Bible Discussion Thread

If a Thousand years is like 1 day, 1 day is like a Thousand years to God, Did he build the earth in 6 days or 6000 years

Hi Jim.

To answer your question lets get the context by taking these verses from verse 3 on through verse 9.

YOU'LL FIND YOUR ANSWER IN VERSE 9.

2 Peter 3:3-9. Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,

And saying,

"WHERE IS THE PROMISE OF HIS COMING?"

FOR SINCE THE FATHERS FELL ASLEEP, ALL THINGS CONTINUE AS THEY WERE FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE CREATION."

For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:

Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:

But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.

But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing,

( THAT ONE DAY IS WITH THE LORD ( AS ) A THOUSAND YEARS, AND A THOUSAND YEARS ( as ) ONE DAY. )

" You noticed it doesn't say a day " is " a thousand years?

VERSE 9-

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness;

( but is " LONGSUFFERING " to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. )

The Emphasis is on Gods patience and longsuffering,

For God to wait a thousand years

( prolonging judgment) is like waiting 1 day.

note.

A day like a thousand years would be a very long day!

A thousand years like a day would be a very short thousand years!

So a thousand years forward and a thousand years backwards would bring you to no time at all, THATS WHERE GOD RESIDES.

That's why it says one day is with "THE LORD" as a thousand years, NOT US.

I Hope that helps. GOD BLESS

Well what do you think?

:)

Hello,

I don't believe so. The Bible says it took 6 days so I believe it took 6 days. Why should one verse 2 Peter 3:8 with a metaphorical statement be used to disregard the whole chapter of Genesis 1 with its specific detail?

If you read the rest of 2 Peter 3 you see the context was about God fulfilling his promises of a new heaven and new earth and when Jesus will come again like a thief in the night. I interpret it as these things will happen when they will happen and just because its not on our arbitrary expected time table does not mean God won't or hasn't fulfilled His promises perfectly.