When reading and studying a portion of the written word, one first needs to determine if the literal meaning is or not intended. For in written prophecies the LORD has made known the future. In some parables, mainly Jesus', I find naratives to be understood by those spoken to. The creation account is neither a prophecy nor a parable. The evenings and mornings of the seven days are literal 24-hour days, not eons as the Day-Age Theory might imply. And then too the LORD God did not create the heavens and earth long before (Isa 45:12, 18) He made (Gen 1:26-27) the first humans, Adam and Eve (Mark 10:6), as the Gap Theory might suggest differently.

(Isa 45:18 KJV) "...He did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited..."

The earth will be inhabited as we see it until the LORD makes the earth empty and waste and scatters its inhabitants (Isaiah 24:1 ²) on the day of His fierce anger. When Jesus' comes again, God prepares the earth for His ruling kingdom (1 Cor 15:23-28 ³).

As for earth's first humans at creation, Jesus said, "...from the beginning of the creation, God made them male and female" (Mark 10:6 KJV).

Referring back to the Genesis account during the six days of creation when God created the heavens and the earth, he made the first man and woman. He didn't create man and the rest of creation separately and eons apart from each other. Another scripture to help establish that truth is found in Exodus 20:11 where it says, "For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it" (Exo 20:11 KJV).

Again, that proves God did it all in six literal 24-hour days.

The Word, Water and Spirit Factors

To help establish that even further, let us look at the word and travel through it in a way you may not have done before to find some truths. And to prove my points (this will not be a long drawn-out thesis) I'll continue to give scriptures and references, letting them show the truth. In the beginnings of creation of the heavens, the earth and Adam (Gen 1:26-27 ⁴), our physical and new births (born again), and the Deluge all have the Word, water and spirit (Psa 104:30) as factors.

The Creation of the Earth

(John 1:1-3 KJV) "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. {2} The same was in the beginning with God. {3} All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made."

First of all, at creation, God spoke (Psa 148:1-5) the word (the seed was planted, it germinated and was ready to bring forth). The heavens and earth were created or could I say were preparing to come forth out of the water like a child coming out of the womb. I only say that to show a rational illustration, because some of the similarities happening at birth are there. This is not to insinuate that the earth is alive or a living organism, for it neither breathes like humans nor was it breathed into with the breath of life.

(Gen 1:1-2 KJV) "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. {2} And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep...."

Genesis 1:1 summarizes for us what God did in the beginning, and then the more detail of His creation is given in the next verses. (As you read you will learn that there is no big time gap between Genesis 1:1 and 1:2.) The Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. He created light the first day, separated the waters on the second day (the water broke), gathered the waters under heaven unto one place and dry land appeared on the third day (the birth of our earth), etc.

(Gen 1:2, 6-10 KJV) "...And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. {6} And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. {7} And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so. {8} And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day. {9} And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so. {10} And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good."

(2 Pet 3:5 KJV) "For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:"

The Word, water and spirit are factors in the creation of the heaven and earth. Preparations for animal and human life were being made in the heavens and on the earth. We will look past some of the creation detail and go right to the sixth day. On the sixth day God created land creatures (Gen 1:24-25) and man.

Some of the information in this study has been removed and re-edited, and will be included in the "Last Trump Gathering Bible Studies Volume Two or maybe Three." Some links may not work. Please forgive me for the inconvenience. Thank you for viewing these studies.

With love in Christ!
Al