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NASB | Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God (Elohim) created [by forming from nothing] the heavens and the earth. [Heb 11:3] |
Bible Question: Is there any biblical evidence to say when "In the beginning" actually was? |
Bible Answer: The heavens and the earth of Gen.1:1, refer to the whole universe created by God, out of nothing, in the distant past. Man cannot comprehend the universe which includes the earth and while it was created by God it could never have been in the ruined condition seen in Gen.1:2. The universe consists of countless number galaxies. Our earth is in one such galaxy. The sun is one of the 20,000 crores of stars which are in our galaxy. The nearest star is about 4 ½ light years away from the earth. (One light year is equal to the distance traveled by light in one year whereas the speed of light is 3,00,000 kms per second) So man can never know or understand anything about even the nearest star. So beyond Gen.1: 1 God is speaking only about the earth. In is clear that an unrevealed length of time has elapsed between Gen.1: 1 and Gen.1: 2. This period of time may be a number of ages. |