[chette777]

yes you are correct 2Peter 3:5 was the verse I was referring too my mistake. well in Gen 1 the earth is already created. the Angels are already created for they were there and sang for joy.

those are the beginning of the current creation and we agree with that. but it is not referring to the earth in eternity before we find God spirit hovering over a waters covered earth.

God began his work by establishing time that never before was in existence. This is an important thing to understand. it was from this time forth that time is recorded. The Bible is the only book recording the times of men, their ages and length of life.

Work has to do with a 24/7 week Even God worked according to a 24/7 time frame (resting on the seventh day). It is at the time of Gen 1:2 God decided to bring in Time before this there was no time periods. It is interesting to note at the time God separates this current creation from his abode (the third Heaven) he brings time in to the picture. Separating the light and the darkness created the time cycle. later the sun, moon and stars are put in place for times, seasons and signs. between these the firmament was put into place and plants were created. these creation were done according to the 24 hour a day cycle.

Actually when we have all been through this before when one of the other views was posted namely the NO GAP view. there were all sorts of arguments. But the problem was no one understood our view and they kept labeling us Evolutionarians, theistic Evolutionists, or Progressive Evolution which we do not hold or agree too. that is the reason for this post to show our view.

We believe when there was no time God created the heaven and the earth. then something happened. we don't know exactly but the earth is found in a chaotic state covered in waters and the Holy ghost hovering over it. Then God (the Father) begins by calling forth light (not creating it, so this could be the God the Son) and he separated the light from the dark and started a time period system for the current creation which took 6 days. that time system needs to have the Sun and moon created to keep perpetuating the 24 hour day.

The creation of time is very important to keep in mind. for God and Angelic beings (Arch Angels, Angels, Cherubim and Seraphim exists without time. Only this current creation needs time. and it will all end just as it does in Rev 21 with a new Earth created in only moments as we can tell for time will be no more. the heaven and earth in Verse one were created before there was time> Verse tow we have the Spirit of God no time yet verse Gen 1:3 is the introduction of time and it ended as an evening and a morning were teh first day. what was created teh first day was TIME our twenty four hour day. which until this time never existed.

This is one factor the NO GAP guys never cover the creation of time. It seem they assume that time always existed. But it is clear when time was created on day one of this current creation and it could not be carried out for us over the 6000 years without the creation of the Sun, Moon and Stars.

Kevin, Thanks for the input I copied it an emailed to arched.