Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
Finishing up the year in the Bible, I heard this passage:
Then I saw thrones, and seated on them were those to whom the authority to judge was committed. Also I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus an…
Matthew 13 and Revelation 14 contradict. Who are the grapes?
Matthew 13
The weeds/tares are gathered first and burned.
30 Let both grow together until the harvest, and at harvest time I will tell the reapers, “Gather the weeds first and b…
Isa. 9:18-21,
"18 For wickedness burneth as the fire: it shall devour the briers and thorns, and shall kindle in the thickets of the forest, and they shall mount up like the lifting up of smoke.
19 Through the wrath of the LORD of ho…
The word “soul” in Revelation 6:9 is often interpreted as referring to the immaterial portion of human beings that survives death. The Greek word psuché is found seven times in the Book of Revelation. Quoted from the NASB:
“The souls (psu…
This post is an extension of Staying Within Proper Theological Boundaries. Here we look at the color-coded words plus “Almighty” in the 381 Nicene Creed. We believe in one God, the Father Almighty [pantokratōr], Maker [poitēs] of heaven and earth, of…
The seven spirits of God are actually associated with the seven lamps of fire and later in John’s revelation, to the Lamb’s seven horns and seven eyes, see Rev, 5:6. We would appear to be talking about spiritual angels here, as opposed to …
On who is the wrath of God being poured out on? Aren’t the wicked harvested in revelation 14?
Rev 16:1 – Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the
seven angels, “Go, pour out on the earth the seven bowls of God’s
wrath.”
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I saw thrones on which were seated those who had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had…
I have a translation of the New Testament in my hands, in which Revelation 1:10 is rendered as “I was in the Spirit on Sunday”. When I looked up the same verse in some other translations, I saw “I was in the Spirit on the day of the Lord”….
Revelation 6:14 (KJV)
14 “And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together;
and every mountain and island were moved out of their places”.
The language is symbolic and does not literally refer to the Heavens,and every…
Please understand that this question requires the ability to critically consider the Greek text, translate word-for-word, understand what it says, and explain its contextual significance.
Rev 3:10 (BLB) – Because you have kept the word of…