I'm arguing the point that to God one day is as a thousand years. I don't think the writer meant literally "1000" years. I think he was trying to open people's minds to the idea of extreme lengths of time.
2007-08-31 15:41:17 · 4 answers · asked by Somewhat Enlightened, the Parrot of Truth 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
(anyone knowing the original language of the text is free to answer here.)
2007-08-31 15:42:24 · update #1
I thought it was 40. lol 40 days and nights, 40 days in the wilderness. I think I just discovered something. Thank you for pointing it out.
2007-08-31 15:47:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In my view they knew what 1,000 years was and the term 1,000 years is used and stated for a very good reason.
Mr. Adam died within 1,000 years after eating the fruit just as it was declared it would happen.
Please in your Bible study, let the Bible do its own interpretations and all will be simple.
A day in the Bible is as long in time as it is set forth by the God of the Bible for He has no time. A day is a period of light and is also a sequence. That is explained in Genesis chapter 1, my friend.
2007-09-01 05:26:15 · answer #2 · answered by cjkeysjr 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That's the fallacy in literal interpretation.
It's pointed out where Solomons round bath
is 30 Cubits around and 10 across.
That would give us Pi at 3,
and we know that's not so.
2007-08-31 22:56:39 · answer #3 · answered by Irv S 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It seems to me that the question pretty much invalidates the reason for asking it. But, yes, very likely it's just a cliched expression for "a long time".
2007-08-31 22:54:24 · answer #4 · answered by Voyager 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋