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A primary assumption of Geocreationism is that God the Father made the pronouncements recorded in Genesis 1, and Jesus responded by removing the insurmountable hindrance otherwise preventing the Father’s will.

For example, on Day 1, God told Jesus to “let there be light”.  So, Jesus did, by removing the causes of what was a dark and rainy sky.  On Day 2, God told Jesus to “Let there be a firmament.” So, Jesus did, by stopping the turbulent rain that occupied all the space between the clouds and the seas.  On Day 3, God told Jesus to “Let the waters be gathered into one place,” to “let dry land appear,” and to “let the earth bring forth grass” and seeded plants.  So, Jesus did, …

It has been quite a busy month, between practice for our church’s Easter play, plans for our kitchen, birthdays, etc.  Back to writing on creation and evolution!
Currently, I am reviewing Adam Dimech’s “Plant Evolution Tour”.  I really like the detail to which he goes, explaining the earth’s development, but in language a lay person can understand.
Recall that theologically, in Review of “Plant Evolution Tour” - Part 1, I concluded that closing the knowledge gap brings us closer to God, because further discoveries help us separate those things that happened naturally from those that happened supernaturally.  Ironically, the effect on atheists is a stronger and stronger conviction that God is unnecessary….

My theory of Geocreationism is that the Days of creation can be mapped to geologic eras, making it similar to (or yet another flavor of) Day Age Theory.  In that vein, Day 1 occurred about 3.9 Ga, around the time of the last large meteor strike against the early earth.  Day 2 was some time between 3.9 Ga and 3.5 Ga, when the oceans had finally reformed from their last meteoric vaporizing 3.9 Ga.  Day 3, the creation of land and plants, occurred approximately 2.4 Ga, when plate tectonics began.  Day 4 was about 1.9 Ga, when Oxygen levels reached high enough levels for the sun, moon, and starts to be visible in the firmament.  This means that Day 3 could …

Day 3 of Creation saw the beginning of plate tectonics, with the God stated intention of creating dry land, and seeded land plants.  Based on the Geological and Theological evidence, it would seem that God jumpstarted the land to naturally produce the earth’s plant life over the following 2 billion years.  But, why only mention seeded plants?

God created several different kinds of plant life.  Botanists divide them up based on their means of reproduction.  Generally, plants reproduce via spores or seeds.  Spores require the sperm of one plant to find the egg of another in order to reproduce.  Seeds do not require this, containing all of the reproductive material required in just the seed.  In Genesis 1:11, God spoke …

 11 Then God said, “Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.” And it was so. 12 The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good. 13 And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day.– Genesis 1:11 to 13
Placing God’s creative pronouncement of Day 3 with the appearance of seeded plants on land does not fit into the Geologic Timeline.  The reason is because the sun, moon, and stars were visible in the firmament about 1.9 billion …

A reader David asked some excellent questions that I believe are of general interest to the blog, and so I think it appropriate to answer the questions here. 

> The idea of the Holy Spirit choosing to move to the
> other side of the earth to experience the day is still
> difficult for me to grasp. The Holy Spirit is spirit (duh!).
> He is everywhere at once if I understand the concept of
> omnipresence. Now, much greater minds than mine
> have been wrestling with Genesis for thousands of
> years. Nevertheless, what about this?

The question of the Holy Spirit’s omnipresence is an interesting one.  Well let’s first consider a similar question.  Is Jesus omnipresent? I think that’s an easier one to tackle.  Clearly, …

Genesis 1:9-11 (NIV)
 9 And God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear.” And it was so. 10 God called the dry ground “land,” and the gathered waters he called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.
 
Proverbs 8:29a
29 when he gave the sea its boundary
       so the waters would not overstep his command
 
Job 38:8-11
 8 “Who shut up the sea behind doors
       when it burst forth from the womb,

 9 when I made the clouds its garment
       and wrapped it in thick darkness,

 10 when I fixed limits for it
       and set its doors and bars in place,

 11 when …

In a Psalm of worship and praise, an anonymous psalmist recorded an account of creation (Psalm 104) that mirrors the Creation account in Job, and lends us a few new insights that fit quite nicely with the Geocreationist view of Genesis 1. 

Recall that on Day 1, the last meteor strike of 3.9 billion years ago had vaporized the ocean.  It was raining back down, and without any further meteors en route the atmosphere was beginning to reform.  The sun’s light was beginning to disperse through the young sky, and could be seen somewhat even within the rain beneath the clouds.
 1 Praise the LORD, O my soul.
       O LORD my God, you are very great;
       you are clothed …

Then God said, “Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.” - Genesis 1:6
At the beginning of Day 2, it was still raining… hard.  An atmosphere was beginning to form, and Jesus had seen to it that no more large meteors would decimate it.  It was sometime after 3.9 Ga, though probably before 3.85Ga, when the first signs of life would be fossilized.

The rain was like a sheet of water connecting the clouds to the oceans, until God said to Jesus to let a firmament form.  Eventually, the rain let up.  There were still clouds, but there was now a space between them and ocean.
Thus God made the …

Having made the case that Day 1 was 3.9 billion years ago, that Day 2 immediately followed Day 1, and and having described it all in terms of mainstream scientific hypotheses, some may say it calls the miraculous nature of those days into question.  First, let us recap.

It seems that God said to let there be light when Jesus and the Holy Spirit were hovering over the ocean, in the rain. The rain was part of the aftermath of a large meteor strike 3.9 billion years ago that blew away much of the existing atmosphere, and vaporized the existing ocean.  That vapor was now settling back through a worldwide rainstorm, and Jesus was watching the oceans reform below Him.  Without an atmosphere, …