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To: topcat54
Note the progression of events; birth of the child, ascension to God

Where in the Bible does Jesus ascend to God as a child?

Oh, wait, you mean this is prophecy and things like temporal sequences aren't always to be taken hyper-literally?

65 posted on 05/03/2004 2:46:03 PM PDT by Campion
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To: Campion
Where in the Bible does Jesus ascend to God as a child?

The Greek word used in Rev. 12, teknon, is translated "child" not "infant". There is no connotation of age in that Greek word. It's a generational word. We are called "children of God" regardless of our age. See Act 13:33, "Thou art My Son (teknon); today I have begotten Thee."

There are other Greek words, nepios and paidion, used to convey the age of the child cf. Matt. 2:8; Luke 10:21; 1 Cor. 13:11, Heb. 5:13. These Greek words are not used in Rev. 12.

70 posted on 05/03/2004 3:18:24 PM PDT by topcat54
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