The Time is at Hand: An Examination of the Greek Word Engys


The Time is at Hand
Revelation 1:1 1 The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,

Revelation 1:3 3 Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near

Revelation 3:11 11 I am coming soon. Hold fast what you have, so that no one may seize your crown.

Revelation 22:7 7 “And behold, I am coming soon. Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”

Revelation 22:10 10 And he said to me, “Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near..

Revelation 22:12 12 “Behold, I am coming soon, bringing my recompense with me, to repay each one for what he has done.

Revelation 22:20 20 He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!
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Romans 13:11-12 11 Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed. 12 The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light.

Philippians 4:5 5 Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand;

Hebrews 10:37 37 For, “Yet a little while, and the coming one will come and will not delay;

James 5:8 8 You also, be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.

1 Peter 4:7 7 The end of all things is at hand; therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers.

1 John 2:18 18 Children, it is the last hour, and as you have heard that antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have come. Therefore we know that it is the last hour.
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Matthew 26:18 18 He said, “Go into the city to a certain man and say to him, ‘The Teacher says, My time is at hand. I will keep the Passover at your house with my disciples.’”

John 7:2 2 Now the Jews' Feast of Booths was at hand.

NOTE: In Revelation, we see that John uses the Greek word Eggys for “soon/coming near/time is at hand”. In Matthew 26:18 and John 7:2, we see the Greek word Eggys. If Matthew and John uses the Greek word Eggys for events that are relatively short in time, why would the word be used differently in the Book of Revelation. What is the basis and purpose of this change? We are trying to be consistent right and academically honest?

NOTE:  If the end times is still far future (21st Century and Beyond), then Paul, James, Peter, and John have ironically become the false prophets that Jesus warned us about in Luke 21:8.
Luke 21:8 8 And he said, “See that you are not led astray. For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he!’ and, ‘The time is at hand!’ Do not go after them.

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