that there should be time no longer

[mikesteffen]

Rev 10:6 And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be time no longer:

What in the world could it possibly be like to exist without time?

[scottruff]

It's not saying that time ceases to exist. It's more on the order of 'Time's up,' or as the NIV has it, "There shall be no more delay." God's plan will come to pass immediately.

But as to your question. I have tried to imagine what it was like when there was no time or space. Since both are creations of God there had to be a 'time' when neither existed. It's impossible to fathom and staggers the mind. Humans have no frame of reference.

[mikesteffen]

I heard a preacher point out that when we are living with God for eternity there will be no limit to time, and without a limit on time, each of us will be able to spend as much personal time as we want with God, and with each other.

I think maybe this is what 1 Cor 13:12 is talking about where it says "... but then shall I know even as also I am known." I think maybe the reason we know each other so well is because we spend etenity in fellowship.

[Knight Errant]

Pick up a copy of C.S. Lewis' "Mere Christianity" where in book 3 he talks about Eternity vs. Time, and how every moment exists in every other, and all exist together in God's eternal NOW.

As you can see, Lewis does it better than I do. Of course. But it's worth the effort to look it up and meditate on it a bit.

Time is a Thing that God made for us, not something He inhabits or that limits Him. It's all NOW to Him, which is how He knows the end from the beginning.

He does not foresee the Future, He just sees it.

[mikesteffen]

Thanks Knight Errant, is that book available?

[Knight Errant]

Thanks Knight Errant, is that book available?

Should be available at any major bookstore. If not in stock, you should be able to order it. Any Christian bookstore should have it.