How Old is God?
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Affinity
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Good answer!
The phrase "one day is like a thousand years" is a common idiom, particularly in religious contexts, and it means that God exists outside of time as humans understand it. It emphasizes God's transcendence and perspective, where human concepts of time are inconsequential to divine actions and promises.
8 Nevertheless, do not let this one fact escape you, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years and a thousand years as one day.
2 Peter 3:8
The verse is not meant to be a literal equation of time, but rather a way to illustrate God's timelessness. To God, a thousand years might pass as quickly as a single day, and vice versa.
Dizerner
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Believe it or not, this is very much under attack in a lot of modern theology.
We must guard the old paths.
For thus says the High and Lofty One Who inhabits eternity (Isa. 57:15 NKJ)
I would think a good answer would be along the lines as the same as when His ending would be.
Affinity
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I think so too, as we have heard many times.
The Bible conveys God's eternal nature, emphasizing that He has no beginning and no end. While there isn't a single verse stating "God has no beginning and no end," several passages highlight this concept. Psalm 90:2 and Psalm 93:2 speak of God's existence from everlasting to everlasting. Revelation 1:8 and Revelation 22:13, referring to God as the Alpha and Omega, also imply His eternal nature as the beginning and the end.
Selah
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God has no beginning and no end. . . He is eternal! God has eternally existed and will continue to exist forEVER!
—s e l a h
Affinity
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Deuteronomy 32:38 (KJV)
This verse records a declaration by God, who challenges the false gods worshipped by the people. He asks where these gods are, the ones that people once trusted like a “rock,” a symbol of strength and refuge. The verse mentions that these gods supposedly “ate the fat of their sacrifices” and “drank the wine of their drink offerings,” referring to ancient worship practices where people believed their gods enjoyed these offerings.
God invites these idols to “rise up and help you,” and to “be your protection” if they can. This is a rhetorical challenge highlighting the inability of idols to provide help or protection, in contrast to the true living God.
Affinity
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God Right?
Yes.
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