Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
I have a question on the translation of Galatians 3:22. Most English translations give something like the NIV gives:
But Scripture has locked up everything under the control of sin, so that what was promised, being given through faith…
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…
According to the prophecy given to the house of Eli all his descendants will die in the prime of their life
KJV 1 Samuel 2 : 31 – 33
Behold, the days come, that I will cut off thine arm, and the arm of thy father’s house, that there shall…
At the end of Genesis, the Bible specifically mentions Joseph saw his Great-Grandchildren at 110 years old, but of Isaac who passed at 180, no mention is made of this.
Did Isaac see his Great-Grandchildren as well or not?
In Isaiah 7, King Ahaz, the Judean king, is surrounded by the armies of Aram and Israel and things look bleak. At Isaiah 7:13-17, the prophet tells Ahaz that God will give him a sign that the seige will be broken. The sign, according to …
![Why did Textus Receptus add the word "Χριστοῦ" to [Revelation 12:17]?](https://www.pentecostaltheology.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Why-did-Textus-Receptus-add-the-word-quotChirhoiotasigmatauomicron8166quot-to-Revelation-1217-600x338.png)
Rome’s persecution of specific Israelites who have "τὴν μαρτυρίαν τοῦ Ἰησοῦ" was poetically documented in [Revelation 12:17] – "And the dragon was enraged with the woman, and he went to make war with the rest of her offsprin…
![When did the 7 + 62 (69) weeks (483 years, in fact) start and then end, which then heralded "Messiah the Prince", as portrayed in Dan 9:25 [NASB]?](https://www.pentecostaltheology.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/When-did-the-7--62-69-weeks-483-years-in-fact-start-and-then-end-which-then-heralded-Messiah-the-Prince-as-portrayed-in-Dan-925-NASB-600x338.png)
This much written about and endlessly debated time period, in my opinion, has to be understood before we can even think about ascertaining when the "70th week" of Daniel’s famed prophecy came about, or indeed may still have to co…
![Why did Textus Receptus add the word "Χριστοῦ" to [Revelation 12:17]?](https://www.pentecostaltheology.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Why-did-Textus-Receptus-add-the-word-quotChirhoiotasigmatauomicron8166quot-to-Revelation-12171-600x338.png)
Rome’s persecution of specific Israelites who have "τὴν μαρτυρίαν τοῦ Ἰησοῦ" was poetically documented in [Revelation 12:17] – "And the dragon was enraged with the woman, and he went to make war with the rest of her offsprin…
We know there were Christian prophets in the decades after the Resurrection, but did Paul consider himself to be one of them? What do we know about his understanding of Christian prophecy? In 1 Cor. 11:23 Paul says: "I received from t…
In his First Epistle to the Corinthians, Paul often speaks about prophesy (προφητεύητε) as one among the skills, members of the community may have; I cite some passages:
1 Corinthians 11:4 Any man who prays or prophesies with his head cov…
Christ mythicists claim that Paul refers to James as a brother of the Lord only in the same sense that all Christians are (spiritual) brothers.
Here are the relevant passages (NRSV):
Galatians 1:19 Then after three years I did go up to Je…
Paul had fled Jerusalem and gone to Tarsus (Acts 9:28-30). Later (Acts 11:22-26):
News of this [Jews and Gentiles following Jesus in Antioch] reached the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch. When he arrived and saw what…