Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
I heard explained that it means that the LORD will still extend mercy in spite of sins. I have also heard that it means just the opposite-that an extended hand in ancient Near Eastern context means a hand administering punishment, or, at …
Says “for the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat”. Is this saying when Jesus returns these worldly things will burn away? More so, what is the meaning of “no sooner ”
The end of Dueteronomy tells the death of Moses and what happened then:
34:5 So Moses the servant of the Lord died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the Lord, 6 and he buried him in the valley in the land of Moab opposit…
I get the impression that there are many nuances in making hermeneutics across the Old/New Testament. I will limit this to the Garden of Eden symbolism in the interest of keeping the scope of my question within reason. Consider Matthew 10:…
In the Old Testament, when someone dies, he is sometimes said to be "gathered to his people" or a close variant:
Genesis 15:15 As for you [Abraham], you shall go to your fathers in peace; you will be buried at a good old age.
Ge…
If there was a Biblical change of day when Jesus sat and ate the Passover, and there was a change of day when Joseph came to the cross (the first time), this would show major differences between what tradition and Scripture say about the c…
I was just reading a few stories pointing at medieval art that conceived of what was written in Aramaic on the cross and that Pilate had put the four words “Jesus the-nazorean, and-king of-the-jews”. There’s this claim that his formulation…
Jesus on earth is different from his glorified status after his resurrection. How is his progression to this same glory(John 17:5) distinct from, and similar to the proceeding children of God’s progression to glory(John 17:22)?
John 17:5
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Matthew 27:37 says this was written on the cross, “THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS.” There is a lot of prejudice toward the word ‘Jew.’ I would like to know if the oldest bibles actually said “Jews” or “Judeans.” Thank you in advance. …
The intuitive view of the Pauline letters is that they were collected by their recipients, that means that they were collected by the churches in Greece and Asia Minor, what we today would call the "Eastern" tradition.
Ancient au…
Background
When Elijah died, Elisha succeeded Elijah and performed a miracle to cross the Jordan river, and the people watching said he had Elijah’s spirit as Kings 2:15 (NIV) says:
The company of the prophets from Jericho, who were watch…
King James Bible Acts 12:4
And when he [Herod] had apprehended him [Peter], he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people.
New King James Vers…