Jesus taught a “gathering away”
Bishop Terry Wiles Jesus taught a “gathering away” which later became “the Blessed Hope” in Pentecostal Theology. Some scripture references include but are not…
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An Historian Meets the Dead Sea Scrolls
We talk about what drew Dr. Guerra into this field of study, why the Dead Sea Scrolls are important, and what can be learned from studying the material culture surrounding the scrolls.Keep an eye out for when the course is released HEREIn the …
24 Oct 2022
The Creeping Avalanche of Absurdity Now, all avalanches involve an event that is over in a few seconds. Some earth movements take place over a very long period of time. They are very hard to manage because most normally involve a vast area of land. I think we are in a prophetic creeping avalanche of […]
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This Day, January 29, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z”L
January 29 904: Sergius III began his papacy during which Jews first began settling at Mayence, Germany in 906. 1258: “The Mongols under Chinese general Guo Kan laid siege to” Baghdad today as part of a successful invasion Persia which led to the aboli…
Paul and Antagonism in Rome
Paul’s letters to Rome and to Galatia were written for two different communities who had different ideas about how gentiles belonged to the Jewish church. Geography mattered, but so did the social context. This week we focus primarily on Rome …
15 Dec 2022
Severe floods and landslides hit Kinshasa, leaving more than 140 people dead, DR Congo At least 141 people died in floods and landslides caused by heavy rains that hit several outlying districts of the capital Kinshasa (population 15 million), Democratic Republic of the Congo, on December 13, 2022. 5 people killed, 15 injured after large […]
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When did the spies return from the promised land? (Numbers 13) Could this be the origin of the Feast of Tabernacles? (Lev. 23)
In an article, The Vine & Wine at JewishExpert.com, there is an observation about recently discovered Ugaritic wine rituals found in a library at the home of the high priest. According to the article, it is “the fullest Ugaritic ritual…
A Scribe of the Kingdom of God Encounters the Demonic
A Scribe of the Kingdom of God Encounters the Demonic Introduction: This anthology of essays is an important component of my calling as a…
Two Theological Views Collide: Part 1 :: By Gene Lawley
In recent decades, the 1960s and 1970s, the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) struggled with a faction that wanted to deny the inerrancy of Scripture. Fortunately, those leaders who held to that position of the Scriptures overcame that attack. High-level academia seems to lean toward a rejection of the absolute truth of God’s sovereignty. Proverbs 3:5 […]
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8 Jan 2023
China suspends social media accounts of Covid policy critics China has suspended or closed the social media accounts of more than 1,000 critics of the government’s policies on the Covid-19 outbreak, as the country moves to further open up. An Age Of Decay The fact that American living standards have broadly stagnated, and for some segments […]
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Hebrews Study: Now Let’s Build Some Maturity :: By Sean Gooding
Hebrews 6:1-8 “1 Therefore, leaving the discussion of the elementary principles of Christ, let us go on to perfection, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, 2 of the doctrine of baptisms, of laying on of hands, of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. 3 […]
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Are the twenty-four elders of Revelation 4-5 angels or humans?
In Revelation 4-5, John pictures a scene of worship around God’s throne in heaven. Around the throne are twenty-four other thrones on which are seated twenty-four elders (πρεσβυτέρους). I’ve always assumed that the elders were humans, but …