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When Did Satan Fall? And It's Not What You Think

Elijah Zielke

Elijah Zielke

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August 28, 2026
Genesis 1:31 — God saw all that he had made and it was very good. Everything. On day 6. Including the serpent. Which means Satan had not yet fallen when God declared his creation very good. Ken Ham — founder of Answers in Genesis and the Creation Museum — just spent 8 minutes answering one of the most debated questions in biblical theology. When exactly in the biblical timeline did Satan fall? And his answer from Scripture has massive implications for everything your channel has been covering all week — the gap theory, the three rebellions, the earth before Adam, and the origin of evil. In this video I'm reacting to this extraordinary 420000 view teaching and connecting every single discovery to what the Bible actually says about the timing of Satan's fall. Because here is what Ken Ham makes clear from the text. The gap theory — the idea that a vast span of time exists between Genesis 1:1 and Genesis 1:2 during which Lucifer rebelled and was judged — runs into a serious problem with Genesis 1:31. If God declared everything very good on day 6 then Satan had not yet fallen before day 6. Which means the gap between Genesis 1:1 and 1:2 cannot be explained by Satan's rebellion — because Satan was still good when God finished creation. Ken Ham argues that Satan's fall happened between day 6 — when God declared everything very good — and Genesis 3 — when the serpent appears in the garden already corrupted. This connects directly to everything your channel has been covering all week. Ryan Pitterson's gap theory — the earth before Adam where a pre-Adamic civilization existed and was judged by Lucifer's rebellion. Michael Heiser's three rebellions — arguing that the first rebellion was not a single pre-creation event but part of an ongoing cosmic conflict. And the Ryan Pitterson response — which argues that very good can include the potential for rebellion without meaning morally perfect. This is one of the most important unresolved questions in biblical theology. And Ken Ham just gave the clearest short answer I have heard from a young earth creationist perspective. Watch until the end — because what Ken Ham reveals about when Satan actually fell will completely change the way you read the first three chapters of your Bible. 📺 Video I Reacted To: Ken Ham — When in the Biblical Timeline Did Satan Fall?: youtube.com/watch?v=cRxhNqY8d9g #KenHam #SatanFall #Genesis131 #GapTheory #BiblicalTruth #ChristianReaction #ElijahZielke #Disturbing #AnswersInGenesis #MichaelHeiser #RyanPitterson #Genesis3 #LuciferFall #ThreeRebellions #BibleProphecy #EndTimes #CreationMuseum #SatanFallTimeline #Genesis1 #KenHamReaction Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg7jOQJHBnZTpo9drrDfJjQ/join If You Want To Decide To Live For Jesus For The First Time Fill This Out! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf1LgtgCypffb_pJ8fZ1QQohAqTMnxskJmk9P7zqgh8m2hDdg/viewform

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