Did other people inhabit the earth before we did?

[Jackson123]

I learned in school that other people inhabited the earth before we did.

The Beginning
1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.

3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4 God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.


Verse 2 say the world was EMPTY.

Seem to me empty mean no other biology creature. I do not know about spiritual creature like angel or fallen angel, it may create before human.

 

[Jackson123]

I learned in school that other people inhabited the earth before we did.

You learn there was other people before Adam

What do you mean by People, is that mean human?

Genesis say God create animal before human but not human before Adam

 

[PennEd]

First off, this is clear this is not when God flooded the earth during the days of Noah:

Why?

The water receded and the earth still had form!!



So, when did God destroy the earth and it became Genesis 1:2 DESOLATE and VOID?
Jeremiah 4 gives us reason why Genesis 1:1 is a completed earth and then Genesis 1:2 is void and desolate.

23 I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.

24 I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly.

25 I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled.

26 I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful place was a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down at the presence of the LORD, and by his fierce anger.

27 For thus hath the LORD said, The whole land shall be desolate; yet will I not make a full end.

28 For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black: because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not repent, neither will I turn back from it.



Now, look at verse 25 carefully:
25 I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled.

This definitely cannot be Noah because he survived the flood:

But this destruction of the earth was before Noah, and obviously before Adam (since no man existed any more)!!



Something else very interesting:
FROM:
(http://www.plaintruth.com/the_plain_truth/the-earth-became-formless-and-void.html)

You will notice that this verse describes the Earth as it would have been at the time of Genesis 1:2;
1. The Earth is described as "formless and void" (or "in disarray and empty")
2. There was no man
3. There were no birds

What is interesting, though, is that it refers to cities, and what's more it seems these cities had received judgment from The Lord - "all the cities thereof were broken down (in disarray) at the presence of the Lord, and by his fierce anger".

verse 26:
26 I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful place was a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down at the presence of the LORD, and by his fierce anger.


Clearly, Genesis 1:1 is full of humans on a completed/finished earth

then, Genesis 1:2 is the earth completely void, no form, no cities, no humans!!


Jeremiah is specific that there was cities in verse 26, and there was men verse 25 before God destroyed the earth from Genesis 1:1 to 1:2!!

Jeremiah is clear that humans did pre-date Adam!!

I do not see this subject matter as ludicrous. I don't know if it has any merit or not, and it certainly has no bearing on us and our Salvation through Jesus, but it is interesting.

The passage in Jeremiah I always took as PROPHETIC NOT HISTORICAL. Why is it not Prophetic?

 

[pjharrison]

I know. The angels were created first, And Adam and Eve were the only people on earth, but some people think there were people before them. It was taught in school about cavemen.

 

[JohnRH]

The dinosaurs came about because of the angels that left there heavenly dwelling..

God made the dinosaurs.

Genesis 1:24 And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of
the earth after his kind: and it was so. 25 And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

 

[PennEd]

"In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth"

In the Hebrew (if you actually believe in God one should know their HEBREW) , verse 1 of Genesis 1 absolutely means there is a period of time called the "BEGINNING," and during this time period God created the heavens and earth (as in 100% complete).

Here is an explanation from a Hebrew/Jew point of view on the correct way to interpret Genesis 1:1 and 1:2...

(What exactly does the book of Genesis tell us? That YEHOVAH God created the universe -- the heavens and the earth -- in a period of time called, simply, "the beginning." How long ago that primeval creation occurred we are not told anywhere in the Scripture. To determine that, YEHOVAH God has given us brains and intellect!)

Verse 2 represents a separate recreation not connected to verse 1 "the Beginning."

(Verse two of Genesis, chapter one, continues:

"And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep" (King James Version).

Is this verse describing the ORIGINAL creation as being formless and void? If so, it would seem a contradiction. Verse one tells us YEHOVAH created the heavens and the earth. When YEHOVAH creates something, it is beautiful, grand, and majestic. In the 38th chapter of the book of Job, we read:

"Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding. Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it? Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof? When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?" (vs. 4-7).

***If the original earth had been created a chaotic ruin, formless and void, the angels would not have "sang together" or have "shouted for joy.")***




It cracks me up to read/hear so-called preachers claim they know the word of God. But, do preachers actually know the Hebrew better than the Jews? It's a tragedy knowing on Sunday's and Wednesday's, true followers of God are being misled by ignorant men who actually believe what they preach is the absolute truth. And these men don't even have the first clue to what the Hebrew means throughout the Old Testament!!

It will be a very sad day when we all gather before Christ and have to give an account of just HOW STUPID SOME OF US REALLY ARE AND WHY WE MISLED PEOPLE TO UNTRUTHFUL KNOWLEDGE!!

Insults never further a discussion. Please just stick the topic.

Why cant Genesis 1:1 simply be basically a chapter heading? Similar to a book that has a page at the start that gives a tiny, short caption of the full description to follow in the entire chapter.

 

[Hungry]

I think if I was God, and just extracted my chosen people out of Egypt, using multiple signs and wonders, I would feel obligated to give them some answers without overwhelming them anymore than they were already. A story about a man in a garden, six days of creation, tempting produce and an adversary to man would satisfy a nomadic nation uncertain about their future.

It is written, in the last days knowledge will increase. I think it is prudent to hold fast to knowable things but concerning things “in the beginning” there is just too much not explained to argue emphatically one way or the other.

 

[Hungry]

Just putting it out there if someone knows but how teachable were these shepherd slaves of Egypt? How elaborate could the creation story be before you lost them? Would it be like teaching trigonometry to kindergarteners? Are we quoting allegory like facts? Carnal stories for carnal minds.

 

[pjharrison]

God made the dinosaurs.

Genesis 1:24 And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of
the earth after his kind: and it was so. 25 And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

God did not create the dinosaurs. The angels the that left their heavenly dwelling and some how had children with the women on the earth produced giant people. And they also manipulated the animals dna.
Gen; 6:77 And the Lord said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.
Jude 1:6 And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.

 

[pjharrison]

I think if I was God, and just extracted my chosen people out of Egypt, using multiple signs and wonders, I would feel obligated to give them some answers without overwhelming them anymore than they were already. A story about a man in a garden, six days of creation, tempting produce and an adversary to man would satisfy a nomadic nation uncertain about their future.

It is written, in the last days knowledge will increase. I think it is prudent to hold fast to knowable things but concerning things “in the beginning” there is just too much not explained to argue emphatically one way or the other.

No but it is something to make you think, most of the threads are how good God is, we already know that. Some people actually thought there were people on the earth before Adam and Eve. We need Threads that make us think and get some understanding about God. If you can do better go for it.

 

[garee]

I do not see this subject matter as ludicrous. I don't know if it has any merit or not, and it certainly has no bearing on us and our Salvation through Jesus, but it is interesting.

The passage in Jeremiah I always took as PROPHETIC NOT HISTORICAL. Why is it not Prophetic?

Prophetic.... History declared by the word of God.

 

[NayborBear]

I do not see this subject matter as ludicrous. I don't know if it has any merit or not, and it certainly has no bearing on us and our Salvation through Jesus, but it is interesting.

The passage in Jeremiah I always took as PROPHETIC NOT HISTORICAL. Why is it not Prophetic?

Why could the passage in Jeremiah be not simultaneously Historical AND Prophetic, at the same time?

Like Yogi Berrah said" "De-Javu!" All over again!

 

[JohnRH]

God did not create the dinosaurs.

Yes He did. He created everything.

 

[pjharrison]

Yes He did. He created everything.

He created animals, fallen angels manipulated their dna and made some of them giants.

 

[JohnRH]

The angels the that left their heavenly dwelling and some how had children with the women on the earth produced giant people. And they also manipulated the animals dna.

That's fantasy. Scripture doesn't teach that nonsense.

He created animals, fallen angels manipulated their dna and made some of them giants.

In your imagination, but not in Scripture.

 

[NayborBear]

That's fantasy. Scripture doesn't teach that nonsense.

In your imagination, but not in Scripture.

Some things are TRUE! Whether they are believed, or not!

 

[Hungry]

He created animals, fallen angels manipulated their dna and made some of them giants.

I don’t think that the Bible says exactly giants were hybrids. It states that “sons of gods” made babies with daughters of Adam and they became the men of renown. Also...there was giants in those days. Given the lifespan of men in those days before the flood, before they ate meat, is it possible that their adolescence lasted about a hundred years or more? They didn’t have children until into their eighties. I’m not saying that’s the case but it is as possible, if not more plausible than some of the contending theories.

 

[rlm68]

You've gone from utter nonsense to utter failure.

Now it's the gap theory (or something) you're promoting, while condemning many others in the process, of and for which you will give an account.

And not surprising, you've failed to prove these other inhabitants of earth to which you ascribed authors of Scripture as backing you up. You'll give an account for that as well.

And you fail because you are ignorant of scripture, especially Jeremiah the 4th chapter that speaks of God destroying all life including the earth. But at the end of the last verse I posted, you notice He did say He would begin again!!

You cannot be a preacher of the TRUTH when you are obviously ignorant of the TRUTH!!

 

[rlm68]

There couldn't have been people on the earth before Adam and Eve, because there was no earth until God created it. Then then the spirit of God hovered over the waters.

That is because you fail to understand what IN THE BEGINNING GOD CREATED THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH mean:

in the Hebrew, this one verse means this is all completed. Like after verse 2 and LET THERE BE LIGHT till God rested means a SECOND or recreation of the FIRST VERSE.

In the Hebrew, it shows God created the earth in verse 1 [between verse 1 and 2 destroyed the earth] and verse 2 beyond restored or recreated it again!!

Jeremiah 4 explains this and there was cities and life including humans all representing verse 1 [IN THE BEGINNING]!!

 

[rlm68]

So you are saying that since you are able to read Hebrew, you are able to decipher the supposed hidden mysteries of Genesis.
So many non Luciferian scholars who know Hebrew have missed those mysteries?

But the Luciferians know them correct?

I don't even believe in LUCIFER!!

the word is LATIN found in Isaiah which is Hebrew!!

Isaiah was written 1500 years before LATIN and the word LUCIFER even existed!!

I believe what Jeremiah states how God destroyed humans and the earth all representing Genesis 1:1 IN THE BEGINNING!!