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than meets the eye.  On page 26 of this book, the distribution and general usage
of the word `saints' is considered, and it was there promised that a more
extended examination of the clause `in the saints' would be given when we
reached Ephesians 1:18.
Ton hagion, in the Greek, may be either masculine, feminine or neuter, and
it must be kept in mind that while the English language would not permit us to
speak of a `place' as a `saint', the Greek does.  Consequently we read in
Hebrews 9:24,25 of the `holy places' which by a figure known as `the plural of
majesty' means `The most holy Place', even as the `better sacrifices' of Hebrews
9:23, can only mean the `infinitely better sacrifice'.  The following passages
in Hebrews employ the word hagion `saint' in the neuter, and in the plural.
Hagion
Heb. 8:2
A minister of the sanctuary.
9:1
Divine service and a worldly sanctuary.
2
Which is called the sanctuary.
3
Which is called the Holiest of all.
8
The way into the Holiest of all.
12
Entered in once into the holy place.
24
Into the holy places made with hands.
25
Into the holy place every year.
10:19 To enter into the holiest by the blood.
13:11 Brought into the sanctuary.
The antitype of these holy places is `heaven itself', the true sanctuary
pitched by God and not man.  It is where Christ sitteth at the right hand of
God, and it is there the inheritance of the church of the Mystery will be
enjoyed.  In Ephesians 2:19 we read `now therefore ye are no more strangers and
foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints', which presents no grammatical
problem until we realize that ton hagion should be rendered `of the saints', and
then the question arises `how can we ever become fellowcitizens of the saints?'
We can hardly be fellowcitizens of one another.  If we follow the lead set us in
Hebrews, we shall translate this passage `fellowcitizens of heaven's holiest of
all', and begin to realize `what is the riches of the glory of this inheritance'
indeed.  So, when we come to Ephesians 4:12, we shall have to revise the
translation `the perfecting of the saints'.  Again, Colossians 1:12 which uses
this word hagion, should be rendered `partakers of the inheritance of the most
holy place in the Light'.  The reader who may not possess copies of Things to
Come, may appreciate the following comment written by Dr. E. W. Bullinger in
April 1910:
`Now if we take Mr. Welch's interpretation that it means, or at any rate
refers to "The Most Holy place" or "the Holiest of all" into which Christ
has entered (Heb. 9:24), then we can understand and grasp more clearly
what is meant by the somewhat special usage of the word in Ephesians.
Dr. Bullinger then proceeded to translate the
passages in Ephesians where the
words `in heavenly places' occur, as follows:
Ephesians 1:3 `Blessed be the God
and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Who hath
blessed us with all spiritual
blessings, in the holiest of all, in Christ',
and so on through the remaining
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