Re: The last enemy

* René Uittenbogaard said on 2007-07-26 10:35:57 +0200
> 2007/7/25, James W. <emindahken@...>:
> > On Wed, 25 Jul 2007 "Sanghyeon Seo" said:
> > > The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.
> >
> > "The last enemy is death; it shall be conquered."
>
> I think these are generally not equal (though they may be in
> this particular case). Consider:
>
> "The last party I will attend is my brother's 50th
> anniversary."
>
> This does not equal:
>
> "The last party is my brother's 50th anniversary; I will
> attend it."
"Last" is ambiguous; it means both "latest/previous" and
"final". In "the last enemy...", I'd say the wanted meaning is
definitely "final", that is: there will be no more enemies
afterwards, ever.


t.

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