When the Scriptures say, “forever,” do they point to the modern notion of an eternal-time-sequence, or to the perfection of God’s Rule? I welcome you on the journey of “aionios,” a beautiful Greek word that holds a place for the greatness of God in relation to us.
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Froom, Le Roy Edwin, The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers: The Conflict of the Ages Over the Nature and Destiny of Man, Vol 1. Review and Herald Pub Assoc, 1966.
Jenkins, Dr. Orville Boyd, Time or Character, The Ages or A Time Sequence in aionios How Words "Mean" in Greek and English, http://orvillejenkins.com/theology/aionios.html, accessed March 25, 2024.
Stevenson, G. T. Time & Eternity, https://www.tentmaker.org/books/time/Time_11.html, accessed March 25, 2024.
Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from the King James Easy Read Bible, KJVER, © 2001, 2007, 2010, 2015 by Whitaker House. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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