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1 | Does one day equal one thousand years? | 2 Pet 3:8 | DocTrinsograce | 164401 | ||
Hi, Bows... This passage is not making a mathematical statement. Instead, it is simply an affirmation that God does not perceive time the way that we do. Remember the context, the readers were worried that 40 years had gone by and yet the Lord had not returned. Peter was, by quoting Psalm 90:4, reminding them that the promise of Christ's return was inevitable. I think the philosophical question of God's relation to time is an interesting one. But the more I think of this passage -- which I often do -- the more I think its actual intent comes primarily from its context. Which is always the best form of exegesis anyway. In Him, Doc |
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2 | Does one day equal one thousand years? | 2 Pet 3:8 | Bows44 | 164422 | ||
Dear Doc, I have always believed like you. Sunday I heard a preacher on TV talking about the prophetic days. Then yesterday this scripture was part of the Bible study my son and I were doing, so I was explaining it to him. But as we were discussing the grammer implications of 'as' making it an analogy and mathematically speaking it came up equal. So then I was not certain anymore and wondered if anyone from the prophetic day group had additional scriptural basis for their interpretation. I consider the context in which it is written is basically...Don't worry. God is not bound by time and will not forget His promises. But after our discussion, I could see how the other interpretation could be reached as well. Therefore I was looking for more info. Also I wondered how they handled the creation story, because if one is to say that one day equals one thousand years then I would think that one would have to apply the same logic to the creation story. However, I don't know of anyone from the prophetic day interpretation camp who does not believe in a literal 6 day creation with a 1 day rest making a literal 7 day week. So it seems they have a little bit of a conflict. It would be nice to hear where they are at on this and what other scriptural basis they have for their interpretation. Seeking to know the truth, Bows44 |
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