Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
I recently decided to read the Apocrypha. Sounded interesting. Anyway, when I got to The Book of Bel and The Dragon, there was this verse, which struck me as particularly interesting:
1:27 Then Daniel took pitch, and fat, and hair, and did…
As quoted by Jesus:
And I will give him the morning star.
-Revelation 2:28
“I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you about these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star.”
-Revela…
Isaiah 52:9
"Break forth together into singing, you waste places of Jerusalem, for the LORD has comforted his people; he has redeemed Jerusalem". ESV. My emphasis.
Barnes notes on the Bible has:
"The idea here is, that Y…
In 1 Samuel 14 why was Jonathan’s action of eating the honey when he was unaware of his fathers command, more of a sin than the Israelites eating meat with blood?
The story that we have in the gospels of Mark and Matthew (Mark 14:53-65; Matthew 26:57-68) of the Trial of Jesus before the Sanhedrin seems to contradict many passages in the Mishna in the tractate Sanhedrin, like, for example:
a. Capital…
Do the seven seals of the book of Revelation have an origin in the siege of Jericho?
This siege framework imagery can then be expounded upon, as with the seven seals, independently with the siege representing the day of the wrath. The day …
In Genesis 2:1 we read (KJV)
Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of
them.
In Nehemiah 9:6 we read (KJV)
Thou,even thou art LORD alone; thy has made heaven, the heaven of
heavens, with all their host, the earth…
In Romans 10, Paul is discussing the Lord Jesus, and in verse 13, he writes (NKJV, emphasis mine):
For “whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved.”
The reason "LORD" is capitalized by the New King James Version here …
Isaiah 3:8
English Standard Version
For Jerusalem has stumbled, and Judah has fallen, because their speech and their deeds are against the LORD, defying his glorious presence.
Was Isaiah declaring a fact here or prophesying about the fut…
If the phrase "you have heard" refers to the Scriptures, why is hating one’s enemy not written in the Old Testament.
Matthew 5:43 ASV Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy:
John 8:14 New International Version
14 Jesus answered, “Even if I testify on my own behalf, my testimony is valid, for I know where I came from and where I am going. But you have no idea where I come from or where I am going.
John 5:31 -…
Is the ark of the covenant mentioned in
Revelation 11:19 Then God’s temple in heaven was opened, and the ark
of his covenant was seen within his temple. There were flashes of
lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, …