inning God created the heaven and the earth. First look at the word heaven it is in singular form not in plural. Heaven is referring to one where as heavens would refer to more than one. The reference to heaven here would be the sky and outer space, which, to me, would put and end to the theory of our universe not being the first universe. This is also why it is important to read a translation that is accurate, some versions say that God created the heavens plural. The "s" makes the entire meaning different from what is really wriIn regards to the universe, if we are going to look at all the possibilities of the existence of the universe then we must weigh out all the options not just the ones we want to accept. Let's look at the two main views on the age of the universe. The vast majority of Christianity says that the universe is only 6000 years old according to the Bible. This is not only a closed minded view but it is also a point a view that is rejected by practically 100 percent of the scientific world and a fact that is not substantiated in Bible scripture.

After all of the studies, research, and experiments that science has run over the past few hundred years it has been concluded that the best guess for the age of the universe is approximately 13.7 billion years old. It is true this is their best guess but the point is science knows that the universe is billions of years old from the evidence that they have collected. So why can't we as Christians accept this as fact; I believe its because we as Christians see things as if the Bible doesn't say it then it can't be true.

Let's look at one flaw of that outlook, does the Bible not say in John 21:25 KJV And there are so many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen. So with this view does it mean that if it's not written that Jesus had a birthday party every year as a child, or if it's not written that Jesus had friends that he played with as a child, or if it doesn't say that Jesus performed any miracles as a child, that they didn't happen. No not at all, it simply means they were not recorded. So just because God chose not to give us an exact year or time when he created the universe doesn't mean that it is only 6000 years old.

Think about this also, could it not stand to reason that if God has always existed that he may have had a place to dwell as well. Though God is a Spirit as the word says it also says that he desired a place to dwell with the children of Israel. Look at the first two verses of Gen.1; verse 1 KJV says In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. First look at the word heaven it is in singular form not in plural. Heaven is referring to one where as heavens would refer to more than one. The reference to heaven here would be the sky and outer space, which, to me, would put and end to the theory of our universe not being the first universe. This is also why it is important to read a translation that is accurate, some versions say that God created the heavens plural. The "s" makes the entire meaning different from what is really writ

ipture.

After all of the studies, research, and experiments that science has run over the past few hundred years it has been concluded that the best guess for the age of the universe is approximately 13.7 billion years old. It is true this is their best guess but the point is science knows that the universe is billions of years old from the evidence that they have collected. So why can't we as Christians accept this as fact; I believe its because we as Christians see things as if the Bible doesn't say it then it can't be true.

Let's look at one flaw of that outlook, does the Bible not say in John 21:25 KJV And there are so many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen. So with this view does it mean that if it's not written that Jesus had a birthday party every year as a child, or if it's not written that Jesus had friends that he played with as a child, or if it doesn't say that Jesus performed any miracles as a child, that they didn't happen. No not at all, it simply means they were not recorded. So just because God chose not to give us an exact year or time when he created the universe doesn't mean that it is only 6000 years old.

Think about this also, could it not stand to reason that if God has always existed that he may have had a place to dwell as well. Though God is a Spirit as the word says it also says that he desired a place to dwell with the children of Israel. Look at the first two verses of Gen.1; verse 1 KJV says In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. First look at the word heaven it is in singular form not in plural. Heaven is referring to one where as heavens would refer to more than one. The reference to heaven here would be the sky and outer space, which, to me, would put and end to the theory of our universe not being the first universe. This is also why it is important to read a translation that is accurate, some versions say that God created the heavens plural. The "s" makes the entire meaning different from what is really wri

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Let's look at one flaw of that outlook, does the Bible not say in John 21:25 KJV And there are so many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen. So with this view does it mean that if it's not written that Jesus had a birthday party every year as a child, or if it's not written that Jesus had friends that he played with as a child, or if it doesn't say that Jesus performed any miracles as a child, that they didn't happen. No not at all, it simply means they were not recorded. So just because God chose not to give us an exact year or time when he created the universe doesn't mean that it is only 6000 years old.

Think about this also, could it not stand to reason that if God has always existed that he may have had a place to dwell as well. Though God is a Spirit as the word says it also says that he desired a place to dwell with the children of Israel. Look at the first two verses of Gen.1; verse 1 KJV says In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. First look at the word heaven it is in singular form not in plural. Heaven is referring to one where as heavens would refer to more than one. The reference to heaven here would be the sky and outer space, which, to me, would put and end to the theory of our universe not being the first universe. This is also why it is important to read a translation that is accurate, some versions say that God created the heavens plural. The "s" makes the entire meaning different from what is really wri

d, that they didn't happen. No not at all, it simply means they were not recorded. So just because God chose not to give us an exact year or time when he created the universe doesn't mean that it is only 6000 years old.

Think about this also, could it not stand to reason that if God has always existed that he may have had a place to dwell as well. Though God is a Spirit as the word says it also says that he desired a place to dwell with the children of Israel. Look at the first two verses of Gen.1; verse 1 KJV says In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. First look at the word heaven it is in singular form not in plural. Heaven is referring to one where as heavens would refer to more than one. The reference to heaven here would be the sky and outer space, which, to me, would put and end to the theory of our universe not being the first universe. This is also why it is important to read a translation that is accurate, some versions say that God created the heavens plural. The "s" makes the entire meaning different from what is really wri

inning God created the heaven and the earth. First look at the word heaven it is in singular form not in plural. Heaven is referring to one where as heavens would refer to more than one. The reference to heaven here would be the sky and outer space, which, to me, would put and end to the theory of our universe not being the first universe. This is also why it is important to read a translation that is accurate, some versions say that God created the heavens plural. The "s" makes the entire meaning different from what is really written. Second because the verse says that God created the heaven and the earth, does this mean that earth is the only planet he created. Since it doesn't say that God created the heaven and the planets, does this mean that earth is the only planet in the universe. No, it simply means that God's focus in these verses is on the earth and what he is fixing to do with it now at this particular time.

To assume that he is referring to creating the heaven and the earth the same day he is creating light on the earth is just that, an assumption. I will review my thoughts on the creation of the light and darkness on the next article. This verse is just giving us the information that God created. Now take verse 2 KJV which should give us a little better insight on this theory, And the earth was without form, and void. This phrase of the verse says within itself that the earth was not formed or molded into what it is now, God had not started forming the earth to make it habitable as of yet. The word void tells us simply and plainly that the earth was a wasteland, uninhabitable and could not sustain life until God shaped and formed it, so to speak. Let's look at a hypothetical situation, let's say that God chose now to make the planet Jupiter habitable and create another race of people.

The beginning of that Bible would start out in the same manner, in the beginning God created the heaven and Jupiter. Knowing that we have been here for as long as we have could we honestly say that this scripture would mean that he created the heaven and Jupiter at that time or that he created it earlier and then, from our point of view, he chose now to make something out of it that would hold and sustain life. Simply because the Bible says that in the beginning God created, doesn't mean that it was 6000 years ago and that it wasn't billions or even trillions of years ago. In the beginning simply means that God created the heaven and the earth.