ο το) 6 ἀποστρεφόμενοι, 26. "οὗ ἡ φωνὴ τὴν γὴν ἐσάλευσε τότε, νῦν δὲ gg. li.
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t Ps. cii. 26; ’ ο Ἀν τον Matt. καὶ τὸν οὐρανόν. 27. "Τὸ δὲ, “Ἔτι ἅπαξ,᾽ δηλοῖ τῶν σαλευομένων EXiv. 35; Ὁ 2Peter’ τὴν μετάθεσιν, ὡς πεποιημένων, ἵνα μείνῃ τὰ μὴ σαλευόμενα. 28. iii. το. +
ut Peter ii," διὸ βασιλείαν ἀσάλευτον παραλαμβάνοντες, ἔχωμεν χάριν, δι ἧς
ἐπήγγελται, λέγων, ““Ἔτι ἅπαξ ἐγὼ σείω οὐ μόνον τὴν γῆν, ἀλλὰ
ν Deut, iv, λατρεύωμεν εὐαρέστως τῷ Θεῷ μετὰ ἀιδοῦς καὶ εὐλαβείας. 29. 24, et ix. γ Ν «ce Θ ‘ ο A x; ” 3. καὶ yap ““ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν πῦρ καταναλίσκον᾽.
1 Τ.Ε. is only supported by KL, Chrys.; ενλαβειας και δεους in QQ*ACD*, 17, 71, 73.
symbols which characterised the old time things temporal must give place to revelations, vv. 18, το. The revelation things eternal; else he cou!d not have in the Son is a revelation of the essential argued that the final “shaking” was to Divine nature in terms that are eternally be equivalent to a removal, (μετ άθ ε- trueandvalid. Cf. ix.14, διὰ πνεύματος ots, change of placein xi. 5; but in vii. αἰωνίου. The difference between thetwo 12 removal, displacement; and so here) revelations is disclosed in their results or or destruction of the heavens and the accompaniments; of the former, τότε, earth. The wordsas πεποιημένων it is said ἡ φωνὴ τὴν γῆν ἐσάλευσεν, show that he considered that all that had ‘the voice shook the earth,” even that been made might or would be destroyed, symbolic and earthly manifestation was as ini. 10, “the works of God’s hands well fitted to convey just impressions of shall perish”. (Cf. γένεσις φθορᾶς God’s holiness; [ἔδωκε φωνὴν αὐτοῦ, ἀρχή]. ἵνα is dependent on μετάθεσιν, ἐσαλεύθη ἡ γῆ Ps. xlvi. 5, also Ps. xviii. transitory things are removed that the 7 and in Ps. Ixviii. 8, γῆ ἐσείσϑη ; Jud. things that are eternal may appear in ν. 4, 5, Sometimes as in Ps, cxiv. 7 more their abiding value. διὸ, seeing that explicitly ἀπὸ προσώπου Κυρίου ἐσαλεύ- these perishable things must pass away θη ἡ γῆ.] The expression sets forth not ‘let us who are receiving a kingdom (a only the majesty of God who speaks, but realm in which we shall be as kings, also the effects that follow in agitation Luke xii. 32, xxii. 29; Rev. i. 6) that is and alteration [cf. the Antigone line 163, immovable and inalienable have grace” τὰ μὲν δὴ πόλεος θεοὶ πολλῷ σάλῳ (iv. 16, xii. 15). Many interpreters σείσαντες]. νῦν δὲ ἐπήγγελται, “But (Weiss, Westcott, Weizsacker, Peake) now he has promised”—the passive used render ἔχωμεν χάριν as in Luke xvii.9; in middle sense as in Rom. iv. 21—the 1 Tim. i. 12, “let us feel and express promise is in Hag, ii. 6, 7, where under thankfulness” which is a very suitable this strong figure the new order of things inference to draw from “ our receiving an introduced by the rebuilding of the temple immovable kingdom” and is relevant also is announced. (Cf. Sir. xvi. 18, 19) to the following clause. But as χάρις λέγων, Ἔτι ἅπαξ . . . saying, “Yet is used by this writer in iv. 16 of God’s once (or, Once more) I will shake not helping favour, and as the tis ὑστερῶν only the earth but also the heaven”. ἀπὸ τῆς χάριτος τοῦ θεοῦ of ver. 15 is And what the writer especially sees ἵπ still in view, it seems simpler and more this promise is declared expressly in ver. adequate to render as A.V. It 1s God’s 27, τὸ δὲ Ἔτι ἅπαξ δηλοῖ. .. “the grace, δι ἧς λατρεύωμεν . . . “by expression ‘once more’ indicates the means of which we may acceptably serve removal of what has been shaken as of God [λατρεύωμεν as in ix. 14, possibly in what has been made (crea‘ed), that what a broader sense than mere worship] with is not shaken may abide”. The ἅπαξ reverence (v. 7) and fear”. An addi- indicates the finality of this predicted tional or recapitulating reason is given in manifestation of God—only once more _ the closing words, ‘‘ For indeed our God was he to reveal Himself. This revela- is a consuming fire,’ words derived from tion has made known to us and put usin Deut. iv. 24. The fire and smoke which possession of that which is eternal, so manifested His presence at Sinai (ver. that when all present forms of existence 18) were but symbols of that consuming pass away (cf. i. 11, 12), what is essential holiness that destroys all persistent inex- and eterna] may still be retained. Under- cusable evil. It is God Himself who is lying the interpretation which the writer the fire with which you have to do, nota