tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14603359.post5821370961260982279..comments2023-09-20T04:42:34.757-07:00Comments on presbyterian thoughts: God's Word Will Take Tens of Thousands of Years to MineNPEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05876228480961585856noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14603359.post-24813000181554719362008-09-12T05:54:00.000-07:002008-09-12T05:54:00.000-07:00Jackson :)Jackson :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14603359.post-43316139637675063352008-09-12T05:53:00.000-07:002008-09-12T05:53:00.000-07:00Yes.Yes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14603359.post-5325840493276164422008-09-08T19:35:00.000-07:002008-09-08T19:35:00.000-07:00Chuck, We do pray that God's kingdom be hastended,...Chuck,<BR/> <BR/>We do pray that God's kingdom be hastended, but that does not tell us how long this world will be in existence. Plus, I am sure that we will be mining the depths of the Word of God for all of eternity- so tens of thousands of years may be hyperbole, but it is a drastic understatement if anything. <BR/><BR/>BTW, do you have a last name?NPEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05876228480961585856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14603359.post-4960712175266172692008-09-07T09:00:00.000-07:002008-09-07T09:00:00.000-07:00Aren't we to pray "that the kingdom of glory may b...Aren't we to pray "that the kingdom of glory may be hastened"? (WSC 102) "Tens of thousands of years?" Hyperbole?<BR/><BR/>ChuckAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14603359.post-12721881043665568072008-09-04T11:14:00.000-07:002008-09-04T11:14:00.000-07:00...and no end of books attempting to explain God's......and no end of books attempting to explain God's word, many of which are likely dead wrong. Concise, according to Webster, is "free from all elaboration and superfluous detail." I'm not sure that word even makes sense when discussing the bible. First, there's plenty of repetition in God's word. Can that be considered concise? Certain books could be considered the very definition of "elaboration."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08086085834573968213noreply@blogger.com