Kathryn
It was on fire when I laid down on it.
You're trying to impose linear time on a concept that doesn't include it. Infinity of time means that time stands OUTSIDE our very limited understanding of time. We look at time as a linear concept when I believe there's much more to it than that.
That's why, for instance, Jesus' sacrifice on the cross is considered to be timeLESS and ETERNAL and that his one time, and yet eternal sacrifice was for the sins of the world - past, present and future. That's why many Christians believe that they have been saved, they are being saved, and they will be saved - all by that one act, timeless and eternal, of Jesus' sacrifice.
As a Christian, my understanding of eternal life is that it transcends linear time. Past, present, future? All those concepts are just our human grapplings - trying our best to put a definition and understanding on a concept that is simply to vast for us to truly comprehend.
That's why, for instance, Jesus' sacrifice on the cross is considered to be timeLESS and ETERNAL and that his one time, and yet eternal sacrifice was for the sins of the world - past, present and future. That's why many Christians believe that they have been saved, they are being saved, and they will be saved - all by that one act, timeless and eternal, of Jesus' sacrifice.
As a Christian, my understanding of eternal life is that it transcends linear time. Past, present, future? All those concepts are just our human grapplings - trying our best to put a definition and understanding on a concept that is simply to vast for us to truly comprehend.