The Day-Age Theory

Proponents of this theory contend that the six days of Genesis 1 were actually long periods of time— ages—that correspond to the major periods of geological history, as defined by evolutionists. Day-Age Theory proponents apply the third definition of youm ( an indefinite period of time ) to the days of Genesis 1, and support this with 2 Peter 3 8 One day is with the Lord as a thousand years and a thousand years as one day. They also insist that too much activity took place on the sixth day (Genesis chapter 2) to fit into a single 24-hour day. 

the Day-Age Theory satisfies neither the creationists nor the evolutionists. 

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Nevertheless, ever since the theory of evolution became popular, there have been attempts to harmonize the biblical account of Creation with evolution— what is known as"theistic evolution."ln short, theistic evolution holds that God used the evolutionary process to bring about creation. The two most common theories of theistic evolution are the Gap Theory and the Day-Age Theory. 

For more details on this subject, see Theistic Evolution and the Day-Age Theory, by Richard Niessen, published by the Institute for Creation Research. http //vmw. icr.org/pu bs/im p/i m p-081. htm... 

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