Genesis1_6-8

Let’s read Genesis 1:6–8 to explore the second day of God’s creation. Unlike the other days, this is the only one where God did not say “it was good.” Why did God not comment on the second day?

One possible explanation is connected to the rebellion and judgment described in Genesis 1:2. According to Scripture, Lucifer (Isaiah 14:9–16, Ezekiel 28:2–19) led one-third of the angels to rebel against God (Revelation 12:4). After God’s judgment, these fallen angels were not immediately expelled from Heaven. In the Bible, they are later referred to as evil spirits.

Additionally, some physical creatures were destroyed in Genesis 1:2 because they followed Lucifer and joined his rebellion. When their bodies perished, their spirits left their flesh. These disembodied spirits are understood as what Scripture calls ghosts.

It is important to remember this point: evil spirits and ghosts are not the same, and they inhabit different realms. The evil spirits lived in the heaven/sky and the ghosts lived in deep water or flew over the sky. And the sky and the waters were still affected by the presence of these rebellious spirits and ghosts until the Millennium Kingdom. When God saw heaven, He did not declare the second day “good.” 

Another interesting detail in Genesis 1 is the repeated phrase: “the evening and the morning.” This order appears six times. Why is it evening first, then morning, and not the reverse? Because Lucifer is called “son of the morning” (Isaiah 14:12) and was once the highest-ranking leader among the angels (Ezekiel 28:14). The consistent order of evening preceding morning reflects God abolished Lucifer’s former glory and authority.

Although God has already judged them, the final punishment has not yet been carried out.  Humanity has been given the mission in God’s plan concerning the ultimate execution.