Rev 21:3e

Ben Crick ben.crick at argonet.co.uk
Sun Jan 16 17:45:01 EST 2000


On Sun 15 Jan 2000 (16:53:14), alan_hultberg at peter.biola.edu wrote:
> There are two options for the syntax (so also Charles, *Revelation*,
> 2:207-208).  Either
> 
> 1) the prepositional phrase is the compliment of ESTAI, making AUTWN
> QEOS a pendent nomintative ("God himself shall be with them--their God"
> [or "as their God"]), or 
> 
> 2) the prepostional phrase modifies O QEOS, and the compliment of ESTAI
> is AUTWN QEOS ("[the] God [who is] with them shall be their God" or
> "*God with them* shall be their God").

 Dear Alan,

 Your option 1(b) seems the most natural:
 KAI AUTOS hO QEOS   MET' AUTWN ESTAI     AUTWN QEOS
 and God Himself    shall be with them  [as] their God
 Or, better English, "God Himself, their God, shall be with them".

 This would agree with Leviticus 20:6-7, QHSW THN DIAQHKHN MOU EN hUMIN...
 KAI ESOMAI hUMIN QEOS, KAI hUMEIS ESESQE MOU LAOS;

 and Jeremiah 38(31):33 ESOMAI AUTOIS EIS QEON, KAI AUTOI ESONTAI MOI
 EIS LAON;

 and Ezekiel 37:27 ESTAI hH KATASKHNWSIS MOU EN AUTOIS, KAI ESOMAI AUTOIS
 QEOS, KAI AUTOI MOU ESONTAI LAOS;

 and Zechariah 8:8 KATASKHNWSW EN MESWi IEROUSALHM, KAI ESONTAI MOI EIS
 LAON, KAGW ESOMAI AUTOIS EIS QEON EN ALHQEIAi KAI EN DIKAIOSUNHi.

 I picture John on Patmos without access to the Scriptures, yet hearing
 this thunderous Voice summing up the above prophecies in a new prophecy
 for the New Covenant, substituting LAOI (Revelation 21:3b) for the Old
 Testament LAOS (singular). Thus the prophecy of Isaiah to the Servant is
 to be fulfilled (Isaiah 49:6), echoed by Simeon in Luke 2:32. Not for the
 children of Israel only, but for the Gentiles also.

 ERRWSQE
 Ben
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