In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. 2 And the earth was 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. 3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. Alright first point, there are many many many years between 1 and 2. In the original translation the word was in "2 And the earth was without form, and void" can be interpreted as was or became. If it is because, evidence as to why it is because will be later given, then there would need to be a cause behind the earth becoming without form and void. 4 Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding. 5 Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it? 6 Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof; 7 When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy? -Job 4-7 This confirms that the creation of the heavens was separate from the events of Genesis. The Bible also talks about how the earth was given to an angel called Lucifer and how that angel also controlled 1/3rd of all angelic hosts 12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! 13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: 14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High - Isaiah 14 12-14, 18 And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven. -Luke 10,18 basically the fall of Lucifer. Now when did this fall take place? 12 Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord God; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty. 13 Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created. 14 Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire. 15 Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee. 16 By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire. 17 Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee. 18 Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thine iniquities, by the iniquity of thy traffick; therefore will I bring forth a fire from the midst of thee, it shall devour thee, and I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee. -Ezekiel 28 the king of Tyrus is Lucifer 16 By the [b] multitude of thy merchandise [/b] they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire. what merchandise? Thou hast defiled thy [b]sanctuaries[/b] by the multitude of thine iniquities, by the iniquity of thy [b] traffick[/b] In the Hebrew the sanctuaries you see here means like dominion or in this sense it would mean earth, and traffick means for example if your job was to work a cash register and give the money to your boss, instead you kept it for yourself. This would mean that while Satan was anointed cherub instead of sending the praise of the people to God he was trafficking it. Now the question is what people? Satan had already lost his role as anointed cherub by the time humans were on earth, this brings in the thought of a pre-adamic race and world. 23 I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light. 24 I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly. 25 I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled. 26 I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful place was a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down at the presence of the Lord, and by his fierce anger. 27 For thus hath the Lord said, The whole land shall be desolate; yet will I not make a full end. 28 For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black; because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not repent, neither will I turn back from it. -Jeremiah 4, a vision into the past watch this I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light- the same picture as genesis 1-2, but with additions 24 I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly. 25 I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled.- So there was no man..... 26 I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful place was a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down at the presence of the Lord, and by his fierce anger. 27 For thus hath the Lord said, The whole land shall be desolate; yet will I not make a full end.- So there was no man or fruitful place or birds yet there were cities? What cities? who built these cities? Also note "by his fierce anger", but For thus hath the Lord said, The whole land shall be desolate; yet will I not make a full end- so out of anger the earth was destroyed but he said that it is not a full end and that they shall be more, aka promise of a new creation. 24 Behold, the Lord maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.-Isaiah 24, another view into the past just an extra I threw in. Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever. 6 Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains. 7 At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away. 8 They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys unto the place which thou hast founded for them. -psalm 104 5-8 , talking about a flood but this flood was rebuked, some theologist say this could represent an ice age but if a huge event like a comet hitting earth and causing the earth to be covered in smoke 6 Which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble. 7 Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and [b]sealeth up the stars. [/b] 8 Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea. Job 9 This verse took place right after Lucifer was cast down. Which removeth the mountains, and they know not: which overturneth them in his anger. So Satan being cast down with the force of a comet triggering an ice age as this perfect description, so a huge force hit the earth while it was in a post flood moment and the sun was sealed which should in terms freeze that water and send the world into an ice age, that was an extra for an ice age and if you date items found during the theorized ice age they have existed for longer than 7000 years, anyway that's a side. Anyway The events described here have never been described anywhere else in the bible, the flood was targeted at humans and not the earth but the above events describe the destruction of the earth and it describes a civilization tat existed during this time. All due to the cataclysmic event banishing Lucifer from heaven was and God basically pressing the restart button. Now restoration, Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea.-Job 9, 8 to And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. Genesis 1:2. So now with everything I said you understand the gap between Genesis 1, first part of Genesis 2 and second part and Genesis 3. 3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. In the translation let is a word used not for creation but for allowance as in it was once [b]sealed[/b] and now it is [b]let[/b] free. As the light existed before. (if you want to read the rest of genesis understand the difference between the heavens as in there are more than 1, but that's a side) And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it-Genesis 1:28, Subdue in the translation means to control or to take back. But from who? This would link to Satan and his fallen angels plus remnants of the earth he once had dominion over. Also notice the use of the word replenish, as in to fill something up AGAIN.... The exact same vocabulary he used with Noah..... So in short [b]refill[/b] the earth and [b]subdue[/b] the and his fallen angels plus remnants of the earth he once had dominion over so watch out.... Alright so that that is out of the way consider 2 other factors but they are not as concrete as the above 1. It is unclear whether or not the seven days of creation are literal days or whether or not they are days according to God as it is said 1 day to God is “like” a thousand years to us, so it could range from 7 days to 7 million 2. It is unclear how long adam and eve stayed in eden, as it is said that their aging only began after the left the Garden. So they could have been there for millions of years before ever stepping out. So yeah either way its older than 7000 years lol. expect typos