SATAN'S FLOOD - THE GAP THEORY - IITB 03.08

 

Chapter 3.8

Satan’s Flood

Lucifer’s Flood – The Gap Theory

The Other Flood before Noah

 

 

First Word

     The Book of Genesis is the SEED/PLOT of the whole Bible; the roots of every Great Doctrine.

What does the Bible say and what does the Bible NOT say?

     How can you make the JUMPin the gap” if the Bible didn’t say it?   This Word study is certainly going to mess with your personal BS; your Belief System, your worldview.  I embraced “The flood before Adam” about 30 years ago and while most pastors knew about it, they certainly did not teach it.  It was only recently in Adult Bible Study, in a PCA Presbyterian Church, that I heard about the two floods from a Professor at Columbia International University (CIU).  He recommended the book “The Invisible War” by Donald Grey Barnhouse, and to back the theory up I recommend “Dake’s Annotated Reference Bible” for a cornucopia of supporting scripture.

     The light of God comes to man progressively and God rewards those who diligently seek Him.

There are no new revelations; just more enlightenment.[1]

“The PEARL of great value” is just waiting there to be meticulously uncovered.[2]

 

First earth age Endless Ages before

     Somewhere in the dateless past God made stars before “TIME” as we know it began.  The stars sang as the earth was created.[3]  Before anything else was, there was God and it was his great pleasure to make things.  Like a carpenter building a table and sitting back and looking at it and admiring it because he made it.  IT WAS GOOD” and what a piece of work!   That’s how He feels about Man.[4]

     In the beginning God created all things that are in heaven and in earth, both visible and invisible.  For His own pleasure He established and created areas of dominions principalities, and powers.[5] BUT; God did NOT make the earth “tohu; topsy turvey, void, waste, desolate, empty, wreck or ruin.   

     The RSV says; “He did not make the earth in Chaos”.  But something dreadful did happen between verse one and verse two of Genius; it became void; WATER FLOODED THE EARTH.  There are other scriptures that fill in is the GAP between verse one and verse two of Genesis.

Genesis 1:1 – The First Earth Age was created good

Text Box: The Gap1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Genesis 1:2 – The earth became without form and was void
2  The earth was
BECAME WITHOUT FORM, AND VOID; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. (NKJV)

 

Isaiah 45:18 – God did not create the earth VOID

18 For thus says the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it,

HE CREATED IT NOT IN VAIN, (IT WAS GOOD) he formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; and there is none else.

 

Pre-Adamic Population

     God created angels before creating the earth and the angel Lucifer was put in charge.  The earth was inhabited by “immortal” beings, eons before Adam was ever created.  Lucifer rebelled and the corrupted earth came under the judgment of darkness and a flood.  This fallen state and judgment occurred long before the time of the Garden of Eden.  There was no law of “If you sinned you would die”.  Those whose bodies perished in this first universal flood became the “immortal” demons that would plague the second earth age that we live in today.

     Instead of footnotes, I will print these scriptures out for you so you can see what God says.

Job 38:6-7 – Angels & heavenly beings created before the earth

6 On what were its footings set, or who laid its cornerstone-

7 while the MORNING STARS sang together and all the ANGELS shouted for joy? NIV

Isaiah 45:18 God formed the world to be inhabited

18 For this is what the LORD says-- he who created the heavens, he is God; he who fashioned and made the earth, he founded it;

HE DID NOT CREATE IT TO BE EMPTY,

BUT FORMED IT TO BE INHABITED NIV

Isaiah 14:12 – There were nations in the first earth age

12 How you have fallen from heaven, O morning star, son of the dawn!

You have been cast down to the earth,

YOU WHO ONCE LAID LOW THE NATIONS! NIV

Ezekiel 28:14-16 The Angel Satan was in charge of the TRADING.

14 You were anointed as a guardian cherub, for so I ordained you. You were on the holy mount of God; you walked among the fiery stones.

15 You were blameless in your ways from the day you were created till wickedness was found in you.

16 THROUGH YOUR WIDESPREAD TRADE

YOU WERE FILLED WITH VIOLENCE, and you sinned. NIV

Jeremiah 4:23-26 – The people perished in the first earth age flood

23 I LOOKED AT THE EARTH, AND IT WAS FORMLESS AND EMPTY; and at the heavens, and their light was gone. I looked at the mountains,

24 and they were quaking; all the hills were swaying. I looked, and

25 THERE WERE NO PEOPLE; every bird in the sky had flown away.

26 I looked, and THE FRUITFUL LAND WAS A DESERT; all its towns lay in ruins before the LORD, before His fierce anger. NIV

2 Peter 3:5-7 – Ungodly men existed before Adam

5 But they deliberately forget that

LONG AGO BY GOD'S WORD THE HEAVENS EXISTED AND THE

EARTH WAS FORMED OUT OF WATER

6 BY THESE WATERS ALSO THE WORLD OF THAT TIME WAS DELUGED AND DESTROYED.

7 By the same word the

PRESENT HEAVENS AND EARTH ARE RESERVED FOR FIRE, being kept for the Day of Judgment and destruction of ungodly men. NIV

THE PRE-ADAMIC FLOOD – LUCIFER’S FLOOD

     Now this is “fixin” to get deep here, but just hang in there a minute.  In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.  (Gen 1:1)  This ends the account of the first earth age creation. Later we will get to the second earth age creation as recorded in Gen 1:3. 

NOTE:  In verse two the Lucifer Flood had already happened; “and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters, some translations say “brooding over the waters(pondering)

     Hayah; all other 67 translations of the Hebrew word “hayah” was translated “became” not “was”.  So you can say the earth became without form and void.  The translator’s literally did not understand how the earth “became” void, so they substituted it with the word “was”.

     Jeremiah the prophet recorded that the earth became formless and this did not happen during the flood of Noah.  The Apostle Peter said the “earth of old” overflowed with water.

     With Satan’s rebellion, God withdrew Himself from the world.  This released all restraints of nature and plunged the world into the judgment of DARKNESS.   Water came from everywhere and flooded the earth.  We believe this to be for thousands upon thousands of years which would account for the age of some fossils that have been found and carbon dated with that age.

     It is believed that this flood completely destroyed everything and this made the world without form and void.  If we use Genesis as a concept of God; that everything He made was good; then we can pre-suppose that the earth was created good and because of rebellion and sin, it became void.

     THE JUMP:  This is where you make the jump in the gap between what is said and what is NOT said, and you do this with other scripture.

Genesis 1:2 – The earth became without form and void

2 And the earth was (“hayah” became) without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

2 Peter 3:5-6 – The world that was then overflowed with water

5 … the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:

6 Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:

 

Why the pre-Adamic flood

     Just to stay on point with this study, I will not cover why God flooded the earth, except to say that Satan, the fallen Angels and all corrupt the beings caused it.[6]  Satan is given eons of time to restore the earth, but he could not.   He cannot create anything, but can only counterfeit and copy.

 

Let us reason together[7]

Did God create the world Void and a waste land?[8]

Does God create evil as well as good?[9]

Can both fresh water and salt water come from the same spring?[10]

The Good man brings forth Good things that are stored up in him, how much more will God[11].

God’s ways are perfect and flawless.[12]

Everything God created; He said, that “It was GOOD”.[13]

Darkness - Judgment

Every time the sky is darkened, it is a sign of God’s judgment; EVERY TIME… and that is what is being reported to have already happened in Genesis 1:2.  The First Earth Age was still under God’s judgment and Satan could not fix it, so God starts over with the creation of the Second Earth Age which is what is being reported in Genesis 1:3.  (The final Third Earth Age is when Jesus returns.)   

     Did you see it; all creation is WITNESS to Satan’s Free Will actions and re-actions.  God in His great mercy and grace has given eons of time for Satan to repent; but he does not and now his fate is sealed, he is doomed to the Lake of Fire for eternity.  His only strategy and hope is to delay the inevitable.  When the Battle of Armageddon is over, there will never be another rebellion in heaven and only those that love the lord with their own Free Will, will be there.

 

Genesis 1:2 – DARKNESS was over the surface of the deep

2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.

NIV

Exodus 10:21 – Judgment - So dark it can be felt

21 The LORD said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand toward the sky so that darkness will spread over Egypt

DARKNESS THAT CAN BE FELT."

Jeremiah 4:23 – Judgment – The light was gone

23 I looked at the earth, and it was formless and empty; and at the heavens, and their light was gone.

NIV

Joel 2:31 – Judgment – Sun turned dark

31 The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD.

NIV

Revelation 6:12-13 – Judgment – The sun turned Black

12 I watched as he opened the sixth seal. There was a great earthquake. The sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair, the whole moon turned blood red,

13 and the stars in the sky fell to earth,

NIV

Revelation 8:12 – Judgment – Sun, moon and stars turned dark

12 The fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that

a third of them turned dark. A third of the day was without light, and also a third of the night.

NIV

Revelation 9:2 – Judgment – The Sun and sky were darkened

2 When he opened the Abyss, smoke rose from it like the smoke from a gigantic furnace. The sun and sky were darkened by the smoke from the Abyss.

NIV

Revelation 16:10 – Judgment – Plunged into darkness

10 The fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and his kingdom was plunged into darkness. Men gnawed their tongues in agony

NIV

 

 

 

                   LUCIFER’S FLOOD

 

Genesis 1:2 – Earth was formless

2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep,

NIV

Jeremiah 4:23 – Earth was empty

23 I looked at the earth and it was formless and empty and at the heavens and their light was gone.

NIV

Genesis 1:2 – Earth was totally dark

2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep,

NIV

Genesis 1:3 – Days did not exist

3 And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light and he separated the light from the darkness. NIV

Jeremiah 4:23 – Vegetation destroyed

23 I looked at the earth and it was formless and empty and at the heavens and their light was gone. NIV

Genesis 1:6 – No receding of the waters

6 And God said, "Let there be an expanse between the waters to separate water from water." NIV

Psalm 104:9 – Water boundaries set

9 You set a boundary they cannot cross; never again will they cover the earth.

NIV

Genesis 1:24 – Animals all destroyed

24 And God said, "Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, creatures that move along the ground, and wild animals, NIV

Jeremiah 4:25-26 –No Ark of salvation

25 I looked, and there were no people every bird in the sky had flown away.

26 I looked, and the fruitful land was a desert; NIV

Jeremiah 4:25–All the people were destroyed

25 I looked, and there were no people; every bird in the sky had flown away.

NIV

 

 

 

 

 

                   NOAH’S FLOOD

 

Genesis 8:12 – Earth was not formless

12 He waited seven more days and sent the dove out again, but this time it did not return to him. NIV

Genesis 6:16-17 – Earth was not empty

 17 I am going to bring floodwaters on the earth to destroy all life under the heavens, every creature that has the breath of life in it. Everything on earth will perish NIV

Genesis 8:8 – Earth was not totally dark

8 Then he sent out a dove to see if the water had receded from the surface of the ground NIV

Genesis 8:6 – There were days

6 After forty days Noah opened the window he had made in the ark

NIV

Genesis 8:11 – Vegetation remained

11 When the dove returned to him in the evening, there in its beak was a freshly plucked olive leaf! NIV

Genesis 8:3 – The Waters receded steadily

3 The water receded steadily from the earth. At the end of the hundred and fifty days the water had gone down, NIV

Genesis 1:9 – Water boundaries already set

9 And God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear. NIV

Genesis 6:20 – Animals preserved

20 Two of every kind of bird, of every kind of animal and of every kind of creature that moves along the ground will come to you to be kept alive. NIV

1 Peter 3:20Ark saved people

God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In it only a few people, eight in all, were saved through water, NIV

Genesis 6:18 – Eight people saved

I will establish my covenant with you, and you will enter the ark--you and your sons and your wife and your sons' wives with you. NIV

 

 

 

 
The Two Floods Comparison

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Second Creation Begins

Time

     Time did not begin till the second earth age which is the age we live in now and Time will end at the end of this age; Time will end.  Ponder that!  We are living in a blip, a point between eternity past and eternity forever.

     The Bible speaks of a six day creation, but it could just as easily have taken 6000 years; it actually doesn’t make any difference.  One day with the Lord is like a thousand years.  We are taught as students of the Bible to;

FIRST; take the precepts as literal, simple and straight forward;

SECOND take it figuratively;

THIRD parabolic as an instructional parable.

     I take the 6 day creation as 6 literal days, but I could just as easy embrace 6000 years, however, I would have to literally live 7000 years to enjoy the rest on the Sabbath.  Oddly enough, it has been about 6000 years since the “second” creation with only 1000 years remaining for the millennial reign of Christ to take place. (Resting on the 7th day)  SO GET READY for His return.

2 Peter 3:8 – One day is like a thousand years to God

8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that

ONE DAY IS WITH THE LORD AS A THOUSAND YEARS,

AND A THOUSAND YEARS AS ONE DAY.

Psalms 90:4 – A thousand years is only yesterday.

4 For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night.

 

God brings forth – The re-construction

     In the second earth age creation which was mainly “reconstructive”, there were some things that were NOT created, but were already in existence.

NOTE:  The word “CREATE” is used only in the first verse of Genesis and is not used again till the creation of life.  There is no scripture that says God founded the earth in the waters, therefore the DRY land was already created and appeared when the waters were gathered together.

     God brought forth; seas, dry land, grass, herbs and fruit trees.

Genesis 1:9-11 – The waters and land were already there

9 And God said let the WATERS under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.

10 God called the DRY LAND Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called the Seas: and God saw that it was good.

11 And God said, let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. KJV

 

God creates the heavens

God now creates the Heaven, Sun, Moon, and Stars

Genesis 1:7-18 – God creates the heavens

7 And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.

8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.

16 And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.

17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

18 And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good. KJV

 

God creates living things

     God creates sea creatures, birds, beasts, insects and man.  There are three spears of creation; (1) Matter – (2) Natural life and (3) Spiritual life; man.

Genesis 1:21-27 God creates living things.

21 God created great whales, and every living creature that moves, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: God saw that it was good.

24 And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.

27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.  KJV

 

God said Replenish

     Now God has made Man and told him to “replenish” the earth, or “re-populate” it again.  He told Noah the same thing after his flood.  To replenish or repopulate must mean there was a populace before this one begin.

Genesis 1:26-28ADAM; after the 1st Earth age flood of Lucifer

27 So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.

28 Then God blessed them, and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply and REPLENISH the earth and subdue it. KJV

Genesis 9:1 – NOAH -After the 2nd Earth age flood of Noah

9:1 And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, be fruitful, and multiply, and REPLENISH the earth. KJV

 

The Take Away

     Did your BS Change; your Belief System, your worldview.  Embracing or rejecting the Gap Theory does not affect your salvation, it only helps explain the story of Satan’s rebellion and man’s fight in the inviable war over souls.  

     The words “In the beginning” does not refer to the 6 day creation, but refers to a time before this re-creation began; the earth then was called “dry land”.   So in the beginning God created the heavens and the dry land.

     Satan had corrupted the inhabitants of the first earth age and made them vile, wicked and evil and at some point in eternity past there was a JUDGMENT of darkness and waters flooded the entire dry land.  Did you see it?  The earth had become without form and was void.  NOW there was no light AND without light everything perished including the creatures of the deep. 

     Un-repentant Satan was given eons of time to re-construct the earth, but could not.  God started over and created man; made lower than the angels; and gave him dominion over earth.  Satan having lost his dominion to a man made lower than him and one made out of dirt at that, struck back at God by corrupting MAN who was made in the very image of God and caused him to become vile, wicked and evil.  In the JUDGMENT of the Second Flood, God started over again with Noah and his family of eight.

Today man is still vile, wicked and evil,

God is sending another Ark; the Rapture,

Get Ready.



[1] Hebrews 11:6 – God rewards those that earnestly seeks Him

[2] Matthew 13:46 – Sell everything and buy the Pearl of great value

[3] Job 38:4-7 – The stars/angels were there at earth’s creation

[4] Deuteronomy 32:4 – God’s works are perfect -- Job 7:17 – Why does God love His creation man so much?

[5] Psalms 33:9 – He spoke and it came into existence. -- Colossians 1:16-17 – God created everything for Himself -- Psalms 33:6 – The breath of His mouth created everything

 

[6] Isaiah 14:12-14 – Satan rebels with the Five I Wills

[7] Isaiah 1:18 – Come and let us reason together

[8] Genesis 1:10 – Dry ground; It was Good

[9] God created Free Will and with that the ability to do the greatest good or the greatest evil

[10] James 3:11 – Fresh and salt water cannot come from the same spring

[11] Matthew 12:35 – A good man bring forth good; the evil man brings forth evil

[12] God’s way is perfect and flawless

[13] Psalms 18:30 –Genesis 1:4 – Light; It was Good -- Genesis 1:12 – Fruit trees; It was Good -- Genesis 1:18 – Day and Night; It was Good -- Genesis 1:21 – Birds; It was Good -- Genesis 1:25 – Creatures; It was Good -- Genesis 1:31 – Man; God saw that it was VERY GOOD

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