The grace that Pentecostalism brought to Christendom was to make…
It is surprising how many “Pentecostal” practices have become common in the mainline churches, such as the Baptist and Presbyterians. Many congregations regularly raise…
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In 1 Cor 14:3-5 what was the nature of the prophecies being given in Corinth?
Paul speaks at length to the Corinthians about the penchant for becoming a celebrity preacher fan club:
[1Co 1:10-12 NLT] (10) I appeal to you, dear brothers and sisters, by the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ, to live in harmony wi…
Was the Beast Mentioned in the Biblical Book of Revelation Roman Emperor Caesar Nero?
Transliteration is a form of language translation in which each alphabetic character is substituted for the corresponding character in another alphabet. The stamped image of the Beast, whose name is a number, 666, his forehead and right h…
Was the Temple’s Bronze Sea a violation of the commandments against graven images? (1 Kings 7, Dt. 4:16-18)
1 Kings 7:24-30 describes a huge laver in the Temple of Jerusalem, constructed by King Solomon, thus:
Then he made the molten sea; it was round, ten cubits from brim to
brim, and five cubits high, and a line of thirty cubits measured its
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Was the translation of "Jesus" name in Greek from Yehshua purely transliteration or is there possibly "meaning" behind the name "Ἰησοῦς" / "Iēsous"
I have noted in my study of Scripture that most names have "meaning" and are often Hebrew words or statements (usually about God). The original Hebrew name of Jesus – Yeh’shua – follows this pattern with its meaning roughly equat…
God is unchanging. In Christ He is fully God, and fully Man. Christ is preexistent. Was His body created, and is He still human in heaven?
"Include all the information someone would need to answer your question." I’m, uh, asking it cause I’m not sure of the answer? John 8:58 reads "Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.&quo…
Was the book of John written first or the book of Revelation?
I am curious to know which book came first: Book of John or Book of Revelation.
Are there any evidence to prove this chronology?
Was Enoch not faithful to God prior to the birth of his first son in Genesis 5?
In Genesis 5 we are told that Enoch walked with God for 300 years
Genesis 5:22 ESV
Enoch walked with God after he fathered Methuselah 300 years and had other sons and daughters.
But the sum total years of Enoch were 365 years
Genesis 5:2…
What was the significance of the daily decrease of the number of bulls offered during Tabernacles in Numbers 29:12-32?
During the feast of Tabernacles there seems to be a gradual decrease of the number of bulls offered from the first day to the last.What is of note is that only the bulls offered decrees in number whilst the other animals remain the same th…
Wasn’t it Balaam who was led by the Spirit to prophecy blessings over Israel?
So what does the author of this particular commentary mean when they say "Balak was led by the Spirit to utter words concerning Israel."
Numbers 22 Preacher’s Commentary
Invitation and Refusal
This chapter marks the beginning of…
Did Paul consider himself a Prophet? (1 Cor. 11:23) What was his general attitude toward Christian prophecy?
We know there were Christian prophets in the decades after the Resurrection, but did Paul consider himself to be one of them? What do we know about his understanding of Christian prophecy? In 1 Cor. 11:23 Paul says: "I received from t…
Was Paul in Galatians 2, retelling the events in Acts 15?
Gal 2:1 WEB Then after a period of fourteen years I went up again to
Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus also with me.
First question: is this the same time as recorded in the book of Acts 15:2
Or Acts 19:21?
If it is the same recorded…