. The account includes the renaming of Jacob as “Israel”, literally “He who struggles with God.” The account is also regularly described as Jacob wrestling with God.

Jacob spent the night alone on a riverside. There, a mysterious being—considered to be an angel or God himself—wrestled with Jacob, even striking him painfully in the hollow of his thigh. Jacob asks the being his name, and while he doesn’t receive an answer, he names the place where they wrestled Peniel or Penuel.[Genesis 32:29-30] The event occurs during Jacob’s journey back to Canaan.

The identity of Jacob’s wrestling opponent is a matter of debate, named variously as a dream figure, a prophetic vision, an angel (such as Michael and Samael), a protective river spirit, Jesus or God.

REVERSE: Features Gustav Doré’s image of Jacob struggling with a winged angel next to the river Jabbok.

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Included certificate of authenticity lists Genesis 32:22-32, in which Jacob wrestles with a heavenly being, often referred to as an angel, all night until the break of day when the being dislocates his hip by touching it. Jacob does not let go of the being until he is blessed. The heavenly being renames him Israel and blesses him.

Calming the storm is one of the miracles of Jesus in the Gospels, namely in Matthew 8:23-27, Mark 4:35-41, and Luke 8:22-25. This episode is distinct from Jesus’ walk on water which also involves a boat on the lake and appears later in the narrative, in chapter 14 of Matthew.

According to the Gospels, one evening Jesus and his disciples were crossing the Sea of Galilee in a boat, when a furious storm came up, with the waves breaking over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion, but the disciples woke him and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?” The Gospel of Mark then states that:

He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm. He said to his disciples, “Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?” They were terrified and asked each other, “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!”

REVERSE: Design inspired by Gustave Doré’s illustration of “Jesus Stills the Tempest”.

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Included certificate of authenticity lists Matthew 8:18-27 (NLT) which states: When Jesus saw the crowd around him, he instructed the disciples to cross to the other side of the lake. Then Jesus got into the boat and started across the lake with his disciples. Suddenly, a fierce storm struck the lake, with waves breaking into the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. The disciples went and woke him up, shouting, “Lord save us! We’re going to drown”! Jesus responded, “Why are you afraid? You have so little faith”! Then he got up and rebuked the wind and waves, and suddenly all was calm. The disciples were amazed. “Who is this man”? they asked, “Even the winds and waves obey him”!

Cain and Abel were sons of Adam and Eve in the biblical Book of Genesis. Cain, the firstborn, tilled the soil, and his brother Abel was a shepherd. The brothers made sacrifices to God, each of his own produce, but God favored Abel’s sacrifice instead of Cain’s. Cain murdered Abel. God punished Cain to a life of wandering, but set a mark on him so that no man would kill him.

Cain then dwelt in the land of Nod, where he built a city and fathered the line of descendants beginning with Enoch. The narrative never explicitly states Cain’s motive (though it does describe him as being wrathful, and his motive is traditionally assumed to be envy), nor God’s reason for rejecting Cain’s sacrifice, nor details on the identity of Cain’s wife. Some traditional interpretations consider Cain to be the originator of evil, violence, or greed. According to Genesis, Cain was the first human born and Abel was the first to die.

REVERSE: Features Cain, club in hand, standing over the body of the murdered Abel.

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Included certificate of authenticity lists Genesis 4:4-11 (NLT) which states: The Lord accepted Abel and his gift, but he did not accept Cain and his gift. This made Cain very angry. “Why are you so angry”, the Lord asked Cain. “You will be accepted if you do what is right. But if you refuse to do what is right, then watch out! Sin is crouching at the door, eager to control you. But you must subdue it and be its master”. One day Cain suggested to his brother, “Let’s go out into the fields.” And while they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother, Abel, and killed him.

The biblical Magi, also referred to as the (Three) Wise Men or (Three) Kings, were, in the Gospel of Matthew and Christian tradition, a group of distinguished foreigners who visited Jesus after his birth, bearing gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. The number three is not actually mentioned but has been assumed, perhaps, from the fact that three gifts are mentioned. They are regular figures in traditional accounts of the nativity celebrations of Christmas and are an important part of Christian tradition.

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REVERSE: Features a dove flying from the beached Ark. The landscape is littered with the drowned dead.

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Included certificate of authenticity lists GENESIS 8:8-11 (NLT) which states: He also released a dove to see if the water had receded and it could find dry ground. The second time the dove returned to him in the evening with a fresh olive leaf in its beak. Then Noah knew that the flood-waters were almost gone.

REVERSE: Features Jesus’ flogging during the trial leading up to His crucifixion.

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Included certificate of authenticity lists John 19:1 (ESV) which states: Then Pilate took Jesus and flogged him.

Elijah, in company with Elisha, approaches the Jordan. He rolls up his mantle and strikes the water. The water immediately divides and Elijah and Elisha cross on dry land. Suddenly, a chariot of fire and horses of fire appear and Elijah is lifted up in a whirlwind.

REVERSE: Features Elijah looking up in awe at the Chariot of Fire come to take him up to Heaven

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REVERSE: Features the daughter of Herod receiving the head of John the Baptist

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Included certificate of authenticity lists Matthew 14:8-11 (NLT) which states: At her mother’s urging, the girl said, “I want the head of John the Baptist on a tray!” Then the king regretted what he had said; but because of the vow he had made in front of his guests, he issued the necessary orders. So John was beheaded in the prison, and his head was brought on a tray and given to the girl, who took it to her mother.

The temptation of Christ is detailed in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke. According to these texts, after being baptized by John the Baptist, Jesus fasted for 40 days and nights in the Judaean Desert. During this time, Satan appeared to Jesus and tried to tempt him. Jesus having refused each temptation, the Devil then departed and Jesus returned to Galilee to begin his ministry.

The writer of the Epistle to the Hebrews also refers to Jesus having been tempted “in every way that we are, except without sin.”

Mark’s account is very brief, merely noting the event. Matthew and Luke describe the temptations by recounting the details of the conversations between Jesus and Satan. Since the elements that are in Matthew and Luke but not in Mark are mostly pairs of quotations rather than detailed narration, many scholars believe these extra details originate in the Q Document. The temptation of Christ is not explicitly mentioned in the Gospel of John but in this gospel Jesus does refer to the Devil, “the prince of this world”, having no power over Him.

REVERSE: Features Jesus refusing to be tempted by Satan

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Luke 24 tells how Jesus leads the eleven disciples to Bethany, a village on the Mount of Olives not far from Jerusalem, where he instructs them to remain in Jerusalem until the coming of the Holy Spirit and blesses them. “And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he parted from them, and was carried up into heaven. And they worshiped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy.” Acts 1 describes a meal at which Jesus commands the disciples to await the coming of the Holy Spirit, a cloud takes him upward from sight, and two men in white appear to tell them (the disciples) that he will return “in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.”

REVERSE: Features Jesus ascending to heaven while a crowd of his Disciples looks on in wonder

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REVERSE: Features the encounter of Samson and the lion as a great power comes over him to defeat the lion.

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Included certificate of authenticity lists Judges 14:5-6 (NCV) Samson went down to Timnah, as far as the vineyard near there. Suddenly, a young lion came roaring toward Samson! The Spirit of the Lord entered Samson with great power, and he tore the lion apart with his bare hands. For him it was as easy as tearing apart a young goat.

REVERSE: Features the devil tempting Jesus to worship him from atop the mountain based on Gustave Doré’s original artwork.

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Included certificate of authenticity lists Mark 15:16-19 (NLT2) which states: The soldiers took Jesus into the courtyard of the governor’s headquarters and called out the entire regiment. They dressed him in a purple robe, and they wove thorn branches into a crown and put it on his head. They then saluted him and taunted, “Hail, King of the Jews!” And they struck him on the head with a reed stick, spit on him, and dropped to their knees in mock worship.

REVERSE: Features one of God’s angel-agents of judgment striking a firstborn Egyptian child to death.

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Included certificate of authenticity lists Exodus 12:29-30 (NLT2) which states: And that night at midnight, the LORD struck down all the firstborn sons in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn son of Pharaoh, who sat on his throne, to the firstborn son of the prisoner in the dungeon. Even the firstborn of their livestock were killed. Pharaoh and all his officials woke up during the night, and loud wailing was heard throughout the land of Egypt. There was not a single house where someone had not died.

REVERSE: The coin design was inspired by Gustave Doré’s illustration of “Jesus and the Woman Taken in Adultery”.

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Included certificate of authenticity lists John 8:1-11(NLT2) As [Jesus] was speaking, the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in the act of adultery. They put her in front of the crowd. “Teacher,” they said to Jesus, “this woman was caught in the act of adultery. The law of Moses says to stone her. What do you say?” They were trying to trap him into saying something they could use against him. They kept demanding an answer, so he … said, “All right, but let the one who has never sinned throw the first stone!” When the accusers heard this, they slipped away one by one, … until only Jesus was left in the middle of the crowd with the woman. Then Jesus … said to the woman, “Where are your accusers? Didn’t even one of them condemn you?” “No, Lord,” she said. And Jesus said, “Neither do I. Go and sin no more.”

REVERSE: Features a host of heavenly angels defending the crowned virgin by fighting back the dragon with their swords, based on Gustave Doré’s original artwork..

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Included certificate of authenticity lists Revelation 12:1-5 (NLT2) which states: Then I witnessed in heaven an event of great significance. I saw a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon beneath her feet, and a crown of twelve stars on her head. She was pregnant, and she cried out because of her labor pains and the agony of giving birth. Then I witnessed in heaven another significant event. I saw a large red dragon with seven heads and ten horns, with seven crowns on his heads. … He stood in front of the woman as she was about to give birth, ready to devour her baby as soon as it was born. She gave birth to a son who was to rule all nations with an iron rod.

REVERSE: Features a baby moses in a basket floating on the choppy waters of the Nile as angels watch from above, based on Gustave Doré’s original artwork.

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Included certificate of authenticity lists Exodus 2:3 (NLT2) which states in part: “… when [Moses’ mother] could no longer hide him, she got a basket made of papyrus reeds and waterproofed it with tar and pitch. She put the baby in the basket and laid it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile River.” and Hebrews 11:23 (NLT2) which says “It was by faith that Moses’ parents hid him for three months when he was born. They saw that God had given them an unusual child, and they were not afraid to disobey the king’s command.”

REVERSE: Features a depiction of Jesus walking across rough seas toward a silhouetted boat in the distance, based on Gustave Doré’s original artwork.

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Included certificate of authenticity lists Mark 6:45 and John 6:17-20 (NLT2) which states: “… Jesus insisted that his disciples get back into the boat and head across the lake … But as darkness fell and Jesus still hadn’t come back … a gale swept down upon them, and the sea grew very rough. They had rowed three or four miles when suddenly they saw Jesus walking on the water toward the boat. They were terrified, but he called out to them, ‘Don’t be afraid. I am here!”

REVERSE: Features Judas shaking the hand of Jesus as he leans in to kiss him on the cheek as the mob and Roman soldiers surround them. Based on Gustave Doré’s original artwork.

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Included certificate of authenticity lists Mark 14:45-46 (NLT & TEV), Matthew 26:47-50, John 18:2-3, and Luke 22:47-48 of which latter verse states the response from Jesus to Judas: “Judas, how can you do this – betray the Messiah with a kiss?”

REVERSE: Features Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego within the fiery pit not burning as King Nebuchadnezzar and his soldiers look down at them, based on Gustave Doré’s original artwork.

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Included certificate of authenticity lists Daniel 3:28 (NLT2) which states: Then Nebuchadnezzar said, ‘Praise to the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego! He sent his angel to rescue his servants who trusted in him. They defied the king’s command and were willing to die rather than serve or worship any god except their own God.'”

REVERSE: Features Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead as others look on, based on Gustave Doré’s original artwork.

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Included certificate of authenticity lists John 11:41-43 (NLT2) which states: “So they rolled the stone aside. Then Jesus looked up to heaven and said, ‘Father, thank you for hearing me. You always hear me, but I said it out loud for the sake of all these people standing here, so that they will believe you sent me.’ Then Jesus shouted, ‘Lazarus, come out!'”

REVERSE: Features a depiction of God in heaven with a sword pointed down at Leviathan in the sea, based on Gustave Doré’s original artwork.

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Included certificate of authenticity lists Isaiah 27:1 (MSG) which states: “At that time GOD will unsheathe his sword, his merciless, massive, mighty sword. He’ll punish the serpent Leviathan as it flees, the serpent Leviathan thrashing in flight. He’ll kill that old dragon that lives in the sea.”

REVERSE: Features Jesus preaching in the Synagogue surrounded by onlookers, based on Gustave Doré’s original artwork.

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Included certificate of authenticity lists Matthew 13:54-57a (NLT2) which states: “He returned to Nazareth, his hometown. When he taught there in the synagogue, everyone was amazed and said, ‘Where does he get this wisdom and the power
to do miracles?’ …56b Where did he learn all these things?’… 57… they were deeply offended and refused to believe in him.”

REVERSE: Features a depiction of Samson toppling the stone pillars to bring down the roof upon the Philistines.

Included certificate of authenticity lists Judges 16:30 (NLT2) which states: “[Samson] prayed, ‘Let me die with the Philistines.’ And the temple crashed down on the Philistine rulers and all the people. So he killed more people when he died than he had during his entire lifetime.”

REVERSE: Features Jesus being delivered by Pilate to Jewish leaders to be crucified.

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Included certificate of authenticity lists John 19:7-16 (NLT2), which states: “The Jewish leaders replied, ‘By our law he ought to die because he called himself the Son of God.’ 8 When Pilate heard this, he was more frightened than ever. 9 He took Jesus back into the headquarters again and asked him, ‘Where are you from?’ But Jesus gave no answer. 10 ‘Why don’t you talk to me?’ Pilate demanded. ‘Don’t you realize that I have the power to release you or crucify you?’ 11 Then Jesus said, ‘You would have no power over me at all unless it were given to you from above. …’ 12 Then Pilate tried to release him, but the Jewish leaders shouted, ‘If you release this man, you are no ‘friend of Caesar.’ Anyone who declares himself a king is a rebel against Caesar.’ 13a When they said this, Pilate brought Jesus out to them again.”

REVERSE: Features Jesus praying in the garden while his disciples Peter, James and John join him, based on Gustave Doré’s original artwork.

Included certificate of authenticity lists Mark 14:32-42 (NLT2) which states in part: They went to the olive grove called Gethsemane, and Jesus said, ‘Sit here while I go and pray.’ He took Peter, James, and John with him, and he became deeply troubled and distressed. He told them, ‘My soul is crushed with grief to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me.’ He went on a little further and fell to the ground. He prayed that, if it were possible, the awful hour awaiting him might pass him by. ‘Abba, Father,’ her cried out, ‘everything is possible for you. Please take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.’ …the time has come. … Up, let’s be going. Look, my betrayer is here!'”

REVERSE: Included certificate of authenticity lists Ezra 3:11 (NLT2) which states: “With Praise and thanks, they sang this song to the LORD: ‘He is so good! His faithful love for Israel endures forever!’ Then all the people gave a great shout, praising the LORD because the foundation of the LORD’s Temple had been laid.”

REVERSE: Included certificate of authenticity lists ACTS 27:18-26 (NLT2) which states: “…gale-force winds continue to batter the ship, the crew began throwing the cargo overboard. … take courage! None of you will lose your lives, even though the ship will go down. For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me, and he said, ‘Don’t be afraid, Paul, for you will surely stand trial before Caesar! What’s more, God in his goodness has granted safety to everyone sailing with you.’ So take courage! For I believe God. It will be just as he said. But we will be shipwrecked on an island.”

REVERSE: Included certificate of authenticity lists ACTS 27:18-26 (NLT2) which states: “…gale-force winds continue to batter the ship, the crew began throwing the cargo overboard. … take courage! None of you will lose your lives, even though the ship will go down. For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me, and he said, ‘Don’t be afraid, Paul, for you will surely stand trial before Caesar! What’s more, God in his goodness has granted safety to everyone sailing with you.’ So take courage! For I believe God. It will be just as he said. But we will be shipwrecked on an island.”

REVERSE: Features a depiction of Jesus driving out the money changers and those buying and selling in the Temple, based on Gustave Doré’s original artwork.

Included certificate of authenticity lists Mark 11:15-16 (NLT2) which states: “…Jesus entered the Temple and began to drive out the people buying and selling animals for sacrifices. He knocked over the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those selling doves, and he stopped everyone from using the Temple as a marketplace.”

REVERSE: Features a depiction of Jesus’ dead body having been brought down from the cross as his disciples mourn around him.

Included certificate of authenticity lists John 19:38-42 (NLT) which states: “Afterward Joseph of Arimathea, who had been a secret disciple of Jesus (because he feared the Jewish leaders), asked Pilate for permission to take down Jesus’ body. When Pilate gave permission, Joseph came and took the body away. 39 With him came Nicodemus, the man who had come to Jesus at night. He brought seventy-five pounds of perfumed ointment made from myrrh and aloes. 40 Following Jewish burial custom, they wrapped Jesus’ body with the spices in long sheets of linen cloth. 41 The place of crucifixion was near a garden, where there was a new tomb, never used before. … they laid Jesus there.”

REVERSE: Features a depiction of believers praying as the Holy Spirit, appearing like tongues of flame, descends upon them.

Included certificate of authenticity lists Acts 2:1-4 (NLT2) which states: “On the day of Pentecost all believers were meeting together in one place. Suddenly, there was a sound from heaven like the roaring of a mighty windstorm, and it filled the house where they were sitting. Then, what looked like flames or tongues of fire appeared and settled on each of them. And everyone present was filled with the Holy Spirit and began speaking in other languages, as the Holy Spirit gave them this ability.”

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