Quote: Originally posted by alwaysreforming
It seems as though "strange" or "foreign" apparel is referring to people who our "outside" of God's people.
| Hey, Chris,
For us, it may seem so but, actually the reference is not to those outside God's people...since, the pagans were always noted by name (Canaanite; Hittite, Jebusite; NT Gentile, Etc.) Rather the term points to the idea of literal status of OT patriarchs, the nation Israel and to the NT Christians (people having their citizenship in heaven rather than on earth.) The foreigner lives in a double awareness: a sense of identity that has been lost or forfeited, a sense of homeless or strange in his current environment. The image of the foreigner is always that of the alien who lives in a country not of his own origin, either as a guest or as a permanent resident.
Why do you suppose the OT refers to all those "xyz - ites?" 
r.
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Robin
Christ Reformed Church, Anaheim, CA
Laity, under the care of Pastor, Kim Riddlebarger
Heidelberg, Ursinus, Belgic Confessions; Canons of Dordt
Revelation 14:2
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