[Alamo-Girl]

Thank you so much for sharing your views, ALS!!!

I'm not trying to change your view, but since you mentioned Strong's - if you'd like to see a little more about the language behind Genesis 1 (from the Jewish perspective) you might find this article interesting: The Age of the Universe

[ALS]

Nor would I ever attempt to change yours, but the article you gave me does not address tohu and bohu in the verse I posted. Which is essentially waste and ruin. And the word "was" is "became", which totally alters the english translation we are all so used to seeing. ( I wished someone would seriously address this simple sentence)

As for the verse about a 1,000 years with God is like a day, well, it says "like". It doesn't say it "is" a day. I find difficulty in reordering meanings based upon similes.
All too often entire dogmas are based upon such things. Said dogmas are the problem, not the solution.