Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
What’s the nature of the self awareness of Paul regarding his office of “Apostle of Gentiles”? Can we say that in Paul’s mind he is appointed the office singularly or exclusively as no one else can say the same in the same sense, or he thi…
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…
Revelation 19:5 (ASV):
And a voice came forth from the throne, saying, Give praise to our God, all ye his servants, ye that fear him, the small and the great.
I’ve been reading and re-reading Revelation recently and many interesting thin…
Revelation 21:8 (KJV);
But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: whic…
Many Christians attribute authorship of Revelation to the same human as the Gospel of John. Yet, as discussed in the article Book of Revelation on Wikipedia, citing Adela Collins’ book Crisis and Catharsis (1984),
"The author names h…
Revelation 22:8-16 (ESV):
8 I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed them to me, 9 but he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fello…
Spoiler: answer is yes.
I have a theory I have been working on for quite some time and I believe I am 100% correct about this, but would be curious to hear any other opinions.
The crux of the argument is that the old testament has a lot of…
I wonder what Revelation 20:12-14 is talking about in terms of "the dead". It seems they are different groups, but share a common label.
In ch20, how does "the dead" compare between v5 and v12?
In Revelation 7, None were sealed from the tribe of Dan. In John 13:18 Jesus says “I know those I have chosen.” John 13:21. “I tell you the truth, one of you is going to betray me.”
Could Judas have been from the tribe of Dan, and so wa…
But the angel said to me, “Why are you so amazed? I will tell you the mystery of the woman, and of the beast with seven heads and ten horns that carries her.
— Revelations 17:7 (NRS)
Dave Hunt, who is an apologist and author, wrote…
I’m hoping to see facsimiles of the earliest manuscripts of Rev 13:18, where the number 600, 60 and 6 is mentioned.
There’s a myriad of translations, but I’m interested in how the number was written in the earliest manuscripts, because o…
Rev 20 talks about the seized of the ancient serpent (v.2) and to be released after bound him a thousand year (v. 7). So when this will take place after or before the great tribulation?