Does the Bible Really Teach that the Earth is Young?

Most Christians throughout history have believed that God created the world around 6,000 years ago, but scientists tell us that the earth is 4.5 billion years old. What gives? Is the Bible wrong? Are scientists wrong? Are WE wrong to think that the Bible teaches that the earth is young?

Videos posted on “The Bible Explained” are written, designed, recorded, and voiced by Joshua Barnes.

[adrianthekiwi]

6 days creation, one of rest. 6 thousand years of man (almost up), a thousand years of the rest of the Lord, then a new heaven and a new earth, for the old has passed away...

[MrGhostwolf]

I believe in a young earth because God says so in his Word.

[dokidokibibleclub]

Excellent presentation and points made. You also offered a very fair retelling and assessment of the alternate views. Thank you for the time and effort put into this

[markfiedler]

You really dig into the most bewildering questions and debates in such an incredibly thorough yet clear way. Thanks so much for your work. I also really appreciate how you take positive stances on things without being condemning or seeking to shut down discussion.
Really an outstanding example of a sincere researcher in my opinion.

[zurpzzxranscenz]

*The Entirety of Bible is spoked in* *Spiritual way, that's why it's* *impossible to understand* *without the Holy Spirit*

*At the end we will always know* *that Divine Truth was real*

[abiodunishola]

Thanks for all you do and also presenting the word in a way that is simple to understand. I have a question. Without the gap theory, How do you explain the timing of the fall of lucifer. We know he was cast down to earth. I always assumed this was prior to creation of man, Do you have any scripture that can expand on this ? It appears without gap theory It would mean that lucifers' fall happened while man was in the garden. Looking forward to hearing from you and learning more. Thanks again for all you do.

[paradigmbuster]

Finally the first day was when the water that covered the continental surfaces became shallow enough to light those surfaces, three days the dry land appeared. The shallowness from water draining into newly opening basins.

[AOmega]

You have a great channel and have Gods discernment May God bless you

[PowerfulRift]

I don’t think that the Earth is young, because of all the historical archaeological discoveries disprove this.

[romanstravels]

Excellent video! I found myself in the camp of saying that the account of Genesis is in fact *True*. People used to say that when Jesus was ‘Sweating Blood’ that this phrase was just proof that the Gospels were not real and were exaggerated. However, the same way we found out that this does in fact happen and is *True, so is the Genesis account. It did happen but we may not have all the puzzle pieces yet, we will all get the chance to ask if we continue to trust in Christ and do as he has said. Remember: Love Thy neighbor as you do yourself and Love God with all your heart.

[curtthegamer]

Another piece of evidence that Genesis 1-11 is literal is the Septuagint. In Genesis 5 and 11, twelve of generations have an extra 100 years on the begetting ages in the Septuagint (and an extra 50 years on an additional generation). This may or may not be because the Hebrew manuscripts at the time had these extra years in them (we don't have any Dead Sea Scrolls of these chapters to verify it). Either way, the fact that people felt the need to, for whatever reason, either deflate the age of the Earth by about 1, 250 years or inflate the age of the Earth by about 1, 250 years shows that these were viewed as literal. There would have been no need to alter these if they were viewed as non-literal (whatever the reason may have been for altering them).

[YECBIB]

Coming from a rock like an evolutionist or atheist say is way worse than a talking snake.

[connorallgood]

I've never heard people say they believe the 7 days to be 7 thousand because it's poetic. From what I've heard and what I believe is very possible (I don't have a fixed position as it doesn't and shouldn't change our belief in God, therefore no reason to argue over it) is that the 6 days is a literal 6 days, but 6 days for God. Which is as a thousand years to God as you mentioned. Not exactly 1000 years, but as a thousand years, so a long period of time. Doesn't mean Genesis is poetic, just that the time-scale is different with God than with us, which would be expected for an eternal being vs finite creations.

[superalicat]

the bible is true in all things, GOD bless your work

[paradigmbuster]

One argument for the sun predating the first day is the mist that watered the entire surface in Gen 2 created the global deep ocean in Gen 1.
In order for it to accumulate the sun had to be there to keep it above freezing. The spirit of god moving over waters was actualy the "breath of God", the wind which needed to have the sun to drive confection.
The fourth day was not the day the celestial bodies were placed but the day their purpose and authorship was announced. Since one of the purposes of the celestial bodies was to divide the day from the night then we already had the sun to get to a fourth day.

[NizaMaliJesuslovesyou]

After death where the dog's soul goes 😢 please reply My dog died

[FouadKamou-je]

The Kingdom of God is with in you search and you shall find Hallelujah

[cjaybee]

I believe that God created the earth in 6 days, that he created it with age! Just like he created Adam, Adam was created an adult not a baby! The earth was created at a certain maturity.

[jessehide]

God created everything in certain age, like Adam and Eve. They were adult in the moment were created. It was chicken first, not egg.

[anthonykyei-barffour]

I was a bit skeptical at first, wondering if I should watch this, but I am glad I did.

Mostly people murder the account of Genesis 1-11, the doing of which to me undermines the faith they claim to hold.