I get leary when I hear dates being set about…
I get leary when I hear dates being set about the rapture! Has anyone heard about the prediction of September 23, 2017? Some prophecy…
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Has anyone researched whether 7 weeks was John the baptist ministry, the 62 weeks being Jesus ministry then Jesus death in the midst of the last
It just makes sense that if in the last week of the 70 weeks we have the Messiah cut off (death on the cross) and he died in the midst of the Passover week which all so was the 50th Jubilee then the previous weeks would be weeks as well an…
Why does John the Baptist deny being "Elijah"?
So Malachi rather cryptically ends with
“See, I will send the prophet Elijah to you before that great and dreadful day of the Lord
comes. He will turn the hearts of the parents to their children, and the hearts of the
children to their pa…
In 1 Cor 14:3-5 what was the nature of the prophecies being given in Corinth?
Paul speaks at length to the Corinthians about the penchant for becoming a celebrity preacher fan club:
[1Co 1:10-12 NLT] (10) I appeal to you, dear brothers and sisters, by the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ, to live in harmony wi…
What do Jesus’ words in Matthew 16:18 mean with respect to his Church never being defeated by the powers of hell?
Jesus said, "I will build my Church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it" – Matthew 16:18 KJV.
I’m not so concerned with whether the English translation should better state ‘Hades,’ and ‘overcome,’ unless that has …
What is the difference between "receiving the Holy Spirit" (Acts 8:14-20; 19:1-7) and "being filled with the Holy Spirit" (Acts 9:17; 4:31)?
Context of "receiving the Holy Spirit":
14 Now when the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent them Peter and John, 15 who came down and prayed for them that they would receive the Holy …
Why did Saul the Roman and also not being of the Sadducees sect express his disbelief in the resurrection? [closed]
Why do you people think it is unbelievable that God raises the dead? Of course, I myself was convinced that it was necessary to do many things hostile to the name of Jesus the Nazarene. Acts 26:8-9 New English Translation
Why did it see…
Political Theologies Public Religions In A Post Secular World; Controversies In Political Theology; Being The Church In The Midst Of Empire Trinitarian Reflections
Book Reviews / Pneuma 31 (2009) 105-160 157 Hent de Vries and Lawrence E. Sullivan, eds., Political Theologies: Public Religions in a Post- Secular…
Was Paul being sarcastic when he claimed that he didn’t recognize Ananias?
Related: Was Paul literally predicting that God would strike Ananias?
From Acts 23:1-5 (NIV):
1 Paul looked straight at the Sanhedrin and said, “My brothers, I have fulfilled my duty to God in all good conscience to this day.” 2 At this t…
Is Matthew 25:40 establishing Proverbs 19:17 is a ‘prophecy’ about Jesus being King YHVH?
Wisdom חָכְמָה allowed מֶ֜֗לֶךְ King שְׁלֹמֹ֣ה Shlomoh (Solomon) to reveal Proverb 19:17 stating "He who is gracious to a poor man lends to YHVH, and He will repay him his reward." ( מַלְוֵ֣ה יְ֖הוָה ח֣וֹנֵֽן דָּ֑ל וּ֜גְמֻל֗וֹ יְ…
Which verses in the OT was Jesus referring to in Mk 12:24-25 where he scolded the Sadducee for being ignorant of the Scriptures?
We hear Jesus educating the Sadducee who came to him with a cleverly made up query on life after life and on the prospective marital status of souls in heaven in Mk 12:24-25 (KJV) :
And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore …
What does everything being vanity mean in Ecclesiastes 1?
Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is
vanity. — Ecclesiasites 1:2, KJV 2000
What is its literal meaning, in context?