Subject: "Sons" of perdition? |
Bible Note: There is no mention of sentence. As A. T. Robertson said "Note play on apwleto, perished (second aorist middle indicative of apollumi). It means the son marked by final loss, not annihilation, but meeting one's destiny (Acts 2:25)" and he should know what he is talking about. in Matthew 7:13 Jesus said "for wide is the gate and spacious and broad is the way that leads away to destruction[perdition], and many are those who are entering through it." I also found this : "The word rendered "perdition" in many translations is a noun made from the same stem as the verb translated 'was lost' in TEV and most other translations. This word isfrequently used in the New Testament of the final fate of those who are without God (Matt 7.13; Acts 8.20; Rom 9.22' Phil 1.28; 3.19; 2 Peter 2.1; 3.7; Rev 17.8,11). the phase "son of (literally 'man of') perdition" means "one who is going to be lost (eternally)." the same expression appears in 2 Thessalonians 2.3 and is rendered 'The...One...who is destined to hell in TEV. In English the form'lost' fits very well into this type of context, but in other languages a literal rendering may be misleading, since it might suggest that in some way or other Jesus had lost sight of Judas. A more appropriate equivalent in some languages is 'has gone astray' or has suffered ruin.' accordingly, the phrase 'the man who was bound to be lost' may be rendered 'the man who would certainly go astray' or 'the man for whom there was nothing else but to suffer ruin.'" A Translator's Handbook on the Gospel of John by Barclay M. Newman and Eugene Nida United Bible Societies page 537 There is nothing here about judgement, but destination. Without Christ we are all destined to perdition. |