[B-Greek] Rev. 1:8 ERCOMENOS

Jason Hare jason at hareplay.com
Sun Nov 30 21:10:44 EST 2003


> cf. Mt 3:11, 11:3, 21:9, 23:39; Mk 11:9, Lk 7:19-20, 19:38, Jn 1:27, etc.,
etc.
> I think this is probably a Semitism and represents ha-BA
> cf. Ps 117.26 EULOGHMENOS hO ERCOMENOS EN ONOMATI KURIOU ... which is
cited
> is some of the above passages at the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem.

For those unfamiliar with the term, ha-ba (he' bet alef) from the Hebrew
verb lavo' (to come). It means, "the coming [one]" or "the next." Therefore,
"olam haba" is the term used in Jewish eschatology for "the next world/age"
or "the world/age to come." I think Carl is right-on in his evaluation of
this phrase (hO ERCOMENOS) in the Revelation.

Regards,
Jason

Student of Spanish and Philosophy
Missouri Southern State University
Joplin, Missouri
jason at hareplay.com




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