Earlier on, we suggested that the example of Mark 1:11 is not an argument against the aorist being a true past tense because it is a performative. Performatives are unique in that the event in the real world happens by virtue of the verbal description being uttered. In this section, we expand on this argument and defend it in detail. I show how a proper understanding of tense and aspect along with the verb in question leads to the correct interpretation, and this interpretation does not contradict the description of the aorist we gave.
