I completely agree with you! I think it's so interesting that you chose to use the words light and darkness, because we know from the Bible that God created those things! We also know that the Bible says men and women used to live almost a thousand years. Since we know scientifically that that is unlikely, it is possible that previous generations used a different measure of time.
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Exactly!rondanoh1 wrote: ↑11 Mar 2021, 13:10 I think we have to understand that God created the 24 hour day for humans to measure time. This concept has changed over our history based on our knowledge of our world and our universe. When God describes a time, He gives us a word to help us understand something that only He truly understands. In eternity time, as we know it, doesn't exist.
Excellent way to explain it, and I agree.
Our concept of time limits us so !much, we don't know how limited we are.
The fact that we live in 24hr time-days does not mean that everything else has to perceive time the same way.
In the author's next book - Mysteries of the First Instance, he explains this further.
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I'm sure they did measure it differently but don't you think the reason why we live to maybe 120 years maximum is because of punishment for the sins of Eve and Adam and not science? Maybe we could die of old age like in the past.Mvictoria wrote: ↑17 Mar 2021, 11:59I completely agree with you! I think it's so interesting that you chose to use the words light and darkness, because we know from the Bible that God created those things! We also know that the Bible says men and women used to live almost a thousand years. Since we know scientifically that that is unlikely, it is possible that previous generations used a different measure of time.
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The concept of measuring time, as I've come to realize, is relative. And this relativity factor applies to virtually everything of man. It explains the multiple interpretations and translations of the bible. Not understanding the relativity of a subject matter can lead to misunderstanding and subsequently, disagreement - as can be observed through history. Relativity might also lead to misinterpretation.DavidOchieng wrote: ↑10 Mar 2021, 15:32 Did anyone notice the complexity of measuring time in tis book? Apparently the concept of time was vague in the minds of those who wrote the scriptures and the people in their time. I had to read other accounts of time measurement to wrap my head around how Friedmann and Sheldon were dealing with it here. The "hour" in particular varied greatly in Hebrew, Greek, and Aramaic usage; it could be anything from an instant to an entire season!
So the key to accepting the relativity of things is understanding.
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Time difference is strange in the book.
But I believe that the author has indepth knowledge and has presented the best information in the book.
It seems that God has created a pattern of 24 hours a day for the well-being of humans.
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I dont believe it didn't exist completely, it was just simple. Maybe not in terms of hours minutes seconds and all but at least there was day and night. I believe they had that basic of time at least. To help measure meal times and other activities.rondanoh1 wrote: ↑11 Mar 2021, 13:10 I think we have to understand that God created the 24 hour day for humans to measure time. This concept has changed over our history based on our knowledge of our world and our universe. When God describes a time, He gives us a word to help us understand something that only He truly understands. In eternity time, as we know it, doesn't exist.
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Standard time measurements in what perspective. What were those stardard time measurements because standard time measurements now and then are very different.Zwelakhe_mkhatshwa wrote: ↑17 Mar 2021, 02:35 Time is a complex concept on its own. As Einstein said, time is relative to space, long ago no one had an instrument to measure time hence they only relate the message based on the standard time measurements.
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True!zainherb wrote: ↑17 Mar 2021, 15:37 Our concept of time limits us so !much, we don't know how limited we are.
The fact that we live in 24hr time-days does not mean that everything else has to perceive time the same way.
In the author's next book - Mysteries of the First Instance, he explains this further.
Thanks also for the tip on Mysteries of the First Instance. I was wondering what new information was included in it. I’ll have to check out some of the reviews.
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