Biblical Word Studies
Erasmus Never Used Erasmian Greek
Introduction “It does not appear to be generally known what factors and circumstances led to the so-called ‘scientific’ pronunciation of Greek. [It] all started with a practical joke played on Erasmus by the Swiss scholar Loritus of Glarus. Later, however,…
Why Did You Doubt?
In Paul’s first letter to Timothy, Paul exhorts that supplications, prayers, intercessions and giving of thanks be made for all men because this was, “good and acceptable in the sight of God our savior Who will have all men to…
Word Study: Heretic
Most Fundamentalists and Evangelicals believe in the Doctrine of Free Will. One must choose to believe and follow Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior in this lifetime or be damned to everlasting punishment in a lake of fire…
Now Is The Day of Salvation
“As God’s co-workers we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain. For he says, ‘In the time of my favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.’ I tell you, now is the time of…
SoW1974: Time And Eternity
(Some time ago I received from you through the Spirit of The Word Magazine a mimeographed sheet about “time” which was a prophecy given in January, 1973. That prophecy stuck with me for days and weeks and I just couldn’t get it…
Why Can’t “Eónas tón Eónon” Mean Eternity?
Dear Gary and Michelle thank you, your writings have been of much inspiration in my quest for the truth. Having been a Christian for a number of years and having only stumbled on what I now consider to be the…
#12: Strong’s Concordance Error
“But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the Sabbath day; for then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world TO THIS TIME, no, nor ever shall be.…
#09: Hyperbole
There are many things that can cause a person to misinterpret what is written in various translations of the Bible. Many Christians do not realize that some of the most popular Bible translations do not accurately convey the true meaning…
A Comparative Concordance: Eón and Eónios
How these two Greek words are translated in various Bible versions. If the reader studies carefully the Hebrew-Greek-English reference material Tentmaker has made available, they will discover these two key Greek words and their Hebrew equivalent olam (עוֹלָם) have been…
Eón (Αἰών) and Eónios (Αἰώνιος)
Let us next consider the true meaning of the words “eón (αἰών)” and “eónios (αἰώνιος).” These are the originals of the terms rendered by our translators “everlasting,” “for ever and ever:” and upon these misleading translations, a vast portion of the popular dogma of endless…
SoW10: The Terminology of The Atonement
It is very necessary in order to understand the doctrine of the atonement to have a clear apprehension of the various terms used in the Bible in reference to it. We will proceed at once to a consideration of these…
SoW7: Definition of Bible Terms
ETERNAL. In a preceding number of the paper I have explained the word Age, the original of which is æon [eón, αἰών]. In this article I will try to explain the word rendered Eternal or Everlasting, the original of which, derived from æon, is…
SoW5: Definition of Bible Terms
HEAVEN and EARTH The Bible subjects that we have been considering, — the Worlds and Ages — will be still plainer if we comprehend how the apostle uses the terms, Heaven and Earth. In 2 Pet. 3 for instance, each of…
SoW4: Definition of Bible Terms
WORLD, ÆON, KOSMOS[[*I spell the word, Kosmos, after the analogy of the Greek original, instead of according to the anglicized orthography, Cosmos. ]] We wish to present one or two more thoughts on æon, age, to complete the article in No.…
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