The Real John Milton
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Notice the Koine of Genesis 18:2–
ἀναβλέψας δὲ τοῗς ὀφθαλμοῗς αὐτοῦ καὶ εἶδεν ἰδοὺ τρεῗς ἄνδρες
and now
Rev. 5:6 —
Καὶ εἶδον ἐν μέσῳ τοῦ θρόνου καὶ τῶν τεσσάρων ζῴων καὶ ἐν μέσῳ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων Ἀρνίον ἑστηκὸς ὡς ἐσφαγμένον,
Notice the grammar is the same in both verses, so this is not a grammatical issue but one of simple contextual reading comprehension, which Trinitarians often lack.
Just because the bible states that Jesus is a “man” in one verse and in another verse the bible calls Jesus “a lamb” does not mean Jesus is literally a lamb as well. There was something about what the apostle saw in Revelation 5:6 that caused the apostle to describe Jesus as a lamb there. It’s as simple as that. Similarly there was something about what Abraham saw when he looked at the three Angels which caused him to describe them as men. Most probably because they looked like men.But there is absolutely nothing here contextually which could cause us to declare that these Angels were ontologically men, let alone that they were “ men” and “angels,” ontologically speaking.
ἀναβλέψας δὲ τοῗς ὀφθαλμοῗς αὐτοῦ καὶ εἶδεν ἰδοὺ τρεῗς ἄνδρες
and now
Rev. 5:6 —
Καὶ εἶδον ἐν μέσῳ τοῦ θρόνου καὶ τῶν τεσσάρων ζῴων καὶ ἐν μέσῳ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων Ἀρνίον ἑστηκὸς ὡς ἐσφαγμένον,
Notice the grammar is the same in both verses, so this is not a grammatical issue but one of simple contextual reading comprehension, which Trinitarians often lack.
Just because the bible states that Jesus is a “man” in one verse and in another verse the bible calls Jesus “a lamb” does not mean Jesus is literally a lamb as well. There was something about what the apostle saw in Revelation 5:6 that caused the apostle to describe Jesus as a lamb there. It’s as simple as that. Similarly there was something about what Abraham saw when he looked at the three Angels which caused him to describe them as men. Most probably because they looked like men.But there is absolutely nothing here contextually which could cause us to declare that these Angels were ontologically men, let alone that they were “ men” and “angels,” ontologically speaking.