Age and Ages 3
Now let (no pun attended) us look at the words "everlasting", "ever" and "eternal." Before we do I want to at the Hebrew and Greek meanings for the Hebrew word olam and the Greek word aion both mean "age" or "eon." The Hebrew "olam" comes from a root meaning "hidden." The word therefore means a period of time, but a period of unknown or hidden length. The word was often used to mean a man's lifetime because it was an unknown period. However it is the Greek word "aion" I like for us to look at in depth for it is a word used much in the New Testament. The Greek word "aion" was the word used for the Hebrew word "olam". According to Hebrew and Greek usage, therefore, these words mean a period of time, a period of unspecified length, the duration of which is determined by the fact or condition or person to which the term is applied. The word "aion" in noun form is used 12