How old is the earth?

[Platte]

This world having life would be for thousands of years, I am believing it would not have been millions of years. It was the unformed world before the days of creation, and it could have been much longer that way. We have nothing revealed showing what it was in any case.

Thankfully God took the guesswork out of it. God created the world ~6000 years ago and it took him 6 days to create the heaven and the earth...and all that is in them. Jesus died a little less than 2000 years ago - Matthew (to Abraham) and Luke (to Adam) both explained that creation was ~4000 years from the birth of Jesus.

 

[pgp_protector]

Thankfully God took the guesswork out of it. God created the world ~6000 years ago and it took him 6 days to create the heaven and the earth...and all that is in them. Jesus died a little less than 2000 years ago - Matthew (to Abraham) and Luke (to Adam) both explained that creation was ~4000 years from the birth of Jesus.

States God took the guesswork out, and immeditaly uses approximation symboles implying guesswork with a margin of error.
If the guesswork was out, then you would have an exact date and even time.

 

[Platte]

States God took the guesswork out, and immeditaly uses approximation symboles implying guesswork with a margin of error.
If the guesswork was out, then you would have an exact date and even time.

You can sound quite idiotic when you take context out of a conversation. (thats a general statement - not directed to anyone individually)

Creation was ~6000 years ago and took 6 days to complete - that is pretty amazing.

 

[CLEEB]

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Well the earth (land/ground) was created in Genesis 1:1 along with the heaven or heavens (depending on what type of Bible you have). So the age is unknowable. That earth created in Genesis 1:1 was restored in Genesis 1: 3 - end of Chapter 1 so that restoration happened around 6000+ years ago.

Time did not exist until the fourth day of creation week because then the very things we use to measure the passing of our own existence were created. The light on that 1st day was the glory of GOD. The darkness seperated from the light was the separating of GODS kingdom from Satans kingdom. This was indeed the recreation of the Earth after the destruction caused by the Satanic rebellion. The Earth existed before this and in it were giant creatures and vegetation that doesn’t exist today but we do dig up fossils, bones and such. It is impossible to know the age of the Earth.

 

[Platte]

Time did not exist until the fourth day of creation week because then the very things we use to measure the passing of our own existence were created. The light on that 1st day was the glory of GOD. The darkness seperated from the light was the separating of GODS kingdom from Satans kingdom. This was indeed the recreation of the Earth after the destruction caused by the Satanic rebellion. The Earth existed before this and in it were giant creatures and vegetation that doesn’t exist today but we do dig up fossils, bones and such. It is impossible to know the age of the Earth.

Good Lord - where does all this nonsense come from?

 

[CLEEB]

You

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Well the earth (land/ground) was created in Genesis 1:1 along with the heaven or heavens (depending on what type of Bible you have). So the age is unknowable. That earth created in Genesis 1:1 was restored in Genesis 1: 3 - end of Chapter 1 so that restoration happened around 6000+ years ago.

You are correct. The age of the Earth is unknowable. There was indeed a restoration that was repairing some kind of catastrophic event. GOD doesn’t create things in confusion and chaos as the Hebrew words tohu and bohu that mean chaos, desolation or wilderness. Everything GOD creates is very good. Given your understanding that Earth existed prior to the Genesis narrative consider that the rest of what we know as the universe was not created until the 4th day; the sun, moon and stars. This would mean the Earth is the oldest thing in the universe. People think the light of that first day was the sun but this cannot be because it wasn’t created until the 4th day. Some say this was GOD being repetitive but this idea destroys the flow of the days HE gave. The first estate of the angels was the previous Earth in which one third of them left to ascend to GOD for the purpose of rebellion which failed and they were cast down on the Earth resulting in its devastation. The Genesis story picks up the narrative from there. People think I am crazy for saying this but that is par for the course so to speak. I get my information from someone that they do not know. Today men dig up bones and fossils of animals and vegetation from that original Earth and can determine that they are billions of years old, which is more correct than the 6,000 years idea. Science, if true will agree with scripture. Scripture says that when GOD speaks it is done, HE doesn’t wait for things because this would imply HE is limited by time, which HE is not. After repairing the damage caused by the angelic rebellion, on the 4th day, GOD spoke the rest of the universe into existence. Most people read the scriptures and gain next to nothing because they read with carnal thinking. A true Christian reads with spiritual thinking supplied by GOD to properly divide and comprehend the word of truth. Even the deep things of GOD can be understood by HIS elect saints.

 

[CLEEB]

Yo

Great points. If God starts to deceive us in one area our faith will be weakened in all areas. It makes no sense. God is pure. He doesn't do things like this. He never has. He never will. God is truth. That is His character.
I asked AI and this is what it comes up with. AI can be surprisingly good for Bible study. Especially if you're looking for a word or concept but don't know exactly what it is so you can't just do a word search.

• "Was" vs. "Became": This is a critical point. While the KJV (and most modern translations) says "The earth was without form, and void," some Old Earth creationists, particularly those who hold to the "gap theory," argue that the Hebrew word hayah (הָיְתָה) can also be translated as "became" or "had become." If translated as "became," it would imply a change in state – that the earth was not initially "without form, and void" but became that way after an initial creation (Genesis 1:1) and before the six days of creation. This "became" implies a ruin or judgment that necessitated a renewal.
• "Tohu wa-bohu" (without form, and void): These Hebrew words literally mean "desolation and emptiness" or "chaos and waste." In other biblical contexts (like Isaiah 34:11 and Jeremiah 4:23), these terms are used to describe the aftermath of a judgment or destruction. So, to some, seeing these words in Genesis 1:2 suggests that the Earth was already in a state of ruin or disarray, not merely a pristine, unformed void from God's initial creative act. This state would then require a reformation to become habitable.
• The Context of Genesis 1:1: "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth." If Genesis 1:1 is a complete, initial creation of a perfect heaven and earth, then Genesis 1:2 describing it as "without form, and void" seems contradictory unless something happened in between. This "something" is where the "gap" and the idea of a pre-Adamic world or a Luciferic flood often come in for those who interpret it this way. The subsequent six days would then be a restoration or re-creation of what was ruined.

You are very very correct. There is even more to learn from the spirit about these and other things. The devastation of the prior Earth was caused by the Satanic rebellion. The division of light from darkness was GODS separation of the kingdom of GOD from the kingdom of Satan. Satans kingdom is still on the Earth today, he is the god of this age, the prince of this world that is under his sway. 1 John 5:19 Many people do not believe this. Adam lost the dominion GOD gave him to Satan because whoever you render yourself a servant to obey that is who you obey. See Luke 4:6 Jesus came to qualify to replace Satan but has not yet returned to do so. This is why we pray thy kingdom come thy will be done on Earth as it is in heaven. Satans kingdom began on that first day of the recreation of the Earth Genesis 1:3-5 Satans kingdom will end when Christ returns.

 

[d taylor]

You

You are correct. The age of the Earth is unknowable. There was indeed a restoration that was repairing some kind of catastrophic event. GOD doesn’t create things in confusion and chaos as the Hebrew words tohu and bohu that mean chaos, desolation or wilderness. Everything GOD creates is very good. Given your understanding that Earth existed prior to the Genesis narrative consider that the rest of what we know as the universe was not created until the 4th day; the sun, moon and stars. This would mean the Earth is the oldest thing in the universe. People think the light of that first day was the sun but this cannot be because it wasn’t created until the 4th day. Some say this was GOD being repetitive but this idea destroys the flow of the days HE gave. The first estate of the angels was the previous Earth in which one third of them left to ascend to GOD for the purpose of rebellion which failed and they were cast down on the Earth resulting in its devastation. The Genesis story picks up the narrative from there. People think I am crazy for saying this but that is par for the course so to speak. I get my information from someone that they do not know. Today men dig up bones and fossils of animals and vegetation from that original Earth and can determine that they are billions of years old, which is more correct than the 6,000 years idea. Science, if true will agree with scripture. Scripture says that when GOD speaks it is done, HE doesn’t wait for things because this would imply HE is limited by time, which HE is not. After repairing the damage caused by the angelic rebellion, on the 4th day, GOD spoke the rest of the universe into existence. Most people read the scriptures and gain next to nothing because they read with carnal thinking. A true Christian reads with spiritual thinking supplied by GOD to properly divide and comprehend the word of truth. Even the deep things of GOD can be understood by HIS elect saints.

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I believe this event was the fall of satan

 

[CLEEB]

After showing you what I did?

For me to reason with you would make me into a fool at this point.....

Because I know others when shown that have instant recognition and a sense of relief....

Wishing you happiness.

We are to live by every word of GOD and also admonished not to be offended over a word.

This might be a side track, you do not have to respond:
God's Breath to Adam is a one-time deal. There is no need for God to do this to every human being.
God's Breath gives us human spirit. Once Adam has it, all mankind inherited it.
The real problem is the existence of our soul. Our flesh has a physical origin, but not our soul.

it's the spirits (plural) of just men made perfect . Each human is a soul, dust and breath combined is a soul. Job 32:8 its the breath of life our human spirit that inspires us. We are a soul. Our mothers are the dust of the ground and our bodies develop within her but the breath of life is still the human spirit in that child in her womb. This is why abortion is murder. It is the spirit/breath of life that gives life the flesh profits nothing. The two witnesses in Revelation live again because the breath entered them again. Jesus gave up his spirit and died. This is another topic altogether and apparently needs addressing.

 

[CLEEB]

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I believe this event was the fall of satan

Yes, there are other scriptures that relate to this. There had to be a reason why Satan rebelled. It was his pride in his beauty, his vanity and he discovered that GOD was going to make a man the heir of all HIS creation he lost it thinking he should be the heir so he tried taking over but lost. Jesus was GODS heir. The idea that Jesus was GOD the creator defies the meaning of being the heir. If you created all things how could you be your own heir ? The FATHER, the only true GOD, John 17:3 , HE created all things and HIS son, Jesus, is HIS heir. We, the saints share in the inheritance of Jesus. This is what makes spiritual sense.

 

[CLEEB]

The truth of GOD can only be known by the elected saints of GOD. The carnal world will call GODS truth foolishness. We can know even the deep things of GOD. By the way, the holy spirit is the FATHER. The FATHER is holy and is spirit and as Jesus said is the only true GOD. HE is the GOD and FATHER of Jesus and through Jesus our GOD too. These are hard things , impossible things for the world to comprehend.

Good Lord - where does all this nonsense come from?

The wisdom of GOD is foolishness.