THESE THINGS HAPPENED TO SHOW US

THESE THINGS HAPPENED TO SHOW US

The ends of the ages like a curtain have come down to all of us.

1 CORINTHIANS 10:

1	Now I would not have you ignorant, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;	Ouj qevlw ga;r uJma'ß ajgnoei'n, ajdelfoiv, o&ti oiJ patevreß hJmw'n pavnteß uJpo; th;n nefevlhn h\san kai; pavnteß dia; th'ß qalavsshß dih'lqon,
2	and were all baptized to Moses in the cloud and in the sea;	kai; pavnteß eijß to;n href=3475>>Mwush'n ejbaptivsqhsan ejn th'/ nefevlh/ kai; ejn th'/ qalavssh/,
3	and all ate the same spiritual food;	kai; pavnteß to; aujto; pneumatiko;n brw'ma e~fagon,
4	and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank of a spiritual rock that followed them, and the rock was Christ.	kai; pavnteß to; aujto; pneumatiko;n e~pion povma: e~pinon ga;r ejk pneumatikh'ß ajkolouqouvshß pevtraß: hJ pevtra de; h\n oJ Xristovß.
5	However with most of them, God was not well pleased, for they were overthrown in the wilderness.	ajll# oujk ejn toi'ß pleivosin aujtw'n eujdovkhsen oJ qeovß, katestrwvqhsan ga;r ejn th'/ ejrhvmw/.
6	Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.	tau'ta de; tuvpoi hJmw'n ejgenhvqhsan, eijß to; mh; ei\nai hJma'ß ejpiqumhta;ß kakw'n, kaqw;ß kajkei'noi ejpequvmhsan.
7	Neither be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written, "The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play."	mhde; eijdwlolavtrai givnesqe, kaqwvß tineß aujtw'n: w&sper gevgraptai, #Ekavqisen oJ lao;ß fagei'n kai; pei'n, kai; ajnevsthsan paivzein.
8	Neither let us commit sexual immorality, as some of them committed, and in one day twenty-three thousand fell.	mhde; porneuvwmen, kaqwvß tineß aujtw'n ejpovrneusan, kai; e~pesan mia'/ hJmevra/ ei~kosi trei'ß ciliavdeß.
9	Neither let us test the Lord, as some of them tested, and perished by the serpents.	mhde; ejkpeiravzwmen to;n Xristovn, kaqwvß tineß aujtw'n ejpeivrasan, kai; uJpo; tw'n o~fewn ajpwvllunto.
10	Neither grumble, as some of them also grumbled, and perished by the destroyer.	mhde; gogguvzete, kaqavper tine;ß aujtw'n ejgovggusan, kai; ajpwvlonto uJpo; tou' ojloqreutou'.
11	Now all these things happened to them by way of example, and they were written for our admonition, on whom the ends of the ages have come.	tau'ta de; tupikw'ß sunevbainen ejkeivnoiß, ejgravfh de; pro;ß nouqesivan hJmw'n, eijß ouJ;ß ta; tevlh tw'n aijwvnwn kathvnthken.
12	Therefore let him who thinks he stands be careful that he doesn`t fall.	w&ste oJ dokw'n eJstavnai blepevtw mh; pevsh/.
13	No temptation has taken you but such as man can bear. God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.	peirasmo;ß uJma'ß oujk ei~lhfen eij mh; ajnqrwvpinoß: pisto;ß de; oJ qeovß, oJ;ß oujk ejavsei uJma'ß peirasqh'nai uJpe;r oJ; duvnasqe, ajlla; poihvsei su;n tw'/ peirasmw'/ kai; th;n e~kbasin tou' duvnasqai uJpenegkei'n.
14	Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry.	Diovper, ajgaphtoiv mou, feuvgete ajpo; th'ß eijdwlolatrivaß.
15	I speak as to wise men. Judge what I say.	wJß fronivmoiß levgw: krivnate uJmei'ß o& fhmi.

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Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.
tau'ta de; tuvpoi hJmw'n ejgenhvqhsan, eijß to; mh; ei\nai hJma'ß ejpiqumhta;ß kakw'n, kaqw;ß kajkei'noi ejpequvmhsan. Were our examples (tupoi hmwn egenhqhsan). More exactly, examples for us (objective genitive hmwn, not subjective genitive, of us). The word tupoi (our types) comes from tuptw, to strike, and meant originally the mark of a blow as the print of the nails (John 20:25), then a figure formed by a blow like images of the gods (Acts 7:43), then an example to be imitated (1 Peter 5:3; 1 Timothy 4:12; 1 Thessalonians 1:7; 2 Thessalonians 3:9), or to be avoided as here, and finally a type in a doctrinal sense (Romans 5:14; Hebrews 9:24). To the intent we should not lust after (eiß to mh einai hmaß epiqumhtaß). Purpose expressed by eiß with the articular infinitive to einai and the accusative of general reference with epiqumhtaß (lusters) in the predicate

Now all these things happened to them by way of example,
tau'ta  de;   tupikw'ß sunevbainen ejkeivnoiß,
and they were written for our admonition, on whom the ends of the ages have come.
ejgravfh de;          pro;ß nouqesivan hJmw'n,   eijß ouJ;ß          ta; tevlh tw'n aijwvnwn kathvnthken.

Now these things happened unto them (tauta de sunebainon ekeinoiß). Imperfect tense because they happened from time to time. By way of example (tupikwß). Adverb in sense of tupoi in verse Exodus 6. Only instance of the adverb except in ecclesiastical writers after this time, but adjective tupikoß occurs in a late papyrus. For our admonition (proß nouqesian hmwn). Objective genitive (hmwn) again. Nouqesia is late word from nouqetew (see on "Ac 20:31"; see also 1 Thessalonians 5:12,14) for earlier nouqethsiß and nouqetia. The ends of the ages have come (ta telh twn aiwnwn kathnthken). Cf. Hebrews 9:26 h sunteleia twn aiwnwn,  the consummation of the ages (also Matthew 13:40). The plural seems to point out how one stage succeeds another in the drama of human history. Kathnthken is perfect active indicative of katantaw, late verb, to come down to (see on "Ac 16:1"). Does Paul refer to the second coming of Christ as in Matthew 7:26?  In a sense the ends of the ages like a curtain have come down to all of us.

Now these things happened unto them (tauta de sunebainon ekeinois). Imperfect tense because they happened from time to time. By way of example (tupikws). Adverb in sense of tupoi in verse Exodus 6. Only instance of the adverb except in ecclesiastical writers after this time, but adjective tupikos occurs in a late papyrus. For our admonition (pros nouqesian hmwn). Objective genitive (hmwn) again. Nouqesia is late word from nouqetew (see on "Ac 20:31"; see also 1 Thessalonians 5:12,14) for earlier nouqethsis and nouqetia. The ends of the ages have come (ta telh twn aiwnwn kathnthken). Cf. Hebrews 9:26 h sunteleia twn aiwnwn, the consummation of the ages (also Matthew 13:40). The plural seems to point out how one stage succeeds another in the drama of human history. Kathnthken is perfect active indicative of katantaw, late verb, to come down to (see on "Ac 16:1"). Does Paul refer to the second coming of Christ as in Matthew 7:26? In a sense the ends of the ages like a curtain have come down to all of us. WHAT ARE  THESE  EVENTS? WHAT IS THE CONSUMATION OF THE AGES?       THAT WILL DROP LIKE A CURTAIN ON ALL OF US?