The paradigms used to examine the Hebrew prophetic literature are changing. This paper contributes to that change by developing a paradigm drawn from Drama Theory and applying that paradigm to the vision reports found in the book of Amos. The outcome is a form critical study that yields beneficial results in understanding both the design and flow of the visions as well as their integration with...

The designation "Antichrist," appearing only in the epistles of John (1 John 2:18, 22; 4:3; 2 John 7), is made up of the Greek words anti ("against, in place of") and christos ("Christ"), and indicates any agent of the evil one (Satan) who acts contrary to or as a counterfeit of God's Anointed who is destined to rule the world in the end time (Psalm 2:2, 6-8; 110:1-2; Isaiah 9:6-7, et. al.). Th...

the concept of supremacy (velāyat) is highly considered and discussed as one of the most fundamental concepts of sufism points of view and its thought structure. little reflection on the history of sufism depicts that sufism, as an intellectual and ideological thought system, has improved and developed by passing the years of its birth.  after ibn arabi, this expansion got to a point that made ...

A uni ed, comprehensive presentation of simulation techniques for veri cation of concurrent systems is given, in terms of a simple untimed automaton model. In particular, (1) re nements, (2) forward and backward simulations, (3) hybrid forward-backward and backward-forward simulations, and (4) history and prophecy relations are de ned. History and prophecy relations are abstract versions of the...

In this paper I consider a passage of scripture notorious for being difficult to interpret and apply. In 1 Cor 14:22 Paul makes the curious claim that “tongues” constitute a “sign” to unbelievers, while prophecy is a sign to believers. But the meaning of his statement is not clear in its context. Paul illustrates his assertions in vv. 23-25 by saying that unbelievers visiting the Christian asse...

This paper discusses the active role of prophet within divine providence, namely her understanding prophetic message and use prophecy. I focus on Aquinas’ account prophecy adopt two methods: phenomenological method that describes experience metaphysical starts from attribute goodness works through order providence. In view, is a personal mission receives to fulfill God’s plan for humankind. inv...