Do you think the earth is around 6000 years old? why or why not?

Answer 1

Yes it is.

Why because the Bible says so and Science says so.

23 leap seconds have been added to the clock in the past 34 years because the earth is gradually slowing down as it spins around on its axis.

So if you project backwards in time to figure out how long a day was 6,000 years ago the difference is not that much.

At 127 or 128 thousand years the earth would be spinning at the rate of 1 revolution per second, using today's clocks.

That's one of many proofs that the earth can't be millions of years old.

Pastor Art

Answer 2

NO! the earth is billions of years old! Just study the rock formations! BUT! Man is six thousand years old.
I truly believe in the bible account of MANS time on the earth.
AFTER DINOSAURS...Man , starting with Adam to Jesus and about 1900 years after that adds up to 6000 years.
Most Bible scholars will agree with that much.
BUT yes I do believe before Adam, God had a lot of creative fun!

Answer 3

The debate over the age of the earth has been building since geologists first started dating rock strata and Darwin introduced us to the concept of evolution. Whether it's billions of years old or only a few thousand is a topic that seems to be impossible to come to an agreement on. Most people believe one or the other, completely ignoring all evidence contrary to their beliefs. A few attempts have been made to reconcile the two but rebuttals to the arguments seem to come faster than the theories themselves. I believe the answer to this question lies right there in the first chapter of Genesis and one need only look to the original Hebrew scriptures. "Old earthers" rely on science while ignoring the Bible and "young earthers" blindly stick to the King James Version of the bible while ignoring science. The keys to unlocking this mystery require first, an open mind, and second, a look at what was originally written about creation. I am vehemently opposed to allowing one's personal bias to get in the way of the truth. We must start from the scriptures and learn from them, not bring our own preconceived notions to the scriptures. Every English version of the Bible that I've found has shown signs of personal bias in the translation. No two translations completely agree with each other and even the KJV has been revised several times. If you have ever sat in church trying to follow along with what the pastor is reading and found all the words don't match up it's because you're reading from different "editions" of the KJV. For this answer, I will use the most common edition of the KJV as a reference only. It's the version that is most widely read in the English speaking world and it's also the version that Dr. James Strong used as a reference for his "Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible". Strong's Concordance is considered to be the most accurate resource for Biblical study and is certainly the most widely read. These are the only two references I use in my work unless otherwise noted.

Now, let us start "In the beginning".

Gen 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

"In the beginning" comes from the Hebrew word "reshiyth" meaning "first" and the word heaven comes from shamayim meaning "sky", so the first verse should read "First, God created the earth and sky."

Gen 1:2 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.

In the first sentence, the translations for the words "was", "without form" and "void" are not completely accurate. The Hebrew meanings of these words are:

"was"
hayah meaning become or come to pass

"without form"
tohu meaning to lie waste; a desolation (of surface)

"void"
bohu meaning to be empty; a vacuity, i.e. (superficially) an undistinguishable ruin

In the second sentence, the "Spirit" of God comes from ruach meaning wind and "face" is from paniym meaning "surface.

There are a couple of ways to interpret this verse so I will give both possible translations.

1. The earth became desolate and empty, darkness was over the face of the deep. The wind of God moved over the surface of the waters.
2. It came to pass that the earth was laid waste and ruined, darkness was over the face of the deep. The wind of God moved over the surface of the waters.

As you can see, both versions say the same thing. We'll come back to this after looking at verse 3.


Gen 1:3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

This verse is actually translated pretty accurately, at least close enough that nothing is really lost in the translation. The only reason I even mentioned this verse is because it's important to subject at hand.

Let's put all three verses together and see what the scriptures tell us. I will take the liberty to paraphrase:

First, God created the earth and sky. The earth became a wasteland, desolate, empty and ruined. Darkness covered the surface of the oceans. God caused a wind to blow over the waters.

As we can see, the Hebrew Scriptures paint a different picture than the one we've been taught. If the scientists are right about their old earth theory, then millions (or billions) of years could have passed between the original creation and destruction of the earth. The scriptures do not tell us how much time passed nor the reason for the destruction. Since the details were not given to us, we can only speculate.

Because of the fossil record and the study of rock strata, scientists believe that the earth is billions of years old and dinosaurs have been extinct for at least millions of years. They very well could be right without compromising the inerrancy of scripture.

The leading scientific theory for the extinction of the dinosaurs is a meteor impact in the Yucatan Peninsula:

"The shock wave from the impact would indeed have triggered massive earthquakes in the region and indirectly triggered other earthquakes around the globe. A tsunami would have formed from the impact, which occurred in a shallow sea. The giant waves would also have been generated by the earthquakes and undersea landslides triggered by the shock wave."

"The dust thrown up by the impact, the soot generated by the firestorms and the smog formed from the oxides of nitrogen and sulfur particles would have blocked sunlight for many months. The surface of the Earth would have plunged to freezing conditions -- typically 70 degrees Fahrenheit below normal -- and photosynthesis would not have been possible, even if plants had survived the fires and acid rain."

This scenario certainly fits the description of the wasteland as depicted in the Hebrew Scriptures. The earth would certainly have become desolate, empty of life and ruined. Darkness would have covered most of the earth. In Genesis 1:2, God caused a wind to blow ridding the planet of the soot and dust particles that caused the darkness giving the earth light once again as seen in Gen 1:3. Once there was light again, the rest of the new creation process could begin.

As you can see, this is an issue that can be laid to rest. Billions of years ago, God created the earth and sky (probably at about the same time as the rest of the cosmos), it was populated with the plants and animals that we now see only as fossils. At some point the earth was destroyed in a great catastrophe, not only causing the extinction of plants and animals but also altering the topography of the earth. Somewhere around 6 to 10 thousand years ago (according to theologians) God "re-terraformed" the planet, created the new plants and animals and, of course, man.

Answer 4

No, but I have also lost my faith in radio carbon dating. The Bible tells us and runs the dates forward from the time of Adams creation, I am not convinced that the earth was created at the same time. I know it was created "in the beginning".

Ancient chinese records record time back to dynasties that existed approximately 10,000- 15,000 years ago, which would be in agreement with scripture as far as I can see.
That would be, why not.

Answer 5

The only definitive proof I have is that it is older than me.

It could have been created 100 years ago, the only logic to base it upon is historical and anthropological evidence which logically concludes that people have been here around 6000-10000 years based on population growth and scientific advancements (like written language, masonry, agriculture, etc.).

Ultimately, it is a matter of faith.

Answer 6

The earth that had existed ages, was prepared ages to be
inhabited, the first earth creation lost eternal life for all. Time remaining is from LOST to SAVED, that is after Adam. The life sustaining earth was lost in the flood. All must be made new again. 1Pet.3:13; Isa.65:17;
1Cor.15:22-18.51-53;
As in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.

Eph.2:7; 3:21; The world with Jesus is without end. John 3:16; Rev.21:1-5; All is made new.

BACKWARD IN TIME TO ADAM

2007 years ago. Christ in Rome Empire #6.
0606 years BCE, Babylon Empire #3 ended kings.
0391 years Judah kings ended after Solomon.
0036 years for Solomon to age 40. 1Ki.11:42;
0480 years 1Ki.6:1; Moses death to temple begun.
0040 years Aaron, Moses & Joshua 5:6,10,12;
0430 years Exo.12:40,41; Gal.3:16-18; to law.
0427 years Abraham & Promised Land covenant.
1656 years from Adam to Noah in the flood year.

Answer 7

Yes. Neatly woven throughout scripture are dates and mentions of ages which, if added carefully reveals the age of the world.
If you follow it through, paying attention to the Hebrew calendar, you will see that the day the Ark of Noah ended its journey, it's the same calendar day of Christ's Resurrection.

Answer 8

I think it's only 6000 years old.
I don't think it's strange for people to belive in creation if they don't try to take it scientifically. Just say that God made the Earth, fossils and all. Why? Maybe God likes to **** with us. He makes hurricanes and Earthquakes. He damned us all to hell then manifested himself in the flesh and tortured and sacraficed Himself to Himself to change a law that He made Himself. Maybe God's a masochist.

Answer 9

i believe the earth is billions of years old....dinosaurs existed, man has been around for at least 200,000 years, and the earth is not flat!

Answer 10

All scientific evidence, all natural evidence, all physcial evidence and basic common sense indicates the earth is many billions of yeras old.