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To: P8riot

No, I really can’t agree this can be interpreted as hyperbolic. Clearly, both verses are stated as pertaining in God’s sight. God’s tanscendence is noted thoughout Scripture, therefore, for a transcendent God our concept of time is meaningless, and that’s exactly what these verses state. These verses then are literally true in God’s sight, there is no difference between a day and a thousand years when you are not bound by time.


70 posted on 10/23/2007 4:24:13 PM PDT by bereanway (Hunter in '08)
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To: bereanway

I agree that God is not bound by time, but I do not think we can hold God to 1000 yrs=1day. It’s true as you say, to God time is meaningless. I will still hold that they are not a literal 1000 yrs, while I do hold the precepts, doctrine , and history of the Bible as being literally true, I believe that those that wrote it under God’s direction utilized common literary devices, such as hyperbole and metaphors to illustrate their points.


102 posted on 10/23/2007 5:06:27 PM PDT by P8riot (I carry a gun because I can't carry a cop.)
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