In the beginning God created His heaven and His throne.         In his
heaven, God created his angels and the beings who stood around his
throne. All these created beings jumped for joy at their creation and
the glories of heaven around them.

   In this heaven was God’s temple wherein was God’s thrones for God
the Father and Jesus. This heaven was also called the Eden of God.

   Then, while walking on the stones of fire around God’s throne,
Lucifer fell as in Ezekiel 28.  Some time after this, Lucifer led a
rebellion in heaven. God could have destroyed Lucifer and his rebel
angels, but that would have only proven that He was more powerful, not
that He was right.

  So, God created our heavens and earth to create mankind. Through
mankind’s love for God, he would prove that He was right and Lucifer,
now Satan, was wrong. So, yes, the point of this creation is that God
created a family who would choose to love Him. And yes, God created
darkness to contrast light with darkness, making day and night.

   All this is, of course, why there is no gap.
Lewis