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Re: Re evolution stuff
In a message dated 7/29/02 7:32:34 PM Central Daylight Time,
randomricky at hotmail_com writes:
<< With that in mind, has anyone ever heard of
the "gap" theory- that is, the theory that the account in Genesis 1:1 was
the original creation by whatever means God chose while Genesis 1:2 is
actually the beginning of the account of God's re-creaction of earth after
it been laid waste for some unrevealed reason. >>
I didn't sit in on the discussion before because I didn't feel I had a lot to
offer as better minds than mine were talking but I'll field a short reply
here:
I've heard it mentioned a few times. The first time I ran across it was in
Donald Barnhouse's book The Invisible War. IIRC, he speculated that possibly
the 1st creation was wiped out by demons who had been cast down to earth.
Satan was here first. (amusing side - Buffy the Vampire Slayer, in the first
story arc, posits somewhat this very thing! LOL.)
Interesting, but I don't buy it. Personally I feel the argument was
probably
promoted as ammunition for an old earth. Not that I don't think a gap is a
possibility but it seems to be reading way too much into the text. Eisegesis
gone amuck.
If one wants to use the bible to find old earth arguments there's much
more solid ground to be found. Simple point out that the sun wasn't created
until the 4th day so morning and evening must be either metaphorical or some
other kind of morning and evening than what we know.
kevin
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