[B-Greek] 2 Thess 2 APOKALUPTW?

Clwinbery at aol.com Clwinbery at aol.com
Tue Dec 28 23:15:25 EST 2004


In a message dated 12/28/04 9:15:58 PM, newsgroupstuff at swiftdsl.com.au 
writes:


> This could be bordering outside the boundaries of this list, but I hope you
> will bear with me, and will reply :)
> 
> In 2 Thess 2:3, 2:6 and 2:8 the word APOKALUPTW is used. I am wondering
> about the possible sense of that word.
> 
> As many (all?) would know, there are some who identify the figure of 2 Thess
> 2 with the Pope or papacy. However, I wonder if this is consistent with the
> usage of APOKALUPTW. It seems to me that such an identification would
> require a kind of gradual revealing (APOKALUPTW), where he is somehow
> revealed slowly over time, yet it is not really plainly evident until many
> hundreds of years have passed.
> 
> To me this seems a different kind of use of APOKALUPTW than other places in
> the NT, especially when it concerns the 2nd coming revelation of Christ, eg
> 2 Thess 1:7. It wouldn't seem to make so much sense if Christ were to be
> revealed in the same way some say the antichrist figure of 2 Thess 2 is
> revealed.
> 
> Anyhow, I know that the theological and interpretive discussions are out of
> bounds of this list. What I'd like to know is the possible range of the use
> of APOKALUPTW in 2 Thess 2, and I have just given the other background
> information to help you understand my question :)
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Craig Johnson
> Brisbane, Australia
> 
I think you are right that this is outside the boundaries for b-greek. 

I fail to see how APOKALUPTW can be interpreted as you suggest. It is in the 
aorist twice in this chapter and in the future once. I think in all three 
usages the implication is of an action where the emphasis falls on the 
happenedness of the action, with no indication of an extended action. As for who is 
alluded to by this imagery, let's take that off list, please.

Carlton Winbery
Louisiana College



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