Why the Earth Was Created in Seven Days

[miknik5]

okay but it does not say how long that first day lasted.

There's going to be a lot more darkness in the last days...

 

[miknik5]

I have to correct myself, I believe I said on a prior post there are 9 hours in a day.
I meant to say there are 12 hours in a day...

 

[RobbyEarl]

I have to correct myself, I believe I said on a prior post there are 9 hours in a day.
I meant to say there are 12 hours in a day...

Depends if it summer or winter if you mean a day is when the sun is shining. because scientifically there are 24 plus a few minutes and why we have a leap year.

 

[wincam]

Hello again,

You might want to go back and read that again. Scripture states that the heaven and the earth were already existing. The six days of creation have to do with everything that was create on an already existing earth. You won't find any of the days of creation that says on the first day God created the earth. The earth was already here and completely covered with water. The earth is much older than anything that was created on it.

not at all = in the beginning created HE them = no time lapse and also no millions of years of death before Adam's sin - wincam

 

[wincam]

not at all = in the beginning created HE them = no time lapse and also no millions of years of death before Adam's sin - wincam

anyway most of this is way out, weird and wacky since Jesus clearly told us what it is really all about viz the Sabbath or 7 days was created for man and not man for the Sabbath - so take it from there - wincam

 

[miknik5]

Depends if it summer or winter if you mean a day is when the sun is shining. because scientifically there are 24 plus a few minutes and why we have a leap year.

Well I was simply going by what the Lord said

are there not 12 hours in a day? Walk while you have the light lest darkness come and you be overcome

 

[abcdef]

Neither resurrection has occurred. The first resurrection occurs at the second coming of Jesus Christ. The second resurrection occurs after the millennial kingdom. Those who partake of the first resurrection will not die a second death that comes from the judgment of the lava lake.

1 Cor 15:22, For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.

1 Cor 15:23, But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.

1 Cor 15:24, Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered the kingdom up to God, even the Father; .....
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2 resurrections,

When Jesus rose,

And at His coming.

 

[miknik5]

anyway most of this is way out, weird and wacky since Jesus clearly told us what it is really all about viz the Sabbath or 7 days was created for man and not man for the Sabbath - so take it from there - wincam

Okay...we shall take it from there:

And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath: 28Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.


HE gets the last say...

 

[pappq]

1 Cor 15:22, For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.

1 Cor 15:23, But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.

1 Cor 15:24, Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered the kingdom up to God, even the Father; .....
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2 resurrections,

When Jesus rose,

And at His coming.

The first resurrection is not the resurrection of Jesus Christ, hence,

I saw thrones on which were seated those who had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony about Jesus and because of the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years. (The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended.) This is the first resurrection. (Revelation 20:4)

The first resurrection occurs at the coming of the Lord.

 

[pappq]

Umm there was no sun or moon so how did the rotation of the earth play into that, they were allowed to shine on the 4th day.

The earth rotates irrespective of the existence of sun and the moon. It doesn't need either to rotate. Basic astronomy.

 

[Tintin]

The earth rotates irrespective of the existence of sun and the moon. It doesn't need either to rotate. Basic astronomy.

True. And there was the Light from God to shine on the Earth (which spun on its axis to create day and night) before He had created the Sun.

 

[jamesg1951]

The Sabbath was made for man . Remember the Sabbath to keep it holy.
We take time out of our busy week to thank God for all He has given us.
The 5 senses we can use to taste and smell and feel and hear and see all around us. That is what the physical perception of reality is all about. If we take the time to commune with God he will show us how to act so that we experience the joy and avoid the pain associated with living.

 

[Carolyn345]

The Genesis account does not specify how long each creative day was- each "day" could have been thousands to millions of years.

 

[valiant]

Well I was simply going by what the Lord said

are there not 12 hours in a day? Walk while you have the light lest darkness come and you be overcome

which demonstrates that a 24 hour day was not used and that a 'day' was a period of light, as Gen I states

Anyway the 'seven days ' of creation simply indicate that God used the perfect time not that He literally did it in 7 man days

 

[valiant]

True. And there was the Light from God to shine on the Earth (which spun on its axis to create day and night) before He had created the Sun.

where does it say that the earth spun on its axis?

 

[valiant]

The first resurrection is not the resurrection of Jesus Christ, hence,


The first resurrection occurs at the coming of the Lord.

the first resurrection WAS the resurrection of Jesus Christ, and included the spiritual resurrection of His people (Eph 2.5-6; Col 3.1) . It occurred at the first coming of the Lord (and subsequently for those who were raised with Him).
That is why our SOULS live and reign with Christ 'a thousand years' (a long period of time). Rev 20.4-5. John 5.25

The resurrection which takes place at Christ's second coming is the final resurrection (John 5.28-29)

 

[Quasar92]

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.

The documented Scriptures reveal the creation was over a period of six days. God rested on the seventh. If the view you take of each of those days being 1,000 years, He would have just recently finished the sixth day, while we're now just beginning the seventh day. I don't think so.


Quasar92

 

[Zmouth]

where does it say that the earth spun on its axis?

Obviously if you don't see where it is written that darkness was upon the face the deep (Force) as the Spirit of God moved upon the frozen waters (Motion) that covered all the surface of the earth the you won't believe anything you hear me write.

BONUS: Is not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.JOSH 10:13

 

[Tintin]

where does it say that the earth spun on its axis?

Simple. It's inferred when the Bible mentions "...and it was evening and morning, the ... day". How do we determine a day? We determine a day by the night and day cycles.

 

[Quasar92]

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.

Consider the following :

GEOLOGY REVEALS: One Creation, One Restoration and Two Global Floods

[Or one creation; destruction and restoration for days 1-4 and new creation for days 5-6] Here is startling proof -- from the Bible and geology -- demonstrating not only two widely separated creations, but two world-wide destructions! Few have understood this astonishing truth! Now, it stands revealed for all to see!

Now for the first time, one of history's most fascinating stories can be told. The KEY to understanding the amazing history of the earth has been discovered. Contrary to what millions have been led to believe -- the true facts of science and the truth of your Bible agree! Theologians have long kept hidden this surprising truth. It conflicts with their theology. Atheistic professors have suppressed it. Science has refused to believe it. Only a few understand where the key which unlocks the amazing geologic history of the earth is. It has been in the FIRST TWO VERSES OF YOUR BIBLE all these years -- and you probably never noticed it.....

Proof of Pre-Adamic Flood

Notice the true facts of geology. The pre-Adamic catastrophe involved water. Laid down first by the swirling waters were the smaller sea creatures. They appear in the deepest sedimentary layers. The larger creatures of the land, by comparison, were able to flee to the higher hills. They were not drowned until the rising floodwaters spread over, then covered, the entire earth. Evolutionary geologists have discerned proof of this pre-Adamic flood. They know that rising floodwaters first swept up the ocean-bottom dwellers, the trilobites and the brachiopods, and other shell creatures of the sea. These ocean-bottom dwellers were scattered over wide areas. Later other sedimentary rocks with land life were laid down on top of them. That is exactly why fossils of sea creatures, such as the trilobite, SUDDENLY APPEAR as fossils in the DEEPEST sedimentary rocks.

Not knowing the Bible reveals a pre-Adamic catastrophe destroyed all life, an amazed evolutionary geologist exclaimed, "... the SUDDEN APPEARANCE of ABUNDANT FOSSILS in the Cambrian {lowest rocks in which life is found} is remarkable" (Dunbar, "Historical Geology", p. 125). {Emphasis ours in entire article.}

Why were these evolutionary geologists astounded to discover that complex fossils appear suddenly in the deepest sedimentary rocks?
The theory of evolution has led the geologists to assume the older and deeper rocks were laid down over many millions of years. They assumed that in the deepest rocks they would find very simple fossil remains of evolving forms. Obviously, because of the theory of evolution they expected to find simple fossil forms that clearly showed the steps of evolution taking place. Because evolution has never taken place, they failed to find simple pre-trilobite forms!

As the well-known evolutionary geologist Stokes said, "... we do not understand why fossils of marine invertebrates (without backbones) suddenly became plentiful ..." (Stokes, "Essentials of Earth History", p. 186)

By L. E. Torrance.

[Edit by Quasar: Scriptural facts supporting the above: Gen.1:2; 7:20; 8:3-5; Psalms 24:2; 2 Pet.3:5-6 and Proverbs 8:24].

"But they deliberately forget that long ago by God's word the heavens existed and the earth was formed out of water and by water. By these waters also the world of that time was deluged and destroyed." 2 Pet.3:5-6 NIV.


Quasar92