Should we see between Gen. 1:1 and 2 an immense time span, including immense geological times, multiple catastrophes, perhaps also the fall of Satan and the fallen angels? The Word is very sober on the subject, and the danger is great of going further than it allows us to conclude. It is not addressed to the intelligence but to the heart; it presupposes faith: “By faith we understand that the worlds were formed by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made of things that appear. » (Heb. 13:3). God is the only actor and witness of his creation, and therefore the only one authorized to speak about it with wisdom, authority and truth.