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AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 1:3 To these [men] He also showed Himself alive after His suffering [in Gethsemane and on the cross], by [a series of] many infallible proofs and unquestionable demonstrations, appearing to them over a period of forty days and talking to them about the things concerning the kingdom of God. |
Subject: time |
Bible Note: Greetings Scott! Good quote! But, I don't think it applies to 2 Peter 3:8 for the following reasons. 1) Vine himself doesn't list the verse as an example of 'about'. 2) The verses where 'about' fits all have the format 'hos plus number'. The first phrase of 2 Peter 3:8 would fit, but not the second phrase. It says 'hos hemera mia'. Thus, 'as a day one' would be the translation, not 'about one day'. This is evidenced by the fact that not one translation translates this verse as 'about one day'. 3) Finally, the context of the passage would argue against 'hos' meaning 'about'. Peter uses this word in verses 8, 9, 10, and 16. The other three occurances clearly mean 'as', so it would be unusual to use 'hos' in a different manner in the same passage. Regardless though, this point doesn't seem to support your position. You are arguing that a day is a 1,000 years, not about a 1,000 years! :-) This isn't a big issue my friend. I just don't accept this view based on only two references, especially when both references are similies. I just believe that if God wanted to let us know this detail, He would have done so in a declarative statement, not a similie. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |