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That I can calculate the beginning through the dates and historical material in scripture and elsewhere, in no way says that I can calculate the exact (date) ending of all things (we only have a general idea of time, though the events are specific). Non-sequitur. I can rightly tabulate the birth date of someone given enough information, but that says nothing about their death.If One can precisely calculate the age of the Earth, then One should be able to easily calculate the end of the Earth with the same amount of precision.
No assumption necessary, God told us in the word that time has been constant. Jesus knew exactly what time it was, even after 4,000 years:
Yes, an event, does not alter "time". Language doesn't change "time", it only changes how one states the "time". There is also a present listing of the worlds languages, which shows that the 7th day is "sabbath" in those languages the world over.
Earth's geology was altered by the flood, even before Babel. See Genesis 6-9, and Noah still knew the time, even down to months and days:
Why would it be forgotten? More importantly, what does the text have to do with "time"? Nothing. Time remains unchanged. That persons can be separated by water (oceans), mountain, swamp, desert, ice sheet, etc, doesn't affect the days of the week - at all. Time was still moving in Genesis 1-2, in that day 1 existed before mountains/hill even existed, and time flowed onward as it became day 2, day 3, etc and hills, etc were made by God (even Jesus by command of the Father).
Surely, but again, it is non-sequitur in regards to "time". The day passes (time moves forward) whether a man is alive on this or that piece of land.
Totally global.
"What if ..." is not scripture, not "thus saith the Lord", not "It is written." It is mere faulty conjecture and denial of the word written, for as shown above, Noah kept track of time out of the Ark, in the Ark, and out of the Ark again, and God was present in the Ark the entire "time" (Genesis 7:16).
The flood actually lasted about 375 days (Genesis 7:11, 8:14) not counting the 7 days inside before it rained. God was in the Ark with Noah, see Genesis 7:16). So, according to your confusion and wresting of 2 Peter 3:8, it would be the other way round (Noah would be 375+,000 days old (which, of course, is just nonsense), while outside would be just the 375 regular days), and so even according to your own eisegesis of 2 Peter 3:8 you are in error.
2 Peter 3:8 is in the context of the days of Creation, see the previous verses, in which the normal 24hr consecutive days there, take on a secondary meaning, in that as God created in the 6 days, and rested the 7th day (His sabbath; Genesis 2:1-3; Exodus 20:8-11; Mark 2:27; Revelation 1:10, etc), so too is the entire span of this worlds history to be, as repeated (Ecclesiastes 1:9, 3:15, etc), in 6000 years with the 7th, 1000 year (millennium, of Revelation 20; Isaiah 24, etc), which then comes in the New Heavens, New Earth, in the new everlasting cycle.
Just did, by context. First of all, it is your assertion, and you would have to prove your points validity. Your assertion is not granted as foundational truth.
You made no point, but you did make something of yourself though.
The Flood was supernatural. It was accounted for, by scripture, even according to "time". The Birth, Life, Death, Burial, Resurrection and Ascension of Jesus were all according to "time", right on "time". All of it "supernatural".
Scripture warned:
All based upon misrepresentation of the data, facts, and some dates just picked out of the thin aether.
It's obvious my post went right over your head.
'Time' didn't go backwards. The shadow moved in relation to the sun and the sundial. 'Time' still moved forwards. All the water clocks (which the Jews had, and others) still continued forward, and the sand hour glasses still flowed, and other time keeping devices in Israel and other nations surrounding. What God did was planetary, showing His power over the heavenly bodies, which others worshipped as 'gods'.
The claim that the earth is only about 6000 years old is unscientific nonsense and is based on a erroneous interpretation of Scripture. I believe Adam was created 6000-10000 years ago, but the earth and non-human life are much, much older than that. I'm not a Darwinist, btw.
No, it is scientific (knowledgeable) fact of scriptural chronology as demonstrated in this thread, which links directly to astronomical events, and kings and known dates in history.
