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This is one of the propagates of long ages is that the light from distant stars could not have reached us on planet earth in only 6000 years if God created the heavens and earth as it is written in Genesis.

Now let it be said here and now I do not believe the Bible is a science book by no means. I believe it is the Living Word of God, It is timeless in meaning, written for everyone to read and understand if studied as it is commanded within the pages of it, it is infallible.
There are no embellishments, wrong accounts, partial truths.

With that said, I do have an answer to the question.

Psalm 104:"2": Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain

Isaiah 40"22": It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:

It is interesting to note that they new the earth was round then.

Here is the part that those with presuppositions that God does not exist and nothing created everything view, have to come to grips with.

God whose name is Jesus created it all in perfect working order 6000 years ago plus or minus a couple thousand years for error.

The heaven and the earth were created first. This heaven is the atmosphere of the earth, it was not until the forth day does the heaven of outer space get created. If you read the two scriptures you will note that the heaven of outer space was stretched out from the earth.

That is not scientific language but it is easy to understand what is being said.

Here is an example, I know it is crude but I am sure it portrays the event to some degree.

You are on a road that is 10 miles long straight as an arrow you are unimpeded by the curvature of the earth.
There is this 1964 1/2 Ford Mustang at the end and it is dark out.
You have a super sophisticated stop watch set up.
Some one in the car turns on the head light.
Bam you have just recorded how long it took for the light to reach your location. You feel good the money spent on the stop watch has paid for it self, you have confirmed the speed of light to within the millionth.

You are smart people want to give you money.

Now someone suggests lets do another experiment, OK.
Lets take the car and start from the location that the stop watch is at and turn on the head lights and drive backwards for the ten miles and see how long it takes for the light to reach our stop watch.

Jesus is all powerful he created the stars at earths location and stretched out the outer space heaven from earth. So since the light began here and was moved to the location we see it now.