Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
If anyone cares to know, the entire universe was made on the first day, both the heavens and the earth. The only thing is that darkness covered the entire surface of the earth the same as water covered the entire surface of the earth. Then while it was still on the first day, God made it so that light was allowed to reach the surface of the earth the same as He allowed the dry land to appear out of the water.
The earth was created to be inhabited. Day one is still a part of that creation. It just means it wasn’t ready for life yet. It was still under water. Both darkness and water covered the *surface* of the earth. This means that elsewhere it was not like that. Elsewhere, there was light, just not on the surface of the earth. Then the land surface appeared out of the water. Then there was light. Then it was ready for life and to be inhabited.
Once there was light on the surface of the earth, it was counted evening and morning, as one day. No hocus pocus required since the sun and planets already existed when the universe was made on the first day. It was just a matter of light reaching the surface of the earth. Who knows whether it was the time required for light to reach the earth or a thick atmosphere that had to burn off? At any rate, the earth was ready to be inhabited after the first day.
It’s not complicated. On the fourth day the sources of the “lights” were made to be seen including light reflected from the planets considered to be stars. Essentially, the earth was overcast until day four.
If anyone cares to know, the entire universe was made on the first day, both the heavens and the earth. The only thing is that darkness covered the entire surface of the earth the same as water covered the entire surface of the earth. Then while it was still on the first day, God made it so that light was allowed to reach the surface of the earth the same as He allowed the dry land to appear out of the water.
The earth was created to be inhabited. Day one is still a part of that creation. It just means it wasn’t ready for life yet. It was still under water. Both darkness and water covered the *surface* of the earth. This means that elsewhere it was not like that. Elsewhere, there was light, just not on the surface of the earth. Then the land surface appeared out of the water. Then there was light. Then it was ready for life and to be inhabited.
Once there was light on the surface of the earth, it was counted evening and morning, as one day. No hocus pocus required since the sun and planets already existed when the universe was made on the first day. It was just a matter of light reaching the surface of the earth. Who knows whether it was the time required for light to reach the earth or a thick atmosphere that had to burn off? At any rate, the earth was ready to be inhabited after the first day.
It’s not complicated. On the fourth day the sources of the “lights” were made to be seen including light reflected from the planets considered to be stars. Essentially, the earth was overcast until day four.
