A Grievous Wolf - Time for Truth

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written as such in the Latin of Adrumentum 552, Andreas of Cappadocia, 614 Haaymo, Halberstadt,
Latin 841. “Book of life” is found in the Greek manuscripts of # 296, 2049, and in the margin of 2067.
Libro (book) is the reading of the Latin mss. Codex Fuldensis (sixth century); Codex Karolinus (ninth
century); Codex Oxoniensis (twelfth to thirteenth century); Codex Ulmensis (ninth century); Codex Uallicellanus
(ninth century); Codex Sarisburiensis (thirteenth century); and the corrector of Codex Parisinus
(ninth century).”
Andreas of Caesarea in Cappadocia (5th or 6th century) was a Greek theological writer and bishop of
Caesarea in Cappadocia. His principal work is a commentary on the Book of Revelation (Patrologia
Graeca CVI, 215-458, 1387-94). It is the oldest surviving commentary on that book of the Bible, and a
primary source, from which most of its later commentators have drawn. Andreas stands out from the
majority of Byzantine commentators by his extensive acquaintance with early patristic literature.
We do have an Andreas reference given in Horae Apocalypticae, by Edward Bishop Elliott. Vol.4
(1852)
http://www.historicism.com/Elliott/Appendix1-3.htm
In his concluding summary Andreas states very distinctly his view of the Apocalypse being a prophecy
of the things that were to happen from Christ’s first coming even to the consummation. In the section of
Revelation 22:18-19 Andreas comments on the sin of adding to, or taking from divine Scripture, and he
understands the passage as referring not only to the book of Apocalypse but to the whole revealed
counsel of God.
Notice how he quotes Revelation 22:18-19. “ For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the
prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that
are written in this book: (19) And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy,
God shall take away his part OUT OF THE BOOK OF LIFE (not “tree of life”), and out of the holy
city, and from the things which are written in this book.”
Grievous Wolf is being wilfully ignorant, again.
17. Why do KJV only advocates believe that the English of the KJV is clearer and more precise than the
original Greek language manuscripts? Why should Bible students throw out their Greek dictionaries
and buy an “archaic English” dictionary? Are there not word pictures in the original Greek words that
the English cannot easily convey? (Jas 2:19 “tremble”; Greek: PHRISSO, indicates to be rough, to
bristle: is a powerful word picture of how the demons are in such terror that they bristle (shiver) and
shake.
Yet again, Grievous Wolf is being evasive. He fails to identify either “the original Greek language
manuscripts” or the “Greek dictionaries” to which he refers. How does he know if these dictionaries
actually give the correct meaning for the Greek word to which he refers? Is he trying to imply that these
dictionaries are ‘inspired’ in some way if they are to be taken as authoritative and how would he justify
that notion?
Grievous Wolf should consult Hazardous Materials by Dr Mrs Riplinger in order to learn just how
“clearer and more precise” these dictionaries actually are.
They actually misled Wolf with respect to the word “tremble.”
The word bristle can be associated with fear, with respect to hair standing on end with fear but it does
not mean to shiver.
Grievous Wolf is being stupid again.
He should check a contemporary English dictionary. See www.thefreedictionary.com/bristle.
However, if “the demons are in such terror that they bristle” Grievous Wolf must produce chapter and
verse to show that unclean spirits have hair in order to bristle. Revelation 18:1-2 indicates otherwise for
actual unclean spirits, which are typically likened to birds. See also Matthew 13:4, 19, Mark 4:4, 15,
32, Luke 8:5, 8:12, 13:19.