Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
I was comparing various passages in the KJV (translated from the Masoretic Text) with the Septuagint (LXX) to see what the differences would be. One of the passages that I used was from Ezekiel 37, the well-known prophecy about the valley …
How long did Jacob stay in Harran? The answer seemed to be in Genesis 31:38-41 (NIV)
38 “I have been with you for twenty years now. Your sheep and goats have not miscarried, nor have I eaten rams from your flocks.
39 I did not bring you a…
In Genesis 5 we are told that Enoch walked with God for 300 years
Genesis 5:22 ESV
Enoch walked with God after he fathered Methuselah 300 years and had other sons and daughters.
But the sum total years of Enoch were 365 years
Genesis 5:2…
The word Christian is used 3 times in the bible. Two are from Luke listed below. And, the third from Peter in his first letter.
Acts 11:26 (KJV)
And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole yea…
In Mark 13:30
“I tell you the truth, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.” (Mark 13:30, NETfree)
Apparently this prophecy was proven wrong.
And I am refering here to verses 24-27, which apparently have no…
Mark 13:32’s is
"No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven,
nor the Son, but only the Father." (Berean Standard Bible)
The use of ‘only’ in the final clause is typical. Some add ‘alone’ in italics, as w…
Ezekiel 46:4 NASB
4 The burnt offering which the prince shall offer to the Lord on the sabbath day shall be six lambs without blemish and a ram without blemish;
In Ezekiel the prince offers six lambs instead of the two offered beside…
In 1 Samuel 2, Eli is cursed for letting his sons defile the house of God:
27 Then a man of God came to Eli and said to him, “Thus says the LORD: ‘Did I not clearly reveal Myself to the house of your father when they were in Egypt in …
(KJV) Daniel 10:1-5
1 In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed unto Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing was true, but the time appointed was long: and he understood the thing, and had under…
Matthew 28:19 (ESV) reads:
Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in
the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
In the Greek, (according to Blue Letter Bible) that’s:
πορευθέντες οὖν μ…
Hebrews 12:2, in part:
[ESV] looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith
[NIV] fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith
[KJV] Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith
[Greek] ἀφορῶντες εἰς τ…
I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony of Jesus…They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years (Rev. 20:4)*