Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
In Jeremiah 36:30, we see a prophecy that Jehoiakim will not have a descendent to sit on the throne:
“Therefore this is what the Lord says about Jehoiakim king of Judah: He will have no one to sit on the throne of David; his body will be …
All the verbs in the Great Commission are participles except for μαθητεύσατε ("make disciples). For example, πορευθέντες (going) is often translated as an imperative although it is a participle. What is the best way to translate the…
ἀποκαλυφθῆναι Is the aorist and would be translated as “was revealed”
Does μέλλουσαν (present tense) “is about to be” somehow change the aorist ἀποκαλυφθῆναι to the future tense?
Can someone explain how this aorist is translated as a futur…
Mark 1:1 (ESV),
The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God…
Mark 15:39 (ESV),
And when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw that in this way he breathed his last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”
The…
It is generally translated as "going to be", with Young’s Literal Translation being the Minority Report:
https://biblehub.com/acts/24-15.htm
https://www.jw.org/en/library/bible/nwt/books/acts/24/#v44024015
[Act 24:15 YLT] (15) h…
The Nicene Creed begins with Πιστεύομεν ("we believe"), however, many English translations have instead "I believe" which follows the ancient Latin text which begins Credo ("I believe"). So, one wonders why th…
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…
Who is the “possessor of heaven and earth” in
Genesis 14:19 And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the
most high God, possessor of heaven and earth: 20 and blessed be the
most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies…
Bill in this article briefly argues against the view that
‘ the typical translation of Matthew 28:19 ("Therefore go and make disciples") is incorrect because the Greek word for "go" (poreuthentes) is a participle and s…
“Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,”
Could this mean, ”while you are going out and about or while you are on your way do these things”, or ”while y…
We read in Tehillim 2:12 [MT],
"Yearn for Purity, lest He be angry and your-way will perish when suddenly His-wrath will kindle. Happy [are] all who take refuge in-Him" (נַשְּׁקוּ בַ֡ר פֶּן יֶאֱנַ֚ף וְתֹ֬אבְדוּ דֶ֗רֶךְ כִּֽי יִבְ…
Ephesians 4:9
SBLGNT:
τὸ δὲ Ἀνέβη τί ἐστιν εἰ μὴ ὅτι καὶ κατέβη εἰς τὰ κατώτερα μέρη τῆς γῆς;
KJV
(Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?
ESV
(In saying, “He …