Overview of the Model

© Tas Walker  May 05

How to transform time into rock

The figure shows an overview of a biblical geological model relating world history to geology. The biblical time-scale is shown on the left with the most recent time at the top and the earliest at the bottom.

The scale is divided into four parts, each clearly identified with the biblical record. Two events are shown, the Creation event having a duration of six days and the Flood event lasting about one year. The 1700 year period between the Creation event and the Flood event is called the Lost-World era while the 4300 year period from the Flood event to the present time is called the New-World era.

The term "event" conveys the idea of a significant happening within a short period of time whereas "era" relates to a much longer period of time. These terms reinforce the idea that according to the Bible geologic processes varied in intensity at different times in the past.

The length of the time-scale reflects the length of time associated with the events and eras based on the biblical chronology developed by Ussher.

Correlated with the time-scale is a second scale, a rock-scale, shown to the right with the most recent rocks at the top, and the earliest rocks at the bottom; the same way they occur in the earth. The lengths of the rock-scale units conceptually correspond to the quantity of rock material found on the earth today and stand in marked contrast to the length of the units of the time-scale.

This concept of time-rock correlation is fundamental to the biblical geologic model and reflects the non-uniform effect of historical events on the geology of the earth. The concept focuses on the geologically significant processes indicating the relative intensity of those processes. The idea is indicated by arrows which, for example, point from the Creation event on the time-scale to the rocks on the rock-scale formed during this event. Similarly, arrows point from the Flood event on the time-scale to the rocks on the rock-scale formed during the Flood. Even though the Creation and Flood events happened quickly, they were responsible for almost all the rocks present on the earth today. The long eras, which make up virtually the whole time-scale, do not contribute significantly to the rock-scale. Because these eras have such little impact on the rock-scale, the exact dates, for the Creation and the Flood, within reason, are not critical to the model.

The figure represents the basic framework of the Biblical geologic model. Notice how simple it is. The biblical account is clearly set out in the figure together with the underlying concepts which relate that account to the geology of the earth.

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