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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: Mrs. Don-o

Maybe, not enough specifics in that passage.

But it promises to be a very interesting “time” nevertheless!


39 posted on 01/23/2019 11:57:51 AM PST by DannyTN
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To: Mrs. Don-o

In Hebrew, I Am shares the same root letters as the infinitive, To Be. It is for that reason that spoken Hebrew omits the various tenses of the verb, for fear of accidentally speaking the name of God in vain.

One thus would say, I Mrs. Don-o, not, I am Mrs. Don-o; the verb is implicitly understood.

The name of God means I Was, Am, and Will Be, simultaneously.


55 posted on 01/24/2019 1:00:46 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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