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Dear revgenlink:
I have to respectfully disagree.
I'm no Hebrew linguist, but HaShem has given me some other ways to see into Scripture. Adam died the day (1000 years duration) he ate the forbidden fruit (Genesis 5:5). A day is like a thousand years to the Lord (Psalm 90:4). And a DAY in the book of Daniel is always 604 years long. The week that Jacob fulfilled was actually seven years long (Genesis 29:28).
But I still think you are on the right track; we should BELIEVE HaShem, not the world, not science. In a movie, we can seem to experience decades of time compressed into a couple of hours. Satan is behind the myth of the universe being billions of years old. I think the heavens and the earth were created in 7 days (of 1000 years duration each). Who knows what happens when a universe is created outside and prior to the 'normal or expected' laws of quantum physics? Only God knows! There very well could be morning and an evening for each day!
I don't pretend to know.
I want to hear what you have learned from the Hebrew!
Peace in Yeshua
Michael
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Posted 06/18/2009 12:58pm
Author: michaelf
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Dear Michael,
Reading and pondering your comments was an interesting experience. Thank you.
I remain steadfast in the belief that God's Creation Account is literal truth and the six days of creation were literally normal days.
As stated in your comments: "Satan is behind the myth of the universe being billions of years old."
I wholeheartedly agree. Satan has been enabled by mankind's unbelief to use the Darwinian theory of (macro) evolution and the subsequent idea of billions of years to bring confusion to both believers and unbelievers. Satan wants to distract us from the truth that is only found in God's Word and to diminish belief and trust in God's Word including the precious Good News of Yeshua, the very Gospel of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Genesis serves as the foundation of God's Word and messing with it has created distrust in the rest of God's Word.
Regarding discussion of a literal six day creation, what I presented and discussed I will liken to apples. The examples you used in your comments could be likened to oranges. In other words they do not go with each other. I would like to provide more clarification to what is being expressed.
The word day (in Hebrew - yom) most definitely has more than one meaning depending upon how it is being used. Throughout the Old Testament, God used particular qualifiers to limit the word day to mean a literal day. God provided for us, through His Word that was recorded thousands of years ago, what we need to know today to be able to refute the theory of macro evolution and the idea of billions of years. I experienced such delight in the ways of our Lord when this truth became part of me.
I would like to spell this out a little more: Throughout the Old Testament, every time the word day(s) is used and qualified with a number (400 times), and/or the words morning and evening individually (28 times each), and/or the word night (52 times) or the phrase morning and evening without the word day is used (38 times) it always is referring to a literal normal day. In Genesis 1, God consistently uses these particular qualifiers with the word day each of the six days of creation. This information was compiled and provided by Answers in Genesis.
Following is what I think to be a perfect example that demonstrates our God means literal normal days when discussing His creation, and it includes examples of how qualifiers are used.
In this Scripture passage God is giving the Ten Commandments to the His Chosen Jewish people.
Exodus 20: 8-11
"Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt though labour, and do all thy work; But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God; in it thou shalt not do any work; thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: FOR IN SIX DAYS THE LORD MADE HEAVEN AND EARTH, THE SEA, AND ALL THAT IN THEM IS, AND RESTED THE SEVENTH DAY; WHEREFORE THE LORD BLESSED THE SABBATH DAY AND HALLOWED IT." (KJV)
I would like to discuss more of your ideas, but must stop for now. I will try to produce an additional response to your comments in the next day or sp.
Peace in Christ,
Revgenlink
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Posted 06/20/2009 05:48pm
Author: revgenlink
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Hi Bethy,
A resounding YES to your comment!
I invite you to read the next blog that will discuss some information about macroevolution and how God refutes this idea in His Word.
In Christ,
Revgenlink
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Posted 06/20/2009 06:01pm
Author: revgenlink
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Revgenlink
I also believe in a literal 6 days of creation, even though it might not have sounded like it.
I was simply pointing out that a day does not always mean a day in the symbolism of Scripture.
This portion of the Bible (Genesis) is so highly symbolic (as well as being historically and
literally true) that it says multiple things on multiple levels, all at the same time.
The six days (with mornings and evenings) of creation of the heavens and the earth were literal.
And the Lord's Day is always the seventh day, Saturday, NEVER the pagan day of the sun,
NOT Sunday, in spite of what some think about when Paul collected offerings or when they
THINK the Lord rose from the dead.
Crucifixion of Christ Yeshua on Nissan 14 Wednesday April 3, A.D. 30 at 3 p.m. Lamb of GOD -- for our
sins HE was crucified!
3 days and 3 nights, 72 hours later, on the Sabbath of Saturday April 6th, Nissan 17,
Yeshua the Messiah rose from the dead!
There is another aspect of the seven days of creation being alluded to in which HaShem
prepares His bride Jacob (Israel) through demonstrating His plan of salvation by sending
Moses, the prophets, giving the Law, and Messiah (Christ Yeshua). Praise Jesus!
As some wise person on this site observed in another blog,
HaShem didn' t just destroy Satan, because He wanted more than servants,
HaShem wanted loving children. For that to happen, the seven days of creation (of 1000
years each) had to unfold. We call this human history.
This is alluded to in the light and the darkness of the creation story.
Then everyone would have the opportunity to choose who they wanted to serve,
GOD or Satan (Deuteronomy 30:19). We can witness the intentions and actions of
HaShem and Satan, and we can choose good or evil.
But we are into the 7th day (of 1000 years each) that HaShem set in motion,
created (in 4990 B.C.), making this earth 6,999 years old.
The 1290th day of Daniel -- is March / April 1996 and the beginning of the pact with
death or Sheol that GOD will strike at and annul. How to calculate: 1290 / 360 days
biblical year = 3.583333333 years of
604 duration = 2164.333333 - year abomination of desolation in 168 (BC) = 1996!
Peace in Yeshua,
Michael, Israel's Chief Prince
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Posted 07/18/2009 09:45am
Author: michaelf
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Hi Michael,
Thanks for sharing your inspired learning.
I sure do agree that Scripture says multiple things at multiple levels at the same time.
God's Word is very much alive and exceedingly relevant for today.
I have been perusing your blogs. I truly enjoy thinking upon what the Holy Spirit has revealed to you.
I have made a hard copy of your comments and will spend some time pondering on the content.
Much blessing flow into your ministry work and to you - in Yeshua's name!
I love to say the name Yeshua, it is so comforting.
Peace in Yeshua,
Revgenlink
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Posted 07/18/2009 05:49pm
Author: revgenlink
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Log Into Chatroom 
For each of the other times the word day is used for the six days of Creation, it is used with a number and the words evening and morning. (Verse 8 "And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day." Verse 13 "And the evening and the morning were the third day." Verse 19 "And the evening and the morning were the fourth day." Verse 23 "And the evening and the morning were the fifth day."
