{"id":3636,"date":"2024-05-24T19:20:57","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T19:20:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/when-god-sends-a-cardinal\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T23:03:43","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T23:03:43","slug":"when-god-sends-a-cardinal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/when-god-sends-a-cardinal\/","title":{"rendered":"Cosa significa quando Dio manda un cardinale? Un promemoria della Sua cura, non un segno dai defunti"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>The Bible never mentions the cardinal, a bird of the Americas the biblical writers never saw, and no church teaches that a cardinal is a sign from God, an angel or someone who has died. Scripture&#039;s promise is plainer: not one sparrow falls &quot;without your Father,&quot; and &quot;Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted&quot; (Matthew 10:29; 5:4). The idea that a cardinal carries a message from heaven is a popular belief, passed on in sayings such as\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A red cardinal is not a sign from a loved one who has died. What the Bible says about birds, the dead and God&#039;s care, and why the bird is called a cardinal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104319,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[38],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-3636","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bible-mysteries"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3582,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/spiritual-meaning-a-bird-hitting-your-window\/","url_meta":{"origin":3636,"position":0},"title":"Spiritual Meaning of a Bird Hitting or Tapping on Your Window: Not an Omen","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Maggio 24, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"A bird at the window is not an omen of death. 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