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BY HENRY M. MORRIS,
PH.D.
“And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain,
shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.” - (Luke 4:5)
It
is interesting that there are just three “moments” mentioned in the New
Testament and that there are three different Greek words so translated, each
used one time only in the Bible.
First
of all, Satan tempted Jesus by flashing before His eyes a vision of the whole
world, offering it to Him immediately without His having to endure the cross,
if He would rule it for the devil.
Here
the Greek word for “moment” is stigme, meaning a “point,”
like a period after a sentence.
Satan’s
apparent dominion over this world, though it lasts six thousand years or so, is
only a moment compared to eternity, and Jesus knew this was a poor bargain.
One
day, in fact, He will return to reclaim the world from Satan.
At that great day, “we shall all be changed, in a
moment, in the twinkling of an eye” (1
Corinthians 15:51-52).
In
this passage, the unique word is atomos, meaning an indivisible
particle.
That
is, in an “atom of time,” too instantaneous to measure, we shall be changed to
be like Him in “his glorious body” (Philippians
3:21).
Right
now, however, our bodies are weak and easily beset with pain and sickness.
Nevertheless, we are assured that “our light
affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and
eternal weight of glory” (2
Corinthians 4:17).
What we must endure “here
and now” is so brief compared to the eternity “then and there” that it is not
even “worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us”
(Romans
8:18).
The Institute for Creation
Research (ICR) wants people to know
that God’s Word can be trusted in everything it speaks about—from how and why
we were made, to how the universe was formed, to how we can know God and
receive all He has planned for us.After 50 years of ministry, ICR remains a
leader in scientific research within the context of biblical creation. Founded
by Dr. Henry Morris in 1970, ICR exists to conduct scientific research within
the realms of origins and Earth history, and then to educate the public both
formally and informally through professional training programs, through
conferences and seminars around the country, and through books, magazines, and
media presentations.
https://www.icr.org/article/11786/
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