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NASB | Revelation 1:1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show to His bond-servants, the things which must soon take place; and He sent and communicated it by His angel to His bond-servant John, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Revelation 1:1 This is the revelation of Jesus Christ [His unveiling of the divine mysteries], which God [the Father] gave to Him to show to His bond-servants (believers) the things which must soon take place [in their entirety]; and He sent and communicated it by His angel (divine messenger) to His bond-servant John, |
Bible Question: Any thorghts on shortly come to pass in Rev 1:1, comsidering we are 2ooo years on from that time. |
Bible Answer: "things which must shortly take place" The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show to His bond-servants, the things which must (1) shortly take place; and He sent and communicated [it] by His angel to His bond-servant John, Revelation 1:1(The NET Bible) '(1) Things which must shortly take place is a Greek clause, literally, what (it) is necessary to happen in short (soon). 'This Greek clause is often used by pretribulationists to support their argument of imminency, but is this really the case? "En tachei" is the debated phrase. The phrase can have two possible meanings: (1) that the events depicted will happen in rapid-fire fashion. That is, once the events begin to happen, they will occur very quickly; or (2) that the events depicted can happen soon. That is, the time of fulfillment will not extend beyond the normal, natural, customary sense of soon. 'The basic question is this: Is John describing how the events will happen or when the events will happen? 'Those arguing that John intends when the events will happen must overcome a logical and theological problem. Given that 1900 years have passed since John penned these words, soon would lose any historical impact or meaning. There is only one biblical sense in which soon could be used to represent 1900 years, and that’s viewing "time" from God’s so-called vantage point. However, nothing in the text indicates that this is the case. Logically then, this conclusion is weak at best. 'Theologically, for John to state that the events depicted in the Revelation will happen soon, with reference to time, contradicts Matthew 24:36. Matthew 24:36 states, "But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone." Therefore, John could not say how soon the Lord might return or how soon the events connected with His return might transpire unless God gave him direct revelation. 'The only logical and theologically correct conclusion is to understand "en tachei" as indicating how the events will occur. The events connected with the Lord’s return will happen quickly. Matthew 24 indicates that they will happen in less than a three and a half-year period.' ____________________ www.revelationcommentary.org/01_chapter.html |