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FAQ # 199
QUESTION 199
: What about Revelation 21:22,
does that show two different persons of the Godhead?
“And I saw no temple in the city, for the Lord
God Almighty and the Lamb (Christ) are the temple of it” (Rev 21:22).
Obviously, we know that Lord God Almighty and the Lamb
are the same person. But if you want proof from another source, here is
one from your own Trinitarians:
"The
Granville Sharpe rule of Greek grammar states that when two nouns are
join by kai (and) and the first noun has the article and the second does
not, then the two nouns refer to the same thing, Hence, great God
and Savior' both refer to Christ Jesus" (The Moody Handbook of Theology,
p. 225).
I personally wont opt to use the Granville Sharpe rule,
but the above rhetoric from a Trinitarian is correct, in terms of Revelation
21:22 - so they even attest to the sameness of it.
Answer
Notes: 1. However, this rule
does not apply to verses like “repentance and remission of sins.” Here,
“and” means “and also,” suggesting two different things; plus they are
not two nouns or pronouns but two verbs, not apart of the rule. The same
applies to Acts 2:38 when “repent” (verb) was separated by and “baptize”
(verb). Nevertheless, it doesn't take a "rocket scientist" to
figure out that the two verbs are different in Acts 2:38 or that the two
nouns are the same in Rev 21:22. The rule probably was designed to dismantle
other verses of truth, but after it is in use and accepted by all theologians,
including Apostolics. The apostles didn't write or speak in Greek, they
were simple men, and they had not an understanding of Greek grammarism.
Rules and situation like these are created by the elite to stay elite
and confound the simple revelation of the scripture.
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