Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
In John 21:15-17 (ESV), we read:
15 When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter,
“Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him,
“Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed my
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I have noted in my study of Scripture that most names have "meaning" and are often Hebrew words or statements (usually about God). The original Hebrew name of Jesus – Yeh’shua – follows this pattern with its meaning roughly equat…
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 word Christian is used 3 times in the bible. Two are from Luke listed below. And, the third from Peter in his first letter.
Acts 11:26 (KJV)
And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole yea…
Mark 13:32’s is
"No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven,
nor the Son, but only the Father." (Berean Standard Bible)
The use of ‘only’ in the final clause is typical. Some add ‘alone’ in italics, as w…
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…
![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…
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…
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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…
“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…
Acts 13:21 is usually taken to mean that Saul reigned 40 years. However, some hold that the forty years are to include Samuel’s time on the scene before Saul’s reign began. Here are the revelant verses in the NIV:
20 All this took about 4…
The NKJV says:
“Therefore, laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and
all evil speaking, as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the
word, that you may grow thereby, if indeed you have tasted that the
Lord is gracious.” …