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<DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial>From: Micha Berger <A href="mailto:micha@aishdas.org">micha@aishdas.org</A><BR><BR>>> Yom
literally means era, as in "lifnei ba yom Hashem hagadol vehanora".
[--RMB]<BR><BR>> Huh? How do you know that isn't a literal
day? [--RZS]<BR><BR>Because I am pretty sure that Hashem's explicit
reign at the end of history<BR>will last for more than 24
hours......</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial><BR>Micha
Berger <BR> <BR><BR>
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<DIV>In the context of the great day that is coming (lifnei ba yom Hashem), the
"day" is clearly the day Hashem's reign begins, the day Mashiach comes, the
day of the Ge'ulah. It doesn't refer to the entirety of His reign.</DIV>
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<DIV>I tend to think the seven days of Bereishis are probably non-literal (no
sun till Wed, what's a day?), but this pasuk is a pretty weak "proof" that
Yom Hashem is a non-literal day. </DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff><BR></FONT><B><FONT color=#0000ff>--Toby
Katz<BR>==========<BR><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"></B>--------------------</FONT></DIV>
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