Why the Earth Was Created in Seven Days

[pappq]

upon what do you base that assumption?

Isn't it obvious? Take for example all the prophecies in Revelation, there is an order of events that he has determined will happen. Even every small detail of what happens occurs because of his determination, even the outcome of the roll of a dice is determined by him, hence,

The dice are thrown in the lap, and every decision is from the Lord (Proverbs 16:33)

 

[jamesg1951]

I also question the length of time of a day because God did not even designate days or even years until the fourth day.

14And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:

 

[hornetguy]

Isn't it obvious? Take for example all the prophecies in Revelation, there is an order of events that he has determined will happen. Even every small detail of what happens occurs because of his determination, even the outcome of the roll of a dice is determined by him, hence,

No, it is not obvious. Surely God knows when events will take place, but to assume He set all events in motion so that everything will happen like clockwork is not what I've seen, or read.

I don't think God WANTS us to know exact times, or dates. That much is evident in several scriptures. More than likely to keep us crazy, controlling humans from doing exactly what you are doing.. spending too much time calculating and speculating, trying to "predict" when things will happen....instead of being ready, like the bridesmaids, for the arrival of the groom...... whenever God makes it happen.

 

[pappq]

I also question the length of time of a day because God did not even designate days or even years until the fourth day.

14And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:

The length of time of a day was the same as the other days, as a day is determined by a full rotation of the earth, therefore since day one is said to have happened, therefore the earth made a full rotation to thus elapse one day, irrespective of the existence of the sun till the 4th day, which separated forth the day and the night.

 

[jamesg1951]

Isn't it obvious? Take for example all the prophecies in Revelation, there is an order of events that he has determined will happen. Even every small detail of what happens occurs because of his determination, even the outcome of the roll of a dice is determined by him, hence,

Make up your mind is there an "order of events" or is HE "rolling the dice" Never know if it will be seven, eleven, or snake eyes?
No One Knows the Day or Hour[SUP]MATH: 24,36 [/SUP]“But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven,[SUP][a][/SUP] but My Father only.

 

[valiant]

No, it is not obvious. Surely God knows when events will take place, but to assume He set all events in motion so that everything will happen like clockwork is not what I've seen, or read.

I don't think God WANTS us to know exact times, or dates. That much is evident in several scriptures. More than likely to keep us crazy, controlling humans from doing exactly what you are doing.. spending too much time calculating and speculating, trying to "predict" when things will happen....instead of being ready, like the bridesmaids, for the arrival of the groom...... whenever God makes it happen.

quite right, there is no indication in Scripture of a six thousand year period. It was the Jews who invented it in the intertestamental period..

 

[BeyondET]

The length of a year is determined by how long it takes our planet to make one full revolution
around the sun. The month is based on the time required for our moon to complete its cycle.

A day is the time the Earth takes to complete one full rotation on its axis. But what about the week? What astronomical cycle determines this seven-day span?

I like this indeed as the sun sets the moon rises with the side that faces Earth fully exposed to sunlight. The moon has phases because it orbits Earth, which causes the portion we see illuminated to change. The moon takes 27.3 days to orbit Earth, but the lunar phase cycle is from new moon to new moon which is 29.5 days. early man could only see around 28 day cycle of the moon roughly, for the finite movements of the moon can hardly been seen with the naked eye.

Moving to the other planets in our solar system surely they do not go by earths standards of time. Many head scratching question for sure.

 

[hornetguy]

Isn't it obvious? Take for example all the prophecies in Revelation, there is an order of events that he has determined will happen. Even every small detail of what happens occurs because of his determination, even the outcome of the roll of a dice is determined by him, hence,

Also, even Revelation isn't exact on times... The evidence of that is shown in eschatology studies. Show me 10 students of end times, and I'll show you 15 different views on "when" events will happen, and even what those events ARE.

There have been untold numbers of predictions made about the anti-Christ, and the millennial period, etc, that have not come true... and all that is said by the bean-counters is "well, that person wasn't being led by the Spirit in their interpretation"..

I think God gave us guidelines, both in our daily lives, and in understanding when to look for Jesus' return.

NOT exact dates.

 

[pappq]

No, it is not obvious. Surely God knows when events will take place, but to assume He set all events in motion so that everything will happen like clockwork is not what I've seen, or read.

I don't think God WANTS us to know exact times, or dates. That much is evident in several scriptures. More than likely to keep us crazy, controlling humans from doing exactly what you are doing.. spending too much time calculating and speculating, trying to "predict" when things will happen....instead of being ready, like the bridesmaids, for the arrival of the groom...... whenever God makes it happen.

We do not know exact times nor dates, not even Jesus Christ does, only the Father does, as he alone has knowledge without number. Even so, he has determined all things, why do you think even the elect are called "elect" and "chosen", if not that they were chosen by him, as it is said, from the "foundation of the world". All things are predetermined, and measured precisely. Even the mountains of the world were measured precisely by God, and all the waters in the ocean have been measured precisely,

Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand and marked off the heavens with a span, enclosed the dust of the earth in a measure and weighed the mountains in scales and the hills in a balance? (Isaiah 40:12 [ESV])

Even the very hairs on your head have been measured and numbered by him,

Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. (Luke 12:7 [NIV])

So if all these granular details are so specifically numbered and measured, is it too hard to imagine that greater things are also determined and measured in likewise manner, you of little faith?

 

[pappq]

Also, even Revelation isn't exact on times... The evidence of that is shown in eschatology studies. Show me 10 students of end times, and I'll show you 15 different views on "when" events will happen, and even what those events ARE.

There have been untold numbers of predictions made about the anti-Christ, and the millennial period, etc, that have not come true... and all that is said by the bean-counters is "well, that person wasn't being led by the Spirit in their interpretation"..

I think God gave us guidelines, both in our daily lives, and in understanding when to look for Jesus' return.

NOT exact dates.

We are not given exact dates, but God has determined exact dates, whether we know it or not, is another matter, as he only reveals what he wishes to reveal, and sometimes when he does reveal, he reveals in obscurity of dreams, visions, and symbols. However, there have been times where God has revealed exact times, such as with the 70 weeks of Daniel, thus revealing exactly 490 years from the captivity of Babylon to the coming of the Messiah.

 

[posthuman]

We are not given exact dates, but God has determined exact dates, whether we know it or not, is another matter, as he only reveals what he wishes to reveal, and sometimes when he does reveal, he reveals in obscurity of dreams, visions, and symbols. However, there have been times where God has revealed exact times, such as with the 70 weeks of Daniel, thus revealing exactly 490 years from the captivity of Babylon to the coming of the Messiah.

and no one knows about that day or hour - not the angels in heaven, not even the Son - but only the Father.

 

[prove-all]

Abraham used mathematics and astronomy

Scientist, Astronomer, Mathematician—and Father of Nations
https://www.thetrumpet.com/article/...stronomer-mathematician-and-father-of-nations

 

[oldhermit]

The reason God created this heaven and earth in 7 days is to foreshadow how long it will last for, which is 7,000 years. The last 1,000 years correspond to a Sabbath rest for the entire earth, which in Hebrews is spoken of,And this is what is also spoken of as the "millennial kingdom",The earth is currently approximately almost 6,000 thousand years. You may even look at the Jewish calendar to see this, which is an estimate of years since the beginning of creation.

Scripture tells us that God created the world in six days, not seven so, what is you agenda in this?

 

[pappq]

Scripture tells us that God created the world in six days, not seven so, what is you agenda in this?

That the coming of Jesus Christ is very close as we are approaching 6,000 years to thus start the millennial kingdom.

 

[oldhermit]

That the coming of Jesus Christ is very close as we are approaching 6,000 years to thus start the millennial kingdom.

Ah, another date setter. The one thing all of you have had in common over the centuries is that none of you have ever been right.

 

[pappq]

Ah, another date setter. The one thing all of you have had in common over the centuries is that none of you have ever been right.

I am not a date setter, as I do not know the exact hour nor the exact day to give "exact dates". But certainly, I can gather from prophetic timetables and current events that we are close, it doesn't take a genius to realize the obvious, even Jesus Christ said,

"Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it is near, right at the door. (Matthew 24:32 [NIV])

So when can certainly come to realize when things are near while not yet knowing the exact day or exact hour.

 

[FlSnookman7]

That the coming of Jesus Christ is very close as we are approaching 6,000 years to thus start the millennial kingdom.

But wait, you said 7000 earlier...

 

[oldhermit]

I am not a date setter, as I do not know the exact hour nor the exact day to give "exact dates". But certainly, I can gather from prophetic timetables and current events that we are close, it doesn't take a genius to realize the obvious, even Jesus Christ said,


So when can certainly come to realize when things are near while not yet knowing the exact day or exact hour.

You are waiting in vain for something that has already happened.

 

[pappq]

You are waiting in vain for something that has already happened.

The second coming already happened you say?

 

[pappq]

But wait, you said 7000 earlier...

Can't you people do math? 7,000 years total, 6,000 + 1,000 = 7,000 total.