How to Calculate the Age of the Earth

In order to estimate the earth's age, we must locate a starting point. Somewhere we can place the measuring tape.

That's what Genesis is. It's the starting point. My "Little Oxford Dictionary" defines genesis as: the origin or development of something. In this case, our universe.

This is what happened on Day 2 of Creation:

Genesis 1

6 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.

7 And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.

8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.

Just as an interesting note here: One may think that, "Oh, the water above the firmament is the clouds!" But, actually, Genesis says that it didn't rain upon the earth. So, no clouds. Which, is another reason why I am a believer in the theory that there was a "womb" (if you will) of water surrounding the earth to protect it from the destructive radiation from the sun, as well as to maintain a constant, warm temperature. (After all, Adam and Eve were naked. God wouldn't have wanted them to catch cold.)

Day 3:

9 And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.

10 And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.

11 And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.

12 And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

13 And the evening and the morning were the third day.

Are you still with me? Another point of interest is that man (playing around with God's creation) has tampered with GMO's to the point that much of our fruit and vegetables no longer produce viable seed. I wonder if Monsanto would like our next generation to believe that seeds come from Monsanto?

...and that they were not freely given to us by our Creator who, from the beginning provided abundantly above all we ever needed? No such thing any more as a "seed crop" because the crop won't produce seeds! The farmer has to go out and buy them, making him dependent on the seed seller for his next harvest.

Day 4:

14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:

15 And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.

16 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.

17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

18 And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.

19 And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.

It seems that on the 4th day, God focused on making a beautiful light show FOR US. Is it narcissistic to believe that the sun, moon and stars were made by God especially for us? Us earthlings?