Context would rule.bibleman wrote: ↑Sat Jun 25, 2022 10:22 amTo a lot of people it does not... just trying to determine if the word virgin (Biblically speaking) should ONLY refer to women.Hill Top wrote: ↑Sat Jun 25, 2022 12:02 amWhy does it matter?bibleman wrote: ↑Fri Jun 24, 2022 5:32 pmYeah in general I agree with you BUT Where in the Biblical record would we find men referred to as virgins, outside of Rev 14:4?Hill Top wrote: ↑Thu Jun 23, 2022 3:38 pmThanks, so "they" are men, who have not been defiled by women.bibleman wrote: ↑Wed Jun 22, 2022 11:36 pmWhat is the "next statement" he cites?Hill Top wrote: ↑Wed Jun 22, 2022 10:50 pmWhat is the "next statement" he cites?bibleman wrote: ↑Wed Jun 22, 2022 9:45 pm
Agreed!
But I am looking for a passage that would call men virgins like there are passages that call women virgins.
I read a Dake note today that sort of addressed this and was trying to prove it out.
Revelation 14:4 These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.
Dake seems to be insinuating that ONLY women are virgins.
Is it the second sentence of Rev 14:4?
"for they are virgins."
Seems rather obvious.
Men as well as women are virgins until they have sex.
If virgins or virginity is being discussed, it applies to men or women.
If holy girls are being discussed, the virgin is a girl.
Weren't you a virgin boy once?