Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
Malachi 4:5 “See, I will send the prophet Elijah to you before that great and dreadful day of the Lord comes. 6He will turn the hearts of the parents to their children, and the hearts of the children to their parents; or else I will come a…
"but do not measure the court outside the temple; leave that out, for it is given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for forty-two months." (Rev 11:2 – ESV)
But exclude the outer court; do not measure it, be…
Elohim and ὁ θεὸς in Genesis 1
The creation account in Genesis begins with a plural word, elohim to identify God:
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth (Genesis 1:1 ESV)
בראשית ברא אלהים את השמים ואת הארץ
Elohim contin…
Question:
If ‘Holy’, (ἅγιος at Biblehub.com, and at logeion.uchicago.edu), is interpreted as ‘separated unto’, ‘consecrated’, ‘dedicated to’, or ‘sacred’, then in what sense can God be considered Holy?
Is this a contradiction if God is not…
Text: Acts 2:13 (YTL)
"And others mocking said, They are full of sweet wine."
The Greek word euanggelidzo is used 135x, while the word for pastoring is used only 15x (and only 4x does it apply to shepherding a church). Yet this word is most always translated as "preach" or "proclaim." Does this…
If we read the Bible, God’s days start at sunset. God’s months start with a new moon (lunar calendar). The Jews in the O.T. & N.T. followed God’s lunar calendar, based on the new moon. The seventh day, the Sabbath, was never on the sam…
There are two references to these "little books" or "scrolls", one in the Book of Revelation:
Revelation 10:2: "and having in his hand a little scroll being open. And he placed his right foot upon the sea, and the…
Luke 23:34 (DRA) (emphasis added)
34 And Jesus said: Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. But they, dividing his garments, cast lots.
Addressing the Father, Jesus acknowledges God’s ability to forgive their sin (…
I have been researching for a long time John 19:30, more specifically the word Tetelestai (τετελεσται) in the Greek. But recently came across the topic of the Hebrew Gospels (possible late translations) and is fascinating.
What did Jesus…
In Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians Paul indicates that he prefers to pray both in (or with) the Spirit and in (or with) the mind.
τί οὖν ἐστίν; προσεύξομαι τῷ πνεύματι, προσεύξομαι δὲ καὶ τῷ νοΐ· ψαλῶ τῷ πνεύματι, ψαλῶ δὲ καὶ τῷ…
I am trying to determine exactly what the Seal placed on the 144,000 by God was. I have heard two directions and I want to see what everyone else might say. The word Truth or Emet would be in John’s style, but others assume the Holy Spirit…