Subject: Hebrews 6:6 explained |
Bible Note: Dear Tim, You will perhaps be gratified by Calvin's belief that, the Geeks that sought Jesus were not Gentiles. "Now there were some Greeks. I do not think that they were Gentiles or uncircumcised, because immediately afterwards it follows that they came to worship."- J.Calvin. I will defer to his opinion based on the excellent arguement he makes to support it. If you would care to read it in it' entirety, you can find it through www.ccel.org/c/calvin/comment3/comm_index.htm This does not mean you are off the hook at all! For he continues: "The meaning therefore is, that Christ was received as King, not only by the inhabitants of Judea, who had come from villages and towns to the feast, but that the report had also reached men who lived beyond the sea, and who had come from distant countries." "23. The hour is come. Many explain this as referring to the death of Christ, because by it the glory of Christ was manifested; so that, in their opinion, Christ now declares that the time of his death is at hand. But I rather view it as referring to the publication of the gospel; as if he had said, that the knowledge of him would soon be spread through every region of the world. Thus he wished to meet the astonishment which his death might excite in his disciples; for he shows that there is no reason why their courage should fail, because the doctrine of the' gospel will nevertheless be proclaimed throughout the whole world. Again, that this contemplation of his glow may not soon afterwards vanish, when he shall be condemned to death, hung on the cross, and finally buried. he gives them early information and warning that the ignominy of his death is no obstruction to his glory. For this purpose he employs a most appropriate comparison. 24. Unless a grain of wheat having fallen into the ground, die, it remaineth alone." Food for thought. John |