The Book of Revelation ; a study of the last prophetic book of Holy Scripture . bitants of the Original Earth,and that the Pre-Adamite race are now the demons who as they arepermitted liberty seek to re-embody themselves in human beings thatthey may again dwell on the earth. It is clear that the OriginalEarth was inhabited, or God would not have blessed Adam and Eveand said—Be fruitful and multiply and REPLENISH the 1:28. It does not follow however that those inhabitants werehuman beings like ourselves. No human remains have been foundante-dating the creation of man. Peter speaks of
The Book of Revelation ; a study of the last prophetic book of Holy Scripture . bitants of the Original Earth,and that the Pre-Adamite race are now the demons who as they arepermitted liberty seek to re-embody themselves in human beings thatthey may again dwell on the earth. It is clear that the OriginalEarth was inhabited, or God would not have blessed Adam and Eveand said—Be fruitful and multiply and REPLENISH the 1:28. It does not follow however that those inhabitants werehuman beings like ourselves. No human remains have been foundante-dating the creation of man. Peter speaks of the Original Earth as the—World that thenWAS, that, being OVERFLOWED WITH WATER, Pet. 3:6. It is clear that Peter does not refer here to Noahs Flood,for the world of Noahs day did not perish, and Peter goes on to addthat—The heavens and the earth WHICH ARE NOW (that is,have been in existence since the restoration of the earth as describedin Gen. 1:3-31), by the same word are kept in store, RESERVEDUNTO FIRE (2 Pet. 3:7), nevertheless he adds, we look for a. THE THINGS WHICH SHALL BE HEREAFTER. 197 NEW HEAVEN AND A NEW EARTH. 2. Pet. 3: 13. Thesewords of Peter reveal the fact that this Earth is to pass through 3stages. First the Original Earth that perished by the Earth that is now, that is to be renovated or cleansed byFIRE. And the New Earth that is to exist forever. See the ChartThe Three Stages of the Earth. There can be no question but what the Earth in its original for-mation required millions of years. There is ample time in the state-ment of Gen. 1: 1 that—Tn the BEGINNING God created theheaven and the earth, for all the Geologic Ages that science de-clares were necessary for the creation of the Earth. There is noconflict between the Bible and Science as to the time occupied in theformation of the Earth. How long a period elapsed between the Creation of the Earthand its becoming formless and void we do not know, neither dowe know how lon
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