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AGE

A long, indefinite period (Heb. ʿôlām) that may proceed from the past to the present (“from antiquity”) or extends into the future (“for ever [and ever]”). The extent of time is relative to context, but when it concerns God, who is eternal, it may be absolute (Ps. 90:2). The LXX customarily translates ʿôlām as Gk. aiṓn, with little change in meaning.

In 1st-century apocalyptic Judaism there was widespread expectation of a new age (4 Ezra 6:7-10; 7:112-113; 2 En. 65:7-8), which became the basis for the Judeo-Christian division of world history into two ages (Matt. 12:32; Eph. 1:21): the present under the rule of Satan and characterized by evil (2 Cor. 4:4; Gal. 1:4), and the one to come (Luke 18:30; John 17:3). The NT holds the conviction that the age to come has already appeared in Jesus Christ (1 Cor. 10:11; Heb. 6:5; 9:26), and will be fully manifested in his Second Coming.

Dale F. Leschert

Prayer Tents Bible References - Prayer Tents

AGE

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)