Old or Young Earth—pick a side

The debate has raged for a while now. Is the Earth old or young? Who do we believe about this: the Bible and religion, or textbooks written by secular scientists with an anti-Bible and anti-religion agenda? And the ages are not even close. One says the world is 5.4 billion years old and the other says it is almost 6,000 years old. 

That is a gap that cannot be bridged. The scientists claim empirical evidence for themselves and ignorant myths for their opponents. The ones being assailed by this onslaught have been trying to show that their position is just as scientific as the other one. The truth is that the empirical evidence is there for all to use. And both sides use it. It is the same evidence with two conflicting backstories regarding it. 

This means that we must go beyond just the evidence for an overarching explanation that makes sense when the totality of the evidence is sifted through and weighed. Unfortunately for the secular side, they have nothing to go on to reconstruct their backstory. This has given them many challenges that are actually insurmountable for their story to logically cover, and then it fails. 

But this study is not about that. If you want to know all about that debate and a new backstory that has come into view, read my book The Broken Planet Model. It will show you a backstory that actually makes sense and fits with ALL of the evidence we have for cosmology (the study of the beginning). 

Why Anno Mundi — And Why Not BC

This study uses Anno Mundi (AM—year of earth) exclusively. BC is not used anywhere in this document. That is not an oversight — it is a conviction.

The BC/AD system was constructed by Dionysius Exiguus in 525 AD, ostensibly to anchor history to the birth of Christ. In practice it created something far more useful to those who wish to remove God from the historical record: an open-ended timeline with no floor. With it, geology can place a rock layer at 300 million BC. Archaeology can date a city to 12,000 BC. Evolutionary biology can push the origin of life to 3.5 billion BC. The system accommodates whatever the current consensus requires — and that consensus has never been friendly to Scripture. In fact, it was created to contradict it. 

AM does not permit this. It is a closed system, anchored at Creation and built forward on a foundation of recorded genealogies and historical narrative of the Bible. Every year is accountable to the text. You cannot insert a million years into Genesis 5 — the arithmetic and grammar will not allow it. That is precisely why secular academia rejects AM chronology, and precisely why this study uses it.

The BC/BCE system has been further corrupted by the competing timelines imposed upon it by geology, archaeology, Egyptology, and ancient Near Eastern history — disciplines that frequently contradict each other and Scripture simultaneously. The result is a system that projects false precision while resting on circular reasoning and anti-biblical assumptions built in from the start.

The crowning irony: with BC/AD we cannot determine when Jesus Christ was born. The secular calendar admits a 6–10 year uncertainty around the birth of its own reference point. With AM, this chronology places the birth of Christ at 3969 AM — derived partly from Daniel 9:25, anchored in a decree to rebuild Jerusalem (there were two), and consistent with the full genealogical chain back to Adam. The system built to honor Christ cannot locate Him. The system built on God’s Word can.

Standing policy: This author does not use BC under any circumstances. Where AD approximations appear in this document, they are offered only as orientation points for the reader and are explicitly acknowledged as dependent on a flawed and man-made reference system.

Introduction

Using just the Bible, the age of the earth can be determined with much precision — not as an absolute number, but as a very close approximation. This document presents that chronology in simple logic, derived directly from Scripture and one other Hebrew source.

All dates are expressed in Anno Mundi (AM) — year of the world, measured from Creation. The Masoretic Text (MT) is the primary source throughout. Where the one extrabiblical source is used, it is clearly labeled.

The method is plain-meaning hermeneutics: exegesis over eisegesis, Scripture interpreting Scripture, the clear verses governing the difficult ones, taking the Bible as it comes. Numbers in the genealogies are taken at face value. No gaps are assumed or inserted.

Key interpretive decision: The 430-year period of Galatians 3:17 is understood to begin at Abraham’s call and entry into Egypt (Genesis 12:4), not at Jacob’s entry into Egypt. This is the position of the apostle Paul, the Septuagint (LXX) reading of Exodus 12:40, and the majority of biblical chronologists. See Section 8 for more.

1. The Pre-Flood Patriarchs — Genesis 5

Genesis 5 provides a complete chronology from Adam to Noah. Each patriarch’s birth year is cumulative from the previous entry, calculated from the stated age at which he fathered the next in the line. Death year = Born + Age. Every number cross-checks against every other.

PATRIARCH	BORN (AM)	DIED (AM)	AGE	REFERENCE
Adam	0	930	930	Gen 5:5
Seth	130	1042	912	Gen 5:8
Enosh	235	1140	905	Gen 5:11
Kenan	325	1235	910	Gen 5:14
Mahalalel	395	1290	895	Gen 5:17
Jared	460	1422	962	Gen 5:20
Enoch	622	987*	365*	Gen 5:23–24
Methuselah	687	1656	969	Gen 5:27
Lamech	874	1651	777	Gen 5:31
Noah	1056	2006	950	Gen 9:29

* Enoch did not die — “God took him” (Genesis 5:24). His 365 years ends at translation, not death. Red indicates a unique event.

Note that Methuselah’s death year is 1656 AM — the same year as the Flood. This is not an error. It is a well-known biblical data point: Methuselah died in the year the Flood came.

2. Noah’s Flood

The Flood lasted one year — from the seventeenth day of the second month of Noah’s 600th year to the first day of the first month of his 601st year, with the earth fully dry by the first day of the third month.

When Noah was 600 years old, on the seventeenth day of the second month, all the underground waters erupted from the earth, and the rain fell in mighty torrents from the sky. GENESIS 7:11

Noah was now 601 years old. On the first day of the new year the floodwaters had almost dried up… Two more months went by, and at last the earth was dry. GENESIS 8:13–14

You must read The Broken Planet Model or This Broken Planet to understand what Noah’s “Flood” really was. It was much more than you ever thought possible. Follow a link for free access to a book’s content.

EVENT	AM YEAR	REFERENCE
Flood begins — 2nd month, 17th day	1656	Gen 7:11
Flood ends — 3rd month, 1st day	1657	Gen 8:14
Duration	1 year	Gen 7–8

3. Post-Flood Patriarchs — Genesis 11 through Joseph

The post-Flood genealogy runs from Noah’s sons through Abraham, then Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph. Note the steep decline in lifespans after the Flood — a consistent pattern across all post-Flood patriarchs without exception.

PATRIARCH	BORN (AM)	DIED (AM)	AGE	REFERENCE
Noah	1056	2006	950	Gen 9:29
Japheth	1556	?	?	Gen 5:32
Shem	1559	2159	600	Gen 11:10–11
Ham	1561	?	?	Gen 5:32
FLOOD	1656	1657	1 yr	Gen 7–8
Arphaxad	1659	2097	438	Gen 11:12–13
Shelah	1694	2127	433	Gen 11:14–15
Eber	1724	2188	464	Gen 11:16–17
Peleg	1758	1997	239	Gen 11:18–19
Reu	1788	2027	239	Gen 11:20–21
Serug	1820	2050	230	Gen 11:22–23
Nahor	1850	1998	148	Gen 11:24–25
Terah	1879	2084	205	Gen 11:32
Abram / Abraham	2009	2184	175	Gen 25:7
Isaac	2109	2289	180	Gen 35:28
Jacob	2169	2316	147	Gen 47:28
Joseph	2260	2370	110	Gen 50:26

Japheth and Ham: Genesis does not record their ages at death. Their birth years are approximate, derived from Genesis 5:32 and 10. This gap does not affect the main chronological chain, which runs through Shem → Arphaxad.

4. Abraham’s Birth Year — The 130-Year Interpretation

Genesis 11:26 states that after Terah had lived 70 years, he became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. The order of listing follows importance, not birth order — the same pattern used for Noah’s sons (2^nd son listed 1^st, down to the youngest, then the eldest is mentioned last). The majority chronological interpretation establishes Abraham’s birth year as follows:

REFERENCE	DATA POINT	DERIVATION
Genesis 11:32	Terah died at 205	Terah’s recorded lifespan
Genesis 12:4	Abram left Haran at 75	Abram’s age at departure
Acts 7:4	Abram left after Terah died	Stephen confirms the sequence
Calculation	205 − 75 = 130	Terah was 130 at Abram’s birth
Terah born 1879 AM	1879 + 130 = 2009 AM	Abraham’s birth year
Genesis 11:26	Haran listed last	Haran was the eldest — listed last by the same convention as Noah’s sons (Shem listed first by importance, not birth order)

This interpretation is used by Bishop Ussher and the majority of biblical chronologists. It places Abram’s birth at 2009 AM, which makes Shem (died 2159 AM) still alive when Abraham was born — a notable biblical overlap.

5. Deriving Joseph’s Birth Year

Joseph’s birth year is not stated directly in Scripture. It is derived from the intersection of two data points: Jacob’s stated age when he entered Egypt, and Joseph’s calculated age at that same moment. This is the most commonly dropped calculation in biblical chronology — and the most consequential when dropped.

REFERENCE	DATA POINT	DERIVATION
Genesis 41:46	Joseph = 30 at Pharaoh’s service	Stated directly
Genesis 41:29–30	+ 7 years of plenty	Seven years of abundance followed
Genesis 45:6	+ 2 years of famine	Jacob arrived 2 years into famine
Total	Joseph = 39 at Jacob’s arrival	30 + 7 + 2 = 39
Genesis 47:9	Jacob = 130 at Egypt entry	Jacob tells Pharaoh directly
Genesis 25:26	Isaac = 60 at Jacob’s birth	Critical — frequently omitted
Derivation	Jacob born: 2109 + 60 = 2169 AM	Isaac born 2109, plus 60 years
Derivation	Jacob enters Egypt: 2169 + 130 = 2299 AM	Jacob’s age at entry
Derivation	Joseph born: 2299 − 39 = 2260 AM	Joseph’s age at Jacob’s arrival
Genesis 50:26	Joseph died at 110	2260 + 110 = 2370 AM

CRITICAL NOTE: The 60-year gap between Isaac and Jacob (Genesis 25:26) is the most commonly dropped number in Biblical chronology. Dropping it produces a 60-year error that cascades through every downstream date — Joseph, the Exodus, Moses, Solomon’s Temple, and the Daniel 9 calculation. All downstream dates in this study reflect the corrected chain.

6. The 430-Year Question — Israel in Egypt

Exodus 12:40 is the hinge verse for the entire post-patriarchal chronology. Its interpretation determines the Exodus date and every downstream calculation.

The people of Israel had lived in Egypt for 430 years. In fact, it was on the last day of the 430th year that all the Lord’s forces left the land. EXODUS 12:40–41 (MT)

This is what I am trying to say: The agreement God made with Abraham could not be canceled 430 years later when God gave the law to Moses. God would be breaking his promise. GALATIANS 3:17

POSITION A — PLAIN MT READING

430 years entirely in Egypt. Israel enters 2299 AM → Exodus 2729 AM.

Problem: Exodus 2729 + 480 = Temple begun 3209 AM. Breaks 1 Kings 6:1 consistency with all known historical anchors. Multiple structural beams fail simultaneously.

POSITION B — ADOPTED HERE

430 years from Abraham’s call to the Law. Paul’s Galatians 3:17 interprets the covenant as beginning at Abraham’s departure. LXX reads Exodus 12:40 as “in Egypt and Canaan.”

Result: 2084 + 430 = 2514 AM base Exodus date, adjusted to 2519 AM after correcting Jacob’s birth year. Consistent with 1 Kings 6:1 → Temple 2999 AM. One interpretive decision. Paul makes it for us.

The 215-year breakdown: Abraham’s call to Jacob entering Egypt = 215 years (25 years Abraham to Isaac + 60 years Isaac to Jacob + 130 years Jacob to Egypt entry). Egypt to Exodus = 215 years. Total = 430 years. Position B collapses only one structural beam — the scope of “Israel” in Exodus 12:40 — which Paul’s apostolic interpretation answers directly. Position A collapses the entire downstream timeline. And since Paul has the authority of Christ, as His apostle, I go with him. Besides, it works this way and does not the other way. 

7. Key Events Timeline — Adam to Canaan

0 AM—Creation / Adam Genesis 1–2. The AM clock begins.

1056 AM—Noah Born Genesis 5:29. Anchor point between pre- and post-Flood chronologies.

1656 AM—The Flood Begins Genesis 7:11. 2nd month, 17th day of Noah’s 600th year. Methuselah dies this year.

1657 AM—The Flood Ends Genesis 8:14. Earth dry. Arphaxad born two years later (Gen 11:10).

2009 AM—Abraham Born Derived from Terah’s age (Gen 11:32) and Abraham’s departure age (Gen 12:4) via Acts 7:4.

2084 AM—Abraham’s Call — 430-Year Clock BeginsAbraham departs Haran at age 75 (Gen 12:4). Galatians 3:17 clock starts here.

2109 AM—Isaac Born Abraham was 100 (Gen 21:5). 2009 + 100 = 2109.

2169 AM—Jacob Born Isaac was 60 (Gen 25:26). 2109 + 60 = 2169. The critical calculation.

2260 AM—Joseph Born Derived: Jacob entered Egypt at 130; Joseph was 39 at that point. 2299 − 39 = 2260.

2277 AM—Joseph Sold into Egypt Joseph was 17 (Gen 37:2). 2260 + 17 = 2277.

2290 AM—Joseph Serves Pharaoh Joseph was 30 (Gen 41:46). 2260 + 30 = 2290.

2299 AM—Israel Enters Egypt Jacob was 130 (Gen 47:9). Joseph was 39. 215 years in Egypt begins.

2439 AM—Moses Born Moses was 80 at the Exodus (Ex 7:7). 2519 − 80 = 2439.

2519 AM—The Exodus 430 years after Abraham’s call (Gal 3:17). Moses receives the Law at Sinai. Again, I do NOT attach this year to any BC date because BC is untraceable fantasy. 

2559 AM—Israel Enters Canaan 40 years in the wilderness (Num 14:33). 2519 + 40 = 2559.

8. The Jewish Temples

Solomon’s Temple — First Temple

It was in midspring, in the month of Ziv, during the fourth year of Solomon’s reign, that he began to construct the Temple of the Lord. This was 480 years after the people of Israel were rescued from their slavery in the land of Egypt. 1 KINGS 6:1

The foundation of the Lord’s Temple was laid in mid-spring… The entire building was completed in every detail by mid-autumn, during the eleventh year of his reign. So it took seven years to build the Temple. 1 KINGS 6:37–38

EVENT	AM YEAR	DERIVATION
Temple construction begins	2999	Exodus 2519 + 480 years (1 Kings 6:1)
Temple completed	3006	2999 + 7 years (1 Kings 6:38)
Temple duration	410 years	Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Yoma 9a  (extrabiblical — clearly labeled)
First Temple destroyed	3416	3006 + 410 = 3416 (2 Kings 25:8–9)
70-year desolation	3416–3486	Jeremiah 25:11; 29:10
Decree to rebuild Jerusalem	3486	Ezra 1:1–2; Daniel 9:25 clock begins

Extrabiblical source — clearly labeled: The 410-year Temple duration comes from Tractate Yoma 9a of the Babylonian Talmud. This is the only non-Scriptural source used in this study. It is acknowledged as such throughout.

9. Daniel 9:25 — The Birth of Messiah

Seven sets of seven plus sixty-two sets of seven will pass from the time the command is given to rebuild Jerusalem until a ruler — the Anointed One — comes. (7 + 62 = 69 weeks of years = 483 years) DANIEL 9:25

CALCULATION	AM YEAR	NOTE
Decree to rebuild Jerusalem	3486	Established above
+ 483 years (69 weeks × 7)	+483	Daniel 9:25
Jesus’ Birth	3969 AM	Daniel 9:25 calculation
Present day (2026 AD)	~5990 AM	Secular calendar approximation only
6,000 AM threshold	~2036 AD	If Jesus born ~6 years before 1 AD

The AM-to-AD bridge depends on secular-historical synchronization and is unreliable from the very beginning. The secular calendar was constructed in 525 AD and contains a known error — Herod the Great died in what the system calls 4 BC, placing Jesus’ birth before the reference year. If Jesus was born approximately 6 years before 1 AD, 6,000 AM = 2036 AD. Two independent calculation paths converge on this figure. More on this in the conclusion.

10. Summary Table — Adam to Present

MILESTONE	AM YEAR	BC/AD APPROX.	SCRIPTURE
Creation / Adam	0	—	Gen 1–2
Noah’s Flood begins	1656	—	Gen 7:11
Abraham’s Call	2084	—	Gen 12:4; Gal 3:17
Israel enters Egypt	2299	—	Gen 47:9
The Exodus	2519	—	Ex 12:40; Gal 3:17
Israel enters Canaan	2559	—	Num 14:33
Solomon’s Temple begun	2999	—	1 Kings 6:1
Temple destroyed	3416	—	2 Kings 25; Talmud
Decree to rebuild	3486	—	Ezra 1; Dan 9:25
Jesus’ Birth	3969	~5 BC	Dan 9:25
Present Day	5990	2026 AD	Approximation
6000 AM Threshold	6000	~2036 AD	Two converging paths

Please Note:

I am not trying to set dates here. I did a study on the age of the Earth and this is how it came out. When I heard of Apophis, I knew that it would be close. So I looked into it and found it to be one thing (just 1 by itself) that could produce the first three or four trumpet events of God’s wrath. It is not supposed to impact the planet at all. Not in its first pass on 4/13/29, and will be even further away on 4/13/2036 according to the astrophysicists’ primary predictions. But of course, God is the One Who can alter its course, yes? The composition is just right for trumpets 1-3 and even 4, as a cumulative effect of the first three. What are the first three trumpets? Read them as visions of actual events; physical reality. Only, “blood” could mean something red that is fluid. This is plain meaning, not literalism. I’ll give my take on the event for each one.

God’s trumps of wrath

1. The first angel blew his trumpet, and there followed hail and fire, mixed with blood, and these were thrown upon the earth. And a third of the earth was burned up, and a third of the trees were burned up, and all green grass was burned up.
2. Then the second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea. A third of the sea turned to blood, and a third of the creatures having life in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.
3. Then the third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star burning like a torch fell from heaven and landed on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water. And the name of the star is called Wormwood. And a third of the waters became wormwood, and many of the men died from the waters, because they were made bitter.
4. The fourth angel blew his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, and a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of their light might be darkened, and a third of the day might be kept from shining, and likewise a third of the night.

Commentary:

The first trumpet could be exactly what we would expect from the kind of celestial object that Apophis is. Does this mean that Apophis will hit the earth on 4/13/2029? No. It means that if it hit, it would have the same effect as what is described in the first trumpet. Hail and fire. Is it hailstones of sulphur? Maybe. Is it giant hailstones of ice? Maybe. Could it be both at the same time? Why not? Thunderstorms happen. But we need to look to the composition of Apophis before getting ahead of it. The hail and fire, mixed with blood, is interesting and why Apophis is so interesting. As I said above, blood does not need to be literal for us to get an idea that we are looking at something at least resembling blood (physical blood). I say it is something red that turns water red. I assume when it says “all green grass was burned up”, it means in that same impact affected area (fallout area). Can something mineral produce red liquid (if mixed with water) that is caustic? Yes. By the way, I’ve been asking this question since before I heard about Apophis being made of something like 24% iron oxide—which will turn water red and kill the fish and other animals in the water. When it says that a third of the earth was burned up, does it mean population, or area, or something else? I guess we’ll see when it happens. Fire can come with any meteorite.

The second trumpet could also be a large piece of Apophis. In fact, the asteroid could be made of two large rocks and several small rocks. Yes, it is in pieces right now, held together by its own gravity. Will Earth’s gravity affect that bond? Good question. So, the sea life dying is sad. We need to acknowledge that. But God can always make more, if he wants to. The sea turning to blood is the interesting part for me. Caustic red. Iron Oxide. The ships were in the wrong place at the wrong time. The tsunamis from this thing would be colossal. This is a number. If we look to see where a third of the ships in the world could go down from the shockwaves, that might be a place to look at for an impact. Not where the ships are but where they’ll be sunk by the waves. Sea lanes are predictable to a large degree.

The third trumpet‘s rock hits land. It gets special mention because it is bigger than the others that also hit land (in #1). Personally, I think it might cause a chain reaction of earthquakes. It might hit near a tectonic plate convergence, for example. All tectonic plates ride on squishy lava or magma. Earthquakes are possible on every square inch of land and sea. This meteorite causes the fresh waters to go toxic. It’s called fallout. If fallout is toxic, then it can make water it contacts toxic too.

The fourth trumpet — Speaking of fallout, all of these impacts are going to cause sky obscuration. How much? One third of the sky over Earth is my guess. What’s yours? It isn’t saying that the Sun, Moon, and stars are all impacted. It is saying their light is being blocked. That is what happens with sky obscuration. It blocks them out.

God’s bowls of wrath

Now, what about the 4 bowls? Did you know that God’s wrath only lasts for 150 days? These first four trumps could happen very rapidly and have lasting effects. They don’t need a duration. Only one event in God’s wrath has a timestamp: the locust attack. And it is 150 days long. And His wrath does not begin until after the tribulation is over. Read Matthew 24:29-31 for that detail. But the trumps and the bowls (vials) are all part of that 150 days. And we will see now that the bowls, in many instances, complete the trumps, which herald the bowls. Let’s just quickly look at the first 4 bowls.

The first bowl — So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and loathsome, malignant sores broke out on those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image.
Question: Could this be the result of some airborne substance that is toxic?

The second bowl — And the second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and it turned to blood like that of the dead, and every living thing in the sea died.
Question: Does this not sound like a completion of the second trump?

The third bowl — And the third angel poured out his bowl into the rivers and springs of water, and they turned to blood. And I heard the angel of the waters say: “Righteous are You, O Holy One, who is and was, because You have brought these judgments. For they have spilled the blood of saints and prophets, and You have given them blood to drink, as they deserve.” And I heard the altar reply: “Yes, Lord God Almighty, true and just are Your judgments.”
Question: Do I need to ask? This is clearly completing the third trumpet.

The fourth bowl — Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was given power to scorch the people with fire.
Question: Remember how I said not all bowls are completions of the trumps? This is one that is not. But it sounds a lot like a CME (Coronal Mass Ejection). That’s just an observation.

I showed all of this to just illustrate how Apophis is very interesting—being able to fulfill the first four trumps and the first 3 bowls. And at a time that fits with the belief that the world will be 6,000 years old when Jesus returns. And yes, it can do that too. But I’m not setting a date. I’m just saying pay attention to 4/13/29 and see if Israel suffers a surprise attack on that day from all sides (from very specific nations). If so, and their temple is built 295 days later, we are in the tribulation. And you will know what day the resurrection and rapture will occur. We still do not know the “day or hour” (Mt. 24:36) of the surprise attack that starts everything off. But after that happens, we can say to the day (not hour) when certain things will happen. How? We read and believe our Bible and don’t let our feelings get in the way. We don’t follow systems because they sound good—or what we want to hear. We let the Bible lead. We follow the Bible, not man’s ideas about it.

11. Conclusion

This chronology demonstrates that the age of the earth, calculated from the plain text of Scripture using the Masoretic genealogies, converges on approximately 6,000 years at the present day. The 6000 AM threshold corresponds to approximately 2036 AD. Unfortunately, since the current Common Era (CE) or Anno Domini (AD) system is unreliable at its base (we can’t even say when Jesus was born using it—which it is based on), we have to put up an estimate. Were it not for Apophis due to pass over a week after Passover in ’29 and again in ’36, and all of its details that make it a very compelling candidate for the “Mountain[s] all aflame” of Revelation 8:8 & 10, I might have picked a different year. But the unreliability of the AD/CE calendar is a real consideration. And when allowing it to be off by 5 or 6 years we see the numbers align very well. It is later than I had expected, but we still have time for this guess to be debunked or validated. I’d prefer a debunking. But the inbound meteor has a very good chance of playing a big part in God’s wrath. See my post on “Is Apophis The Wrath Of God?”.

When 4/13/2029 comes and goes without anything happening in Israel, I will still follow the rock ball for a little while. Maybe it will be nothing. Let’s hope for that. But if it changes trajectory, somebody’s off the timeline somehow.

This study does not predict the date of the Lord’s return. Scripture is explicit: “But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father” (Matthew 24:36). No chronological study changes that—although the actual statement is very precise and has been abused to the point of having nearly no meaning. The return of Christ is in the Father’s hands alone. This statement is taken literally and in its context — Jesus, speaking during His earthly ministry, had voluntarily set aside the exercise of divine omniscience. He was not being evasive. He was being precise. The DAY or HOUR are what He said no one would know. He did not mean this as a general statement of complete ignorance (as many today use it). 

The Millennium is the seventh day — the great Sabbath rest. Rest from sin, from death, What this study does observe is that the number 6 carries significant structural weight in Scripture. The creation week establishes the pattern: six days of work followed by one day of rest. Peter writes that with the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years like a day (2 Peter 3:8). Applied to the whole of history: six thousand years under the curse, followed by the 1,000-year reign of Christ — the Millennium.

Rest from the curse, and from the unrelenting interference of the adversary, who will be bound for that entire period (Revelation 20:2–3). Whatever else that era holds, it is at minimum a thousand years without Satan. That alone is a rest worth anticipating.

My genealogical count placed the 6,000 mark in this near window before I knew of Apophis. Apophis then turned up inside that same window. Where the secular AD calendar disagrees by a few years, I let the AD calendar be the wrong one — it is the least trustworthy of the three, a 6th-century guess made without divine help and off by its own admission. I trust the count, I find Apophis compelling, and I decline to bend for a calendar I never trusted.

A Note on Science and Faith

For readers who find the claims of secular science — billions of years (deep time), evolution of species, a universe without a Creator — to be a genuine obstacle to accepting a 6,000-year chronology, the obstacle is not as solid as it might appear. The author’s book The Broken Planet Model presents a falsifiable, scientifically coherent framework that accounts for the physical evidence without surrendering the Biblical timeline. The model proposes that a meteorite impact at Iceland approximately 4,300 years ago breached the mantle, triggering the catastrophic events that produced Noah’s Flood, restructured the continents, and shifted Earth’s orbital period from 360 to 365.25 days. It makes specific, testable predictions.

True science — observation, hypothesis, falsifiability — is not the enemy of Scripture. It is one of the tools God gave us to read His handiwork. There is no contradiction between the Word of God and His Earth when both are handled honestly and correctly.

Except for one, all AM dates from Adam on are derived from Scripture using plain-meaning hermeneutics and the Masoretic Text. The only extrabiblical source used is the Babylonian Talmud (Tractate Yoma 9a) for the 410-year duration of Solomon’s Temple, clearly labeled throughout. The AM-to-AD bridge depends on secular historical synchronization and carries inherent uncertainty — acknowledged wherever it appears.

It’s a small world and a young world.

Be blessed,

Gary