Any Deadly Thing
“Any Deadly Thing” These are some thoughts on the signs that Jesus spoke of in Mark 16:15-20; signs that would identify a Christian believer. One mentions being safe from “any deadly thing”. A little explanation of this clarifies it nicely. This is the scripture: Mar 16:18 “..... and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them;” In the Strongs Concordance (3056), the Greek word “thing” – in this instance - is logos meaning “ something said or a reasoning ” (see below). So in effect, this sign of a believer allows Christians to safely navigate the chaos and danger of false and deadly ideas, including those found in churchianity and in religious doctrine; and not be harmed. “Nothing shall by any means hurt you” Luke 10:19 indicates that the serpents and scorpions refer to the powers of Satan - in this case scribes and pharisees. The manner of protection from ‘hurt’ is from being ‘unjust’. The scripture below has the greek reference numbers. The one of i...