The Twinkling Of An Eye

Twinkling or Blinking of an Eye

By Dennis Huebshman

There’s numerous definitions on the internet about “Twinkling/Blinking” of an eye. One of the easiest to understand is on “Discovery World”. First, the “Twinkle”. This is the time it takes for light to enter the eye, reach the back of the eye, and be reflected back out. Light travels at 186,000 miles per second, so the Twinkle is about one billionth of a second.

The “Blinking” is a bit slower. A blink lasts somewhere between 300 and 400 milliseconds, or considerably less than half a second.

Taking both of these into consideration, and understanding why the Apostle Paul used this term, defies anyone to be able to react anywhere close to the given time frame. Depending on the translation, the Bible uses “Twinkling” or “Blinking” of an eye, but both mean the same thing – it’s super-fast!

Now for the verses these actions refer to. In 1 Corinthians 15:51-53, “Behold, I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep (die), but we shall all be changed, (52) in a moment, in the Twinkling of an Eye (ESV), at the last trumpet (not a judgment trumpet of Revelation). For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed. (53) For this perishable body must put on the imperishable, and the mortal body must put on immortality.” (Note: the soul, which has been with Jesus since death, will be reunited with the body. Philippians 1:21)

For all true believers that are still alive at the call, body and soul are still together. As we ascend to be with Jesus, we will be converted to our forever bodies as well Once everyone gets to Jesus, we will all be taken to our Home in Paradise, to wait for the 7-year wrath to end. Thing is, I believe we won’t be concerned about the tribulation/wrath, as we will still be in awe of seeing our Jesus up close and personal.

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