Considering answers to those faith-questions we all ask…
Tag: TIME
The now-proverbial "Prophetic Clock" continues to tick, perpetually approaching the upright, but never quite getting there. Perhaps we're experiencing some sort of time-dilation. One podcast title I saw the other day (clickbait) went beyond the norm and suggested that it's already "midnight". Some wag will soon re-label our timepiece, "The Pathetic Clock".
How old is the world? It pains me to hear Christian ministers explaining away the word of God, when the motivation can be nothing other than having a greater respect for the word of man. This comes into play in a sharp and stark fashion when the creation and the age of the earth are mentioned. Suddenly ministers claiming to be fully on board with the inspired word of God are reciting explanations and excuses for what the Scripture "really says".
It's heart-warming to remember that I grew up in the land of tea-times and time lords, Big Ben, hot-cross-buns and Queen Elizabeth II. In that kinder, culturally richer world I knew a lovely English gentleman who, always anxious to be punctual, would spur people on by politely saying, "Time and tide, time and tide". This is an abstract of the pithy proverb, "Time and tide wait for no man", which apparently pre-dates not only Shakespeare but the modern English language.
Will there be time in heaven? It seems on the face of it that time and eternity are conflicting realities, and the natural response to the question for most Christians is likely to be "No-there will be no time in heaven". My answer has to be both "yes" and "no".
If we are just animals, and "stardust", and nothing more than material objects...trillions of independent atoms moving around in perfect harmony; thinking, planning, singing, writing...why is it that we care or even notice that time is flying by?
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