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Time is relative.
From man’s standpoint. Time runs sequentially. Chronos.
But God appears to be outside of time. He appears to experience all points in time at once.
Thus He knows the future. Prophetic language often talks of future events as though they have already happened.
He can state future actions of man, even though man has free will.

I heard someone suggest that when we go to be with Christ, we will experience time the same way God does. But I don’t see a scriptural basis for that.


19 posted on 01/23/2019 11:12:12 AM PST by DannyTN
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To: DannyTN
2 Peter 1:14 says "given unto us are exceeding great and precious promises, that by these ye might be made participants of the divine nature (some translations say "sharers in" the divine nature. )

Since eternity pertains to His divine nature (Romans 1:20) and we are "participating" in His nature, it seems reasonable to me that we will see as He sees, since (1 John 3:2) "...we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is."

And Who are we seeing "as He is"?

We are seeing "I AM" as He is.

IDK, but it seems to me we will experience timelessness as He does.

37 posted on 01/23/2019 11:50:00 AM PST by Mrs. Don-o (Whatever is pure, anything of excellence, and anything praiseworthy—keep thinking about these thing)
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To: DannyTN

Yes we live on a time continuum. There is a beginning and an end. God lives outside that continuum.


42 posted on 01/23/2019 1:10:37 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: DannyTN

Nicely stated.

This is in part the basis for science-fiction novel I am writing.


54 posted on 01/24/2019 12:52:14 PM PST by YogicCowboy ("I am not entirely on anyone's side, because no one is entirely on mine." - J. R. R. Tolkien)
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