2007-05-02 11:55:28 · 14 answers · asked by Class of '09 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The Bible is so clear on the matter. According to scripture creation occurred in the space of 6 days and all “very good.” The length of each today is made clear in that the language speaks about an evening and morning for each day. That a number is used and that the Hebrew word “Yom” is used only when a literal day is in view. In addition when the sabbath ordainance is given, we are told that we work six days and rest one day, as shown in creation (see Exodus 20:11). Nothing in the passage, nothing in the Bible leads a person to any other conclusion then a six day, twenty-four hour creation.
The book of Genesis is not a book of prophecy or poetry it is a book of history. The word “Genesis” literally means beginnings. It is God’s revelation through His servant Moses as to how the world was created. Clearly Moses took the days as literal days and so did the church for thousands of years until these faithless times. Not until so called modern science did a 180 degree turn and rejected God did the church begin to wavier on the authority of scripture. The church needs to decide if God’s Word on all matters which it touches upon is true or not. This is not a squabble about a insignificant issue this is an issue of authority; this is an issue where the church, where every Christian needs to lock arm and arm, and stand on the Word of God as it only perfect authority!
2007-05-02 12:02:04 · answer #1 · answered by Brian 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, it says that the universe was created in an instant when God spoke. Then He filled it in with things during a six day period and rested from his work on the 7th day.
2007-05-02 11:58:59 · answer #2 · answered by Martin S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you talking about actual days? Because it mentions in the Bible that a day for God is like a 1000 years for us. Figuratively speaking of course. God is outside of time. Time is entirely a human concept. So saying that God created the earth in seven days (six actually he rested on the seventh) does not necessarily mean 24 hour human day.
2007-05-02 12:03:57 · answer #3 · answered by silver wings 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
God created every thing in six days on the 7th he rested. But they are not literal days as we know of days that are 24 hours but they are Gods days. One day to God is a thousand years.
(2 Peter 3:8) . . .However, let this one fact not be escaping YOUR notice, beloved ones, that one day is with Jehovah as a thousand years and a thousand years as one day.. . .
He created light the first day, then he created expanse of Heaven on the second, the Earth the third day, Luminaries the fourth day, creatures the fifth day, Domestic animal and man the sixth day and the seventh day...
(Genesis 2:1-3) . . .Thus the heavens and the earth and all their army came to their completion. 2 And by the seventh day God came to the completion of his work that he had made, and he proceeded to rest on the seventh day from all his work that he had made. 3 And God proceeded to bless the seventh day and make it sacred, because on it he has been resting from all his work that God has created for the purpose of making.
2007-05-02 12:21:47 · answer #4 · answered by purplemrskitty 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well technically, 6 - God used six literal days to create the world in order to serve as a model for man's work week. work six days, rest one. he could have created everything in an instant if he wanted to. but apparently he had us in mind even before he made us and wanted to provide an example for us to follow
2007-05-02 11:59:27 · answer #5 · answered by Silver 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It says God created everything in six days and rested on the seventh.
2007-05-02 11:59:02 · answer #6 · answered by djm749 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It does; but elsewhere identified a day of the Lord as one thousand of our years. Remember we are talking about all creation. A day would not reference a earthly orbit around the sun. The implication therefore is that reality was constructed over a period of seven thousand years in our terms.
2007-05-02 12:09:04 · answer #7 · answered by Brynn 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, but not 24 hour periods.
"A day to Jehovah is like a THOUSAND YEARS."- The Bible clearly states that 1,000 years are equal to one day to God.
So His "creative days" weren't a literal 6 days- they were at least 6,000 years, not counting the eons of time that existed before creation and the amount of time Adam and Eve existed in the Garden.
2007-05-02 12:12:05 · answer #8 · answered by danni_d21 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Nope. It says that 'God rested on the seventh day'. He's still resting. Has been for a very long time. You want maybe He should wake up and get back to work? Whiners.
2007-05-02 12:00:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes but the word "day" doesn´t necessary mean 24 hours, the bible use to represent a period of time can be 24 hours or one year or 1000 years or a period not determinated of time.
2007-05-02 12:01:59 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋