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Supplement to the Topical Bible Commentary

by Richard C. Averitt

71 pages; quality trade paperback (softcover); catalogue #03-0675; ISBN 1-4120-0306-7; US$13.00, C$14.58, EUR10.50, £7.50

Supplement to the Topical Bible Commentary is the only commentary known that uses the singular-meaning concept of interpretation.

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About the Book Contents of the book include All Shall Hear; Ambiguous Communicator? Is God An; Church, the End and then Israel; Faith on the Earth?; Kill, Thou Shall Not; Muslims in the Bible and His Two Imprisonments; Paul's Writing Schedule; Proofs of the Christian Document; Rapture of I. Thes. 4 Distinguished from the Resurrection of I Cor. 15; Spirit, Soul, Body; Unloading Theological Baggage; Word of God; Worthiness of the Philadelphia Church; Worthy to Escape the Snare; Scripture Index; Subject Index; Hebrew Word Index; Greek Word Index

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About the Author Richard Averitt was an instructor at Carver Bible Institute and College in Atlanta, Georgia. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree with a Greek major, a Master's degree in Biblical Literature and additional hours of graduate work including Hebrew. A lifetime student of the Greek and Hebrew Bible. He is a widower, blessed with three wonderful children. For his music book the author has been a lifetime flautist, a Craftsman Member of the Piano Technician's Guild and has directed church choirs. The family is all musically inclined, still using their talents in teaching and partaking in church music. Also by Richard C. Averitt: Singular-Meaning Lexicon and Handbook of the Greek New Testament The Last Church Member on Earth: An Exposition of the Eight Days of God Scriptural Music

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Excerpts

from Part I: All Shall Hear

    There are verses in the Bible that seem to indicate that every soul that is born will hear the gospel, sometime, or somewhere. God is long-suffering, not willing that any should perish. He loved the world of men in such a manner as o give his only begotten Son as the Lamb of sacrifice for men. Christ gave himself a ransom for all, and will have all men to be saved (I Tim. 2:4,6). God has no pleasure in the death of the wicked (Eze.18:23,32). Does not the fact that the wicked are brought to judgment by a just judge indicate that they are given a choice between the gift of salvation and the consequential penalty for their works? The missionary imperative is given to teach all nations. Mat.24:14 indicates that the gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed in the greater part of the human community, with the idea of a testication to all the nations, and thereupon the final accounting shall come. The tenor of these Scriptures indicates an opportunity for all to hear, including those who in their lifetime never had that opportunity.

from Part II: Ambiguous Communicator? Is God An

    Generally, Bible students are not aware of what this title implies. After all, is not God praised highly? He is addressed as awesome, mighty, holy, just and blameless. And generally churches make God look good in the worship time. But when God expresses himself in his Word, and we set about to hearken to his words, our thoughts of him have not been so complimentary. Not realizing it, we have implied that he gives equivocal instructions and uses multiple-meaning words.
    This thesis will demonstrate that the indefiniteness, and the various choices made of meanings, are man's own doing, and God is cleared of ambiguity. Ro. 3;4b, "...but let it come to be so that God (in essence) is true, and every man a liar, according as it has been written, so that in this case you should be justified in your meaning communications, and you should anticipate overcoming in having yourself judged."

    Presupposition: The basic premise upon which this article rests is that his writings in the originals are one of his masterful works, befitting his holy nature, and therefore are very good. Each word he uses has its own peculiar field of meaning. Likewise the grammar formula would be consistent. This is presented as the highest view of revelation.

from Part VI: Muslims in the Bible

    It would be strange if Bible prophecy did not make referencfe to a religion that claims about one sixth of mankind, 1,188,242,000 in six continental areas, and at one time controlled a great expanse of territory from Iraq to the western Mediterranean Sea. The Ottoman Empire was from 1299 to 1922.     Some Bible students jump from Dan.11:35, unto the great tribulation time that they see in vs.36. The king that shall do according to his will (36) is supposedly the little horn of Dan.7:8,24 which is seen as the beast of Revelation - We are going to continue from 11:35 with Antiochus Epiphanes in vs. 36.     It is shown by Lange's Commentary that these characteristics in vs.36 and following are in historical perspective, well suited to Antiochus's time. We will try to sum up the explanations in Lange that relate the historical aspects that fit Antiochus Epiphanes.

from Part XI: Spirit, Soul, Body

    This topic deals with the make up of man, and how that make up is transformed, transfigured and modified during man's history. We must pick out definitions of these three words from several listed in English dictionaries. For transform we use: major change in form, nature, or function; that is for the Gr metamorphyomai - see Ro. 12:2. For transfigure we choose: change into a different thing; that is for metaschematizo -- see Phil.3:21a. For modify we use: change to serve a new purpose; that is for allasso -- see I Cor. 15:51,52. Other elements involved are breath, life, blood and flesh.

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