Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.
Now all these things ... ensamples - resuming 1 Corinthians 10:6. History is a mirror for present times. So Delta G. But 'Aleph (') A B C read 'by way of example' х tupikoos (G5178a)], 'typically.'
The ends of the world - literally, 'of the ages.' The New Testament dispensation winds up all former 'ages.' No new dispensation shall appear until Christ comes as Judge. The "ends" (plural) include various successive periods consummated and merging together (Ephesians 1:10: cf. Hebrews 9:26). Our dispensation being the consummation of all that went before, our responsibilities are the greater, and the greater our guilt, if we fall short of our privileges.