Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
Spoiler: answer is yes.
I have a theory I have been working on for quite some time and I believe I am 100% correct about this, but would be curious to hear any other opinions.
The crux of the argument is that the old testament has a lot of…
I wonder what Revelation 20:12-14 is talking about in terms of "the dead". It seems they are different groups, but share a common label.
In ch20, how does "the dead" compare between v5 and v12?
In Revelation 7, None were sealed from the tribe of Dan. In John 13:18 Jesus says “I know those I have chosen.” John 13:21. “I tell you the truth, one of you is going to betray me.”
Could Judas have been from the tribe of Dan, and so wa…
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…
I’m hoping to see facsimiles of the earliest manuscripts of Rev 13:18, where the number 600, 60 and 6 is mentioned.
There’s a myriad of translations, but I’m interested in how the number was written in the earliest manuscripts, because o…
Rev 20 talks about the seized of the ancient serpent (v.2) and to be released after bound him a thousand year (v. 7). So when this will take place after or before the great tribulation?
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…
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…
The following text in the book of Revelation some translators have chosen to include this phrase whilst others have left it out
KJV Revelation 15 : 2
And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the vict…
The phrase "who is and was and is to come" (ὁ ὢν καὶ ὁ ἦν καὶ ὁ ἐρχόμενος) first appears in Revelation 1:4. These terms are repeated in 1:8 and then again in 4:8 except the order is changed: "who was and is and is to come&qu…
I would expect more than a few Allelujahs bursting from the lips of overjoyed Christians when they realised Jesus had arisen in triumph from the grave, but that is not recorded in the gospel accounts or the book of Acts. Then, when I went …
Rev 6:9 (NIV) “And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held”.
Rev 7:9 (NIV) “After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, whi…