Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
Nigel J in answering a Question about Gen 3: 22 Translation said:
The big question is ‘How does God live ? By the knowledge of good and
evil ? ‘
This is answered by Young’s Literal Translation (see his prefaces
regarding the Waw conversiv…
306 book reviews James K.A. Smith Imagining the Kingdom: How WorshipWorks (Grand Rapids, mi: Baker Academic, 2013). xx + 198 pp. $22.99 paperback. This…
In the Gospels, During the time Jesus asks "Who do men Say I Am"
The replies he got shows that the People of Israel, expected
Elijah
Christ (Messiah)
Jeremiah, or one of the Prophet
The Prophet"
We glean this from Matthew an…
How the Jewish Feasts were Fulfilled “The seven annual feasts were spread over seven months (Deuteronomy 16, Leviticus 23), at set times appointed by…
Rev. 20:6(KJV) says,
Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on
such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God
and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.
In light of …
422 book reviews Richard E. Rubenstein Resolving Structural Conflicts: How Violent Systems Can Be Transformed (New York, ny: Routledge, 2017). 170 pp. $44.95 paperback….
(Note: There have been questions asking who the “kings of the earth,” this verse is referring to, mine is a separate question about Jesus’s relationship with these so-called kings).
Revelation 1:4-5 (NASB):
John to the seven churches …
143 J. David Pawson, The Normal Christian Birth: How to Give New Believers a Proper Start in Life (London, Sydney, Auckland, Toronto: Hodder &…
The Syriac of Luke 23:54 seems to affirm an interpretation of "Sabbath Dawning". In addition, the same word seems to be used 43 times in the Syriac New Testament to mean "Dawn".
So, Why is ἐπέφωσκεν, (Dawning) interpret…
Introduction
The accepted date of authorship by critical scholars for the visions in Daniel (7-12) is the second century BC (Maccabean revolt 167-3 BC). The reasoning goes that the predictions in chapter 11 regarding the Maccabean revolt a…
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…
1 Corinthians 15:5 NASB
5 and that He appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve.
In all the narratives of four evangelists there seem to be no record of Christ meeting Cephas then the twelve after his resurrection,but that he met them t…