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Question of the Week: Can people live more than 120 years?


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Q: Can people live more than 120 years?

A: In Genesis 6:3 the Lord said, "My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, for he is indeed flesh; yet his days shall be one hundred and twenty years."
This passage seems to indicate that a human being will not be able to live beyond 120 years of age, yet Psalm 90:10 seems to limit the time span to 80 years. So how long can we really live?
In the context of Genesis 6:3, Moses wrote about the tremendous evil in the world during the time of Noah. He highlighted the sinfulness of the people in very strong terms (Genesis 6:5–8).
Because of their depravity, God destroyed every human being and even the animals. In this context, we can see that Genesis 6:3 does not deal with the length of time a human will live. Rather, it indicates the longsuffering nature of God in the midst of His wrath. He was allowing even the most evil people of Noah's time 120 years before he would judge them with a global flood.

Continue reading what Scripture says about the time before the flood and human lifespans.

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