I knew this was going to be tougher than it looked at first! Dern' it. Yeah, I agree with your points. My problem is that these arguments are usually to push some kind of theological agenda, and I hate getting caught up in that. I have always looked at the earth (meaning universe rather) as being caught up in a temporal bubble, and the advent of the fleshy Christ as being the Word made flesh in that temporal bubble. That does not mean that actually need that belief, it just makes it simple for me to approach Revelation. You know, I believe that we will measure events in a timely fashion in the New Creation, at the very least so as to keep holy festivals and the like. But I think it will be because it is comfortable to do so.
Where we are parting ways simply has to do with how we see time. I look at it as being a part of entropy, and he gets tossed into the the lake of fire with satan. You are more focused on the linearity of time, which does not go for sure. Linearity is not evil or part of the flesh as far as I know, so there is no reason for it to not continue.
I don't know if God is linear. Mateo and I have been talking about Ecc. and Solomon, and he makes things out to be pretty circular. Even space is supposed to be bent. Light, times second cousin, is twisted in ways I don't understand. For that matter, light is going bye-bye in the next world, to be replaced by the Light of the Holy Spirit. Maybe this is one of those things we will enjoy talking about, but should not plan on understanding.
Tell ya' what. I'll meet there (at the New Creation) and if time is there as well, I'll give you a buck. I should be able to afford it by then. Blessings.
