Clinton Wahlen

How are conversion and the gift of the Holy Spirit related to baptism and the laying on of hands? Is either of these religious practices necessary to receive the Holy Spirit? This brief consideration of the New Testament evidence attempts…

The letters to the seven churches of Revelation 2 and 3 have traditionally been understood by Seventh-day Adventists as prophetic of seven periods of church history.¹ Recent Adventist commentators, though not totally excluding…

It was born and raised in the United States. From the time I can remem­ber, I was an atheist. Science was my god. A quest for knowledge was my passion. All that changed one sum­mer day when someone handed…

Revival begins in the heart and happens on at least two levels: First, revival springs from quality time spent with God—time each day alone with Him in prayer and His Word. That “quiet place” is where we sense our needs, the needs of others,…

Does the historicist interpretation that the seven churches of Revelation represent the entire sweep of church history over seven historic periods really make sense?₁ That these letters are ultimately addressed…

Commentaries on the so-called Pastoral Epistles, dealing as they do with many practical matters including church offices, tend to be agenda driven; and the present volume by Benjamin Fiore is no exception. The author, in line with the larger…