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jerreye:
Yes, radio carbon dating is good for up to 50,000 - 60,000 years or so, since the remaining "half-life" will be down to about 0.1% at this age! So after 50,000 years or so, it is completely unreliable.

I look forward to hear what Ray has to say at his bible study.

gmik:
Ray did mention at the conference that the Clovis Indians lived about 13,000 years ago.

I just had results of my Dad's DNA for an ancestry check.  It said our haplogroup was from the Gravittians in the Ukraine area around 40,000 years ago. A couple of weeks ago I wouldn't have believed it, now, I am not so sure! :o

enigmoxical:

--- Quote from: musicman on September 29, 2008, 11:20:25 AM ---God created man on the sixth day.  Then He created Adam. . .on the sixth day.  OOOPs!!

--- End quote ---
The Hebrew word "adam" can also refer to mankind in general, not just Eve's husband Adam. The Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary tells this:

Adam means man, and in many places the Hebrew word refers to mankind in general. Genesis 1:27, for example, says, “So God created man [adam] in His own image; He created him in the image of God; He created them male and female [see also Genesis 5:2; 6:1]. Adam is also used of the first man, either with the article as “the man” (Genesis 2:15,16) or as the name “Adam” (Genesis 4:1,25; 5:3,4). Finally, the term can refer to a member of the human race, “a man” (e.g., Genesis 2:5, “there was no man to work the ground”).

"Six" is the number of man. And because of this, I believe we are still in the sixth day. For when was there ever a point in time when God stopped creating men?

“Did not He who made me in the womb make them? Did not the same One fashion us in the womb? (Job 31:15)

“Yet He is not partial to princes, nor dies He regard the rich more than the poor; for they are all the work of His hands.” (Job 34:19)

“Have we not all one Father? Has not one God created us? (Malachi 2:10)

Peace

Heidi:
I believe we are in the 7th day.....day of rest....Christ is our Sabbath.  Will do some studying on this and get back with scriptures....just IMO.

Ray did a paper on the Sabbath day....made perfect sence to my spirit.

Heidi

James:
Very interesting topic(s) to me....the time(s) of creation, and the 7th day, etc.  I'm personally quite staunch in sticking with scripture, I just think there's (obviously) much in scripture that we haven't typically understood (especially those like me that spent years in mainstream churchianity).  So, I think as Ray said, scripture doesn't lie;  but, it might be saying a WHOLE lot more than we've recognized...but it's still in the scripture.  I've been doing quite a bit of thinking about the ages, creation, the age of creation, so keep it coming!  One thing I appreciate about this site is its reference to and reliance on scripture as well as the revelation of the Spirit...not one or the other.  I was looking at a forum recently that focuses on "love", but it seems they're all too willing to dismiss scripture and the Bible in general for their own thoughts and imaginations.  Thankfully not the case here.  God's blessing, James.

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