Raw Greek Parsing Output
2 Thessalonians 2:3
Greek: μή τις ὑμᾶς ἐξαπατήσῃ κατὰ μηδένα τρόπον· ὅτι ἐὰν μὴ ἔλθῃ ἡ ἀποστασία πρῶτον
καὶ ἀποκαλυφθῇ ὁ ἄνθρωπος τῆς ἀνομίας, ὁ υἱὸς τῆς ἀπωλείας,
Key parsing:
- ἐξαπατήσῃ (exapataō, G1818) — Aor Act Subj 3s — "deceive" (subjunctive = conditional)
- ἔλθῃ (erchomai, G2064) — 2nd Aor Act Subj 3s — "come" (apostasy must COME first)
- ἀποστασία (apostasia, G646) — Nom Sg F — "falling away/rebellion/apostasy"
- ἀποκαλυφθῇ (apokalyptō, G601) — Aor Pass Subj 3s — "be revealed" (passive divine unveiling)
- ἄνθρωπος τῆς ἀνομίας — "the man of lawlessness" (genitive of quality)
- υἱὸς τῆς ἀπωλείας — "the son of perdition/destruction" (G684 apoleia)
- Same phrase as John 17:12 (Judas) — exclusive two-person chain
2 Thessalonians 2:4
Greek: ὁ ἀντικείμενος καὶ ὑπεραιρόμενος ἐπὶ πάντα λεγόμενον Θεὸν ἢ σέβασμα,
ὥστε αὐτὸν εἰς τὸν ναὸν τοῦ Θεοῦ καθίσαι, ἀποδεικνύντα ἑαυτὸν ὅτι ἔστιν Θεός.
Key parsing:
- ἀντικείμενος (antikeimai, G480) — Pres M/P Ptcp Nom Sg M — "the one opposing"
- ὑπεραιρόμενος (hyperairō, G5229) — Pres Pass Ptcp Nom Sg M — "exalting himself"
→ SEMANTIC MATCH for Dan 11:36 rum Hithpael (yitromem = self-exaltation)
→ Only 3 NT occurrences of hyperairō (2x 2 Cor 12:7, 1x 2 Thess 2:4)
- ἐπὶ πάντα λεγόμενον Θεὸν — "above every so-called god" → parallels Dan 11:36 "above every god"
- ναὸν τοῦ Θεοῦ (naos tou theou) — "temple of God"
→ CRITICAL: naos (G3485) in Paul: 1 Cor 3:16-17 (believers); 6:19 (body); 2 Cor 6:16 (community); Eph 2:21 (building = holy temple). In EVERY other Pauline use, naos tou theou = spiritual/communal, not a physical building
- καθίσαι (kathizō, G2523) — Aor Act Inf — "to sit down" (purpose infinitive)
- ἀποδεικνύντα (apodeiknymi, G584) — Pres Act Ptcp Acc Sg M — "showing/proclaiming"
- ἑαυτὸν ὅτι ἔστιν Θεός — "himself that he is God" (self-deification claim)
Revelation 13:5
Greek: καὶ ἐδόθη αὐτῷ στόμα λαλοῦν μεγάλα καὶ βλασφημίας,
καὶ ἐδόθη αὐτῷ ἐξουσία ποιῆσαι μῆνας τεσσεράκοντα δύο.
Key parsing:
- ἐδόθη (didōmi, G1325) — Aor Pass Ind 3s — "was given" (divine passive — given by God's permission)
- στόμα λαλοῦν μεγάλα — "a mouth speaking great things"
→ VERBATIM quotation of Dan 7:8 Theodotion: στόμα λαλοῦν μεγάλα
→ This is literary dependence, not mere thematic similarity
- βλασφημίας (blasphēmia, G988) — Acc Pl F — "blasphemies"
- ἐξουσία (exousia, G1849) — Nom Sg F — "authority/power"
- ποιῆσαι (poieō, G4160) — Aor Act Inf — "to do/act/make" (purpose: exercise authority)
- μῆνας τεσσεράκοντα δύο — "months forty-two" = 42 months = 3½ years
Revelation 13:7
Greek: καὶ ἐδόθη αὐτῷ ποιῆσαι πόλεμον μετὰ τῶν ἁγίων καὶ νικῆσαι αὐτούς,
καὶ ἐδόθη αὐτῷ ἐξουσία ἐπὶ πᾶσαν φυλὴν καὶ λαὸν καὶ γλῶσσαν καὶ ἔθνος.
Key parsing:
- πόλεμον μετὰ τῶν ἁγίων — "war with/against the saints" (hagiōn, G40, Adj Gen Pl M)
→ NOTE: Uses ἅγιος (hagios = saints/holy ones), NOT ἐκκλησία (ekklēsia = church)
→ FUT uses this as evidence: church (ekklēsia) is absent from Rev 4-19
- νικῆσαι (nikaō, G3528) — Aor Act Inf — "to overcome/conquer" them
- ἐξουσία ἐπὶ πᾶσαν φυλὴν — "authority over every tribe" (universal scope)
- φυλὴν... λαὸν... γλῶσσαν... ἔθνος — four-fold universal formula (tribe, people, tongue, nation)
Matthew 24:15
Greek: Ὅταν οὖν ἴδητε τὸ βδέλυγμα τῆς ἐρημώσεως τὸ ῥηθὲν διὰ Δανιὴλ τοῦ προφήτου
ἑστὸς ἐν τόπῳ ἁγίῳ, ὁ ἀναγινώσκων νοείτω,
Key parsing:
- ἴδητε (horaō, G3708) — Aor Act Subj 2p — "when you see" (temporal subjunctive with hotan)
- βδέλυγμα τῆς ἐρημώσεως — "abomination of desolation" (G946 + G2050)
→ Direct reference to Dan 9:27; 11:31; 12:11
- τὸ ῥηθὲν (eipon, G2046) — Aor Pass Ptcp Acc Sg N — "the thing spoken"
- διὰ Δανιὴλ τοῦ προφήτου — "through Daniel the prophet" — Jesus names Daniel by name
- ἑστὸς (histēmi, G2476) — Perf Act Ptcp Acc Sg N — "standing" (perfect = established state)
- ἐν τόπῳ ἁγίῳ — "in the holy place" (locative dative)
- ὁ ἀναγινώσκων νοείτω — "let the reader understand" (parenthetical warning)
→ FUT reads this as Jesus treating Daniel's prophecy as still future
Revelation 17:12
Greek: καὶ τὰ δέκα κέρατα ἃ εἶδες δέκα βασιλεῖς εἰσιν,
οἵτινες βασιλείαν οὔπω ἔλαβον, ἀλλὰ ἐξουσίαν ὡς βασιλεῖς μίαν ὥραν λαμβάνουσιν μετὰ τοῦ θηρίου.
Key parsing:
- δέκα κέρατα... δέκα βασιλεῖς εἰσιν — "ten horns... are ten kings" (present tense equation)
- οὔπω (oupō, G3768) — adverb "not yet" — CRITICAL for FUT
→ "who have not yet received a kingdom" — from John's vantage point (~95 AD), these kings are FUTURE
- ἔλαβον (lambanō, G2983) — 2nd Aor Act Ind 3p — "received" (constative aorist)
- λαμβάνουσιν (lambanō, G2983) — Pres Act Ind 3p — "they receive" (futuristic present)
- μίαν ὥραν — "one hour" — extremely brief co-reign with the beast
- μετὰ τοῦ θηρίου — "with the beast" — simultaneous with the beast's rule
Mark 1:15
Greek: καὶ λέγων ὅτι Πεπλήρωται ὁ καιρὸς καὶ ἤγγικεν ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ Θεοῦ·
μετανοεῖτε καὶ πιστεύετε ἐν τῷ εὐαγγελίῳ.
Key parsing:
- Πεπλήρωται (plēroō, G4137) — Perf Pass Ind 3s — "has been fulfilled" (perfect = completed state with ongoing results)
→ COUNTER-EVIDENCE for FUT: The time (kairos) HAS BEEN fulfilled — completed action
- ἤγγικεν (engizō, G1448) — Perf Act Ind 3s — "has drawn near/come near" (perfect)
→ The kingdom of God HAS DRAWN NEAR — not merely future
- βασιλεία τοῦ Θεοῦ — "the kingdom of God" — present reality per Jesus
- μετανοεῖτε (metanoeō, G3340) — Pres Act Impv 2p — "repent!" (present imperative = ongoing)
- πιστεύετε (pisteuō, G4100) — Pres Act Impv 2p — "believe!" (present imperative)
→ FUT weakness: Both perfects indicate completed action — the kingdom is already inaugurated