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Notes:
(1) For the verb
, “be of good comfort,” see
CHEER
, No. 2. (2)
>
is rendered “comfortless” in John 14:18,
KJV
;
RV
, desolate. See
DESOLATE
,
FATHERLESS
.
COMING (Noun)
1.
(
5
, 1529), “an entrance” (
, “in,”
, “a way”), “an entering in,”
is once translated “coming,” Acts 13:24, of the coming of Christ into the nation of Israel.
For its meaning “entrance” see 1 Thess. 1:9; 2:1; Heb. 10:19; 2 Pet. 1:11. See
ENTER
,
ENTRANCE
.¶
2.
$
(
+
, 1660), “a coming” (from
, “to come”), is found in Acts
7:52.¶
3.
$
(
$ &
, 3952), lit., “a presence,”
, “with,” and
$
, “being”
(from
, “to be”), denotes both an “arrival” and a consequent “presence with.” For
instance, in a papyrus letter a lady speaks of the necessity of her parousia in a place in
order to attend to matters relating to her property there. Paul speaks of his
$
in
Philippi, Phil. 2:12 (in contrast to his
$
, “his absence”; see
ABSENCE
). Other words
denote “the arrival” (see
and
$
, above).
8 $
is used to describe the
presence of Christ with His disciples on the Mount of Transfiguration, 2 Pet. 1:16. When
used of the return of Christ, at the rapture of the church, it signifies, not merely His
momentary “coming” for His saints, but His presence with them from that moment until
His revelation and manifestation to the world. In some passages the word gives
prominence to the beginning of that period, the course of the period being implied, 1 Cor.
15:23; 1 Thess. 4:15; 5:23; 2 Thess. 2:1; Jas. 5:7-8; 2 Pet. 3:4. In some, the course is
prominent, Matt. 24:3, 37; 1 Thess. 3:13; 1 John 2:28; in others the conclusion of the
period, Matt. 24:27; 2 Thess. 2:8.
The word is also used of the Lawless One, the Man of Sin, his access to power and
his doings in the world during his
$
, 2 Thess. 2:9. In addition to Phil. 2:12
(above), it is used in the same way of the apostle, or his companions, in 1 Cor. 16:17; 2
Cor. 7:6-7; 10:10; Phil. 1:26; of the Day of God, 2 Pet. 3:12. See
PRESENCE
.
Note:
The word
$
, rendered “coming” in 1 Cor. 1:7,
KJV
, denotes a
“revelation” (
RV
). For a fuller treatment of
8 $
, see
:
by
Hogg and Vine, pp. 87-88.
COMMAND (Verbs)
1.
(
1
, 1299) signifies “to set in order, appoint, command,” Matt.
11:1; Luke 8:55; 17:9-10; Acts 18:2; 23:31; “gave order,” 1 Cor. 16:1,
RV
. So in Acts
24:23, where it is in the middle voice. See
APPOINT
, No. 6.
2.
(
+
, 2036) denotes “to speak” (connected with eipon, “to say”); hence,
among various renderings, “to bid, command,” Matt. 4:3; Mark 5:43; 8:7; Luke 4:3;
19:15. See
BID
.
Note:
In 2 Cor. 4:6, the
RV
rightly has “said,” followed by the quotation “Light shall
shine out of darkness.”