The debate is not about God’s omnipotence…Nobody questions that…..the question is whether we can sincerely interpret Genesis 1 to be an old earth and yes it is possible!!!
That idea comes from a verse (2 Peter 3.8) that refers to a very specific kind of time. That very specific kind of time is called "patience." God's patience is not like our patience. That is how to rightly divide the Word of Truth.
It actually sounds more like the speed of light travel from an advanced alien race. To travel one thousand years into the future in one day, you would need to travel at a speed incredibly close to the speed of light, essentially reaching almost 100% of the speed of light, as this is the only way to achieve significant time dilation and experience a thousand years passing while only experiencing a single day on your spacecraft due to relativistic effects
@@justinh2701 - 2 Peter 3.8 is figurative language. Here is one of the places where the text are not to be taken literally. You can tell because the word "like" appears twice in the statement. "Like" makes it figurative. Read my earlier comment. Read the 2 Peter 3 starting at verse 1. Take in the context.
Take an Astronomy course. You will be so overwhelmed, you will never question anything about God’s creation! Our human minds cannot comprehend any of the Creation. Just be in awe of God’s love and mercy and power!!!
Hmm. Care to provide some evidence for that bald assertion? When you make a statement like that, you leave yourself open to a simple rebuttal: just remove the word "god" and insert any other entity, like pixies, or the Blue Unicorn. or Bertrand Russell's brass teapot, or Quetzalcoatl, and the statement is still just as valid.
@@Ian-h5f I have proof that Quetzalcoatl really exists, just as much proof as you have for the existence of your particular god. You show me yours and I'll show you mine. Any assertion I make is every bit as valid as any assertion you make.
@@Ian-h5f I do not make any claims as to the existence of a god. I cannot possibly prove the non-existence of something. But I guarantee that you cannot prove the existence of the god you believe in. My statement referred to your claim that there is a god. Ante up with some evidence!
@timhallas4275 actually I don't worship a book at all. I worship the Author of the book. In the beginning was the word and the word was with God and the word "WAS GOD" John 1:1. The Bible was inspired by the Holy Spirit to teach us about Christ so that we would ultimately know him personally and experience that relationship with the God of the Bible. We can see from Genesis to Revelation that was God's plan all along. The Bible teaches me about His character and points me to the Living Word. That's who my relationship is with.
Adding a little to Ken's comment about "day one". The first day in Hebrew reads "yom echad". In context, then, reading "there was evening, and there was morning, a day unified" so that evening is considered part of the day and morning was considered the other part, together they make a full day. The same word is used, for example, in Genesis 2:24 "Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother and cleave to his wife and they shall be "besar echad" The two are joined so that they are unified. Then the description of the second day also uses evening and morning leaving us to understand the previous "yom" was not only complete, but it was first.
... as it was before any of that was written... everywhere.... even outside the tiny part of the illiterate world that you think this particular god 'revealed' himself to, as other gods have elsewhere and everywhere... blah blah blah...
@@nelsonlighthouse8089 Your comment makes less sense than the comment you are commenting on. It contains no punctuation, which makes your comment truly, as you have described it, "blah blah blah."
Yes, I’m a simple guy who gets frustrated when people try to take away from the awesomeness of my God. I love how He made light days before He made the sources that give light.
He created energy and he created matter before he created the stars and planets. You have to understand the terms with the wisdom of 20th and 21st century cosmology and geology, not what YOU think the ancients meant with their very limited vocabulary.
Thank You Father God for Ken Ham and all his activities that help push the Gospel forward, for all the educational products he helps get out to the masses. Amen Thank you Ken.
If you believe god gave you Ken Ham then clearly you believe in someone like Loki - a trickster god. Because that would be the only explanation for providing a clown like Ken in this world.
is it really gods word though? anyone can write a book and say its gods word and put vague "prophecies" to convince people it must be gods word i mean alot books have prohecies that came true too
@@allenchang6185 I have personally never heard of any other such book, where prophecies written hundreds, even thousands of years ago, proved to be right on every single point, and wrong about nothing. But yes, you are right. Many books have claimed to be "from God", only, at closer scrutiny, they could be discarded. One big testimony to the accuracy of the Bible, is the history of the people of Israel. Archaeology keeps confirming more and more details, confirming the biblical narrative. There is archeological evidence, and also independent historical sources, that confirm the history of the Hebrews and Israel. And in particular the life and time of Jesus, is very well documented. Fulfilled prophecies is one strong reason to believe in the Divine inspiration of the Bible. Only in His first coming, Jesus fulfilled between 200-300 detailed prophecies about His life, death and resurrection, that were made hundreds of years before His birth. The earliest prophecy of the coming Messiah is found in Genesis!
Read book of Acts 2:46-47... and Acts 5:42. .also Revelation 4:8 Helen G. White forgot to mention those texts in her doctrine....The Father and Jesus work in Sabbath.... don't miss it Matthew 12:12...John 5:17.... Sabbath is Holy, working or not ....
Excellent point. What is the point in a Sunday-keeper believing in a literal 6 day creation and then day of rest, when they don't Remember it every week like God said to?
@@mitchmomlc He was with the Allied Forces defeating the Nazis . He was with the Jewish people while they were being murdered in the Holocaust . He was with the Jewish survivors when they founded the resurrected Nation of Israel . He is with his people , The Children of Israel while they are enduring the hatred of the nations of the earth right now . The Bible clearly says that the Nation of Israel will be the Epicenter of world events in The Last Days , and it is . But keep in mind that Israel didn't exist for 2000 years , from 70 AD until May 14,1948 Jesus tells us that when we see Israel reborn we are to know his return is near . " Heaven and earth will pass away , but my words will never pass away " Jesus
@@mitchmomlc Without God there would be nothing, because nothing exists without a cause. There certainly is more than nothing, so there must be a cause for all of this existence, and that cause must be greater than the stuff we see around us, because the creator is always greater than the creation. Your argument is that God cannot exist in a world where evil exists, but that is nonsense. In a world where God gives his creatures free will, it stands to reason that some may decide to do evil.
Torah is not of Semitic origin. The Bologna Torah Scroll (also known as the University of Bologna Torah Scroll, circa 1155-1225 CE) is the world's oldest complete extant Torah scroll. Torah was written after Ashkenazi conversion happened either in the 8th or 9th century CE.
”These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens,“ Genesis 2:4 KJV (Note “generations”)
WHICH holy book? Islam: the Qu’ran, 1.6 billion members Hinduism: Rig Veda, Bhagavad Gita, Sama Veda, Yajur Veda, and Athava Veda, 1.1 billion members Buddhism: Dhammapada, Pali Canon, 376 million members Judaism: Tanakh and the Talmud, 14 million members Christianity: the Old and New Testament, and the Apocrypha, which are regarded as Scriptures by 2/3 of Christians (Catholics and Orthodox. 2.2 billion members) Sikhism, the Adi Granth, 10 million members Taoism, the Tao te Ching, 8 million members Baha’ism, the Kitab’i-Aqdas, 7 million members Confucianism, Analects, I Ching, Shi-King, Shu Ching, and Li Chi, 6 million members Jainism, Tattvartha Sutra, 4 million members Shintoism, Kojiki and Yengishiki, 4 million members Zoroastrianism, the Avesta, 3 million member Or the holy book you grew up and got indoctrinated to? The bible?
@@merrymuso Even secular agree that the Bible more miraculous (and yes, atheist/secularist scholars have used that word to describe the New Testament) than Check on it, you’ll see. Now I’m not saying that such a thing that the God of the Bible exists, but to group the Christian scriptures in with those others you mentioned is facile, fatuous, and shows ignorance . . . no offense intended. Thanks.
Thank you for pointing out the identifiers in each verse declaring what The Word Of God “SAID’ He did. ❤I really do appreciate that. MATTHEW 4:4 Man cannot live by bread alone, but by EVERY WORD that comets out of the mouth of God.
People write books. If a person writes a book that presents itself as speaking for a real eternal being that’s ok…right? Whoever wrote Genesis wasn’t actually created yet when God said things such as ‘Let there be…” but…that’s fine! No problem …correct? Or is this narrative just metaphorical? If it’s not literal that’s ok too…right?
@@cipherklosenuf9242 Have you considered that Moses didn't make this up but that was revealed to him? for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God. [2Pe 1:21 NASB95]
@@LUKEc16v31 Yes, that is the traditional argument. And it uses one Biblical source to support the supernatural narrative of another Biblical source. What other sacred text is convincing as a result of internal circular reasoning? What we reliably know about natural phenomena is permitting you and I to engage in this conversation online. That’s not the power of prayer or divine revelation…reality functions exactly the same regardless of one’s opinions regarding invisible eternal self aware beings. Secular scholars have insufficient evidence to conclude that Moses was a real historical person and the Exodus narrative is considered legendary. (That doesn’t necessarily mean there isn’t some genuine historical influence, but critical scholarship doesn’t read Exodus as an historical account.) What are your thoughts? Is a real God ignorant of the facts and unworthy of fact tethered truth? An objective assessment doesn’t permit special pleading…faith does. The facts we have don’t support divine inspiration for any text. But why Shouldn’t faith be sufficient for the faithful? One can’t have it both ways.
@@cipherklosenuf9242 Doesn't matter what I think. Consider the following: [Luk 16:19-31 NASB95] 19 "Now there was a rich man, and he habitually dressed in purple and fine linen, joyously living in splendor every day. 20 "And a poor man named Lazarus was laid at his gate, covered with sores, 21 and longing to be fed with the [crumbs] which were falling from the rich man's table; besides, even the dogs were coming and licking his sores. 22 "Now the poor man died and was carried away by the angels to Abraham's bosom; and the rich man also died and was buried. 23 "In Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and saw Abraham far away and Lazarus in his bosom. 24 "And he cried out and said, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus so that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool off my tongue, for I am in agony in this flame.' 25 "But Abraham said, 'Child, remember that during your life you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus bad things; but now he is being comforted here, and you are in agony. 26 'And besides all this, between us and you there is a great chasm fixed, so that those who wish to come over from here to you will not be able, and [that] none may cross over from there to us.' 27 "And he said, 'Then I beg you, father, that you send him to my father's house-- 28 for I have five brothers--in order that he may warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.' 29 "But Abraham said, 'They have Moses and the Prophets; let them hear them.' 30 "But he said, 'No, father Abraham, but if someone goes to them from the dead, they will repent!' 31 "But he said to him, 'If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.'" Bottom line: Jesus said if you do not believe the Scriptures, there is no other proof nor any amount of proof that will convince you otherwise. Call it circular reasoning. I'll trust the Scriptures to work in hearts, if I present them. It doesn't mean there are no reasons for faith. But the final step is faith. [Rom 10:17 NASB95] 17 So faith [comes] from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ. [Heb 11:6 NASB95] 6 And without faith it is impossible to please [Him,] for he who comes to God must believe that He is and [that] He is a rewarder of those who seek Him.
@@cipherklosenuf9242 My first reply to your comment had a lot of biblical citations. YT deleted it. Why would YT do that if the Bible is a collection of fairy tales about a made-up sky daddy? Now, that doesn't make sense. Are you sincerely looking for answers? If so, I'm willing to go forward. If not, have a good day.
Whenever people say "COULD God have," they already showed fallacy, because to say "could" for God is to imply that there's something GOD could not have done. And God can do anything and everything but lie. Also, thank you for reminding us of "context," because people think "content" and they forget "context."
@@westerlywinds5684 If God can do anything then it's perfectly reasonable therefore to say he could have done such and such. The person saying he could do such and such is not necessarily implying that there is anything he couldn't do, that's just you putting words into their mouth.
@@rayspeakmon2954 At the very beginning when he says people ask him if god could’ve created in 6 days. I e never heard anyone ask that. If you’re talking about a magical creator then it can do anything you can think of. So this question seems to be pointless both from the theist and atheist alike.
"A day with the Lord is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as a day" Time as we know it is pretty insignificant to God. But in general I imagine Genesis' creation account being transcribed by Moses over the course of six days. Each day, God showed him one stage of creation. In any case, not something we should really be infighting about.
There is references to God's rest day, this obviously did not finish at the conclusion of a literal 24 hour human earth day as it was used with regard to Israel not entering his rest when he made them stay in the desert for 40 years, "they shall not enter my rest". I don't know how many years after the sixth day concluded this event was, but it wasn't literally the next morning. Referenced in Hebrews also, and Peter as being applied to faithful Christians as well A day as a thousand years, vis vis for sure, possibly a lot more than a thousand years also.
So many people use that phrase to explain away a literal 6 day creation when that phrase is used to explain God is outside of time. God defined a day as a litteral 24 hour period and God said he created everything in 6 of those.
@@nooneyouknowhere6148 There were no Human 24 hour days when the creation account occurred, for starters, when does a day start? We use midnight to midnight, Israel used from 6 in the evening to 6 in the following evening. Something to look at regarding God's rest day. When the Israelites came out of Egypt, and were found to be wanting in God's eyes, he told them that they would not enter into his rest. We as Christians are also offered to enter into that rest, so his rest is still ongoing at this point, which indicates that a day in this case is far greater than our 24hr one.
@@brianlove8413 I'm sorry. I am as guilty as anyone for getting caught up in arguing over things which do not matter, but distract us from our mission. We don't really serve our risen savior by arguing over this stuff. We are only instructed to go and make disciples. Period. We should focus our efforts on telling the good news of our savior. Not debating things which are in the past. The facts are; God created us for a perfect fellowship with Him. We through Adam, are born with a sin nature and thus out of fellowship. But God created a way for us to regain a right standing with Him through His true and holy sacrafice in our place. We have but to accept Him and repent. Then place Him as lord in our life and follow Him.
@@nooneyouknowhere6148 You are absolutely correct, but bear in mind that God gave us the written word to guide us and to understand him. The scriptures explain themselves, just as I pointed out the rest day, and if it as is stated, it explains the creative day without the need for a human interpretation/explanation, i am just pointing that out. Some people for whatever reason love to parse out words, which we were warned about not doing.
God said what he did...... Exactly! Could of taken him far quicker if he wanted too, it was done in this way for us to understand better in our time zone God was, is and always will be. I love you Jesus Christ, thank you for everything.
You ignore the word of God. You are asking for his wrath. We've been given plenty of warning for what is coming. Praise God. Hallelujah to the Lamb. Glory to God.
For example... Question: “What do we do with a man who gathers firewood on the Sabbath day?”. His Word (Numbers 15:35): “The man shall be surely put to death: all the congregation shall stone him with stones”.
If “his word” answers all your questions, why is it that three-quarters of the comments here are from believers questioning (or mindlessly affirming) what the very first chapter of Genesis means? “God created the world in six literal days”. “No he didn’t: ‘day’ just means a long period of time”. “No, it’s a 24-hour day - if you don’t believe that, you can’t believe anything”. “God is outside of time”. "His time is not the same as ours". “St Peter tells us a day is like a thousand years”. “There was no time before God created the earth”. “What was the light before the sun was created?” “How was a day measured before there was the sun?” “Who wrote the 1st chapter of Genesis?” “God wrote it”. “No he didn’t, I believe Moses did”. “I think it was someone else”. “But God dictated it”. “It doesn’t matter”. “Yes it does, it’s God’s word”. “It’s not the literal truth”. “Yes it is”. “Genesis is just an allegory”. No it isn’t, yes it is, no it isn't, yes it... OK, let's just move on to chapter 2 where the nonsense really begins...
@@TickedOffPriest I don't see where arrogance comes into it. You claim that "His Word answers all of our questions". I simply ask why, in that case, believers so clearly cannot understand what ought to be a very simple description of the creation : a description reduced to the bare minimum in which there should be no room (and certainly no need) for confusion. Everyone - no matter how sincere - is left guessing at how long a "day" is and how there could be "days" before the sun was created. How is that arrogance ?
It is very strange that some people appreciate when they are lied to and manipulated with a story that never happened in reality. In fact, those people are lying to themselves.
@@mlamber7780 There is evidence of evolution that is present even in your own body. For example the sinuses, the caudal bud and the perianal glands. Material evidence is indisputable by any sane person... Even in a court, whoever brings material evidence, won the case. Go to bed, sleep has been shown to help the brain recover...
@@mlamber7780 Anyone can write anything in a book, including the authors of the Bible. This can never be proof of anything, can you understand? The physical evidence that exists in your body and that proves evolution, is overwhelming compared to anything anyone can write in any book. To understand this matter, two things are needed: to have discernment and not to be disconnected from reality...
Ockham's razor says the simplest idea is more often correct, and in the case of this story the simplest answer is that it is a man-made legend. We know ancient people wrote legends, we know there were many ideas of gods and of different creation stories, so for it to be another one is a simple answer that doesn't need to posit supernatural beings, other dimensions, magic and that all the data from scientific enquiry is wrong.
Is that why there are so many interpretations of the bible and who god is in thr christian religion alone? Which "divine" book is suppose to be taken as your god's word and which interpretation?
I do love this man's courage and firminess. (2000)thousand up to Jesus, (2000) up to Abraham, (2000) thousand up to Adão and Eva. Anithing else is presuposition. Let it be like God said: because in six days God created the heaven and the Earth exodus 20v11.
I recently heard, what are the three things needed for our existence in this physical world? Time, space and matter. Genesis 1:1 - In the beginning, (Time) God created the Heavens (space) and the Earth (matter). It's all there in Genesis 1:1.
Exactly right! And God stepped out of eternity where He is, and into time, where we are,in the Form of Jesus Christ. He literally stepped into what He created. It's like us making a drawing, and then going into that drawing,and experiencing it coming alive with us in it.
There seems to be a slight problem of word-order here. Do you mean "your logic breaks down with the bible" or "the bible breaks down with logic"? Either of these positions is perfectly tenable.
Love this! Well explained! Think of how much it does not make sense if we think and interpret each day to mean periods of time, with all the context clearly stated. Yet there are so many Christians who come up with all kinds of interpretations to fit a secular worldview. Can we not simply have faith that God’s word must be correct and that so called science/ evidence or what we have been taught in schools must be wrong! I will trust God’s word and not what the world says.
@philiprobinson2011 your understanding of God the Bible and Christianity is extremely limited clearly. Amazing how some people feel the need to respond to things they have no idea about.
@@PBAdventures146 I might suggest that your understanding is clouded by your blind faith, a faith based on no evidence other than the words and claims of other Human beings.
They don’t want to believe the Bible. If they believe the Bible’s creation account then they have to believe all the rest of it. So if they can discredit the first chapter they can ignore the rest.
"They do not believe in the infinite eternal omniscient omnipotent God." You left out "omnibenevolent" and maybe some other omni's. Then you ought to define these words. Can God create a rock too heavy to move? Sure, then he moves it anway. It is easy to believe, or not believe, something so magical that anything is possible even the impossible. It loses MEANING and purpose.
So important to always take scripture in context with the whole of scripture and Mr. Ham did an excellent job of explaining. To take one scripture of a “thousand years is like a day”, is short sighted and ignores the awe of that with God’s Word goes God’s power to “speak” creation into existence.
♦"Religion began when the first scoundrel met the first fool." ♦"Religion is founded on the fear & gullibility of many & the cleverness of few." ♦"Only fools revere the supernatural bs just bc a book says it's the holy truth." ♦"The delusional religious fools are cocksure & the intelligent full of doubt." ♦"The religious believe by the millions what only lunatics believe on their own." ♦"It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled." ♦"It's difficult to free the religious fools from the chains they revere." ♦“To have faith is precisely to lose one's mind so as to win God.” ♦"The death of dogma is the birth of morality." ♦"Religion fools many bc human brain is susceptible to hallucination & gullibility."
@@AtamMardes Religion doesn't compromise the mind. It takes advantage of the mind that is at rest, by entertaining it with magic and a pathway to bliss. People are naturally curious, until they are afraid to question that which frightens them.
"Mr. Ham" is one of the ones making a living off of the fear and ignorance of the masses. The sad thing is, the least educated, often think they are the ones who are smart enough to follow the right beliefs.
Even if “yom” always means literal day in every other example (it is not), the question still remains as to whether that could be used figuratively in Genesis 1. For example, 1 Kings refers to the “outstretched arm” of the Lord. Now, if every other time the word “arm” is used in the Bible it was used in a literal sense, would it follow that the 1 Kings reference is to a literal appendage of God?
You're ignoring the context of when the word "Yom" is used in the Bible. If you watch a longer video of Ken Ham's where he is discussing this topic, he covers this very clearly. "Yom" means literal day when a number is attached to it, or when morning or evening (or both) are connected with it. Every other time in the Old Testament, when those conditions are met, "Yom" is used as a literal day. What’s different in the first chapter of Genesis, other than your desire to impose your beliefs on the text? You're free to believe what you want, but I think you probably realize that it's wrong to purposely misconstrue his argument to try and prove your point.
@@tds06001 how have I misconstrued his argument? He is saying that because Yom normally is used to mean a literal day, therefore it means a literal day here. But that doesn’t do anything to prove the language isn’t figurative. That’s why I gave the “arm” example
The word "yom" is inconsequential, it's the context that gives meaning. Evening, morning, the first day. I could say "back in the day" or "it was the day after", etc. The same word is used, but we find out the specifics in the text. There's also Exodus 20:11 where the meaning is reiterated and repeated, referencing the 7 day week. I thought Ken explained it pretty well personally. What's interesting to me is that many times Christians and non Christians alike focus way too much on this issue. Not that it isn't important (or even necessary), it is, but that it's not the only hard to believe statement in the Bible. As if to convey that it's the only issue a person can struggle with in the text. And if we could simply get past that "craziness", everytjing else would be easy to digest. But you could make it 6 billion years and you'll soon be face to face with the parting of the red sea, water from a rock, a talking donkey, etc.. Finally culminating in the ultimate miracle, Gid in the flesh being raised from the dead. Sadly, I've also seen that once Genesis isn't literal, then neither is the flood, etc.. It then gives license to interpret any text in the Bible based on human probability or ability, limiting God's power and stripping Him of the very thing that makes Him so. I guess my point is this, believing in a literal 6 day creation is the least of my problems haha. I'll look foolish to the "world" for a thousand other things I believe according to God's word. What's interesting is (as MacArthur has stated), Genesis sets a precedent for the entire Bible. It confronts our heart with an immediate question, will we choose to believe? Even setting aside what we can see with your eyes. "For we walk by faith, not by sight" (2 Corinthians 5:7). This is an obvious observation from the text of course, but the Lord makes it clear that while profitable, only the Spirit can convict someone of these truths. Not arguing, but thought it might help. Again, me personally, I'm perfectly fine with looking crazy for the Lord haha. He's given me ample reason to trust Him and His word. I don't expect to be able to (nor can I) argue someone into believing. But at the same time, we're called "to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence" (1 Peter 3:15). K, essay over 😊
While we're on the subject, "echad" here definitely means mathematical singularity, otherwise we have to question the translation of "second day", "third day", etc. It certainly does not mean "three [days] in one" and the "seventh day" certainly does not mean 7 x 3 = 21.
Does not the creator of time know everything there is to know about time. Those lights in heaven given for signs, seasons and days I believe were for our benefit to mark time.
@@bingo7799I would go along with you if the txt were not so explicit...here is another thing to bend your mind...why is the water pre-existing in the creation narrative.
@@bingo7799that’s a good point. Id say that the day itself exists and is created and the planet and sun follow it to mark and signal it in the physical realm
Why do you believe the Genesis account is God's Word? Does the creation account state " created" or " created"? Clearly, the creation account is speaking in third person. It's just a creation story made by people who used a simple unit of time they understood (i.e., a day) to simplistically account for the formation of phenomena in the universe. These people didn't understand the natural processes (e.g., plate tectonics, supernova et cetera) that occur throughout the universe which cause the slow, gradual formation ("creation", if you want) of these things (i.e., mountains, nebula). In fact, the "creation" never actually finished. Creation is still happening. Right now, the naturalistic processes are still happening throughout the universe. It's just an ongoing process in the universe that never really "finishes".
You don't have "his"word... You have the word of men claiming to speak for god and literally no good reason to think god is involved in any of it Fun fact for you.. at the time the Jews supposedly escaped from Egypt (which there is no evidence for), Canaan was a part of Egypt all the way up to modern turkey
Space time dilation explains how the universe can be 6+ days at the point of creation and 13.8 bil years(where earth is) simultaneously. Time across the universe is not linear and is affected by extremely strong gravitational forces.
The question I have is that our concept of a 24hr day comes in relation to the sun, it takes 24hrs for the earth to make a full rotation. The sun wasn't created until the 4th day, specifically for the purpose of marking the change in seasons and the passing of years. so what metric was used for marking the passage of tine during the first 3 days?
It was ? What about the difference in Time ? One day to God is 1000 years to us humans ! 2nd Peter 3: 8 It was 6000 years to us humans not 6 days , it was only 6 days to God !
“Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live” (Exodus 22:18). “A man or a woman who is a medium or a wizard shall be put to death; they shall be stoned to death, their blood is upon them” (Leviticus 20:27). “… everything and every word, it’s Gospel”, you say. Which is why until at least the end of the 18th century, the Christian world put to death (often under torture or by burning at the stake) women falsely accused of witchcraft. Not a single one of them was guilty. They could not be guilty because there is no such thing as witchcraft. Their executions were nothing more than collective murder, because “If it's in the Bible, believe everything and every word, it's Gospel”.
@@cephasrocks8516 This passages is telling us that to have eternal life you must except Jesus totally as the only way, through His work at the cross(death, burial, and ressurection). Where His body was broken through the beatings, being nailed to the cross, and the pouring out of His blood. This is a spiritual act by faith for mankind, for what Jesus did in the flesh. This must be excepted totally by faith: KJB Hebews 11:6, and those that operate in the flesh cannot understand the things of God. He only will allow a person who doesn't know Him, to understand just enough to get saved! KJB Romans 8:5-8
@@claytonsmith6148 With respect, I submit that you are providing me your interpretation of the Bible Scripture where Jesus says you must eat His flesh and drink His blood to have eternal life. If you are going to take the words of Genesis super literally, then you need to take these words just as literally.
I’m not sure this approach holds up. If the presence of evening, morning, number are required to know that yom is being used to refer to a literal 24 hr earth day, then that means in no other place can yom possibly be referring to a 24 hr earth day because we don’t see it used with evening, morning, and number anywhere else in the Bible. So day only means day in Genesis 1 but day absolutely cannot mean day in all the rest of Scripture if this approach is applied.
Thank you for explaining what "yom" means. This was a technical explanation. I wanted a philosophical one. I believe in Creation, but I believe God used evolution. This shows an involved Creator. I believe the days of the week are named in homage of those seven days of Creation.
@@BruceFox-Lefriche the four corners of the earth , a plain reading of the text supports a flat earth, the sun rises and sets , a plain reading of the text supports the sun revolves around the earth. This is my body , a plain reading of the text supports communion actually being Jesus body.
Does a plain reading of the text also support the two-Gods theory of the Old Testament? ""Now plead with God to be gracious to us. With such offerings from your hands, will he accept you?”-says the LORD Almighty. Malachi 1:9 "''I have overthrown some of you, as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye were as a firebrand plucked out of the burning: yet have ye not returned unto me', saith the LORD." Amos 4:11 KJV "And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel." 1 Chron 21:1 "And again the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah." 2 Sam 24:1 KJV Who was ruling the world under the Old Covenant? "I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has no claim on me," John 14:30 "We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one." 1 John 5:19 "Now is the judgment of this world; now will the ruler of this world be cast out." John 12:31 "Concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged." John 16:11 The earth belonged to Satan after Adam fell. "Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. And he said to him, 'All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me'.” Matt 4:8, 9 "In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God." 2 Cor 4:4
I think the mistake we make is to reduce God to our size and attempt to work out what He can or cannot do: a classical case of breaking the Ten Commandments!! In this case, it is the one which demands that we do not make any image of God! But that's what we do here. Oh but rather than accept the image God has given of Himself, we remake Him and dictate what He can or cannot do. Very sad. As others have said here already, God could've made everything in a blink but chose not to for a number of now obscure reasons.
The problem is we make up meanings for things without letting the Bible define it's own terms, like saying a graven image is us "limiting God" instead of what it actually is, a graven image that is worshipped, like an idol, carving or icon, etc. It's not limiting God to believe what the Bible tells us about Him.
@@HarmonicWave "without letting the Bible define it's own terms" Then of course you have the problem of defining the words used in the definitions of biblical terms.
What I find absolutely laughable is the Christians and especially the Catholics putting up effigies of Jesus their saviour ... and Mary ... images ! This Christian faith is just riddles with contradictions and plagiarism. The clue is right there in Genesis ..... Let US make man in OUR likeness. Mauro Biglino has identified at least 20 Elohim in the old testament ...... but lets just sweep them under the rug because it muddys the story and really kills the funding and tithings ! There is no mention of this God you speak of in the OT !
Peterbassey, I agree with what you said, except: "for a number of now obscure reasons." It's not obscure why God chose to create in 6 days and rest on the 7th at all, because it clearly tells us why in scripture! The 4th commandment in Exodus 20:8-11 says: “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates. For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it." So in creating the universe in 6 days and resting (stopping) the 7th, God modeled how we were to live our 7 day week!
Which one? ALLAH RA VISHNU HORUS ARISTAEUS ATLAS CRONUS DIONYSUS EREBUS EROS GLAUCUS HADES HELIOS HEPHAESTUS HERACLES HERMES HYMENAIOS KRATOS MOMUS MORPHEUS BUDDAH or one of the other thousands of gods?
The problem with the genesis creation account. Is it was written at a time when there was little knowledge of Geology, Anthropology, and actual History. That ancient story does not seem to fit with those Scientific studies. For instance it took about 700 million years for all the elements to be in place for life to be possible. The Sun existed about 100 million years before the Earth was formed. We also need to take into consideration the whole Genesis account. A writing that includes: magic fruit that opens eyes, a talking serpent, a Woman formed from a rib of a man, angels and demons making love to mortal humans, This is the language of fairytale and fantasy. That's why we have to ask questions like: Did God really say? or did things really happen as written in Genesis? Ken Ham always talks of foundations. And given what we know now compared to what we thought we knew. Maybe it's time to wonder if the foundation based on the Genesis account is as solid as once thought. Or simply not as infallible anymore.
Don't confuse the length of the "days " of creation of life on earth with the age of the Universe and the planet. Gen 1:1 simply states that In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." The 6 creative "days " are subsequent to the creation of the Universe with no time limit/ age given on that point.
@@Ice2Eskimos So maybe Jesus took 3000 days instead of just 3 to rise from the dead. Or did that really happen as written?Did God, according to Genesis, make it rain for 40 days and nights or 40000. Genesis clearly states that it was 6 literal days of creation while God rested on the sabbath. Hence the predication for the 4th/Sabbath Commandment. Then again maybe that Commandment was just a figure of speech or symbolic metaphor. Ken Ham often talks about people trying to fit the actual age of the Earth into the Genesis Creation. account. But I think it's more people trying to fit the Biblical creation account into with actual History. One way or another.
@jstube36 This individual is doing a practical exercise of psychological manipulation with his followers, whom he has literally brainwashed. He is a narcissistic manipulator by any standards.
@@TranscendentLion Have you heard of "circular reasoning"? It is a logical error or a logical fault and this individual uses this process as a manipulation tool. Moreover, everything he says is a manipulative construction. Have you studied the field of psychological manipulation at all? Do you even know the basics? I am not referring to the dictionary definition of the term, but to the constituent elements, have you read anything related to this? Do you know what manipulation is and how a manipulator can be recognized in practice?
❤ I’ve found (secularly) that some people are often ‘scared’ of the idea of a limitless, powerful God-I believe it’s a remnant of their own past trauma- maybe their abuser was functioning in a manner which appeared to be all powerful so to speak. As a Christian woman, I understand we may be in rebellion against God and our Savior. Be nice if these people looked at their traumatic pasts and begin healing to finally realize there’s a Father and Savior who will never abuse them and will never abandon them. I love this fact!
Einstein observed that all matter was related to the speed of light (E=MC2). He made calculations of matter based on the speed of light. When God said: "Let there be light", He wasn't talking about light alone, but He set the parameters for the speed of light which is the mortar from which all matter is made.
Ken Ham ! 2nd Peter 3:8 One day is with the lord as a thousand years and a thousand years as one day So it was 6000 years to us humans and 6 days to God !
Another way to interpret this is each 1000 years equals a day. According to the Jewish calendar we are currently in the year 5785, they believe the year 6000 the Messianic Age will begin.
Ken, thank you so much for your decades of presenting the truth! May God continue to bless and use you. Please consider doing a promotional video for Andrew's amazing new videos presenting his recent work in Grand Canyon. People need to see that!
This individual is doing a practical exercise of psychological manipulation with your mind. Do you really not notice this extremely clear fact?! Wake up!
Many who don't see what the scriptures declare can't because they lack spiritual eyesight. They also can't stand it when people who do have the spiritual eye salve & understanding will say, the meaning is according to its context, which is true, as you were talking about. People fail to accept what the scriptures say mostly because of a lack of faith in something and Someone.
@tamararivera7312 This individual is doing a practical exercise of psychological manipulation with your mind. Do you really not notice this extremely clear fact?! Wake up!
One day you will find out that is not the whole truth, definitely not the whole truth. Anyone can and may believe what they want. But many will be surprised eventually.
@@petervermeer.4904 I am Born of the Spirit of the Truth of God, and the entire 66 Books that makes up the Holy Scriptures is the Absolute Truth of God; His Inspired Words, then The Word, which is God, manifested himself in the Flesh and confirmed the entire Holy Bible to be His Words, that were spoken by the Prophets of the Bible. So i will just say this to you, There's two paths a man can choose, the Paths of Death, or the Paths of Life, it's your choice, and from what you just typed you are saying God is a Liar, and you are chosing Eternal Death. Shalom
In Genesis, the text in King James version, an older if not the oldest version in circulation does in fact say "the first day" and not "one day" . I agree with most of what you say Mr. Ham, pretty much everything you say, but why did you say that? "And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day."What's up with that?
YHVH did create the world 🌎 in 6 - 24 hour days. Genesis 1:14…signs and seasons. I love seeing the Creation Museum out the window behind you Bro Ken. CR & The Ark are my 2 favorite places here in Grt Cincinnati.
@@DC78539Hey bud, try read the entire chapter. It’s pretty short and it gives context to that statement; remember, in literature, context is king. Peter said that because people were basically saying, “Oh, His promise is never gonna happen, He’s just slow.” But Peter is saying, “No no. ‘the day (meaning time here, because nothing is specified, unlike Genesis) of the Lord will come like a thief’” (2 Peter 8.10). So when he says “with the Lord one day is as a thousand years” and vice versa, I believe he’s referring to how God is outside of time, so anything that’s slow or fast to us doesn’t mean it’s slow or fast for God; it’s on time. That’s what he’s saying there. Now in Genesis, you’ll have to look at the context again, just like Ken Ham was saying. There, Moses, prompted by God, made it very clear that he was saying a literal day, not an unspecified time. Does that make sense?
Oh, I also forgot to mention: If I remember correctly, the number 1000 represents completion in Jewish or Hebrew literature, which further supports how God’s plans are perfectly planned, on time. It’s like how 40 years of a king’s reign is the “perfect” number for a king, or the number seven is a symbol for many things (see Daniel, I think).
@@DC78539 That was very aggressive lol. I understand your concern about consistency, but you have to look at the context of words, phrases, and sentences if you want to interpret text properly. For example, if you wanted to explain Jesus saying (paraphrased) “I come not to bring peace but a sword” while also knowing that Jesus is the “Prince of Peace,” it would be a little difficult. If we’re going off math logic (geometric proofs), this would appear to be contradicting information: Jesus cannot be a prince of peace yet come with a sword and not peace. It makes no sense. So you have to use literature logic, and in literature/interpretation, you have to look at the context of what someone is saying to properly understand them. Does that make a bit more sense? So all that applies to what Peter said when he said, “To God, on day is 1000 years, and 1000 years like a day.” (Also, you should read “to God… 1000 years is like a day.” It goes the other way around too. Peter must mean something with that, and it makes more sense when you read the chapter in it’s entirety. Also, just wondering, why would it take 6,000 years for God to make the world…? After all, Peter, in that same chapter, said how God created Heaven and Earth with a word.)
Technically if we're talking about one who created all that we see & know, it's possible that he created it to appear having a much longer history to us. This helps to confuse & uphold mystery, requiring more faith.
@@jimthomas1989 no , In the creation, God created everything in 6 literal days, a day is yom in the Hebrew text, so it was 6 days also Peter was saying a day is as a 1000 years saying God is timeless.
I wouldn't say it's mind-blowing, rather, it is true. What is truly mind-blowing is that God did all of this out of love. Like trying to understand how the Father could come here, as the Son, to give Himself for us, we don't need to invent a polytheistic god, neither should we insert billions of years into days, for the answer always is by asking the question, "How could He have such a great love as this?"
So God created man knowing man would sin, set rules that are impossible to meet, and condemns billions of his children to eternal agony simply because they do not have the proper belief system. That's mind blowing love right there.
@@iriemon1796bahahahahaha. An atheist watched a Christian video just to troll. You're hilarious. I don't believe in ghosts but I don't go troll them and let their beliefs make me miserable. What a waste
@@iriemon1796 He's speaking to those who believe, yet might be struggling between an old Earth & a young earth. I don't think he's trying to convince someone (who thinks the supernatural / the Bible is nonsense) by means of the Bible, that wouldn't make any sense.
Adam only had the words of God spoken directly to him, and I assure you it was not in the King's English. We do not even know what language they spoke in the garden of Eden. Moses only received the pentateuch from God, and I assure you it was not in the King's English. Paul had the whole Old testament, the testimony of the apostles and the church, and direct revelation from Jesus Christ, and I assure you it was not in The King's English. Modern English didn't even come into being until over a thousand years later. English is a hodgepodge language made up of german, french, celtic tongues, Latin, etc... It's absurd to think that a translation made at the behest of a unsaved English monarch 1600 years after the final Revelation was given to the Apostle John and then disseminated to the church in koinonia Greek (in fact the whole new testament is basically written in koinonia Greek), and the Old testament was written even further back in Hebrew, is somehow more perfect in word and phrase than the original languages. It's a known fact that errors had to be fixed in the King James Bible years later, hence the new King James. No translation is perfect, but yet the perfect word of God is still spread throughout the world despite the imperfection of human language. Whatever God sends out his word to do, it will not returned to him void. Blessings.
I thought this was satire at first, then I started to realise this guy actually believes what he’s saying. Incredible! The last thousand years of human enlightenment darkened in one mind through the sheer determination to believe the unbelievable. What’s next, a man living three days in the belly of a big fish? They are stories and metaphors. They don’t lose power just because they are not literally true. But they do lose power if you insist they are literally true.
@@chrisnestor7219 When you have answered that question for yourself, you will be enlightened. Nothing I can say will convince you, you’ll just have to wait until the penny drops.
Agreed. Bible stories are probably stories that ancient people made up in order to educate their children ("mommy, where did we come from?") and all of that. Since no one knew the answers, people made up stories. Same in every single human culture throughout history, all over the planet. Check out Joseph Campbell's "Power of Myth." He explains this in greater detail. (BTW, the 'kid stories' thing is my own conjecture, not Campbell's)
Quoting the book of Cinderella doesn’t make Cinderella do what she said happened. Quote Harry Potter. He has a way better story and magic of your fictional Jesus character. We also know who wrote Harry Potter as opposed to the anonymous fictional gospels. I believe in Harry over your jesus character. Cheers!
You can claim god created everything in 6 days. You can then claim 6 days is 6000 years in bible speak if it makes more sense to you. What you cannot do is prove it. Or prove your god has done or does anything.
What I struggle with is that Jesus spoke a lot in parables, could that mean that other parts of the Bible shouldn't be taken literal? But this explanation has made the most sense for explaining this doesn't apply to the creation story. Thank God we can rely on his word and faithfulness. 🙌
To me...discernment is hearing meditation in context...recognizing that communities hardened against mercy, will not hear God's Voice as gentle and leading... Anti Christ in the interior of conscience is harsh & judgemental...leading David.. & Moses not to be able to build God's Temple & enter Promised Land rest...figurative (hidden to be revealed by God's suggestion at some point in a soul's life) to heaven. No kill. No kill for breaking law. No kill other military. Prayer is God's call for sustaining life in dire circumstances. So prophets wrote the inspired word of God, but were human and heard harsh judgement flying into their heads. To me the constant battles were part from the meditation done living near sinful community and part dead that can try and act like righteous ancestor in heaven. Have to be patient and trust God's Son, His Quietness and Wisdom that comes if stay available to it if silent for awhile 🤔😶😗😋
In the ancient writings of Strynignyr it is said that two flying eyes with tentacles like a pasta dish created the world with their sheer will. And it created everything in just one day. Now, who do you want to believe from now on? Now who has the better God?
God is omnipotent. Everything is possible!
Except contradicting scripture.
@@alwilson3204 find me one contradiction in the entire Bible.
It's not hard, is it?
@@alwilson3204find one contradiction, and I will give you a thousand “contradictions” that have been destroyed
The debate is not about God’s omnipotence…Nobody questions that…..the question is whether we can sincerely interpret Genesis 1 to be an old earth and yes it is possible!!!
God is Good !!
Here’s the point God’s time is not the same as our time
That idea comes from a verse (2 Peter 3.8) that refers to a very specific kind of time. That very specific kind of time is called "patience." God's patience is not like our patience.
That is how to rightly divide the Word of Truth.
It actually sounds more like the speed of light travel from an advanced alien race. To travel one thousand years into the future in one day, you would need to travel at a speed incredibly close to the speed of light, essentially reaching almost 100% of the speed of light, as this is the only way to achieve significant time dilation and experience a thousand years passing while only experiencing a single day on your spacecraft due to relativistic effects
@@justinh2701 - 2 Peter 3.8 is figurative language. Here is one of the places where the text are not to be taken literally. You can tell because the word "like" appears twice in the statement. "Like" makes it figurative. Read my earlier comment. Read the 2 Peter 3 starting at verse 1. Take in the context.
Love you brother Ken. Thank you for everything that you do. Surely God has blessed you.
God doesn't bless liars, he destroys them.
Take an Astronomy course. You will be so overwhelmed, you will never question anything about God’s creation! Our human minds cannot comprehend any of the Creation. Just be in awe of God’s love and mercy and power!!!
Absolutely.
When you consider all the „coincidences“ that must 100% fit to provide life in this form we know, can’t simply be coincidences.
If you took an astronomy course, you would know the universe is billions of years old.
@@davidgardner863 yep, which all equates to about nothing in the eyes and clock of Almighty GOD our Creator 😊
@@dgerdi Why do you say that? What coincidences? There are no coincidences.
I love Genesis.
Thank you brother Ham! You are a blessing!
There is a God, He is alive and I thank him for my existence!
Hmm. Care to provide some evidence for that bald assertion? When you make a statement like that, you leave yourself open to a simple rebuttal: just remove the word "god" and insert any other entity, like pixies, or the Blue Unicorn. or Bertrand Russell's brass teapot, or Quetzalcoatl, and the statement is still just as valid.
@@stevepierce6467
You yourself are making faith claims.
You have no proof of what you claim, just assertions.
Wake up.
@@Ian-h5f I have proof that Quetzalcoatl really exists, just as much proof as you have for the existence of your particular god. You show me yours and I'll show you mine. Any assertion I make is every bit as valid as any assertion you make.
There is not a God, he does not exist and I thank nature for my existence ... prove me wrong !
@@Ian-h5f I do not make any claims as to the existence of a god. I cannot possibly prove the non-existence of something. But I guarantee that you cannot prove the existence of the god you believe in. My statement referred to your claim that there is a god. Ante up with some evidence!
Man wants to believe according to their terms. God is above that.
How do you know that? Maybe God is OK with our terms. Who are you to say he is not?
@@timhallas4275 The Bible determines that.. and it's quite clear what His terms are.
@@PBAdventures146 The Bible is not the word of God. You are worshiping a book.
@timhallas4275 actually I don't worship a book at all. I worship the Author of the book. In the beginning was the word and the word was with God and the word "WAS GOD" John 1:1. The Bible was inspired by the Holy Spirit to teach us about Christ so that we would ultimately know him personally and experience that relationship with the God of the Bible. We can see from Genesis to Revelation that was God's plan all along. The Bible teaches me about His character and points me to the Living Word. That's who my relationship is with.
@@EverettWilder-wr3xh We worship knowledge,, you worship ignorance... the god of the bible is fictional.
Adding a little to Ken's comment about "day one". The first day in Hebrew reads "yom echad". In context, then, reading "there was evening, and there was morning, a day unified" so that evening is considered part of the day and morning was considered the other part, together they make a full day. The same word is used, for example, in Genesis 2:24 "Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother and cleave to his wife and they shall be "besar echad" The two are joined so that they are unified. Then the description of the second day also uses evening and morning leaving us to understand the previous "yom" was not only complete, but it was first.
... as it was before any of that was written... everywhere.... even outside the tiny part of the illiterate world that you think this particular god 'revealed' himself to, as other gods have elsewhere and everywhere... blah blah blah...
@@nelsonlighthouse8089 Your comment makes less sense than the comment you are commenting on. It contains no punctuation, which makes your comment truly, as you have described it, "blah blah blah."
@@syzygycalalignment is English not your first language ... ?? Or are you american?
Thank you very much for sharing your light (insight)! God bless you!
The sun was created on the 4th "day" so I wonder how there can be a morning and an evening?
Yes, I’m a simple guy who gets frustrated when people try to take away from the awesomeness of my God. I love how He made light days before He made the sources that give light.
Hopefully they'll open their eyes before it's to late. ✝️😇❤🙏👣
Try looking at it this way: God made the light of Heaven, but it was too powerful for Earth, so he substituted the Sun and Moon.
the Sun gives light, but it's not the *source* of light. Even atheists believe light proceded the existence of stars.
@@PastPresented Do you have a source for that or did you just make it up?
He created energy and he created matter before he created the stars and planets. You have to understand the terms with the wisdom of 20th and 21st century cosmology and geology, not what YOU think the ancients meant with their very limited vocabulary.
Thank You Father God for Ken Ham and all his activities that help push the Gospel forward, for all the educational products he helps get out to the masses. Amen Thank you Ken.
If you believe god gave you Ken Ham then clearly you believe in someone like Loki - a trickster god. Because that would be the only explanation for providing a clown like Ken in this world.
That's why I appreciate you, Brother. Because you start with God's Word.
is it really gods word though? anyone can write a book and say its gods word and put vague "prophecies" to convince people it must be gods word i mean alot books have prohecies that came true too
@@allenchang6185 I have personally never heard of any other such book, where prophecies written hundreds, even thousands of years ago, proved to be right on every single point, and wrong about nothing. But yes, you are right. Many books have claimed to be "from God", only, at closer scrutiny, they could be discarded.
One big testimony to the accuracy of the Bible, is the history of the people of Israel. Archaeology keeps confirming more and more details, confirming the biblical narrative.
There is archeological evidence, and also independent historical sources, that confirm the history of the Hebrews and Israel. And in particular the life and time of Jesus, is very well documented.
Fulfilled prophecies is one strong reason to believe in the Divine inspiration of the Bible. Only in His first coming, Jesus fulfilled between 200-300 detailed prophecies about His life, death and resurrection, that were made hundreds of years before His birth.
The earliest prophecy of the coming Messiah is found in Genesis!
He is WRONG!
@@allenchang6185 Nothing compared to the Bible, or even just the Book of Daniel, for accuracy.
Yes, he always starts with God's word, so why would anyone expect what he says to align with science?
'On the 7th day god rested'. What did it do on day 8 that it did not do on day 7? what has it done differently on any day since day 7?
What a thorough explanation. Thank you Ken.
A very important point you left out. Is the seventh day Sabbath which is part of creation week. Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy.
Read book of Acts 2:46-47...
and Acts 5:42.
.also Revelation 4:8
Helen G. White forgot to mention those texts in her doctrine....The Father and Jesus work in Sabbath.... don't miss it Matthew 12:12...John 5:17.... Sabbath is Holy, working or not ....
Excellent point. What is the point in a Sunday-keeper believing in a literal 6 day creation and then day of rest, when they don't Remember it every week like God said to?
@@hectorhernandez215 hector, God upholds the worlds on the Sabbath. Yes.
And he told us to refrain from work on the Sabbath. Do you?
@@statutesofthelord John 5:17
@@statutesofthelord explain New Covenant...Do you know it?
Brother Ken, I thank you and appreciate your ministry more and more every day!
Love to all, since you are quoting the Torah, wishing you and all Semitic nations the best in these troubled times.
God bless you also in the time of Jacobs trouble
god does not exist never has done.
where was this god of yours in 1940 germany
@@mitchmomlc He was with the Allied Forces defeating the Nazis . He was with the Jewish people while they were being murdered in the Holocaust . He was with the Jewish survivors when they founded the resurrected Nation of Israel .
He is with his people , The Children of Israel while they are enduring the hatred of the nations of the earth right now .
The Bible clearly says that the Nation of Israel will be the Epicenter of world events in The Last Days , and it is . But keep in mind that Israel didn't exist for 2000 years , from 70 AD until May 14,1948
Jesus tells us that when we see Israel reborn we are to know his return is near .
" Heaven and earth will pass away , but my words will never pass away " Jesus
@@mitchmomlc Without God there would be nothing, because nothing exists without a cause. There certainly is more than nothing, so there must be a cause for all of this existence, and that cause must be greater than the stuff we see around us, because the creator is always greater than the creation. Your argument is that God cannot exist in a world where evil exists, but that is nonsense. In a world where God gives his creatures free will, it stands to reason that some may decide to do evil.
Torah is not of Semitic origin.
The Bologna Torah Scroll (also known as the University of Bologna Torah Scroll, circa 1155-1225 CE) is the world's oldest complete extant Torah scroll.
Torah was written after Ashkenazi conversion happened either in the 8th or 9th century CE.
Thank you Ken for God's truth 🙏 ❤😊
”These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens,“
Genesis 2:4 KJV (Note “generations”)
“We must start from the text first,” said the host.
Excellent axiom to follow.
Depends on what hou read... Darwin..
@@joszoet4003 😂😂
@@joszoet4003 Theory, still!
WHICH holy book?
Islam: the Qu’ran, 1.6 billion members
Hinduism: Rig Veda, Bhagavad Gita, Sama Veda, Yajur Veda, and Athava Veda, 1.1 billion members
Buddhism: Dhammapada, Pali Canon, 376 million members
Judaism: Tanakh and the Talmud, 14 million members
Christianity: the Old and New Testament, and the Apocrypha, which are regarded as Scriptures by 2/3 of Christians (Catholics and Orthodox. 2.2 billion members)
Sikhism, the Adi Granth, 10 million members
Taoism, the Tao te Ching, 8 million members
Baha’ism, the Kitab’i-Aqdas, 7 million members
Confucianism, Analects, I Ching, Shi-King, Shu Ching, and Li Chi, 6 million members
Jainism, Tattvartha Sutra, 4 million members
Shintoism, Kojiki and Yengishiki, 4 million members
Zoroastrianism, the Avesta, 3 million member
Or the holy book you grew up and got indoctrinated to? The bible?
@@merrymuso Even secular agree that the Bible more miraculous (and yes, atheist/secularist scholars have used that word to describe the New Testament) than
Check on it, you’ll see.
Now I’m not saying that such a thing that the God of the Bible exists, but to group the Christian scriptures in with those others you mentioned is facile, fatuous, and shows ignorance . . .
no offense intended.
Thanks.
Thank you for pointing out the identifiers in each verse declaring what The Word Of God “SAID’ He did. ❤I really do appreciate that. MATTHEW 4:4 Man cannot live by bread alone, but by EVERY WORD that comets out of the mouth of God.
People write books. If a person writes a book that presents itself as speaking for a real eternal being that’s ok…right? Whoever wrote Genesis wasn’t actually created yet when God said things such as ‘Let there be…” but…that’s fine!
No problem …correct?
Or is this narrative just metaphorical?
If it’s not literal that’s ok too…right?
@@cipherklosenuf9242 Have you considered that Moses didn't make this up but that was revealed to him?
for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God. [2Pe 1:21 NASB95]
@@LUKEc16v31 Yes, that is the traditional argument.
And it uses one Biblical source to support the supernatural narrative of another Biblical source.
What other sacred text is convincing as a result of internal circular reasoning?
What we reliably know about natural phenomena is permitting you and I to engage in this conversation online.
That’s not the power of prayer or divine revelation…reality functions exactly the same regardless of one’s opinions regarding invisible eternal self aware beings.
Secular scholars have insufficient evidence to conclude that Moses was a real historical person
and the Exodus narrative is considered legendary.
(That doesn’t necessarily mean there isn’t some genuine historical influence, but critical scholarship doesn’t read Exodus as an historical account.)
What are your thoughts?
Is a real God ignorant of the facts and unworthy of fact tethered truth?
An objective assessment doesn’t permit special pleading…faith does.
The facts we have don’t support divine inspiration for any text.
But why Shouldn’t faith be sufficient for the faithful?
One can’t have it both ways.
@@cipherklosenuf9242
Doesn't matter what I think. Consider the following:
[Luk 16:19-31 NASB95] 19 "Now there was a rich man, and he habitually dressed in purple and fine linen, joyously living in splendor every day. 20 "And a poor man named Lazarus was laid at his gate, covered with sores, 21 and longing to be fed with the [crumbs] which were falling from the rich man's table; besides, even the dogs were coming and licking his sores. 22 "Now the poor man died and was carried away by the angels to Abraham's bosom; and the rich man also died and was buried. 23 "In Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and saw Abraham far away and Lazarus in his bosom. 24 "And he cried out and said, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus so that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool off my tongue, for I am in agony in this flame.' 25 "But Abraham said, 'Child, remember that during your life you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus bad things; but now he is being comforted here, and you are in agony. 26 'And besides all this, between us and you there is a great chasm fixed, so that those who wish to come over from here to you will not be able, and [that] none may cross over from there to us.' 27 "And he said, 'Then I beg you, father, that you send him to my father's house-- 28 for I have five brothers--in order that he may warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.' 29 "But Abraham said, 'They have Moses and the Prophets; let them hear them.' 30 "But he said, 'No, father Abraham, but if someone goes to them from the dead, they will repent!' 31 "But he said to him, 'If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.'"
Bottom line: Jesus said if you do not believe the Scriptures, there is no other proof nor any amount of proof that will convince you otherwise.
Call it circular reasoning. I'll trust the Scriptures to work in hearts, if I present them. It doesn't mean there are no reasons for faith. But the final step is faith.
[Rom 10:17 NASB95] 17 So faith [comes] from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.
[Heb 11:6 NASB95] 6 And without faith it is impossible to please [Him,] for he who comes to God must believe that He is and [that] He is a rewarder of those who seek Him.
@@cipherklosenuf9242 My first reply to your comment had a lot of biblical citations. YT deleted it. Why would YT do that if the Bible is a collection of fairy tales about a made-up sky daddy? Now, that doesn't make sense.
Are you sincerely looking for answers? If so, I'm willing to go forward. If not, have a good day.
Ken, I still remember meeting you in the Phoenix airport in the 80's. Thank you for your faithful ministry!
That's so cool fam. Thank you for sharing!
I agree Ken. Thank you.
I love that! From now on ill ask them if they think God COULD do it? If so, why do they doubt it? And take it from there 😊❤
Whenever people say "COULD God have," they already showed fallacy, because to say "could" for God is to imply that there's something GOD could not have done. And God can do anything and everything but lie.
Also, thank you for reminding us of "context," because people think "content" and they forget "context."
Your logic fails.
@@bite-sizedshorts9635 How so? The comment is very true.
He lied about the apple.
@@westerlywinds5684 If God can do anything then it's perfectly reasonable therefore to say he could have done such and such. The person saying he could do such and such is not necessarily implying that there is anything he couldn't do, that's just you putting words into their mouth.
Context is everything, except in certain situations.
Ken Ham, This video is fantastic! I liked it a lot!
I’ve never heard anyone ask whether God could’ve created everything in 6 days.
@@Moist._RobotAnd your point is what?
@@rayspeakmon2954
That Ken Ham uses a strawman to start the video.
@@Moist._Robot Mario beat me to it.
What straw man?
@@rayspeakmon2954
At the very beginning when he says people ask him if god could’ve created in 6 days. I e never heard anyone ask that.
If you’re talking about a magical creator then it can do anything you can think of. So this question seems to be pointless both from the theist and atheist alike.
"A day with the Lord is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as a day"
Time as we know it is pretty insignificant to God. But in general I imagine Genesis' creation account being transcribed by Moses over the course of six days. Each day, God showed him one stage of creation.
In any case, not something we should really be infighting about.
There is references to God's rest day, this obviously did not finish at the conclusion of a literal 24 hour human earth day as it was used with regard to Israel not entering his rest when he made them stay in the desert for 40 years, "they shall not enter my rest". I don't know how many years after the sixth day concluded this event was, but it wasn't literally the next morning. Referenced in Hebrews also, and Peter as being applied to faithful Christians as well A day as a thousand years, vis vis for sure, possibly a lot more than a thousand years also.
So many people use that phrase to explain away a literal 6 day creation when that phrase is used to explain God is outside of time. God defined a day as a litteral 24 hour period and God said he created everything in 6 of those.
@@nooneyouknowhere6148 There were no Human 24 hour days when the creation account occurred, for starters, when does a day start? We use midnight to midnight, Israel used from 6 in the evening to 6 in the following evening. Something to look at regarding God's rest day. When the Israelites came out of Egypt, and were found to be wanting in God's eyes, he told them that they would not enter into his rest. We as Christians are also offered to enter into that rest, so his rest is still ongoing at this point, which indicates that a day in this case is far greater than our 24hr one.
@@brianlove8413 I'm sorry. I am as guilty as anyone for getting caught up in arguing over things which do not matter, but distract us from our mission. We don't really serve our risen savior by arguing over this stuff. We are only instructed to go and make disciples. Period. We should focus our efforts on telling the good news of our savior. Not debating things which are in the past. The facts are; God created us for a perfect fellowship with Him. We through Adam, are born with a sin nature and thus out of fellowship. But God created a way for us to regain a right standing with Him through His true and holy sacrafice in our place. We have but to accept Him and repent. Then place Him as lord in our life and follow Him.
@@nooneyouknowhere6148 You are absolutely correct, but bear in mind that God gave us the written word to guide us and to understand him. The scriptures explain themselves, just as I pointed out the rest day, and if it as is stated, it explains the creative day without the need for a human interpretation/explanation, i am just pointing that out. Some people for whatever reason love to parse out words, which we were warned about not doing.
God said what he did......
Exactly!
Could of taken him far quicker if he wanted too, it was done in this way for us to understand better in our time zone
God was, is and always will be.
I love you Jesus Christ, thank you for everything.
You ignore the word of God. You are asking for his wrath. We've been given plenty of warning for what is coming. Praise God. Hallelujah to the Lamb. Glory to God.
What a pitiful god that bestows wrath on those can think for themselves... you can keep it.
His Word answers all of our questions.
For example... Question: “What do we do with a man who gathers firewood on the Sabbath day?”. His Word (Numbers 15:35): “The man shall be surely put to death: all the congregation shall stone him with stones”.
@@BruceFox-Lefriche You are conflating Old Covenant with New Covenant.
Nice try.
If “his word” answers all your questions, why is it that three-quarters of the comments here are from believers questioning (or mindlessly affirming) what the very first chapter of Genesis means? “God created the world in six literal days”. “No he didn’t: ‘day’ just means a long period of time”. “No, it’s a 24-hour day - if you don’t believe that, you can’t believe anything”. “God is outside of time”. "His time is not the same as ours". “St Peter tells us a day is like a thousand years”. “There was no time before God created the earth”. “What was the light before the sun was created?” “How was a day measured before there was the sun?” “Who wrote the 1st chapter of Genesis?” “God wrote it”. “No he didn’t, I believe Moses did”. “I think it was someone else”. “But God dictated it”. “It doesn’t matter”. “Yes it does, it’s God’s word”. “It’s not the literal truth”. “Yes it is”. “Genesis is just an allegory”. No it isn’t, yes it is, no it isn't, yes it... OK, let's just move on to chapter 2 where the nonsense really begins...
@@BruceFox-Lefriche Because man is arrogant.
@@TickedOffPriest I don't see where arrogance comes into it. You claim that "His Word answers all of our questions". I simply ask why, in that case, believers so clearly cannot understand what ought to be a very simple description of the creation : a description reduced to the bare minimum in which there should be no room (and certainly no need) for confusion. Everyone - no matter how sincere - is left guessing at how long a "day" is and how there could be "days" before the sun was created. How is that arrogance ?
What a great, calm, reasonable explanation. Thank you Mr Ken Ham. So grateful for you.
Thank you. Appreciate your ministry, you work.
May God bless.
It is very strange that some people appreciate when they are lied to and manipulated with a story that never happened in reality. In fact, those people are lying to themselves.
@@ancataut7891 For example, like the story of evolution.
@@mlamber7780
There is evidence of evolution that is present even in your own body. For example the sinuses, the caudal bud and the perianal glands. Material evidence is indisputable by any sane person... Even in a court, whoever brings material evidence, won the case. Go to bed, sleep has been shown to help the brain recover...
@@ancataut7891 ~ Romans 1:20
@@mlamber7780
Anyone can write anything in a book, including the authors of the Bible. This can never be proof of anything, can you understand? The physical evidence that exists in your body and that proves evolution, is overwhelming compared to anything anyone can write in any book. To understand this matter, two things are needed: to have discernment and not to be disconnected from reality...
Ockham would surely agree. Our God is not a god of confusion, but of truth.
Thank you for this concise fundamental explanation.
Ockham's razor says the simplest idea is more often correct, and in the case of this story the simplest answer is that it is a man-made legend. We know ancient people wrote legends, we know there were many ideas of gods and of different creation stories, so for it to be another one is a simple answer that doesn't need to posit supernatural beings, other dimensions, magic and that all the data from scientific enquiry is wrong.
Is that why there are so many interpretations of the bible and who god is in thr christian religion alone? Which "divine" book is suppose to be taken as your god's word and which interpretation?
I do love this man's courage and firminess. (2000)thousand up to Jesus, (2000) up to Abraham, (2000) thousand up to Adão and Eva. Anithing else is presuposition. Let it be like God said: because in six days God created the heaven and the Earth exodus 20v11.
I recently heard, what are the three things needed for our existence in this physical world? Time, space and matter.
Genesis 1:1 - In the beginning, (Time) God created the Heavens (space) and the Earth (matter). It's all there in Genesis 1:1.
Exactly right! And God stepped out of eternity where He is, and into time, where we are,in the Form of Jesus Christ.
He literally stepped into what He created.
It's like us making a drawing, and then going into that drawing,and experiencing it coming alive with us in it.
God is light
You break things down with logic and the bible, thank you!
There seems to be a slight problem of word-order here. Do you mean "your logic breaks down with the bible" or "the bible breaks down with logic"? Either of these positions is perfectly tenable.
@@BruceFox-Lefriche Why not both?
If both are plausible, and indeed seem to be true, both could be true at the same time~
I bough those books. Love them. Thank you so much!! We need them now more than ever before.
Why now more than ever before?
Love this! Well explained! Think of how much it does not make sense if we think and interpret each day to mean periods of time, with all the context clearly stated. Yet there are so many Christians who come up with all kinds of interpretations to fit a secular worldview. Can we not simply have faith that God’s word must be correct and that so called science/ evidence or what we have been taught in schools must be wrong! I will trust God’s word and not what the world says.
THE BIBLE IS ABOUT WHAT GOD SAYS HE DID! END OF DISCUSSION! Be blessed!!
"God said"? Isn't it interesting that God said "God said" in the bible. Does that not sound like it was written by men... not God?
@@timhallas4275 it was written by men.. inspired by the Holy Spirit. The Bible makes that quite clear. 2 Peter 1:21
And exactly when did God say this? Strange that he has not uttered one word in the last 2000 years.
@philiprobinson2011 your understanding of God the Bible and Christianity is extremely limited clearly. Amazing how some people feel the need to respond to things they have no idea about.
@@PBAdventures146 I might suggest that your understanding is clouded by your blind faith, a faith based on no evidence other than the words and claims of other Human beings.
Thank you Ken for staying true to the truth and sharing the truth. AIG is such a blessing.
"Thank you Ken for staying true to the truth and sharing the truth. AIG is such a blessing." You speak only of your own truth.
I think you better grab a dictionary and look up the word truth. Kenny boy is out to lunch.
AIG is a scam. Only a fool thinks otherwise
Brilliant! Thank you brother Ken.
THANK YOU !!!
Those that ask "COULD god?" believe in god. But not God. They do not believe in the infinite eternal omniscient omnipotent God.
This. Spot on.
They don’t want to believe the Bible. If they believe the Bible’s creation account then they have to believe all the rest of it. So if they can discredit the first chapter they can ignore the rest.
"They do not believe in the infinite eternal omniscient omnipotent God."
You left out "omnibenevolent" and maybe some other omni's. Then you ought to define these words. Can God create a rock too heavy to move? Sure, then he moves it anway. It is easy to believe, or not believe, something so magical that anything is possible even the impossible. It loses MEANING and purpose.
Thank you Ken
And aig ❤
Are you being ironic?
So important to always take scripture in context with the whole of scripture and Mr. Ham did an excellent job of explaining. To take one scripture of a “thousand years is like a day”, is short sighted and ignores the awe of that with God’s Word goes God’s power to “speak” creation into existence.
Mr. Ham doesn't know what he's talking about.
♦"Religion began when the first scoundrel met the first fool."
♦"Religion is founded on the fear & gullibility of many & the cleverness of few."
♦"Only fools revere the supernatural bs just bc a book says it's the holy truth."
♦"The delusional religious fools are cocksure & the intelligent full of doubt."
♦"The religious believe by the millions what only lunatics believe on their own."
♦"It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled."
♦"It's difficult to free the religious fools from the chains they revere."
♦“To have faith is precisely to lose one's mind so as to win God.”
♦"The death of dogma is the birth of morality."
♦"Religion fools many bc human brain is susceptible to hallucination & gullibility."
@@AtamMardes Religion doesn't compromise the mind. It takes advantage of the mind that is at rest, by entertaining it with magic and a pathway to bliss.
People are naturally curious, until they are afraid to question that which frightens them.
"Mr. Ham" is one of the ones making a living off of the fear and ignorance of the masses.
The sad thing is, the least educated, often think they are the ones who are smart enough to follow the right beliefs.
Even if “yom” always means literal day in every other example (it is not), the question still remains as to whether that could be used figuratively in Genesis 1.
For example, 1 Kings refers to the “outstretched arm” of the Lord. Now, if every other time the word “arm” is used in the Bible it was used in a literal sense, would it follow that the 1 Kings reference is to a literal appendage of God?
You're ignoring the context of when the word "Yom" is used in the Bible. If you watch a longer video of Ken Ham's where he is discussing this topic, he covers this very clearly.
"Yom" means literal day when a number is attached to it, or when morning or evening (or both) are connected with it.
Every other time in the Old Testament, when those conditions are met, "Yom" is used as a literal day.
What’s different in the first chapter of Genesis, other than your desire to impose your beliefs on the text?
You're free to believe what you want, but I think you probably realize that it's wrong to purposely misconstrue his argument to try and prove your point.
@@tds06001 how have I misconstrued his argument? He is saying that because Yom normally is used to mean a literal day, therefore it means a literal day here. But that doesn’t do anything to prove the language isn’t figurative. That’s why I gave the “arm” example
With A Mighty Hand and an Outstretched Arm His Love Endures Forever. Sing Praise. (Represented by Lamb bone on the Passover Plate!) THANKFUL +
@@tds06001 I can't view your reply for some reason. Idk if it is because there was a link in it?
The word "yom" is inconsequential, it's the context that gives meaning. Evening, morning, the first day. I could say "back in the day" or "it was the day after", etc. The same word is used, but we find out the specifics in the text. There's also Exodus 20:11 where the meaning is reiterated and repeated, referencing the 7 day week. I thought Ken explained it pretty well personally. What's interesting to me is that many times Christians and non Christians alike focus way too much on this issue. Not that it isn't important (or even necessary), it is, but that it's not the only hard to believe statement in the Bible. As if to convey that it's the only issue a person can struggle with in the text. And if we could simply get past that "craziness", everytjing else would be easy to digest. But you could make it 6 billion years and you'll soon be face to face with the parting of the red sea, water from a rock, a talking donkey, etc.. Finally culminating in the ultimate miracle, Gid in the flesh being raised from the dead. Sadly, I've also seen that once Genesis isn't literal, then neither is the flood, etc.. It then gives license to interpret any text in the Bible based on human probability or ability, limiting God's power and stripping Him of the very thing that makes Him so. I guess my point is this, believing in a literal 6 day creation is the least of my problems haha. I'll look foolish to the "world" for a thousand other things I believe according to God's word. What's interesting is (as MacArthur has stated), Genesis sets a precedent for the entire Bible. It confronts our heart with an immediate question, will we choose to believe? Even setting aside what we can see with your eyes. "For we walk by faith, not by sight" (2 Corinthians 5:7). This is an obvious observation from the text of course, but the Lord makes it clear that while profitable, only the Spirit can convict someone of these truths. Not arguing, but thought it might help. Again, me personally, I'm perfectly fine with looking crazy for the Lord haha. He's given me ample reason to trust Him and His word. I don't expect to be able to (nor can I) argue someone into believing. But at the same time, we're called "to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence" (1 Peter 3:15). K, essay over 😊
SHABUA (week) is the first SEVEN days. Creation includes the day of rest, but the Creation museum skips the day of completion, the seventh day. Why?
While we're on the subject, "echad" here definitely means mathematical singularity, otherwise we have to question the translation of "second day", "third day", etc. It certainly does not mean "three [days] in one" and the "seventh day" certainly does not mean 7 x 3 = 21.
If a day and evening is determined by planet rotation in the sun's light, how were there days before the sun was created?
Then it necessarily follows that a day/evening is NOT determined by "rotation in the sun's light."
@@adamsmith7885 I don't get dogmatic but it does seem to leave room for something other than a 24 hour day as we know them now.
Does not the creator of time know everything there is to know about time. Those lights in heaven given for signs, seasons and days I believe were for our benefit to mark time.
@@bingo7799I would go along with you if the txt were not so explicit...here is another thing to bend your mind...why is the water pre-existing in the creation narrative.
@@bingo7799that’s a good point. Id say that the day itself exists and is created and the planet and sun follow it to mark and signal it in the physical realm
Excellent! So important to understand and to believe. We can trust what our God has told us in His Word.
I find more to trust about God in a tetbook of physics, chemistry, biology, or mathematics.
Seriously? Or seriously well played?
Why do you believe the Genesis account is God's Word? Does the creation account state " created" or " created"?
Clearly, the creation account is speaking in third person. It's just a creation story made by people who used a simple unit of time they understood (i.e., a day) to simplistically account for the formation of phenomena in the universe. These people didn't understand the natural processes (e.g., plate tectonics, supernova et cetera) that occur throughout the universe which cause the slow, gradual formation ("creation", if you want) of these things (i.e., mountains, nebula).
In fact, the "creation" never actually finished. Creation is still happening. Right now, the naturalistic processes are still happening throughout the universe. It's just an ongoing process in the universe that never really "finishes".
You don't have "his"word... You have the word of men claiming to speak for god and literally no good reason to think god is involved in any of it
Fun fact for you.. at the time the Jews supposedly escaped from Egypt (which there is no evidence for), Canaan was a part of Egypt all the way up to modern turkey
Space time dilation explains how the universe can be 6+ days at the point of creation and 13.8 bil years(where earth is) simultaneously. Time across the universe is not linear and is affected by extremely strong gravitational forces.
The coolest thing to me is He created an earth that already had age to it and a man and a woman fully grown and capable of bearing children. Amazing
Absolutely unbelievable!!!
@@MARiordan "unbelievable"
as in "not believable"
More believable than some Darwinian nonsense.
So the God of truth made something that told a lie about itself?
More hilarious than amazing.
The question I have is that our concept of a 24hr day comes in relation to the sun, it takes 24hrs for the earth to make a full rotation. The sun wasn't created until the 4th day, specifically for the purpose of marking the change in seasons and the passing of years. so what metric was used for marking the passage of tine during the first 3 days?
Why would you care if it was 6 days or 10 billion years? What difference would that make?
People who think they know something are a constant irritation to those of us who actually do, but all is forgiven. Plod on.
well put
If you're listening to Ken then you don't know anything.
@@torreyintahoeWay to turn off your brain, bud. Keep drinking that "Church of Big Science" kool-aid!
@@gwreevesReeves The guy who believes in the talking snake trying to lecture the guy who believes in rational thought. You’re indoctrinated.
@@torreyintahoe Says the guy who believes in "Goo to You by way of the Zoo"? No thanks. I'm the rational one here. You should get a mirror.
Excellent explanation!
It was ?
What about the difference in Time ?
One day to God is 1000 years to us humans !
2nd Peter 3: 8
It was 6000 years to us humans not 6 days , it was only 6 days to God !
Nothing but lies.
If it's in the Bible, believe everything and every word, it's Gospel. 🙏❤✝️😇✝️ I assure you.
Please explain John 6:52-59.
“Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live” (Exodus 22:18). “A man or a woman who is a medium or a wizard shall be put to death; they shall be stoned to death, their blood is upon them” (Leviticus 20:27).
“… everything and every word, it’s Gospel”, you say. Which is why until at least the end of the 18th century, the Christian world put to death (often under torture or by burning at the stake) women falsely accused of witchcraft. Not a single one of them was guilty. They could not be guilty because there is no such thing as witchcraft. Their executions were nothing more than collective murder, because “If it's in the Bible, believe everything and every word, it's Gospel”.
@@cephasrocks8516 This passages is telling us that to have eternal life you must except Jesus totally as the only way, through His work at the cross(death, burial, and ressurection). Where His body was broken through the beatings, being nailed to the cross, and the pouring out of His blood. This is a spiritual act by faith for mankind, for what Jesus did in the flesh. This must be excepted totally by faith: KJB Hebews 11:6, and those that operate in the flesh cannot understand the things of God. He only will allow a person who doesn't know Him, to understand just enough to get saved! KJB Romans 8:5-8
@@claytonsmith6148 With respect, I submit that you are providing me your interpretation of the Bible Scripture where Jesus says you must eat His flesh and drink His blood to have eternal life. If you are going to take the words of Genesis super literally, then you need to take these words just as literally.
Thanks, but you naked assurances are meaningless, I assure you.
I’m not sure this approach holds up. If the presence of evening, morning, number are required to know that yom is being used to refer to a literal 24 hr earth day, then that means in no other place can yom possibly be referring to a 24 hr earth day because we don’t see it used with evening, morning, and number anywhere else in the Bible. So day only means day in Genesis 1 but day absolutely cannot mean day in all the rest of Scripture if this approach is applied.
Thank you for explaining what "yom" means.
This was a technical explanation. I wanted a philosophical one. I believe in Creation, but I believe God used evolution. This shows an involved Creator.
I believe the days of the week are named in homage of those seven days of Creation.
“When the plain sense of Scripture makes common sense, seek no other sense, lest it result in nonsense.”
"No one whose testicles are crushed or whose penis is cut off shall be admitted to the assembly of the Lord" (Deuteronomy 23:1). Plain good sense.
@@BruceFox-Lefriche the four corners of the earth , a plain reading of the text supports a flat earth, the sun rises and sets , a plain reading of the text supports the sun revolves around the earth. This is my body , a plain reading of the text supports communion actually being Jesus body.
Does a plain reading of the text also support the two-Gods theory of the Old Testament?
""Now plead with God to be gracious to us. With such offerings from your hands, will he accept you?”-says the LORD Almighty. Malachi 1:9
"''I have overthrown some of you, as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye were as a firebrand plucked out of the burning: yet have ye not returned unto me', saith the LORD." Amos 4:11 KJV
"And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel." 1 Chron 21:1
"And again the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah." 2 Sam 24:1 KJV
Who was ruling the world under the Old Covenant?
"I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has no claim on me," John 14:30
"We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one." 1 John 5:19
"Now is the judgment of this world; now will the ruler of this world be cast out." John 12:31
"Concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged." John 16:11
The earth belonged to Satan after Adam fell.
"Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. And he said to him, 'All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me'.” Matt 4:8, 9
"In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God." 2 Cor 4:4
@@dorinamary7863 More than 2 gods.
I think the mistake we make is to reduce God to our size and attempt to work out what He can or cannot do: a classical case of breaking the Ten Commandments!! In this case, it is the one which demands that we do not make any image of God! But that's what we do here. Oh but rather than accept the image God has given of Himself, we remake Him and dictate what He can or cannot do. Very sad. As others have said here already, God could've made everything in a blink but chose not to for a number of now obscure reasons.
"I think the mistake we make is to reduce God to our size"
Hopefully I grow to his size.
The problem is we make up meanings for things without letting the Bible define it's own terms, like saying a graven image is us "limiting God" instead of what it actually is, a graven image that is worshipped, like an idol, carving or icon, etc. It's not limiting God to believe what the Bible tells us about Him.
@@HarmonicWave "without letting the Bible define it's own terms"
Then of course you have the problem of defining the words used in the definitions of biblical terms.
What I find absolutely laughable is the Christians and especially the Catholics putting up effigies of Jesus their saviour ... and Mary ... images ! This Christian faith is just riddles with contradictions and plagiarism. The clue is right there in Genesis ..... Let US make man in OUR likeness. Mauro Biglino has identified at least 20 Elohim in the old testament ...... but lets just sweep them under the rug because it muddys the story and really kills the funding and tithings !
There is no mention of this God you speak of in the OT !
Peterbassey, I agree with what you said, except: "for a number of now obscure reasons." It's not obscure why God chose to create in 6 days and rest on the 7th at all, because it clearly tells us why in scripture! The 4th commandment in Exodus 20:8-11 says:
“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates. For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it."
So in creating the universe in 6 days and resting (stopping) the 7th, God modeled how we were to live our 7 day week!
Praise the Lord
Which one? ALLAH RA VISHNU HORUS ARISTAEUS ATLAS
CRONUS DIONYSUS EREBUS EROS GLAUCUS HADES HELIOS
HEPHAESTUS HERACLES HERMES HYMENAIOS KRATOS MOMUS
MORPHEUS BUDDAH or one of the other thousands of gods?
@@merrymuso There is only one Lord. Humans believe different things.
Thanks for all you do, Ken. All this time and I didn't know you were Australian. ☺
How long was the first three "days" before God created the sun and moon?
Spot on Ken. Context, context, context.
When referring to Ken Ham's discourse (and more especially the books he's trying to flog), "context" should be written as two words.
@@BruceFox-Lefriche Top marks for that comment. It's a pity we can only give a thumbs up once.
@@davegaskell7680 Thanks ! It just goes to show that Ken Ham really can inspire me 🤣
The problem with the genesis creation account. Is it was written at a time when there was little knowledge of Geology, Anthropology, and actual History. That ancient story does not seem to fit with those Scientific studies. For instance it took about 700 million years for all the elements to be in place for life to be possible. The Sun existed about 100 million years before the Earth was formed. We also need to take into consideration the whole Genesis account. A writing that includes: magic fruit that opens eyes, a talking serpent, a Woman formed from a rib of a man, angels and demons making love to mortal humans, This is the language of fairytale and fantasy. That's why we have to ask questions like: Did God really say? or did things really happen as written in Genesis? Ken Ham always talks of foundations. And given what we know now compared to what we thought we knew. Maybe it's time to wonder if the foundation based on the Genesis account is as solid as once thought. Or simply not as infallible anymore.
Don't confuse the length of the "days " of creation of life on earth with the age of the Universe and the planet. Gen 1:1 simply states that In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." The 6 creative "days " are subsequent to the creation of the Universe with no time limit/ age given on that point.
@@Ice2Eskimos So maybe Jesus took 3000 days instead of just 3 to rise from the dead. Or did that really happen as written?Did God, according to Genesis, make it rain for 40 days and nights or 40000. Genesis clearly states that it was 6 literal days of creation while God rested on the sabbath. Hence the predication for the 4th/Sabbath Commandment. Then again maybe that Commandment was just a figure of speech or symbolic metaphor. Ken Ham often talks about people trying to fit the actual age of the Earth into the Genesis Creation. account. But I think it's more people trying to fit the Biblical creation account into with actual History. One way or another.
@jstube36
This individual is doing a practical exercise of psychological manipulation with his followers, whom he has literally brainwashed. He is a narcissistic manipulator by any standards.
@@ancataut7891 Where's the manipulation? He/she is simply pointing to scientific facts - that does not make him/her a 'narcissistic manipulator'.
@@TranscendentLion
Have you heard of "circular reasoning"? It is a logical error or a logical fault and this individual uses this process as a manipulation tool. Moreover, everything he says is a manipulative construction. Have you studied the field of psychological manipulation at all? Do you even know the basics? I am not referring to the dictionary definition of the term, but to the constituent elements, have you read anything related to this? Do you know what manipulation is and how a manipulator can be recognized in practice?
❤ I’ve found (secularly) that some people are often ‘scared’ of the idea of a limitless, powerful God-I believe it’s a remnant of their own past trauma- maybe their abuser was functioning in a manner which appeared to be all powerful so to speak.
As a Christian woman, I understand we may be in rebellion against God and our Savior.
Be nice if these people looked at their traumatic pasts and begin healing to finally realize there’s a Father and Savior who will never abuse them and will never abandon them. I love this fact!
Loved your comment my sister
@@edwardhines2237 awww… thanks ! 😊
What if I don't see that?
What if I can't see that?
What then?
@@switchie1987 read Scripture. If you don’t see it after that then I say seek counseling- be it religious or secular… the gate is narrow…
Einstein observed that all matter was related to the speed of light (E=MC2). He made calculations of matter based on the speed of light. When God said: "Let there be light", He wasn't talking about light alone, but He set the parameters for the speed of light which is the mortar from which all matter is made.
Ken Ham !
2nd Peter 3:8
One day is with the lord as a thousand years and a thousand years as one day
So it was 6000 years to us humans and 6 days to God !
After researching creation scientists evidence over a few years, the public schools and universities owe the public an apology at the very least.
They do not, there is no evidence for creationism which is why Ken never does.
Blessings Ken.
Ty Brother Ken..appreciate you & all you do!
2.Peter 3.8 : But do not forget one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a DAY is like a THOUSAND YEARS and a THOUSAND YEARS are like a DAY.
Meaning God exists outside of time, He is not subject to something that He created
Another way to interpret this is each 1000 years equals a day. According to the Jewish calendar we are currently in the year 5785, they believe the year 6000 the Messianic Age will begin.
ken love man God bless
Ken, thank you so much for your decades of presenting the truth! May God continue to bless and use you. Please consider doing a promotional video for Andrew's amazing new videos presenting his recent work in Grand Canyon. People need to see that!
This individual is doing a practical exercise of psychological manipulation with your mind. Do you really not notice this extremely clear fact?! Wake up!
These books have been a part of my library for years now and are amazing, simple, and a must for every searching mind.
He could have created everything in six seconds
Frightening, the level of ignorance exposed through this channel
no he couldn't
He didn't. So you better accept what God has done and be submitted to His word instead thinking you're smarter than God.
@@shibakim and what makes you think that you have any idea about the possibilities of this non existent entity?
@walterdaems57 *through*. Frightening grammatical error exposed from such an intellectual as yourself.
Genesis 1:5 "And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the FIRST day." (Not "one" day)
Many who don't see what the scriptures declare can't because they lack spiritual eyesight. They also can't stand it when people who do have the spiritual eye salve & understanding will say, the meaning is according to its context, which is true, as you were talking about. People fail to accept what the scriptures say mostly because of a lack of faith in something and Someone.
The only thing I realize after seeing this video is, well, Ken will never give up
Never give up spewing nonsense...
How simple is it.
Even child can understand it
Only a child*
@@christopheespic
Correct!
@tamararivera7312
This individual is doing a practical exercise of psychological manipulation with your mind. Do you really not notice this extremely clear fact?! Wake up!
The entire Holy Scripture is being written into my Heart from Genisis, to Revelation, as My and His Absolute Truth.
Absolute truth, yes, but is it the meaning that it means in Hebrew, or is the meaning of the language it has been translated into?
Live in a fantasy world where its safe.
One day you will find out that is not the whole truth, definitely not the whole truth.
Anyone can and may believe what they want. But many will be surprised eventually.
@@petervermeer.4904 I am Born of the Spirit of the Truth of God, and the entire 66 Books that makes up the Holy Scriptures is the Absolute Truth of God; His Inspired Words, then The Word, which is God, manifested himself in the Flesh and confirmed the entire Holy Bible to be His Words, that were spoken by the Prophets of the Bible. So i will just say this to you, There's two paths a man can choose, the Paths of Death, or the Paths of Life, it's your choice, and from what you just typed you are saying God is a Liar, and you are chosing Eternal Death. Shalom
In Genesis, the text in King James version, an older if not the oldest version in circulation does in fact say "the first day" and not "one day" . I agree with most of what you say Mr. Ham, pretty much everything you say, but why did you say that? "And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day."What's up with that?
Excellent video! Clear and concise.
YHVH did create the world 🌎 in 6 - 24 hour days. Genesis 1:14…signs and seasons. I love seeing the Creation Museum out the window behind you Bro Ken. CR & The Ark are my 2 favorite places here in Grt Cincinnati.
@@DC78539no…o completely disagree.
@@DC78539Hey bud, try read the entire chapter. It’s pretty short and it gives context to that statement; remember, in literature, context is king. Peter said that because people were basically saying, “Oh, His promise is never gonna happen, He’s just slow.” But Peter is saying, “No no. ‘the day (meaning time here, because nothing is specified, unlike Genesis) of the Lord will come like a thief’” (2 Peter 8.10). So when he says “with the Lord one day is as a thousand years” and vice versa, I believe he’s referring to how God is outside of time, so anything that’s slow or fast to us doesn’t mean it’s slow or fast for God; it’s on time. That’s what he’s saying there. Now in Genesis, you’ll have to look at the context again, just like Ken Ham was saying. There, Moses, prompted by God, made it very clear that he was saying a literal day, not an unspecified time. Does that make sense?
Oh, I also forgot to mention: If I remember correctly, the number 1000 represents completion in Jewish or Hebrew literature, which further supports how God’s plans are perfectly planned, on time. It’s like how 40 years of a king’s reign is the “perfect” number for a king, or the number seven is a symbol for many things (see Daniel, I think).
But again, you have to read the context to confirm if anything is literal or figurative.
@@DC78539 That was very aggressive lol. I understand your concern about consistency, but you have to look at the context of words, phrases, and sentences if you want to interpret text properly. For example, if you wanted to explain Jesus saying (paraphrased) “I come not to bring peace but a sword” while also knowing that Jesus is the “Prince of Peace,” it would be a little difficult. If we’re going off math logic (geometric proofs), this would appear to be contradicting information: Jesus cannot be a prince of peace yet come with a sword and not peace. It makes no sense. So you have to use literature logic, and in literature/interpretation, you have to look at the context of what someone is saying to properly understand them. Does that make a bit more sense? So all that applies to what Peter said when he said, “To God, on day is 1000 years, and 1000 years like a day.”
(Also, you should read “to God… 1000 years is like a day.” It goes the other way around too. Peter must mean something with that, and it makes more sense when you read the chapter in it’s entirety. Also, just wondering, why would it take 6,000 years for God to make the world…? After all, Peter, in that same chapter, said how God created Heaven and Earth with a word.)
Being how all life on earth is symbiotic, there cannot be any time between what one part is created till the next.
Your premise is grossly mistaken.
He could have created it in 6 seconds if He wanted to.
Great thought! Man would need a modern computer to do that; of course, a dead object does not create life!
Then maybe He wouldn't have needed to rest! :D
Technically if we're talking about one who created all that we see & know, it's possible that he created it to appear having a much longer history to us. This helps to confuse & uphold mystery, requiring more faith.
In Hebrew and English "day" can mean"AGE". It also means a year in Hebrew.
Ken we need more Christians like you, giving biblical truth.
I like the use of the phrase "biblical truth" as a replacement for a word that's less polite.
Biblical truth meaning made up by humans
How about biblical fact ?
It says one day !
But a day to God is 1000 years to us humans
2nd Peter 3 :8
@@jimthomas1989 no , In the creation, God created everything in 6 literal days, a day is yom in the Hebrew text, so it was 6 days also Peter was saying a day is as a 1000 years saying God is timeless.
@@nicl8749 WRONG!
Religious scriptures never say "go prove to yourself that this is true", they say "What is written here is the truth" -
Only if you understand it correctly, and Ken Ham doesn't.
They're not going to say 'this is specious crap' even when it is.
We're only here for six "days" (millennia)... then one day of rest in Jesus, then the devil has his last chance at us.
But the day was defined before the sun was created; morning and evening demand the sun, which wasn't created on day 1. Can you explain this, please.
Why does morning and evening demand the sun?
I wouldn't say it's mind-blowing, rather, it is true. What is truly mind-blowing is that God did all of this out of love.
Like trying to understand how the Father could come here, as the Son, to give Himself for us, we don't need to invent a polytheistic god, neither should we insert billions of years into days, for the answer always is by asking the question, "How could He have such a great love as this?"
So God created man knowing man would sin, set rules that are impossible to meet, and condemns billions of his children to eternal agony simply because they do not have the proper belief system.
That's mind blowing love right there.
@@iriemon1796
Since you have it figured out, what is your point? Other than to show us how you are better than God?
@@The-F.R.E.E.-J. My point is that I can easily deny 6 day creation after watching this.
@@iriemon1796bahahahahaha. An atheist watched a Christian video just to troll. You're hilarious. I don't believe in ghosts but I don't go troll them and let their beliefs make me miserable. What a waste
@@iriemon1796
He's speaking to those who believe, yet might be struggling between an old Earth & a young earth. I don't think he's trying to convince someone (who thinks the supernatural / the Bible is nonsense) by means of the Bible, that wouldn't make any sense.
If the King James Bible was good enough for Adam, Moses and the apostle Paul it's good enough for me!
well it wasn't! said king wasn't even alive then.
Adam only had the words of God spoken directly to him, and I assure you it was not in the King's English. We do not even know what language they spoke in the garden of Eden.
Moses only received the pentateuch from God, and I assure you it was not in the King's English.
Paul had the whole Old testament, the testimony of the apostles and the church, and direct revelation from Jesus Christ, and I assure you it was not in The King's English.
Modern English didn't even come into being until over a thousand years later. English is a hodgepodge language made up of german, french, celtic tongues, Latin, etc...
It's absurd to think that a translation made at the behest of a unsaved English monarch 1600 years after the final Revelation was given to the Apostle John and then disseminated to the church in koinonia Greek (in fact the whole new testament is basically written in koinonia Greek), and the Old testament was written even further back in Hebrew, is somehow more perfect in word and phrase than the original languages.
It's a known fact that errors had to be fixed in the King James Bible years later, hence the new King James.
No translation is perfect, but yet the perfect word of God is still spread throughout the world despite the imperfection of human language.
Whatever God sends out his word to do, it will not returned to him void.
Blessings.
@@reidveryan9414well said, brother!
@@reidveryan9414 "It's a known fact"
LOL.
King James version was translating Latin into English and started in the late 1500s and completed in 1611.
I thought this was satire at first, then I started to realise this guy actually believes what he’s saying. Incredible! The last thousand years of human enlightenment darkened in one mind through the sheer determination to believe the unbelievable. What’s next, a man living three days in the belly of a big fish? They are stories and metaphors. They don’t lose power just because they are not literally true. But they do lose power if you insist they are literally true.
So how do they lose power if one insists (as more people than I think you could imagine do) that they are literally true?
@@chrisnestor7219 When you have answered that question for yourself, you will be enlightened. Nothing I can say will convince you, you’ll just have to wait until the penny drops.
Exactly
Agreed. Bible stories are probably stories that ancient people made up in order to educate their children ("mommy, where did we come from?") and all of that. Since no one knew the answers, people made up stories. Same in every single human culture throughout history, all over the planet. Check out Joseph Campbell's "Power of Myth." He explains this in greater detail. (BTW, the 'kid stories' thing is my own conjecture, not Campbell's)
Well, the sticking point for me became the fact that Jesus actually lived. These writings about him in the New Testament are from witnesses.
"But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day” (2 Peter 3:8)
Quoting the book of Cinderella doesn’t make Cinderella do what she said happened. Quote Harry Potter. He has a way better story and magic of your fictional Jesus character. We also know who wrote Harry Potter as opposed to the anonymous fictional gospels. I believe in Harry over your jesus character. Cheers!
You can claim god created everything in 6 days. You can then claim 6 days is 6000 years in bible speak if it makes more sense to you.
What you cannot do is prove it. Or prove your god has done or does anything.
@@ARRAM57youre here arnr you? You really think man and this universe in all its complexity and order just happened by chance?
What I struggle with is that Jesus spoke a lot in parables, could that mean that other parts of the Bible shouldn't be taken literal? But this explanation has made the most sense for explaining this doesn't apply to the creation story. Thank God we can rely on his word and faithfulness. 🙌
To me...discernment is hearing meditation in context...recognizing that communities hardened against mercy, will not hear God's Voice as gentle and leading...
Anti Christ in the interior of conscience is harsh & judgemental...leading David.. & Moses not to be able to build God's Temple & enter Promised Land rest...figurative (hidden to be revealed by God's suggestion at some point in a soul's life) to heaven. No kill. No kill for breaking law. No kill other military. Prayer is God's call for sustaining life in dire circumstances. So prophets wrote the inspired word of God, but were human and heard harsh judgement flying into their heads. To me the constant battles were part from the meditation done living near sinful community and part dead that can try and act like righteous ancestor in heaven. Have to be patient and trust God's Son, His Quietness and Wisdom that comes if stay available to it if silent for awhile 🤔😶😗😋
In the ancient writings of Strynignyr it is said that two flying eyes with tentacles like a pasta dish created the world with their sheer will.
And it created everything in just one day.
Now, who do you want to believe from now on?
Now who has the better God?