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The '''six-day Creation''' is a history of the creation of the heavens and the earth, which [[God]] accomplished for six days in the beginning. God created the heavens, celestial bodies, the earth, the seas, animals, people, and everything with His word. The seventh day, when God rested after He finished His creation work, was established as the [[Sabbath]], the commemoration day of the [[Creator]].  

==The Six-Day Creation and the Spiritual Creation==

The six-day Creation represents the spiritual creation by God. It is a prophecy about the history of redemption, in which human beings, who suffer from sin and death from the time of [[Adam]] until Judgment Day, will be reborn as perfect beings with eternal life through [[Christ]]. Two thousand years ago, [[Jesus Christ]] said, “My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I, too, am working.”<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=John+5%3A17&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=John 5:17}}</ref> This shows that God is still working on the spiritual creation even after the six-day Creation. The history of God’s rest on the seventh day after the six-day Creation is also a prophecy of the Sabbath of a thousand years, the eternal rest in heaven, which will take place after the work of redemption is completed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=2+Peter+3%3A8&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=2 Peter 3:8}}</ref>

===Second Day: Expanse by Separating the Water Under the Expanse from the Water Above It===

On the second day of the six-day Creation, God made the expanse and separated the water under the expanse from the water above it, and called the expanse “sky.”

===Third Day: Seas, Land, and Plants===

On the third day of the six-day Creation, God let the water under the sky be gathered into one place and let dry ground appear. God called the dry ground “land,” and the gathered waters He called “seas.” God let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees that bear fruit with seed in it.

===Fourth Day: Sun, Moon, and Stars===

On the fourth day of the six-day Creation, two great lights—the sun and the moon—were created. God made the sun to govern the day and the moon to govern the night. He also made the stars and set them in the expanse of the sky to give light to the earth. On this day, seasons, and days, and years were marked.

===Fifth Day: Creatures of the Sea and the Birds===

On the fifth day of the six-day Creation, the water teemed with the creatures of the sea, and the birds flew across the expanse of the sky.

===Sixth Day: Animals and Humans===

On the sixth day of the six-day Creation, God made all kinds of animals, and then He made humans. As a result, male and female were created in the [[image of God]].  

==Seventh Day: Rest==

After finishing the six-day Creation, God rested on the seventh day, blessed that day, and made it holy. The seventh-day [[Sabbath]] is the day to commemorate the power of God the Creator, and it was established as a law that must be kept.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Exodus+20%3A8-11&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Exodus 20:8–11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?q1=Luke+4%3A16&q2=&ss=0&t1=eng_n84&t2=eng_kjv&t3=eng_nas&ns=0&sr=1&ot=bhs&nt=wh&hv1=1&b=verse&d=3 |title=Luke 4:16}}</ref>