Maranatha:
the Lord is coming
Maranatha:
mar-a-nath'-a, mar-an-a'-tha (from Aramaic words, marana' athah, "Our Lord cometh, or will come"; according to some, "has come"; to others, "Come!" an invitation for his speedy reappearance (compare Re 22:20); maranatha, or maran atha): Used in connection with anathema, "accursed" (1Co 16:22), but has no necessary connection therewith. It was used by early Christians to add solemn emphasis to previous statement, injunction or adjuration, and seems to have become a sort of watchword; possibly forming part of an early liturgy.
Maranatha:
an Aramaic or Syriac expression used by St. Paul at the conclusion of his first Epistle to the Corinthians (1 Corinthians 16:22) signifying "our Lord cometh."
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