And, there’s this overly simplified way to think about it:
When a body is unconscious, it is in a state where time and space have no meaning, as in being anesthetized. People come out of comas after months and years unaware of the passage of time.
Scientifically, matter can neither be created nor destroyed, so I presume that the matter that has always existed and currently comprises my physical body was distributed throughout the universe in the eternal past... and next thing you know, I’m a conscious, thinking individual... the idea that my pieces/parts floated around for an eternity in the past didn’t seem to phase me at all. I have never really given any thought to what my individual molecules did in a past eternity.
I personally believe that all of the pieces/parts came together the way they were supposed to while in the presence of the “holy spirit” which infused the spark of life, and hence, my soul into my physical body. And, when my physical body runs its course and perishes, my soul will proceed on to its next destination. That destination may very well exist in a state where time and space have no meaning... you may either exist in the presence of the Lord, or you may not be in the presence of the Lord. I’ve heard it said that “HELL” is being removed from, and being shut off from the presence of the Lord. To me, it makes more sense than some silly big bang theory where everything springs from nothing.
I think of somebody in a coma since the 80s waking up to find out that Donald Trump is President.
I see your and my consciousness as something that is injected into this physical, biological machine we call a human body.
It’s not actually part of this reality. Hence my “Matrix” and “video game” analogies.