Acts 19:17

The United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine was a proposal by the United Nations, which recommended a partition of Mandatory Palestine at the end of the British Mandate. On 29 November 1947, the UN General Assembly adopted the Plan as Resolution 181 

 

אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל

 

 

 

The land of Israel (Hebrew: אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל‎, Modern: Eretz Yisrael, Tiberian: ʼÉreṣ Yiśrāʼēl) is the traditional Jewish name for an area of indefinite geographical extension in the Southern Levant. Related biblical, religious and historical English terms include the Land of Canaan, the Promised Land, the Holy Land, and Palestine 

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2 Thessalonians 3

Holman Christian Standard Bible

Pray for Us

3 Finally, brothers, pray for us that the Lord’s message may spread rapidly and be honored, just as it was with you, ² and that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men, for not all have faith.^[a] 3 But the Lord is faithful; He will strengthen and guard you from the evil one. ⁴ We have confidence in the Lord about you, that you are doing and will do what we command. ⁵ May the Lord direct your hearts to God’s love and Christ’s endurance.

Warning against Irresponsible Behavior

⁶ Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from every brother who walks irresponsibly and not according to the tradition received from us. ⁷ For you yourselves know how you must imitate us: We were not irresponsible among you; ⁸ we did not eat anyone’s food^[b] free of charge; instead, we labored and struggled, working night and day, so that we would not be a burden to any of you. ⁹ It is not that we don’t have the right to support, but we did it to make ourselves an example to you so that you would imitate us. ¹⁰ In fact, when we were with you, this is what we commanded you: “If anyone isn’t willing to work, he should not eat.” ¹¹ For we hear that there are some among you who walk irresponsibly, not working at all, but interfering with the work of others. ¹² Now we command and exhort such people by the Lord Jesus Christ that quietly working, they may eat their own food.^[c] 13 Brothers, do not grow weary in doing good.

¹⁴ And if anyone does not obey our instruction in this letter, take note of that person; don’t associate with him, so that he may be ashamed. ¹⁵ Yet don’t treat him as an enemy, but warn him as a brother.

Final Greetings

¹⁶ May the Lord of peace Himself give you peace always in every way. The Lord be with all of you. ¹⁷ This greeting is in my own hand—Paul. This is a sign in every letter; this is how I write. ¹⁸ The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with all of you.

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Psalm 121

The Lord Our Protector

A song of ascents.

¹ I lift my eyes toward the mountains.
Where will my help come from?
² My help comes from the Lord,
the Maker of heaven and earth.

³ He will not allow your foot to slip;
your Protector will not slumber.
⁴ Indeed, the Protector of Israel
does not slumber or sleep.

⁵ The Lord protects you;
the Lord is a shelter right by your side.^[a]
6 The sun will not strike you by day
or the moon by night.

⁷ The Lord will protect you from all harm;
He will protect your life.
⁸ The Lord will protect your coming and going
both now and forever.

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Luke 3:8 Hcsb or Matt 3:8

Therefore produce fruit consistent with repentance.  

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Acts 19:8 -

Romans 15:4

Holman Christian Standard Bible

⁴ For whatever was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that we may have hope through endurance and through the encouragement from the Scriptures.

 

JOHN 20:22 HCSB

²² After saying this, He breathed on them and said,^[d] “Receive the Holy Spirit

Act 1

 While He was together^[a] with them, He commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for the Father’s promise. “This,” He said, “is what you heard from Me; ⁵ for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”

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 ⁴ For whatever was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that we may have hope through endurance and through the encouragement from the Scriptures.

 

 

Deliverance ministry

 

Biblical precedent

Many believers in deliverance ministry cite Biblical precedent as a source of authority for their rituals; this forms a significant part in arguments surrounding deliverance practices.^[3] The Biblical precedent for cleansing people of evil spirits goes back to Jesus.

The New Testament mentions Jesus casting out evil spirits fifty-five times, but only describes the events in detail five times.^[3] He casts demons out of a man in a synagogue (Mark 1) and two men near tombs (Matthew 8). In both of these events, Jesus has a conversation with the demons and they acknowledge him as the son of God before he casts them out.^[4] This is a common occurrence in modern deliverance rituals as well.^[5] Jesus also casts demons out of a little girl (Mark 7) and a young boy (Luke 9), both events that the Bible expressly connects to strengthening the faith of their parents;^[4] modern practitioners of deliverance ministry interpret their experiences expelling demons as an opportunity to strengthen their own faith as well.^[3] Jesus heals a possessed man (Matthew 12) to show his Messianic calling and the fulfillment of prophecy,^[4] leading modern believers to see successful exorcisms as evidence of Jesus' power in their lives.^[3]

Jesus' disciples also cast out demons many times throughout the New Testament as a sign of their own faith in Jesus.^[4] This occurs both before and after Jesus' death. After his death, believers interpret the events as proof of the authority the disciples still have through faith in Jesus.^[4] Each exorcism event is different in the Bible, and the methods used to cast out demons change; some participants in modern deliverance ministry interpret this to mean that there is no "right" or single way to cast out demons, but that many methods may be used as long as they are rooted in Christianity.^[3] Practitioners of deliverance ministry pay careful attention to each of these Biblical examples as they navigate and interpret demonic activity and deliverance rituals in their own lives.^[3]

Post-Biblical deliverance practices

Exorcism was practiced by Catholics throughout the Middle Ages.^[6] Martin Luther practiced it in Germany during the 1500s as a way of participating in the "war with the devil," a tradition continued by Lutherans throughout the Reformation.^[3] He simplified the ceremony in order to avoid drawing attention to evil powers.^[3] Deliverance practices became somewhat more common and widespread with the growth of the Pentecostal movement, and especially with the Charismatic movement, which began in the 1960s.^[5] These movements continue to understand themselves as part of spiritual warfare, in which Christians are understood to be at war with the forces of evil which work in the world in very practical ways, afflicting people with all kinds of problems (physical, emotional, spiritual).^[5] People believe they can combat these evil forces through the power and authority of God.^[5]

Sources of demonic presences

Demons can enter a person's life in many different ways.^[1] Some can come with objects that are believed to harbor demons. These may have demons because of what they are (e.g. fantasy/horror novels, Dungeons and Dragons games, certain CDs, artifacts depicting pagan gods, sacred texts from a non-Christian religion, etc.) or because of a sinful history (e.g. a piece of jewelry from an adulterous relationship, an object purchased with greed, etc.).^[1]

Places can hold demonic presences that can then enter the lives of people living there.^[1] Indian burial grounds and homes or rooms where violence or abuse occurred are examples of these kinds of places.^[1]

Demons can also "run in families." Demons can run in a family when ancestors were Satanists, Masons, or witches, for example, or who committed sins such as physical abuse, adultery, or alcohol abuse. Some claim that negative traits and practices run in families because of demonic presences that are passed down from parent to child.^[1] Others claim that physical ailments and persistent problems such as poverty and addictive behaviors (drugs, pornography, etc.) can also be caused by ancestral sin and the family curses that result.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deliverance_ministry

http://wtww.us/pages/deliverance-ministries.php

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acts 18:16

 

 

^{Acts 18 HCSB}

 

¹⁴ As Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, “If it were a matter of a crime or of moral evil, it would be reasonable for me to put up with you Jews. ¹⁵ But if these are questions about words, names, and your own law, see to it yourselves. I don’t want to be a judge of such things.” ¹⁶ So he drove them from the judge’s bench. ¹⁷ Then they all^[g] seized Sosthenes, the leader of the synagogue, and beat him in front of the judge’s bench. But none of these things concerned Gallio.

The Return Trip to Antioch

¹⁸ So Paul, having stayed on for many days, said good-bye to the brothers and sailed away to Syria. Priscilla and Aquila were with him. He shaved his head at Cenchreae because he had taken a vow. ¹⁹ When they reached Ephesus he left them there, but he himself entered the synagogue and engaged in discussion with^[h] the Jews. ²⁰ And though they asked him to stay for a longer time, he declined, ²¹ but he said good-bye and stated,^[i] “I’ll come back to you again, if God wills.” Then he set sail from Ephesus.

²² On landing at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church^[j] and went down to Antioch. ²³ And after spending some time there, he set out, traveling through one place after another in the Galatian territory and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.

The Eloquent Apollos

²⁴ A Jew named Apollos, a native Alexandrian, an eloquent man who was powerful in the use of the Scriptures, arrived in Ephesus. ²⁵ This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit,^[k] he spoke and taught the things about Jesus accurately, although he knew only John’s baptism. ²⁶ He began to speak boldly in the synagogue. After Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him home^[l] and explained the way of God to him more accurately. ²⁷ When he wanted to cross over to Achaia, the brothers wrote to the disciples urging them to welcome him. After he arrived, he greatly helped those who had believed through grace. ²⁸ For he vigorously refuted the Jews in public, demonstrating through the Scriptures that Jesus is the Messiah.

 

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Forms of the word

Dictionary: 

βῆμα, -ατος, τό

Greek transliteration: 

bēma

Simplified transliteration: 

bema

Numbers

Strong's number: 

968

GK Number: 

1037

Statistics

Frequency in New Testament: 

12

Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 

n-3c(4)

Gloss: 

judicial court, judge's seat; this can refer to human or divine judgment

Definition: 

a step, footstep, foot-breadth, space to set the foot on, Acts 7:5; an elevated place ascended by steps, tribunal, throne, Mt. 27:19; Acts 12:21

Greek-English Concordance for

Matthew 27:19	But while Pilate was sitting on the judgment (bēmatos | βήματος | gen sg neut) seat, his wife sent him a message, saying, “Have nothing to do with that innocent man; for I have suffered many things in a dream today on account of him.”
John 19:13	On hearing these words, Pilate brought Jesus out and sat down on the judge’s (bēmatos | βήματος | gen sg neut) bench in the place called “Stone Pavement,” or in Hebrew, “Gabbatha.”
Acts 7:5	Yet he gave him no inheritance in it, not even a foot of ground (bēma | βῆμα | acc sg neut), but promised to give it to him as a possession and to his descendants after him, though as yet Abraham had no child.
Acts 12:21	On an appointed day Herod put on his royal robes, sat down on the judgment (bēmatos | βήματος | gen sg neut) seat, and delivered an oration to them.
Acts 18:12	But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews rose up with one accord against Paul and brought him before the tribunal (bēma | βῆμα | acc sg neut),
Acts 18:16	And he drove them from the tribunal (bēmatos | βήματος | gen sg neut).
Acts 18:17	And they all took hold of Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and began to beat him in front of the tribunal (bēmatos | βήματος | gen sg neut). But none of these things were of concern to Gallio.
Acts 25:6	After he stayed among them not more than eight or ten days, he went down to Caesarea, and the next day he took his seat on the judge’s (bēmatos | βήματος | gen sg neut) bench and ordered Paul to be brought.
Acts 25:10	Paul answered, “I am now standing before Caesar’s judgment (bēmatos | βήματος | gen sg neut) seat, where I ought to be tried. Against the Jews I have done nothing wrong, as you yourself know very well.
Acts 25:17	So when they met here, I made no delay, but on the next day took my seat on the judge’s (bēmatos | βήματος | gen sg neut) bench and ordered the man to be brought.
Romans 14:10	Why do you pass judgment on your brother? Or again, why do you hold your brother in contempt? For we will all stand before the judgment (bēmati | βήματι | dat sg neut) seat of God.
2 Corinthians 5:10	For we must all appear before the judgment (bēmatos | βήματος | gen sg neut) seat of Christ, so that each one may be repaid according to what he has done while in the body, whether good or bad.