Path: utzoo!censor!geac!torsqnt!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!julius.cs.uiuc.edu!psuvax1!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: charles@rpi.edu (Charles K. Hurst) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Infant Baptism, and a Few Oddments Message-ID: Date: 11 Dec 90 08:46:32 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY Lines: 19 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu >[This discussion - both sides - seems to be taking a rather literal >view of how much can happen in a "day" in the afterlife. How does >time really apply there? --clh] Well, to quickly respond to this, Physically Christ was dead for three days (3 by Jewish counting -- I still keep getting 2!! {joke, ok?}). When he says to the thief, "today", I presume he means "right now" or something close to that, like "shortly". As for how much time takes place in the afterlife, <>, who knows? I haven't been there, I haven't met any body who has, and I can't think of any bible verses saying that in Sheol 5 days equals 1 day real time, or some such. Besides that, the point of my post, about the "in paradise" bit, sort of makes how much time actually took place sort of irrelevant, IMHO (I could be wrong, and if I am, I'm sure someone will post to correct me!! :). Love in Christ, Charles K. Hurst charles@rpi.edu