[B-Greek] PERI in Matthew 24:36

Iver Larsen iver_larsen at sil.org
Wed Mar 19 11:49:12 EST 2003


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> They argue that, through the "signs" Jesus gave, we can know
> everything except the precise time of Christ's return. Therefore,
> they can tell you that our generation, unlike any previous one,
> can be SURE that He will come in our time though we cannot know
> the exact moment. The information from the two of you supplies
> me with a basis for teaching my church to avoid the mistake of
> thinking that way.
>
> Pastor Garringer

Since you mention "our generation" I wonder whether part of the problem is
the questionable translation of Greek GENEA into English "generation". I
won't repeat the discussion of this here, but refer to a thread starting
December 4, 2000, with GENEA in the subject header.

Iver Larsen



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