Climax arranges words or ideas in a rising or step-like order.
Climax arranges words or ideas in a rising or step-like order.
A figure of arrangement in which successive terms, actions, or ideas increase in force, scope, consequence, or intensity.
These examples show how Climax functions in biblical language, rhetoric, poetry, prophecy, narrative, or theological imagery.
suffering to endurance to character to hope
Paul arranges the sequence in a rising chain from affliction to hope that does not shame.
desire to sin to death
James presents a downward climax showing the deadly birth-sequence of temptation.
faith to virtue to knowledge... love
Peter arranges virtues in a step-like progression toward brotherly affection and love.
foreknown to predestined to called to justified to glorified
Paul arranges God’s saving acts in an ordered sequence of assurance.
blade, ear, full grain
The growth sequence moves from first sprout to mature grain.
thirtyfold, sixtyfold, hundredfold
The increasing yield expresses fruitful reception of the word.
walks, stands, sits
The sequence can be read as intensifying involvement with the wicked, sinners, and scoffers.
humiliation to exaltation
The hymn-like passage moves from descent in humility to highest exaltation.
trials, testing, steadfastness, maturity
James presents trial as a process that moves toward maturity and completeness.
brighter and brighter until full day
The image rises in brightness to portray the path of the righteous.
sown... raised
Paul arranges contrasts between present bodily weakness and resurrection glory.
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