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To: mdmathis6; All

Far better to use the word “the apocalypse” rather than rapere or rapiemur


189 posted on 07/24/2019 1:41:17 AM PDT by Cronos (Re-elect President Trump 2020!)
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To: Cronos

But we were talking about 1 Thessalonians...not Revelation or “Apocaypse” of St John.


210 posted on 07/24/2019 5:16:50 AM PDT by mdmathis6
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To: Cronos; mdmathis6
Far better to use the word “the apocalypse” rather than rapere or rapiemur

That would require ignoring the text.

The author of Thessalonians used ἁρπάζω, harpázō, "carrying away".

He didn't use αποκάλυψη, apocalypse, "revealing" "disclosure".

239 posted on 07/24/2019 9:56:51 AM PDT by Pelham (Secure Voter ID. Mexico has it, because unlike us they take voting seriously)
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