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Poor in Spirit
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Message 218 of 233 (547727)
02-22-2010 12:44 AM


Just doing a little research on the "Adam was created on the third day" question. I saw all of these posts and that no-one has responded since 2008. I just thought that I would add my own comment to the discussion.
The second Adam (Jesus) was raised from the earth on the third day. It makes sense that the first Adam (Adam) would have been raised from the earth on the third day.
Let those of us who put our faith in the second Adam sit back and watch as our Father finishes His plan of redemption on the 5th and 6th day, and what a great day it will be on the 7th.

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Poor in Spirit
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Message 220 of 233 (547817)
02-23-2010 12:17 AM
Reply to: Message 219 by Otto Tellick
02-22-2010 2:18 AM


Thanks Otto for welcoming me onto this unique discussion forum.
I don't want to get away from the discussion of whether Adam was born on the 3rd day of creation or the 6th day. I was making the observation that Christ (the second or last Adam; 1 Corinthians 15: 45-47) rose from the earth on the third day. The third day is very important (Luke 24:46-48) and should not be dismissed as a trivial thing that comes in threes such a movie trilogies or the beginning of jokes.
Otto, I take your challenge of finding the actual translation of the Greek that 2 Peter 3:8 was written in. The word "thousand" from 2 Peter 3:8 comes from the Greek word "chilioi" which means "thousand." We can take this even further to Psalm 90:4 where Moses writes "For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past and as a watch in the night," which is what Peter was basically repeating in 2 Peter 3:8. The hebrew word used for "thousand" is "elef" and it means "thousand."
My interpretation of Psalm 90:4 and 2 Peter 3:8 comes from the Jewish oral traditions (or commentaries). In the Mishnah, San Hedrin 97-98 which is a commentary on Psalm 90:4, according to the Rabbi's, God ordained each day of creation (7 days) to be prophetic of 1,000 years of the 7,000 year process of redeeming man and the earth from sin, with the last 1,000 years being the Millenial Kingdom of the Messiah.
Otto stated: "It would also be interesting to know why some Christians seem to insist on attributing an inflexible, literal, 24-hour meaning to the "days" in Genesis 1, despite this seemingly clear instruction from Peter that they shouldn't do that."
My response is that you need to take into context what Peter is talking about in 2 Peter 3:8. Read all of 2 Peter 3 (it's only 17 verses). Peter is not saying that the 24 hour day of creation should not be taken literal, he's telling the people about the great and glorious day of the return of our Lord!
When I said "Let those of us who put our faith in the second Adam sit back and watch as our Father finishes His plan of redemption on the 5th and 6th day, and what a great day it will be on the 7th." I was referring to the last three prophetic days (Rosh HaShanah, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot) that will be fulfilled when Jesus returns. Perhaps I shouldn't have used the words "sit back and watch" but I was using this in conjuction with HumblePie's observation of how wonderful it would have been to be Adam watching in awe as God finished making all of creation on the 4th, 5th, and 6th days.
Again, I apologize if I got off the subject of Adam being created on the 3rd day vs. the 6th day.
Edited by Poor in Spirit, : Didn't finish my thought.

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