I'm just curious if those things have ever been discussed here, since I'm new on the religion threads. Maranatha!
I personally do believe that there have been different ages before our present one and I also believe that those ages are separate and distinct from one another and one age was completely finished before another one began. That is, no part of this present creation evolved from previous creations which existed in bygone ages.
There are some who believe that the earth is indeed billions of years old, but this present age and the creation as we know it is only around 6,000 years old. I believe that that's true, and the war in Heaven involving Lucifer and his one third of the angelic host against God took place in those eons before life as we know it was created.
I'd like to see someone who is knowledgeable about this subject post some stuff on it. It'd make for some lively discussions!
Oh, goody! Fresh meat! Y'all be sure to ping me if you start something up.
I am against "gap theory", btw, but I am very interested as to when the fall of the angels happened exactly... It would be a fun conversation, no doubt.
I’ve heard of it, even discussed with friends in the past, but never in depth. It would be an interesting topic to debate.