Editing Anointing (section)

=== Pentecostal churches ===
As in the early Christian church, anointing with oil is used in [[Pentecostal Christianity|Pentecostal]] churches for healing the sick and also for consecration or ordination of pastors and elders.

The word "anointing" is also frequently used by Pentecostal Christians mistakenly to refer to the power of God or the Spirit of God residing in a Christian: a usage that is misread in the Bible (e.g. in [[1 John 2:20]]). A particularly popular expression is read completely out of context - "the anointing that breaks the yoke", which is derived from [[Isaiah 10:27]]:
:''And it shall come to pass on that day, that his burden shall be removed from upon your shoulder, and his yoke from upon your neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of oil.''

Strangely the [[NIV]] translates this passage as, "the yoke will be broken because you have grown so fat." The context of this passage refers to the yoke of [[Sennacherib]], and how his oppressive nature is overturned by that of [[Hezekiah]] who was said to be as mild as oil.