[B-Greek] 1 John 1:5

Charles Rempel CharlesR at mygalaxyexpress.com
Thu Feb 17 09:21:46 EST 2005


Hi George,

I would presume then that you also take Revelation 22:5 to be metaphorical?
Is the reason that you take them to be metaphorical because they are
visions?

Charles

-----Original Message-----
From: George F Somsel [mailto:gfsomsel at juno.com]
Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 8:42 AM
To: CharlesR at mygalaxyexpress.com
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Subject: Re: [B-Greek] 1 John 1:5


On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 08:38:23 -0600 "Charles Rempel"
<CharlesR at mygalaxyexpress.com> writes:
> Question Part 2: O QEOS ESTIN FWS
>
> Givens:
> The anarthrous substantive is qualitative.
> FWS ESTIN O QEOS is not equivalent to O QEOS ESTIN FWS
>
> Does Revelation 21:23 give enough information to allow for the
> semantic
> range of meaning to include a literal understanding behind the
> metaphor of O
> QEOS ESTIN FWS?
>
> KAI H POLIS OU XREIAN EXEI TOU HLIOU OUDE THS SELHNHS INA FAINWSIN
> AUTH, H
> GAR DOXA TOU
> QEOU EFWTISEN AUTHN, KAI O LUXNOS AUTHS TO ARNIOU.
>
>
> Charles D. Rempel
> 30 Year Student
> Without Portfolio
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Charles,

No.  I think it is evident that Re 21.23 is a metaphorical usage.  It is
not meant to be taken literally.

george
gfsomsel
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