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In the scriptures there are references to more than the created universe that we all are familiar with from science. There are actual many more that it will be our pleasure, joy, and responsibilities with roles in Eternity in the Kingdom of God to be in them.
| Genesis 1:1 | In the beginning, God
created the heavens and the earth. (Note that "heavens" is plural!) |
| The following are also scriptural references in the
Judgment Seat of Christ and the Great
White Thrown of Judgment topic. All things were created through Him, Jesus Christ, and Salvation is through Jesus Christ only. Jesus Christ is God with God the Father and God the Holy Spirit. All seen and unseen only exists because of God. Throughout all history, as explained in the Dispensation's topic, Jesus Christ was and is the only way for Salvation.
The question not realized is how can God have the authority to judge all human-beings, Fallen Angels and Demons? There are two starting essential answers of many begin with God's Creation and continue with the Two Judgments.
The perpetrators of sins often do NOT know that they also become the victim with up to seven times the consequences on Earth which is limited by God's Grace and Mercy, as read in many scriptures such as Proverbs 1:24-29, Proverbs 6:26-32, Galatians 6:7, and others. Those that are doing good because of their love for God and one another, through their Salvation, will have wonderful, joyful, and sustained eternal benefits.
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In the scriptures, God gave us enough information to have faith and to reveal there has to be a Creator. Without even the scriptures, the unbelieving world has no excuses or alibi when appearing before Jesus Christ at the Great White Throne of Judgment because of the evidence seen everywhere that includes the Universe. Many Biblical Scholars point to the message in the Stars that is called the Mazzaroth.
| Excerpts from the Big Bang Topic: The stars, star systems, constellations and the entire universe are a witness to having a creation. There are many highly respected astrophysicists and cosmologist who embrace the idea the entire universe is the result of the Big Bang that came out of an entity called Singularity. There are a few theories:
From the Christian Perspective, the answer is God. God is a non-contingent being that created the contingent universe. In Philosophical Proofs, there is the discussion that no matter how far back in time that can be examined, there has to come a point when there was a Being/Entity that was not caused by something else to start everything. There are two important points that are being ignored in all the debates on the "point in time" that was containing the theoretical entity called Singularity:
which means that no matter how correct mathematically the theory on the equations that try to explain a Big Bang, they are incorrect because the source and catalyst are not explainable (along with many other areas). These two previous points is not to imply that is where God exists, or Singularity is how God started Creation. We know from the Book of Genesis that the Universe was created after the Earth was already present as read in Genesis 1:14-17. No matter what is theorized by truly well meaning, pontificating atheistic or agnostic scientists, who albeit use fascinating mathematical models to explain the Big Bang and Singularity, the Christian can simply use the following summary of the unrealistic and improvable theory of the Singularity Start of the Universe: First there was nothing then nothing exploded. If this sounds funny, it is partially meant to be but also highly accurate on paraphrasing what the "Singularity Start of the Universe" is trying to assert. As of 2018, there is no new theories of: Where out of nothing, Singularity became something so that is could explode. Many non-believing scientists (NBS) are starting to get angry, on many YouTube videos, with Christians making statements like "when first there was nothing and the nothing exploded" because ... |
Biblical Scholars point out that there is a great deal of evidence of the naming of the Stars and Constellations, revealed in the studies of the Mazzaroth, that the names gave the message of God and the future Messiah even before there was the written Word of God.
The following are a few scriptures of many dealing with the Universe, the Heavens, the Earth and the future Heavens and Earth.
| Features | Reference | ||
| 1 | Heavens (plural) | Genesis 1:1 | In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. |
| 2 | It can be torn | Isaiah 64:1 | If only you would tear open the heavens and come down, so that the mountains would quake at your presence |
| 3 | It was stretched | Isaiah 40:22 | It is he who sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them like a tent to dwell in; |
| 4 | New Heavens and new Earth | Isaiah 65:17 | For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth, and the former things shall not be remembered or come into mind. |
| 5 | Hang on nothing | Job 26:7 | He stretches out the north over the void and hangs the earth on nothing. |
| 6 | Earth given to man | Psalm 115:16 | The heavens are the Lord s heavens, but the earth he has given to the children of man. |
| 7 | Names all the Stars | Psalm 147:4 | He counts the number of the stars; He gives names to all of them. |
| 8 | Cannot contain God | 2 Chronicles 6:18 | But will God indeed dwell with man on the earth? Behold, heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain you, how much less this house that I have built! |
| 9 | New Heavens and new Earth | Revelation 21:1 | Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. |
The universe was created after the Earth in the days of Creation, but there was already the primary Heaven and other Heavens. It was there for giving light and also for signs of who God the Creator is and with His Power.
The Earth was already in existence in Genesis 1:1 and God came in Genesis 1:2 to remake and reform the Earth, which is often called the Gap Theory. After God began the reforming of the Earth, then God created the Universe that contained the Earth. Additionally, the Earth was formerly part of the Kingdom of Heaven according to many Biblical Scholars.
| Genesis 1:14-18 | 14 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; 15 and let them be for lights in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth ; and it was so. 16 God made the two great lights, the greater light to govern the day, and the lesser light to govern the night; He made the stars also. 17 God placed them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth, 18 and to govern the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness; and God saw that it was good. |
| Psalm 33:6 | By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, And by the breath of His mouth all their host. |
| Psalm 136:7-9 | To Him who made the great lights, For His loving-kindness is everlasting: The sun to rule by day, For His loving-kindness is everlasting, The moon and stars to rule by night, For His loving-kindness is everlasting. |
| Isaiah 40:26 | Lift up your eyes on high And see who has created these stars, The One who leads forth their host by number, He calls them all by name; Because of the greatness of His might and the strength of His power, Not one of them is missing. |
| Job 9:7-9 | Who commands the sun not to shine, And sets a seal upon the stars; Who alone stretches out the heavens And tramples down the waves of the sea; Who makes the Bear, Orion and the Pleiades, And the chambers of the south; |
| Job 38:31-33 | "Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades, Or loose the cords of Orion? "Can you lead forth a constellation in its season, And guide the Bear with her satellites? "Do you know the ordinances of the heavens, Or fix their rule over the earth? |
| Psalm 147:4-5 | He counts the number of the stars; He gives names to all of them. Great is our Lord and abundant in strength; His understanding is infinite. |
Please enjoy and find some new additional link contributions from Mila Wheatley in Aug of 2026. Thanks Mila! : )
The following links are from the article:
Affordable Ways to Learn About Astronomy
Websites:
1. Cyclone / Hurricane Related
National Hurricane Center and Central
Pacific Hurricane Center - Great site but some graphics are small
without option to enlarge.
Track the Tropics -
Awesome site of information with graphics that can be enlarged for better
viewing.
Hurricane Model Information - Show the definitions of the different types of
hurricane models.
2. Wind and other Patterns
Ventusky Weather - A
great visual tool to see many aspects of the weather including wind patterns,
wind speed, clouds, radar, etc.
Wind Patterns
- An excellent representation of wind patterns, rain, temperature, clouds, air
quality and more.
Earth - Another excellent site that gives representation of wind patterns.
3. Weather Forecasting
The Weather Channel Site -
Wonderful site of information. In this author's opinion the site sometimes
has the tendency sometimes to over dramatize, embellish and give the impression
that cataclysmic doom is about to happen in areas of bad weather.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration Weather Service for United States - Great site.
Radar from National Weather
Service - Visual with drill down information.
Weather Underground
- Great information with a little bit too many advertisements that "muddy" the
user experience..
AccuWeather - Local
and national forecasting.
| The following are excerpts from the
Age of the Earth topic: The Earth was created in Genesis 1:1 and then God did a second recreation in Genesis 1:2. There is a gap between Genesis 1:1 and Genesis 1:2 that is not explained in the Book of Genesis Chapter 1 on why there was a recreation. Biblical Scholars have the theory called the Gap Theory, that has other scriptural references, to support the theory that the recreation is linked with the rebellion of Lucifer. God, in Genesis 1:1, did not create the Earth formless and void which then required the recreation of Genesis 1:2. During the time period of Genesis 1:1, there are scriptures that state the Earth was part of the Kingdom of Heaven, detailed in Gap Theory topic, where the Earth was perfect. When Genesis 1:2 occurs, Earth was no longer perfect with a deep abode of woe on the waters that covered the entire earth where the Earth was separted from the Kingdom of Heaven. As part of the Gap Theory the Earth could have laid in a dormant and stagnate state for a vast amount of years that from our perspective might have been millions or billions of years based on the time-domain the Earth was located in. Many Christians, who have not read carefully the first few verses of Genesis Chapter 1, will have missed the point made that God did a re-creation on the Earth which was already there. This is an important point which is called and explained in the Gap Theory Topic. This means the Earth would most likely have signs of very old age, and then a more recent age in all other areas. At the point in history, when God went through the Creation Process on Earth, to the present day, then that is when history began regarding the Earth. As an analogy, if someone purchased a classic old car, dating back over 40 years, and did a complete restoration, then the car would be considered new after the completion of the restoration. Because the Earth did exist before God did the restoration / creation process, it is possible with the rocks, that existed underneath the waters of Genesis 1:2, to actually be 4.54 billion years old.
These are points obtained from Chuck Missler's excellent presentation on the Book of Genesis that can be obtained from khouse.org and it is highly recommended. Note that this list will be continued as time permits.
The Earth is Not Flat It is amazing that there is so much conjecture on the Earth not being round that is being presented in recent years as of the year 2024, which requires a brief comment. If the Earth was flat and being hidden from the public, it would take millions of people involved in the deliberate deception. Airline pilots, ship captains, satellite positioning managers, scientists, and so many more areas would have to be involved in a world-wide conspiracy. For a great introduction of facts see this topic link form Science.org. Graphic humor: "Well, this is awkward"![]()
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UFO topic: Every Biblical Scholar Commentary that this author has read do not believe in Extraterrestrial Life Forms (Aliens) from Outer Space. This author also does not believe that UFOs are Aliens from outer space coming to the Earth for many reasons:
In a June 17, 2019 research project, that lasted more than three years, the conclusion by several organizations was there is zero evidence of extraterrestrial life in over 1,300 stars that were in close proximity to the Earth. The PDF document attached, is a fascinating read.
Graphic humor: "This complicates things" |
What to read next?
(a) Mazzaroth - Jewish Astronomy (b) Big Bang, (c) Time and Time Travel, (d) Time Domains, (e) Kingdom of God, (f) E=mc , (g) Evolution, (h) Ten Dimensions of the Universe, (i) Age of the Earth, Periods that Developed Life, Heavens, (j) Gap Theory of Genesis 1:2 - Earth formless for billions of years