Why The Gap Theory Is False

23 Minutes In Hell Podcast · Feb 26, 2026 · 19m

In this episode, we examine the origins and claims of the so-called gap theory, which was developed to support an old earth perspective and the idea of evolution requiring millions or billions of years. Advocates argue that there is a gap between Genesis 1:1 and Genesis chapter 1:2, highlighting the phrase “and the earth was without form and void.” They suggest that God would not create the earth empty and uninhabitable, and therefore propose a previous world existing before the creation of Adam—an alleged sin-filled world ruled by Satan that God later destroyed, leaving the earth “without…