(1) False. Genesis 1:1 says, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”
(2) You are assuming that a “rule” from your own English language (and American culture) somehow applies to ancient Hebrew, a language where verb tenses don’t even exist and chronology is handled very differently. You should not automatically assume that order of presentation conveys order of chronology.
Have you investigated why so many Biblical scholars disagree with you? Could their knowledge of Semitic culture and language make a difference?
I’m curious how you handle the many chronological incongruities in Genesis 1. (e.g., How do you explain evenings and mornings in YOM one to three if you believe the heavenly bodies were not created until day four?)