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“In the beginning was matter, which begat the amoeba, which begat the worm, which begat the fish, which begat the amphibian, which begat the reptile, which begat the lower mam- mal, which begat the lemur, which begat the monkey, which begat man, who imagined God. This is the genealogy of man.” Smith, Charles (1928), Third Annual Report of the American Assoc. for the Advancement of Atheism, p. 15 [cf. God Is, 1929, George Klingman (Nashville, TN: Gospel Advocate), p. 115.]

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“In the beginning was matter, which begat theamoeba, which begat the worm, which begatthe fish, which begat the amphibian, whichbegat the reptile, which begat the lower mam-mal, which begat the lemur, which begat themonkey, which begat man, who imaginedGod. This is the genealogy of man.”Smith, Charles (1928), Third Annual Report of the AmericanAssoc. for the Advancement of Atheism, p. 15 [cf. God Is, 1929,George Klingman (Nashville, TN: Gospel Advocate), p. 115.]

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“LUCY”

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There are only three places for individualsThere are only three places for individualsto insert the billions of years needed toto insert the billions of years needed toaccommodate the evolutionary timetable.accommodate the evolutionary timetable.

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Can we wedge millions/billions of yearsbetween each day of creation?

“In six billion years God created…”?

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2 PETER 3:8

“But, beloved, do not forget this onething, that with the Lord one day is

as a thousand years, and athousand years as one day.”

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“By the word of the LORD the heavenswere made, and all the host of them bythe breath of His mouth…. For He spoke,and it was done; He commanded, and itstood fast.” Psalm 33:6,9

“He [God] commanded and they were created.”Psalm 148:5

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THE WAYTHE WAY ““DAYDAY”” IS USEDIS USEDIN THE BIBLEIN THE BIBLE

• The opposite of night• A period of time in the future• The total days of creation• A literal day

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EVENING AND MORNING

The words “evening” and “morning” areused together in the Old Testamentwith the word “day” (yom) over 100times in non-prophetical literature.Each time “day” refers to a literal, 24-hour day.

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DAY THREE OF CREATIONDAY THREE OF CREATION

Genesis 1:9-13

God made “grass, flowers,and trees.”

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GENESIS 1:14

Then God said, “Let there be lightsin the firmament of the heavens todivide the day from the night; and letthem be for signs and seasons, andfor days and years.”

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“DAY” MODIFIED BY A NUMBER

“We have failed to find a single exampleof the use of the word ‘day’ in the entireScripture where it means other than aperiod of twenty-four hours whenmodified by the use of the numericaladjective.”

[Arthur Williams, Creation Research Annual (AnnArbor, MI: Creation Research Society), 1965, p. 10]

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PLURAL OF “DAY”

The word “day” (yom) appears in itsplural form (yammim) over 700 timesin the Old Testament. It always meansa literal 24-hour day when it is found innon-prophetic literature like Genesis.

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EXODUS 20:8-11

“Remember the Sabbath day, tokeep it holy. Six days you shall

labor and do all your work…. For insix days the Lord made the

heavens and the earth, the sea, andall that is in them, and rested the

seventh day.”

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Billions of years later…

Jesus said: “From the beginningof the creation, God made themmale and female”—Mark 10:6

Is man separated from the“beginning of the universe” by

billions of years?

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Can we insert the billions of years neededto accommodate the evolutionary timetable

after the Creation week?

Even evolutionists would not placethe billions of years needed fortheir theory after the arrival ofman.

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MAN AND THE AGEOF THE EARTH

• Mark 10:6• Romans 1:20: “For since the creation of the

world His invisible attributes are clearly seen,being understood by the things that are made.”

• Earth is exactly 5 literal, 24-days olderthan Mankind

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AGE OF MANKINDAGE OF MANKIND• Present to Jesus 2,000 years

• Jesus to Abraham 2,000 years (55 generations)

• Abraham to Adam _____years (20 generations)

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Can we insert the billions of years neededto accommodate the evolutionary timetable

before the Creation week?

Where do you read in the Biblethat billions of years before thesix days of Creation God createdthe Earth, animals, plants, etc.?G

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Genesis 1:2

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“For in six days the Lordmade the heavens and

the earth, the sea, and allthat is in them….”

Exodus 20:11

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“For in six days the Lordmade the heavens and

the earth, the sea, and allthat is in them….”

Exodus 20:11Allegedly, “made” means to “recreate”

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GENESIS 1:26-27“Then God said, ‘Let Us make man inOur image, according to Our likeness; letthem have dominion over the fish of thesea, over the birds of the air, and overthe cattle, over all the earth and overevery creeping thing that creeps on theearth.’ So God created man in His ownimage; in the image of God He createdhim; male and female He created them.”

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GENESIS 1:26-27“Then God said, ‘Let Us makemake man inOur image, according to Our likeness; letthem have dominion over the fish of thesea, over the birds of the air, and overthe cattle, over all the earth and overevery creeping thing that creeps on theearth.’ So God createdcreated man in His ownimage; in the image of God He createdcreatedhim; male and female He createdcreated them.”

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GENESIS 1:21“So God createdcreated great sea creatures andevery living thing that moves, with whichthe waters abounded, according to theirkind, and every winged bird according toits kind.”

GENESIS 1:25“And God mademade the beast of the earthaccording to its kind.”

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GENESIS 2:4

“This is the history of the heavens and theearth when they were createdcreated, in the daythat the Lord God mademade the earth and theheavens.”

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GENESIS 1:16“Then God mademade two great lights: the

greater light to rule the day, and the lesserlight to rule the night.”

PSALM 148:5“Praise Him, sun and moon; praise Him, all

you stars of light…. For He [God]commanded and they were createdcreated.”

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EXODUS 20:11

“For in six days the Lord mademade theheavens and the earth, the sea, and

all that is in them, and rested theseventh day”