Creationists, if God created plants on the third day and the sun on the fourth day...?

Question

...how did he keep the plants from dying in the cold? I understand that he created light before creating the sun, but how did he get the sun to warm up the Earth sufficiently to support life in just one day? He created sea life and birds just one day after creating the sun. How could they have survived without the sun's heat?

Answer 1

1) Creationists, if God created plants on the third day and the sun on the fourth day...?

...how did he keep the plants from dying in the cold?



Some source of light and heat other than our Sun is the obvious answer. There are several reasonable possibilities, the most well-publicized one being "panspermia".





2) how did he get the sun to warm up the Earth sufficiently to support life in just one day?



We can safely (linguistically and logically) interpret the "1 day" as "1 age".

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/day

Considering that current scientific theory calculates that light from the Sun takes ***tens of thousands of years*** to reach Earth (no kidding - that's for real), we can be pretty sure that there was not just one day between the "igniting" of the Sun and a Sun-warmed Earth.





- Jim, http://www.bible-reviews.com/



P.S. No - not 8 minutes. Tens of thousands of years is correct.

http://www.omg-facts.com/view/Facts/50283?id=50283&c_val=1

Perhaps I should have worded it more carefully. It takes tens of thousands of years **from the time that the light is produced by the Sun** until it reaches Earth. It takes 8 minutes from the time that the light escapes the Sun until it reaches the Earth.

Answer 2

Makes no sense to me, how could he have created light before the sun if the sun is the main source of light on earth???

Answer 3

No sun = no light so god could not have created light before the sun unless he had some bloody big generators.

Answer 4

In context, 14 And God stated, “enable there be lights contained in the vault of the sky to split the day from the evening, and enable them functionality indications to mark sacred circumstances, and days and years, 15 and enable them be lights contained in the vault of the sky to furnish mild on earth.” And it change into so. 16 God made 2 tremendous lights—the more beneficial mild to regulate the day and the lesser mild to regulate the evening. He also made the celebrities. 17 God set them contained in the vault of the sky to furnish mild on earth, 18 to regulate the day and the evening, and to split mild from darkness. And God stated that it change into good. 19 And there change into evening, and there change into morning—the fourth day. word its objective change into to mark sacred circumstances, days, and years. also, the previous mild change into not ruled and easily defined mild and darkness with out sure administration. by the fashion, the unique mild and the enhance of flora isn't in contravention with some clinical theories. yet for existence to proceed to progression, it quite is, to grow to be what we note immediately, the ability of the sunlight change into necessary.

Answer 5

Return of God and Jesus to the earth, Revelation 22:5 And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, nor light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.



Keep them coming, I like this.

Answer 6

I am not a creationist, but you atheist's are really annoying and obnoxious, just look at all the comments!



Grow up people, you cant stay an angsty teenager forever.

Answer 7

Grass, herbs, seed and plants can survive without sunlight for one day.

Answer 8

She used magical sunlamps to keep the plants alive til the next day

Answer 9

Little known fact: God invented space heaters around 2 a.m. on the second day.

Answer 10

Your timing is off in regards to what I created first. There are plants that need light and plants that don't,their are plants that can take cold and some that cannot.All creations have their reason and purpose,just enjoy and study them.-Jesus Christ

Answer 11

Aren't you forgetting that in space no one can hear you scream?

So He couldn't have SAID anything either.

Don't be so literal!

Answer 12

The Lord is our light. It is sad he will be the light in heaven. Don't question God, he is what he is, the beginning, present and on.

Answer 13

light on the first day

Answer 14

and that my friends is one of the biggest flaws in in the bible!

Answer 15

we can't understand God blah blah blah

God can do anything he wants blah blah blah blah

Answer 16

when you seehim ask