Tag: theology
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What does the image of burning up the chaff in Matthew 3:12 convey?
[Matthew 3:11-12] I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but after me is coming He who is mightier than I, of whom I am not worthy to carry the sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire, 12 whose winnowing …
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GOD AND LUCIFER AGREE Scripture and Lucifer agree, America must…
GOD AND LUCIFER AGREE Scripture and Lucifer agree, America must die. Scripture: • Scripture teaches that those who violate their vows to God must…
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Key of Knowledge by Pastor Arnold Murray Knowledge is truth….
Key of Knowledge by Pastor Arnold Murray Knowledge is truth. We are going to begin our study with the “woes” found in Luke which…
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Through the years “In the past mostly” when I was…
Through the years “In the past mostly” when I was trying to credential for the ministry part of my studies was in Psychology then…
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Origins And Development Of The Theology Of Oneness Pentecostalism In The United States
ORIGINS AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE THEOLOGY OF ONENESS PENTECOSTALISM IN THE UNITED by David Arthur Reed STATES Oneness Pentecostalism is a movement which emerged…
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Is Iscah also Sarai in Genesis 11:29?
KJV Genesis 11 : 29 And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram’s wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor’s wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah. Closely related:Who is Iscah in Gene…
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One problem with both Arminianism and Calvinism
One problem with both arminianism and Calvinism is that one believes a loving God created man knowing most would burn in the lake of…
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Is the Sabbath part of the “special days and months and seasons and years” Paul is referring to in Galatians 4:10?
Galatians 4:8-11 (NIV) says: 8 Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods. 9 But now that you know God—or rather are known by God—how is it that you are turning back to those weak and miserabl…
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In Daniel 9.26 does the end “come like a flood” or will the end “be with a flood”?
I am reading from the Book of Daniel Chapter 9:26 (NIV) concerning an end-time prophecy, where it is written, 26 After the sixty-two ‘sevens,’ the Anointed One will be put to death and will have nothing. The people of the ruler who …
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Are the 144,000 of Revelation 7 and 14 the same group of people?
Are the 144,000 in Revelation 7 the same as those spoken of in Chapter 14? While there are similarities there are also differences. The 144,000 of chapter 7 are Jewish as indicated belonging to the 12 tribes with the seal of the Father. Th…
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Aren’t we lying if we say we are without sin?
Aren’t we lying if we say we are without sin? Roger David [10/02/2015 3:27 PM]Only if you aren’t without sin. Aren’t we lying if…
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Does “the partial” (1 Cor 14:10b) allude to the imperfect nature of the “Spiritual gifts” or refer to the imperfect users and their use?
Context: 1 Cor 13:8-12 (ESV) "Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away. 9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part, 10 but when the perfect comes…
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Is Zephaniah 1:2-3 hyperbolically referring to the coming destruction of Judah?
Zephaniah 1:2-3 states: 2 “I will utterly sweep away everything from the face of the earth,” declares the Lord. 3 “I will sweep away man and beast; I will sweep away the birds of the heavens and the fish of the sea, and the rubble with th…
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Are We the Friend of God? :: By Candy Austin
What is a friend? What does ‘be a friend’ even mean? Who are real friends anymore, anyways? Coming from those of us who are in the trenches, these types of questions are becoming more and more common in these end days. Even though some of us may wish t…
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Are the “enthroned” 24 elders, in white garments with golden crowns on their heads around God’s throne, in Rev 4:4, leaders of the 144,000 in Rev 14?
If the above is so, then we have an "end time", heavenly revelation of God’s throne being surrounded by 144,000 spiritual beings, apart from the ever present "four living creatures" and the "angelic realm", th…
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Major themes associated with the narrative related to Jotham’s censure of people of Shechem for killing off Jotham’s full brothers in Judges Book
( Related question posting: What deeper understanding/What can we infer when we read the account of Jotham’s censure of people of Shechem for killing off Jotham’s full brothers? ) What are some of the Major themes associated with the narrative related…
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Be Holy :: By Bill Boldham
“Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; as obedient children, not conforming yourselves to the former lusts, as in your ignorance; but …
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How does John and Jesus Fufil the Expectations of the Jews
In the Gospels, During the time Jesus asks "Who do men Say I Am" The replies he got shows that the People of Israel, expected Elijah Christ (Messiah) Jeremiah, or one of the Prophet The Prophet" We glean this from Matthew an…
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What is the difference between gifts of healing (1 Cor 12) and praying for the sick to get healed (James 5)?
1 Corinthians 12 (ESV): 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, 27 Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it. 28 And God has appointed in the church first apostles, secon…
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African Enacting Theology A Rediscovery Of An Ancient Tradition
Pentecostal Theology, Volume 24, No. 2, Fall 2002 Editorial African Enacting Theology: A Rediscovery of an Ancient Tradition? Frank D. Macchia Karl Barth once…
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How the Jewish Feasts were Fulfilled “The seven annual feasts…
How the Jewish Feasts were Fulfilled “The seven annual feasts were spread over seven months (Deuteronomy 16, Leviticus 23), at set times appointed by…
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In light of this scripture how does this fit in with a dispensational hermeneutic if this is the first resurrection?
Rev. 20:6(KJV) says, Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years. In light of …
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Paul Tillich And Pentecostal Theology Spiritual Presence & Spiritual Power, Edited By Nimi Wariboko And Amos Yong
530 book reviews Nimi Wariboko and Amos Yong (eds.) Paul Tillich and Pentecostal Theology: Spiritual Presence & Spiritual Power. Bloomington,in: Indiana University Press, 2015….
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What Jesus told John the Baptist and what does that…
This thought has been on my mind for a few days. I do believe the Lord gave this to me for a preacher somewhere…
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Lapping like dogs or using their hands? An inconsistency in Judges 7:5-7?
In Judges 7:5-7, God tells Gideon to make a test and to decide, based on the test, who will stay with him and who will leave. This is what what we are told from verse 5 about the test: And the LORD said to Gideon, “You shall separate ever…
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African Enacting Theology A Rediscovery Of An Ancient Tradition
Pentecostal Theology, Volume 24, No. 2, Fall 2002 Editorial African Enacting Theology: A Rediscovery of an Ancient Tradition? Frank D. Macchia Karl Barth once…
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What did Jesus mean by “buy from me gold refined by fire” and “salve to anoint your eyes” in Revelation 3:18?
When addressing the lukewarm Church of Laodicea, Christ suggested the following: Revelation 3:14-22 (ESV): 14 “And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: ‘The words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God’s…
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What is the best translation of the participles in the Great Commission, Matt. 28:19-20?
All the verbs in the Great Commission are participles except for μαθητεύσατε ("make disciples). For example, πορευθέντες (going) is often translated as an imperative although it is a participle. What is the best way to translate the….
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Is it true that Luther intentionally mistranslated Romans 3:28?
I recently listened to Dr. Scott Hahn’s conversion testimony. One thing that really jumped out at me was that Dr. Hahn stated that Luther purposely inserted the German word “allein” (alone) into Romans 3:28 despite the fact that it is not …
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Hebrews Study: Be Diligent…. God Sees You :: By Sean Gooding
Hebrews 6: 9-12 9 “But, beloved, we are confident of better things concerning you, yes, things that accompany salvation, though we speak in this manner. 10 For God is not unjust to forget your work and labor of love which you have shown toward His name…
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What is the significance of the “garment of hair with a leather belt around his waist” worn by both Elijah and John the Baptist
It is accepted in the NT that the prophet Elijah and John the Baptist are prophetically connected. (Mark 9:11 Matt 17:10) I have noted that both are described as wearing the same very specific outfit. In 2 Kings 1:8 Elijah outfit is descri…
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Jeremiah 36:30 – meaning of “sit”?
In Jeremiah 36:30, we see a prophecy that Jehoiakim will not have a descendent to sit on the throne: “Therefore this is what the Lord says about Jehoiakim king of Judah: He will have no one to sit on the throne of David; his body will be …
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Who laps and who kneels? Judges 7:5
In Judges 7:5 So he took the troops down to the water. Then the Lord said to Gideon, “Set apart all those who lap up the water with their tongues like dogs from all those who get down on their knees to drink.” we see that there are …
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Does John the Baptist’s ministry precede that of ‘God’?
Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, says of John the Baptist, whose birth he predicts and pronounces, that ‘he shall go before him’ that is to say, in context, before ‘the Lord their God’ – ‘their’ being ‘the children of Israel’ : …
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Why didnt Jesus say ” For the Father so Loved the World” in John 3:16
During a traditional debate on the Diesm of Jesus as God" Revelation Lad makes a very interesting comment John 3:16 says God sent, not the Father sent. You replace God with Father based upon what you believe. However, had Jesus said, ….
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What does Heb 1:10 mean in light of the “throne” in Revelation? [closed]
Premise: YHWH (God) made all things Isaiah 44:24 (NASB) Thus says YHWH, your Redeemer, and the one who formed you from the womb, “I, YHWH, am the maker of all things, Stretching out the heavens by Myself and spreading out the earth all al…
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Second beast or the image that will force the people to receive a mark on their hands or forehead in Revelation 13:15-16?
Revelation 13:15-16 NASB [15]And it was given to him to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast would even speak and cause as many as do not worship the image of the beast to be killed. [16]And he causes…
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What does it mean that heaven is taken by violence? Matthew 11:12 [duplicate]
Matthew 11:12 But from the days of John the baptist until now, the kingdom of the heavens is taken by violence, and [the] violent seize on it. (Darby) Matthew 11:12 And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suf…
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(John 1:39) Significance of “almost the tenth hour”
I’m trying to explore the symbolic uses of time in the Fourth Gospel. My question is: "What is the significance of 4pm (the tenth hour) to first century, and older, Jews? John 1:39 (KJV), He saith unto them, Come and see. They came …
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Don’t Be Deceived!! Mark 13:21 [21]And then if any man…
Don’t Be Deceived!! Mark 13:21 [21]And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ; or, lo, he is there; believe…
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How is Jesus “ruler of the kings of the earth”?
(Note: There have been questions asking who the “kings of the earth,” this verse is referring to, mine is a separate question about Jesus’s relationship with these so-called kings). Revelation 1:4-5 (NASB): John to the seven churches …
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How is Jesus “ruler of the kings of the earth”?
(Note: There have been questions asking who the “kings of the earth,” this verse is referring to, mine is a separate question about Jesus’s relationship with these so-called kings). Revelation 1:4-5 (NASB): John to the seven churches …
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Were Egyptians, as a large group, slaves in Abram’s time & does this have anything to do with the iniquity of the Amorites?
NASB95 for reference Genesis 16:1 Hagar is the Egyptian handmaid/slave of Abram & Sarai. Genesis 15:16 God tells Abram his descendants will be enslaved for 400 years because of the iniquity of the Amorites. Are the Hebrews enslaved by …
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1 Cor 13:8b-19 – what is meant by “the perfect comes” and “the partial will pass away”?
There are two different interpretations: The Cessation view: Based on the biblical and church historical records: "the perfect" refers to completion of the canon of Scripture; "partial will pass away," the cessation of …
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Running Out of Time :: By Holly Spate
Don’t always say, “there’s still time” or “maybe next time” because there’s also a concept of “It’s too late…” – Unknown None of us are promised tomorrow. Each day, each minute, each breath is a gift. The author of our life, the Creator of our very exi…
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I get leary when I hear dates being set about…
I get leary when I hear dates being set about the rapture! Has anyone heard about the prediction of September 23, 2017? Some prophecy…
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Boo Woong Yoo, Korean Pentecostalism Its History And Theology Studies In The Intercultural History Of Christianity 52 (Frankfurt Am Main Peter Lang, 1988), 283 Pp. ISBN 3 8204 1664 1
60 Yoo, Theology 52 (Frankfurt 3-8204-1664-1. Boo-Woong Korean Pentecostalism: Studies in the Intercultural am Main: Peter Lang, Its History and History of Christianity 1988),…
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Did Jesus abandon the Shema in Mark 12:29?
One poster’s answer to a separate question has "As is clear from Mark 12:29, this is not a statement which is consistent with the Shema. Jesus should say there is one, εἷς true God, or even more properly, there is one, εἷς God. Instea….
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NTEB RADIO BIBLE STUDY: The Doctrinal Dangers Of Fulfillment Theology As Taught By Amillennialists, Calvinists And The Roman Catholic Church
Fulfillment Theology is a dangerous perversion of clear Bible prophecy showing God bringing the Kingdom of Heaven to the Jews and Israel as He promised to do Fulfillment theology is the belief that the promises, prophecies, covenants, and kingdom expectations in the Old Testament are “fulfilled” in Jesus Christ and, often, in the Church. In simple…
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Why does Revelation 19:18 mention commanders on horses when this future prophecy is likely to not have actual horses?
The text: “Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out with a loud voice, saying to all the birds which fly in midheaven, “Come, assemble for the great supper of God, so that you may eat the flesh of kings and the flesh of c…
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Is John the Baptist preaching in your Church today, or…
Is John the Baptist preaching in your Church today, or is it Rob Bell!?
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How Roman Catholic Fulfillment Theology Replaces Israel’s Literal Prophetic Future With A Spiritualized ‘Church System’ That The Bible Never Teaches
Fulfillment Theology Versus Dispensational Truth Shows The Critical Difference Between Spiritualizing Israel And Rightly Dividing Scripture Fulfillment theology is the belief that the promises, prophecies, covenants, and kingdom expectations in the Old Testament are “fulfilled” in Jesus Christ and, often, in the Church. In simple terms, it teaches that many things God promised to Israel…
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Why do the creatures and the elders in heaven hold the prayers of saints in Revelation 5?
When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each one holding a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. Revelation 5:8, NASB Why did the…
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THE BEGINNING AND THE ENDING
[Please be blessed as you read these scriptures.] “THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things…
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Has anyone researched whether 7 weeks was John the baptist ministry, the 62 weeks being Jesus ministry then Jesus death in the midst of the last
It just makes sense that if in the last week of the 70 weeks we have the Messiah cut off (death on the cross) and he died in the midst of the Passover week which all so was the 50th Jubilee then the previous weeks would be weeks as well an…
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Is Unwed Pregnancy a Sin?
What do you all think of this? Steve Webb [01/09/2016 7:35 PM]Unless the title is misleading and the article states otherwise…I think it’s leading…
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Does Matthew 26:64 describe immediate or future events?
"You have said so," Jesus replied. "But I say to all of you: From now on, you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven." Matthew 26:64 NIV. I´ve had a lot of…
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Luke 23:54 – How should “Sabbath Dawning” be Interpreted?
The Syriac of Luke 23:54 seems to affirm an interpretation of "Sabbath Dawning". In addition, the same word seems to be used 43 times in the Syriac New Testament to mean "Dawn". So, Why is ἐπέφωσκεν, (Dawning) interpret……
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Reading St. Luke’s Text And Theology Pentecostal Voices, By Riku P. Tuppurainen (ed.)
150 book reviews Riku P. Tuppurainen (ed.),Reading St. Luke’s Text and Theology: Pentecostal Voices (Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications, 2019). xxxiii + 316 pp. $41.00…
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WAS Jesus BORN in DECEMBER? #ourCOG
WAS Jesus BORN in DECEMBER? #ourCOG David Nelson [12/16/2015 12:29 PM]No!!!!! Charismatic Theology [12/16/2015 12:55 PM]when was it then? Rick Wadholm Jr [12/16/2015 1:01…
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Is the sealed book of Dan. 12:4 the same as the open book in Rev. 10?
The book that Daniel was told to seal, is that the same as the little book that was opened in the angel’s hand in Rev. 10? Daniel 12:4 reads: But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shal…
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Does “Least in the Kingdom” mean the same in Mt. 5:19 as it does in Mt. 11:11 and Luke 7:28?
Jesus is quoted as speaking of those who are "least in the Kingdom" in two situations: the Sermon on the Mount (or the Plain as in Luke) and in reference to John the Baptist, after John asks if Jesus is "he who is to come.&…
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HEBREWS CHAPTER 7 PART 4 15 That the priesthood has…
HEBREWS CHAPTER 7 PART 4 15 That the priesthood has completely changed is clearer when you consider that a different priest has arisen. One…
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Why is Revelation 13:8 in the future tense?
Revelation 12 describes a series of wars in which the dragon is the aggressor: Before Christ, it opposes the women (12:1-4), Then Christ (12:5), Then Michael and his angels in heaven (12:7-12), Then the woman again (12:13), Then the woman…
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What year of Tiberius’ rule did Jesus begin his ministry?
Every conscientious bible student knows that John the Baptist began his ministry in Tiberius’ 15th year. Turn to Luke 3:1-3. Luke Chapter 3 (KJV) 1 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of…
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In Revelation 2:13 why does Jesus say that Satan’s throne is in Pergamum?
Does Satan live and have his office in Pergamum? Revelation 2:13 I know where you live—where Satan has his throne. Yet you remain true to my name. You did not renounce your faith in me, not even in the days of Antipas, my faithful …
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Why does John the Baptist deny being “Elijah”?
So Malachi rather cryptically ends with “See, I will send the prophet Elijah to you before that great and dreadful day of the Lord comes. He will turn the hearts of the parents to their children, and the hearts of the children to their pa…
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March 13th, 2018 also Adar 26th /27, 5778. May Yahweh,…
March 13th, 2018 also Adar 26th /27, 5778. May Yahweh, Bless you. Today I was hoping to start today’s thought with the scripture I…
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March 13th, 2018 also Adar 26th /27, 5778. May Yahweh,…
March 13th, 2018 also Adar 26th /27, 5778. May Yahweh, Bless you. Today I was hoping to start today’s thought with the scripture I…
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Matthew K. Thompson, Kingdom Come Revisioning Pentecostal Eschatology. Journal Of Pentecostal Theology Supplement Series 37 (Dorset, UK Deo Publishing, 2010). Ix + 175 Pp., $29.95 Paper.
Book Reviews / Pneuma 34 (2012) 95-159 105 Matthew K. Thompson, Kingdom Come: Revisioning Pentecostal Eschatology. Journal of Pen- tecostal Theology Supplement Series 37…
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Who are the people that the New Testament reports as having gone to Paradise at the time of Saul the Roman?
I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven. 2 Corinthians 12:2 KJV
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City of Zion
City of Zion John Kissinger [10/29/2015 9:05 PM]In 1898 Parham came under the influence of the aforementioned Frank Sandford, and in 1900 Parham traveled…
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Who is Elijah the Prophet? Donald Hochner We are going…
Who is Elijah the Prophet? Donald Hochner We are going to study Malachi 4:5-6 from the Covenant eschatologies point of view which is consistent…
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Who is the “True Companion” in Philippians 4:3?
The Epistle of Paul to the Philippians is written in the second person plural, except for the following verse. Philippians 4:3 (NASB) 3 Indeed, true companion, I ask you also to help these women who have shared my struggle in the cau…
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Dropped articles for νόμος in Galatians 3
Paul uses the word νόμος 14 times in Galatians 3: verse Greek v2 ἐξ ἔργων νόμου v5 ἐξ ἔργων νόμου v10 (twice) ἐξ ἔργων νόμου … τοῦ νόμου v11 ἐν νόμῳ v12 ὁ δὲ νόμος v13 τοῦ νόμου v17 ὁ μετὰ τετρακόσια καὶ τριάκοντα ἔτη…
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Dropped articles for νόμος in Galatians 3
Paul uses the word νόμος 14 times in Galatians 3: verse Greek v2 ἐξ ἔργων νόμου v5 ἐξ ἔργων νόμου v10 (twice) ἐξ ἔργων νόμου … τοῦ νόμου v11 ἐν νόμῳ v12 ὁ δὲ νόμος v13 τοῦ νόμου v17 ὁ μετὰ τετρακόσια καὶ τριάκοντα ἔτη…
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Who, or what, are the “four living creatures”, as introduced in Revelation 4:6,7 & 8?
It would appear that the answer can hardly be found in the "Earthly" realm. The answer has to be found in the "Heavenly" realm, given the close relationship to the "Almighty", Himself, (not to mention the fact…
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In Romans 8:18, how is the aorist ἀποκαλυφθῆναι translated as a future tense?
ἀποκαλυφθῆναι Is the aorist and would be translated as “was revealed” Does μέλλουσαν (present tense) “is about to be” somehow change the aorist ἀποκαλυφθῆναι to the future tense? Can someone explain how this aorist is translated as a futur…
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If the seventh head of the beast that carries the…
THE BEAST SHALL BE UNITED EUROPE If the seventh head of the beast that carries the woman, the mother of harlots, is the United…
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AZUSA120 Ivan Voronaev: Back in the USSR
Ivan Efimovich Voronaev (1886–1943?), the most prominent Pentecostal pioneer in Eastern Europe and communist Russia. Read more
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AZUSA120 Ivan Voronaev: Back in the USSR
Ivan Efimovich Voronaev (1886–1943?), the most prominent Pentecostal pioneer in Eastern Europe and communist Russia. Read more
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How does Paul say Christ was first seen by 12
1 Corinthians 15:5 NASB 5 and that He appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. In all the narratives of four evangelists there seem to be no record of Christ meeting Cephas then the twelve after his resurrection,but that he met t…
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Spirit Shaped Mission A Holistic Charismatic Theology
Book Reviews / Pneuma 29 (2007) 131-178 141 Andrew Lord, Spirit-Shaped Mission: A Holistic Charismatic T eology (Waynesboro, GA: Authentic Press, 2005). vii +…
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Is Paul referring to the church regarding “remnant”? Rom 9:27 [closed]
We see over and over the nation of Israel – God’s chosen people, departing from God and following the world about them. Probably not necessary to list how they were warned against idolatry and foreign gods (etc.), but followed after them a…
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According to Matthew 25:31-46 when are the sheep separated from the goats
Jesus begins the parable of the sheep and the goats by saying it concerns His return in glory to set up His kingdom (Matthew 25:31) All those on earth at that time will be brought before the Lord, and He will separate them “as a shepherd s…
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Do Malachi 1:2-3 & Romans 9:13 refer to God Loving Jacob & God Hating Esau as hyperbole or a figure of speech, not Calvinism/predestination doctrine?
Calvinist/Reformed Baptists often cite the the following verses associated with Jacob being selected as opposed to Esau as examples of supporting the Doctrine of Calvinism/Predestination(i.e. Unconditional Election, Limited Atonement, etc….
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In Revelation 21:16 do the walls of the new Jerusalem rise 12,000 furlongs?
Revelation describes the height of the new Jerusalem to be equal to its base, which is 12,000 furlongs. Generally speaking one does not usually refer to the “height” of a city. I’m not sure what that means. I mean, as a type of the body of…
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Did Jesus die on Friday?
Just saw this posted. How many believe that Jesus died on Friday? John Kissinger [11/27/2015 5:05 PM] you should read Dake about this 🙂…
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Is the prophet referring to Persia when he mentions Elam in Isaiah 21?
A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, O Elam: besiege, O Media; All sighing thereof have I made to cease. — Isaiah 21:2 (KJV) Is Isaiah referring to Pe…
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Two Years Later: Where Are We Now? Part 4 :: By Paul J. Scharf
I began this series this past March, in which I set out to look back at how we have responded to the events of 2020. I am not going to focus on the medical or political aspects of the pandemic or the shutdowns. Rather, I am concentrating on local churc…
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Revelation: is there grammatical reason to equate “1,260 days” with “42 months”?
This question focuses on grammar not "what makes sense". The first step to understanding a passage is parsing: identify the parts of speech assign the pronouns to the proper names assign the verbs and adjectives to the pronouns …
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Doing Theology In Isolation
Doing Theology in Isolation were dissenters become a growing 1 contributions to what would dissent. It was a time of The Church in North…
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How exactly does using the Louw-Nida lexicon, that is based on semantic domains, help avoid the word-concept fallacy?
I see more and more journal articles on New Testament interpretation preferring to use the Louw-Nida Greek Lexicon that is based on "semantic domains". An example from the introductory essay of a 2016 book Paul and Gnosis edited…
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What does it mean in Revelation 21:1 when it says, “…and the sea was no more.”?
What is the significance of this phrase and why is this particular aspect of creation noted as not existing anymore in the new earth? The best I can tell is that many times throughout scripture the sea is pictured of chaos, raging, needin…