What Is the Literal Solar Day/ Creation Not Dated View?
There are others who hold to literal days in the first chapter of Genesis who believe that the earth and universe still may be very old. They contend that Genesis 1:1 simply states that God created the universe, but that the creation is not dated. The time of the creation of the heavens and the earth is left purposely vague. It may have been recent, it may have been billions of years ago. The phrase, In the beginning simply has no date attached to it. Since there is no date we cannot say when the universe was created. Not Part Of First Day Genesis 1:1 therefore, is not part of the first day of creation but a general statement that God made the universe some time in the dateless past. However the process with which God created the universe is not stated.
