” It’s anyone’s guess as to what time period elapsed between Genesis 1:1 and the creation of Adam.”
And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.
The Hebrew text indicates that a great deal of time may have elapsed between Genesis 1:1 and Genesis 1:2 - which only makes sense if you believe what the Bible says about Lucifer and his rebellion. The quotes of Jesus seem to indicate that He believed the Scriptures as written. The problem with most people is that they want to debate what the Scriptures are not clear about and ignore what the Scriptures are very clear about.
ONE of the seven days was not described as "the evening, and the morning were the nth day."
That was the seventh day.
One could quite reasonably argue that we are therefore still in the seventh day.
That would explain a LOT.
God's still resting, and that's why we're in such dreadful shape, for one thing.