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Crumpy
Guest
I’m no scholar of the Bible, period. But, I read and study regularly. OK, irregularly.
What’s coming into focus is how the Bible seems to show how everything starts with God’s judgment and will end, as we all expect, with God’s judgment.
I saw a bit of the online Haydock commentary for Genesis 1, wherein it talks about the Hebrew word for God, Elohim, which is plural, by the way. It agrees with a Jewish commentary I read a couple years ago, that the word carries the sense of “judges” in it.
so, you see in the first creation that there are seven days mentioned, of course. And, when God creates something, he looks at it and “judges” that it is “good.” This is repeated, as you know, so there is judgment, judgment, judgment… you get the picture.
Then, in Revelation, there are sevens mentioned, seals, bowls, and trumpets. First, the sevens are quite likely a motif that goes back to Genesis. Second, there are judgments poured out all over the place.
so, that’s it, in a nutshell. I am so impressed that the world seems to begin and end – as we learn and should expect – with God’s judgment.
I haven’t put together any more eveidence than this, to show the parallels. Is anybody aware of such beginning/ending thinking, like I’ve outlined here?
What’s coming into focus is how the Bible seems to show how everything starts with God’s judgment and will end, as we all expect, with God’s judgment.
I saw a bit of the online Haydock commentary for Genesis 1, wherein it talks about the Hebrew word for God, Elohim, which is plural, by the way. It agrees with a Jewish commentary I read a couple years ago, that the word carries the sense of “judges” in it.
so, you see in the first creation that there are seven days mentioned, of course. And, when God creates something, he looks at it and “judges” that it is “good.” This is repeated, as you know, so there is judgment, judgment, judgment… you get the picture.
Then, in Revelation, there are sevens mentioned, seals, bowls, and trumpets. First, the sevens are quite likely a motif that goes back to Genesis. Second, there are judgments poured out all over the place.
so, that’s it, in a nutshell. I am so impressed that the world seems to begin and end – as we learn and should expect – with God’s judgment.
I haven’t put together any more eveidence than this, to show the parallels. Is anybody aware of such beginning/ending thinking, like I’ve outlined here?