quote:Originally posted by NashBama:
2nd Peter 3:8
"But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day."
So if one day to God is a thousand years to us, and we interpret Genesis not as a simplified explanation for ancient tribal Jews, but as literal history, then creation itself took 6000 of our years.
If we arrive at another 6000 years by back dating the ages of Moses, Abraham, Adam, and so on like young earth creationists do, then that means existence is at least 12,000 years old.
So literal interpretation of Bible itself proves young earth creationists wrong.
Like Joy said in a different post, religion shouldn't fear science and science shouldn't fear religion. Neither proves or disproves the other.
Hi Nash,
No, my Friend, that is a reference to the fact that, in heaven, there is no time. We have linear time on earth because we, as mortal humans need it. In heaven there is no time. God is from eternity to eternity.
A great Bible teacher, scientist, and strong Christian -- Dr. Chuck Missler, once made an observation: "Since there is no time in heaven; then, when you die, you will arrive in heaven at the same time as your relative who died twenty years ago."
Now, that does give one food for thought.
So, with God, one day is as a thousand years; and a thousand years is as one day -- because He does not measure in linear times as we do.
No, my Friend, common usage in the Hebrew language of the Old Testament, and common sense, tells us that when God said one day; He meant one lunar day, twenty-four hours.
God bless, have a wonderful, blessed day,
Bill
