Luke 21:28

Bill Barton phos at prodigy.net
Thu Nov 30 21:49:07 EST 2000


Nigel Hanscamp wrote:  (Luke 21:28)

NH>First:  "Stand up and raise your heads"  I can understand that this is
not literal, but what could a "figurative" meaning be, or have meant to
greek readers?>

Apparently the reference is to an event in the sky (the coming of the son
of man in the clouds).  In order to view the event a person would naturally
stand and tilt his face upward.  


NH>Pauline APOLUTRWSIS is (normally/often) a freedom from sin/s, or from
the body.  Here it seems to be neither.  Any guesses?>

In context the deliverance would be the deliverance of Israel from the
events that Jesus just got through describing.


Bill Barton






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