12. τὰ ἐπίγεια. Terrena, things which take place on earth, even though originating in heaven, e.g. the ‘new birth,’ which though ‘of God,’ must take place in this world. See on 1Co 15:40, and Jam 3:15. Prophets and other teachers can make known ἐγίγεια. τὰ ἐπουράνια. The mysteries which are not of this world, the nature of the Son, God’s counsels respecting man’s salvation.