Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
A recent answer to an old question of mine said that Deuteronomy 31:2 showed what is called ‘the integral age of the prophets’. I had never heard of this before, so all I can do is give the link, and then the answer posted on 6/1/23 by Joh…
The following is an excerpt of a critique on "Reason to Believe":
Under these conditions, were the Ten Plagues and a total crush of the Egyptian army in the Red Sea waters to happen, as we are told by the Torah, Egypt’s ruthless…
Throughout the Hebrew Bible, many individuals are described as ‘anointed’, typically with the task of carrying out God’s will.
As many understand, ‘anointed’ translates to ‘Messiah’. The concept of THE Messiah is central to both Judaic and…
In Isaiah 6:3, the seraphim call one to another, saying:
Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!” (ESV)
קָדֹ֧ושׁ׀ קָדֹ֛ושׁ קָדֹ֖ושׁ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָאֹ֑ות מְלֹ֥א כָל־הָאָ֖רֶץ כְּבֹודֹֽו׃ (BHS)
I…
Should the word elohim in Psalm 8:5 be translated into gods/angels/or god? The NIV translates it this way:
You have made them a little lower than the angels and crowned them
with glory and honor.
Another translation, the New Living…
Numbers 23:19
God is not man, that he should lie,
or a son of man, that he should change his mind….
Is this merely repetition saying "God ain’t a human being" twice in a row for emphasis, or is there more nuance?
Paul implies that the OT scriptures were veiled / not able to be understood. How can this be, that God would give guidance that they were not able to understand or comply with?
2 Corinthians 3:14 – But their minds were closed. For to thi…
Daniel 7:24 KJV
[24] And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise (קוּם): and another shall rise (קוּם) after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.
Daniel 8:23 KJV
[23] An…
The Biblical account narrates King Jehu’s actions as destroying Baal worship in Israel. It describes a mass murder conducted by Jehu in which hundreds of Baal devotees are destroyed in the Temple of Baal in Samaria. Translations universall…
Psalm 139:8 (KJV),
8 If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.
I am interested to know what the Psalmist meant by making his "bed in hell". It sounds like an idiom to me. Is i…
Is there a Hebrew-English Interlinear Bible in PDF (but not scans) or Word (or maybe Adobe InDesign) format available for download somewhere on the Internet? (Or maybe some of you have one for your own use and would like to share) :)?
Anne…
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 …