This book answers the exciting question as to the origin and history of the Earth from a geological and a biblical perspective. It reveals the astounding compatibility that exists between the record of geology and the record of the Bible. It reveals the result of a sovereign plan by the Amazing Architect and Creator of the Universe. It also confirms the words of Tennyson's appeal to nature when she said,

"Come walk with me, she said, Into realms yet untrod, And read what still is unsaid In the manuscripts of God."

The Earth has been a place of life and habitation since the beginning of the Archean Age. The questions arise: Who were the Earth's first inhabitants? When did ocean water first appear on Earth? When did the first species of plant and animal life appear on Earth? What was the dramatic Cambrian Explosion of Animal Life? How does it relate to all future animal species? The December 1995 issue of Time magazine entitled this event, "When Life Exploded." It described the sudden explosion of animal life as an amazing frenzy that changed our planet overnight.