Sunday, March 21, 2021

How long will it to take to see the end of the world?

Jesus said to one of the thief on the cross,  Assuredly I Say to you, today you will be with me in paradise. Luke 23:43

Many scholars have interpreted that if the comma is placed before and after the word "today" then the meaning differs respectively. 

In all the translations the comma is placed before the word "today" ( I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise)  which means this day you will be in paradise which is after he dies in the same day he will be with him in paradise. But here a question raises that he was raised from the dead after 3 days which means 3 days is contrary with the word today. 

If the comma is placed after the word today  (I say to you "today", you will be with me in paradise) then it refers the future time to be in paradise.

However the truth is, God is not inside the time frame, he is outside the time frame. God will not or cannot fit in the time frame like we live in this world. For HIM past, present & future are same or will be seen as today. Below picture is an illustration to imagine how God in the paradigm will look like.  We can't comprehend the infinite GOD to the finite understanding on this subject to picturize how on earth this could be possible or imagined off in human mind but this is the truth



Albeit you place the comma before or today it gives the same meaning that the thief is with GOD in paradise today.

If you still find it difficult to understand, here is another illustration, when you sleep and wake up, you will remember the last day memories and could recollect all those happened yesterday. Similarly every ones death is like yesterday you slept and waking up before God in judgment day. 

2 peter 3: 8 says "With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. So when you die the next moment you will be standing before judgment day, perhaps for human understanding thousands of years could have rolled away but for every single individual it will be like a day passed on or perhaps could be a second too.

Man is predestined to Die once and after this the judgment - Next day or a second too.


in HiM
Wilson
Email : wilsonpravin@gmail.com

 

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