Beginning of the End - Ellen G. White

Chapter 2
Creation: God's Answer to Evolution
This chapter is based on Genesis 1 and 2.
"By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, and all the
host of them by the breath of His mouth. ... For He spoke, and it was
done; He commanded, and it stood fast" (Psalm 33:6, 9).
As the earth came into being from the hand of its Maker, it was
unbelievably beautiful. Everywhere the fruitful soil produced
luxuriant green vegetation. There were no foul swamps nor barren
deserts. Graceful shrubs and delicate flowers greeted the eye at
every turn. The air was clear and healthful. The entire landscape was
more beautiful than the decorated grounds of the proudest palace.
After the earth had been called into existence, teeming with
animal and vegetable life, human beings--the crowning work of the
Creator--were brought upon the stage of action. "God said, 'Let Us
make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have
dominion over ... all the earth.' ... So God created man in His own
image ... male and female He created them."
The origin of the human race is explained clearly here. God
created us in His own image. There is no reason to suppose that we
evolved by slow degrees from lower forms of animal or vegetable
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