Was there a world on Earth before Adam? And does Genesis 1:2 describe the beginning of creation—or the aftermath of a devastating judgment?
Six years after first presenting The World That Was, Scott revisits the teaching that helped launch Bible Mysteries and puts the original theory back under the microscope. Scripture reveals that the sons of God were already present when the foundations of the Earth were laid, while Genesis describes the Earth as “without form, and void” before the six days begin.
Could an angelic civilization have inhabited the Earth before Adam? Did Lucifer rule over that former world before pride and rebellion brought judgment? And could the waters of Genesis 1:2 represent an earlier global flood—long before Noah?
Scott and John examine Genesis 1–2 alongside Job 38, Isaiah 14 and 45, Jeremiah 4, Ezekiel 28, Revelation 12, and 2 Peter 3 to reconsider the biblical evidence for “the world that then was.”
In This Episode
- Why Genesis 1:1 may describe the original creation as a completed act
- What the Hebrew phrase tohu wa-bohu reveals about Genesis 1:2
- Why Jeremiah 4 and Isaiah 34 connect the same language with divine judgment
- The sons of God witnessing the foundations of the Earth in Job 38
- Evidence for a possible pre-Adamic angelic civilization
- Why Ezekiel 28 may reveal Lucifer as a ruler within that former world
- Lucifer’s rebellion and the five “I wills” of Isaiah 14
- Whether Revelation 12 connects one-third of the angels with Lucifer’s rebellion
- The difference between the Earth and the world that existed upon it
- Why 2 Peter 3 may describe a global flood before Noah
- The six original claims from The World That Was—and whether they still hold up six years later
- How the ancient rebellion may establish a prophetic pattern for events still to come
Key Scriptures
Genesis 1:1–2; Job 38:4–7; Jeremiah 4:23–27; Isaiah 14:12–17; Isaiah 34:6–11; Isaiah 45:18; Ezekiel 28:12–18; Ecclesiastes 1:9–10; 2 Peter 3:3–7; Revelation 12:3–9
“Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished.” — 2 Peter 3:6 (KJV)
The Bible does not answer every question about what existed before Adam, and some details remain speculative. But when these passages are compared together, a remarkable picture emerges: an Earth created to be inhabited, angelic beings present at its foundation, Lucifer associated with kingship and rebellion, a world brought under judgment, and a restored Earth eventually given to man.
As always, don’t simply take our word for it. Search the Scriptures and see what God’s Word reveals about the world that was.
Read the Companion Blog: The World That Was: Was There a Pre-Adamic World Before Genesis 1:2?
https://www.biblemysteriespodcast.com/post/the-world-that-was-was-there-a-pre-adamic-world-before-genesis-1-2
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