Eurovision is not a singing contest per se, but rather a popular musical contest, where European countries compete for the best new original song, which is chosen through an international voting system involving the participating nations. Most countries go through a similar contest to arrive at their song selection for the international event. It seems this year’s contest, which required police protection for Israel’s performer after numerous death threats, also featured what some have described as a satanic performance. It involved a song performed for Ireland’s submission by Bambie Ray Robin ..read more

In 1 Corinthians 12, the Apostle Paul lists the various spiritual gifts that the Holy Spirit hands out to Christians, and he specifically states that each believer has received at least one of these gifts. This includes the gift of prophecy, the gift of tongues, the interpretation of tongues, the working of miracles, the gift of faith, the word of knowledge, the word of wisdom, and the discerning of spirits. However, Paul does something odd in 1 Corinthians 12:9, when he says this also includes ‘gifts of healing’. Notice how ‘gifts of healing’ is in the plural. Paul says that there are multipl ..read more

This is our most-watched video on Opentheword’s YouTube channel. It was one of our first videos, and despite the video’s poor production quality, people still watched it. I realize that 38,000 views are minuscule compared to other popular videos on YouTube, but for our channel, it is big. Most people don’t realize that Sir Isaac Newton (1642–1727), who was a renowned mathematician, physicist, and astronomer, also studied the Bible and particularly end-times theology. Anyway, the video is about why Sir Isaac Newton predicted that Jesus would not return before 2060 AD ..read more

Any time you see references to oil in the Bible, it was referring to olive oil. It was used to anoint people and as such was symbolic of the Holy Spirit. It was also used as fuel for lamps, cooking, and even as a medicinal salve ..read more

Are you religious? I am. So, are you stupid? I won’t say “I am.” to that question, and I believe you won’t either. We should all know that many people believe, sincerely, that religious people are stupid. Most people who believe that identify as Atheists. You might be surprised to learn that this belief is common, and I think it’s growing, in our modern societies. If you believe in some religion, have you had your moment? Did someone tell you that you are stupid to believe those ideas? Wait for it. An actor and atheist from Scotland, named Brian Cox, recently spoke about the stupidity in relig ..read more

Cuando las personas reciben una palabra profética de Dios o sienten que son llamadas a hacer algo, la respuesta suele ser sentarse y esperar a que Dios lo haga. Sin embargo, hay un verso extraño en el libro de Hebreos que sugiere que esta puede no ser la respuesta correcta. Es extraño porque parece promover el fracaso humano de manera inusual. Parece implicar que nuestros esfuerzos, incluso cuando cometemos errores, son loables. En el capítulo 6 de Hebreos, el escritor habla de los grandes hombres y mujeres de fe en la Biblia y nos dice que necesitamos seguir su ejemplo. “Para que no seáis per ..read more

Popular and equally controversial televangelist, Benny Hinn, revealed his two biggest ministry regrets in an interview with Stephen Strange, the Christian Post reports. The first regret that Hinn, 71, pointed to was his failure to address the inaccurate and false prophecies that were delivered during his meetings by himself and others. He specifically cited outside ministries that had uttered prophecies during his meetings, that “brought harm to not only people’s lives but also to my reputation.” He then cited some of his own failed prophecies and stated that no one is perfect. Hinn added, “sa ..read more

When people receive a prophetic word from God or feel called to do something, the response is often to sit back and wait for God to do it. However, there is a strange verse in the book of Hebrews, that suggests this may not be the correct response. It’s strange because oddly it seems to promote human failure. It seems to imply that our efforts, even when we make mistakes, are commendable. In Hebrews chapter 6, the writer is talking about the great men and women of faith in the Bible and tells us we need to follow their example.  “So that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of thos ..read more

A few weeks back, I got a watch that tracks how much I slept. I am not entirely sure how accurate it is, but I have struggled with sleep recently, so I have started focussing on it a bit more. When it comes to sleep issues, it appears I am not alone ..read more

The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) finally has some good news, the number of people being water baptized in the famed denomination has nearly returned to pre-pandemic levels, ChurchLeaders.com reports. Last year, over 226,000 people were water baptized, an increase of 26% over the previous year. This is a reason to celebrate in a denomination that includes water baptism as part of its name. However, there was also some bad news. For the 17th year in a row, the denomination’s membership declined, sinking below the 13 million mark for the first time since the 70s. Though membership shrunk by ..read more