Gap Theory

For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

For thus saith the Lord that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the Lord; and there is none else.

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. — read the full passage →

I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light. — read the full passage →

Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.

Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding. — read the full passage →

Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever. — read the full passage →

For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water: — read the full passage →

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. — read the full passage →

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. — read the full passage →

For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

And the earth was without form and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old. — read the full passage →

Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth.

For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: — read the full passage →

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. — read the full passage →

Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:

And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.

And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.

Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever.

I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.

And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.

For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.

And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. — read the full passage →

For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night.

Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: — read the full passage →

The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old. — read the full passage →

The word of the Lord came again unto me, saying, — read the full passage →

Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.

And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.

For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.

For the Lord will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob. — read the full passage →

And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.

By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth. — read the full passage →

But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands: — read the full passage →

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit. — read the full passage →

How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! — read the full passage →

How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!

These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens,

Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:

Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.

Thou, even thou, art Lord alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.

But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.

And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them, — read the full passage →

Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? — read the full passage →

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. — read the full passage →

This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water: — read the full passage →

In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.

Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens.

Thou makest darkness, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth.

When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. — read the full passage →

And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.

For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:

And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,

For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother, — read the full passage →

I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven.

Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam’s transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.

Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the Lord. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city of three days’ journey.

Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord God; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.

For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.

Behold, the Lord maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.

Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said, — read the full passage →

This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;

And the Lord God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:

And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.

And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. — read the full passage →

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. — read the full passage →

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. — read the full passage →

And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.

Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:

This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance: — read the full passage →

For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world. — read the full passage →

And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:

How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.

For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. — read the full passage →

Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; — read the full passage →

For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.

For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. — read the full passage →

For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision? — read the full passage →

And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.