ve. But from day one to day four, God?s timing alone applied, unmitigated by any human or animal observers. We have no reason to reach any conclusions as to what timetable might have been operating for at least the first four days. Satan?s Fall (I know this may not be a large deal but I want to address it for the sake of argument) The fall of Satan, and with him one third of the heavenly hosts (Rev. 12:3,4), seems to have had to occur before the creation of Adam, as the serpent (Satan?) was lurking in the garden ready to make his move the first chance he got. The whole story of Satan?s fall needs to be pieced together. From Ezekiel 28:14-15, he was the ?anointed cherub,? was ?on the holy mountain of God,? and was ?perfect in his ways? from the day he was created until ?iniquity? was found in him. His heart was ?lifted up? because of his ?beauty.? From Revelation 12:7-9, we learn there was ?war in heaven.? Satan fought against ?Michael and his angels,? and was ?cast out into the earth.? How long a period of time lay between the creation of this ?angel of light? until his pride overcame him, and he was cast down to earth? Barring two creations, we would have to fit the entire saga into less than 144 hours (6 days x 24 hours), if we were to ascribe to the days of creation being 24-hour periods. The Sixth Day At the beginning of day six, the Lord creates ?cattle and creeping things and beasts of the earth? (Gen. 1:24). Adam and Eve were created before God rested on the Sabbath Day. Had that sixth day of Creation been a 24-hour day, it would have been absolutely jam packed with activity. First, God made land animals. That is the easy part. In Genesis 2:20, Adam has to name them all, that is: all ?cattle, all the fowl of the air and every beast of the field.? If that sounds like a large task for one day, consider this: In the young-earth creationist?s model, death does not occur in the world, even among the animals of the world, until Adam ...
