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God is silent in scripture about these geologic eras, leaving it to man, to whom God has granted mind and means, to discover natural facts by his own observation of the details of the conditions in the world of which he has been given lordship.

The desire to understand this world has been set in man's heart, according to Ecclesiastes 3:11.

The "days" of Genesis 1 occur after the geologic eras which preceded the emptiness of verse 2.

It is a mistake to consider the days long periods.
- They are most likely simple cycles of 24 hours
- If long periods had been meant, would God have said, "Morning and evening?"
- There is ample room for long periods before or after the emptiness of verse 2; suites of long periods, for all anyone knows.

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