tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19795707.post3426181193694074633..comments2024-03-22T16:09:48.895-04:00Comments on Beggars All: Reformation And Apologetics: Calvin Mistranslated Acts 3:21?James Swanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16136781934797867593noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19795707.post-42583165419531467402014-09-30T18:58:41.389-04:002014-09-30T18:58:41.389-04:00You know that you need to start with clear passage...You know that you need to start with clear passages that speak to the subject, and that scripture interprets scripture, and all that. If it could mean Christ took heaven, or heaven took Christ, you cannot use that to construct a novel interpretation or take the text beyond what it intended. Brigittehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10259491144770243688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19795707.post-56848136770169456182014-09-30T12:30:36.857-04:002014-09-30T12:30:36.857-04:00Whether heaven took him in or he took in heaven, c...<i>Whether heaven took him in or he took in heaven, can't be said from the syntax, so we can't build any theology on it; that would be the point.</i><br /><br />2 Timothy 3:16-17 (1599 Geneva Bible) <br /><br />16 <b>For the whole Scripture</b> is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable to teach, to convince, to correct, and to instruct in righteousness,<br /><br />17 That the man of God may be absolute, being made perfect unto all good works.James Swanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16136781934797867593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19795707.post-12940458153370415432014-09-29T15:27:16.824-04:002014-09-29T15:27:16.824-04:00The story line is: Christ has died. Christ is ri...The story line is: Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ has ascended to heaven. Christ will come again visibly. <br /><br />Whether heaven took him in or he took in heaven, can't be said from the syntax, so we can't build any theology on it; that would be the point. Brigittehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10259491144770243688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19795707.post-64367569409080049902014-09-29T15:12:57.998-04:002014-09-29T15:12:57.998-04:00Sorry, makes heaven the Subject. (In the confirm...Sorry, makes heaven the Subject. (In the confirmation Bible). Brigittehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10259491144770243688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19795707.post-58612049101747442922014-09-29T14:43:21.598-04:002014-09-29T14:43:21.598-04:00I have a hymn ringing in my head where it goes: un...I have a hymn ringing in my head where it goes: und nimmt den Himmel wieder ein. Which means: and he takes in heaven again.<br /><br />My parents' Luther Bible has: welcher muss den Himmel einnehmen. That would put Christ as the subject.<br /><br />My confirmation Bible has: Ihn muss der Himmel aufnehmen. That one makes heaven the object.<br /><br />As the nature of God and heaven are really a mystery to us at this point, it does not seem worth the quibbling. But since Christ said that this is his body and we must eat his flesh, will accept that in some way heaven and earth are united at the meal, has he said directly. A foretaste of the feast to come. Brigittehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10259491144770243688noreply@blogger.com