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 Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2004 8:12 pm
i'v heard tell that the earth is something like 6000 years old... can someone tell me where in the bible it says that? because i would like to know.
and another question. it says God made the world in 6 days... but was it 6 days to us, or to God? because isent a day to God a million years to us (a thousand thousand)?
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Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2004 9:33 pm
those are both good questions, but neither are answered in the Bible my friend, sorry
however, in the original version of the Bible, the word that was used in the story of the Creation for the time that God took to create the universe had 2 meanings. It could've meant either day (as in 24 hours) or a long period of time. So therefore, it is truly hard to say what the actual context is.
And on the issue of the earth's age. That also is not specified, but it is estimated (based on the chronology of the Bible itself) that the earth is only 5000 - 6000 years old (I think that's the #, but I'm not entirely sure)
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Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2004 3:08 pm
Soul_Streak i'v heard tell that the earth is something like 6000 years old... can someone tell me where in the bible it says that? because i would like to know. and another question. it says God made the world in 6 days... but was it 6 days to us, or to God? because isent a day to God a million years to us (a thousand thousand)?
2 Peter 3:8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
Now this Earth age is only 6,000 years old. This is the second Earth age we are in. It starts back when The Adam was formed in the Garden. From Adam to Jesus is four thousand years and from Jesus to now is two thousand years which make a total of six. The Earth is a lot old the six thousand, specialy if you add in the creation days as God's days. then you are looking at least 13,000 years.
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Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2005 9:58 pm
As for the age of the Earth: If you look at a timeline of the people's ages in the Bible [ex. Adam lived 900 years, etc] you will see that they add up to around 6000 years.
As for the "day to God" question:
I believe that God created the earth [and all in it] in 6 actual days. That's right folks, six actual days. Now, I don't have any Bible references...but I have a Hebrew lesson:
Day [english] = Yom [hebrew]
Now, consider this: There are no verses in the Bible where “yom” means anything other than a normal 24 hour day if it is modified with a number like “the second day”.
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Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2005 9:59 pm
i heard 4,000 and plus ther's the meteor and comet theory
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Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2005 9:36 pm
I doubt it'd be 4,000. The oldest tree today that is still living is a 4300 year old bristlecone pine.
If you calculate all the dates in the Bible, it will add up to be around 6,000 years old. 3nodding
I'd like you to explain the meteor and comet theory...I'm not sure what you're talking about. sweatdrop
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Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2005 12:59 pm
I would say we can't know... and it doesn't matter. Unfortunately, athiests/non-Christians love to use this as an argument either to disprove Christianity or to try to rationalize believing in both Evolution and Creation at the same time - i.e. Since God doesn't operate on human time, he could have created the world and then over those 6 days he let the animals evolve.
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Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2005 1:01 pm
Yami Baku As for the age of the Earth: If you look at a timeline of the people's ages in the Bible [ex. Adam lived 900 years, etc] you will see that they add up to around 6000 years. As for the "day to God" question: I believe that God created the earth [and all in it] in 6 actual days. That's right folks, six actual days. Now, I don't have any Bible references...but I have a Hebrew lesson: Day [english] = Yom [hebrew] Now, consider this: There are no verses in the Bible where “yom” means anything other than a normal 24 hour day if it is modified with a number like “the second day”.As for this, I also believe it is just as likely God created the world in six actual days as it is that he did in 6 metaphorical days - I just don't think it really matters. Personally, I lean towards six actual days. But that's just me.
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Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2005 1:05 pm
Me too.. I think we give him too little credit if we say it took him thousands of years to create the world. He is all powerful you know... 3nodding
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Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2005 6:31 pm
lol, I agree with the last 3 posts. how can we know the age of the earth? no one knows how long adam and eve were in the garden chilling with Adonai... and one of our day is not exactly 1000years with God, that's why it says it vice versa.
2 Peter 3:8
But, beloved, do not forget this one thing, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
Personally I believe that God is so much greater than time, and it is a concept only man is limited to, therefore I dont see much reason to worry over it.
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Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2005 9:47 pm
The Samurai Me too.. I think we give him too little credit if we say it took him thousands of years to create the world. He is all powerful you know... 3nodding
Some people who have study the original text indept have come across the the six day man fell under Satan's control, dont ask me how I'm just tell what they said. Then Ha adam, or "The man" in english," was form from the dust. He was formd on the 8th day. Eight being the number of regeneration. This blood line would be the line in which tha salvation of all mankind would come. And it is true the Jesus came to save all man kind. Also, one must remember that Cain went into another land to find his wife so we know other people were here.
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Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2005 6:54 am
This thread will soon be locked down due to inactivity.
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Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2005 3:40 pm
Don't understand way you are going to lock this thread, but ok.
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Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2005 7:18 am
I'm just trying to clean up old threads. If you would like to keep it just tell me. I don't have to lock it down and delete it. Read the rules announcement and you will see the procedure. This goes for everyone.
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Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2005 9:29 am
oh, please keep this one, I'm sure more people will have thoughts to add.
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