Rev. 21:3, 10
Lira
lira at escelsa.com.br
Wed Jul 26 07:27:48 EDT 2000
I studied a little of biblical Greek some years ago and I would appreciate your help in clarifying a text for me. I have a doubt about the translation of Rev. 21:3, 10. According to the translation of our Bibles, the idea is that John sees the city in the moment it is descending from heaven. However, in Rev. 3:12, where a similar phrase is used, the idea cannot be that. The three passages seem to use the same verbal tense (aorist?), although there are some slight differences in the construction, and I don't know the implication of these differences.
My question is: Is it possible that John sees the New Earth with the New Jerusalem already there, instead of the idea that he sees it in the moment it is coming down from heaven? If he sees it at the moment it is coming down, why would the angel take him to a high mountain (v. 10)? My opinion is that the city is already there and the angel takes him to a high mountain so that he can have a panoramic view of the city from ABOVE. And the expression "KATABAINOUSA(N) EK TOU OURANOU APO TOU QEOU" would just be a DESCRIPTION of the city: "The New Jerusalem which comes down out of heaven from God".
Is this interpretation possible?
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