My Brother in Christ Jesus, Let me put in a few words here if I may.
Before the Foundation of the world:
There is a very curios saying throughout the Word of God, it is these phrase: "from before the foundation of the world." Apostles Peter, Paul, John, and even Jesus Christ used this phrase. But what does it mean? I mean, how can there be something BEFORE the "foundation of the world"?
Of course it is referring to before the foundations of this world, or better put, before the foundations of this world AGE. It is referring to a dispensation of time before our present one. There are not three separate earths, as one might misunderstand it to mean when the Bible says, for instance: "And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea" {Rev 21:1}. It is the same earth, same Heaven, different time. But back to "from the foundation of the world."
There is a key to understanding in that phrase, it is found in the word translated to: "foundation" in our King James Bible. It is the Greek word: "katabole." study deeper into that word. It would have been better translated to "over throw," or, "destruction" as we shall see by it's own definition. Please understand that the below definition for "foundation (Katabole)" does not necessarily apply every time you see the English word "foundation", for there are several different Greek words that translators simply rendered "foundation" and they all have distinct meanings. Further down below, I shall supply all eleven verses in the Bible where the word appears. But let's observe the definition of the word katabole:
foundation: Greek word #2602 katabole (kat-ab-ol-ay'); from #2598 (see below); a deposition, i.e. founding; figuratively, conception: KJV-- conceive, foundation.
Greek word #2598 kataballo (kat-ab-al'-lo); from #2596(see below) and #906 (see below); to throw down: KJV-- cast down, lay.
This word kataballo is used individually only twice in the Bible:
Every occurrence of kataballo Greek word #2598 in the Bible (KJV):
2 Cor 4:9
9 Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down[kataballo], but not destroyed (KJV)
Heb 6:1
1 Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying [kataballo] again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God (KJV)
Greek word #906 ballo (bal'-lo); a primary verb; to throw (in various applications, more or less violent or intense): KJV-- arise, cast (out), X dung, lay, lie, pour, put (up), send, strike, throw (down), thrust. Compare 4496.
Greek word #2596 kata (kat-ah'); a primary particle; (prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case [genitive case, dative case
or accusative case] with which it is joined): KJV-- about, according as (to), after, against, (when they were) X alone, among, and, X apart, (even, like) as (concerning, pertaining to touching), X aside, at, before, beyond, by, to the charge of, [charita-] bly, concerning, + covered, [daily-], down, every, (+far more) exceeding, X more excellent, for, from ... to, godly, in (-asmuch, divers, every, -to, respect of), ... by, after the manner of, + by any means, beyond (out of) measure, X mightily, more, X natural, of (up-) on (X part), out (of every), over against, (+your) X own, + particularly, so, through (-oughout, -oughout every), thus, (un-) to (-gether, -ward), X uttermost, where (-by), with. In composition it retains many of these applications, and frequently denotes opposition, distribution, or intensity.
Hopefully you can see by the in-depth definition of the word translated to "foundation" regarding this study that the word means the overthrow, the destruction of that first earth age and the beginning of the second (our current one). Very little is written in the Bible about that destruction of the first earth age. A couple places that do, are {2nd Pet 3:4-7, and , Jer 4:23-27}. I hope that helps you to understand why there is a division in the middle of {Gen 1:2} across two separate earth ages.
Below, the first earth age is in blue and the second earth age in red:, divided by || for the color blind:
Gen 1:1-2
1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. ||And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. (KJV)
Below is every occurrence of the word katabole (foundation):
Every occurrence of katabole, Greek word #2602 in the Bible (KJV):
Matt 13:35
35 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world. (KJV)
Matt 25:34
34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: (KJV)
Luke 11:50
50 That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation; (KJV)
John 17:24
24 Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world. (KJV)
Eph 1:4
4 According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: (KJV)
Heb 4:3
3 For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world. (KJV)
Heb 9:26
26 For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself. (KJV)
Heb 11:11 (THIS ONE IS INTERESTING!)
11 Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised. (KJV)
1 Pet 1:20
20 Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you, (KJV)
Rev 13:8
8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. (KJV)
Rev 17:8
8 The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is. (KJV)
See my New Thread :"Three Earth Ages"
Hope this Helps
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