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''See also [[Math and the Bible]]''. | ''See also [[Math and the Bible]]''. | ||
| − | '''Eternal''' is [[infinite]] | + | '''Eternal''' is [[infinite]] time, a concept introduced by [[Jesus]]. [[God]] is usually considered eternal in that He has no beginning and no end. Human [[soul]]s have a starting point but no end, and they are considered to be eternal as well in [[Christianity]]. |
There are nearly 70 references to "eternal" in the [[New Testament]], but almost no references in the same sense of the word in the [[Old Testament]]. | There are nearly 70 references to "eternal" in the [[New Testament]], but almost no references in the same sense of the word in the [[Old Testament]]. | ||
Revision as of 23:31, April 29, 2018
See also Math and the Bible.
Eternal is infinite time, a concept introduced by Jesus. God is usually considered eternal in that He has no beginning and no end. Human souls have a starting point but no end, and they are considered to be eternal as well in Christianity.
There are nearly 70 references to "eternal" in the New Testament, but almost no references in the same sense of the word in the Old Testament.
Georg Cantor revolutionized mathematics by inventing Set Theory in order to understand eternity.