[Avodah] Long Lifespans in Bereishis

[Marty Bluke]

R' Chaim Manaster pointed out:
"But the basic issue is if the world is Charuv at 6000 years and yemos
Moshiach are before the olom is charuv, (while olom keminhago noheig) there
is not enough time left (we are now 5778) for a life span of 300 to 500
years let alone 1000 years."

The gemara (Sanhedrin 99) offers the following suggestions for how long the
Messianic period will last:

R' Eliezer - 40 years
R' Dosa - 400 years
Rebbi - 365 years
Avimi - 7000 years
R' Yehuda - the amount of time from creation until the Messiah comes
R' Nachman Bar Yitzchak - the amount of time from the flood until the
Messiah comes
Interestingly enough the Gemara earlier stated that the world will last
6000 years,
Sanhedrin 96B - Six thousand years were decreed upon the world: 2000 years
of emptiness (without Torah), 2000 years of Torah, and 2000 years for
Mashi'ach. This opinion of 6000 years is generally accepted, however,
opinions 4-6 above clearly disagree with this.
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