There is Time in the Spirit Realm Along with the idea that God is outside of time is the idea that Heaven is outside of time. But the Bible clearly shows otherwise. The apostle John, when recounting his vision in the Book of Revelation, said it was silent in Heaven for half an hour (see Rev. 8:1). Likewise, an angel told Daniel he fought the Prince of Persia in the spirit realm for twenty-one days (see Dan. 10:12–13). Both of these stories indicate some sort of time in the spirit realm. Not only that, but the Bible tells us the cross changed reality, both in the natural and the spiritual. That means the spirit realm experienced change. If the spiritual realm was truly timeless, nothing could ever change, because change indicates progression, which requires time. Further, the Bible tells us at some point in the future the devil will be taken out of the pit and thrown into the lake of fire (see Rev. 20:1–3, 7–10). This is a spiritual event that happens in a spiritual place (the lake of fire); it is not a reality yet but will happen in the future. In other words, the spiritual realm has a timeline. It may look different from time as we understand it, but that does not mean time does not exist at all in the spiritual realm. (Welton Academy Year 1, Semester 2, Class 4)
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