Does the Bible say the Earth was created in 6 days, 6000 years ago?

Btw, be honest. Are you the devil's Advocate or are you playing the devil's advocate?Edited by Buzsaw, : add quotes

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BUZSAW B 4 U 2 C Y BUZ SAW.
The immeasurable present eternally extends the infinite past and infinitely consumes the eternal future.

PegYour kidding ofcourse, correct? Do you need to be told that it came to an end,to know that it did? Further, of what value would it be to you even if it directly stated it did? Isnt it a reasonable conclusion that if the others did that this one did as well. if the rest of the scriptures speak of other days beginning and ending after this seventh day, happenings in peoples lives, so to speak, would it not be reasonable to conclude the seventh day was a 24 hour peiod as well. Im missing the validity of your point.D Bertot

I agree since the sun and moon etc were in place to determine the 24 hr. day. It was also intended to establish the precedent for the Sabbath day of rest for mankind, the God imaged creature.

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BUZSAW B 4 U 2 C Y BUZ SAW.
The immeasurable present eternally extends the infinite past and infinitely consumes the eternal future.

I think there are other examples in the Bible that refers to a woman’s seed. The one that immediately springs to mind is that of Rebekah.In Genesis 24:60 we are told: And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.
I’d say this refers to a woman’s seed wouldn’t you?Also, what about Hagar in Genesis 16:10? And the angel of the LORD said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude. The angel is speaking to Hagar here and says that her seed will be multiplied exceedingly, I wonder if that’s a pun!I am pretty sure that Hannah’s seed is mentioned too.There may be others, but I don’t think Eve’s seed is the only woman’s seed mentioned in the Bible.

If we are still in the 7th day then God is still resting, that would explain a lot.

LOL, is that a real word or do you just make up your own religious jargon. You are quite right on this point. Common sense, analytical research, and logical deduction is how I got to the point where I am at now. Thanks for the vote of confidence though. I usually try to only attack the positions not the person (except when they are being extremely obnoxious and annoying). There are many Christians, deists and theists on this forum that I have a pretty good decorum of respectability with. What tense situation are you talking about and why do you think I am not calm? You have no clue what my demenor is or anything about me. I have never heard of the term Squidwart in reference to a Sailor except on Spongebob Squarepants. The term Squid is usually a derogatory term when used by members of other services and usually ended up with people throwing each other out of bar windows, however I'll overlook your insult, flyboy . Usually we use the term squid within the Navy to denote us surface sailors vice the bubbleheads (submariners) and the Navy brown shoes (aviators). Ok, no harm no foul. Like I said it really doesn't bother me it just hurts your own reputation when keep on with this arrogant, "I know better than you" attitude. Oooh, I love word games. Than this would make you the king of blivity! Right, Hank Hanegraaff conducts the Christian apologetics Q&A "Bible Answer Man" radio show. I actually called in once years ago. I have one if Ravi Zachaiah's book's upstairs somewhere. Really smart man though there is much I disagree with home in his philosophy i.e. his view that human morality can only be bestowed by an omipotent supernatural being. I have only heard Alistair Begg one time on the radio, he seemed kind of arrogant. I have no problem with them, I just disagree with the whole unsubstantiate blind faith thing.Edited by DevilsAdvocate, : No reason given.

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For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
Dr. Carl Sagan

That is for me to know and you to find out.

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For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
Dr. Carl Sagan

the point is that many claim that the 'days' of genesis are literally 24hrs in lengtheach creative day ends with 'and there came to be evening and there came to be morning'but this statement does not appear for the 7th day. However the Apostle Paul says 4,000 years later that the 7th day was still in progress and christians had the opportunity to 'enter into Gods rest day'so, how can it be deducted that the genesis 'days' are literally 24hours long in light of these facts?

if the interpretation doesnt fit with scripture, perhaps there is a problem with the interpretationplease explain why the 7th day does not end with 'and there came to be evening and there came to be morning'

yes it certainly doesit also implies that the day following the rest, is one that resume's work

Why should it? The creation work days were finished. The new morning had no relevance to the creation days.

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BUZSAW B 4 U 2 C Y BUZ SAW.
The immeasurable present eternally extends the infinite past and infinitely consumes the eternal future.

Do you think that Moses used a different meaning of the word for 'day' when he spoke of the 7th day???And why was it later said by the apostle that the Gods rest day was still in progress???

Peg writes:Peg I think I know which verse you are refering to but could you cite it in its context, the one by the Apostle Paul that is.D Bertot

After pointing out Israel’s failure to enter into God’s rest because of lack of faith, Paul turned his attention to his fellow believers. As noted at Hebrews 4:1-5, he reassured them that “a promise is left of entering into [God’s] rest.” Paul urged them to exercise faith in the “good news,” for “we who have exercised faith do enter into the rest.”What was Paul’s point? It was that “the seventh day,” which God had set aside to allow his purpose regarding the earth and mankind to be fully accomplished, was still running its course. Edited by Peg, : No reason given.Edited by Peg, : bolded bits

Peg writes:This was probably not Paul, but another inspired writer, perhaps Apollos or Barnabas or another faithful child of God. No one really knows.First it should be noted that the actual 24 hour period should be distinquished from the metaphorical application of the idea of rest, or completion of Gods work. The 24 hour literal period was in the time that God completed his work. This is the idea of the word rest, he completed in perfection his present work. Yhe rest spoken of while a part of that day, should be distinquished in its application to the 24 hour period. In other words that literal day that came and went has a separate meaning from the "rest" of God and the "rest" that the children of Israel and the later Christians experienced in the fulfillment of Gods purposes in Christ and the Chruch.All of the OT ten commandments were carried over in the NT, except the command to remember the sabbath day and all of its obsevances, to keep it holy. "Blotting out the handwriting of ordinaces, that which was contrary to us, taking it out of the way nailing it to the cross".The writer of the Hebrew letter is therefore trying to demonstrate to a people of stricly Jewish background that God has promised a more than physical type of rest. "In that day", ofcourse refers to a general time period, not ofcourse, to a specific calendar time period.The idea however,of Gods sabbath rest was and is still observed in the the new age in the Church. Rest in these contexts should not be understood as simply taking a break, but rest in the context as slavery from sin, and all that involves.So the idea that it is still running its course would have nothing to do with the actual seventh day, or that God has not completed his work, but that he is longsuffering and will still allow people to enter into that rest (The Church, blood of Christ and salvation from sin) while there is timeYour mistake may be in assuming the actual day has anything to do with a completion of work (rest).I am not sure this is whatyou are getting at, but I hope it helps.D Bertot Edited by Bertot, : No reason given.Edited by Bertot, : No reason given.Edited by Bertot, : No reason given.