Does "wine" in the Bible mean "grape juice"? No: 939 - Worldwide Church of God - 1956

Worldwide Church of God

Does "wine" in the Bible mean "grape juice"? What is the answer to this perplexing question? Does it really mean fermented wine? Prohibitionists object saying, "But how do you know that the original Hebrew and Greek words mean fermented wine? Certain historians say the wine used was nothing more than molasses - that this grape drink was nonintoxicating and the ordinary drink of people in Christ's time." Here is the truth about this false idea! There are thirteen original Hebrew and Greek words for "wine" in our English Bible. How can we know which one means fermented wine? - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library