Today
In Genesis 19:37; 21:26; 30:32; 40:7; Matthew 6:30; Luke 12:28, this signifies the perpetuity and eternity of a state. (Arcana Coelestia 2838)
In Psalm 2:7, this signifies in time; for with Jehovah the future is present. (True Christian Religion 101)
The expression 'even to this day' or 'today' sometimes appears in the Word, as in Genesis 19:37-38, 22:14, 26:33, 32:32, 35:20, and 47:26. In a historical sense, these expressions have respect to the time when Moses lived, but in an internal sense, 'this day' and 'today' signify the perpetuity and eternity of a state. 'Day' denotes state, and likewise 'today,' which is the current time. Anything related to time in the world is eternal in heaven, and to represent this, 'today' or 'to this day' is added. Although, in the historical sense, this appears as if the expressions only have a literal meaning, just like it says in other parts of the Word, such as Joshua 4:9, 6:25, 7:20, Judges 1:21, 26, etc. 'Today' means something perpetual and eternal in Psalms 2:7, 119:89-91, Jeremiah 1:5, 10, 18, Deuteronomy 29:9-14, Numbers 28:3, 23, Daniel 8:13, 11:31, 12:11, Exodus 16:4, 19, 20, 23, John 6:31, 32, 49, 50, 58, Matthew 6:11, and Luke 11:3.
(References: Arcana Coelestia 2838 [1-4], Genesis 47:26)
223 - To Fill the Earth
By Jonathan S. Rose
Title: To Fill the Earth
Topic: Second Coming
Summary: Scripture predicts that worship of the Lord will one day fill the earth. What might this mean and how might it happen?
Use the reference links below to follow along in the Bible as you watch.
References:
Daniel 2:31-end
Genesis 1:26, 28; 6:9, 11, 13; 9:1; 12:1
Numbers 14:18, 21
Genesis 1:1
Psalms 72:17-19; 22:27-28
Isaiah 27:6
Micah 4:1
Habakkuk 2:14
Zechariah 2:10-11; 8:20-23; 14:8-9
Ephesians 1:21; 4:8, 10
Revelation 11:15
2 Thessalonians 2:1-3
Ephesians 4:22, 24
1 Chronicles 16:29
Psalms 97:1, 98
Spirit and Life Bible Study broadcast from 5/13/2015. The complete series is available at: www.spiritandlifebiblestudy.com