Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
(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 …
1 Timothy 6:13-16 (YLT):
13 I charge thee, before God, who is making all things alive, and of Christ Jesus, who did testify before Pontius Pilate the right profession,
14 that thou keep the command unspotted, unblameable, till the manifes…
1 Kings 7:24-30 describes a huge laver in the Temple of Jerusalem, constructed by King Solomon, thus:
Then he made the molten sea; it was round, ten cubits from brim to
brim, and five cubits high, and a line of thirty cubits measured its
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2 Chronicles 17:7 In the third year of his [Jehoshaphat] reign he sent his officials … 9 They taught throughout Judah, taking with them the Book of the Law of the Lord; they went around to all the towns of Judah and taught the people.
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Why do Isaiah 37 and 2 Kings 19 contain the same verses? Of course, consulting or referring to an older and reliable source of eyewitness information is expected and acceptable, but what is strange is that the writer of 2 Kings 19 has copi…
1 Kings 1:32-33:
"2 And king David said, Call me Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. And they came before the king.
33 The king also said unto them, Take with you the servants of your lord, and …
If you read Isaiah 37 and compare it with 2 Kings 19, you will notice that these verses are the exact same.
How is it possible or why is it that these verses are identical?
Isaiah 37
2 Kings 19
2 Kings 17:21 NLT
For when the Lord tore Israel away from the kingdom of David, they chose Jeroboam son of Nebat as their king. Then Jeroboam drew Israel away from following the Lord and made them commit a great sin.
But earlier on its c…
In 1 Chronicles 3:15 we find a list of king Josiah’s four sons:
The sons of Josiah:
Johanan the firstborn,
Jehoiakim the second son,
Zedekiah the third,
Shallum the fourth.
Then in Jeremiah 22:11-12
or this is what the Lord says about S…
“Then he took his oldest son who was to reign in his place and offered him for a burnt offering on the wall. And there came great wrath against Israel. And they withdrew from him and returned to their own land.”
2 Kings 3:27
How d…
We know the prophet Elijah called fire down from heaven, killing bands of soldiers; and we know he slew the prophets of Baal at Mount Carmel. But his successor, Elisha, who had received the double portion of God’s spirit, had a compassion…
1 Kings 13:1-8
1 Now behold, there came a man of God from Judah to Bethel by the word of the Lord, while Jeroboam was standing by the altar to burn incense …
8 But the man of God said to the king, “If you were to give me half your house…