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Changing the Preposition "Of" for the original "From" is a departure from true meaning of Apostasia.


Ms. Agee from Five Doves uses the preposition "of" with the word Apostasia instead of it's proper usage of the preposition "from" when she says it is a "Departure". That way, it makes the case of the Church departing instead of it's proper meaning of "Departure from the Faith...Apostasy."

http://www.fivedoves.com/letters/may2014/marilyna511-1.htm

Note that she also says,

I've used Strong's Concordance to show that it is a leaving from a previous standing. A comma behind that portion of scripture and before "and the man of sin is revealed, the son of destruction." does not change the conjunction word of "and" nor does it imply after the first event but in addition to the first event, must these two things happen Next question to put in context what is being discussed, here are the verses before verses 3. Also, take note that this is the 1599 Geneva Bible and not the 1611 KJ that she implies destored the pre-tribulation Rapture theory by changing the departure of the Church to "from the faith". .


Gerlinda





◄ 646. Apostasia ►

Strong's Concordance
Apostasia: defection, revolt
Original Word: ἀποστασία, ας, ἡ
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: apostasia
Phonetic Spelling AP-OS-tas-ee'-ah)
Short Definition: defection, apostasy
Definition: defection, apostasy, revolt.
HELPS Word-studies
646 apostasía (from 868 /aphístēmi, "leave, depart," which is derived from 575 /apó, "away from" and 2476 /histémi, "stand") – properly, departure (implying desertion); apostasy – literally, "a leaving, from a previous standing."

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
From aphistémi
Definition
Defection, revolt
NASB Translation
Apostasy (1), forsake (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 646: ἀποστασία

ἀποστασία, ἀποστασιας, ἡ (ἀφισταμαι , a falling away, defection, apostasy; in the Bible namely, from the true religion: Acts 21:21; 2 Thessalonians 2:3; ((Joshua 22:22; 2 Chronicles 29:19; 2 Chronicles 33:19); Jeremiah 2:19; Jeremiah 36 29) 32 Complutensian; 1 Macc. 2:15). The earlier Greeks say ἀπόστασις; see Lob. Ad Phryn., p. 528; (Winer's Grammar, 24).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Falling away, apostacy
Feminine of the same as apostasion; defection from truth (properly, the state) ("apostasy") -- falling away, forsake.

See GREEK apostasion

Forms and Transliterations
αποστασια αποστασία ἀποστασία αποστασιαν αποστασίαν ἀποστασίαν apostasia apostasía apostasian apostasían
Links
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Hi Gerlinda,

Great job showing the truth about this being a falling away from faith and the true Gospel of the Lord, and not a departure of the faithful.

Mrs.Agee has shared this concept before and it does not lineup with Scripture.

I guess I cannot blame pre-tribbers for hoping to be taken out before things get ugly, but at this point in time, this position is more one of having one's head buried in the sand.

It's time these people wake up and realize what is really going on, and that believing in the pre-trib rapture is actually part of the great falling away!!

Thank you for presenting this study into the true meaning of the verse.

Agape!

Patti C.

I agree with you Patti that we'd all like to be taken out before the real ugly stuff happens but wishing it does not make it happen. Goodness me! I had to come to terms with that issue myself as I know many others have also. But, the Truth of God's Word is the Final Word. I really think the first thing that would help believers understand is by getting on 1st base which is dealing with the fact that there is no 7 year Tribulation period. Once that can be determined in one's understanding, then the rest begins to sink in.....even into the hardest head. ha! Like mine.

Thanks,
gerlinda