Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
I’m surprised this question hasn’t been asked yet on this site.
Revelation 13:16-17:
And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and
bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
And that no man mig…
156 Book Reviews / Pneuma 29 (2007) 131-178 Bruce Ellis Benson and Norman Wirzba eds., The Phenomenology of Prayer (New York: Fordham University Press,…
Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 9:6 is debated with regards to the subject being described i.e. Hizqiyah or Mashiach and that is not something I’m looking to get an answer/opinion on. I have heard that the term; "Prince of peace" is an idiom…
1 Cor 7:8-9 (NRSV)
To the unmarried and the widows I say that it is well for them to remain unmarried as I am.
But if they are not practicing self-control, they should marry. For it is better to marry than to be aflame with passion.
Th…
Then David asked Ahimelech, “Is there not a spear or sword on hand
here? For I have brought neither my sword nor my weapons with me,
because the king’s business was urgent.”
9The priest replied, “The sword of Goliath the Philis…
Genesis 41:49 (King James Version)
And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for it was without number.
Without being a perfect equivalent, this english version is very close to the fren…
John 19:38-40 – Afterward, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of
Jesus (but secretly for fear of the Jews), asked Pilate to let him
remove the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission, so he came and
removed His body. Nicodemus, who…
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…
Genesis 10:5 (KJV)
5 By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.
The word “gentile” is only mentioned once in the table of nations. And this …
1 The Search for Pentecostal Identity When the Pentecostal Movement first burst on the religious scene at the turn of the twentieth century, the…
In Zechariah 11:8, God says “In one month I got rid of the three shepherds.” (NIV)
It sounds like its intended to refer to three historical figures who were all removed from their position in one month. But who? Or possibly the “three” an…
In Exodus 24:9-11, the Elders see God.
Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and the seventy elders of Israel
went up and saw the God of Israel. Under his feet was something like a
pavement made of lapis lazuli, as bright blue as the sky. But…