than only 1000 (Psa. 84:10)—but not one day more. And surely we would not calculate time gradually causing wear and tear on God as 1000 years becomes one day of God’s time (2 Pet. 3:8), such that 2000 years doubles the impact on him to two days, and so on. None of these statements should be interpreted literally; the figure of 1000 expresses astounding results and remarkable, far-reaching consequences, not exact numerical accounting. The widespread employment of 1000 in Scripture discourages our
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