Use of the word
gap in the Bible
Meaning: a rent or opening in a wall (Ezek. 13:5; compare Amos 4:3)
The false prophets did not stand in the gap (Ezek. 22: 30), i.e., they did nothing to stop the outbreak of wickedness.
More information
- What is the “Gap Theory”?
- Is the “gap theory” an acceptable way to harmonize the Bible and the geologic record? Answer
- “God of the gaps” in 10 Dangers of Theistic Evolution
- Is there fossil evidence of “missing links” in the gaps between humans and apes? Did ancient humans live millions of years ago? Answer
- Fossil gaps—“The curious thing is that there is a consistency about the fossil gaps; the fossils are missing in all the important places.” —Francis Hitching, Royal Institute of Archaeology, The Neck of the Giraffe or Where Darwin Went Wrong (Bergenfield, New Jersey: Penguin Books, 1982), p. 19.
- “Despite the bright promise that paleontology provides us a means of ‘seeing’ Evolution. It has presented some nasty difficulties for evolutionists, the most notorious of which is the presence of ‘gaps’ in the fossil record. Evolution requires intermediate forms between species and paleontology does not provide them.” —David Kitts, Ph.D. in Zoology, well-known Evolutionary paleontologist, School of Geology and Geophysics, Department of the History of Science, University of Oklahoma, former Head Curator of the Department of Geology of the Stoval Museum, David B. Kitts, “Paleontology and Evolutionary Theory,” Evolution, Vol. 28 (September 1974), p. 467.
- “Now, after over 120 years of the most extensive and painstaking geological exploration of every continent and ocean bottom, the picture is infinitely more vivid and complete than it was in 1859. Formations have been discovered containing hundreds of billions of fossils and our museums now are filled with over 100 million fossils of 250,000 different species. The availability of this profusion of hard scientific data should permit objective investigators to determine if Darwin was on the right track. What is the picture which the fossils have given us? The gaps between major groups of organisms have been growing even wider and more undeniable. They can no longer be ignored or rationalized away with appeals to the imperfection of the fossil record.” Researcher Luther D. Sunderland, “Darwin's Enigma: Fossils and Other Problems,” 4th edition (Santee, California: Master Books, 1988), p. 9.
- A number of formerly ardent Evolutionists have accepted part or all of the concepts of Creationism. Biologist and paleontologist Dr. Gary Parker is one of these. He comments: “In most people’s minds, fossils and Evolution go hand in hand. In reality, fossils are a great embarrassment to Evolutionary theory and offer strong support for the concept of Creation. If Evolution were true, we should find literally millions of fossils that show how one kind of life slowly and gradually changed into another kind of life. But, missing links are the trade secret, in a sense, of paleontology. The point is, the links are STILL MISSING. What we really find are gaps that sharpen up the boundaries between kinds. It's those gaps which provide us with the evidence of Creation of separate kinds. As a matter of fact, there are gaps between each of the major kinds of plants and animals. Transition forms are missing by the millions. What we do find are separate and complex kinds, pointing to Creation.” —Gary E. Parker in Willem J.J. Glashouwer and Paul S. Taylor, “The Origin of Species” (PO Box 577, Frankfort KY 40602, USA: Eden Films and Standard Media, 1983)