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100.8 And certainly Him, most loved of the wealth, surely mighty.
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The Wealth of Jesus
وإنه لحب الخير لشديد
Wa-innahu lihubbi alkhayri lashadeedun
100.8 And certainly Him, most loved of the wealth, surely mighty.
Summary of 100.8:
• 100.8 is a continuation of 100.7, via the copulative conjunction “wa”, (and)
• 100.8 adds another attribute of the Lord (i.e. Jesus) by repeating the same ayah formula as that contained in 100.7
• Revelation tells us of the ones that Jesus loves (phileo), that are advised to buy from Him gold having been fired by fire, that they may be rich
• Revelation describes this richness first (as relating to mankind) by the terms “plousios” & “plouteo”, which mean wealth obtained from material resources, and outward possessions
• The wealth obtained through Jesus that is described and attributed by/to Jesus, is of the metaphorical good and wealth
• Similarly, 100.8 informs us of His attribute of beloved (lihubbi) – most loved, via the corroborative particle “inna”
• 100.8 further juxtaposes this to the wealth (alkhayri); i.e. “considerable and much wealth, wealth acquired by fair means”, via an external state or condition
• Revelation continues with Jesus’ attributes by informing us of the ones that He loves - the very ones that have been instructed to obtain their “wealth” through Him, that, because of this great love, they will be reprehended severely and chastised (elegcho)
• Likewise, 100.8 juxtaposes the next corroborative attribute of the Lord (i.e. Jesus) via “la” as prefixed to “shadeedun” – which stands as an epithet meaning “severe; strong; mighty; sternly; great strength” – the very attributes that are stated by Jesus Himself as applying to His loved ones
• Observe that “shadeedun” is “a permanent and inseparable nature of his personality and expressive of constant repetition and manifestation of the attribute”
• In addition, “shadeedun” is applied “to a thing and to a man” further strengthening the referencing of Jesus
• Surveying all Koranic locations of “lashadeedun” & “lashadeedu”, we see that it always references the Lord
• Thus, we have witnessed 100.7 & 100.8 copying-over deity attributes of Jesus Christ – once again confirming that He is God Almighty
• Observe that in 100.7 & 100.8, the authors of the Koran have copied Jesus’ deity attributes from the last of the Assemblies:
1. Ephesian
2. Smyrna
3. Pergamos
4. Thyatira
5. Sardis
6. Philadelphia
7. Laodicea
