Free Republic
Browse · Search
Religion
Topics · Post Article

To: Quix
For example, can you shed any light on the Scripture about God shortening the days in the END TIMES? Is that days shorter than 24 hours or fewer days? I’ve been told that the Greek does not make it clear.

That is unfortunately one area in which I am clueless. I seem to have almost no insight at all into the meaning of Matthew 24, most of the Revelation, and similar passages. As for the precise words in Greek, Matthew and Mark use words that I would translate as "cut short", but I can't even guess whether they mean days under 24 hours or fewer of those days. Luke talks about signs in the sky, which makes either interpretation plausible. I just don't know. Sorry.

459 posted on 05/01/2010 11:27:37 AM PDT by Pollster1 (Natural born citizen of the USA, with the birth certificate to prove it)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 444 | View Replies ]


To: Pollster1

No sweat. I’ve asked a cast of dozens over the decades. NO ONE has done any better than you . . . a number of them top flight Greek Scholars, one who’s daily NT study is always in the Greek version.


462 posted on 05/01/2010 11:32:47 AM PDT by Quix (BLOKES who got us where we R: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2130557/posts?page=81#81)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 459 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
Religion
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson