Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
In Daniel 9:25-27, which the angel (“man”) Gabriel states
25 “Know and understand this: From the time the word goes out to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the Anointed One (or an anointed one), the ruler, comes, there will be seven…
In June 2017 and May 2018, I had email exchanges with Prof. Larry W. Hurtado and Dean Craig C. Hill (two high-caliber NT scholars) about the second coming, the rapture and, more specifically, the saints in 1 and 2 Thess.
1 Thessalonians 3…
During my doctoral research about the history of Assemblies of God beliefs about eschatology, I made several interesting discoveries. While most know Pentecostals have historically followed premillennial, dispensational, and pretribulational forms of e…
Matthew 24:36-44 (ESV):
36 “But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only. 37 For as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 38 For as in those days …
This post is an extension of Staying Within Proper Theological Boundaries. Here we look at the color-coded words plus “Almighty” in the 381 Nicene Creed. We believe in one God, the Father Almighty [pantokratōr], Maker [poitēs] of heaven and earth, of…
Please understand that this question requires the ability to critically consider the Greek text, translate word-for-word, understand what it says, and explain its contextual significance.
Rev 3:10 (BLB) – Because you have kept the word of…
Book Reviews 413 J. Richard Middleton, A New Heaven and a New Earth: Reclaiming Biblical Eschatol- ogy(Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Academic, 2014). 336 pp….
As the times grow ever more, uh, ‘challenging’, take time to reflect. Like medicine for the soul, reading and reflecting upon the Psalms can have a calming effect. It can be cathartic. I’m sure it was for David as he was writing at least some of his. T…
Robert P. Menzies, The End of History: Pentecostals and a Fresh Approach to the Apocalypse (ACPT Press, 2022), 207 pages, ISBN 9780578361161. In recent years, there have been several books from Pentecostal/Charismatic scholars challenging what has been the traditional—or default—pre-Tribulation, pre-millennial view of the end times within many P/C circles. Among these are Daniel Isgrigg’s […]
Many teach that the coming of Christ in Mat. 24 to gather his elect is His descent to the earth to establish God’s Kingdom, rather than a descent to the sphere of the clouds to gather the elect and bring them to heaven.
…and they shall …
[See Part II] In Scripture, as in all literature, a word takes on meaning only in its specific context. But sometimes the immediate context (sentence, paragraph) does not shed enough light to provide precise meaning. In such instances, broadening the s…
In Revelation 13:1 (KJV), we see a picture of
… a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
Yet in vs 3, we find:
And I saw one of…