Near…Nigh

The matter of distance, of being near or far off, is of great importance of the Scriptures. Ultimately this adverb tells us whether we are saved or whether we perish. How striking that this little word should be filled with such import! When making these measurements, the Scriptures use God as the starting point, the point of reference. Although near and nigh may have a temporal connotation ("for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed"), we want only to consider these words as they...