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was already in existence when the earth was formed (Job 38:4, 6-7). Lucifer was created as a perfect high ranking angel. Most likely, it was his job to prepare the earth for human beings! However, he rebelled. It would have taken a long time, perhaps billions of years, for a perfect spirit being to corrupt himself and turn against his maker. He was thrown to the earth (Lk 10:18; Rev 12:4). In his rebellion, he destroyed the earth he was supposed to care for!

So, where did all of those fossils come from? They were life forms that existed before Satan destroyed the planet he was in charge of. I want you to consider that Satan likes to appear as a "serpent" (which is likely not a "snake", but a large reptile) or a "dragon". What types of animals come to mind when you think of large reptiles roaming about? It is pretty likely that you would think of dinosaurs. These large unwieldy beasts were likely mutations of God's design and were shaped and fashioned in the image of their ruler.

So, what of "creation week"? It was a literal week. It was a re-creation of the earth. The Holy Spirit was hovering over the waters to reshape the earth and renew it.

"Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth."

~ Ps 104:30

Before this week of re-creation, we are not told the mechanism by which life forms were made. It looks like we need to look at the fossil evidence for that. However, guided evolution should not be ruled out just because of a literal reading of a 6 day re-creation of the earth.

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