[B-Greek] Revelation 15:2
Arie Dirkzwager
dirkzwager at pandora.be
Tue Aug 17 16:50:21 EDT 2004
I think we have to compare with THREIN EK and RUESQAI EK, where EK expresses
the fact that *eventually* there is a separation between the object of
THREIN and RUESQAI and the evil. Ps 34: 20 shows however that such a
separation does not mean that evil will not touch us.
Arie
Dr. A. Dirkzwager
Hoeselt, Belgium
e-mail dirkzwager at pandora.be
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Verzonden: dinsdag 17 augustus 2004 22:07
Onderwerp: Re: [B-Greek] Revelation 15:2
> At 20:32 17/08/2004, Ron Snider wrote:
>
> >and how is one to understand the three EK phrases that follow? Are they
> >merely to denote separation from the beast, his image and his mark, or is
> >there more here?
>
> Ron;
> Here's a quotation from:Bratcher, R. G., & Hatton, H. (1993). A handbook
on
> the Revelation to John. UBS handbook series; Helps for translators (Page
> 224). New York: United Bible Societies.
>
> 15:2
> Conquered the beast and its image and the number of its name: for
conquered
> see verse 2.7; and verse 6.2. The construction of the Greek text makes it
> appear that the conquerors had conquered three things: (1) the beast, (2)
> its image (or, statue), and (3) the number of its name. But all three
refer
> to the same one, that is, the first beast, who came up out of the sea
> (13.1), in whose honor a statue was built, which people were ordered to
> worship (13.14,15), and whose name was represented by a number (13.16,17).
> To avoid giving the idea of three different things, perhaps something like
> the following can be said: >>I also saw those who had defeated the beast
> and its statue, that beast whose name is represented by a number.<< This
> may be better than saying they had conquered a number. BRCL has >>they had
> won the victory over the beast, over its image, and over the number that
> corresponds to his name.<< The meaning of the statement is the same as
what
> is said of the redeemed in 14.4,5: they had remained faithful to Jesus
> Christ and had not worshiped the beast.
> [ BRCL = Brazilian Portuguese common language version ]
>
>
> Maurice A. O'Sullivan [ Bray, Ireland ]
> mauros at iol.ie
>
>
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