1 Corinthians 13:12: "For now we see through a glass, darkly"
δι' (through) ἐσόπτρου (a mirror) ἐν (in) αἰνίγματι (obscurity) When we look this it seems to lend to the idea of a glass window that has an opaque view, but the actual meaning of ἐσόπτρου seems to be a mirror as shown in the other occurrence of this word by James, who says:
If it's a mirror, what is being reflected in 1 Cor 13:12?
We don't see "through" the reflector in the sense of "because of" the reflector but rather we gaze through it in the sense of looking "beyond" the image. The reflector, whether it is metal, glass or stone is an obstacle to seeing as much as it is a revelation. The picture is dark. This may be the sense he's trying to convey. Prophesy is obscure.
When shall we see "face to face"? 1 Corinthians 13:12
2021年8月1日 · For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. (1 Corinthians 13:12, KJV) Understanding this text requires paying attention to its contrast of seeing through "a glass" with "face to face." The first of these metaphors leads to a clearer understanding of the second.
1 Corinthians 13:10 - What does Paul mean by "Completeness"?
2015年10月6日 · Look at verse 12, the for now and the then; now is at present to our time; the then takes place when verse 10 that perfect comes, Christ 2nd Advent. for now we see through a glass darkly; but then face to face. This proves the perfect is a Person not the Bible/New Testament. #3 What will cease when the perfect comes?
What does it mean to "walk by faith and not by sight"? 2 …
2022年3月13日 · For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. (1 Corinthians 13:12) By design, we (like Paul) cannot currently see the full picture. But we know someone who can, and we trust Him, so we walk in His direction & at His direction.
I AM OR NOT I AM? - Biblical Hermeneutics Stack Exchange
The nature of people is such that they will see what they prefer to see in the text. Everyone comes to a text, any text -- even a tweet from the president of the US -- with preconceived notions. They see through a glass darkly. –
christology - What is meant by "the Lord is the/that Spirit" in 2 ...
2021年4月20日 · 16 Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away. 17 Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. 18 But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord. [2 Corinthians 3 ...
Did Ezekiel fulfill the 430 days of lying on his left & right side?
2017年5月30日 · I can walk and sit, but not without pain. And due to an affliction that came out-of-the-blue, and it's rare for anyone to have heard of it, when I lie down it's on one side only. It's interesting to read of people who think they can figure out exactly what Ezekiel's "laying on one side" meant when you're looking through a glass darkly.
What is the spiritual relationship between faith, hope and love …
2021年1月1日 · For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. 13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity. [KJV]
In Genesis 1:14, how are the “lights in the firmament of …
(12) For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. The parables of the Scriptures (such as Genesis 1) are the “visions” or “dreams” that men take at face value when they read them.