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E Fire
"The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; and shall castthem intoa furnaceoffire:thereshallbewailingandgnashingofteeth" (Matthew 13:41-42). Thetortureofthelakeoffirecannotbedescribedbythe fire we see in our present world.
10-7 Eternity
A Time
Man is limited to a place and subject to time. He cannot be intwo places atatime. Therefore,heisnotthesame,todayandtomorrow.Everysecond and hour, from day to day are counted and recorded to add up into his age until he reaches the day he ceases to exist. God is unlimited and time is noth ingto Him. Moreover,sinceHeiseternal.Heisnotsubjecttotimebecause He is the creator of time. He is the Alpha and Omega. Jesus Christ is the all in all, never changing God. He is the same yesterday, today and forever
(Malachi 3:6; Colossians 3:11; Hebrews13: 8; Revelation 1:11).
B The Span of Eternity
It is difficult to estimate and is not wise to study to know how long eter nity is. It is the same as trying to measure the distance between the earth and heaven with a stick. Scientists tell us thatlight can travel 186,000 miles in one second. One light year is 6,000,000,000 miles. Therefore, a man who tries to imagineadistanceof1000billionlightyearsorhavingadistanceof 6,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 will be out of sight.
C Everlasting Time or Times (In Greek, Alon)
This is stated 124 times in the GreekNewTestament. Butnowinthenew Bible translations is found interpreted as, "now in this time,... and in the world tocome." (Mark10:30). Thisshowsthepasttimes(Matthew12:32; 13:39-40; 24:3). "In the ages to come," and "from ages and from genera tions" (Ephesians 2:6-7; Colossians 1:26).
D W orld without End
Ephesians 3:21, "Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen." According to the Bible records, the7000yearsGodwalkedindifferenttimeswithmenisthebegin ning of everlasting.
• The time of the Garden of Eden: theages oftherighteous, unknown amount of time.
• From the fall of man up to the flood: judgment byconscience.
• From the flood to the Tower of Babel: earthly government.
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