Maranatha first occurs in Christian literature in an authentic letter by our earliest Christian author, the apostle Paul (1 Cor 16:22; Paul [Apostle]), and in the Didache. A related phrase occurs in Revelation (22:20). Maranatha is undoubtedly the Aramaic phrase, written in Greek letters, for “Our Lord, come” (in the imperative) or “Our Lord has come” (in the perfect tense). The matter …