Questions tagged [gap-theory]
A theory of creation where each day is a 24-hour period, but there is a gap of time between Genesis 1:1 and 1:2
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Did Satan physically and literally fall from Heaven or Sky?
According to Dante, in his Divine Comedy (Inferno), the fall of Satan caused a geological upheaval. The Devil fell on his head in the Southern Hemisphere, causing the lands to the south to rise to the ...
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The Genesis gap and Re-creation
I have stumbled on this essay (The Genesis Gap) on the site ichthys from which I am quoting a passage:
....5. The Timing of the Satanic Rebellion: Finally, it should be
mentioned that, in ...
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Biblical basis for two aspects of the Gap Theory
According to the Gap Theory there was a large gap in time between Genesis 1:1 and Genesis 1:2. Two aspects of the theory are:
Rather than Genesis 1:1 being a summary for what follows, it is a ...
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Are there any denominations that accept the gap theory?
Some Christians have expressed doubt about a literal 24 hour day, before the sun and moon were created in:
Genesis 1:16 KJV And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and ...
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