Revelation Series #199: What the Hell is a Twinkle?

by admin on July 16, 2015


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maock August 17, 2015 at 11:47 am

I dare to introduce a little humour into the “snatching away” scenario.

There was a gentleman, Pat, I have it for a fact, in Galway in west of Ireland here .. who claimed that unaided by mechanical or other props he had learned to fly. He was laughed at and scoffed but all to no avail. Eventually he infuriated his fellow students so much they invited an expert on the very topic of “Flying” to speak at their annual think in. They figured this would finally put an end to Pat’s nonsensee. However in the middle of his speech Pat came into the hall and flew up to the rafters and out a top window.

I think those of us gifted by God with revelation in the Snatching away will soon, like Pat, enjoy entering demonstration mode

robin July 22, 2015 at 1:57 am

(Robin)
I’m thinking that “twinkle” is some de-evolution of the word “wink” …

But I appreiate it Martin, that you dont hesitate to rightly critique the CLNT; if not the Dabhar translation, it is indeed, one of the best translations we have … but obviously, it too, has it’s problems. That is, “truth will out,” and we have to be painfully honest, not “loyal” in our search for the ever better reading of God’s word, especially that from our apostle Paul.

With that said, the word is, indeed, not “twinkle,” but rather “toss” … which is how I’m currently reading it in my own translation, directly from the Byzantine Greek:

“Be you regarding – to a secret I say unto you:
[we] all indeed, we will be reposed not,
yet [we] all, we will be changed,
in an instant [manner], at [the] toss of an eye, at the last shofar.
For there will shofar,
and the dead [ones] will be roused incorruptible,
and we [all] will be changed.” (~Robin)

You’re doing us a great service, Martin … thank you; take care of yourself, be at peace.

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15:51* Ἰδού, μυστήριον ὑμῖν λέγω· πάντες μὲν οὐ κοιμηθησόμεθα, πάντες δὲ ἀλλαγησόμεθα,

idou mustErion humin legO pantes men ou koimEthEsometha pantes de allagEsometha

Be you regarding, to a secret I say unto you: [we] all indeed, we will be reposed not, yet [we] all, we will be changed;

be you regarding {2400 V-2AMM-2S} to a secret {3466 N-ASN} unto you {1473 P-2DP} I say {3004 V-PAI-1S} all [ones] {3956 A-NPM} indeed {3303 PRT} not {3756 PRT-N} we will be reposed {2837 V-FPI-1P} all [ones] {3956 A-NPM} yet {1161 CONJ} we will be changed {0236 V-2FPI-1P}

15:52 ἐν ἀτόμῳ, ἐν ῥιπῇ ὀφθαλμοῦ, ἐν τῇ ἐσχάτῃ σάλπιγγι· σαλπίσει γάρ, καὶ οἱ νεκροὶ ἐγερθήσονται ἄφθαρτοι, καὶ ἡμεῖς ἀλλαγησόμεθα.

en atomO en rhipE ophthalmou en tE eschatE salpiggi salpisei gar kai hoi nekroi egerthEsontai aphthartoi
kai hEmeis allagEsometha

in an instant [manner], at [the] toss of an eye, at the last shofar. For there will shofar, and the dead [ones] will be roused incorruptible, and we [all] will be changed.

In/ at {1722 PREP} unto an instant [thing] {0823 A-DSN} at/ in {1722 PREP} unto a toss {4493 N-DSF} of an eye {3788 N-GSM} at/ in {1722 PREP} unto the [one] {3588 T-DSF} unto a last [one] {2078 A-DSF-S} unto a shofar {4536 N-DSF} there will shofar {4537 V-FAI-3S} for {1063 CONJ} and {2532 CONJ} the [ones] {3588 T-NPM} dead [ones] {3498 A-NPM} they will be roused {1453 V-FPI-3P} incorruptible [ones] {0862 A-NPM} and {2532 CONJ} we {1473 P-1NP} we will be changed {0236 V-2FPI-1P}

Kevin July 17, 2015 at 5:42 pm

I get “toss” as opposed to “twinkle”, however, toss has absolutely no sex appeal. When Hillary Clinton tossed her hat into the ring, I tossed my cookies. See what I mean?

Since my wife died, I still have not been able to tell my kids that their mom is dead, that she did not “go” to heaven. Of course that (heaven) is what was expressed by everyone at the funeral.

Life is so miserable anyway. Is it okay if, for now, I hold on to words like “twinkle”, and my kids hold on to “heaven”?

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