Origin of Life and the End Times definitions (Earth, evolution)

[Green Gaia]

Some of these are self-explanatory, but others I have no idea what they mean. Could someone please explain what each of these mean and how someone came to that conclusion. Note: I ask that this be an explanation thread, please don't debate theory is which is right and which is wrong, start a new thread for that. Thanks.

Origin of Life Theories:
Young Earth Creation
Old Earth Creation
Gap Theory
Theistic Evolution
Atheistic Evolution


End Times Theories:
Historic
Preterist
Futurist
Amillennialism
Premillennialism
Postmillennialism
Pretribulation
Midtribulation
Posttribulation

[painted wolf]

Actually Evolution has nothing to do with how life got here... just what it did after it got here.

YEC- the earth is roughly 6000 years old, based on a literal reading of the 'begats' in the bible.
OEC- God made the earth as in Genisis, but he did it within the timeframe of accepted
Scientific dates... billions of years ago not thousands of years ago.
Gap Theory- akin to OEC... there is a gap within the 'days' of Genisis of millions/billions of
years to account for the scientific demonstrated age of the earth.
Theistic Evo- Evolution is accepted as a tool of God in the creation of life.
Athiesitic Evo- Evolution is a natural process that doesn't need the tinkering of a god to work.
* Abiogenisis*- Life formed naturally out of natrually forming chemical compounds like amino
amino acids. This is the actual scientific theory of life origins.

Historic- ?
Preterist- Revelation prophecies have already happined.. end time is now.
Furterist- Revelation prophecies have yet to happin.
Amillenialism- The 1000 year rein of Christ is figuritive. We are in the 'millenium' right now.
Premillenialism- Christ is going to show up any minute now to start the 1000 year reign.
Postmillenialism- christ is going to show up after the 1000 year reign...
Pretribulation- The good people of the church will be taken to heaven before the tribulation.
Midtribulation- it will happin during the Tribulation
Postribulation- it will happin after the tribulation to end it.

a helpful link: http://solascriptura-tt.org/Escatolo...gy-Gilley.html

wa:do

[Terrywoodenpic]

I am sure someone will work through the lot of them
I looked up a few on Google and wished I hadn't.
It seems they are all there, but would take too long for me to devote to it.
But help yourself.

Terry
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Blessed are the gentle, they shall inherit the land

[Green Gaia]

Thanks PW.


*Backs quietly out of the forum and wished she'd never asked*

[joeboonda]

Originally Posted by Maize

Some of these are self-explanatory, but others I have no idea what they mean. Could someone please explain what each of these mean and how someone came to that conclusion. Note: I ask that this be an explanation thread, please don't debate theory is which is right and which is wrong, start a new thread for that. Thanks.

Origin of Life Theories:
Young Earth Creation
Old Earth Creation
Gap Theory
Theistic Evolution
Atheistic Evolution


End Times Theories:
Historic
Preterist
Futurist
Amillennialism
Premillennialism
Postmillennialism
Pretribulation
Midtribulation
Posttribulation

I know you did not want to know, but I HAD to say it. Now that you know the definitions, I just want to say I am Young Earth, dont believe the gap theory, or theistic evolution. And I am a Pretribulation Rapture man myself. Just for the record. PEACE!