I have this weird thought that enters my mind when I think about Creation, the universe, and time... here's a text...
Genesis 1:1-2 King James Version (KJV)
1 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. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
When I read the text I see something in my mind that I've never heard anyone really elaborate on. I'll put parenthesis in the text to share the thoughts I have as I read it. Let me know if any of you have read it this way....
"In the beginning (dateless past) God created the heaven and the earth (the entire Universe including planet Earth) .
And the earth (planet Earth) was without form, and void (an empty, uninhabited world) ; and darkness was upon the face of the deep (the darkness of the atmosphere concealed a primordial ocean) . And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters (God's Spirit moved over this primordial ocean) .
And God said, Let there be light: and there was light (God spoke and rays of light penetrated the thick clouds of this darkened atmosphere to reveal what He was about to do on the surface of this empty water covered planet) .
The Universe is not described with any benchmark to determine age. The planet that would be transformed into what we know as Earth is also not given a benchmark to determine its age. But God is taking six days to transform this ancient and lifeless, water covered, world into a world suitable for man.
Anyone else ever read it like that?