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Adventistische Schriften über: "Was the earth created in six or seven days when the Sabbath is counted as the conclusion?"
Answer
The creation of the earth was accomplished in six literal days, while the seventh day as God's day of rest concluded the creation week. The Sabbath was instituted as an eternal memorial of the work completed in six days, thereby creating a weekly cycle of a total of seven days. Thus the entire creation week comprises seven days, with the actual creating being completed in six days.
The Creation Week and the Sabbath
»I was then led back to the creation, and was shown that the first week in which God performed the work of creation in six days and rested on the seventh day was exactly like every other week. The great God measured in his days of creation and his day of rest the first cycle as a pattern for successive weeks until the end of time.«
Completion of the Work and Sabbath Rest
»The end of the sixth day witnessed the completion of the Creator's work. He looked upon all the works of his hands, and behold, they were very good. With the beginning of the seventh day God's work of creation ceased. ... His work was accomplished in six days. On the seventh day he rested from this work.«
The Sabbath as a Memorial of Creation
»In six days the great work of creation had been completed. And God 'rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made...' After he had rested on the seventh day, God sanctified it or set it apart as a day of rest for man.«
Definition of the Creation Days
»When the Lord declares that He created the world in six days and rested on the seventh day, He means the twenty-four hour day, which He marked by the rising and setting of the sun.«
Original Sources (English)
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