Jesus Christ is NOT God, neither is GOD, Jesus Christ!

God is not Jesus Christ

We already know that Jesus Christ is not God. Sure, Jesus Christ is not God, right? You couldn't be fooled into thinking Jesus Christ is God, could you? No, of course not. Well, who exactly is the Lord then? What am I talking about? Brace yourself, for there is some astonishing new light on the way.

First, we need to define our terms. We need to understand exactly and precisely what the word lord means in the bible. In the old testament, the word lord is translated from the Hebrew word adon, while in the new testament it is translated from the Greek word kurios.

The Hebrew word adon means one who has absolute control. It denotes a master, a ruler, a top boss, one who has supreme authority. The Greek word kurios is from kuros meaning supremacy. Kurios is the Greek equivalent of the Hebrew word adon and means one with authority, a master, a ruler. To give us a taste for what the word lord means in the bible, let's look at a few examples.

Genesis 24:14
And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master [adon - lord].

Abraham's servant referred to his master as lord because Abraham was his master, his ruler. There may have been many managers under Abraham within his household, but Abraham was the top manager, the chief ruler, the master over his household, the lord. In the following example, Joseph refers to himself as lord of Pharaoh's house.

Genesis 45:8 So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord [adon] of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.

Joseph was not the lord of Egypt, he was only the lord of Pharaoh's house. In other words, he conducted all Pharaoh's personal and business affairs for him, and everyone in Pharaoh's household would have answered to him.

In both of these instances, men are called lords. Adon and kurios simply mean top boss, supreme ruler, chief master. Abraham was his servant's lord because Abraham was a patriarch, the head over all his household. Pharaoh made Joseph lord over all his house. Lord simply means top boss. If you work for a company, the top man at the head of the company is the lord, the top boss. There may be many managers under him, but the top man is the lord over all the employees of that company. There is even an example in Genesis of a married woman calling her husband her lord.

Genesis 18:12 Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord [adon] being old also?

From this we can see that the word lord does not mean God. It is in fact a very human word as common in the bible as boss is in English. Lord simply refers to the most senior executive, manager or administrator in charge of anything. It is a human title given to men. Adon, lord, is also a very common name in the bible. Adonibezek for example simply means lord of bezek.

Judges 1:6,7 But Adonibezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.

And Adonibezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered their meat under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died.

Consider this record in Matthew, carefully noting the usage of the word lord, kurios.

Matthew 18:23-35 Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants.

And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents.

But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord [kurios] commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.

The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord [kurios], have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.

Then the lord [kurios] of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.

But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.

And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.

And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt.

So when his fellowservants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord [kurios] all that was done.

Then his lord [kurios], after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me:

Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?

And his lord [kurios] was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.

So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.

It is clear then that the word lord in the bible does not mean God, it means boss. Calling God lord is simply calling him boss, that's all. Lord is a very human word meaning supreme master or ruler.

As an aside, note that this section of scripture implies that unless we forgive others God will not forgive us. This was true in the old testament, of which the four gospels are a part, but it is not true in this Administration of the Mystery, the Age of Grace. Our forgiveness is no longer dependent on anything we do, it is dependent on what Jesus Christ did for us.

Ephesians 1:7 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;

Colossians 2:13,14 And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;

Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;

This is a good example of how important it is to recognise and interpret scripture according to whom it was written while understanding the differences between administrations. Now, although this doesn't apply directly to us today, can we learn anything from it? Sure, my forgiveness from God and my eternal life may not be dependent on my forgiveness of others, but it is a good way to live and enjoy fellowship with God and my brothers and sisters in Christ.

Ephesians 4:31,32 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.

In this Administration of the Mystery we don't forgive in order to be forgiven by God, we forgive because God has already forgiven us.

So, we can safely assume that the word lord, adon in Hebrew and kurios in Greek, is not a specific name of God like elohim and Jehovah. Now, this is where things become a little more interesting. The phrase Lord thy God in the old testament is so common that we hardly notice it when reading the bible, like these two verses for example.

Exodus 20:2 I am the LORD [Jehovah] thy God, [elohim] which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

Deuteronomy 2:7 For the LORD [Jehovah] thy God [elohim] hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand: he knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness: these forty years the LORD [Jehovah] thy God [elohim] hath been with thee; thou hast lacked nothing.

The funny thing is, the word lord is not adon at all, it is the word Jehovah, God. Elohim, translated God would be more accurately understood as creator. Every time you see LORD in all capitals in the old testament of the King James version it is the word Jehovah, it is absolutely not the word adon. So why was Jehovah translated as lord and not God? Ladies and gentlemen, this is a forgery of breathtaking proportions.

Thankfully, the all capitals are still there in the old testament of the KJV so we can readily see this. Where the translators employed LORD it does not mean lord at all, it means God. Jehovah is God in relationship to his creation, while elohim is God as the creator. This is fundamentally important. The phrase LORD thy God would be better understood as God thy creator. Okay, now check with care this verse from Luke.

Luke 4:8 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord [kurios] thy God [theos], and him only shalt thou serve.

Here the Greek clearly uses the words kurios and theos for Lord thy God. This is actually a quote from the old testament, so let's compare them.

Deuteronomy 6:13a Thou shalt fear [worship] the LORD [Jehovah] thy God [elohim], and serve him,

Now isn't this remarkable. The quote in Luke 4:8 contradicts the verse in the old testament from which it came. The old testament scripture states in the Hebrew thousands of years before Luke was written that we are to serve the LORD [Jehovah] our God [elohim]. So the word kurios in Luke is a forgery because adon does not exist in the original scripture. The original texts read thou shalt worship the Jehovah thy elohim and him only shalt thou serve. Kurioser and kurioser, so how did kurios get into Luke? I don't know. Nor is this an isolated case. Check out these usages of kurios as lord in regards to angels.

Matthew 1:24 Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord [kurios] had bidden him, and took unto him his wife:

Matthew 2:19 But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord [kurios] appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,

Luke 1:11 And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord [kurios] standing on the right side of the altar of incense.

Acts 5:19 But the angel of the Lord [kurios] by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said,

These verses all clearly state that these were angels of the kurios, angels of the lord. Now compare the verses with a few from the old testament.

Genesis 16:7 And the angel of the LORD [Jehovah] found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.

Genesis 22:11 And the angel of the LORD [Jehovah] called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.

Numbers 22:25 And when the ass saw the angel of the LORD [Jehovah], she thrust herself unto the wall, and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall: and he smote her again.

Judges 2:1 And an angel of the LORD [Jehovah] came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers; and I said, I will never break my covenant with you.

In the old testament, an angel is always called an angel of Jehovah, an angel of God, never an angel of adon, an angel of the lord. As the old testament scriptures predate those of the new by thousands of years in some cases, we must understand that the word kurios in the Greek when applied to angels is a forgery. Angels are angels of God, not angels of the lord. Translating Jehovah as LORD is a forgery. Jehovah means God. Let's consider a few other similar examples.

John 12:38 That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord [kurios], who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord [kurios] been revealed?

John 12 quotes Isaiah and uses kurios twice. Let's look at the scripture in Isaiah and compare them.

Isaiah 53:1 Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD [Jehovah] revealed?

Well, will you look at that? No sign of the Hebrew word adon at the start of the verse, and the word LORD is Jehovah. It would appear that both occurrences of the words lord in John 12 were simply not there in the original Hebrew texts of the old testament. To further corroborate this discovery, let's look at a prophecy from the book of Joel which is quoted in the book of Acts.

Acts 2:20,21 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord [kurios] come:

And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord [kurios] shall be saved.

Now compare them with the originals from Joel.

Joel 2:31,32 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD [Jehovah] come.

And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD [Jehovah] shall be delivered:

Although the Greek word kurios is employed in Acts, the original word when the bible was first written was Jehovah not adon. Simply put, the bible has been massively and criminally tampered with to fool us into thinking that God is our lord when he is no such thing. Let's compare a few more scriptures, just to satisfy ourselves that these are not a few isolated or coincidental occurrences.

Acts 2:25 For David speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord [kurios] always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved:

Psalm 16:8 I have set the LORD [Jehovah] always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

Acts 3:22 For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord [kurios] your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.

Deuteronomy 18:15 The LORD [Jehovah] thy God [elohim] will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;

Acts 4:26 The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord [kurios], and against his Christ.

Psalm 2:2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD [Jehovah], and against his anointed,

Acts 7:31 When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to behold it, the voice of the Lord [kurios] came unto him,

Exodus 3:4 And when the LORD [Jehovah] saw that he turned aside to see, God [elohim] called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I

It is abundantly clear that God was not called lord in the old testament, he was most commonly called God, Jehovah, and the creator, elohim. As if that wasn't enough, compare the following verse in Mark with the original scripture in Deuteronomy.

Mark 12:29,30 And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord [kurios] our God is one Lord [kurios]:

And thou shalt love the Lord [kurios] thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.

Deuteronomy  6:4,5
Hear, O Israel: The LORD [Jehovah] our God is one LORD [Jehovah]:

And thou shalt love the LORD [Jehovah] thy God [elohim] with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

Jesus Christ knew who God was and he would not have made the simple mistake of misquoting scripture. I do not believe Jesus Christ misquoted those scriptures, therefore these usages of kurios in Mark must be more recent forgeries. Is it any wonder the Vatican locks away the oldest manuscripts in its vaults so we can't see what they've been up to?

Before we move on, check this verse in Acts quoting Psalms which unbelievably capitalises kurios.

Acts 2:34 For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The LORD [kurios] said unto my Lord [kurios], Sit thou on my right hand,

Psalm 110:1 The LORD [Jehovah] said unto my Lord [adon], Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.

Amazingly the King James translators knew there was a problem with this verse and capitalised this usage of kurios knowing full well it should have been translated as God, not lord. This is remarkable and really quite shocking. Can you see just how deeply the devil has rooted this forgery into the thinking of God's people?

Now, what do you suppose the translators would have done had they came across adon and Jehovah in the same verse and both usages referred to God? Well, we can easily find out because there are a number of such verses. Here is one in Ezekiel.

Ezekiel 33:11
Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord [adonai] GOD [Jehovah], I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?

Isn't that something? Here they translated Jehovah correctly as God because they couldn't possibly get away with translating the verse as the Lord LORD.

I suppose most would say it doesn't matter. Well, the accuracy of the word does matter, it is the opinions of men that don't matter. God is not our lord. He is our God, he is our father, he is our creator, he is the almighty, he is many things, but he is not our lord. Nowhere in Paul's epistles is God specifically called our lord. Yet all over the world people pray to the lord, they bow to the lord, they worship the lord, they do everything to the lord, but God is not our lord. So who is our lord then? Let's go see.

Acts 2:36 Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.

Romans 1:3 Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;

Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Romans 10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

Romans 15:6 That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 15:57 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 1:2 Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 3:11 According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:

Ephesians 3:14 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Ephesians 5:20 Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;

Philippians 2:11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Philippians 3:8 Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,

1 Thessalonians 5:9 For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,

2 Peter 3:18 But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.

2 John 3 Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.

Revelation 19:16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.

It is clear in scripture that Jesus Christ is not God. It is now also clear in scripture that God is not Jesus Christ either. If people all over the world have been conditioned to worship the lord, they have been conditioned to worship a man. This is rather important, as we shall soon see.

Fellowship with God as our Father!

Fellowship with the Father

1 John 1:3

That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.

The epistle of 1st John is written to born again believers regarding fellowship with the Father, with His son, Jesus Christ, and with other like minded believers in His family.

The Greek word translated "fellowship" is "koinonia." Although almost always translated as "fellowship," "koinonia" is also translated as "communion," "contribution," "distribution," and "communicate or communication." The basic meaning of the word koinonia is to "SHARE one with another."

You cannot have a family (Father and son) sharing relationship with God until you first have "sonship."

Romans 10:9-10

That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

A person who confesses Jesus as Lord and believes God raised him from the dead receives holy spirit from God making him or her a child of God. This begins a family relationship and starts a person out in a perfect, full sharing, fellowship with God.

1 John 3:1-2a

Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

Beloved, now are we the sons of God, . . .

As a son of God, a person is made righteous in Christ Jesus. Sonship is eternal. It is God's seed in you. You are His child and He is your Father forever. This wonderful family relationship is made available through the accomplished work of the Lord Jesus Christ who bridged the spiritual gap between God and man.

Just as sonship is available through the work of Christ, continued fellowship with God requires the continuing work of Christ as he intercedes for us at the right hand of the Father.

1 John 1:4

And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.

Fellowship with God as our Father is the secret to spiritual happiness and power in our day-by-day walk. Fellowship makes the family life a happy one. Sustained fellowship depends upon renewing our minds to the truth of God's Word and walking in light of that Word. God's Word is God's Will. If you are going to have a full sharing relationship with the Father you must walk according to His Word.

When we fail to walk according to God's Word we are no longer in a full sharing relationship with the Father.

1 John 1:6-7

If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:

But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

Failure to walk in fellowship with our Father, God, is sin. It does not break the family relationship any more than if you as a son or daughter are not on good terms with your earthly father. If a son does not obey his father he is still his father's son; but the joy is taken out of the relationship. God's will is that our joy and fellowship with Him be FULL. 1st John is written that we might better sustain our relationship with God and share fully with Him at all times.

1 John 2:1

My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:

And he is the propitiation [payment] for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.

When we fail to walk according to God's Word, Jesus Christ acts as our advocate to bring us back to a full sharing relationship with our Father. He is the payment for the sins of the whole world making sonship available. He is also the payment for our failure to walk in fellowship as sons of God. He pleads our case before the Father and brings us back into that sweet Father and son fellowship that God so desires.

1 John 3:20-22

For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.

Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God.

And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.

When a son fails to walk in fellowship with God, he is not able to get prayers answered. God is not unwilling to answer His son's prayer, but the failed relationship on the part of the son leaves his confidence in God shaky and uncertain. When we do those things that are pleasing in our Father's sight with a heart locked in fellowship with God, we receive of him whatsoever we ask because we have confidence that we are walking according to His Word.

1 John 5:14-15

And this is the confidence that we have in him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he heareth us:

And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.

When the Word of God dwells richly in us, we have a full sharing relationship with the Father. As we believe and act according to God's Word, our joy is full and our lives are rich and abundant because our fellowship with the Father is strong. When our fellowship with God is strong we have confidence toward Him and receive whatsoever we ask because we know His will and we are living according to His Word.

Children of God - The Father

Romans 10:9-10
   That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

     When a man or woman confesses with his or her mouth the Lord Jesus Christ and believes in his or her heart that God raised him from the dead [Romans 10:9-10], that person receives holy spirit within.  He or she is born again.  With God's holy spirit as seed within us, we are the sons and daughters of God.  We are God's children and He is Our Father.

1 Peter 1:22-23
   Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth [Romans 10:9-10] though the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
   Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and aideth for ever.
   The first time you were born you were born the son or daughter of your natural father because his seed is in you.  When you obey the truth as presented in Romans 10:9-10, God places His incorruptible seed in you and you are born again - this time with spiritual seed from God.  This makes God your Father.   Before the day of Pentecost believers were servants of God, the blood line of Israel, and they referred to God as Jehovah, Yahweh (YHWH), "the God of Abraham" or other such titles.  Only Jesus Christ, the only begotten son of God, could rightfully call God his Father.  The truth regarding our sonship and the father/son relationship we have with Him today can only be found in the epistles written to the church after the day of Pentecost.  In these seven church epistles you see God referred to as Our Father rather than Yahweh or Jehovah.

Romans 1:7
  To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 1:3
  Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Corinthians 1:2
  Grace be to you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

Galatians 1:3-4
  Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ,
  Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:

Ephesians 1:2
  Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

Philippians 1:2
  Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

Colossians 1:2
  To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Thessalonians 1:1
  Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Thessalonians 1:1-2
  Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:
  Grace unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Sons of God

Romans 8:15-17
   For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but the ye have received the Spirit of adoption [sonship], whereby we cry, Abba [daddy], Father.   [Aramaic reads: Father my Father]
The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: And if children, then heirs, heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.

Galatians 4:4-7
   But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons [sonship]. And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba [daddy], Father.  [Aramaic reads: Father my Father]

   Abba is an Aramaic word. It means "father" and is used as we use the more personal term "daddy." The translators left the Aramaic in the Greek translation. However, in the Aramaic translation Abba occurs twice and is rightly translated as Father my Father.

We are not servants as believers were in the Old Testament.  We are born again sons with holy spirit in us.  We are able to have a father/son relationship with God.  We can approach Him and call Him "daddy" because He IS our Father in truth.

1 Corinthians 2:9-12
   But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
   But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.
   For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.
   Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.

   The greatness of that which God has prepared for us was not made known to man before it was revealed to the Apostle Paul.  We can know the deep things of God because we have His gift of holy spirit born in us.  Today, we can walk and talk with God our Father.

 Ephesians 1:4-5
   According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
   Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children [sonship] by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

  The words "adoption of children" are the Greek word huiothesia from huios meaning "son" and tithemi meaning "to place." God made us His sons not by "adoption" but by placing His holy spirit in us. God is our Father and we are His children.  Now, we can truly fellowship via spirit with our loving heavenly Father.

Philippians 2:13-15
   For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
   Do all things without murmurings and disputings:
   That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;

   This is the real greatness of our father/son relationship.  It is God at work in you to will and do His good pleasure.  When we walk in light of God in us we shine as lights in this dark world.  We let the world see "the sons of God!"

1 John 3:1-2
  Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
  Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.

   Our sonship is not a future thing.  Beloved NOW are we the sons of God and we call God OUR FATHER!

How Will Believers Be Present With The Lord?

The Church and Israel are two distinct groups with whom God has a divine plan. The church is a mystery, unrevealed in the Old Testament. This present mystery age intervenes within the program of God for Israel because of Israel’s rejection of the Messiah at His first advent. This mystery program must be completed before God can resume His program with Israel and bring it to completion. These considerations all arise from the literal method of interpretation. Other rapture views deny or weaken the dispensational distinction by placing the Church in the Tribulation which is otherwise noted as “the time of Jacob’s trouble [the Tribulation].”
I Thessalonians Paul’s first epistle to the Thessalonians has much to say about the issue at hand. The most popular passage, of course, is found in I Thessalonians 4:13-18. The event described here includes a return of Christ in the air (not to the earth as the Second Coming is described in Zechariah 14:1-5 and Revelation 19:11-21), a resurrection of the dead in Christ, a rapture of living believers, and a reunion with those who have died in Christ. Paul penned these verses in order to clarify a misunderstanding that the Thessalonians embraced concerning the relationship between the resurrection and the saints who were asleep in Christ to the rapture. The question is this: Does the death of a believer before the Lord comes cause him to lose all hope of sharing in the glorious reign of Christ? Paul’s answer is a reassuring affirmation that the living at the time of the rapture have no advantage over those believers who have died. Those who sleep will be raised to reign with those who remain. Both groups will share in the kingdom. If Paul and the Thessalonians were speaking of a rapture at the end of the Tribulation, it seems illogical that they would sorrow over believers who were fortunate enough to die and miss the horrible judgments that await these last years.

Paul anticipated, “to be absent from the body and present with the Lord.”? 2Cor 5:8. Does this say that to be absent from the body is to be immediately with the Lord? No. The time between death and the out-resurrection will seem, to those who die, to pass in an instant. For this reason Paul could covet death knowing that from his perspective the next thing He would know is being with Christ. In the context Paul speaks of three states: 1. Clothed in the body 2. Unclothed 3. Clothed with our Heavenly body. Paul did not want to be “unclothed” (dead) but clothed in the Heavenly body. When will we be clothed in our immortal body? Paul taught “that this mortal will “PUT ON (be clothed with) immortality” when the dead rise at the Second Coming (1Cor 51-55). How do the dead in Christ get to be present with the Lord? By the out-resurrection (1Thess 16-17). Indeed, the Apostle Paul was anticipating the return of Christ in his lifetime, as do we now. Now:
The rapture, which is pre-trib, is not technically a resurrection, for all, in the group, born again believers, are not dead, as some remain alive, therefore the word of God refers to this as an out-resurrection, as only some are resurrected, of that group! no rapture/gathering together mentioned in O.T./ Gospels/ Revelation, sure:
THE GENEVA BIBLE AND SIX PRIOR BIBLES BEFORE KING JAMES USED THE WORD " A DEPARTING" OR "DEPARTURE" INSTEAD OF A "FALLING AWAY" IN 2 THESSALONIANS 2:3.
Greek - "he apostasia" means THE Departure - from the circumference of a circle, directed outward, away from the circle.
NOTE "A DEPARTING"COMES FIRST, "AND THAT THAT MAN OF SIN WILL BE DISCLOSED". DON'T FORGET IT ALSO SAYS “NOW YOU KNOW WHAT WITH HOLDITH" AND "HE WHO LETS SHALL LET TILL HE BE TAKEN OUT OF THE WAY." WHAT OR WHO DO YOU BELIEVE WILL BE TAKEN OUT OF THE WAY? IT MAKES ALSO MAKES NO SENSE THAT PAUL WOULD TELL A VERY NEW AND SMALL CHURCH IN THESSALONIA, THAT A SIGN OF BEGINNING OF THE GREAT TRIBULATION WOULD BE A FALLING AWAY FROM THE CHURCH WHEN THEY DIDN'T EVEN HAVE MANY CHRISTIANS THERE TO FALL AWAY. ALSO HE WAS REFERRING TO SOMETHING HE HAD TOLD THEM ABOUT BEFORE. WHAT HAD HE PREVIOUSLY TOLD THEM? 1Th 4:16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: 1Th 4:17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. 1Th 4:18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words. IT SOUNDS MORE LIKE HE TOLD THEM ABOUT “A DEPARTING OR DEPARTURE” THEN A FALLING AWAY. AS A MATTER OF FACT PAUL DID NOT DESCRIBE “A GREAT FALLING AWAY” AT ALL AND ACTUALLY SAID IN 1TIMOTHY 4:1 THAT ONLY “SOME SHALL DEPART FROM THE FAITH” 1Ti 4:1 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; SO ALTHOUGH HE BELIEVED EVEN THEN, THE TIMES WERE EVIL, HE DID NOT EXPECT A GREAT FALLING AWAY OF BELIEVERS BUT THAT THE EVIL WOULD GET WORSE. 2Ti 3:13 But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived. AND TO THE CORINTHIANS PAUL SAID THIS: 1Co 15:50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. 1Co 15:51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, 1Co 15:52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. 1Co 15:53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
OTHER TRANSLATIONS THAT USED DEPARTING OR DEPARTURE. The first seven English translations of apostasia all rendered the noun as either " departure" or " departing." They are: the Wycliffe Bible (1384); Tyndale Bible (1526); Coverdale Bible (1535); Cranmer Bible (1539); Breeches Bible (1576); Beza Bible (1583); Geneva Bible (1608).
Bible study to bless the saints of the "Body of Christ".
Be sure to look at all of the verses in this study.
The Body of Christ will not go through Israel’s tribulation. To begin with, Israel and the Body of Christ are not the same. Neither are God’s plans for them. God’s plan for Israel concerns Christ returning to earth in a spectacular event called the Revelation – to inaugurate His Kingdom in Jerusalem (Matt. 24-25; Rev. 19-20. This plan was “spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began” (Acts 3:21; see Luke 1:70). God’s plan for the Body of Christ is completely different. It concerns our heavenly inheritance, not an earthly kingdom. Jesus revealed this program to Paul only as a mystery “kept secret since the world began” (Rom. 16:25; see Eph. 3:3-9). In that it began as a mystery, it will likewise disappear in a mystery called the Rapture; an any moment event whereby Jesus returns for us in the air (1 Thess. 4:16-17), snatches us from earth, and takes us back to Heaven with Him as He promised (John 14:2-3) – when “the fulness of the Gentiles be come in” (Rom. 11:25). Then comes “the time of Jacob’s trouble” (Jer. 30:7; see Dan. 12:1; Zeph. 1:15) – aka tribulation. The tribulation - as it is most commonly known (Moses: Deut. 4:30; Jesus: Matt. 24:21, 29; John: Rev. 7:14) - is part of God’s earthly program for Israel. It is also called “the time of Jacob’s trouble” (Jer. 30:7; Dan. 12:1; Zeph. 1:15), Daniel’s Seventieth Week (Dan. 9:26-27), and “the hour of temptation” (Rev. 3:10. It has no bearing on the mystery Body of Christ, which will be gone before it begins. From the beginning it was prophesied to Israel (Deut. 4:30), and thus is primarily for Israel (Jer. 30-31; Dan. 12:1, Zeph. 1:15; Matt. 24:21, 29). Its purpose is to punish sin and sinners (Jer. 30-31; Zeph. 1; Joel; Rev. 6-19), and prepare earth and Israel for the Revelation of the Messiah and the Jewish (Millennial) Kingdom promised to David in perpetuity through Covenant (2 Sam. 7:8-16), and sealed with an oath (Psa. 89:3-4, 20-37; see Luke 1:31-33). While the prophets revealed the tribulation as a horrific but integral component in the Day of the Lord (Isa. 2:12, etc ), it was Daniel’s prophecy where its duration was revealed as the final week of seven years in his seventy week prophecy for Israel (Dan. 9:24-27; see Rev. 11:2-3; 12:14). To wit, while we can easily find Israel and the anti-Semitic Gentile nations on earth during “the time of Jacob’s trouble” (Jer. 30:7; Dan. 12:1; Zeph. 1:15), the heavenly Body of Christ - which has been promised deliverance from this divine punishment (1 Thess. 1:10; 5:9; 2 Thess. 2:5-7;) - is conspicuously absent (Rev. 2-19). There isn’t a prophecy or a single verse anywhere in the Bible conclusively identifying the Body of Christ on earth during Israel’s tribulation without pulling from context and redefining the words “saints” and “elect” - which in Daniel, the Olivet Discourse, and Revelation specifically refer to Israel. In lieu of these factors and others we are convinced that the Body of Christ will not go through Israel’s tribulation!
 We know that death still has a sting, that the corruptible has not yet put on incorruption and that the mortal has not yet put on immortality.  But we also know that our enemy death will be destroyed and that the dead in Christ shall rise and we who are alive shall be changed and that we will meet  our lord in the air and forever be with him.  What a glorious day that will be!

Doctrine of God and Christ

Yahweh is one, not two or three, and there is no God besides him. The Bible uses singular pronouns in reference to God thousands upon thousands of time, a fact that clearly teaches God is a singular individual. This one God is the eternal, omniscient, omnipotent, and omnipresent creator of heaven and earth.
Jesus is the human mediator who called God his Father. Jesus had a beginning in time and is the miraculously born son of God. Jesus recognized his Father as the only true God who was his superior. Jesus admitted to possessing limited knowledge; he was a mortal man who experienced temptation, hunger, thirst, weariness, suffering, death, and resurrection.
The doctrines of God and Christ mutated over time and continued to develop in new and unbiblical ways after the New Testament was written. Steve talks about the first four ecumenical counsels (Nicea in a.d. 325, Constantinople in a.d. 381, Ephesus in a.d. 431, and Chalcedon in a.d. 451) to demonstrate how these doctrines evolved over time.
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The Earth "was" - 'became' - Without Form and Void

Smashed and Trashed

We now need to understand a few truths from Genesis.

Genesis 1:1,2
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

The first word in the bible when it was originally written was the word God. God in the beginning created the heaven and the earth.

Genesis 1:2
And the earth was without form and void.

We are going to consider these words in verse 2, for there is much below the surface. When we perceive their depth, our perceptions of the world will never quite be the same again.

To begin, let us consider the words form and void which are tohu va bohu in the Hebrew. Tohu va bohu could literally be translated without form and void, but without understanding an important figure of speech at work we completely miss the whole point. The words tohu va bohu rhyme and this is intentional. It is the figure of speech paronomasia - rhyming words. To see the power in this figure of speech, consider the following:

He was extremely fit.

This is a literal sentence, which means exactly what it says - he was extremely fit. There is no figure of speech employed, and the sentence is a basic statement of rather bland fact. There is no real power to the words. However, if we were to say:

He was lean and mean.

All of a sudden, the sentence resonates with power. We have images of the extreme fitness of this guy, and even his mental attitude. We can feel his fitness. That is what a figure of speech does - it brings words to life, emphasising them in a very special way, giving them power and resonance.

Genesis 1:2
And the earth was without form and void.

This is a poor translation of tohu va bohu, despite it being technically accurate. This is because the translators did not employ the figure of speech, and what we have is a rather bland statement of fact. Worse, this particular translation is misleading. If we were to translate these words employing the figure of speech that was intended, the verse develops a power that is almost overwhelming. Here is an attempt to translate the verse, employing the figure of speech paronomasia.

And the earth was smashed and trashed.

My goodness, sit down and consider those words! The earth was smashed and trashed? You mean it was not created that way? What happened? God created the heavens and the earth, and then it was smashed and trashed? Yes, that is precisely what the word is saying here. Whatever happened in Genesis 1:2 was so cataclysmic, the earth was totally without form and void, it could not support any form of life whatsoever, it was utterly smashed and trashed.

Genesis 1:2
And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

To understand what happened to the earth back in Genesis 1:2, it is necessary to look at a few other scriptures to build some background.

The bible talks of three heavens and three earths, and it is important to note that there is no overlapping of time between them, nor are they spheres within spheres, or levels within levels, as is often taught by spiritualists and sorcerers. These are three distinctly different heavens and earths in three completely different periods of time.

2 Peter 3:5-7 For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:

Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:

But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgement and perdition of ungodly men.

Peter talks of the first heavens and earth, and the present heavens and earth. He also gives us information. Water destroyed the first heaven and earth, but this is not referring to the flood of Noah's day for that flood did not smash and trash the earth. When the earth was smashed and trashed in Genesis 1:2, there was no life for it could not support life. Peter also talks of a third heavens and earth coming in the future:

2 Peter 3:13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

God put the first heavens and earth together. That earth was smashed and trashed. God put it back together again, and this is the second heavens and earth in which we now live. However, Adam and Eve messed things up and sometime in the future there will be a new heavens and earth where everything will be put right again.

So how was the first earth smashed and trashed? We gain clues from around the word, some of which we've seen before.

Revelation 12:7-9 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,

And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.

And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

First of all, is this talking about a past event or a future event? The period of revelation, called the wrath in the bible, is still future, but there are references to past events throughout the book. For example, verses 1 and 2 inform us that both the sun and moon were visible in Virgo when Jesus Christ was born. This is clearly a reference to a past event. Some claim this war in heaven is still a future event and that the devil still resides in heaven, but consider these verses from Job and Peter which clearly teach that the devil is earthbound right now.

Job 1:7
And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.

1 Peter 5:8
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

If the devil is earthbound, then clearly the prophecy in Revelation refers to a past event. No one can possibly deny that by the time Adam and Eve came along the devil had already rebelled. He was clearly already God's enemy before the foundations of this second heavens and earth. It was this spiritual war in the heavens that is the most likely cause of the smashed heavens and earth in Genesis. Isaiah substantiates this. Just look at the I Wills in the following verses.

Isaiah 14:12-15
How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!

For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God [the star, God]: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:

I will ascend above the heights of the clouds: I will be like the most High.

Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.

Lucifer, from Latin, means light bearer or brilliant one, illuminated one. Lucifer was second in command in heaven next to God. Each archangel had one third of the angels under their command. The angels, as we do, have freewill. Lucifer decided he wanted to be worshipped as God and committed treason by trying to usurp God and take his worship which started the war. Obviously God did not smash and trash his own earth, so we can safely conclude it was the devil who did it. Lucifer must be quite something if he felt he could take on God. Never underestimate him. We put our trust in God as our protection from him.

As an aside, here is another morsel of truth that enhances and adds light to the truth of the smashed and trashed earth of Genesis 1:2. After the flood of Noah's day, when the ark grounded and Noah and his family stepped back onto dry ground, God spoke to them:

Genesis 9:1 And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.

God told them to be fruitful and multiply and REPLENISH the earth. What does the word replenish mean? Here is a dictionary definition:

replenish -verb (used with object) to make full or complete again, as by supplying what is lacking, used up, etc.: to replenish one's stock of food.

In the case of Noah, this makes perfect sense. They were to replenish the earth because they were the only ones left. The earth had been populated, everyone apart from Noah and his family had drowned, and they were to repopulate, replenish the earth. Now look back at Genesis 1 when God spoke to Adam and Eve.

Genesis 1:27,28a So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and REPLENISH the earth, and subdue it...

God told Adam and Eve to replenish the earth. Intriguing stuff. See, the earth had been populated before Adam and Eve, before it was smashed and trashed in Genesis 1:2. Further, we can assume that it was the devil who did the smashing and trashing.

So, we have a smashed and trashed earth. There is no life. All is darkness and cold. That makes sense, because darkness and cold implies an absence of light and heat. The devil's realm is not hot, as some mistakenly believe, it is extremely cold.

Genesis 1:3-5
And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.

And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

Darkness can only exist in the absence of light. Turn on the light and there is no darkness.

Genesis 1:6-8 And God said, Let there be a firmament [Hebrew - raqia] in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.

And God made the firmament [raqia], and divided the waters which were under the firmament [raqia] from the waters which were above the firmament [raqia]: and it was so.

And God called the firmament [raqia] Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.

What is the firmament? Verse 8 tells us the firmament is heaven, or the universe. The word translated firmament here is raqia in Hebrew, which is more accurately translated expansion, and it refers to the universe. The firmament is the universe so read these verses again employing universe instead of firmament.

Genesis 1:6-8 And God said, Let there be a universe in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.

And God made the universe, and divided the waters which were under the universe from the waters which were above the universe: and it was so.

And God called the universe Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.

Heaven is the universe, which is anywhere above earth. Biblically, if you want to go to heaven, jump up and down. Every time your feet leave earth, you go to heaven. In Peter, we saw that the first earth was destroyed because it overflowed with water.

2 Peter 3:6
Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:

This is fascinating. By putting the second heavens and earth back into order, God divided the waters into two distinct bodies. The waters under the universe, refer to the waters on the smashed and trashed earth. These waters were separated from the waters above the universe. What is this saying? When the first heavens and earth were smashed and trashed, the entire planet earth was covered in water. These waters were then divided, separated, so that there was a universe between the waters on the earth and the waters above it. In other words, the universe does not go on forever, it is totally encased in water. You can picture it like a bubble in a sea, albeit a rather large bubble.

Some basic physics would not go astray here. In verse 3, God introduced light. Without light and, therefore heat, in what state is water? It is frozen. Incidentally, so is oxygen, nitrogen, and all other normally gaseous material. The water that smashed and trashed the first heavens and earth was, therefore, frozen. The atmosphere would have liquefied and frozen. In this regards, isn't it amazing to note then that all scientists and geologists agree that the last Ice Age ended less than 10,000 years ago, the same time the bible says Adam and Eve were formed, made and created. Now consider this verse from Job:

Job 38:30
The waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.

The word hid is the word hardened. These waters referred to in Job are hard like stone. Why? Because they are frozen. Total darkness is the absence of light and heat. Any guesses where the frozen face of the deep is? Yes, the frozen face of the deep refers to the waters above the universe. These waters are called in the bible, the deep, and its face is frozen.

Genesis 1:2
And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

What about this first heaven and earth then? Well, we know it was around for a long time from the rocks and fossils we can study. T Rex? Stick him in the first heaven and earth, for that is when he lived and breathed. Stick all your dinosaurs in there. See how beautifully the rightly divided word fits with true science?

Scientists today search for a link between what they call prehistoric man and modern man - the missing link - but they cannot find it. The reason is simple - there isn't one. The world was smashed and trashed. The men that lived in the first heaven and earth did not survive or evolve into this second heaven and earth. The oldest bones of modern man date to less than 10,000 years ago, the same time the last ice age ended. There is no conflict with true science and the bible. True science can only corroborate and substantiate the truths recorded in the word. By the way, this truth negates the theory of evolution. Man and all the animals on earth today are less than 10,000 years old. All the older fossils belong to life in the first heaven and earth.

Any idea what keeps the frozen face of the deep from freezing the earth today? Ever wondered what the stars are up there for? Sure, for signs and seasons, and they look pretty, but they also have a job to do, they keep us protected from all that cold up there. On day one, God introduced light to the smashed and trashed heavens and earth. On day two, he separated the waters with the universe. Now we are into day three.

Genesis 1:9-13
And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.

And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.

And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.

And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

And the evening and the morning were the third day.

Note that God does not create anything here. Nor did he create anything on day one or day two. The earth already existed, and because it already existed, God did not have to create it. To create, biblically, means to bring into existence something that does not exist. Hence, there is no creating going on here. The heavens and the earth existed, so God just had to put it back together again after it was smashed and trashed.

On day three, dry land appeared and the seas were gathered into one place, which is a reference to there being one large land mass surrounded by one ocean. At this stage of earth's development, there were no islands or continents. There is no problem getting science to fit any of this. Any child can look at a globe of the world and see how South America fits into Africa, and how all the continents could literally be pushed together like a giant jigsaw puzzle. Scientists and geologists have named this supercontinent Pangaea. The world has this to say about Pangaea.

Pangaea was a supercontinent that existed during the late Palaeozoic and early Mesozoic eras, forming approximately 300 million years ago. It began to break apart around 200 million years ago.

This is a monstrous lie. Pangaea broke up less than 10,000 years ago, and it happened suddenly, overnight, not over millions of years. The reason the world lies about when Pangaea broke apart is because they have no facts to back up their truths. It took a massive head on smash of continents to force the Himalayan Mountains into the sky. Perhaps honest scientists and geologists can put some stuff together now that makes sense.

Day three also sees plant life built back into the earth. The smashing and trashing of the first earth was so severe, no plant life of any kind survived, not even their seeds. The smashing and trashing was absolute, as emphasised by the figure of speech paronomasia. The earth was totally and utterly devoid of any form of life whatsoever, it was utterly smashed and trashed. Now day four.

Genesis 1:14-19
And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven [the universe] to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:

And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.

And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.

And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth.

And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.

And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.

There are some amazing truths here. God made light on day one, didn't he? Sure he did.

Genesis 1:5
And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

Despite light being in existence since day one, the sun and the stars were not made until the fourth day. Light therefore does not originate from the sun or any of the stars. The sun and stars are merely transformers, power cells that convert light into useable energy that supports life on earth. The sun is not a source of light, because light existed before the sun was fired up. There is much below the surface here, but we cannot take the time in this work to delve into quantum physics. Suffice to mention that the same way you can use a microscope to look down into a completely new world at the cellular level, and then continue down into the atomic universe, you can zoom into God's word to find completely new dimensions of truth below the surface. There are vast astronomic and deep microscopic universes of perfection within God's word. Onto day five.

Genesis 1:20-23
And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature [Hebrew: nephesh - soul] that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.

And God created great whales, and every living creature [nephesh - soul] that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.

And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.

In verse 20, the word creature is translated from a Hebrew word with which we will become familiar. It is the word nephesh, which means soul. Let the waters bring forth abundantly living souls. In verse 21, the word creature is again the word nephesh and it should have been translated soul.

Note also the correct usage of the word create. This is only the second time this word has been used so far in Genesis. Soul life did not exist at this point, which is why God had to create it. He brought into existence something that did not exist in any form anywhere. Soul life is breath life. If something breathes, it has soul. Whales, birds, fish, dogs and cats have souls. Anything that breathes has a soul. This is when soul life was created, and once something has been created, it does not require creating again because it already exists. Remember that when we come to man.

Genesis 1:24-26
And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature [nephesh - soul] after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.

And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

The animal and plant kingdoms were in place before man was formed, made, and created. However, man had something very special which no animal, fish or bird had, and that was spirit.

Genesis 1:27
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

The image of God is spirit, so when he created man in his own image, it means he created spirit within man. It was this spirit that set man above everything else, that was what made him special, that was what set him above the animal kingdom.

Genesis 1:28-30
And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.

And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.

Man had dominion over all of God's creation. He had dominion and authority over the earth and everything in it. Man had complete authority, rule, and dominion. Man was the earth's CEO if you like, he was the boss, the Lord of the earth, and it was God who gave him that job, that responsibility. To finish off chapter one, notice that God states six times that what he had done was good, and then crowns it with a seventh usage of very good.

Genesis 1:4,10,12,18,21,25,31 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.

And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.

And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.

And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

When God calls something good six times and then crowns it with a seventh usage of very good, be assured that the earth was in good shape. The balance of nature was perfect, the ocean environment was perfect, the plant kingdom was perfect, the animal kingdom was perfect, the climate was perfect, and our human bodies and souls were perfect. Everything was in perfect balance and perfect harmony.

Even today, God's perfection can still be seen everywhere. How many birds are there in the world? Yet they are all distinct, not just in colour and appearance, but in voice and behaviour. Look at the artistry in their plumage. Listen to their voices. Does God understand flight? Look how beautifully suited and adapted birds are to their environments. Not only can birds fly, some of them swim, and some of them dive under water. This was all by design, not chance. There is intelligence behind creation, not chaos. Every sunset and every sunrise is a witness to the love and heart that God has for us. He made all this for us. Look around you, look within you, feel the love he has for you.

Ah, but if God made such a beautiful world, then why is it all such a mess today? 

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