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BACKGROUND:
GREEK WORDS FOUND IN THE VERSES IN QUESTION:
05035
ταχύ tachý, takh-oo'
neuter singular of 5036 (as adverb);
shortly, i.e. without delay, soon, or (by surprise) suddenly, or (by implication, of ease) readily:--lightly, quickly.
05036
ταχύς tachýs, takh-oos'
of uncertain affinity;
fleet, i.e. (figuratively) prompt or ready:--swift.
05030
ταχέως tachéōs, takh-eh'-oce
adverb from 5036;
briefly, i.e. (in time) speedily, or (in manner) rapidly:--hastily, quickly, shortly, soon, suddenly.
EXAMPLES
Mark 9:39
39 But Jesus said, "Do not stop him, because no one who does a miracle in my name will be able soon afterward [5035 tachý] to say anything bad about me.
Matthew 28
7 And go quickly [5035 tachý] and tell His disciples that He has risen from the dead. And, behold, He goes before you into Galilee. There you shall see Him. Lo, I have told you.
8 And they quickly departed from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to bring His disciples word.
1 Tmothy 5:22
22 Do not lay hands quickly [5030 tachéōs] on anyone, neither be partaker of the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.
Luke 14:21
21 And coming up that servant reported these things to his lord. And the master of the house, being angry, said to his servant, Go out quickly [5030 tachéōs] into the streets and lanes of the city and bring in here the poor and the maimed, and the lame and the blind.
James 1
19 Therefore, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift [5036 tachýs] to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.
Revelation 22
12 And behold, I am coming quickly [swiftly, suddenly, and without delay - 5035 tachý], and My reward is with Me, to give to each according as his work is.
ASSUMPTIONS AND DOCTRINES
Does it mean "soon" when used by Jesus in the Revelation? Or does it mean swiftly and without delay, and suddenly?
In my opinion, we can only decide it means "soon" by making that assumption, and once we assume it means "soon", we have to assume how soon.
HOUSES BUILT ON CLAY
Whether we use A.D 70 or any other historic occurrence to decide how soon, or if we decide to assume a time or a date for the Lord's return (whether past or future), then there is a very high chance that this decision will form a doctrine that will prove to be a foundation of clay upon which to build a house, and when Christ comes suddenly, truth will come like a flood and destroy our house.
(Actually, in Christianity there are quite a few houses built on clay, sand castles built on the sea's side of the high tide mark), but whether or not these are fortified by what looks to the human eye like the impenetrable walls of theology, creeds and anathemas, they are just castles of sand, and will get washed away suddenly.
Therefore, bearing in mind what we may be doing to our own minds when we answer these questions below,
When Jesus said "I am coming quickly [swiftly, suddenly, and without delay - 5035 tachý], and My reward is with Me, to give to each according as his work is.",
1. Did he mean "soon"; and if so,
2. How soon?
3, Or did He mean, "suddenly, and swiftly, and (when the time comes), without delay"?
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