Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
The phrase "who is and was and is to come" (ὁ ὢν καὶ ὁ ἦν καὶ ὁ ἐρχόμενος) first appears in Revelation 1:4. These terms are repeated in 1:8 and then again in 4:8 except the order is changed: "who was and is and is to come&qu…
I would expect more than a few Allelujahs bursting from the lips of overjoyed Christians when they realised Jesus had arisen in triumph from the grave, but that is not recorded in the gospel accounts or the book of Acts. Then, when I went …
Rev 6:9 (NIV) “And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held”.
Rev 7:9 (NIV) “After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, whi…
In Rev. 7:9-14, it is written,
9 After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could count, from every nation and all tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in whi…
442 Book Reviews John Christopher Thomas and Frank D. Macchia,Revelation(Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans, 2016). 692 pp. $36.00 paperback. The biblical book of Revelation has…
The word Armageddon appears only once in New Testament in Revelation 16:16. Is this a Greek word or a Hebrew word? What does this word mean?
In Revelation 20:2, John links the satan and the serpent:
He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.
A couple preliminary questions: Is the reference to "that ancient …
In Rev 4:6 and 5:6 it says these are the 7 spirits of God. In Rev 4:5 it states that the lampstands are the 7 Spirits of God then in 5:6 it states that the 7 horns and the 7 eyes are the 7 Spirits of God.
Rev 4:5 – From the throne came f…
Question about the term δράκων in passages such as Revelation 12:3 and Revelation 13:4 and Revelation 16:13.
(I am not asking about the symbolic meaning of whom or what the Dragon represented, as that can be seen in answers to other questi…
I thought John may be trying to describe attack helicopters, but the text says they must not eat grass…or kill man?
Rev 9:3-6 – And out of the smoke, locusts descended on the earth, and
they were given power like that of the scorpions o…
How do you interpret Revelations 2:13 “Pergamum…the place where Satan dwells”? Some interpret this to mean that Satan needs a physical headquarter on earth to operate. He did then, and he still does today. “Where” on earth today, is an…
When analyzing biblical Temples of YHVH in context to the Tanakh & Gospels, Yerushalem (יְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם) has already experienced the construction of 3 Temples built to honor YHVH (prior to 70 AD) :
#1. The-Temple of the-King Shlomoh (הַ…