[Greek] φανερόω (phaneroō), [Latin] manifestare, [Latin] ostendere, [Latin] apparere, [French] se montrer: to reveal, to make known, to show, to make visible, to make clear, to make manifest, to display; 58 scriptural references
Background information:
Greek Hellenism: This term means to make manifest, to reveal, to make known, to appear, to have demonstrated, and to make known.
Sophocles’ Antigone 661: “A man who deals with fairness with his own, he can make manifest justice in the state.”
Euripides’ Bacchae 501: “Where is he? He is not visible to my eyes.”
Xenophon’s Cyropaedia 2.2.12: “It is evident that they do this only for the sake of getting something or making some gain.”
Herodotus’ The Histories 6.122: “This Callias is worthy of all men’s remembrance for many reasons.”
Pindar’s Olympian Odes 13.98: “I shall make their many victories at the Isthmus and at Nemea manifest in a few words, as a truthful witness under oath.”
Herodotus’ The Histories 7.18.4: After this was said, they were incited by the vision, and when daylight came, Xerxes imparted all this to the Persians.”
Herodotus’ The Histories 3.26.1: “It is known that they came to the city of Oasis.”
Old Testament: This term means to uncover, to make naked, to disclose, to reveal, to remove, and to carry away.
New Testament: This term, used in an active and passive sense, means to essentially to appear or to be seen. It is very plain to see that this term has many scriptural examples. It is very evident that Jesus makes frequent appearances. It is very apparent that I can only provide an overview of this term. For this post, I will focus only on what is/is not revealed (motivations and actions). I hope this post will be made manifest to you.
Scripture:
Mt.4:22: These truths must be brought to light.
Jn.3:21: For whoever lives the truth, his works may/must be clearly seen.
Jn.9:3: God’s might might be made visible through the blind man.
2Cor.2:14: God manifests through the people (odor of the knowledge of Him).
2Cor.3:3: The people manifestly declared to be a letter of Christ.
2Cor.4:10: The peoples’ suffering and deliverance are connected with Christ’s suffering and deliverance. (To be further developed in the next post).
2Cor.5:10: We are clearly apparent before Christ’s judgment seat.
Heb.9:8: The Holy Spirit shows that the way into the sanctuary had not yet been revealed.
Etymology: Interestingly, this term is related to the Greek verbs phanizo (to make visible) and aphanizo (to make invisible). This provides the basis for the word vanish. The French verb montrer means to show or to point to. The related Latin verb is monstrare. A monstrance is the vessel (container) used to hold (and show) the Eucharist. An apparition is a supernatural appearance or manifestation.
Conclusion:
Manifest, manifestation, divulge, ostentatious, apparent, apparition, monstrance, demonstrate, demonstration
There was a strong belief that if an individual acted virtuously in private life, he could be trusted to act virtuously in public life. And then there is just the opposite with some people. It seems that the political motivations for power have been timeless throughout human history. Throughout history, there also have always been wise leaders who speak plainly.
In the Old Testament, I was surprised by the many references of being made naked.
In the New Testament, all disciples should be like candles giving off light. Our actions and motivations are clearly apparent before the judgment seat. Christ will respond and judge accordingly.
I just wanted to provide a demonstration for all those of you who were not already familiar with what a monstrance is.
Update: I can only imagine many are worried or curious about what will be revealed about the President Biden’s and Hunter’s business relationship from the emails from the laptop. (It remains to be seen whether or not Attorney General Garland will appoint a special counsel to look into Hunter’s affairs.)
President Biden and Vice President Harris have both been AWOL (nowhere to be seen) when it comes to controlling the southern border.
The Russian govt. evidently continues to resort to using nuclear threats when other countries consider joining NATO.
President Zelenskyy is showing the world how a strong leader stands up for his country.
President Zelenskyy has shown in clear and simple terms that he needs allied support in their war against Russia.
Many have been incited by the terrifying vision that Elon Musk will control Twitter and have been terrified of the prospects of increased freedom of speech that may later come.
There are those in the media who dismiss noteworthy information about Hunter Biden as “not notable” or “not interesting”. This reveals more about their character and motives than anything they could ever have reported on him.
Those in the media who resort to doxxing reveal their lack of integrity and desperation in their efforts needed to counteract a successful and effective narrative.
Those who dismiss criticism of transgender athletes in women’s sports reveal their refusal to acknowledge man’s biology (muscle mass).
It remains to be seen how this war in Ukraine will play out. We need to pay attention to Putin’s strategies. We also must continue to observe and to fix our eyes outside on the political, cultural, social battlefields and the motivations inside our hearts. We also need to look ahead at the big picture (eternity). I think that is all very apparent. Be on the look out for my next post.
Next post: Watching, observing, and looking ahead