GOD'S REVELATIONS OF GOD'S CREATION
AND A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME
A Thesis Approval Presentation
Presented to Dr. Steven Pettey, Seminary Dean
of Louisiana Baptist University
Towards Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for
Master of Theological Studies
By
Edward G. Rice
May, 2010
THESIS OUTLINE
Subject: Creation Accounts
Title: GOD`S REVELATIONS OF GOD`S CREATION AND A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME
Thesis Statement: The Biblical accountings of the creation and flood are inerrant infallible revelations of God which provide key insights that touch the understanding of time in His universe.
Outline: Introduction
The Revelations of God
The Creation
The Creation In The Pentateuch Accounts
Comentary on Authenticity and Reliability
Perplexing Challenges Give Profound Insights
The Creation In The Poetry Accounts
Comentary on Authenticity and Reliability
Perplexing Challenges Give Profound Insights
The Creation In The Other Old Testament Accounts
Comentary on Authenticity and Reliability
Perplexing Challenges Give Profound Insights
The Creation In The New Testament Accounts
Comentary on Authenticity and Reliability
Perplexing Challenges Give Profound Insights
The Flood
The Flood In The Pentateuch Accounts
Comentary on Authenticity and Reliability
Perplexing Challenges Give Profound Insights
The Flood In The Psalms Accounts
Comentary on Authenticity and Reliability
Perplexing Challenges Give Profound Insights
The Flood In The Other Old Testament Accounts
Comentary on Authenticity and Reliability
Perplexing Challenges Give Profound Insights
The Flood In The New Testament Accounts
Comentary on Authenticity and Reliability
Perplexing Challenges Give Profound Insights
Some Time and Revelation Twisting Theories
The Gap Theory
Formation
History
Flaws
“Unformed and Unfilled, A Critique of The Gap Theory”
W. Fields' 1976 work is an exhaustive treatment of it's error.
“Undoubtably the most comprehensive and exegetically profound analysis of the Gap Theory ever published.”
Dr. Ruckman's 2009 flawed defense.
Attributes
The Canopy Theory
Formation
History
Flaws
Attributes
Calandars and Dating of Creation
James Ussher`s Extrodinary Research
Cataclysmic Changes In the Calandar
A Reasonable Accounting for Cayaclysmic Changes
Einstiens Theory of Relativity
Relativity Theory Explained
Relativity Theory Changes Everything
A Bounded Universe
A Bounded Universe In Science
A Bounded Universe In The Bible
A Universal Time Warp
Time Warp Explained
A Day as 1000 Years
A Universal Distance Warp
Distance Warp Explained
A Million Light Years Explained
The All Encompassing Revelations of God
The Finite Comprehending The Infinite
Let Us Hear The Conclusion of the Matter
Purpose
I have undertaken this thesis because in February of 1987 in the region of our southern sky called the Large Magellanic Cloud a star explode which was 160,000 light years away1, and inquiring minds would ask, “Did it really nova 160,000 years ago? Was'nt that 154,000 years before God spoke the universe into existence?” And yet my Bible says “O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.... When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?” (Psalm 8:1,3,4) I have udertaken this thesis because our solar system is one of 100 billion in the Milky Way Galaxy and I have viewed Andromeda with the understanding that it is our nearest neighboring galaxy, that it is structured very similar to our own galaxy being 100,000 light years in diameter, and that it is about 2 million light years away2, and yet my Bible tells me God said “I made the stars also” and they are “as the sand of the sea shore.” I have undertaken this effort because:
“The Psalmist reports that “The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.” (Psalm 19) In this declaration of the heavens and the firmament we must not be found timid. Recall that a firmament, made on the 2nd day of creation is not 'firm ground' but a great expanse. The vast universe before us declares our God and Creator's glory. That vastness confounds the atheistic evolutionist and a Christian should not stumble on its marvelous declaration.”3
Albert Einstein's theory of relativity4 has given amble science to declare that it does not take light 160,000 years to travel 160,000 light years. In his theory it is not only possible but absolutely true that when approaching the bounded edge our universe, “one day is ... as 1000 years, and 1000 years is as one day.5 Dr. Humphery has thoroughly detailed this truth in his book6 from Institute of Creation Research. But the vast majority of Christians lack the scientific backgrounds to unravel these mysteries for themselves. This work delves into these facinating truths about time, stretches the boundries of their applications, and aims to be readable and comprehendable by the average Christian, for the praise of God's glory.
Preliminary Research Bibliography
The Holy Bible
DeYoung, Donald, “Astronomy and the Bible”, Master Books (c) 2005
DeYoung, Donald, “Thousands not Billions: Challenging the Icon of Evolution, Questioning the Age of the Earth ”, Master Books (c) 2005
Einstein, Albert, “Relativity, The Special and the General Theory” Translated by Robert W. Lawson, Three Rivers Press, New York, © 1961, Estate of Albert Einstein
Fields, Weston, “Unformed and Unfilled, A Critique of The Gap Theory”, (c) 1976, Master Books, Greenforest, AR
Filkin, David, “Steven Hawking's Universe, The Cosmos Explained” (c) 1997, Basic Books
Garner, Paul, “The New Creationism: Building Scientific Theory on a Biblical Foundation ”, ??
Hawking, Stephen, “A Brief History of Time” (c) 1976, Bantum Book
Hawking, Stephen, “The Universe in a Nutshell” (c) 2001, Bantum Book
Humphreys, Dr. D. Russell, “Starlight and Time, Solving the Puzzle of Distant Starlight in a Young Universe”, © 1994 Master Books Inc. Arizona
Morris, Henery M., “Scientific Creationism”, © 1974, 1985 Master Books Inc. Arizona
Morris, Henery M., “The Genesis Record”, Baker Books, (C) 1976
Morris, Henery M., “The Beginning of the World”, Institute for Creation Research
Rice, Edward G., “Essays in Science, A Christian Perspective of the Universe”, www,GSBaptistChurch.com/science/science_essay.html
Ruckman, Peter S., “The Book of Genesis”, (c) 1969 BB Bookstore, Pensacola FL.
Ruckman, Peter S., “The Ruckman Study Bible”, (c) 2009 BB Bookstore, Pensacola FL.
Snelling, Andrew, “Earth's Catostrophic Past”, Institute for Creation Research
www., Info with photos from http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap021021.html accessed Oct 2008
www., Edwin Hubble, www.astro.caltech.edu/palomar/history.html accessed 10/11/2008
www., Articles on Creation, http://www.creationresearch.org/
www., Quasars, http://www.definity-systems.net/~apw/astro/galaxies.html accessed Nov 2008
www., Articles on Creation, http://www.truthandscience.net/
1Info with photos from http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap021021.html accessed Oct 2008
2Quasars, http://www.definity-systems.net/~apw/astro/galaxies.html accessed Nov 2008
3Rice, Edward G., “Essays in Science, A Christian Perspective of the Universe” pg 1
4Einstein, Albert, “Relativity, The Special and the General Theory” Translated by Robert W. Lawson
52 Peter 3:8
6Humphreys, Dr. D. Russell, “Starlight and Time, Solving the Puzzle of Distant Starlight in a Young Universe”