re: How many thousands of years until current believers give up?

Because the Word of God says so. And I believe God's word with every fiber of every cell of my being. And I've never found one, not one, contradiction anywhere in the Bible. When I was saved, God did a change in my heart and mind that neither I nor other person could ever do. It was supernatural. The anger, rage, pain, and guilt I felt melted away like hot butter as I gave it to him and I was able to see myself as I am: weak, needy, filthy, but loved beyond my wildest imagination. I owe him everything and more that I will never be able to pay. Trust me, he is more real than anything else in existance. I love my Lord with all that I am, and I can't even breathe without him.