Eternity - Most Misused Word in the Bible

Playing with “eternity” (and all its inflections) is playing with God…the Fire! See below the significant difference between the two versions of the same verse. Matthew 25:41 “"Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.” - New International Version Matthew 25:41 “"Then will He say to those at His left, "'Begone from me, with the curse resting upon you, into the Fire of the Ages , which has been prepared for the Devil and his angels..” - Weymouth New Testament Now which of the two versions above resonates with you…the “ eternal fire ” one, or the “ Fire of the ages ” one? See, Pastor, ‘Christian’… preference of billions , both historically and presently alike, points to the first version. Are you one of those? You know of course that an eon (and its inflection eonion ) is a very long period, but with a limited (cut-off) duration. If you side with the billions of ‘eternal-hell-believing’ society, then your preference goes without saying. Below is the 1881 Greek version of Westcott & Hort. Matthew 25:41 “τότε ἐρεῖ καὶ τοῖς ἐξ εὐωνύμων Πορεύεσθε ἀπ' ἐμοῦ κατηραμένοι εἰς τὸ πῦρ τὸ αἰώνιον τὸ ἡτοιμασμένον τῷ διαβόλῳ καὶ τοῖς ἀγγέλοις αὐτοῦ·” - Westcott & Hort 1881 #4442 – pyr (πῦρ) - fire #166 – aiōnion (αἰώνιον) – age-long What is an innate characteristic, hidden deep down in humans in too many cases? Schadenfreude . Please check Article 37 (The Last Judgement) in the Belgic Confession and its lying seed, biasedly sown there already in 1561. And while you are there, take some time to scrutinise ALL three foundational documents (Heidelberg Catechism, Canons of Dort and the Belgic Confession) under a microscope. See the ‘me-me-me’ stamp of exclusivity in all three of them… with the exclusion of numerous critical Bible verses that would thwart the selfish agenda of the scribes of these documents. Let’s see what Ecclesiastes 3:11 has to say about “eternity… Ecclesiastes 3:11 “…He has also set eternity in their heart , yet so that man will not find out the work which God has done from the beginning even to the end.” - NASB 1995 The #5769 הָעֹלָם֙ (hā·‘ō·lām) above in effect means “the hidden”. There can only be an idea of what is hidden. Ecclesiastes 3:11 explicitly states that God made “eternity” unknown to man, keeping it locked up within man’s innermost being… his heart. How arrogant can one get… thinking he/she can unlock that which God keeps locked. With what key? The key that opens the [wrong] door of deceit. Nobody knows what eternity means. “Eternity” is still a mystery to be disclosed by God Himself at the time where there will no more time anymore… only the endless present bliss of ALL humanity within Him! Please read Revelation 21:4 . The unknownness of eternity has in any case the element of insecurity within it. However, when this ‘eternity’ is biasedly cloaked with ‘endless’ torment in Scripture, it is as much inhumane cruelty as it is human control in its highest form. The numbers of those believing in this fallacy of eternal punishment is the transparent proof of Satan’s brilliant success. Let’s see what Jeremiah far back in his time already had to say about scribes… Jeremiah 8:8 “"'How can you say, "We are wise, for we have the law of the LORD," when actually the lying pen of the scribes has handled it falsely?” - New International Version Please read Jeremiah 36:1-32 and see just how nothing has changed since the beginning. Baruch only wrote down what Jeremiah told him and read the scroll, as he was told by Jeremiah, at the entrance of the New Gate of the temple. It was the king of the royal palace that tried to destroy God’s Word to keep the people from hearing the Truth… but in vain. God’s Word prevailed, with devastating results to the king and Co. And what do modern scribes do? They change “age-long” into “eternal”. Eternity is not a reality experienced on earth. Life on earth is dictated by limited time and to imagine torture in a vacuum of timelessness is downright frightening. Fear keeps people captivated and in chains. I recall the incident when a man from the Seventh Day Adventist was in our home years ago. When I told him that there is no such thing as an everlasting hell of condemnation, his exact words were “Willien, I cringe inside. I want to believe you, but what if you are wrong!?“ What a reaction of fear that was. It has not changed to this day… a reaction spanning across ALL denominations of the reformed ‘Christian’ church. This reaction, however, has many faces. The most predominant ones are total silence, sarcasm, anger, or the pretence to agree to avoid an argument. These we experienced over the years. ‘Christian’, does any of them ring a bell? May God give you the desire to seek the Truth until you find it.
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Eternity - Most

Misused Word in

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Playing with “eternity” (and all its inflections) is playing with God…the Fire! See below the significant difference between the two versions of the same verse. Matthew 25:41 “"Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.” - New International Version Matthew 25:41 “"Then will He say to those at His left, "'Begone from me, with the curse resting upon you, into the Fire of the Ages , which has been prepared for the Devil and his angels..” - Weymouth New Testament Now which of the two versions above resonates with you…the “ eternal fire ” one, or the “ Fire of the ages ” one? See, Pastor, ‘Christian’… preference of billions , both historically and presently alike, points to the first version. Are you one of those? You know of course that an eon (and its inflection eonion ) is a very long period, but with a limited (cut-off) duration. If you side with the billions of ‘eternal-hell-believing’ society, then your preference goes without saying. Below is the 1881 Greek version of Westcott & Hort. Matthew 25:41 “τότε ἐρεῖ καὶ τοῖς ἐξ εὐωνύμων Πορεύεσθε ἀπ' ἐμοῦ κατηραμένοι εἰς τὸ πῦρ τὸ αἰώνιον τὸ ἡτοιμασμένον τῷ διαβόλῳ καὶ τοῖς ἀγγέλοις αὐτοῦ·” - Westcott & Hort 1881 #4442 – pyr (πῦρ) - fire #166 – aiōnion (αἰώνιον) – age-long What is an innate characteristic, hidden deep down in humans in too many cases? Schadenfreude . Please check Article 37 (The Last Judgement) in the Belgic Confession and its lying seed, biasedly sown there already in 1561. And while you are there, take some time to scrutinise ALL three foundational documents (Heidelberg Catechism, Canons of Dort and the Belgic Confession) under a microscope. See the ‘me-me-me’ stamp of exclusivity in all three of them… with the exclusion of numerous critical Bible verses that would thwart the selfish agenda of the scribes of these documents. Let’s see what Ecclesiastes 3:11 has to say about “eternity… Ecclesiastes 3:11 “…He has also set eternity in their heart , yet so that man will not find out the work which God has done from the beginning even to the end.” - NASB 1995 The #5769 הָעֹלָם֙ (hā·‘ō·lām) above in effect means “the hidden”. There can only be an idea of what is hidden. Ecclesiastes 3:11 explicitly states that God made “eternity” unknown to man, keeping it locked up within man’s innermost being… his heart. How arrogant can one get… thinking he/she can unlock that which God keeps locked. With what key? The key that opens the [wrong] door of deceit. Nobody knows what eternity means. “Eternity” is still a mystery to be disclosed by God Himself at the time where there will no more time anymore… only the endless present bliss of ALL humanity within Him! Please read Revelation 21:4 . The unknownness of eternity has in any case the element of insecurity within it. However, when this ‘eternity’ is biasedly cloaked with ‘endless’ torment in Scripture, it is as much inhumane cruelty as it is human control in its highest form. The numbers of those believing in this fallacy of eternal punishment is the transparent proof of Satan’s brilliant success. Let’s see what Jeremiah far back in his time already had to say about scribes… Jeremiah 8:8 “"'How can you say, "We are wise, for we have the law of the LORD," when actually the lying pen of the scribes has handled it falsely?” - New International Version Please read Jeremiah 36:1-32 and see just how nothing has changed since the beginning. Baruch only wrote down what Jeremiah told him and read the scroll, as he was told by Jeremiah, at the entrance of the New Gate of the temple. It was the king of the royal palace that tried to destroy God’s Word to keep the people from hearing the Truth… but in vain. God’s Word prevailed, with devastating results to the king and Co. And what do modern scribes do? They change “age-long” into “eternal”. Eternity is not a reality experienced on earth. Life on earth is dictated by limited time and to imagine torture in a vacuum of timelessness is downright frightening. Fear keeps people captivated and in chains. I recall the incident when a man from the Seventh Day Adventist was in our home years ago. When I told him that there is no such thing as an everlasting hell of condemnation, his exact words were “Willien, I cringe inside. I want to believe you, but what if you are wrong!?“ What a reaction of fear that was. It has not changed to this day… a reaction spanning across ALL denominations of the reformed ‘Christian’ church. This reaction, however, has many faces. The most predominant ones are total silence, sarcasm, anger, or the pretence to agree to avoid an argument. These we experienced over the years. ‘Christian’, does any of them ring a bell? May God give you the desire to seek the Truth until you find it.
Eternity - Most Misused Word in the Bible