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What is the meaning of 1 Corinthians 14:22-25?
The description in verses 23-25 seems to contradict verse 22, how is prophecy a sign to believers and tongues a sign to unbelievers?
1 Corinthians 14:22-25
22 Thus tongues are a sign not for believers but for unbelievers, while prophecy is a sign…
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Why does John not participate properly in worship in the book of Revelation?
One central theme in the book of Revelation is worship. For instance, in Craig Koester's book, "Revelation and the End of All Things", he considers the worship scene in chapters 4-5 to form the heart of the whole vision, with John's visions…
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Is Isaiah 1:18 reasonable?
I’m accustomed to the ESV Isaiah 1:18 (defining my own a/b/c clauses for the sake of discussion):
(a): “Come now, let us reason together, says the LORD:
(b): though your sins are like scarlet,
they shall be as white as snow;
(c): …
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Where does the name "Beelzeboul" come from?
Mark 3:22:1
Καὶ οἱ γραμματεῖς οἱ ἀπὸ Ἱεροσολύμων καταβάντες ἔλεγον ὅτι Βεελζεβοὺλ ἔχει καὶ ὅτι ἐν τῷ ἄρχοντι τῶν δαιμονίων ἐκβάλλει τὰ δαιμόνια. (NA28)
And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and…
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What are the arguments used by literal interpreters of Ezekiel's temple (Ezek. 40-48)?
More detail about symbolic and apocalyptic interpretations of Ezekiel's temple were given in an answer to another question, but that answer left me wondering more about literal interpretations of Ezekiel's temple as depicted in chapters 40-48 of the…
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What is the literal meaning of "royal priesthood" in 1 Peter 2:9?
"But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation..." - 1 Peter 2:9 (NIV)
I've understood the phrase "royal priesthood" to mean something along the lines of "priesthood that serves royalty", but I've heard some people claim that it…
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In the Gospel of John, why does Jesus say (four times), "I will raise him up at the last day"?
It's obviously significant since he repeated it four times, but what actually is the significance of the phrase?
The phrase is translated from the Greek ἀναστήσω αὐτὸ (ἐν) τῇ ἐσχάτῃ ἡμέρᾳ which occurs in the following four verses:
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What was the 'reproach of Egypt' referred to in Joshua 5:9?
In Joshua chapter 5, after the Israelites had crossed the Jordan into the promised land, all the men of that generation were circumcised,
Then the Lord said to Joshua, “Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you.” So the place has been…
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KJV Romans 12:3 according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith
In the King James Bible Romans 12:3 states ... "according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith"...
Does this mean his followers were given a different "measure of faith"; that each was given the same "measure of faith"?
Is this…
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How many and who were the people the women found at Jesus' tomb?
In the empty tomb stories, somebody was already there when the women arrived. But how many people and who were they?
For reference:
Mark: a young man
Matthew: an angel of the Lord
Luke: two men
John: two angels
To muddy the waters, John doesn't…
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Does Song on Songs 6:13 refer to "the perfect one" or "the Shulammite"?
Song of Songs 6:13a (ESV) reads:
Return, return, O Shulammite,
return, return, that we may look upon you.
Most translations have some version of “the Shulammite [woman/maiden],” (a near transliteration of the Hebrew1,2), understanding it as an…
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Why, in Ezekiel 28, is the King of Tyre conflated with Lucifer?
Most of what Christians know about Lucifer comes from Isaiah 14 and Ezekiel 28. Especially in Ezekiel, however, the oracles are clearly addressed to the King of Tyre.
11 The word of the LORD came to me: 12 “Son of man, take up a lament concerning…
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Does the acrostic structure of Lamentations indicate a composition from 5 separate psalms?
It's not noticeable in many English translations, but Lamentations makes heavy use of the acrostic technique of Hebrew poetry. As a note in the NET Bible mentions:
Chapters 1-4 are arranged in alphabetic-acrostic structures; the acrostic pattern…
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When was Ruth written?
The setting of Ruth is in the time of the Judges:
Ruth 1:1 During the time of the judges there was a famine in the land of Judah. So a man from Bethlehem in Judah went to live as a resident foreigner in the region of Moab, along with his wife and…
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How did Haman intend to kill Mordecai?
In Esther 5:14, Haman makes plans to kill Mordecai.
Esther 5:14 Haman’s wife Zeresh and all his friends said to him, "Have a gallows seventy-five feet high built, and in the morning tell the king that Mordecai should be hanged on it. Then go with…
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