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What were the four standards around which the tribes of Israel were camped (Numbers 2:1-34)?
H1714 Original: דּגל Transliteration: degel BDB Definition: 1) banner, standard Numbers 2:17 (NKJV) “And the tabernacle of meeting shall move out with the camp of the Levites in the middle of the camps; as…
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Upside Down, Inside Out, and Backwards :: By Dennis Huebshman
Having been born two years before the “Blooming of the Fig Tree” on May 14, 1948, I am part of the generation that is supposed to see the end of this age. Naturally, everyone from that time on is in the same era. Our Savior covered all the end-time eve…
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An Honest Evaluation of a Year :: By Paul J. Scharf
If I had it to do over again…. How many times have we thought that way? If you’re like me, probably more than you would like to count. If we had it to do over again—with an assurance that we’d do at least as well as we did—what efficient and artful use…
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Call to be a Missionary
PneumaReview.com speaks with Dave Johnson about the publication of his book, Answering God’s Call: Reflections of a Veteran Missionary in Asia. Pneuma Review: Please tell our readers how you came to understand that the Lord was calling you into missi…
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how do we reconcile John 8:14 & 5:31
John 8:14 New International Version 14 Jesus answered, “Even if I testify on my own behalf, my testimony is valid, for I know where I came from and where I am going. But you have no idea where I come from or where I am going. John 5:31 -…
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In Genesis 8:20, why did Noah offer sacrifices after the Flood?
In Genesis 8:20, Noah creates an altar after getting off the Ark: Gen 8:20 ASV – 20 And Noah builded an altar unto Jehovah, and took of every clean beast, and of every clean bird, and offered burnt-offerings on the altar. Why did he …
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In Daniel 7.5 it says the bear had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth
What does the three ribs in the bears mouth symbolize? Daniel 7:5 “And there before me was a second beast, which looked like a bear. It was raised up on one of its sides, and it had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. It was told, …
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Does Psalm 51:5 indicate that David was the illegitimate son of Jesse Or his woman?
Psalm 51:5 5 Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, And in sin my mother conceived me. ( The following youtube video link will lead to a video of a Charismatic/Pentecostal Pastor named Brian Carn who mentions that some Theologians indi…
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The Pentecostal Movement Among Bulgaria’s Gypsies
Pneuma 33 (2011) 351-369 Te Pentecostal Movement among Bulgaria’s Gypsies Miroslav Atanasov Bulgarian Evangelical Teological Institute, Mladost, Bulgaria; Te Way of the Carpenter, Waxhaw,…
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The Christian and Rabbinical End Time Prophecies (707)
The Christian and Rabbinical End Time Prophecies (707)
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Was the gospel mystery “secret” or “revealed through the prophets”?
In the doxology of Romans, Paul writes: Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that was kept secret for long ages but has now be…
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The Mystery that Satan Tries to Keep You From Discovering | Episode #1205 | Perry Stone
Watch the latest Manna-Fest episode with Perry Stone. This episode was filmed live at the 2023 Main Event in Cleveland, TN. #perrystone #mannafest #prophecy…
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Political Spiritualities The Pentecostal Revolution
150 Book Reviews / Pneuma 33 (2011) 109-169 Ruth Marshall, Political Spiritualities: Te Pentecostal Revolution in Nigeria (Chicago: Uni- versity of Chicago Press, 2009),…
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Do Genesis 7 and 8 imply a month was 30 days long?
Young’s Literal Translation Genesis 7:11 … In the six hundredth year of the life of Noah, in the second month, in the seventeenth day of the month, in this day have been broken up all fountains of the great deep, and the net-work of the…
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Veli Matti Kärkkäinen, Ed., Holy Spirit And Salvation (Louisville, KY. Westminster John Knox Press, 2010). Xxiv + 457 Pp., $31.50 Paperback.
Book Reviews / Pneuma 34 (2012) 95-159 101 Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen, ed., Holy Spirit and Salvation (Louisville, KY.: Westminster John Knox Press, 2010). xxiv +…
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Translating Acts 5:32
Acts 5:32 Peter says, “And we are witnesses of these things; and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God hath given to them that obey him.” My reading of Greek grammar tells me that obey is a present participle that should normally denote an act…
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We Bring Praises :: By Dennis Huebshman
In this day and age, it’s getting even more important to stop and consider where you wish to spend your forever. No matter what “man” may try to tell you, there are only two choices you can make; and yes, it really is your choice. (ESV – all emphasis m…
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The Holy Spirit’s stirring up Samson’s anointing in Judges 14:3-4 Vs (Galatians 5:16-17) flesh battling Spirit & (Isaiah 55:8-9)God’s Higher thoughts
(Judges 14:1-4) (New American Standard Bible 1995) Then Samson went down to Timnah and saw a woman in Timnah, one of the daughters of the Philistines. 2 So he came [a]back and told his father and [b]mother, “I saw a woman in Timnah, one o…
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Juan M. B. Gutierrez: Judaizing Jesus
Juan Marcos Bejarano Gutierrez, Judaizing Jesus: Radical Jewish Approaches to Christianity (Grand Prairie, TX: Yaron Publishing, 2019), ISBN 9781705609019. New Testament readers are all too familiar with the concept of judiazers, those who attempt to f…
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Pentecostal Pioneers Remembered British And Irish Pioneers Of Pentecost
166 Book Reviews / Pneuma 33 (2011) 109-169 Keith Malcomson, Pentecostal Pioneers Remembered: British and Irish Pioneers of Pentecost (Longwood, Fla.: Xulon Press, 2008)….
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What does “covenants of promise” mean in Ephesians 2:12?
Ephesians 2:12 "remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world". ESV. My emphasis. The…
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Spiritual Gifts Basic Considerations
SPIRITUAL GIFTS-BASIC CONSIDERATIONS By Anthony D. Palma Hans Kueng says, “To rediscover the charismata is to redis- cover the real ecclesiology of St. Paul.”l…
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The Assemblies of God’s Historical Position Against Antisemitism
This Week in AG History — December 29, 1963 By Ruthie Edgerly ObergOriginally published on AG News, 29 December 2022 “From the Middle Ages to modern times there have been many instances of discrimination, persecution, and even atrocities committed agai…
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What is the meaning behind Psalm 114:2
Psalm 114 is recited by Jews at Passover, commemorating the departure of God’s people from Egypt. This year (2021) it falls on the evening of Sunday 28 March. Verse 1 recalls God’s great redemptive work in bringing his people out of Egypt…
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Prophecy Update: Hitler Template for Antichrist
Update: 9-14-22 What will Antichrist actually be like? What will his rise to power look like? How will life – not only in America – but in every nation around the world adjust to a universal dictatorship? What will happen to people who don’t go along w…
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In Deuteronomy 3:27 Why should Moses Moses look East and South?
In Deuteronomy 3:25 (ESV) Moses requests to see the promised land: Please let me go over and see the good land beyond the Jordan, that good hill country and Lebanon. In Deuteronomy 3:27 (ESV) God offers Moses what appears to be a con…
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Christianity is not a Western religion
The Christian movement started in Western Asia. The first non-Jewish convert was from Africa. In the second and third centuries, it was most dominant…
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Did Caleb’s son Mered (I Chronicles 4:18) marry the daughter of Pharaoh mentioned in Exodus 2:5-9
I recently stumbled upon a statement of 1 Chronicles 4:18 indicating that Caleb’s son Mered married a daughter of Pharaoh named Bethiah, who bore him three sons. Mered’s Egyptian wife bore Jered, the father of Gedor, Heber, the father of …
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Pentecostalism In Argentina
REVIEW ESSAY Pentecostalism David 95 in Argentina Bundy Alejandro Frigerio, (Los Fundamentos Centro Editor de América ed. Ciencias sociales y religión en el Cono…
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What does “not understand it” mean in “When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it,” Matthew 13:19?
Matthew 13:19 "When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown along the path." ESV. My emphasis. What has not be…
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The Significance Of William H. Durham For Pentecostal Historigraphy
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF WILLIAM H. DURHAM FOR PENTECOSTAL HISTORIGRAPHY by Allen L. Clayton In 1910 the tremendously popular Chicago pastor, William H. Durham was…
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The New WORLD Order Of The Latter Rain
THE NEW ORDER OF THE LATTER by L. Thomas Holdcroft RAIN century Pentecostal revival The movement that was known as the New Order of…
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Fall 2022: Other Significant Articles
“The Rise of the Pentecostal Fusionists: They’re uniting Spirit-led worship with the riches of historic church tradition, says a leading charismatic bishop” Christianity Today (October 3, 2022). Pentecostal Theological Seminary (Church of God) professo…
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Pentecostal Theology In The Twenty First Century
3 1998 PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS Pentecostal Theology Century in the Twenty-First John Christopher Thomas . Pentecostalism is a relatively recent phenomenon in comparison to its…
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The Neglected SPIRIT
#hardcorechristianity Visit http://HardcoreChristianity.com for our healing/self-deliverance guide and details of our Phoenix and online meeting schedule. Be equipped! Join us at http://fb.com/groups/hardcorechristianity LiveStream of…
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Having An Altar (Prayer Closet) At Home :: By Keith Watts
The link to the message is below https://youtu.be/pnyXKMWnQFA Matthew 6:6 “But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward th…
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Is the “cock that crows” in Luke 22:34 not an actual rooster but a man that calls for prayer?
Jesus answered, “I tell you, Peter, before the rooster crows today, you will deny three times that you know me.” Luke 22:34 NIV https://news.ag.org/Features/Sometimes-a-Rooster-is-Not-a-Rooster This article from the Assemblies of God rel…
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Ready Remnant of Tribulation Saints: Part One :: By C. Gray Adams
***There is a special message here and at the end of this article. ***I believe the book of Revelation is to be interpreted literally, and symbolism is to be used only when the author specifies it. With this in mind, the following begins to describe ho…
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#STARBUCKS #CHURCH
#STARBUCKS #CHURCH In case you’ve had your head in the sand the last few days, there has been a huge controversy brewing, and blowing…
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Pentecostalism And The Political — Trajectories In Its Second Century
Pneuma 32 (2010) 333-336 Pentecostalism and the Political — Trajectories in Its Second Century Amos Yong Modern Pentecostalism has long been stereotyped as being…
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Is the sign in Isaiah 66:19 the Holy Spirit?
Isaiah 66:19 NASB And I will put a sign among them and send survivors from them to the nations: Tarshish, [k]Put, Lud, [l]Meshech, Tubal, and [m]Javan, to the distant coastlands that have neither heard of My fame nor seen My glory. And th…
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The Real Bethlehem Story! | Perry Stone
Learn some stunning, seldom taught information, about the nativity – most people have never heard! #perrystone #prophecy #mannafest Perry Stone or anyone from our…
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Were Shem, Ham and Japheth Triplets?
Genesis 5:32 “Noah was five hundred years old, and Noah became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.” When considering the Genealogies of Genesis 5, it becomes evident that the standard form of recording the offspring of each firstbo…
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What is the spiritual meaning of the fish fragments not being gathered in John 6:13?
John 6:13 KJV Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten. It is said the fragments of the five barley loaves fille…
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Tribulation Trigger :: By Terry James
The planet is apparently poised for war. If not nuclear war, certainly conventional war on a horrific scale that will soon engulf the world in the thermonuclear sort seems highly possible. Economies on a global scale, according to a number of fiscal ex…
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Is Romans 1:18-23 alluding to Wisdom of Solomon 13?
NIV Romans 1: 18The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, 19since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has…
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She Had 7 Demons | Perry Stone
Seven demons are alluded to several times in the Bible. Why seven? What attracts seven demons to a person? Find out from this video…
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Exegesis of Matthew 13 using the socio-rhetorical method
I have read Robbins and Witheringtons different understanding of socio-rhetorical criticism and have better understood Ben Witherington III’s method: “socio-rhetorical criticism” is the study of ancient social history with a particular em…
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In Psalm 40:12: is he surrounded by “evils” or by “iniquities”?
Psalm 40:12 (KJV) ” For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me.” Is it possi…
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Understanding Jesus’ apparent lie in John 7:8
John 7:8: “…You go to the festival. I am not[a] going up to this festival, because my time has not yet fully come.” The all important footnote: [a] John 7:8 Some manuscripts not yet It seems strange that many manuscripts omit…
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Replace And Be Permanently Erased :: By Edwin Tan
Replacement theology has a huge following; roughly one billion people around the world subscribe to this unbiblical doctrine – one-tenth of this number are Americans. It is all about a brand of Christianity minus the mention of Israel and Jewry in thei…
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Pentecostalism, Cultural Analysis, And The Hermeneutics Of Culture
PNEUMA 37 (2015) 313–316 Pentecostalism, Cultural Analysis, and the Hermeneutics of Culture The cultural linguistic turn in the humanities and social sciences has brought…
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The Uncontrolling Love Of God An Open And Relational Account Of Providence, Written By Thomas Jay Oord
234 book reviews Thomas Jay Oord 2015.The Uncontrolling Love of God: An Open and Relational Account of Providence. Downers Grove,il:ivpAcademic. In his latest book,The…
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In Matthew 24:38
In Matthew 24:38 What is the difference between marrying and giving in marriage in this passage. It appears that the passage is talking about two types of marriages. Matt 24:38 – For as in those days before the flood, they were eating and…
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Robert Vander Maten
Live from Omega Center International, Rober Vander Maten will be speaking. If you enjoy the message we put out, make sure to subscribe to…
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Thought of the day: When is the last time you…
Thought of the day: When is the last time you set aside a day to hear Him? This Scripure speaks volumes to me. Luke…
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Saul and Persecution
Acts 8:1-3. "On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria. 2 Godly men buried Stephen and mourned deeply for him. 3 But Saul began …
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Arrowhead Of Nigerian Pentecostalism The Redeemed Christian Church Of God, 1952 2005
Pneuma 29 (2007) 24-58 ‘Arrowhead’ of Nigerian Pentecostalism: The Redeemed Christian Church of God, 1952-2005 Olufunke Adeboye Dept. of History and Strategic Studies, University…
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Is the Old Testament Now Obsolete? :: By Gene Lawley
There seems to be a strong and purposeful trend to cancel out the Old Testament of the Bible since Christ has come into human history. It takes off on a theme that Christ took charge, and all prophecy of the future from past utterances of the prophets …
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Some Thoughts on Easter Monday By Paul J. Scharf
Another Easter season has come and gone. It’s Easter Monday (yes, that’s really a thing) as I write this, and I thought it might be a good time to share a few thoughts about the meaning and significance of the season as I understand it. These ideas rea…
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Why would the Holy Spirit’s coming at Pentecost be different to other occasions when people received the Holy Spirit?
In Acts 2:3, the Holy Spirit came what seemed to be tongues of fire: 3 They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. This observable phenomenon only mentioned once in Acts. Subsequently, all …
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Not of This World – By Steve Schmutzer
I’m guessing a lot of you are like me. You see very little – if anything – in our world right now that subscribes to common sense and sound judgment. Those of us who have diligently prayed for wisdom and spiritual discernment sense a suffocating cloak …
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Three Crosses on a Hill: A Study in Evangelism :: By Donald Whitchard
Isaiah 53:5-6, Luke 23:39-46, John 14:6, Acts 4:12, Romans 5:6-11, Romans 6:23, Ephesians 2:8-9, Isaiah 64:6 Summary: When we preach about the sacrifice of Jesus Christ for our sins upon the cross, we forget that there were also two men crucified on cr…
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Are Christians being licensed not to keep the Sabbath according to Colossians 2:16-17, Romans 14:5-8 and Acts 15?
Is Paul giving Christians license to omit Sabbath observance in Colossians 2:16-17 and Romans 14:5-8? Is this corroborated by Acts 15? Below the passages: Colossians 2:16-17 16 Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in questions of foo…
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Happy Preparation Sabbath day from Zambia. If thou turn away…
Happy Preparation Sabbath day from Zambia. If thou turn away thy foot from the Sabbath,from doing thy pleasure on the my holy day;and call…
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Leviticus 23:40a – Three or Four Trees?
In the instructions for building booths on the feast of Tabernacles in Leviticus 23.40: וּלְקַחְתֶּם לָכֶם בַּיֹּום הָרִאשֹׁון פְּרִי עֵץ הָדָר כַּפֹּת תְּמָרִים וַעֲנַף עֵץ עָבֹת וְעַרְבֵי נָחַל וּשְׂמַחְתֶּם לִפְנֵי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם ש…
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Dr. Oliver McMahan (1954-2024)
On Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at the age of 69, Oliver “Dr. Mac” Lewis McMahan died peacefully at his home in Cleveland, Tennessee. Oliver was…
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can Nisan 15 be referred to as “the sabbath”?
6And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the Feast of Unleavened Bread to the LORD; for seven days you shall eat unleavened bread. 7On the first day you shall have a holy convocation; you shall not do any ordinary work. Leviticus 2…
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Three Seasons Of Charismatic Leadership A Literary Critical And Theological Interpretation Of The Narrative Of Saul, David And Solomon
152 Book Reviews / Pneuma 30 (2008) 147-191 Tamás Czövek, Three Seasons of Charismatic Leadership: A Literary-Critical and Theological Interpretation of the Narrative of…
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About The Cross :: By Dennis Huebshman
With all that’s taking place in this world today, there is less and less focus on the cross and the true meaning of our Savior’s sacrifice. Please know that the cross was an evil and cruel instrument of death, and no one should worship that image or an…
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The Mark of the Beast
When interpreters consult the pages of Scripture, rather than frontpage news, the biblical connotation of the mark becomes clearer. Revelation describes the mark being…
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Third Article Theology A Pneumatological Dogmatics, Edited By Myk Habets
368 book reviews Myk Habets (ed.) Third Article Theology: A Pneumatological Dogmatics(Minneapolis,mn: Fortress Press, 2016). xx + 487. $59.00 paperback. This hefty volume represents…
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Thomas J. Norris, The Trinity‐Life Of God, Hope For Humanity Towards A Theology Of Communion (Hyde Park, NJ New City, 2009). 174 Pp., $17.95, Paper.
162 Book Reviews / Pneuma 32 (2010) 123-175 Thomas J. Norris, The Trinity–Life of God, Hope for Humanity: Towards a Theology of Com- munion…
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What does Gen 4:7 mean in the Septuagint?
Most of the translations of Gen 4:7 read something like (LEB): If you do well will I not accept you? But if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. And its desire is for you, but you must rule over it. I also re…
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Pentecostal Theological Seminary: Doctor of Philosophy Program Announcement
**Doctor of Philosophy Program Announcement** For several years, a significant goal of the PTS vision has been the inauguration of the PhD degree program….
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The Radical Kingdom Of The Jesus Fellowship1
21 ARTICLES THE RADICAL KINGDOM OF THE FELLOWSHIP1 JESUS Steven J. Hunt While there exist fairly well-documented accounts of charismatic intentional communities in the…
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F.F. Bosworth featured in Dean Merrill’s book, ‘50 Pentecostal and Charismatic Leaders Every Christian Should Know’
By Roscoe Barnes III, PhD Author, F.F. Bosworth: The Man Behind “Christ the Healer” Copyright © 2021 #FFBosworth #BosworthMatters F.F. Bosworth is one of many Pentecostal leaders featured in Dean Merrill’s book, “50 Pentecostal and Cha…
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“the first day of the week” in 1 Corinthians 16:2
I heard somewhere that in 1 Corinthians 16:2 Upon the first [day] of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as [God] hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come There is some ambiguity about “the first…
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Are The Days of Noah Here? :: By Nathele Graham
“Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things” (2 Timothy 2:7). Science was, at one time, a highly respected profession. Today, it seems that the fine line between beneficial science and science fiction has faded. I was appal…
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Did God Answer That Prayer
Pneuma 43 (2021) 115–133 Did God Answer That Prayer? Spiritual Perception and the Epistemology of Petitionary Prayer Christopher G. Woznicki | orcid: 0000-0002-5249-735X Fuller…
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Any Reports On Earthquakes Lately? :: By Dennis Huebshman
In case you missed it, there was an earthquake in Northern California on December 20, 2022, of magnitude 6.4 that killed two people, injured over a dozen others, and caused considerable damage. After the initial quake, there were dozens of aftershocks…
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What does it mean עָלַ֤ to be used instead of אֶל in 1 Chronicles 22:8?
1 Chronicles 22: 8 But the word of the LORD came to me, saying, Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars: thou shalt not build an house unto my name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in my sight. The &…