Did Ellen White believe the earth to be about 6,000 years
old?
Ellen White rejected the idea that "the world has existed for tens of
thousands of years." She accepted the Biblical record that the creation days
were seven literal 24-hour periods, believing that the world "is now only about
six thousand years old" (The Spirit of Prophecy, vol. 1, p. 87.) While
Ellen White stated that she was shown in vision that creation week consisted of
seven literal days (ibid., p. 85), she did not claim to have received any
special revelation regarding the specific age of the earth.
Thought for the Day
Christ became one flesh with us, in order that we might become one spirit with Him. It is by virtue of this union that we are to come forth from the grave,--not merely as a manifestation of the power of Christ, but because, through faith, His life has become ours. Those who see Christ in His true character, and receive Him into the heart, have everlasting life. It is through the Spirit that Christ dwells in us; and the Spirit of God, received into the heart by faith, is the beginning of the life eternal. Desire of Ages, p. 388