It is written: “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” Genesis 1:1 (NASB) Debate ended. Case closed. In all courts in America written words “notes” carries heavy influence and the writing of a letter bears extreme prominence of evidence to any case heard before the judge.
Day 1
On the first day God decidsed to act and the Word brought the universe into existence. Although it was not as we know it today. The universe was created but space was empty. Empty except for light, darkness and the earth which was water, the only mentioned contents.
How do I know this? In verse 2 we read “The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters.” Genesis 1: 2 (NASB)
If you are still not convinced read verses 14-19 and you will discover none of the stars, planets, moons etc. we see in outer space exist on day one.
The document declares the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters and said “Let there be light”, Genesis 1: 3 (NASB), and it was so. This was light, although it was not from the sun. We are in the first day and the sun wasn’t created until day number 4. Light without the sun, what a concept. Genesis 1: 2-5
A moment for thought.
The Genesis 1: 1 account uses the word “heavens”. Could that mean plural? Plural? A fair question. Let’s explore.
Day 2
Have you ever seen a droplet of water in a space environment? It floats in mid air without consistent shape or form. The Good Book tells us “…the earth was formless and void…” Genesis 1: 2 (NASB). Doesn’t that sound like water in a weightless environment. Now fallow the next step.
“God made the expanse and separated the waters which were below the expanse from the waters above the expanse; and it was so.
God called the expanse heaven. …” Genesis 1: 7-8 (NASB)
God made the expanse, firmament, which is the atmosphere also known as the sky and separated the waters above and below it. In other words He put water on both sides of the atmosphere. The water below is our oceans and seas etc. The water above is elsewhere out in space.
Theologians commonly refer to the atmosphere or sky as the First Heaven. God called the sky heaven before calling outer space heaven.
See verse 8. Keep in mind verse 1 uses the word heavens but the author is referring to the entire creation account, all 7 days.
Day 3
Again an interesting thing happened when God began to speak. The waters below the sky drew together and formed seas. The dry land appeared and things began to grow, sprouting all kinds of plant life. Genesis 1: 9-13
Day 4
It is this authors opinion God created galaxies, planets, asteroids, comets, black holes and many other phenomenon wherever He chose without regard to distance. The passage here in Genesis 14 and following speak of the sun, moon and stars but The Gospel John tells us “All things came into being through Him, apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being.” John 1: 3 (NASB)
God introduced the time known as seasons. “Then God said. “Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night, and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and years;” ”
Genesis 1: 14 (NASB) Read verses 14-19 for the whole account.
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