Bible Question:
Where does it state that eternity is endless series of 24 hour periods? Since the radiance of God proves the light and it is never dark what controls a 24 hour period? |
Bible Answer: Hi, Mike... I cannot provide you with a specific verse. As I said, the language of Scripture IMPLIES that eternity is a continuous sequence of days as we understand them. I recall in seminary that this question came up while we were studying the 32nd chapter of the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith. Our professor was very knowledgeable of Biblical languages, especially Greek. He told us about this implication. It was in conjunction with the language in the latter chapters of John's Revelation. I cannot imagine that human beings were ever intended to function save in the context of space and time. This is supported by the frequent mention of the passage of time or the sequencing of events. I believe that this is also true of what we call the interim state (the condition in which we exist between death and resurrection). It certainly is so with language, which cannot make sense without sequence. Even God Himself performs actions, provides for, judges, and reveals Himself to man in a chronological fashion. Nor do I know of any theologians who treat the subject who hold a different opinion concerning time. On the contrary, I can mention several who agree with this view. I think the onus of responsibility would be on the person who would argue some other mechanism that separates events. In Him, Doc |