I believe every word in the Bible. I believe even the jot's and titles are there to give information from God. If you believe nothing is impossible for God, then stand on that principle. If you believe God's ways are not our ways and His ways are higher than our ways, then stand on that principle. If you believe "Heb 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.", then you understand that you will have to stand on your faith in order to please God.
God imparted the wisdom in Genesis that "the evening and the morning were the first day" to give us prophesy of the end times. Peter tells us 2Pe 3:8 But, beloved, do not forget this one thing, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. That was to tell us there will be 6,000 years of history and then Jesus will rule and reign for 1,000 years in a day of rest. Peter even mentions the scoffers as it was in the days of Noah to show these same scoffers are her today even as Biblical prophesy unfolds before their eyes. Even Dan 8:26 "And the vision of the evenings and mornings Which was told is true; Therefore seal up the vision, For it refers to many days in the future." Tells us it is important to believe the days were an evening and a morning. When we try to change the Word of God to suit what the world thinks, you lose the message God was trying to impart to His people. "His people" is absolutely descriptive of the people He is talking to. If you don't want to be one of "His people", then make up your own scriptures. Jesus didn't come to His disciples and declare, "You know all that Genesis stuff I wrote, ahhh there were these monkeys that changed to Adam and Eve over billions of years but I didn't want you to know that God was a monkey, as you were created in God's image." Ahhh, you know that flood was just a river bank overflowing that stupid people couldn't get through their numb skulls that just because a couple of their neighbors died, it wasn't the end of the world." NO, Jesus preached right from the scrolls He wrote and backed up the stories printed in Genesis. If Jesus was a liar, He wasn't perfect and could not be our sacrifice for sin.
The more I study the Bible, I see the love of God and His provision for "His people". There is that phrase again. NO one is forcing anyone to be "His people". The problem arises when someone claims the name of Christ, yet calls Him a liar. That is called "taking the Lord's name in vain". If my wife says she loves me, but goes out with other men and calls me a liar, why even bother to take my name? Jesus will come to take His bride one day and I think He will take a woman that loves Him, believes what He says , and follows His commands. It's not good enough to know the story of Jesus and then say you don't believe it. There are many verses speaking to this but just know that they will be left behind for the Beast and there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. If we think not being in jail is good enough to go with God and be His companion forever, we have carved out a god in our head that doesn't match the God of Abraham, Issac, and Jacob. This is called idol worship. The Bible is plain and explains itself if you read the whole book. Changing even one word or adding and subtracting one word gets you a curse.
Yes, Noah was 950 years old when He died. Stop trying to make what you think match some wild theory man has thought up. Believe God. Why would you think you can disbelieve the Genesis story, but say you believe Jesus was born of a virgin? Was sinless? Was able to die to cleanse your sin? Rose from the grave? Is sitting at the right hand of the Father in Heaven waiting to come for His bride? What makes a 950 year old man less believable? You believe by faith, not by sight. I have faith that my Savior, who gave His life for me, would NOT allow me to believe a lie. Jesus said he did not come to judge the world, but to save it. In the same verse He said the WORDS He spoke would judge the world. The Bible will judge you by what you believed and did not believe.( saved by grace through faith) If you really believed God, you would do what He said to do.
I think the atmosphere was different pre-flood. I think the air was super charged and long lifespans were not only possible, but commin.
Amen, and amen. Very well stated.
Thank you for that.