Can I Document, from the Bible, That the Earth Is at Least Millions of Yrs. Old?

Question

Thor, I sure can. Visit the link below for documentation, right from the Word.

http://www.biblestudygames.com/biblestudies/threeworldages.htm

Archaeological Evidence For Creation and Against Evolution at link below.

http://www.biblestudysite.com/1stage.htm

"There are three basic earth ages, while the third is basically divided into two parts. The start of these earth ages was at a time far in the eons of the past, millions of years ago."

Read the rest at the link below.

http://www.theseason.org/topical/earth_ages.htm

Molly S, because of the Rebellion of Satan, which happened in the 1st earth age, God destroyed all life from earth. You can, if you wish document it from the Bible here:

http://www.biblestudygames.com/biblestudies/rebellionofsatan.htm

sphinsa, agreed. Thanks for your input, which shows that you're a deeper student of the Word.

jengen, well done!

You're welcome, Pete.

Answer 1

Excellent study links.

Thanks Bro!

Pete

Answer 2

THIS IS MY PERSONAL STUDY AND I DO BELIEVE THE BIBLE IS TRUTH

Gen.1:1,2 [ All exist, is sun 4.5 billion ? ], Job 38:30-32 [ Space exist ];
Grand Canyon in U.S.A. said to be 17 million years.
Gen.1:3-25; Job 38:4-7; Angels see the ages old earth prepared ages for
intended inhabitants.
Gen.1:26; Intended inhabitant in their image [ God and Christ ].

TIME FROM EDEN IS NOT THE AGE OF THE EARTH [ KNOW THE PEOPLE ]:

The age a son has a son [ or an event ], sums the time them at hand.

Gen.5: 3 Adam age 130, Seth born. Gen.5:5; Adam age 930 dies.
Gen.5: 6 Seth age 105, Enos born. [ Adam age 235 is year],
Gen.5: 9 Enos age 90, Cainan born. [ Adam age 325 ],
Gen.5:12 Cainan age 70, Mahalaleel born. [ Adam age 395 ],
Gen.5:15 Mahalalel age 65, Jared born. [ Adam age 460 ],
Gen.5:18 Jared age 162, Enoch born. [ Adam age 622 ],
Gen.5:21 Enoch age 65, Methuselah born. [ Adam age 687 ],
Gen.5:25 Methuselah age 187, Lamech born [ Adam age 874 ],
-------- [ Methuselah b. 687 dies flood year age 969 [ of 1656 ].
Gen.5:28 Lamech lived 182 years, Noah born
________________ [ Lamech age 56, Adam age 930, dies ],
Gen.5:32 Lamech age 182, year 1056, Noah born,
-------- Gen.7:6; Noah age 600 at Flood year, 1656 ],
Gen.11:10 Shem age 100, Arphaxad born 2 years after flood
--------------------------------------... [ Noah age 602 after flood ],
Gen.11:12 Arphaxad age 35, Salah born. [ Noah age 637 ],
Gen.11:14 Selah age 30, Eber born. [ Noah age 667 ],
Gen.11:16 Eber age 34, Peleg born. [ Noah age 701 ],
Gen.11:18 Peleg age 30, Reu born. [ Noah age 731 ],
Gen.11:20 Reu age 32, Serug born. [ Noah age 763 ],
Gen.11:22 Serug age 30, Nahor born. [ Noah age 793 ],
Gen.11:24 Nahor age 29, Terah born. [ Noah age 822 ],
--------- [ less 600 is 222 years Terah born after flood ];
Gen.11:32 Terah b. 222 years after flood, age 128, Noah dies age 950,
----------------- Noah dies 350 years after flood. Gen.9:28,29 ], year 2006.
Gen.11:32; [ Terah born 222 years aft-flood age 205 dies, 427th year.
Gen.12: 4; Abraham at 75, 427 years, covenant aft-flood. Matt.1:1-17;
Gen.16:16; Abraham age 86, Ishmael is born, 438 years aft-flood &
Gen.21: 5; Abraham age 100, Isaac born 452 years aft-flood.Gen.25:7,9;
Shem dies 502 years aft-flood. Gen.11:10; Ishmael age 89, & Isaac age
75, bury Abraham age 175, 527 years aft-flood. year 2183, 1883 B. C.
Gen.25:17; Ishmael age 137, dies 575 years aft-flood.
Gen.35:28,29; Isaac age 180, dies 632 years after flood.Year 2288.
Gen.25:26; Isaac age 60, Jacob born 512 years aft-flood.
Gen.47:9,11; Jacob age 130, Rameses Egypt, 642 years aft-flood.Yr. 2298.
Gen.47:28; Jacob age 147, dies 659 years aft-flood, year 2315, 1751 B. C.
Gen.50:26; Joseph age 110, died 712 yrs aft-flood, year 2368, 1698 B. C.
Exo.7:7; 12:40,41; Gal.3:16-18 [ 430 years, Abraham's family, from Exodus
-------------- gets law of land, & laws of God ]; Law keepers & enforcers.
Exo.6:16-23,26; Moses at 80, 430 years aft-Abraham age 75. Gen.15:13, 16;
For generation four ], 427 years to 857 years aft-flood. Year 2513.
Deut.1:3; 29:5; 34:7; Moses dies age 120, 897 years aft-flood. Yr.2553.
Josh.5:6,10,12; 898th year, 14th day New Year. End of 40 years. Yr.2554.
Judges 11:26; 300 years to Judge Jair dies [ 5 Judges & 89 years remain ].
------------ 1198th year aft-flood, year 2854, 1212 Before Christ. Yr.2854
Acts 13:20,21; 450 years after 857 Exodus = 1307 years aft-flood. Yr. 2963.
-------------- 1307 years aft-flood, Samuel age 80, Saul king 14 years.
1Ki.6:1; 480 years after Moses died 897, is 1377 years aft-flood.
-------------- Solomon 4th yr., king began temple.
1Ki.11:42; Solomon has 36 years to 1413 years aft-flood, year 3069, and
---------------- Solomon dies 997 before Christ.
2Chr.36:20-23; Judah Kings 391 years to end, all captive to Babylon,
Matt.1:1-1; 1804 years aft-flood, year 3460, 606 BC.
Ezra.1:1-3; BOOKS OF: Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi,
----------- Cyrus decree, Jerusalem & temple re-built, O.T. done 443 BC.

At year 2513, O.T. 1110 years, 39 books, many write, done 443 before Christ.

N.T. [ years 50 - 100, 27 books. many write ], KJV published 1611 C. E. 396 years at 2007 C. E. in circulation, many translations, at yr 6073 aft-Adam.
Year 3460 Daniel, 2520 was at time of the end for Michael, Satan and THE WORD, now it is 2613 years after Babylon ended Judah kings, [ of 2670 years]; and 6073 [ of 6130 ] for Satan and his time limit after Eden, to Rev.20:1-6,12,13; no Satan 1000 year.
[ All time is to be known but, God only knows day & hour 1Thes.5:1-9,21 ];

JESUS IS THE SAVIOR OF THE WORLD FROM DEATH TO LIFE ETERNAL

Eph.2:7; 3:21; The world with Jesus is without end. John 3:16; 17:3; 2Pet.3:
13; Rev.21:1-5; ALL IS MADE AS NEW AS BEFORE EDEN. 1Cor.15:22-28;

Answer 3

My theory is that there is an undefined amount of time between Genesis 1:1 and 1:2. Lets start with this question. Who tells the punchline before they tell the joke? No one, right? Well, get this, in genesis 1:1 people are telling everyone that they are telling the point of the story before the tell the story...it makes no sense. 2)Honestly, do you think that the best God could do when he created the Earth is "void and without form". Why would God waste his time to make something "void and without form"? Is 45:18 For thus saith the Lord that created the heavens God himself that formed the earth and made it he hath established it he created it not in vain he formed it to be inhabited: There is God saying he formed it to be in habited, right? The word for void is the same in Hebrew as the word vain. So God is saying he didn't create the void. Something else did. Like say the fight in Rev. 12 when Satan was thrown to the Earth. We know Satan Had to be thrown to the Earth already, Because he talks to Eve in Genesis 3. Next, the word was in "the earth was void" can be translated as became. So it also could be translated the earth became void and without form. Lastly, if God didn't create the earth for the first time in Genesis 1:1 why is it called the Earth in Genesis 1:2 and not called a big hunk of mess waiting to be created?

Answer 4

Anybody can pick apart each word of the Bible and make it say anything they want it to say.

I believe God knows the meanings of every word in every language. When He ordained the King James Bible He knew what it would say. He knows the meaning of the words 'day' and 'year' The world, by God's own Word, is less than 10,000 years old.

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No, that is NOT documentation of what you say. That is someone else's opinion of what the Bible says. I can see no proof of the gap theory in the Bible.

Answer 5

No the only proof of the age of the Bible is 6 to 7 thousand years old. To believe it is older as a Christian you have to go with the gap theory. Which believes that Genesis 1:2 means the earth existed before creation and it was originally here for the devil and the fallen angels. Then God re-created it in the seven day creation.

Many Christians do not believe this because they say that it makes God a liar in that it would have to mean that sin existed before the fall but I don't see it that way at all.
Just because God may have done something one way before man and the fall doesn't mean it has anything to do with the creation as we understand it. They don't have anything to do with each other in that sense. Like if you make something one way for one and you make a covenant with another you don't have to treat them equally.

Answer 6

From the Gap Theory of Genesis 1:1 - 1:2 there is no way to determine how old the Earth is with the Bible that I know of. I have personally done the search into the Hebrew and found that it is so.

Tradition is typically wrong, I have found with controversial subjects.

Answer 7

All of the scientific (as opposed to the biblical) evidence suggests that Earth is about 4.5 billion years old.

Answer 8

It is very difficult to document the age through science or the Bible.

Grace and peace to all.

Answer 9

The Bible is not a science book, but I would not put human limitations to our All powerful God. He can make things aged.

Answer 10

Umm...no? The Bible doesn't actually give a specific time period...but if you do your homework you will find that the earth is likely under 10,000 years old.