This speaks to my “hypothesis” that the “earth” as described in the bible is actually the SURFACE of the earth, and like a canvas, can be the host to a painting, followed by whitewash, followed by another painting, each subsequent painting with multiple paintings under it.
And we are just in the latest painting spoken of beginning in Genesis 1:3. And the next painting is referred to in Revelation 21.
And we are pealing back the layers with fossil finds, old forests, etc.
What a fantastic way to view it! Never thought about it in that way!