The Terror of "Maranatha": Jesus Took God's Wrath (1 Thess. 5:9), Spared Us (Matt. 27:46)
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1 Corinthians 16:22
“If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha.”
King James Version (KJV)
Matthew 27:46
“And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?”
King James Version (KJV)
Note: I later found 3 more scriptures that are in the New Testament from Aramaic:
I have stated in this study that only 2 references using Aramaic were used in the New Testament. I should have added there are actually 3 more to include: Mark 5:41: Jesus says to Jairus’ daughter, "Talitha cumi," meaning "Damsel, I say unto thee, arise." This is Aramaic. Mark 7:34: Jesus says "Ephphatha" ("Be opened") to a deaf man, an Aramaic term.
John 19:17: "Golgotha" ("place of a skull") is an Aramaic place name.HOW PROFOUNDLY PROPHETIC THESE ARE TO WHAT IS IN THIS VIDEO.
My Response:
@ThirdHeavenTraveler
@jamesburroughs-qw1mx Brother people like you who are definitely exceptional have always astounded me. I'm just the opposite. I have to study it and do it several times before I can understand something,.. You're not tooting your own horn. You are a gifted Brother. The absolute best description of the Pre Tribulation Rapture is the ARK. God gathered those he saved inside and then the door shut. We are not appointed to wrath. I pray your eyes see this brother. God bless you.
THEN SHORTLY Brother James VanPatten makes this prophetic post in comment to James B.
Brother, pray. and I, too, will pray the Lord Jesus gives you a dream/vision.
James B stated:
@jamesburroughs-qw1mx
@jamesr.vanpattenjr.8963
I see Enoch is taken before the flood a single person, and we the bride a single body. Also Enoch never returns seeing how where Jesus is we will always be by his side.
That’s one, but the ark itself I see as post trib. The ark goes up as we would in the clouds. The earth cleansed the we descend.
Just as the trial in the wilderness, Moses goes up to receive the Ten Commandments at Mount Sinai. The goats begin to worship a false God. The sheep are looking for Moses when they see him coming they run to him the rapture. Then Moses sends the Levites down first to cleanse the camp. Then Moses comes down with the sheep. Post trib again.
Matthew 24:29-31 the Son of man coming in the clouds immediately after the tribulation. Luke 18:8 when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on earth. This aligns with what Moses came back to find his own people worshiping false gods.
I see the Goshen was not appointed the wrath of God only Egypt. Yet Goshen was appointed mortal sorrow from pharaoh.
Likewise the Antichrist is given power to overcome the saints. Who are the saints Paul says the saints who are at Ephesus. Saints are the body of believers we being the saints are appointed mortal sorrow of men. Not the wrath of God yet like Goshen we are present during the 10 plagues. The six trumpets woe unto the inhabitants of the earth. We are not inhabitants we are merely passing through. We are third heaven travelers.
Just from all the different view points presented. I’ve always said if it be pre hallelujah, if it be mid hallelujah. If it be post as Paul said endure until the end.
Not that I understand which one it will be just to be ready. I believe every word of my KJV even if I don’t understand it.
I see the ten virgins 5 are foolish these could be them who are left behind after the pre-trib rapture. They could also be the 5 left to be destroyed after the rapture post trib. Jesus says I never knew you, go into outer darkness aka the pit not tribulation. I see the 5 foolish were Christians in name only and are destroyed not left behind.
I’m praying and studying on this I’ve never seen pre,mid or post as being a salvation issue. Just an issue to study and keep our eyes focused on Jesus. I pray the Lord does reveal to me the truth . Whichever it be I wish not to be a foolish virgin amen and Maranatha brothers.
My response:
@jamesburroughs-qw1mx and @jamesr.vanpattenjr.8963
This morning I had perfect recall of a "snap vision" of literally seeing in the spiritual realm the door of the ark closing soon while talking to Brother Cameron the same day James VanPatten wrote dream/vision. At the same exact moment we were in fellowship we both said simultaneously THE DOOR of THE ARK will SHUT very SOON. I speak the truth standing before the Lord Jesus Christ. AMEN! MARANATHA!
Essential Study Links:
https://www.thethirdheaventraveler.com/2024/07/the-study-of-scripture-for-doctrine-and_31.html
https://www.thethirdheaventraveler.com/2025/02/believe.html
BELIEVE or NOT BELIEVE: do we believe God's word? https://www.thethirdheaventraveler.com/2025/01/let-us-examine-ourselves-gospel-kjv.html
https://www.thethirdheaventraveler.com/2025/06/abc-bridesmaids-parable-of-10-virgins.html
https://www.thethirdheaventraveler.com/2025/01/solving-paradox-of-justification-by.html
https://www.thethirdheaventraveler.com/2021/03/time-to-take-hard-look-at-2.html
https://www.thethirdheaventraveler.com/2024/02/the-church-of-laodicea-does-not-know.html
https://www.thethirdheaventraveler.com/2025/02/lets-talk-about-revelation-chapter-12.html
https://www.thethirdheaventraveler.com/2020/05/we-saints-will-literally-rule-with.html
https://www.thethirdheaventraveler.com/2023/08/the-hook-of-false-shepherds-hebrews.html
https://www.thethirdheaventraveler.com/2025/06/abc-bridesmaids-parable-of-10-virgins.html
https://www.thethirdheaventraveler.com/2025/01/solving-paradox-of-justification-by.html
https://www.thethirdheaventraveler.com/2021/03/time-to-take-hard-look-at-2.html
https://www.thethirdheaventraveler.com/2024/02/the-church-of-laodicea-does-not-know.html
https://www.thethirdheaventraveler.com/2025/02/lets-talk-about-revelation-chapter-12.html
https://www.thethirdheaventraveler.com/2020/05/we-saints-will-literally-rule-with.html
https://www.thethirdheaventraveler.com/2023/08/the-hook-of-false-shepherds-hebrews.html
NOTE: I just got off phone with Brother Cameron to confirm that IF YOU ARE SAVED in accordance with BELIEVING Christ died on the cross for our sins, that He was buried,and that he rose from the dead according to the scriptures. (1 Corinthians 15:1-4 KJV). We understand that WE ARE NOT APPOINTED TO GOD'S WRATH.
Are we appointed to WRATH? But this brings us to the MYSTERY of the RAPTURE. ONLY a few will understand the terror of Paul’s message in 1 Corinthians 16:22 of imminent return of Christ, which pre-tribulationists connect to the rapture before the Tribulation, as seen in related passages like 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 and 2 Thessalonians 2:3, 1 Corinthians 15:51,52 KJV these are also HARPAZO found in Revelation 12:5 KJV which the vast majority of Christians can not grasp. Just look at the gross misunderstanding of 2 Thessalonians 2:3 along with Revelation 12:5 I have those studies in the blog I will soon post.
Paul’s Comfort and Warning: In the King James Bible from the Textus Receptus, 1 Thessalonians 5:9 (KJV: “For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ”) tells us BELIEVERS that we are supposed to escape escape God’s wrath, which we PRE TRIBULATION believers equate with the Tribulation.
Paul’s Comfort and Warning: In the King James Bible from the Textus Receptus, 1 Thessalonians 5:9 (KJV: “For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ”) tells us BELIEVERS that we are supposed to escape escape God’s wrath, which we PRE TRIBULATION believers equate with the Tribulation.
"Maranatha," as a cry for Christ’s return, reinforces this comfort, encouraging believers to live in readiness (1 Thessalonians 5:6) while warning of judgment (“Anathema”) for those who reject Christ. This dual tone mirrors pre-trib theology’s focus on the rapture as both a rescue for the church and a precursor to judgment.
It is also terrifying to me that in only 2 instances in the New Testament is direct Aramaic quoted that being MARANATHA 1 Corinthians 16:22 KJV and Matthew 27:46 (KJV):
Matthew 27:46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?"
This verse occurs during Jesus’ crucifixion, at the ninth hour (approximately 3 p.m.), when darkness had covered the land (Matthew 27:45). Jesus cries out in Aramaic, and the KJV provides the transliterated Aramaic phrase "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani" followed by its translation into English.
I will close this here with this question we all need to ask ourselves:
“Did Jesus Christ take on himself the WRATH of God for us? Or do we have to experience God’s WRATH even though we are SAVED. So my QUESTION IS: “Do you Believe Jesus Christ when he took on all the WRATH of the Father (who is the Spirit of God who is the Spirit of Christ) upon himself, OR DO YOU BELIEVE YOU MUST take on all of God’s wrath upon you even though we are told WE ARE NOT APPOINTED TO WRATH? 1 Thessalonians 5:9
“For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,”
King James Version (KJV)
It is also terrifying to me that in only 2 instances in the New Testament is direct Aramaic quoted that being MARANATHA 1 Corinthians 16:22 KJV and Matthew 27:46 (KJV):
Matthew 27:46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?"
This verse occurs during Jesus’ crucifixion, at the ninth hour (approximately 3 p.m.), when darkness had covered the land (Matthew 27:45). Jesus cries out in Aramaic, and the KJV provides the transliterated Aramaic phrase "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani" followed by its translation into English.
I will close this here with this question we all need to ask ourselves:
“Did Jesus Christ take on himself the WRATH of God for us? Or do we have to experience God’s WRATH even though we are SAVED. So my QUESTION IS: “Do you Believe Jesus Christ when he took on all the WRATH of the Father (who is the Spirit of God who is the Spirit of Christ) upon himself, OR DO YOU BELIEVE YOU MUST take on all of God’s wrath upon you even though we are told WE ARE NOT APPOINTED TO WRATH? 1 Thessalonians 5:9
“For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,”
King James Version (KJV)
CASE STUDY being good Bereans
Brother James' question which prompted the following amazing chain of events I believe orchestrated and engineered by the Lord in amazing even
ts as follows:
This entire series began on Wednesday August 20th, 2025 as follows:
Brother James Burroughs made the following comment to this Video:
Commentary on this video
https://youtu.be/QSKAPE0OYw8?si=1j3JX1wkmAhmgTt0
@jamesburroughs-qw1mx
I’ve been studying the scriptures since I was 19 like I’ve said before. Yet I’m a very slow verbal learner that goes for reading, teaching verbally etc.
I’ve always learned visually, I have a photographic memory per se. Not to any extreme mind you, yet if I see something done I can do it. I have a multitude of learned skills simply by observation. I can do carpentry, welding, electrical, mechanical as of late I work on German engineered grinding apparatus. That said, I'm not tooting my horn.
I’m merely stating I’m a slow learner but not a dummy. I must say, I’m still struggling with the concept of the pre-trib rapture. I’ve read the blog post that you sent me three times.
Are there any specific visual concepts in the scriptures to help tie this together.
I’ll continue to pray on it and study but any visual language that defines this that evades me I will be grateful for, as always thank you brother Andrew for your diligent work in the body of Christ. Maranatha
This entire series began on Wednesday August 20th, 2025 as follows:
Brother James Burroughs made the following comment to this Video:
Commentary on this video
https://youtu.be/QSKAPE0OYw8?si=1j3JX1wkmAhmgTt0
It's going to get BIBLICAL; the prophetic message from Mrs. Claus
@jamesburroughs-qw1mx
I’ve been studying the scriptures since I was 19 like I’ve said before. Yet I’m a very slow verbal learner that goes for reading, teaching verbally etc.
I’ve always learned visually, I have a photographic memory per se. Not to any extreme mind you, yet if I see something done I can do it. I have a multitude of learned skills simply by observation. I can do carpentry, welding, electrical, mechanical as of late I work on German engineered grinding apparatus. That said, I'm not tooting my horn.
I’m merely stating I’m a slow learner but not a dummy. I must say, I’m still struggling with the concept of the pre-trib rapture. I’ve read the blog post that you sent me three times.
Are there any specific visual concepts in the scriptures to help tie this together.
I’ll continue to pray on it and study but any visual language that defines this that evades me I will be grateful for, as always thank you brother Andrew for your diligent work in the body of Christ. Maranatha
My Response:
@ThirdHeavenTraveler
@jamesburroughs-qw1mx Brother people like you who are definitely exceptional have always astounded me. I'm just the opposite. I have to study it and do it several times before I can understand something,.. You're not tooting your own horn. You are a gifted Brother. The absolute best description of the Pre Tribulation Rapture is the ARK. God gathered those he saved inside and then the door shut. We are not appointed to wrath. I pray your eyes see this brother. God bless you.
NOTE: I received a very hateful comment of someone "screaming" debunking the Pre Tribulation Rapture specifically rebuking the type and shadow to the ARK. I BLOCKED THEM.
THEN SHORTLY Brother James VanPatten makes this prophetic post in comment to James B.
Note I received notification from James B that he will continue studying this over and over and believes the Lord will show him the Truth.
AMEN! Love you Brother James.
Shortly after, inspired by James B comment posted this Blog and Video
Brother James
Brother, pray. and I, too, will pray the Lord Jesus gives you a dream/vision.
James B stated:
@jamesburroughs-qw1mx
@jamesr.vanpattenjr.8963
I see Enoch is taken before the flood a single person, and we the bride a single body. Also Enoch never returns seeing how where Jesus is we will always be by his side.
That’s one, but the ark itself I see as post trib. The ark goes up as we would in the clouds. The earth cleansed the we descend.
Just as the trial in the wilderness, Moses goes up to receive the Ten Commandments at Mount Sinai. The goats begin to worship a false God. The sheep are looking for Moses when they see him coming they run to him the rapture. Then Moses sends the Levites down first to cleanse the camp. Then Moses comes down with the sheep. Post trib again.
Matthew 24:29-31 the Son of man coming in the clouds immediately after the tribulation. Luke 18:8 when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on earth. This aligns with what Moses came back to find his own people worshiping false gods.
I see the Goshen was not appointed the wrath of God only Egypt. Yet Goshen was appointed mortal sorrow from pharaoh.
Likewise the Antichrist is given power to overcome the saints. Who are the saints Paul says the saints who are at Ephesus. Saints are the body of believers we being the saints are appointed mortal sorrow of men. Not the wrath of God yet like Goshen we are present during the 10 plagues. The six trumpets woe unto the inhabitants of the earth. We are not inhabitants we are merely passing through. We are third heaven travelers.
Just from all the different view points presented. I’ve always said if it be pre hallelujah, if it be mid hallelujah. If it be post as Paul said endure until the end.
Not that I understand which one it will be just to be ready. I believe every word of my KJV even if I don’t understand it.
I see the ten virgins 5 are foolish these could be them who are left behind after the pre-trib rapture. They could also be the 5 left to be destroyed after the rapture post trib. Jesus says I never knew you, go into outer darkness aka the pit not tribulation. I see the 5 foolish were Christians in name only and are destroyed not left behind.
I’m praying and studying on this I’ve never seen pre,mid or post as being a salvation issue. Just an issue to study and keep our eyes focused on Jesus. I pray the Lord does reveal to me the truth . Whichever it be I wish not to be a foolish virgin amen and Maranatha brothers.
My response:
@jamesburroughs-qw1mx and @jamesr.vanpattenjr.8963
This morning I had perfect recall of a "snap vision" of literally seeing in the spiritual realm the door of the ark closing soon while talking to Brother Cameron the same day James VanPatten wrote dream/vision. At the same exact moment we were in fellowship we both said simultaneously THE DOOR of THE ARK will SHUT very SOON. I speak the truth standing before the Lord Jesus Christ. AMEN! MARANATHA!
NOTE: I just got off phone with Brother Cameron to confirm that IF YOU ARE SAVED in accordance with BELIEVING Christ died on the cross for our sins, that He was buried,and that he rose from the dead according to the scriptures. (1 Corinthians 15:1-4 KJV). We understand that WE ARE NOT APPOINTED TO GOD'S WRATH.
And if I may elaborate the word Maranatha for a moment. Maranatha (aramaic) literally means “Oh Lord Come,” which mirrors Revelation 22:20 KJV: “...even so, come, Lord Jesus.” which you hear me say in my videos and which I am continually saying and praying with all my heart.
Maranatha is actually a terrifying word when reading in the full context of 1 Corinthians 16:22 KJV (note: "Maranatha" appears only once, in 1 Corinthians 16:22: "If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha."
This verse is part of the Apostle Paul's closing remarks in his first letter to the Corinthian church, where he issues a strong warning against those who do not love Christ. The word "Maranatha" is not Greek (the primary language of the New Testament) but Aramaic, a language spoken by Jesus and early Jews, transliterated into Greek letters for the epistle.
Contextual Usage: Paired with "Anathema" (a Greek word meaning "accursed" or "devoted to destruction"), the phrase serves as a solemn curse and a reminder of impending judgment. Paul is essentially saying, "If anyone does not love the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be accursed—[for] our Lord comes!" It functions as a watchword or motto for early Christians, urging vigilance, preparedness, and hope in Christ's return, while warning of accountability for unbelievers. This reflects the early church's expectation of Jesus' second coming, possibly drawing from Jewish traditions of pronouncing curses on heretics, but reoriented around Christ.
"Maranatha" is a dual sense of affirmation (the Lord will come) and supplication (come quickly, Lord), emphasizing the hope of redemption in the promise of scriptures of PreTribulation Rapture amid warnings of judgment: When we take all of the Pauline Epistles giving us the MYSTERY to include the GOSPEL of Salvation is by BELIEF alone and not of Works, the grafting in of the gentiles into the OLIVE TREE - which includes our “reigning with Jesus” which 95 percent of christians really do not understand; and the MYSTERY also includes the PRETRIBULATION RAPTURE. It is heartbreaking that many Christians can not distinguish the Second Advent and the Kingdom Gospel with the MYSTERY of Paul in the Catching Away. In my 20 years of careful observation of this, I am confident in saying only a small percentage of Christians really understand the MYSTERY in its full scope. Many get parts of it correctly but can’t fit in all 3 parts. Even many get the Gospel and say GRACE through FAITH but still preach works based salvation or deny eternal security in their misunderstanding of scriptures like James 3:24 and Hebrew 10:26. See my studies:
But this brings us to the MYSTERY of the RAPTURE. ONLY a few will understand the terror of Paul’s message in 1 Corinthians 16:22 of imminent return of Christ, which pre-tribulationists connect to the rapture before the Tribulation, as seen in related passages like 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 and 2 Thessalonians 2:3, 1 Corinthians 15:51,52 KJV these are also HARPAZO found in Revelation 12:5 KJV which the vast majority of Christians can not grasp. Just look at the gross misunderstanding of 2 Thessalonians 2:3 along with Revelation 12:5 I have those studies here:
Paul’s Comfort and Warning: In the Textus Receptus, 1 Thessalonians 5:9 (KJV: “For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ”) suggests believers escape God’s wrath, which pre-tribulationists equate with the Tribulation. "Maranatha," as a cry for Christ’s return, reinforces this comfort, encouraging believers to live in readiness (1 Thessalonians 5:6) while warning of judgment (“Anathema”) for those who reject Christ. This dual tone mirrors pre-trib theology’s focus on the rapture as both a rescue for the church and a precursor to judgment.
It is also terrifying to me that in only 2 instances in the New Testament is direct Aramaic quoted that being MARANATHA 1 Corinthians 16:22 KJV and Matthew 27:46 (KJV):
Matthew 27:46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?"
This verse occurs during Jesus’ crucifixion, at the ninth hour (approximately 3 p.m.), when darkness had covered the land (Matthew 27:45). Jesus cries out in Aramaic, and the KJV provides the transliterated Aramaic phrase "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani" followed by its translation into English.
I will close this here with this question we all need to ask ourselves: “Did Jesus Christ take on himself the WRATH of God for us? Or do we have to experience God’s WRATH even though we are SAVED. So my QUESTION IS: “Do you Believe Jesus Christ when he took on all the WRATH of the Father (who is the Spirit of God who is the Spirit of Christ) upon himself, OR DO YOU BELIEVE YOU MUST take on all of God’s wrath upon you even though we are told WE ARE NOT APPOINTED TO WRATH? 1 Thessalonians 5:9
“For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,”
King James Version (KJV)
And if I may elaborate the word Maranatha for a moment. Maranatha (aramaic) literally means “Oh Lord Come,” which mirrors Revelation 22:20 KJV: “...even so, come, Lord Jesus.” which you hear me say in my videos and which I am continually saying and praying with all my heart.
Maranatha is actually a terrifying word when reading in the full context of 1 Corinthians 16:22 KJV (note: "Maranatha" appears only once, in 1 Corinthians 16:22: "If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha."
This verse is part of the Apostle Paul's closing remarks in his first letter to the Corinthian church, where he issues a strong warning against those who do not love Christ. The word "Maranatha" is not Greek (the primary language of the New Testament) but Aramaic, a language spoken by Jesus and early Jews, transliterated into Greek letters for the epistle.
Contextual Usage: Paired with "Anathema" (a Greek word meaning "accursed" or "devoted to destruction"), the phrase serves as a solemn curse and a reminder of impending judgment. Paul is essentially saying, "If anyone does not love the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be accursed—[for] our Lord comes!" It functions as a watchword or motto for early Christians, urging vigilance, preparedness, and hope in Christ's return, while warning of accountability for unbelievers. This reflects the early church's expectation of Jesus' second coming, possibly drawing from Jewish traditions of pronouncing curses on heretics, but reoriented around Christ.
"Maranatha" is a dual sense of affirmation (the Lord will come) and supplication (come quickly, Lord), emphasizing the hope of redemption in the promise of scriptures of PreTribulation Rapture amid warnings of judgment: When we take all of the Pauline Epistles giving us the MYSTERY to include the GOSPEL of Salvation is by BELIEF alone and not of Works, the grafting in of the gentiles into the OLIVE TREE - which includes our “reigning with Jesus” which 95 percent of christians really do not understand; and the MYSTERY also includes the PRETRIBULATION RAPTURE. It is heartbreaking that many Christians can not distinguish the Second Advent and the Kingdom Gospel with the MYSTERY of Paul in the Catching Away. In my 20 years of careful observation of this, I am confident in saying only a small percentage of Christians really understand the MYSTERY in its full scope. Many get parts of it correctly but can’t fit in all 3 parts. Even many get the Gospel and say GRACE through FAITH but still preach works based salvation or deny eternal security in their misunderstanding of scriptures like James 3:24 and Hebrew 10:26. See my studies:
But this brings us to the MYSTERY of the RAPTURE. ONLY a few will understand the terror of Paul’s message in 1 Corinthians 16:22 of imminent return of Christ, which pre-tribulationists connect to the rapture before the Tribulation, as seen in related passages like 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 and 2 Thessalonians 2:3, 1 Corinthians 15:51,52 KJV these are also HARPAZO found in Revelation 12:5 KJV which the vast majority of Christians can not grasp. Just look at the gross misunderstanding of 2 Thessalonians 2:3 along with Revelation 12:5 I have those studies here:
Paul’s Comfort and Warning: In the Textus Receptus, 1 Thessalonians 5:9 (KJV: “For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ”) suggests believers escape God’s wrath, which pre-tribulationists equate with the Tribulation. "Maranatha," as a cry for Christ’s return, reinforces this comfort, encouraging believers to live in readiness (1 Thessalonians 5:6) while warning of judgment (“Anathema”) for those who reject Christ. This dual tone mirrors pre-trib theology’s focus on the rapture as both a rescue for the church and a precursor to judgment.
It is also terrifying to me that in only 2 instances in the New Testament is direct Aramaic quoted that being MARANATHA 1 Corinthians 16:22 KJV and Matthew 27:46 (KJV):
Matthew 27:46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?"
This verse occurs during Jesus’ crucifixion, at the ninth hour (approximately 3 p.m.), when darkness had covered the land (Matthew 27:45). Jesus cries out in Aramaic, and the KJV provides the transliterated Aramaic phrase "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani" followed by its translation into English.
I will close this here with this question we all need to ask ourselves: “Did Jesus Christ take on himself the WRATH of God for us? Or do we have to experience God’s WRATH even though we are SAVED. So my QUESTION IS: “Do you Believe Jesus Christ when he took on all the WRATH of the Father (who is the Spirit of God who is the Spirit of Christ) upon himself, OR DO YOU BELIEVE YOU MUST take on all of God’s wrath upon you even though we are told WE ARE NOT APPOINTED TO WRATH? 1 Thessalonians 5:9
“For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,”
King James Version (KJV)
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