[B-Greek] 2 Thes 2:3a
Eddie Mishoe
edmishoe at yahoo.com
Fri Jul 23 08:40:34 EDT 2004
Mitch asked
> > What would be the temporal relationship between
> the
> > rebellion coming and the man of lawlessness being
> > revealed? Are they both one and the same thing?
Iver replied
> Grammar doesn't tell you, but contextually one would
> assume that the
> rebellion occurs more or less at the same time as
> the leader of the
> rebellion comes forth. But the rebellion is not the
> same thing as its
> leader.
This is what I was trying to counter; this kind of
remark. I'm not saying on a theological level Iver is
incorrect. What I am saying is that on a grammatical
level there need be no relationship between the
Rebellion/Departure and the revealing of this man.
They many have absolutely nothing in common or in
relationship. I have noticed a strong theological bent
toward this position, and again, I am not countering
this theological persuasion. I just simply want to
remind us that on a grammatical/semantic/pragmatic
level(s), no relationship exists between the
Rebellion/Departure and the revealing of this man.
An English example should be all that is necessary to
demonstrate this. In this statement:
The year 2010 will not arrive until President Bush
first completes his term in office and another
President occupies the Oval office.
There could conceivably be two Presidents that occupy
the Oval office after Bush completes his term. And
when you deal with prophetic material, as here in 2
Thess, you have to allow for variables, some of which
are unimplied. It is very dangerous to connect the
dots when dealing with prophetic material.
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Eddie Mishoe
Pastor
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