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page 24 &amp; 25</A></FONT></FONT><A href="http://creationresource.org/unlocking_the_mysteries_of_creation.htm"><FONT color=#000000 size=1>&nbsp;</FONT><FONT color=#000000 size=2> </FONT></A><FONT color=#000000 size="1"><FONT size=2>by Petersen<BR></FONT> (click above title)&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE></CENTER></DIV> <P align=center><B><I>For more evidence, read old or <a href="http://www.cajuncowboy.com/TodaysEvidence/index.html">Past Pages of &quot;Today&#39;s Evidence&quot; e-mails, by clicking here</a>.</I></B></P> <H5 align=center>&nbsp;</H5> <DIV align=center> <CENTER> <TABLE width="100%" align=left border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD colSpan=4> <P align=center><B><I><FONT color=#ff0000 size=7>How Long Were Each&nbsp; of the Days of Creation?</FONT><FONT face="Amazone BT" color=#ff0000 size=7> &nbsp;</FONT></I></B></P></TD></TR> <CENTER> <TR> <TD style="width: 5%"></TD> <TD vAlign=top style="width: 47%"><FONT size=4>In Genesis 1,</FONT>&nbsp; the days of the creation week are&nbsp;<BR>each separated by the phrase,&nbsp; &quot;the evening and<BR>the morning were the first day ... second day ... &quot;and<BR>so on.&nbsp; These are descriptive boundaries that<BR>certainly make sense to us.&nbsp; They would have<BR>been quite clear to Moses as well, with nothing<BR>more assumed than the straightforward meaning<BR>of the phrase.&nbsp; But what makes an evening and a<BR>morning?&nbsp; You might say &quot;the sun.&quot;&nbsp; But the sun&nbsp;<BR> wasn&#39;t created until the fourth day along with all<BR>the other stars.&nbsp; Even without a sun, how would<BR>you determine the length of a day?&nbsp; Is it not by<BR> the rotation of the earth?&nbsp; If you were on another<BR>planet the length of your &quot;day&quot; would be&nbsp; determined<BR>by the rotation speed of your planet. <P>Of course, with only a modest knowledge of<BR>scriptural history, the implications of this would<BR>lead anyone to naturally conclude that God said<BR>&quot;let there be light&quot; for the first time only about<BR>6,000 years ago.&nbsp; Some find this too implausible</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <p align="center"><br> <img border="0" src="http://cajuncowboy.com/images/Worldtrncross.gif" width="72" height="100"></p> <p align="center"><br> <P><BR></P> <P align=center><BR>&nbsp;</P> <P align=center><BR><BR><BR> </TD> <CENTER> <TD vAlign=bottom width="5%"></TD> <TD style="width: 48%">because of the pre-conceived idea that the<BR> universe must surely be much older that that<BR>(there&#39;s that computer programming garbage<BR>surfacing again).&nbsp; So you might hear the assertion:<BR> &quot;Isn&#39;t there some place in the Bible where a<BR>day is described as a thousand years long?&quot; (as<BR>if the Bible had to make an explanation for its<BR> apparent mistake) <P>In the Apostle Peter&#39;s second epistle in the New<BR>Testament we find:</P> <P><I>&quot;Beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one<BR>day is with the Lord, as a thousand years, and a<BR>thousand years as one day.&quot;&nbsp; <br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2 Peter 3:8</I></P> <P>Does Peter say a thousand years is only a day<BR>long?&nbsp; Of course not!&nbsp; And notice he&#39;s saying<BR>&quot;with the Lord.&quot;&nbsp; And what&#39;s the context?&nbsp; Notice<BR>he&#39;s talking about judgment to come!&nbsp; Clearly,<BR>Peter is driving home God&#39;s patience with man-<BR>kind and His over-arching presence outside the<BR>limits of time.&nbsp; This is not a declaration of the<BR>length of the seven days of the creation week.</P> <P><B>So, does God&#39;s Word anywhere give us&nbsp;<BR>an idea of the length of the Genesis&nbsp;<BR>days of creation?</B></P> <P>It&#39;s in Exodus chapter 20 when God is thundering<BR>the Ten Commandments out loud to all the<BR>Israelites at Mount Sinai.&nbsp; In verse eight He says<BR><I>&quot;Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.&quot;<BR></I> Now why should we do that?&nbsp; Going on, He gives<BR>us the basis for the commandment.</P> <P><I>&quot;Six days shalt thou labor and do all thy work&quot;<BR>[Hebrew word for day here is &quot;yom&quot;].&nbsp; Exodus 20:9<BR><BR></I><BR></P></TD></Center></TR> <TR> <TD style="width: 5%"></TD></CENTER> <TD style="width: 47%"> <HR width="30%" color=#ffff99 SIZE=3> <P align=right>(page 25)</P> <P align=left><FONT size=4><B>Why a six day work week?</B></FONT></P> <P align=left><I>&quot;For in six days [same root word. &quot;yom&quot;] the&nbsp;<BR>Lord made heaven and earth, the sea.<BR><B>and all that is in them</B> ....&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Exodus 20:11</I></P> <P align=left><B><FONT size=4>Do you think God could do all that in&nbsp;<BR> six literal days?</FONT></B></P> <P align=left>Let&#39;s face it.&nbsp; He could have done it in six seconds<BR> if He wanted to, but He says He did it in six<BR>days!&nbsp; Our trouble is in not recognizing God&#39;s<BR>power.&nbsp; Have we created a puny concept of the<BR>Almighty Creator?</P> <P align=left><FONT color=#ff00ff size=4><B>Think!&nbsp;</B> </FONT><B><FONT color=#008080>If one of those days&nbsp;<BR>god is talking about here&nbsp;<BR>really is a thousand years long,<BR>have we ever got a long work<BR>week before Saturday comes!</FONT></B></P> <P align=left>Before we try to fit biblical<BR>creation days into any theory<BR>requiring long ages for&nbsp;<BR>Earth&#39;s gradual evolution, we<BR> better take a serious look at<BR>the problems caused by such<BR>an attempt.&nbsp; God&#39;s revelation<BR>is clear and makes it<BR>impossible to accommodate<BR>evolutionary concepts.</P> <P align=left><B><FONT size=4>According to the Bible:</FONT></B></P> <P align=left><B><FONT size=4>1.&nbsp; Earth existed before all stars!</FONT></B></P> <P align=left><B><FONT size=4>2. Daylight existed before the sun.</FONT></B></P> <P align=left><B><FONT size=4>3. Water covered the earth before<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; the dry land appeared.</FONT></B></P> <P align=left><B><FONT size=4>4. Complex fruit trees existed<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; before jellyfish.</FONT></B></P> <P align=left><B><FONT size=4>5. All plants existed before the sun.</FONT></B></P> <P align=left><B><FONT size=4>6. Birds and whales existed before<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; all land creatures.</FONT></B></P> <P align=left><B><FONT size=4>7. Man was made before woman!</FONT></B></P> <P align=left><B><FONT size=4>The Genesis account simply cannot fit with<BR> the evolutionary timeline!<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></B><I><BR></I></P></TD> <CENTER> <TD vAlign=top width="5%"></TD></CENTER> <TD vAlign=top style="width: 48%"> <HR width="30%" color=#ffff99 SIZE=3> <P align=center>(page 25)</P> <P align=left><FONT size=4>But what about all those stars that are<BR> millions of light years away?</FONT></P> <P align=left>Good question.&nbsp; The reasoning goes that in order<BR>for us to see the stars whose light supposedly<BR>took millions of years to get here (at the present&nbsp;<BR>speed of light) the stars themselves must have<BR>been there for millions of years.&nbsp; Right?&nbsp; Well, let&#39;s<BR> think a minute.</P> <P align=left><B><FONT size=4>Why did God create the stars in the<BR>first place</FONT></B></P> <P align=left>Remember they are there for the benefit of those<BR>on the earth. Did God have to&nbsp;<BR>wait for millions of years to&nbsp;<BR>achieve His purpose?</P> <P align=left><B><FONT color=#ff00ff size=4>Think!&nbsp; </FONT></B><FONT color=#008080><B>If your God is power-<BR>ful enough to create the stars<BR> themselves, do you think He<BR>might be able to make their light<BR> beams instantly appear on the<BR>earth?&nbsp; Could the light have been<BR> created to travel at an infinitely<BR>faster speed when the creation&nbsp;<BR> was very good?</B></FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT color=#000000 size=4><B>HOLD ON, someone may say:<BR> &quot;But doesn&#39;t that create<BR>a misleading ....<BR>APPEARANCE OF AGE?&quot;</B></FONT></P> <P align=left><B><FONT color=#ff00ff size=4>Think!&nbsp; </FONT></B><FONT color=#008080 size=4>How old was Adam<BR>when God created him?&nbsp; No&nbsp;<BR> matter what stage of physiological<BR>development he had at the moment he was<BR>created he would have had some appearance of<BR>age or, or perhaps we should say, and <B>appearance of<BR>maturity!&nbsp; </B>In reality, God made Adam and Eve<BR>fully able to bear offspring and have dominion<BR>over the earth <B>from the beginning.</B></FONT></P> <P align=left><FONT color=#000000 size=4><B>Did God create seed, seedlings, or fruit<BR>trees with mature fruit on them and seed in<BR> them?&nbsp;</B> Read Genesis 1:11-12.</FONT></P> <P align=left><B><FONT color=#000000 size=4>Solomon wisely observed:</FONT></B></P> <P align=left><I><FONT color=#000000 size=4>&quot;God hath made every thing beautiful in his time:<BR>also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no<BR>man can find out the work that God maketh from<BR>the beginning to the end.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ecclesiastes 3:11</FONT></I></P> <P align=left>&nbsp;</P></TD> <CENTER> <TR> <TD style="width: 5%"></TD> <TD colspan="3" class="style1"> <DIV align=center><FONT size=2>If you want this News Letter delivered directly to your Computer please send me an e-mail<BR>requesting me to send it to your personal address and I will gladly do so.</FONT> </DIV> <DIV align=center><FONT size=2>Please send request to <A href="mailto:CajunCowboy@triad.rr.com">CajunCowboy@triad.rr.com</A></FONT> </DIV> <DIV align=center> </DIV> <DIV align=center> <HR width="25%" color=#800000 SIZE=4> <P>&nbsp;</P></DIV> <DIV align=center> <TABLE border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD> <P align=center><FONT size=2>This Page is brought to you by the <A href="http://www.cajuncowboy.com">http://www.cajuncowboy.com<BR></A> To put Today&#39;s Evidence on your Web site just contact:<A href="mailto:contact:CajunCowboy@triad.rr.com"><BR> CajunCowboy@triad.rr.com</A></FONT></P><SPAN class=796584701-03092003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff> <DIV> <P align=center><FONT size=2>Printed by permission from<BR></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma color=#0000ff><STRONG><EM> Dennis Petersen ~ Awesome Works<BR></EM></STRONG></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>(530) 626-4447 or FAX 626-3221</FONT></P></DIV> <DIV> <P align=center><U><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><A href="mailto:mail@creationresource.org">mail@creationresource.org<BR></A></FONT></U></FONT><U><FONT face=Tahoma color=#0000ff size=2>Be sure and visit his site:</FONT></U> <P align=center><U><FONT face=Tahoma color=#0000ff size=2>http://www.creationresource.org</FONT></U></P></SPAN></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV> <P><EM><FONT face="Brush Script" size=2><A href="http://www.stjohnsumcgso.org/"> <IMG height=80 alt="" hspace=0 src="http://cajuncowboy.com/Pictures/Word_of_God_Banner.gif" width=470 border=0></A></FONT></EM></P> <P align=center><FONT face=Verdana size=1>|</FONT><A class=patrick href="http://www.cajuncowboy.com"><FONT face=Verdana size=1>Home Page</FONT></A><FONT face=Verdana size=1> |</FONT><A class=patrick href="../MyCC.htm"><FONT face=Verdana size=1>Cajun Cowboy Page</FONT></A><FONT face=Verdana size=1>| </FONT><A href="http://cajuncowboy.com/tblelink.htm"><FONT face=Verdana size=1>Table of Content</FONT></A><FONT face=Verdana size=1> |<A href="../local.htm">Local Connection Menu</A>|<BR>|</FONT><A href="../links.htm"><FONT face=Verdana size=1>Links by Categories Page</FONT></A><FONT face=Verdana size=1>|</FONT></P> <P align=center><FONT face=Verdana size=1>|</FONT><A class=patrick href="../page1.htm"><FONT face=Verdana size=1>Page 1</FONT></A><FONT face=Verdana size=1>|</FONT><A href="../page2.htm"><FONT face=Verdana size=1>2</FONT></A><FONT face=Verdana size=1>|</FONT><A href="../page3.htm"><FONT face=Verdana size=1>3</FONT></A><FONT face=Verdana size=1>|</FONT><A href="../page4.htm"><FONT face=Verdana size=1>4</FONT></A><FONT face=Verdana size=1>|</FONT><A href="../page5.htm"><FONT face=Verdana size=1>5</FONT></A><FONT face=Verdana size=1>|</FONT><A href="../page6.htm"><FONT face=Verdana size=1>6</FONT></A><FONT face=Verdana size=1>|</FONT><A href="../page7.htm"><FONT face=Verdana size=1>7</FONT></A><FONT face=Verdana size=1>|</FONT><A href="../page8.htm"><FONT face=Verdana size=1>8</FONT></A><FONT face=Verdana size=1>|</FONT><A href="../page9.htm"><FONT face=Verdana size=1>9</FONT></A><FONT face=Verdana size=1>|</FONT></P> <CENTER> <HR width="98%"> <P align=center><FONT class=pn2 face=Verdana size=1>© 2001-2003 Cajun Cowboy. com</FONT></P> <P align=center><STRONG><EM><FONT color=#000080 size=1>(This e-mail is intended for my &nbsp;family, my church family, my &nbsp;friends,&nbsp;my co-workers, those who have e-mailed me, &nbsp;those who requested to be on my &quot;Today&#39;s Evidence&quot; 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