THE PRE-ADAMITE WORLD (GEN.1:2) 18 PROOFS OF A PRE-ADAMITE WORLD: 1. In Gen.1:1 we have the original creation of the heavens and the earth. This is certainly pre-Adamite, for Adam was created much later as is clear Regarding the original creation, the following facts make it clear that the term in the beginning used in Gen.1:1-2 does not refer to the time or work of the 6 days of Gen.1:3-2:25; (1) The word and is used 148 times in Gen.1-2 to separate the 102 different acts of God. These acts are all independent and important. The and of Gen.1:2 proves that the work of v 2 is entirely independent of the work of v1. While V1 records. The original creation of the heavens and the earth, v 2 records the original dry land, or earth, made chaos and flooded through a great catastrophe which destroyed all life on a pre-Adamite earth (2) The word was in v2 is from the verb to become, not the verb to be, which proves that the earth became waste and empty since its original creation and habitation in the beginning. (3) The phrase without form in v2 is from the Heb. tohu, meaning waste, desolation. It is trans. waste (Dt.32:10); without form (Gen.1:2; Jer.4:23); vain (Isa. 45:18; 1 Sam.12:21); confusion (Isa.24:10; 34:11; 41:29); empty (Job.26:7); vanity (Isa.40:17, 23; 44:9); nothing (Job.6:18; Isa.40:17); and wilderness (Job.12:24; Ps.107:40). It can be seen from these passages what the condition of the earth was, in v2 of Gen.1. God did not originally create the earth in such a waste and ruined condition. It is stated in Isa.45:18 that He did not create the earth tohu (vain, waste, desolate), yet in v2 it is this way. Therefore, we are to conclude that the earth was made perfect, dry land, beautiful, and inhabited originally, and that later it became empty, waste and a ruin because of sin (Dt.32:4; Eccl.3:11) (4) The Heb. for void is bohu, empty, ruin, void. It is trans. void (v2; Jer.4:23); and emptiness (Isa.34:11). The Heb. phrase tohu va bohu, waste and empty, describes the chaotic condition of the earth at the time it was cursed and made flooded because of the sins of Lucifer and the pre-Adamites. It could not refer to the earth as originally created- beautiful, perfect, dry land 2. The earth was created to be inhabited (Isa.45:18), and was inhabited before the flood of Gen.1:2 and the work of the 6 days of Adams time (Gen.1:3-2:25; Isa.14:12-14; Jer.4:23-26; Ezek.28:11-17; 2Pet.3:5-8) 3. The earth is called dry land (Gen.1:10) which means Gen.1:1 could read, “In the beginning God created the heaven and dry land. Since it was created dry (not wet and flooded as in Gen.1:2) then it was immediately inhabited; and the flood of Gen.1:2 was a curse, not a creative act. According to Ps.136:6 the earth was originally created dry and stretched above the waters, not the waters stretched upon the earth. This requires a pre-Adamite race whose sin brought such a curse 4. In Gen.1:2 the earth is not only flooded with water but covered with total darkness, the sun, moon, and stars having withdrawn their light, causing all life on earth to be totally destroyed. This requires a pre-Adamite world with vegetation, birds, animals, and men as proved in Jer.4:23-26 5. We have the fact recorded in Gen. 1:2 that the earth, the waters, and the darkness were already in existence before the work of the 6 days which began in Gen.1:3 and continued until the earth was restored to a second habitable state in Gen.2:25. Thus, it is clear from Gen.1:1-2 (and related scriptures) that: (1) In the beginning, the dateless past, and not in 6 days about 6,000 years ago, God created the heavens, including the sun, moon, and stars - all the heavenly bodies in space (2) In the beginning or the dateless past, as in point (1) above, God created the earth, or dry land (3) The heavens and the earth were created by God, a personal and an eternal Being; they were not the product of molecules deciding to produce innumerable offspring of heavenly and earthly things (4) The heavens were created before the earth was. Job.38:4-7 (5) Both the heavens and the earth were created before the earth was flooded (6) The earth was created dry land, not wet and flooded (v1, 10; Isa.45:18) (7) The waters that flooded the dry land or earth were created in the beginning along with the earth, to cause the dry land to become productive (Job.38:4-30), and not to curse the earth as Gen.1:2 (8) The darkness was also created in the beginning with day, or light, to help sustain life on the earth (Job.38:4-41) (9) The earth only was cursed, flooded, and filled with darkness, not the heavens (v2) We, therefore, conclude that Gen.1:1-2 proves a pre- Adamite world that was destroyed in a flood, which necessitated the making of the present Adamite world so that the original purpose of God concerning the earth could be realized (Isa.45:18) 6. It is further revealed in Gen.1:2 that the Spirit of God began to move upon the flooded earth and in the darkness to restore the dry land as before it was flooded. This also confirms the fact of a pre- Adamite world which was destroyed, making it necessary to restore the earth to a second habitable state as in the 6 days of Gen.1:3-2:25 7. In Scripture, all instances of obscuring the sun and bringing consequent darkness, and the two past cases of universal floods are revealed to be the result of judgment, not creation (Gen.6:8-8:22; Ex.10:21-23; Isa.5:30; Jer.4:23-26). All predictions of such future darkness depict judgment (Mt.8:12; 24:29-31; Rev.6:12-17; 8:12; 9:2; 16:10; Isa.13:10; Joel 2:30-3:16; Amos 5:18-20). Could we say that Gen.1:2 is an exception and the only place in Scripture where darkness and universal flood on the earth are not an act of judgment? If then, as in other cases, these are the result of judgment, Gen.1:2 definitely proves there was a pre-Adamite world which was destroyed by darkness and flood No one questions the flood of Noahs time being an act of judgment passed upon free moral agents because of sin. No one doubts the existence of free moral agents before the flood actually came. Why, then, doubt the existence of a pre-Adamite world which was destroyed by the darkness and flood of Gen.1:2? That this was even a worse flood than one of Noahs time, and an act of greater judgment in punishment of more horrible sins is clear from the outline of contrasts below We find proof of two universal floods on earth, one in Lucifer’s day and another in Noahs, in Gen.1:2; Isa.14:12-14; Jer.4:23-26; 2Pet.3:5-8 20 CONTRASTS BETWEEN THE 2 FLOODS: Lucifer’s Noah’s 1 Earth made waste (1:2; Jer.4:23). - Not made waste (8:11-12, 22) 2 Earth made empty (1:2; Jer.4:23) - Not made empty (6:17-22; 8:16) 3 Earth made totally dark.(1:2;Jer.1:23) -Not made totally dark.(8:6-22) 4 No light from heaven(1:2-5) - light from heaven(8:6-22) 5 No days (1:2-5) - Days (8:1-22) 6 All vegetation destroyed (1:2-12; Jer.4:23-26). - Vegetation left (8:11-12, 22) 7 No continual abating of waters off the earth(1:6-12). -Continual abating of waters off earth (8:1-14) 8 Waters taken off earth in 1 day (1:10) -Months abating off earth(8:1-14) 9 Supernatural work of taking waters off earth (1:6-12). -Natural work of taking waters off earth (8:1-14) 10 God rebuked the waters (1:6-12;Ps.104:7) - No rebuke of the waters (8:1-14) 11 Waters hasted away (Ps.104:7) - Waters gradually receded (8:1-14) 12 God set a bound for waters (Ps.104:9) -Bounds already set (1:6-12; 8:2) 13 All fish destroyed - No fish destroyed, only the land animals (6:18-8:22) 14 No fowls left(1: 20; Jer.4:23-26). -Fowls preserved(6:20; 8:17) 15 No animals left (1:24-25;2:19). -Animals preserved (6:20;8:17) 16 No man left (1:26-28; Jer.4:23-26) - 8 men and women saved (6:18) 17 No social system left (2Pet.3:6; Jer.4:23-26). - A social system left (6:18; 8:222Pet.2:5) 18 No ark made to save life (Jer.4:23-26; 2Pet.3:6-8). - An ark made to save life (6:14-22;1Pet.3:20) 19 Cause fall of Satan (Isa.14:12-14; Jer.4:23-26;Ezek. 28:11-17; Lk.10:18) and fallen angels(6:1-4) - Cause wickedness of man (6:5-13) 20 Result: became necessary to make things new fish, fowl, land animals, man, vegetation (1:3-2:25). - Result: no new creations made, for all were preserved (6:18-8:22) The flood of Noah lasted over a year, yet vegetation was not destroyed. But in Lucifers flood the fruitful place became a wilderness (Jer.4:23-26). New vegetation had to be planted in the 6 days, for the earth was totally desolate (Gen.1:11-12; 2:5, 8-17). This proves that Lucifers flood was on earth longer than Noahs and without doubt, as judgment for a more serious rebellion - a complete rebellion of the pre-Adamite world 8. The command for Adam to replenish the earth (fill it again) - not plenish it, proves that the earth had been filled before this (Gen.1:28). God gave the same command to Noah, after the second universal flood (Gen.9:1-2). Should we conclude from His command to Noah to replenish the earth that he meant to fill it for the first time, and not refill it? Substitute the word fill (meaning supply for the first time) in Gen.9:1; Isa.2:6; 23:2; Jer.31:25; Ezek.26:2; 27:25, as some do in Gen.1:28 and see if it makes better sense. Whatever we conclude in these other places were replenish is used, let us be consistent and give the same meaning to Gen.1:28 9. The fact that Lucifer had already ruled the earth and become a fallen creature before Adams time is proof that Adam and his race were not the first ones on earth. We are required to acknowledge that Satans fall was before Adams time because he was already a fallen creature when he came into Adams Eden (Gen.3; 2 Cor.11:2). Hence, he must have fallen with a pre-Adamite creation 10. According to Isa.14:12-14, Lucifer actually invaded heaven from earth hoping to defeat God and take His kingdom; but, Lucifer, himself was defeated and his kingdom cursed. Before his defeat he had a throne and therefore a kingdom and subjects to rule over. His kingdom was under the clouds, under the stars, and under heaven; therefore, on earth. Having weakened the nations over whom he ruled, and wanting to be like God and take His place in heaven, Lucifer led the invasion of heaven. All this had to be before Adams day, for no such things have occurred since Adam was created 11. In Ezek.28:11-17 we have a picture of Lucifer before he fell, as the anointed cherub or protector of the earth, as being full of wisdom and perfect in beauty, as ruling in a garden of Eden (before Adam), as being created of God and perfect in his ways up to the time of his fall. The passage gives the reason for his fall and the result of it. The only time this could have been true of Satan was before the days of Adam, thus proving a pre-Adamite world 12. In Jer.4:23-26 we have a full description of the earth under a total curse, as in Gen.1:2. It was desolate and empty, the heavens had no light, the hills and mountains were undergoing convulsions, there was no man, no bird, no animal, no fruitful place, and no city left standing because of Gods fierce anger. The only time Jeremiah could have seen the earth without form and void and totally dark and desolate off all life was at the same time Moses saw it thus, and as recorded by him in Gen.1:2. There never has been a time from Adam until now when the earth was in such a state (not even at the time of Noahs flood), and there will never be a time of such a curse in the eternal future. The only time Jer.4:23-26 could be fulfilled was before Adam, for the earth was in such a condition when the Spirit began the 6 days work of restoring it to a second habitable state (Gen.1:2-21). Regarding the future such will never be the condition of the earth again, for at the 2nd advent Christ will begin to reign over all nations on earth forever, and of His kingdom there shall be no end (Gen.8:22; 9:12; Isa.9:6-7; 59:21; Dan.2:44-45; 7:13-14, 18,27; Zech.14; Lk.1:32-33; Rev.1:6; 5:10; 11:15; 20:4-10; 22:4-5). Even the renovation of the heaven and earth at the end of the Millennium will not make the earth desolate as pictured in Gen.1:2 and Jer. 4:23-24 (Rom.8:19-25; Heb.1:10-12; 12:25-28; 2Pet.3:10-13). Therefore, Jer.4:23-26 must refer to the same judgment as pictured in Gen.1:2, thus proving further that a real social system- men, birds, fruitful places, cities- existed before Adam. 13. Ps.104:5-9 speaks of God sending a flood on the earth after its creation, at which time the waters stood above the mountains. V7 identifies this as Lucifers flood, saying At thy rebuke they fled. In the case of Noahs flood, the waters slowly and naturally abated. Furthermore V9 makes it clear that this flood was at a time when God set a bound for waters that they turn not again to cover the earth, and that is what happened in the 6 days work of Gen.1:3-2:25. Thus, Ps.104:5-9 refers to the same flood as Gen.1:2 and proves the existence of a pre-Adamite world which was overthrown by a flood 14. Turning to the N.T we find that Jesus taught the fall of Satan from heaven, in Lk.10:18. When did he fall? Before Adams time, for he was already a fallen creature when he came into Adams Eden (Gen.3). Why did he fall? Because of pride and wanting to exalt his earthly kingdom above Gods (Isa.14:12-16; Ezek.28:11-17). What was the result of his fall? All of Satans earthly subjects as well as over one-third of Gods own angels fell with him (Rev.12:3, 7-12); and all earth-nations were totally destroyed, along with vegetation, fish, fowls, and animals (2Pet.3:5-8). Thus Lk.10:18 substantiates the teaching of O.T passages regarding a pre-Adamite world 15. Jesus further taught the overthrow of the pre-Adamite world plainly stating that the world had been over thrown (Mt.13:35) 16. Paul also taught the overthrow of the pre-Adamite world (Eph.1:4; Heb.4:3; 9:26. In Col.1:15-18 he made it clear that there are thrones, principalities, and powers in heaven and in earth, visible and invisible. It should not be difficult then, to believe that Lucifer was given one of these thrones and a kingdom to rule over, before he fell. That his kingdom was on earth in a pre-Adamite period is indicated by the fact that he returned to the earth after his fall, and moving with envy and jealousy brought about the downfall of the new earth-ruler, Adam. Why all this desire to usurp mans dominion on earth if the earth was not one time Lucifers place of rulership? Even his eternal punishment will be in the lake of fire under the earth, which further proves his sin was in connection with the earth - and if so, when, if not at the time of a pre-Adamite world 17. Peter was very definite in his statements regarding a social system overthrown before Adam (2Pet.3:6) 18. John referred to the overthrow of the pre-Adamite world (Rev.13:8; 17:8; Mt.13:35) Thus it is clear that both testaments give proof of a pre-Adamite world. The actual findings of science regarding pre-historic animals and men, the age of the earth, its rock formation, and other facts can be recognized only if we believe the Bibles revelation of a pre-Adamite social system. There are many questions which cannot be answered apart from a belief in the pre Adamite age. How did Lucifer become the devil and the prince of demons? When did he weaken the nations, ascend into heaven to exalt his throne above the stars and when did he fall from heaven as in Isa.14:12-14? How did demons originate, for what purpose and when? What caused the calamity of Gen.1:2; Jer.4:23-26; Ps.104:6-9; 2Pet.3:5-6? Why was hell prepared for the devil and his angels as stated in Mt.25:41, and why was it located beneath the earth (Mt.12:40; Eph.4:7-11)? Why was Adam told to replenish and not merely to plenish the earth? These and other questions go unanswered apart from a belief in the pre- Adamite world
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