John was Jewish, but Greek was the lingua franca back then and the common language of Judaea at the time was Aramaic. Take note of where the apostles went when they left Judaea; their commission was to bring the gospel to the known world and to the lost tribes of Israel. Also take note of Isaiah 28:11.
Lest anyone say that there is aught special about the Hebrew language, also note that it was God that created all the diverse languages at the Tower of Babel as noted in Genesis 11:7-9.
Understood, but when Christ spoke to John, would He speak in Greek or Hebrew? Both were Hebrew. Why wouldn’t He speak Hebrew to John?
who or what is the prophetic beast?
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...well, in my "Intro to Western Religion" course, the last third was spent the Torah, and we spent some class time on why the Torah begins with the letter it does.
From what I remember some 35 years ago, it looked something like a backwards "C" with a dot in it. Since Hebrew is R-L, it symbolizes that everything started with God, and there was no looking back/nothing before God, etc.
I suppose "I" from "In the beginning" could be a barrier or starting line, make that THE starting line.