Word Studies¶
Question¶
How do NT authors use Daniel, and do they treat Daniel 7-12 as a unified prophetic corpus?
G2050: eremosis -- desolation¶
Original: ἐρήμωσις (eremosis) Transliteration: eremosis Part of Speech: Feminine noun Definition: Despoliation, desolation; the act of making desolate BLB Count: 3 NT occurrences
Translations¶
| Translation | Count | Verses |
|---|---|---|
| "of desolation" | 2 | Matt 24:15; Mark 13:14 |
| "desolation" | 1 | Luke 21:20 |
All Occurrences¶
| Verse | Text |
|---|---|
| Matt 24:15 | "the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet" |
| Mark 13:14 | "the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet" |
| Luke 21:20 | "know that the desolation thereof is nigh" |
Key Findings¶
- Exclusively Olivet: All 3 NT occurrences appear in the Synoptic Olivet Discourse passages -- nowhere else in the entire NT.
- Functions as a lexical "Daniel marker" -- whenever eremosis appears, it signals a Daniel reference.
- Luke replaces the Daniel formula with a historical marker ("Jerusalem compassed with armies") but retains eremosis.
G946: bdelygma -- abomination¶
Original: βδέλυγμα (bdelygma) Transliteration: bdelygma Part of Speech: Neuter noun Definition: A detestation; specifically idolatry; an abomination BLB Count: 6 NT occurrences
Translations¶
| Translation | Count | Verses |
|---|---|---|
| "abomination" | 4 | Matt 24:15; Mark 13:14; Luke 16:15; Rev 21:27 |
| "abominations" | 1 | Rev 17:4 |
| "ABOMINATIONS" | 1 | Rev 17:5 |
All Occurrences¶
| Verse | Text |
|---|---|
| Matt 24:15 | "the abomination of desolation" |
| Mark 13:14 | "the abomination of desolation" |
| Luke 16:15 | "that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination before God" |
| Rev 17:4 | "a golden cup full of abominations" |
| Rev 17:5 | "MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH" |
| Rev 21:27 | "worketh abomination, or maketh a lie" |
LXX Occurrences (in Daniel)¶
Dan 9:27; 11:31; 12:11 -- translates Hebrew shiqquts in all three passages.
Key Findings¶
- Links Olivet to Revelation: bdelygma appears in both the Olivet Discourse (Matt 24:15; Mark 13:14) and Revelation (17:4-5; 21:27).
- The Revelation uses carry the same idolatrous/detestable connotation as the Daniel uses.
- Luke 16:15 is the only non-apocalyptic use -- general moral meaning.
- Mark 13:14 uses masculine participle hestekota for neuter bdelygma (constructio ad sensum), signaling a personal reference.
G646: apostasia -- apostasy/falling away¶
Original: ἀποστασία (apostasia) Transliteration: apostasia Part of Speech: Feminine noun Definition: Defection from truth; a falling away, forsaking BLB Count: 2 NT occurrences
Translations¶
| Translation | Count | Verses |
|---|---|---|
| "to forsake" | 1 | Acts 21:21 |
| "a falling away" | 1 | 2 Thess 2:3 |
All Occurrences¶
| Verse | Text |
|---|---|
| Acts 21:21 | "thou teachest all the Jews which are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses" |
| 2 Thess 2:3 | "except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed" |
LXX Occurrences¶
Josh 22:22; 2 Chr 29:19; 33:19; Jer 2:19; 29:32; 36:32 -- consistently = religious rebellion/defection.
Key Findings¶
- Only 2 NT uses, both denoting religious defection (not political rebellion).
- In 2 Thess 2:3, the falling away (apostasia) precedes and enables the revelation of the man of sin.
- The LXX usage confirms the religious sense: defection from covenant faithfulness.
- The definite article "the" (he apostasia) in 2 Thess 2:3 suggests a specific, expected apostasy.
G458: anomia -- iniquity/lawlessness¶
Original: ἀνομία (anomia) Transliteration: anomia Part of Speech: Feminine noun Definition: Illegality; violation of law; wickedness; lawlessness BLB Count: 15 NT occurrences
Translations¶
| Translation | Count | Verses |
|---|---|---|
| "iniquity" | 7 | Matt 7:23; 13:41; 23:28; 24:12; Rom 6:19; Tit 2:14; Heb 1:9 |
| "iniquities" | 3 | Rom 4:7; Heb 8:12; 10:17 |
| "of iniquity" | 1 | 2 Thess 2:7 |
| "unrighteousness" | 1 | 2 Cor 6:14 |
| "transgression of the law" | 2 | 1 John 3:4 (2x) |
All Occurrences¶
| Verse | Text | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Matt 7:23 | "depart from me, ye that work iniquity" | Jesus' judgment warning |
| Matt 13:41 | "gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity" | Wheat/tares judgment |
| Matt 23:28 | "within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity" | Woe to scribes/Pharisees |
| Matt 24:12 | "because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold" | Olivet Discourse |
| Rom 4:7 | "Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven" | Justification |
| Rom 6:19 | "ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity" | Sanctification |
| 2 Cor 6:14 | "what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness" | Separation |
| 2 Thess 2:7 | "the mystery of iniquity doth already work" | Man of sin context |
| 2 Thess 2:8 | (anomias, genitive -- "the lawless one" = ho anomos, adj form) | Man of sin destroyed |
| Tit 2:14 | "redeem us from all iniquity" | Christ's purpose |
| Heb 1:9 | "Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity" | Christ's character |
| Heb 8:12 | "their iniquities will I remember no more" | New covenant |
| Heb 10:17 | "their sins and iniquities will I remember no more" | New covenant |
| 1 John 3:4 | "sin is the transgression of the law" (2x in verse) | Definitional equation |
Key Findings -- The Anomia Chain¶
- Dan 7:25 source: "think to change times and laws" -- the little horn attacks divine law. The Hebrew dat ("law/decree") + Aramaic context = anomia concept.
- Matt 24:12: "because anomia shall abound" -- in the Olivet Discourse, Jesus warns of escalating lawlessness as a sign. Classified under APOSTASY ("shall abound in latter days") in Nave's.
- 2 Thess 2:7: "the mystery of anomia doth already work" -- Paul says the lawlessness principle is already active but not yet fully revealed.
- 2 Thess 2:8: "the lawless one" (ho anomos, G459) -- the man of sin IS defined by anomia; his very title is "the anomos."
- 1 John 3:4: "sin is the transgression of the law" = hamartia estin he anomia -- John provides the definitional equation: sin = anomia = law-transgression. Same G458 word confirmed by Greek parser.
- Three-author chain: Jesus (Matt 24:12), Paul (2 Thess 2:7-8), and John (1 John 3:4) all use anomia in eschatological/antichrist contexts.
G459: anomos -- lawless/wicked¶
Original: ἄνομος (anomos) Transliteration: anomos Part of Speech: Adjective Definition: Lawless; not subject to law; wicked; without law BLB Count: 10 NT occurrences
Translations¶
| Translation | Count | Verses |
|---|---|---|
| "the transgressors" | 2 | Mark 15:28; Luke 22:37 |
| "without law" / "that are without law" | 3 | 1 Cor 9:21 (3x) |
| "wicked" | 1 | Acts 2:23 |
| "Wicked" | 1 | 2 Thess 2:8 |
| "for the lawless" | 1 | 1 Tim 1:9 |
| "unlawful" | 1 | 2 Pet 2:8 |
Key Verses¶
| Verse | Text |
|---|---|
| 2 Thess 2:8 | "then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume" |
| Mark 15:28 | "he was numbered with the transgressors" (= Isa 53:12 fulfillment) |
| Luke 22:37 | "he was reckoned among the transgressors" |
| Acts 2:23 | "by wicked hands have crucified and slain" |
| 1 Tim 1:9 | "the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient" |
Key Findings¶
- 2 Thess 2:8: ho anomos = "the lawless one" -- substantival adjective used as a title for the man of sin.
- The adjectival form (G459) directly derives from the noun anomia (G458) -- same root, same concept.
- The man of sin's defining characteristic is opposition to divine law, connecting back to Dan 7:25 "think to change times and laws."
G3485: naos -- temple/shrine¶
Original: ναός (naos) Transliteration: naos Part of Speech: Masculine noun Definition: A fane, shrine; the inner sanctuary of a temple (distinguished from hieron = the entire temple complex) BLB Count: 46 NT occurrences
Translations¶
| Translation | Count |
|---|---|
| "temple" | 35 |
| "the temple" | 4 |
| "temples" | 2 |
| "shrines" | 1 |
| "hath the temple" | 1 |
Pauline Occurrences (CRITICAL for 2 Thess 2:4)¶
| Verse | Text | Referent |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Cor 3:16 | "Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?" | Church = naos tou theou |
| 1 Cor 3:17 | "If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are" | Church = naos tou theou |
| 1 Cor 6:19 | "your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost" | Body = naos |
| 2 Cor 6:16 | "ye are the temple of the living God" | Church = naos tou theou |
| Eph 2:21 | "groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord" | Church = naos |
| 2 Thess 2:4 | "he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God" | Man of sin in naos tou theou |
Revelation Occurrences¶
Rev 3:12; 7:15; 11:1,2,19; 14:15,17; 15:5,6,8(2x); 16:1,17; 21:22
Gospel/Acts Occurrences¶
Matt 23:16,17,21,35; 26:61; 27:5,40,51; Mark 14:58; 15:29,38; Luke 1:9,21,22; 23:45; John 2:19,21; Acts 7:48; 17:24; 19:24
Key Findings -- The Naos tou Theou Pattern¶
- Every Pauline use of "naos tou theou" (temple of God) = believers/the church. Not a single Pauline use refers to the literal Jerusalem temple.
- 1 Cor 3:16-17: "ye are the temple of God" = the congregation
- 2 Cor 6:16: "ye are the temple of the living God" = the congregation
- Eph 2:21: "groweth unto an holy temple" = the church body
- 2 Thess 2:4 uses the same phrase: "sitteth in the naos tou theou" -- the man of sin sits in what Paul elsewhere exclusively identifies as the church.
- The Gospel uses of naos refer to the physical temple building (inner sanctuary), but Paul has redefined the term ecclesiologically.
- Exegetical implication: For Paul to suddenly mean a literal rebuilt Jerusalem temple in 2 Thess 2:4 would be the only exception to his consistent metaphorical usage.
G684: apoleia -- perdition/destruction¶
Original: ἀπώλεια (apoleia) Transliteration: apoleia Part of Speech: Feminine noun Definition: Ruin or loss (physical, spiritual, or eternal); perdition, destruction BLB Count: 20 NT occurrences
Translations¶
| Translation | Count | Verses |
|---|---|---|
| "perdition" | 5 | 1 Tim 6:9; Heb 10:39; 2 Pet 3:7; Rev 17:8,11 |
| "destruction" | 4 | Matt 7:13; Rom 9:22; 2 Pet 2:1; 3:16 |
| "of perdition" | 1 | 2 Thess 2:3 |
| "waste" | 2 | Matt 26:8; Mark 14:4 |
| "perish" | 1 | Acts 8:20 |
| "die" | 1 | Acts 25:16 |
| "damnable" | 1 | 2 Pet 2:1 |
| "pernicious ways" | 1 | 2 Pet 2:2 |
| "damnation" | 1 | 2 Pet 2:3 |
All Occurrences¶
| Verse | Text |
|---|---|
| Matt 7:13 | "broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction" |
| Matt 26:8 | "To what purpose is this waste?" |
| Mark 14:4 | "Why was this waste of the ointment made?" |
| John 17:12 | "none of them is lost, but the son of perdition" |
| Acts 8:20 | "Thy money perish with thee" |
| Acts 25:16 | "to deliver any man to die" |
| Rom 9:22 | "vessels of wrath fitted to destruction" |
| Phil 1:28 | "an evident token of perdition" |
| Phil 3:19 | "whose end is destruction" |
| 2 Thess 2:3 | "that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition" |
| 1 Tim 6:9 | "drown men in destruction and perdition" |
| Heb 10:39 | "we are not of them who draw back unto perdition" |
| 2 Pet 2:1 | "bring upon themselves swift destruction" |
| 2 Pet 2:2 | "many shall follow their pernicious ways" |
| 2 Pet 2:3 | "whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not" |
| 2 Pet 3:7 | "reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men" |
| 2 Pet 3:16 | "wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction" |
| Rev 17:8 | "the beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition" |
| Rev 17:11 | "even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition" |
Key Findings -- The "Son of Perdition" Chain¶
Three NT authors use apoleia to describe an eschatological adversary: 1. John 17:12: Jesus calls Judas "the son of perdition" (ho huios tes apoleias) -- the only apostle who betrayed from within. 2. 2 Thess 2:3: Paul calls the man of sin "the son of perdition" (ho huios tes apoleias) -- identical Greek phrase. 3. Rev 17:8,11: John describes the beast going "into perdition" (eis apoleian) -- same noun, eschatological destruction.
The chain spans three authors (Jesus via John's Gospel, Paul, John of Revelation) and establishes a pattern: the adversary is characterized by betrayal from within and ultimate destruction.
G4750: stoma -- mouth¶
Original: στόμα (stoma) Transliteration: stoma Part of Speech: Neuter noun Definition: The mouth (as if a gash in the face); by implication, language, edge of a sword BLB Count: 79 NT occurrences
Key Occurrences for This Study¶
| Verse | Text |
|---|---|
| 2 Thess 2:8 | "shall consume with the spirit of his mouth" |
| Rev 1:16 | "out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword" |
| Rev 13:2 | "his mouth as the mouth of a lion" |
| Rev 13:5 | "a mouth speaking great things" (stoma laloun megala) |
| Rev 13:6 | "he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God" |
| Rev 19:15 | "out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword" |
| Rev 19:21 | "slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth" |
Key Finding -- Verbatim Greek from Daniel¶
- Rev 13:5 "stoma laloun megala" = "a mouth speaking great things"
- Dan 7:8 (LXX/Theodotion) "pum memalil rabrevan" (Aramaic) = "a mouth speaking great things"
- The Greek of Rev 13:5 is a verbatim rendering of the Aramaic of Dan 7:8. This is one of the strongest verbal parallels between Revelation and Daniel.
- The destruction imagery also connects: 2 Thess 2:8 "spirit of his mouth" (Christ's mouth destroys the lawless one) parallels Rev 19:15,21 (sword from Christ's mouth), with both drawing on Isa 11:4 "with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked."
G3173: megas -- great¶
Original: μέγας (megas) Transliteration: megas Part of Speech: Adjective Definition: Big; great (in any sense) BLB Count: 195 NT occurrences
Key Occurrences for This Study¶
| Verse | Text |
|---|---|
| Rev 13:5 | "a mouth speaking great things" (megala, acc pl neuter) |
| Matt 24:21 | "then shall be great tribulation" |
| Matt 24:24 | "shall shew great signs and wonders" |
| Matt 24:31 | "with a great sound of a trumpet" |
| Rev 6:17 | "the great day of his wrath is come" |
| Rev 13:2 | "the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority" |
| Rev 17:5 | "Babylon the Great" |
Key Finding¶
- In Rev 13:5, megala is the translation equivalent of Aramaic rabrevan (Dan 7:8,11,20) -- "great things" = blasphemous boasts.
- The word is too common (195x) for distribution analysis to be meaningful, but its specific combination with stoma + laleo in Rev 13:5 creates the verbatim Daniel parallel.
G1163: dei -- must/it is necessary¶
Original: δεῖ (dei) Transliteration: dei Part of Speech: Verb (impersonal, 3rd singular) Definition: It is (was) necessary; one must; it behooves BLB Count: 106 NT occurrences
Key Occurrences for This Study¶
| Verse | Text |
|---|---|
| Rev 1:1 | "things which must shortly come to pass" (ha dei genesthai) |
| Rev 4:1 | "things which must be hereafter" (ha dei genesthai) |
| Rev 22:6 | "things which must shortly be done" (ha dei genesthai) |
| Matt 24:6 | "these things must come to pass" |
| Mark 13:7 | "such things must needs be" |
Key Finding -- ha dei genesthai Inclusio¶
- Dan 2:28 (LXX): "ha dei genesthai" = "the things which must come to pass" -- Nebuchadnezzar's dream.
- Rev 1:1: "ha dei genesthai en tachei" = "things which must shortly come to pass" -- opening of Revelation.
- Rev 22:6: "ha dei genesthai en tachei" = "things which must shortly be done" -- closing of Revelation.
- The identical phrase from LXX Daniel 2:28 brackets the entire book of Revelation as an inclusio, explicitly positioning Revelation as the unsealing/fulfillment of Daniel's sealed prophecy.
- Matt 24:6 and Mark 13:7 also echo this Daniel language in the Olivet Discourse.
G4972: sphragizo -- to seal¶
Original: σφραγίζω (sphragizo) Transliteration: sphragizo Part of Speech: Verb Definition: To stamp (with a signet or private mark) for security or preservation; to seal BLB Count: 27 NT occurrences
Key Occurrences for This Study¶
| Verse | Text |
|---|---|
| Dan 12:4 (LXX) | "shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end" (sphragison) |
| Rev 10:4 | "Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered" |
| Rev 22:10 | "Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book" (me sphragises) |
| Dan 9:24 | "to seal up the vision and prophecy" |
| Rev 7:3-8 | "sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads" |
| Rev 20:3 | "and sealed him up" (Satan bound) |
Key Finding -- The Sealed-to-Unsealed Arc¶
- Dan 12:4: "chatom" (Hebrew imperative) = "seal the book" -- Daniel is commanded to seal his prophecy because "the time of the end" is still future.
- Rev 22:10: "me sphragises" (Greek prohibitive subjunctive) = "DO NOT seal the sayings of the prophecy of this book, for the time is at hand."
- Same verb (sphragizo), reversed command: Daniel seals; John is told NOT to seal.
- The stated reason for the reversal: "the time is at hand" (Rev 22:10) vs "even to the time of the end" (Dan 12:4).
- This structural reversal positions Revelation as the unsealed continuation of Daniel's sealed prophecy -- one of the strongest structural arguments for treating Daniel and Revelation as a unified prophetic corpus.
G1997: episynagoge -- gathering together¶
Original: ἐπισυναγωγή (episynagoge) Transliteration: episynagoge Part of Speech: Feminine noun Definition: A complete collection; especially a Christian meeting (assembly) BLB Count: 2 NT occurrences
All Occurrences¶
| Verse | Text |
|---|---|
| 2 Thess 2:1 | "by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him" |
| Heb 10:25 | "Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together" |
Key Finding¶
- Only 2 NT uses links the eschatological gathering (2 Thess 2:1) to the ongoing assembly of believers (Heb 10:25).
- In context, Heb 10:25-29 transitions immediately from "assembling" to a warning about willful sin after knowledge of truth -- an apostasy passage. This connects to the 2 Thess 2 apostasy theme.
G500: antichristos -- antichrist¶
Original: ἀντίχριστος (antichristos) Transliteration: antichristos Part of Speech: Masculine noun Definition: An opponent of the Messiah; antichrist BLB Count: 5 NT occurrences (all Johannine)
All Occurrences¶
| Verse | Text |
|---|---|
| 1 John 2:18a | "ye have heard that antichrist shall come" (singular, future) |
| 1 John 2:18b | "even now are there many antichrists" (plural, present) |
| 1 John 2:22 | "He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son" |
| 1 John 4:3 | "this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world" |
| 2 John 1:7 | "This is a deceiver and an antichrist" |
Key Finding -- Already/Not Yet Framework¶
- Exclusively Johannine: The word antichristos appears only in John's epistles -- not in Paul, not in Revelation, not in the Gospels.
- Dual framework: 1 John 2:18 presents both singular future ("antichrist shall come") and plural present ("many antichrists even now"). 1 John 4:3 reinforces: "even now already is it in the world."
- This parallels Paul's "mystery of iniquity doth already work" (2 Thess 2:7) -- two independent authors attesting the same already-present, not-yet-complete antichrist dynamic.
- John defines the spirit of antichrist as denial of the incarnation (1 John 4:3; 2 John 1:7), while Paul characterizes it as lawlessness and self-exaltation (2 Thess 2:3-4,8).
G602: apokalypsis -- revelation/disclosure¶
Original: ἀποκάλυψις (apokalypsis) Transliteration: apokalypsis Part of Speech: Feminine noun Definition: Disclosure; appearing, coming, manifestation, revelation BLB Count: 18 NT occurrences
Key Occurrences¶
| Verse | Text |
|---|---|
| Rev 1:1 | "The Revelation of Jesus Christ" (Apokalypsis Iesou Christou) |
| Rom 2:5 | "the revelation of the righteous judgment of God" |
| Rom 16:25 | "according to the revelation of the mystery" |
| 1 Cor 14:6 | "by revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesying" |
| Gal 1:12 | "by the revelation of Jesus Christ" |
| Eph 1:17 | "the spirit of wisdom and revelation" |
| Eph 3:3 | "by revelation he made known unto me the mystery" |
| 2 Thess 1:7 | "the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven" |
| 1 Pet 1:7 | "at the appearing of Jesus Christ" |
| 1 Pet 1:13 | "the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ" |
Key Finding¶
- Rev 1:1 "Apokalypsis Iesou Christou" is the genre marker connecting the book to Daniel's apocalyptic visions.
- The sealed-to-unsealed arc gives specific content to this "revelation": what Daniel sealed, John now reveals.
- Paul also uses apokalypsis for the revealing of the man of sin (2 Thess 2:3,6,8 use apokalypto, the verbal form).
G950: bebaioo -- confirm/establish¶
Original: βεβαιόω (bebaioo) Transliteration: bebaioo Part of Speech: Verb Definition: To stabilitate; to confirm; to establish BLB Count: 8 NT occurrences
All Occurrences¶
| Verse | Text |
|---|---|
| Mark 16:20 | "confirming the word with signs following" |
| Rom 15:8 | "to confirm the promises made unto the fathers" |
| 1 Cor 1:6 | "the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you" |
| 1 Cor 1:8 | "Who shall also confirm you unto the end" |
| 2 Cor 1:21 | "he which stablisheth us with you in Christ" |
| Col 2:7 | "stablished in the faith" |
| Heb 2:3 | "was confirmed unto us by them that heard him" |
| Heb 13:9 | "the heart be established with grace" |
Key Finding¶
- Rom 15:8 "to confirm the promises made unto the fathers" uses covenant confirmation language.
- Dan 9:27 "he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week" uses the same conceptual vocabulary of covenant confirmation, though the Hebrew gabar ("make strong/prevail") has a different shade than bebaioo.
- The connection is conceptual rather than lexical.
Summary of Cross-Reference Chains¶
Chain 1: Abomination of Desolation¶
G946 bdelygma + G2050 eremosis --> Matt 24:15 / Mark 13:14 --> Dan 9:27; 11:31; 12:11 (LXX bdelygma = Hebrew shiqquts)
Chain 2: Lawlessness/Anomia¶
G458 anomia + G459 anomos --> Dan 7:25 "change laws" --> Matt 24:12 "anomia abound" --> 2 Thess 2:7 "mystery of anomia" --> 2 Thess 2:8 "ho anomos" --> 1 John 3:4 "sin = anomia"
Chain 3: Son of Perdition¶
G684 apoleia --> John 17:12 (Judas) --> 2 Thess 2:3 (man of sin) --> Rev 17:8,11 (beast)
Chain 4: Mouth Speaking Great Things¶
G4750 stoma + G3173 megas --> Dan 7:8 (Aramaic pum memalil rabrevan) --> Rev 13:5 (Greek stoma laloun megala)
Chain 5: Sealed to Unsealed¶
G4972 sphragizo --> Dan 12:4 "seal the book" --> Rev 22:10 "seal NOT the book"
Chain 6: Ha Dei Genesthai¶
G1163 dei --> Dan 2:28 (LXX) --> Rev 1:1 (opening) --> Rev 22:6 (closing inclusio)
Chain 7: Temple/Naos Pattern¶
G3485 naos --> 1 Cor 3:16 / 2 Cor 6:16 / Eph 2:21 (church = naos) --> 2 Thess 2:4 (man of sin sits in naos)
Chain 8: Already/Not Yet¶
G500 antichristos (John) + G458 anomia (Paul) --> 1 John 2:18 "even now many antichrists" + 2 Thess 2:7 "mystery of anomia already works"