Now we see how the astronomical evidence supports the biblical view of the origin of the world. The details differ, but the essential elements in the astronomical and biblical accounts of Genesis are the same: the chain of events leading to man commenced suddenly and sharply at a definite moment in time, in a flash of light and energy.

The Hubble Law is one of the great discoveries in science; it is one of the main supports of the scientific story of Genesis.

The chain of events leading to man commenced suddenly and sharply, at a definite moment in time, in a flash of light and energy.

The fossil record contains no trace of these preliminary stages in the development of many-celled organisms.

Sometime in the first billion years, life appeared on the earth's surface. Slowly, the fossil record indicates, living organisms climbed the ladder from simple to more advanced forms.

The Universe is populated by innumerable suns, innumerable earths, and perhaps, innumerable forms of life. That thought expresses the essence of the Copernican revolution. No revelation more striking has ever come from the scientific mind.

The critical first billion years, during which life began, are blank pages in the earth's history.