Decoder Terminal
HOUR OF TESTING
OPERATIONAL COVER DURING THEATER-WIDE ENGAGEMENT
EVENTSpecs
Tier
CONTEXTUAL
Greek
tērēsō ek tēs hōras tou peirasmou
Debate
tēreō ek — removal or preservation? cf. John 17:15
Hebrew
nasah (נָסָה)
Intelligence Brief
Christ promises Philadelphia protection from "the hour of testing about to come upon the whole world." The phrase tēreō ek is debated: removal from the period (pre-trib) or preservation through (post-trib)? John 17:15 uses the same construction: "not that you take them out of the world but keep them from the evil one" — preservation through, not removal from. Grounded in reciprocity: "Because you have kept my word, I will keep you." GK: tērēsō ek tēs hōras tou peirasmou. tēreō = guard, keep. ek = out of. HEB: nasah (נָסָה) = to test. SCIF: Operational cover during theater-wide hostile engagement — the precise nature debated, but the promise is personal and conditioned on demonstrated fidelity.
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