Maranatha
"Then the dragon took his stand on the sand of the seashore.
And I saw a beast rising out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads; and on its horns were ten diadems, and on its heads were blasphemous names. And the beast that I saw was like a leopard, its feet were like a bear's, and its mouth was like a lion's mouth. And the dragon gave it his power and his throne and great authority. One of its heads seemed to have received a death-blow, but its mortal wound had been healed. In amazement the whole earth followed the beast: They worshiped the dragon, for he had given his authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, 'Who is like the beast, and who can fight against it?'"
- The Revelation to John 12:18-13:4. (Dating from the mid-90s AD).
To those with ears to hear.
Early Christians under severe persecution from the Roman emperor Domitian would greet each other with this word:
Maranatha.
Look it up...
Maranatha
"Then the dragon took his stand on the sand of the seashore.
And I saw a beast rising out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads; and on its horns were ten diadems, and on its heads were blasphemous names. And the beast that I saw was like a leopard, its feet were like a bear's, and its mouth was like a lion's mouth. And the dragon gave it his power and his throne and great authority. One of its heads seemed to have received a death-blow, but its mortal wound had been healed. In amazement the whole earth followed the beast: They worshiped the dragon, for he had given his authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, 'Who is like the beast, and who can fight against it?'"
- The Revelation to John 12:18-13:4. (Dating from the mid-90s AD).
To those with ears to hear.
Early Christians under severe persecution from the Roman emperor Domitian would greet each other with this word:
Maranatha.
Look it up...