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1 | Properly Interpreting the Bible | Bible general Archive 3 | Morant61 | 158925 | ||
Greetings Kalos! May I briefly post am alternative treatment of this word? The words 'all', 'whole', ect..., refer to exactly what they say in the Greek, unless they are modified in some manner. For instance, in Matt. 2:16, the word 'all' is modified by the phrase, "the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under". I don't know of any instances where an unmodified 'all' would mean less than all. ;-) The examples that Studylight.org uses to prove otherwise are not convincing. In the first case, the Pharisees said that the 'whole world' had gone after Him. Whether or not their statement is factual is not the point. They were probably using hyperbole, but that doesn't change the meaning of the word 'all' or 'whole'. In the second case, who are we to question a clear statement of Scripture. If Scripture says all Judea was baptized, then I believe all Judea was baptized. There is no counter statement that would demand us to understand the statement differently, only our 'assumption' that all Judea could not have been baptized. The last example from 1 John 5:19 ignores the context of 1 John. John distinguishes between the 'world' and believers. The whole world does 'lie in the evil one'. So, the word 'all' can refer to a sub-group when it is modified by other words, but otherwise, it simply means 'all'. :-) Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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2 | Properly Interpreting the Bible | Bible general Archive 3 | mark d seyler | 158932 | ||
Hi Tim, I look at this word the same as you do, although there is one place I haven't been able to reconcile, and perhaps you might have an insight to share. In Revelation 13:16 "And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:" It seems that not everyone will actually receive the mark, because there will be "sheep" which Jesus will separate from the "goats" after He appears. Do you have any thoughts on this? Love in Christ, Mark |
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3 | Properly Interpreting the Bible | Bible general Archive 3 | Morant61 | 158934 | ||
Greetings Mark! I would say that v. 17 would indicate that some don't receive the mark, so the 'all' of v. 16 would probably refer to his intentions or his order. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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4 | Properly Interpreting the Bible | Bible general Archive 3 | mark d seyler | 158936 | ||
Hi Tim, That's a good point. I think then that I will do a word study of poiew (translated causes) to see if there are other scriptures that have the translation of something like "begins to do", or "sets out to do", which would fit with what you are saying. Thank you for for input! Love in Christ, Mark |
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