Genesis creation accounts (Gen. 1:1 to 2:4) - Fulfilled Theology - Preterist2024-03-29T05:35:27Zhttp://fulfilledtheology.ning.com/forum/topics/genesis-creation-accounts-gen-1-1-to-2-4?feed=yes&xn_auth=noIs this the Donald who purcha…tag:fulfilledtheology.ning.com,2017-06-28:5096844:Comment:131012017-06-28T19:41:07.652ZBennie Winterhttp://fulfilledtheology.ning.com/profile/BennieWinter
<p>Is this the Donald who purchased 'The Great Deception'</p>
<p>a few years back?</p>
<p>Ben Winter</p>
<p>Is this the Donald who purchased 'The Great Deception'</p>
<p>a few years back?</p>
<p>Ben Winter</p> I think the "generations" in…tag:fulfilledtheology.ning.com,2013-02-18:5096844:Comment:79242013-02-18T19:19:17.855ZDonaldhttp://fulfilledtheology.ning.com/profile/Donald
<p><span id=".reactRoot[32].[1][2][1]{comment542019065832891_542048145829983}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2]"><span class="UFICommentBody" id=".reactRoot[32].[1][2][1]{comment542019065832891_542048145829983}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0"><span id=".reactRoot[32].[1][2][1]{comment542019065832891_542048145829983}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0.[1]">I think the "generations" in Genesis 2:4 would have to correspond to "the generations of Adam" (Genesis 5:1) because the account shows that Adam and Eve were the…</span></span></span></p>
<p><span id=".reactRoot[32].[1][2][1]{comment542019065832891_542048145829983}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2]"><span class="UFICommentBody" id=".reactRoot[32].[1][2][1]{comment542019065832891_542048145829983}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0"><span id=".reactRoot[32].[1][2][1]{comment542019065832891_542048145829983}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0.[1]">I think the "generations" in Genesis 2:4 would have to correspond to "the generations of Adam" (Genesis 5:1) because the account shows that Adam and Eve were the only people in "Eden" (Genesis 2:8) at the time. "Generations" is definitely a word that meant "people" and "heavens and earth" simply meant that local place where they were living which was specifically identified by "Eden" and the rivers (Genesis 2:8-14).</span></span></span></p> The Genesis creation is about…tag:fulfilledtheology.ning.com,2013-02-18:5096844:Comment:80302013-02-18T19:16:04.275ZDonaldhttp://fulfilledtheology.ning.com/profile/Donald
<p><br></br>The Genesis creation is about the beginning of the Promised Land and God's people, not about the universe, the earth, and the whole mankind. Here's what someone (Rivers Of Eden) wrote from the Planet Preterist forum:<br></br> <br></br>"The language in Genesis 1-2 simply describes the clearing of a desolate flood plain (i.e. the Promised Land) so that it could become inhabitable for Adam and his Israelite descendants to whom the Land would be given by God through Abraham (…</p>
<p><br/>The Genesis creation is about the beginning of the Promised Land and God's people, not about the universe, the earth, and the whole mankind. Here's what someone (Rivers Of Eden) wrote from the Planet Preterist forum:<br/> <br/>"The language in Genesis 1-2 simply describes the clearing of a desolate flood plain (i.e. the Promised Land) so that it could become inhabitable for Adam and his Israelite descendants to whom the Land would be given by God through Abraham (<a target="_blank" class="lbsBibleRef" href="http://biblia.com/bible/esv/Genesis%2017.1-6">Genesis 17:1-6</a>)<br/><br/>At "the beginning" (<a target="_blank" class="lbsBibleRef" href="http://biblia.com/bible/esv/Genesis%201.1-2">Genesis 1:1-2</a>), the Land was flooded the same way that it became during the time of Noah, and then the waters receeded and everything got back to normal. The days of creation merely describe the clearing of the rain, clouds, and flood waters so that the Land became a place where vegetation, animals, and Adam could live and prosper:<br/><br/>Day One: The land and skies were dark because it was night and nothing was visible because deep flood water covered all the Land and dark rain clouds covered the skies. When "morning" came, the "light" (of the sun) became visible through the clouds. <br/><br/>Day Two: The light made the horizon visible so that one could see the difference between the flood waters and the rain clouds. This is how the "waters" were separated. Flood water covered the Land, and rain water fell from the skies.<br/><br/>Day Three: The flood waters begin to receed so that the Land became visible and vegetation began to grow out of the ground. <br/><br/>Day Four: The rain clouds receeded so that the sun, moon, and stars (i.e. the source of the light from Day One) became visible to provide light even during the night.<br/><br/>Day Five: The animals and birds returned to the Land and skies because the storm was over and there was now vegetation and insects for food.<br/><br/>Day Six: The first ancestor of the Israelites (i.e. Adam) was made out of the Land where he could now live and prosper with his family.<br/><br/><span>This is a simple explanation of the meaning of the creation story that does not require any "science" or manipulation of the plain sense of any of the Hebrew language. It also accounts for the limited geocentric scope of the language and knowledge of the ancient Hebrews, as well as the limitations of the Noahic flood language.</span></p>
<p><span>From a theological standpoint, it also explains the inseparable connection between the Promised Land and the Law of Moses that is developed throughout the rest of the Pentateuch, as well as the centrality of the Land of Israel and the city of Jerusalem at the consummation of all prophecy.</span></p>