Which Came First?

Order of Creation

on October 1, 2023

Featured in Bible & Culture

Some Christians try to build their own origin stories to make evolution and the Bible work together. They add millions of years to the Genesis account, disregarding a literal six-day creation. But their custom-made origin stories rearrange the order of events.

God’s Word is clear about the order of creation in Genesis 1. Rearranging those events undermines the very authority of God’s Word.

Far from simple inconsistencies, the evolution story contradicts the biblical creation account on over 30 points. Which events came first according to evolution and Genesis? See for yourself in the following examples.

Evolution Says		Genesis Says
Sea Creatures		Land Plants
Land Animals		Trees
Land Reptiles		Birds
Land Mammals		Whales
Land Mammals		Bats
Dinosaurs		Birds
Land Insects		Flying Insects
Insects		Flowering Plants
Sun		Plants
Sun		Earth
Sun		Light
Stars		Earth
Earth and Planets		Earth
Dry Land		Sea
Atmosphere		Sea
Death		Man
Thorns and Thistles		Man
Disease		Man
Fossils		Man