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NASB | 2 Peter 3:8 ¶ But do not let this one fact escape your notice, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years like one day. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Peter 3:8 ¶ Nevertheless, do not let this one fact escape your notice, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years is like one day. [Ps 90:4] |
Subject: Does one day equal one thousand years? |
Bible Note: 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 |