Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
A long time ago, I was reading in Exodus and came to 3:15, which speaks of the Lord’s Name and also His memorial, and the thought occurred to me – Most people (including myself up to this point) probably probably see the Lord being God to …
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…
Psalm 110:1 (NKJV)
The LORD said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand, Till I make Your enemies Your footstool.
Could this be interpreted to mean The LORD [YHWH, Yahweh (H3068), God the Father) is telling King David’s Lord [Adon (H113), Ado…
But we will bless the Lord from this time forth and for evermore.
Praise the Lord.
(Psalm 115:18 KJV)
But we, the living, will bless the Lord, from henceforth and for
ever. (PS 115:18 LXX – Brenton)
To me a blessing is to bestow a favor,…
BSB Psalm 110: 6He will judge the nations, heaping up the dead; He
will crush the leaders far and wide. 7He will drink from the brook
by the road; therefore He will lift up His head.
NIV Judges 7:4But the Lord said to Gideon, …
We read in Tehillim 2:12 [MT],
"Yearn for Purity, lest He be angry and your-way will perish when suddenly His-wrath will kindle. Happy [are] all who take refuge in-Him" (נַשְּׁקוּ בַ֡ר פֶּן יֶאֱנַ֚ף וְתֹ֬אבְדוּ דֶ֗רֶךְ כִּֽי יִבְ…
Many people view Psalm 83 as a prophecy about a war involving the tribes listed or their descendants.
5 With one mind they plot together;
they form an alliance against you— 6 the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites,
of Moab and the Hagrites…
In Psalm 139 – Does God use His Book (סִפְרְךָ) to document ‘our design’ or ‘our time’ on Earth?
Tehillim (Psalms) 139:16 [MT] : "Your eyes saw my unformed body, and on Your Book they were all written; days have been formed and one of…
While reading Psalm 68 this morning, I came across this verse which uses the name "JAH":
Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him. (KJV Psalm 68:4)
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In Matthew 27:46, the author quotes Jesus, first transliterating his words with Greek letter (NA28 | ESV):
ηλι ηλι λεμα σαβαχθανι;
Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?
He then translates into Greek:
Θεέ μου θεέ μου, ἱνατί με ἐγκατέλιπες…
I understand Trinitarian belief and have taught it many times in apologetics, but
after being a Mormon for 21 years before Christianity I completely understand the
argument made. God said “we/us” and says God has a God which fits the t…
Psalm 148:5 YLT
They do praise the name of Jehovah, For He commanded, and they were created.