This is the second article in a two-part series whose purpose is to show Early Church leaders clearly understood the Prophets concealed the meaning of what they wrote behind parabolic imagery. It continues the discussion begun in the April 2000 issue by commenting on excerpts taken from the next two books of Irenæus’ monumental work “Against Heresies.” He again confirms he knew the meaning of the Scriptures had been concealed.
This entire column is devoted almost entirely to answering a question concerning the meaning of the two phrases “from everlasting to everlasting” and “from glory to glory.” The answer is essentially an explanation of how Moses and the Prophets used the parabolic imagery associated with the Hebrew term ‘olam to talk about the End of the Age.