Yo, DP, you've noted elsewhere you followed Brock a great deal - could you share what his take had been on a passage like Romans 16:25-26.
At the risk of further opening up a can of worms, lol
Hi and Robert C Brock just died in June , 2015 and has written a verse by verse of the following books , Acts , Hebrews , Galatians , Ephesians , and translated all of Romans - Philemon with notes at the hard places and on many other subjects , which are still available .
Here is how he translates Rom 16:25 and 26 !!
Verse 25 , Now the One being able to make you firm According to my Gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ to ( the ) revelation of ( the ) MYSTERY , having been kept silent in Times pertaining to the Ages !!
#1 , according to my gospel is also in Rom 2:16
#2 , Preaching / KERUGMA is talking about the content or the substance of the preaching .
#3 , Since there are no Greek articles with the words " revelation or mystery " they can also be written " mystery revelation or secret revelation !
#4 Having been kept silent is a verb in the Perfect Tense , Passive Voice and Pariticiple .
#5 The KJV uses the word WORLD and is the Greek word AIONIOS a plural in verse 25 which means AGE !!
Verse 26 , But now Having been made clear as by PTOPHETIC Scriptures according to ( the ) command of the Everlasting God , Having been Known to all the Gentiles for OBEDIENCE of FAITH !!
#1 , Is made MANIFEST is in the Aorist Tense saying it was Past Action as well as the verb " made known " is also in the Past Tense .
So to be in the FAITH , you all have to be Acts 9:6 or Pauline Dispensationalist and KNOW how to prove Acts 9:6 , don't you see !!
dan p