Some folks, both of the ancient world and in the modern era, have viewed “time” in a sense that is different from what is portrayed in the Bible. Henry characterized time as “the divinely created sphere of God’s preserving and redemptive work, and the arena of man’s decision on his way to an eternal destiny” (p. 24).Ĭlearly there is a span, an era, between the “beginning” and the “end,” which, for lack of a better expression, is called “time.” Carl F.H. In that connection the apostle writes: “Then comes the end, when he shall deliver the kingdom to God. In an epistle to the saints at Corinth, Paul discussed the concept of the future resurrection of the body, which, he affirmed, will occur at the time of the Lord’s “coming” (1 Cor. Elsewhere the Lord announced: “He that rejects me, and receives not my sayings, has one that judges him: the word that I spoke, the same shall judge him in the last day” (Jn. In the Parable of the Tares, Christ said that the “harvest” represented the “end of the world” (Mt. 10:6).īy way of contrast, in some sense there will be an end. Jesus once said: “But from the beginning of the creation, Male and female made he them” (Mk. “Time” clearly does not relate to God and man in the same way.Įternity is endless, but time is measured by a “beginning” and an “end.” The Bible commences with these words: “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” (Gen. Yet, in the same context, of man it is said: “The days of our years are threescore years and ten. from everlasting to everlasting, you are God. In describing God, the psalmist declares: “. One thing is certain, the Scriptures make a distinction between the “temporal” and the “eternal.” Paul says that the things that are seen are “temporal” but the things not seen are “eternal” (2 Cor. There is even considerable controversy among biblical scholars as to precisely how “time” is employed in the divine scheme of things. The concept of time has been problematical for philosophers.
We sing that “time goes on,” and at the same time lament that “time has stood still since we’ve been apart.”
We wear watches so that we can keep account of “time.” We ask regarding the criminal: “How much ‘time’ did he get?” And we ourselves muse: “How much ‘time’ do I have left?” Our music contemplates this theme. Human beings are creatures of “time,” and we are preoccupied with that theme.
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