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Figure 1: Infinite Time at an Instant of Time
In a plane of time , time line A can proceed for as long as one desires while in an
independent dimension or line of time, B, time is not progressing at all. The first time
line, A, simply needs to be perpendicular, or at a right angle (in Euclidean geometries),
to the second line, B.
Figure 2: Listening to Six Billion Simultaneous Prayers
In a time line perpendicular to ours, God, for example, could divide up two billion hours
into six billion twenty-minute segments. What is a mere instant for us could be two
billion hours, or even an infinite amount of time for Him. Thus, God can easily pay
attention and respond to the entire human race praying to Him at the same time.
Because of our confinement to a single, unidirectional, unstoppable time line, we humans are forced to communicate with other individuals (or groups) sequentially. But God does not live with such confinement. In a two-dimensional time plane such as the one described above, His capacity to communicate with any number of individuals simultaneously can be demonstrated. In this plane, God can extend a time line perpendicular, or at right angle, to our time line at any given moment along our time line (see figure 1). On this perpendicular line, God can give individual, undivided attention to any number of prayers simultaneously. None of us have any need to worry that our communication with Him will be drowned out by the communication of others (see figure 2).
Operating in a time plane is one provable way God could give individual attention to six billion simultaneous prayers, But as the Master and Creator of at least ten space-time dimensions, He obviously would have many more options.
This simple illustration goes far in reassuring us that God really is attentive to us at every moment, in every situation. It give new meaning to King Davids's expression of joy and wonder:
How precious to me are your thoughts, O God!
How vast is the sum of them!
by Dr. Hugh Ross, M.Sc., Ph.D. (from his book "Beyond The Cosmos")
References:
Ross Hugh, Ph. D., "Beyond The Cosmos" NavPress, 1996 Reasons to Believe,
p.63-65
While Dr. Ross has "some" interesting insights into certain possibilites, I do not agree with MANY of his theological positions since they seem contrary to the Word of God, The Bible.
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some of my reasons. Just go to #7 on his list.
This site is well known and has an excerpt from
Dr. Jack Hayford speaking about his respect for Dr. Hugh Ross
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