Supporting argumentation for the Pre-Adamic creation and how it is biblically supported.
Origins and Pre-Adamic Creation
Supporting Argumentation
When people crack open the Bible, the most common assumption accepted by Christians is that all matter and energy came into existence with the six days in chapter one of Genesis, thus meaning the earth is merely thousands of years old.
The statement itself is flawed. The Bible does not state the Earth is thousands of years old. This statement comes from the assumption that the six days of creation begin at Genesis 1:1.
This is incorrect. They begin at Genesis 1:3.
Genesis 1:1 says, "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth."
. ur)h te)w eymh te) eyhl) )rB ty$)erB
)rb = Bara' {baw-raw'}
Strong's Number: 01254; TWOT – 278; verb
1. to create, shape, form a. (Qal) to shape, fashion, create (always with God as subject) 1. of heaven and earth 2. of individual man 3. of new conditions and circumstances 4. of transformations b. (Niphal) to be created 1. of heaven and earth 2. of birth 3. of something new 4. of miracles c. (Piel) 1. to cut down 2. to cut out 2. to be fat a. (Hiphil) to make yourselves fat
The Hebrew word, bara, in Genesis 1:1, indicates that what was created was "ex-nihilo" - out of nothing. One should not confuse bara (“he created”) with its synonym `asah (“he made”). In the nothingness, there was only God.
For examples of “made,” consider Exodus 20:11 and Exodus 31:17.
Exodus 20:11: “For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day.”
1. to do, fashion, accomplish, make a. (Qal) 1. to do, work, make, produce 1a b. to do 1a c. to work 1a d. to deal (with) 1a e. to act, act with effect, effect 1. to make 1a f. to make 1a g. to produce 1a h. to prepare 1a i. to make (an offering) 1a j. to attend to, put in order 1a k. to observe, celebrate 1a l. to acquire (property) 1a m. to appoint, ordain, institute 1a n. to bring about 1a o. to use 1a p. to spend, pass q. (Niphal) 1. to be done 2. to be made 3. to be produced 4. to be offered 5. to be observed 6. to be used r. (Pual) to be made 2. (Piel) to press, squeeze
Therefore, there is a fundamental difference between God creating, forming, and shaping the heavens and the earth [Bara' in Genesis 1:1] compared to God making, fashioning, and working the heavens and the earth [`asah in Exodus 20:11 and Exodus 31:17].
For the definition of these words “made” and “create,” I will turn to the Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition.
"Made: (1): (a): FICTITIOUS, INVENTED (b): artificially produced (c): put together of various ingredients (2): assured of success"
"1Create: (1): to bring into existence (2): (a): to invest with a new form, office, or rank (b): to produce or bring about by a course of action or behavior (3): CAUSE, OCCATION (4): (a): to produce through imaginative skill (b): DESIGN ~ vi: to make or bring into existence something new"
Again, notice the key difference between (made) "put together of various ingredients" verses (create) "to bring into existence." The term "made" used in the context of "create" is inaccurate, by definition.
Genesis 1:1-2 says: " Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters."
to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 1. (Qal) a. to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass b. to come about, come to pass c. to come into being, become d. to arise, appear, come e. to become f. to become g. to become like h. to be instituted, be established i. to be j. to exist, be in existence k. to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) l. to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) m. to accompany, be with 2. (Niphal) a. to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about b. to be done, be finished, be gone
1. formlessness, confusion, unreality, emptiness a. formlessness (of primeval earth) 1. nothingness, empty space b. that which is empty or unreal (of idols) (fig) c. wasteland, wilderness (of solitary places) d. place of chaos e. vanity
Void = whb = Bohuw {bo'-hoo}
Strong's Number: 0922; TWOT: 205a; Noun Masculine
1. emptiness, void, waste
Deep = ewht = T@howm {teh-home'}
Strong's Number: 08415; from 01949; TWOT: 2495a; Noun
1. deep, depths, deep places, abyss, the deep, sea a. deep (of subterranean waters) b. deep, sea, abysses (of sea) c. primeval ocean, deep d. deep, depth (of river) e. abyss, the grave
God created the earth to be inhabited.
In Isaiah 45:18, it says:
"For this is what the LORD says-- he who created the heavens, he is God; he who fashioned and made the earth, he founded it; he did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited--"
But, in Genesis 1:2, the earth was empty. Further, an empty, chaotic [Tohuw] wasteland [Bohuw] in water [T@howm] is not conditions a human civilization can live in.
God’s works are perfect.
Consider Deuteronomy 32:4, where it says of God:
"He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just."
Therefore, God would have created a perfect earth in Genesis 1:1.
But, in Genesis 1:2, the earth was an empty, chaotic [Tohuw] wasteland [Bohuw] in water [T@howm]. This is not perfection, but the opposite.
Further, God is omnipotent—meaning he can do exactly what he wants without limitation. Therefore, God does not need to create a formless and void earth and then mold it from there, which would imply God has limits and gets tired. Clear academic logic says he can create a perfect earth and perfect universe in one, definitive act.
In addition, Scripture shows that creation was one, definitive act:
Psalm 33 6 By the word of the LORD were the heavens made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth. 9 For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm.
Also, God would have created any inhabitants [company, not race] perfect [perfect physical beings] as well.
God would have no reason to create darkness in his original creation, for there is no darkness in him.
In 1 John 1:5, John says, "This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all."
Further, God himself emits light. And since he would have no reason to create darkness in his original creation [1 John 1:5], he would have let it shine on his creation.
In Revelation 22:5, of the New Jerusalem it says, "There will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light."
Thus, God’s own light would have illuminated his creation.
Next, look at Job 38:6, where God asks Job about creation of earth to make a point:
"On what were its footings set, or who laid its cornerstone-- while the morning stars sang together and all the angels shouted for joy?"
Clearly, this speaks of angels singing while the creation was completed.
When Lucifer ("light bringer") was created, he was the most powerful guardian cherub who guarded God's thrown. However, he became power hungry and wanted to rule heaven himself.
In Ezekiel 28:12-17, when God is giving prophesies against the King of Tyre, God uses Lucifer as an example, saying:
12 "Son of man, take up a lament concerning the king of Tyre and say to him: 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says:
You were a model of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. 13 You were in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz and emerald, chrysolite, onyx and jasper, sapphire, turquoise and beryl. Your settings were made of gold; on the day you were created they were prepared. 14 You were anointed as a guardian cherub, for so I ordained you. You were on the holy mount of God; you walked among the fiery stones. 15 You were blameless in your ways from the day you were created till wickedness was found in you. 16 Through your widespread trade you were filled with violence, and you sinned. So I drove you in disgrace from the mount of God, And I expelled you, O guardian cherub, from among the fiery stones. 17 Your heart became proud on account of your beauty, and you corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor;” [SEE EZEKIEL ENDNOTE]
[Note: These verses are clearly not speaking of the king of Tyre because:
1) He was not perfect [verse 12], but only human. 2) He was not in the Garden of Eden [verse 13]. 3) He is not a cherub [verse 14]. 4) He did not walk the mount of God [verse 14]. 5) He did not walk the mount of God, so he could not be driven from it [verse 16].]
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Ezekiel 28:14: “You were anointed as a guardian cherub, for so I ordained you. You were on the holy mount of God; you walked among the fiery stones.”
Strong's Number: 05526; TWOT: 1475,1492,2259,2260; v.
1. (Qal) to hedge, fence about, shut in 2. to block, overshadow, screen, stop the approach, shut off, cover a. (Qal) 1. to screen, cover 2. to cover oneself 3. protector (participle) b. (Hiphil) 1.to screen, cover 2. to cover, defecate (euphemism) 3. (Qal) to cover, lay over 4. to weave together a. (Qal) to weave together b. (Pilpel) to weave, weave together
Given the applicable definition [#2a], Lucifer must have had unusually large and specialized wings in which to shield God with. Further, in order to cover God in protection, he would have had to hover about the thrown where God sits.
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Lucifer wanted to be higher than God.
Examine Isaiah 14:12-15, where God related the king of Babylon to Lucifer and his fall while talking to Isaiah,
12 "How you have fallen from heaven, O morning star, son of the dawn! You have been cast down to the earth, you who once laid low the nations!
13 You said in your heart, 'I will ascend into heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God; I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly, on the utmost heights of the sacred mountain. 14 I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.' 15 But you are brought down to the grave, to the depths of the pit."
[Note the significance of the "morning star(s)" is clearly that of angels created in the original creation, as referred to in Job 38:6.] [Note 2: These verses cannot refer to the king of Babylon because the king did not ascend from the earth in order to be cast down [verse 12].]
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"How you have fallen from heaven, O morning star, son of the dawn! You have been cast down to the earth, you who once laid low the nations!”
Strong's Number: 01966; from 01984 (in the sense of brightness); TWOT: 499a; Noun Masculine
Lucifer = "light-bearer" 1. shining one, morning star, Lucifer a. of the king of Babylon and Satan (fig.) 2. 'Helel' describing the king of Babylon
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Then Lucifer led one third of the angels in Heaven in his rebellion.
Consider Revelation 12:3-4, where it says, "Then another sign appeared in heaven: an enormous red dragon with seven heads and seven horns and seven crowns on his heads. His tail swept a third of the stars out of the sky and flung them to the earth." [SEE REVELATION ENDNOTE]
Given the verse of Job 38:6, with the "stars" singing together, and Satan as the "dragon," and the flinging of stars to the earth by the "dragon's tail" (Satan’s act), it is clear that a third of the angels followed Satan and where cast down with him.
Revelation 12:7 states, "And there was war in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back.” [SEE REVELATION ENDNOTE]
Lucifer (Satan) was defeated and cast down.
Revelation 12:8-9 continues, “But he was not strong enough, and they lost their place in heaven. The great dragon was hurled down--that ancient serpent called the devil or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him." [SEE REVELATION ENDNOTE]
In Luke 10:18, Jesus, the Son of God himself said, "I saw Satan fall like lightening from heaven."
In Isaiah 14:12, God said: "How you have fallen from heaven, O morning star, son of the dawn! You have been cast down to the earth, you who once laid low the nations!
[Note the significance of the "morning star(s)" is clearly that of angels created in the original creation, as referred to in Job 38:6.]
[Note 2: A key observation in Isaiah 14:12 is that Lucifer "laid low" the nations. For the context and meaning of laid low, consider the following the following verses:
Isaiah 25:12, where Isaiah says:
“He will bring down your high fortified walls and lay them low; he will bring them down to the ground, to the very dust.”
Job 14:10, where Job says:
“But man dies and is laid low; he breathes his last and is no more.”
And Psalm119:25, where Daleth sings:
“I am laid low in the dust; renew my life according to your word.”
Clearly, by these verses, the definition and context of laid low is usually destroying, defeating, putting down, etc. Thus, Lucifer, who once defeated, destroyed, put down, etc. nations was himself put down and humiliated before the nations and kings that knew who he was and what he did.]
In Ezekiel 28:17-19, God continues: 17 “So I threw you to the earth; I made a spectacle of you before kings. 18 By your many sins and dishonest trade you have desecrated your sanctuaries. So I made fire come out of you, and it consumed you, and I reduced you to ashes on the ground in the sight of all who were watching. 19 All the nations who knew you are appalled at you; You have come to a horrible end and will be no more.” [SEE EZEKIEL ENDNOTE]
[Note: In conjunction with the content of Ezekiel 28:12-17 pointed out, these verses cannot refer to the king of Tyre because:
1) He never ascended from the earth, so he could not be thrown down [verse 17]. 2) God never set the person of the king of Tyre on fire [past tense] [verse 18].]
Notice the reference to “nations” and “all who were watching.” This is a clear illusion to the perfect physical beings that inhabited the earth. Further, the fallen Lucifer was humiliated before them.
As Lucifer and his followers were cast down, God, out of great anger, followed them and directed great wrath towards them and the perfect beings on earth that rebelled as well.
Next, consider Psalm 18:7-15, where it says:
7 "The earth trembled and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains shook; they trembled because he was angry 8 Smoke rose from his nostrils; consuming fire came from his mouth, burning coals blazed out of it. 9 He parted the heavens and came down; dark clouds were under his feet. 10 He mounted the cherubim and flew; he soared on the wings of the wind. 11 He made darkness his covering, his canopy around him-- The dark rain clouds in the sky. 12 Out of the brightness of his presence clouds advanced, with hailstones and bolts of lightening. 13 The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded. 14 He shot his arrows and scattered the enemies, great bolts of lightening and routed them. 15 The valleys of the sea were exposed and the foundations of the earth laid bare at your rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of breath from your nostrils."
[Notes: Psalm Chapter 18 subject: David's persecution from Saul and others and the fact that God delivered him from the situation. The subject then is really God's judgment on the enemies which resulted in David's deliverance.
Verses 1-3 - His devotion and trust in the Lord Verses 4-5 - David encounters a death crisis Verse 6 - But he trusts in God for deliverance Verses 16-19 - David records the Lord's deliverance from his enemies and from the death crisis. But in verses 7-15 - we have a record of God's judgment in a different situation.
Here, the language changes totally. Here there is no mention of people. Here one must look beyond David's life to find the reference. Even if one were to symbolize the passage as a whole, it can find no correlation to David's deliverance.]
Notice God is attacking "enemies." If Lucifer and the angels that followed him were defeated and being cast down, then who was God directing his offensive wrath [“arrows and lightening”] towards? Logic says the perfect beings on earth rebelling against God.
Also, consider Job 26:11, where Job said:
"The pillars of the heavens quake, aghast at his rebuke."
Also, consider Job 9:5, where Job said:
"He moves the mountains without their knowing it and overturns them in his anger. He shakes the earth from its place and makes its pillars tremble."
After God came down from heaven and unleashed his wrath, he observed the devastation and hovered in the position that it is in on Genesis 1:2.
In Jeremiah 4:23-26, it says:
23 "I looked at the earth, and it was formless and empty; and at the heavens, and their light was gone. 24 I looked at the mountains, and they were quaking; all the hills were swaying. 25 I looked, and there were no people; every bird in the sky had flown away. 26 I looked, and the fruitful land was a desert; All its towns lay in ruins before the LORD, before his fierce anger."
[Note the following:
1) The unique past tense phraseology "formless and empty" within the future tense phraseology in Jeremiah 4 is the key. This is a reference to a different time in the past that God had seen firsthand.
2) “All [the earth’s] towns lay in ruins” and “there were no people.” This indicates total destruction of civilization and total absence of physical beings. Further, “every bird in the sky had flown away,” indicating all birds had died, or been wiped out. Note that in no point in human history had all people or any animals had been wiped out by God.
Therefore, it could only apply to the "formless and empty" state in Genesis 1:2.]
After Lucifer and his angels were cast down [Revelation 12:8-9, In Luke 10:18, Ezekiel 28:17-19, Isaiah 14:12] and God’s wrath towards the earth [Psalm 18:7-15, Jeremiah 4:23, Job 9:5, Job 26:1] was finished, the earth was in the state described in Genesis 1:2 [Psalm 18:15]. One can logically deduce that the perfect physical beings who had rebelled against God were killed and their spirits roamed free [Psalm 18:14].
Because of the failed rebellion, Lucifer [Ezekiel 28:15-16] and the angels that followed him [Revelation 12:3-4] had brought sin down to the earth [Ezekiel 28:17, Revelation 12:9]. And the sight of sin disgusted God, so he clothed it in darkness to hide it from his view.
Consider Job 38:9, where God questions Job about the creation of earth to make a point:
“Who shut up the sea behind doors when it burst forth from the womb, when I made the clouds its garment and wrapped it in thick darkness, when I fixed limits for it and set its doors and bars in place,”
Also, Psalms 8:3, where it says:
"When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place,"
[Also remember that in Jeremiah 4:23 the heavens had “lost their light,” so the darkness was consuming creation. God then reformatted the darkness into the heavens above earth.]
During the recreation of earth, the angels that followed Lucifer were bound by chains and placed in a dark place when God recreated the earth beginning in Genesis 1:3.
Jude 1:6 states, "And the angels who did not keep their positions of authority but abandoned their own home--these he has kept in darkness, bound with everlasting chains for judgment on the great Day."
In 2 Peter 2:4, the apostle Peter said, "For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but sent them into hell, putting them into gloomy dungeons to be held for judgment;"
After the Lucifer led rebellion, God had to do something with the perfect physical beings that fought for him. Ezekiel 1:4-28 and Revelation 4:6-9 speaks of unidentified “living creatures” working for God and in Heaven. These unidentified “living creatures” could be the perfect physical creatures that fought for God during the Pre-Adamic war.
The Bible speaks of unidentified “creatures.”
Ezekiel 1:4-28 says, "I looked, and I saw a windstorm coming out of the north--an immense cloud with flashing lightning and surrounded by brilliant light. The center of the fire looked like glowing metal, and in the fire was what looked like four living creatures. In appearance their form was that of a man, but each of them had four faces and four wings. Their legs were straight; their feet were like those of a calf and gleamed like burnished bronze. Under their wings on their four sides were they had the hands of a man. All four of them had faces and wings, and their wings touched one another. Each one went straight ahead; they did not turn as they moved.
Their faces looked like this: Each of the four had the face of a man, and on the right side each had the face of a lion, and on the left the face of an ox; each also had the face of an eagle. Such were their faces. Their wings were spread out upward; each had two wings, one touching the wing of another creature on either side, and two wings covering its body. Each one went straight ahead. Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, without turning as they went. The appearance of the living creatures was like burning coals of fire or like torches. Fire moved back and forth among the creatures; it was bright, and lightening flashed on it. The creatures sped back and forth like flashes of lightening.
As I looked at the living creatures, I saw a wheel on the ground beside each creature with its four faces. This was the appearance and structure of the wheels: They sparkled like chrysolite, and all four looked alike. Each appeared to be made like a wheel intersecting a wheel. As they moved, they would go in any one of the four directions the creatures faced; the wheels did not turn about as the creatures went. Their rims were high and awesome, and all four rims were full of eyes all around.
When the living creatures moved, the wheels beside them moved; and when the living creatures rose from the ground, the wheels also rose. Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, and the wheels would rise along with them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheel. When the creatures moved, they also moved; when the creatures stood still, they also stood still; and when the creatures rose from the ground, the wheels rose along with them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.
Spread out above the heads of the living creatures was what looked like an expanse, sparking like ice and awesome. Under the expanse their wings were stretched out one towards the other, and each had two wings covering its body. When the creatures moved, I heard the sound of their wings, like the roar of rushing waters, like the voice of the Almighty, like the tumult of an army. When they stood still, they lowered their wings.
Then there came a voice from above the expanse over their heads as they stood with lowered wings. Above the expanse over their heads was what looked like a throne of sapphire, and high above on the throne was a figure like that of a man. I saw that from what appeared to be his waist up he looked like glowing metal, as if full of fire, and that from there down he looked like fire; and brilliant light surrounded him. Like the appearance of a rainbow in the clouds on a rainy day, so was the radiance around him.
This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. When I saw it, I fell face down, and I heard the voice of one speaking."
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Ezekiel 1:5: “The center of the fire looked like glowing metal, and in the fire was what looked like four living creatures.”
adj 1. living, alive a. green (of vegetation) b. flowing, fresh (of water) c. lively, active (of man) d. reviving (of the springtime) n m 2. relatives 3. life (abstract emphatic) a. life b. sustenance, maintenance n f 4. living thing, animal a. animal b. life c. appetite d. revival, renewal 5. community
Contextual usage: Genesis 1:20: And God said, "Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky."
Genesis 1:24: And God said, "Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, creatures that move along the ground, and wild animals, each according to its kind." And it was so.
Genesis 6:19: You are to bring into the ark two of all living creatures, male and female, to keep them alive with you.
Genesis 8:21: The LORD smelled the pleasing aroma and said in his heart: "Never again will I curse the ground because of man, even though every inclination of his heart is evil from childhood. And never again will I destroy all living creatures, as I have done.
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Ezekiel 1:11: "Such were their faces. Their wings were spread out upward; each had two wings, one touching the wing of another creature on either side, and two wings covering its body."
Strong's Number: 01472; Word Origin: 01465; TWOT: 326d; Noun Feminine
1) a body (of living creatures) 2) a corpse, carcass, dead body
According to Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition:
"Body: (1): (a): the main part of a plant or animal body esp. as distinguished from limb or head: TRUNK . . . (2): (a): the organized physical substance of an animal or plant either living or dead . . . (3): (a): a mass of matter distinct from other masses (b): something that embodies or gives concrete reality to a thing; also: a sensible object in physical space . . ."
Scripture does not specify a spiritual body. If it was a spiritual body or some sort of spiritual body "essence," then scripture would have specified it.
Instead, body is used without altering specification, leaving the reader to the commonly used understanding of physical body.
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Scripture makes another clear reference to unidentified living creatures in Heaven.
Revelation 4:6-9 says, "In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, and they were covered with eyes, in front and in back. The first living creature was like a lion, the second like an ox, the third had a face like a man, the fourth was like a flying eagle. Each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around, even under its wings. Day and night they never stop saying:
'Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come.'
Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever, the twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the thrown, and worship him who lives for ever and ever."
These “creatures” seen in Heaven are not called angels. “Living creatures” means possessing blood by definition. They were flesh and blood.
Even scripture differentiates between these two groups.
Revelation 7:11: “All the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures.”
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Revelation 4:6: "In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, and they were covered with eyes, in front and in back.”
Kai enwpion tou gronou wv galassa ualinh omoia krustallw| . Kai en mesw| tou gronou kai kuklw| tou gronou tessara zw|a gemonta ofqalmwn emprosqen kai opisqen;
Living Creature = zwÜøon = Zoon {dzo'-on}
Strong's Number: 2226; of a derivative of 2198; TDNT: 2:873,290; Noun Neuter
1. a living being 2. an animal, brute, beast
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God had to do something with the perfect physical beings [“enemies” in Jeremiah 4:23] that rebelled against him and along with Lucifer. Certain “evil spirits,” or “demons,” roam around without any sort of physical body. These evil spirits, which are not called evil angels in scripture, are the disembodied spirits of the perfect physical beings that rebelled against God and were killed in his wrath.
In Mark 1:21-26, an evil spirit, or demon, tried to expose Jesus and who he really was before the proper time. The text says, "They went to Capernum, and when the Sabbath came, Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach. The people were amazed at his teaching, because he taught them as one who had authority, not as the teachers of the law. Just then a man in their synagogue who was possessed by an evil spirit cried out, 'What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are--the Holy One of God!'
'Be quiet!' said Jesus sternly. 'Come out of him!' The evil spirit shook the man violently and come out of him with a shriek."
Mark 5:1-13 says, "They went across the lake to the region of the Gerasenes. When Jesus got out of the boat, a man with an evil spirit came from the tombs to meet him. This man lived in the tombs, and no one could bind him any more, not even with a chain. For he had often been chained hand and foot, but he tore the chains apart and broke the irons on his feet. No one was strong enough to subdue him. Night and day among the tombs and in the hills he would cry out and cut himself with stones.
When he saw Jesus from the distance, he ran and fell on his knees in front of him. He shouted at the top of his voice, 'What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? Swear to God that you won't torture me!' For Jesus was saying to him, 'Come out of this man, you evil spirit!'
Then Jesus asked him, 'What is your name?'
'My name is Legion,' he replied, 'for we are many.' And he begged Jesus again and again not to send them out of the area.
A large herd of pigs was feeding on the nearby hillside. The demons begged Jesus, 'Send us among the pigs; allow us to go into them.' He gave them permission, and the evil spirits came out and went into the pigs. The herd, about two thousand in number, rushed down the steep bank into the lake and were drowned."
Thus ends the saga of Pre-Adamic creation and war.
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EZEKIEL ENDNOTE
Many question the context of Ezekiel 28:12-19 because in Ezekiel 28:13 it mentions Lucifer [Satan] being in the Garden of Eden after he was identified and described as being perfect and flawless, as in before his commission of sins and rebellion. Therefore, by that argument, Ezekiel 28:12-19 must refer to Lucifer’s fall as happening during or after the existence of the Garden of Eden.
However, this is a faulty assertion because:
1) Genesis 3 points out Satan’s [Lucifer’s] presence in the Garden of Eden in the capacity of a deceiver and enemy of God. This means Satan already rebelled against God and left his original place in Heaven.
2) This argument neglects the fact that Satan and his angels are cast down and hit the earth and God follows and directs his wrath to the Earth. Such events cannot go unnoticed, and nowhere during or after the existence of the Garden of Eden is either massively destructive event accounted for.
3) Ezekiel 28:18 mentions “sanctuaries” that Lucifer [Satan] had. He definitely could have had sanctuaries during the original creation, but there is no record or existence of any sanctuaries for Satan [fallen Lucifer] in this Adamic remake of the heavens and the earth. Further, if Satan [fallen Lucifer] is the enemy of God, clear and academic logic says that God would not give him any “sanctuaries.”
4) The Garden of Eden spoken of in Ezekiel 28:13 is the original Garden of Eden on the original earth.
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REVELATION ENDNOTE
Many assert the war in Heaven in Revelation 12:7-9 is not a past event, but a future prophetic event. However, this creates the following problems:
1) Jude 1:6 and 2 Peter 2:4 state the past tense event of angels leaving heaven and being bound in chains in Hell.
Jude 1:6 states, "And the angels who did not keep their positions of authority but abandoned their own home--these he has kept in darkness, bound with everlasting chains for judgment on the great Day."
In 2 Peter 2:4, the apostle Peter said, "For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but sent them into hell, putting them into gloomy dungeons to be held for judgment;"
If the angels that followed Lucifer [Satan] are already absent from Heaven and imprisoned in Hell, then Satan has no army to initiate another war in Heaven. The angels that fought against Lucifer and the angels that followed him made their free will choice to stay with and fight for God. Further, these past tense verses are self-evident that a rebellion has already taken place.
2) Genesis 3 and Ezekiel 28:12-19 point out Satan’s [Lucifer’s] presence in the Garden of Eden in the capacity of a deceiver and enemy of God. This means Satan already rebelled against God and left his original place in Heaven.
3) The content of Revelation 12:10-13 speaks of a future event independent from the past war in Heaven spoken of in Revelation 12:7-9.
Revelation 12:10-13 10 Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say: "Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ. For the accuser of our brothers, who accuses them before our God day and night, has been hurled down. 11 They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death. 12 Therefore rejoice, you heavens and you who dwell in them! But woe to the earth and the sea, because the devil has gone down to you! He is filled with fury, because he knows that his time is short." 13 When the dragon saw that he had been hurled to the earth, he pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child.
In verse 10, Satan [Lucifer] is identified as accusing the brethren, a role fulfilled by an enemy of God. This would indicate Satan has already rebelled. Further, verse 11 specifies the “brothers” as the church by having “possessed” the “blood of the Lamb,” which is Christ’s blood.
The major key then lies in verse 13, where only the dragon [Satan] is identified as being hurled down by himself, with no accompanying angels with him.
Verse 10 is consistent with Zechariah 3:1-2, Job 1:7-12, and Job 2:1-6, where Satan, as an enemy of God, stood as an accuser before God in Heaven or on earth trying to convict and bring down anyone who follows God. And it is precisely this position [an accusing position in Heaven] that he is expelled from.
Further, note that in Revelation 12:9 Satan is referred to as the “ancient serpent,” whereas Satan is referred to as “the accuser” in Revelation 12:10. This is significant because “ancient” denotes an extremely old identity along with the reference “serpent,” which refers to Satan’s appearance in the Garden of Eden. However, the identity of “the accuser” refers to Satan’s appearances in Old Testament times [accusing Israel] and New Testament times [accusing the brethren in the church]. These roles directly refer to the time related identities of Satan [combined with the fact that Satan is cast down with angels in Revelation 12:9 verses Satan being cast down alone in Revelation 12:10].
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Defensive Argumentation
Opponents say, “One of the popular devices for trying to accommodate the evolutionary ages of the geologists and astronomers in the creation record of the Bible has been the "gap theory"—also called the "ruin-and-reconstruction" theory . . . The gap theory was developed mainly for the purpose of accommodating the great ages demanded by evolutionary geologists.” [Quote from Dr. Morris, ICR]
This assertion is flawed because: 1) A perfect creation of God [Deuteronomy 32:4] is perfect as is. It does not require any form of evolution, for all God wanted to achieve was achieved in the one, definitive act of creation [Genesis 1:1]. Evolution “begs the question” of perfection and is a pointless gesture in light of perfection. 2) Pre-Adamic Creation is not defined by those who “believe” in it, but by the solid facts that support it. For instance, the person who first “came up” with Pre-Adamic Creation does not “own” the concept, for this person could have been mistaken in the concept’s composition, supporting “facts,” and application. Instead, the proper and factual version of Pre-Adamic Creation must be tested with debate, intellectually honest examination, and the facts.
Opponents say, “This awesome spectacle of destruction and death was not part of God's ‘very good’ creation. There was no death in the world until sin was in the world (Romans 5:12; I Corinthians 15:21; etc.). In fact, death itself is "the wages of sin" (Romans 6:23).” [Quote from Dr. Morris, ICR] Genesis 1:31: “God saw all that he had made, and it was very good.”
Consider the following: 1) It says God “made,” not “created.” [SEE GENESIS 1:1 SECTION DEFINITIONS] 2) It says “good,” not perfect. Note the difference in terms. God’s original creation was perfect [Deuteronomy 32:4], but what God made during the six days was “very good” [Genesis 1:31]. 3) God’s creation would have remained perfect (not simply “very good”) unless something happened. For instance, God would not have created darkness [1 John 1:5], but somehow it came into existence [Genesis 1:2]. 4) In God’s original creation, Lucifer [Ezekiel 28:15-16] and the angels that followed him [Revelation 12:3-4] had brought sin down to the Pre-Adamic Earth [Ezekiel 28:17, Revelation 12:9]. However, during the six days of God’s “making” (reformatting) the heavens and the earth, God placed dominion of the Adamic earth under Adam’s possession. Sin didn’t enter the Adamic Creation until Adam ate from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil [Genesis 3:6-7].
Opponents say, “But if ‘death reigned’ not ‘from Adam to Moses,’ as the Bible says (Romans 5:14), but had already reigned for billions of years before Adam, then death is not the wages of sin but instead was part of God's creative purpose. How then could the death of Christ put away sin? The gap theory thus undermines the very gospel of our salvation, as well as the holy character of God.” [Quote from Dr. Morris, ICR]
This statement is flawed because: 1) The original perfect physical inhabitants of the earth were a company, not a race. Sin was not being reproduced as a state of being. Therefore, sin (rebelling against God) was purely determined by the individual’s freewill. 2) The original perfect physical inhabitants of the earth were perfect and in full control of their actions, so they were ineligible for and required no grace from God.
Opponents say, “The living creatures were defined as cherubim [Ezekiel 10:20] and Satan is an angel and cherub [Ezekiel 28:14], therefore the living creatures were angels, not Pre-Adamic beings.”
Not true. Consider the following:
Cherub = bwrk = K@ruwb {ker-oob'}
Strong's Number: 03742; of uncertain derivation; TWOT: 1036; Noun Masculine
1. cherub, cherubim (pl) a. an angelic being 1. as guardians of Eden 2. as flanking God's throne 3. as an image form hovering over the Ark of the Covenant 4. as the chariot of Jehovah (fig.)
I find it odd that the word "cherub" [K@ruwb] [bwrk] has an "uncertain derivation," but yet it is defined as "an angelic being."
The definition of "cherub" had been commonly assumed to mean "a type of angelic being within a hierarchical order," but with no evidence other than conventional preconceptions.
To make matters worse, different people argue different word origins from different languages, thus making the "uncertain derivation" a ticket to legitimizing one's personal definition of "cherub."
Consider the facts in scripture: 1) "Cherub" [pl. "Cherubim"] is never defined as an order of angelic beings. Angels can be "cherubs" [Ezekiel 28:14], but "cherubs" are not scripturally restricted to being an inherent angelic role, as in a class/order of angelic beings.
2) "Cherubs" are always shown to be accomplishing roles of guardianship in the context of scripture.
[Excluded references to the Ark of the Covenant.]
Genesis 3:24: "After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life."
[Guarding the Garden of Eden.]
1 Samuel 4:4: "So the people sent men to Shiloh, and they brought back the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD Almighty, who is enthroned between the cherubim."
[Guarding God's thrown.]
1 Chronicles 13:6: "David and all the Israelites with him went to Baalah of Judah (Kiriath Jearim) to bring up from there the ark of God the LORD, who is enthroned between the cherubim--the ark that is called by the Name."
[Guarding God's thrown.]
Psalm 18:10: "He mounted the cherubim and flew; he soared on the wings of the wind."
[Escorting God as he moved.]
Psalm 99:1: "The LORD reigns, let the nations tremble; he sits enthroned between the cherubim, let the earth shake."
[Guarding God's thrown.]
Isaiah 37:16: "O LORD Almighty, God of Israel, enthroned between the cherubim, you alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth."
[Guarding God's thrown.] Ezekiel 9:3: "Now the glory of the God of Israel went up from above the cherubim, where it had been, and moved to the threshold of the temple."
[Guarding God and the temple.]
Ezekiel 10:1: "I looked, and I saw the likeness of a throne of sapphire above the expanse that was over the heads of the cherubim."
[Guarding God's thrown.]
Ezekiel 10:4: "Then the glory of the LORD rose from above the cherubim and moved to the threshold of the temple. The cloud filled the temple, and the court was full of the radiance of the glory of the LORD."
[Guarding God and the temple.]
Ezekiel 28:14: "You were anointed as a guardian cherub, for so I ordained you. You were on the holy mount of God; you walked among the fiery stones."
[Guarding God's thrown.]
Ezekiel 28:16: "Through your widespread trade you were filled with violence, and you sinned. So I drove you in disgrace from the mount of God, and I expelled you, O guardian cherub, from among the fiery stones."
[Guardian of God's thrown.]
Context is clearly and plainly providing a uniform definition/understanding of "cherub" as a guardian.
