Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
I’m exploring the prophets and Ezra at the moment. In them, there are many prophecies that either refer to the day of The LORD.
Now, the day of The LORD seems to refer in different contexts to:
A) The destruction of Jerusalem
B) The return…
Acts 21:9
He had four unmarried daughters, who prophesied.
Why are there 4?
And why are they unmarried?
And why are they included in the Scripture?
Seems like a fun family, but a bit of jarring detail when reading the passage narratively…
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 …
There are a handful of prophecies that Christians consider as having "dual fulfillments" – one at the time, and one in the future. Matthew 24, Isaiah 7:14, etc. are examples.
Where did this method of interpretation originate, and…
Blockquote 15 “The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your brothers—it is to him you shall listen— 16 just as you desired of the LORD your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly, when you said, ‘Le…
New to this group, but this is definitely worth watching: When Will the Rapture Happen? Many prophecy teachers teach that the rapture will take…
Revelation 13:15-16 NASB
[15]And it was given to him to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast would even speak and cause as many as do not worship the image of the beast to be killed.
[16]And he causes…
The text:
“Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out with a loud
voice, saying to all the birds which fly in midheaven, “Come, assemble
for the great supper of God,
so that you may eat the flesh of kings and the flesh of c…
Revelation 12 describes a series of wars in which the dragon is the aggressor:
Before Christ, it opposes the women (12:1-4),
Then Christ (12:5),
Then Michael and his angels in heaven (12:7-12),
Then the woman again (12:13),
Then the woman…
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…
A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, O Elam: besiege, O Media; All sighing thereof have I made to cease.
— Isaiah 21:2 (KJV)
Is Isaiah referring to Pe…
"but do not measure the court outside the temple; leave that out, for it is given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for forty-two months." (Rev 11:2 – ESV)
But exclude the outer court; do not measure it, be…