The most common Hebrew word often translated "forever" is 'oh-lam.' As used in the Bible, it can refer to something that existed for a long time in the past or will exist long into the future, with no stated beginning or ending point. (Joshua 24:2; Psalm 24:7. 9) It can also refer to something that is absolutely never ending. It is in the sense that Jehovah is forever. (Psalm 102:12, 24, 27) The New World Translation renders this Hebrew word with such terms as "forever," "lasting," "everlasting," or "long ago." The context determines which expression is used.
It is intriguing that some researchers point to scientific evidene that our brain has the capacity to store more information thatn we we can gather our present life span. In 2010 an article in the journal Scientific American Mind said that one estimate of the capacity of our brain was approximately 2.5 million gigabytes, the equivalent of three million hours (over 300 years) of recorded TV. That figure may turn out to be a gross undderestimation. However, it illustrates that Jehovah designed our brain to handle much more information than we acquire in just 70 or 80 years. - PSALM 90:10.
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