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IN THE BEGINNING:i
In the beginning, God created the Heavens and the Earthii (and the rest was as easy as pie). This – the first verse in the Bible – doesn’t really include, ‘the rest was as easy as pie.’ In reality, however, it was easier for God to create the universe (including 100 billion galaxiesiii) than it would be for one of us to make a pie (if we had everything which was needed). All God needs to do to create something out of nothing,iv is to say, “Let there be . . . ”v
If anyone finds this – the first verse of the Bible – hard to believe (or any of the ‘easier’ miracles which come after it), it is the result of limited knowledge and/or a lack of faith. This website can help immensely with both.
AMAZING CREATURES:vi
After God created the earth, He filled it with an enormous number of amazing creatures. Some of them, having more atypical attributes than others, cause us to stop and notice. Below is a list of some of the more unusual ones.
[These creatures can be viewed on Youtube, read about on Wikipedia and further studied in many other places on the internet. Unfortunately, the internet is to a very great extent, under the control of people who are in rebellion against Godvii and, therefore, will not present the truth regarding a vast number of important issues; in this case, the origin of the universe and these creatures.viii]
Electric-Eels can produce up to 860 volts of electricity, which they use to stun predators or prey.
Archer Fish accurately shoot streams of water – out of their mouths and into the air – knocking bugs off of plants, etc. and into the water. The bugs are then eaten by the archer fish.
Pistol Shrimp snap their claws so fast that it creates a bubble under water. The bubble – which can be aimed at predator or prey – collapses under the water pressure, causing a thermal reaction equal to the temperature of the sun. Scientists refer to these as “weaponized bubbles.”
Peacock Mantis Shrimp have a striking device on the front of their bodies with which they strike their prey – faster than a bullet. The strike is so fast that water around it boils and the phenomenon produces light.
Decoy Building Spiders gather debris from the surrounding area and attach it to their webs – in the shape of a spider – creating a decoy.ix
Cuttlefish change their skin’s shape and color in order to camouflage themselves. They can make themselves look like coral, plants, sand or whatever else they may be close to. They can also rapidly and repeatedly change their skin color producing a visual effect similar to a moving strobe light. Cuttlefish can also shoot ‘ink’ (almost pure melanin) letting it spread in the water, or formed in a blob – approximately their own size – to serve as a decoy to confuse predators.x (The blob is held together by mucus).
Geckos have hairs on the bottom of their feet which are so small that they must be viewed through an electron-microscope. The hairs connect to flat surfaces (like glass) through molecular bonding (van der Waals’ force) enabling the gecko to walk up, down or upside-down a perfectly clean window.
Bombardier Beetles produce and use ‘Rocket-Fuel’ as a weapon. It explodes, ejects, boils, produces smoke and can kill a predator when fired. Here is an explanation of this amazing creature and its’ ability – as written on Wikipedia.
Bombardier Beetles are ground beetles . . . which are most notable for the defense mechanism that gives them their name: when disturbed, they eject a hot noxious chemical spray from the tip of the abdomen with a popping sound.
The spray is produced from a reaction between two hypergolic chemical compounds, hydroquinone and hydrogen peroxide, which are stored in two reservoirs in the beetle’s abdomen.
Wikipedia: Hypergolic Propellant: / / / / / A hypergolic propellant is a rocket propellant combination used in a rocket engine, whose components spontaneously ignite when they come into contact with each other. The two propellant components usually consist of fuel and an oxidizer. The main advantages of hypergolic propellants are that they can be stored as liquids at room temperature and that engines which are powered by them are easy to ignite reliably and repeatedly. Common hypergolic propellants are difficult to handle due to their extreme toxicity or corrosiveness. In contemporary usage, the terms “hypergol” and “hypergolic propellant” usually mean the most common such propellant combination: dinitrogen tetroxide plus hydrazine.
When the solutions hydroquinone and hydrogen peroxide reach the vestibulexi (reaction chamber), catalystsxii facilitate (aid) the decomposition of the hydrogen peroxide and the oxidation of the hydroquinone. Heat from the reaction brings the mixture to near the boiling point of water (212 degrees F. / 100 degrees C.) and produces gas that drives the ejection. The damage caused can be fatal to attacking insects. Some bombardier beetles can direct the spray in a wide range of directions.
Mechanism of defense:
When the beetle feels threatened it opens a valve which allows the aqueous (watery) solution from the reservoir to reach the vestibule (reaction chamber).
This reaction is very exothermic (external/heat), and the released energy raises the temperature of the mixture to near 100 °C, vaporizing about a fifth of it. The resultant pressure buildup forces the entrance valves from the reactant storage chambers to close, thus protecting the beetle’s internal organs. The boiling, foul-smelling liquid is expelled violently through an outlet valve, with a loud popping sound.
The beetles’ chambers store enough hydroquinone and hydrogen peroxide to allow the beetle to release its chemical spray roughly 20 times. In some cases this is enough to kill a predator. The main component of the beetle spray is 1,4-benzoquinone, an irritant to the eyes and the respiratory system of vertebrates.
The flow of reactants into the reaction chamber and subsequent ejection occur in a series of about 70 pulses, at a rate of about 500 pulses per second. The whole sequence of events takes only a fraction of a second. These pulsations are caused by repeated micro-explosions which are the results of the continuous pressure on the reservoir and the oscillatory opening and closing of the valve that controls access to the reaction chamber. This pulsed mechanism is beneficial for the beetles’ survival because the system uses pressure instead of muscles to eject the spray at a constant velocity, saving the beetle energy. Also, the reintroduction of new reactants into the vestibule where enzymes are stored, reduces the temperature of the chamber, thereby protecting the peroxidasesxiii and catalasesxiv from thermal denaturation.xv
Typically the beetle turns its body so as to direct the jet towards whatever triggered the response. The gland openings of some African bombardier beetles can swivel through 270° and thrust between the insect’s legs, discharging the fluid in a wide range of directions with considerable accuracy.
[FYI. Youtube has videos showing the spray being fired between the beetles’ legs – getting the spray all over its’ legs – obviously with no negative effects on the beetle.]
Fire breathing dragons. ‘Leviathan’ (identified in the Bible) was a water dwelling, fire breathing reptile which lived in the past. Here is a description of it, given by God (its’ Creator), during a discussion with a man named ‘Job, who had obviously been around them. Understanding the biology and the chemistry of the Bombardier Beetle helps us to more easily grasp the attributes of Leviathan.
“Can you pull in the leviathan with a fishhook or tie down his tongue with a rope? . . . No one is fierce enough to rouse him. Who then is able to stand against me? . . . His snorting throws out flashes of light; his eyes are like the rays of dawn. Firebrands stream from his mouth; sparks of fire shoot out. Smoke pours from his nostrils as from a boiling pot over a fire of reeds. His breath sets coals ablaze, and flames dart from his mouth. . . . Nothing on earth is his equal- a creature without fear. He looks down on all that are haughty; he is king over all that are proud.” Job 41: 1,10,18-21,33-34
Sauropod Dinosaurs. ‘Behemoth’ (identified in the Bible) was, in all probability, what we would call a ‘Sauropod dinosaur’ today. The word “dinosaur” (which means ‘terrible lizard’) was coined in 1842 by a paleontologist named Richard Owen. The word “Sauropod” (which refers to the largest dinosaur kind evidenced in the fossil record – the ones with long necks and long tails) was coined in 1878 by a paleontologist named Othniel Marsh. God (during a discussion with a man named “Job”) referred to the behemoth as – “ranking first among the works of God” – and said that its’ tail swayed like a cedar tree. It is logical, therefore, to assume that ‘Behemoth’ and ‘Sauropod’ refer to the same animal. Here is God’s description of the Behemoth, which Job was obviously familiar with.
“Look at the behemoth, which I made along with you and which feeds on grass like an ox. What strength he has in his loins, what power in the muscles of his belly! His tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are close-knit. His bones are tubes of bronze, his limbs like rods of iron. He ranks first among the works of God, yet his Maker can approach him with his sword.” Job 40:15-19
THE MOST AMAZING CREATURES:xvi
The most amazing creatures that God made (other than angels) are humans. We (humans) are not only capable of understanding electricity, water, bubbles, weapons, decoys, camouflage, molecules, rocket-fuel, fire, and countless other aspects of ‘creation,’ we are able to use them ourselves. The most amazing thing about humans, however, is not what God has enabled us to understand and to do, but rather, ‘Who’ we are like and why we exist. God created mankind in His image (like Himself)xvii so we could become His family. He then did the most amazingly loving thing He could ever do to make it happen! Here is what God says about this in the Bible:
THE MEANING OF LIFE AND THE WAY OF SALVATION:xviii
God is an infinite, omnipresent and eternal Spiritxix – a non-physical being, who is unlimited by time,xx spacexxi or matter.xxii He exists as a trinity – one Godxxiii in three persons (Father, Son and Holy Spiritxxiv). At some point in eternity past, He decided that He wanted a bigger family to love. (Father, Son and Holy Spirit are family, but He wanted it larger.) In order to accomplish this, He would create a physical realm (the universe)xxv and a specific physical location (the earth)xxvi where He could place two physical people (one male and one female). These two people would be given the ability to physically pro-create, as would the generations after them. This would result in the birth of billions of peoplexxvii who would have the opportunity to join God’s family. Each of these people would be given a temporal physical body, a soul (thoughts, wills and emotions) and an eternal spirit.xxviii The soul and eternal spirit would be transferred (by God) into an eternal spiritual body at the point of physical death.xxix These people would also be given ‘free-will’—the ability to obey or disobey God, and the ability to accept or reject Him. Anything less would produce only puppets or robots.
Sadly, this freedom would result in these first two people choosing to disobey God—rejecting His authority and His right to be their God. This, in turn, would result in their children, grandchildren and all of the following generations (that’s us) to come into existence with a sinful nature.xxx We are born opposed to God, sinfully living as our own authority.xxxi
God, being omniscient,xxxii holy, perfect and justxxxiii – and the very epitome of lovexxxiv – could never allow sin to go unpunished,xxxv but He could pay for our wrongdoing Himself. God, the Son, would step into His creation—into the physical realm—becoming a human.xxxvi (He would do this through the womb of a virgin,xxxvii so as to not inherit the sinful nature which is passed down through natural conception). He would then live a perfectly sinless life in the physical realm. During this time, He would teach people all about life and eternity, and how we can become His children. He would then allow Himself to be sacrificially punishedxxxviii – beaten (more severely than any person ever has been)xxxix and ‘physically’ put to death – in order to take the justly required punishment for the sin of mankind.xl He would do this so we could be forgiven and become His children.xli (This is like a judge, who is the loving father of a repentant criminal, who pays a fine for his child: Justice is served, the father suffers, the child is forgiven and their love grows deeper.) Anyone who refuses to accept God’s love, lordship and sacrifice would have to pay for their own sins in Hell – forever!xlii
* * * Regarding Hell, it must be forever!xliii Judgment cannot simply be ‘annihilation’ (live a life of evil then disappear). Without the fear of the Lord (the fear of eternal punishment),xliv nobody would choose His forgiveness, fatherhood, love and lordship (which must be received together). Nor would they choose to restrain their evil desires. People throughout time, would be as evil as the people who lived before the flood – at the time of Noah. (They had become so evil, that evil was the only thing that they ever thought about.xlv)
So God created humans to make us His children.xlvi This is why He made us like Himselfxlvii—with thoughts, will and emotions; intellectual and relational; possessing speech and language; creative, industrious and artistic; with singing and laughter; a sense of morality and a desire to be loved. He made us this way, so we could understand and relate to Him, and have an intimate, intricate and ever-loving relationship with Him – in Paradise!
It will be Paradise, because when the last person who is going to accept salvation does so,xlviii God is going to make a new ‘perfect’ Heaven and a new ‘perfect’ Earth,xlix where we—His forgiven and ‘then made perfect’ children—will live with Him forever. (F.Y.I. The present heaven and earth were perfect until mankind sinned.l)
CONCLUSION:li
God is awesome, He’s in control and He wants to love us forever. He spoke the universe into existence,lii sustains it by His infinite power,liii and sovereignly rules it allliv – the most distant galaxies; the processes, production and functions of the earth; the affairs of man; the spiritual realm; time, space, matter energy and eternity. All this, so He could give us life, make us His family and love us forever.
The Bible is God’s message to, and primary means of communication with mankind and He keeps it correct!lv It can be trusted on things which seem impossible (such as Rocket-Fuel Beetles and Fire Breathing Dragons), on matters which mankind can’t explain (such as ‘how’ He createslvi), when the whole world seems to be against it,lvii when great numbers of teachers (teaching The Theory of Evolution) say it isn’t true,lviii and on all matters of life – temporal and eternal.
Most of mankind hateslix God and is in rebellion against Him. They hate the fact that He is Creator and we owe our existence to Him. They hate the fact that He provides for life on earth and we are dependent upon Him. They hate that He wants to be Lord – over everything that we think, do or say (so that we live and love like Him). And they hate the fact that He wants to be our Savior, that we are not perfect (not good enough) to live with Him in paradise. (((The world hates God for all the reasons that His children love Him!))) Because of this hatred, people do everything they can to keep Him out of their lives. They say He doesn’t exist – ‘the Theory of Evolution.’ They create religions – as substitutes for a personal relationship with Him. They desire eternal life (apart from the Creator and Sustainer of life) and create imaginary ways to ‘achieve’ it – putting hope in science (to conquer death), doing good things (as if good erases bad), obeying rules and performing rituals (so they don’t have to humble themselves), meditating and worshiping nature (as if altered states of consciousness can replace reality and a tree can guide them) or serving some false deity (because it’s less demanding and more gratifying to a debased mind).
The Theory of Evolution – which could be aptly described as ‘The Intellectual Rebellion of Man’ – is one of the most obvious examples of mankind’s revolt and chosen foolishness.lx While it is obviously false and easily disproved,lxi it is eagerly accepted as truth by millions (if not billions) of people. It is not only rebellion, it is also a blatant attack on the Bible! Unfortunately, while both God and His enemies understand this, many of His children do not. Look at the following quotes – from God and two different atheists – to see what I mean.
God – “For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths”. 2 Timothy 4:3-4 [“The Frog Prince” (fairy tale / myth): ‘Mother earth’ kissed an ugly frog and slowly, over millions of years, it evolved into a handsome prince.]
Atheist – G. Richard Bozarth:“It becomes clear now that the whole justification of Jesus’ life and death is predicated on the existence of Adam and the forbidden fruit he and Eve ate. Without the original sin, who needs to be redeemed? Without Adam’s fall into a life of constant sin terminated by death, what purpose is there to Christianity? None. . . . Christianity has fought, still fights ,and will fight science to the desperate end over evolution, because evolution destroys utterly and finally the very reason Jesus’ earthly life was supposedly made necessary. Destroy Adam and Eve and the original sin, and in the rubble you will find the sorry remains of the son of god. Take away the meaning of his death. If Jesus was not the redeemer who died for our sins, and this is what evolution means, then Christianity is nothing!” G. Richard Bozarth, American Atheist Magazine, Feb., 1978.
Atheist – H. G. Wells: “If all the animals and man had been evolved in this ascendant manner, then there had been no first parents, no Eden, and no Fall. And if there had been no fall, then the entire historical fabric of Christianity, the story of the first sin and the reason for an atonement, upon which the current teaching based Christian emotion and morality, collapsed like a house of cards.” (Atheist – H.G. Wells, H.G., The outline of history — being a plain history of life and mankind, Cassell& Company Ltd, London, UK, (the fourth revision), Vol. 2, p. 616, 1925. / / (Herbert George Wells (1866–1946), mostly known as simply ‘H.G. Wells’, was a well-known pioneer of science fiction novels (The Time Machine, War of the Worlds), a prominent Fabian Socialist, historian and eugenicist.)
God – “… my people are destroyed from lack of knowledge.” Hosea 4:6
SPIRITUAL WARFARE:lxii
So – this is life and death, love and hate, truth and untruth, wisdom and foolishness, Heaven and Hell. This is also war!lxiii Before God created people, He also created angels – spiritual beings who – like Him and us are sentient (possessing thoughts, free-will and emotions) and eternal. Also, like us, they were created to love and serve their Creator. Sadly, the highest ranking one tried to exalt himself over Godlxiv – convincing one-third of the other angels to join him.lxv They lost the war and will spend eternity burning in Hell. For now, however, God allows them to fight against His agenda on earth – presenting mankind with alternatives to every good thing that He wants mankind to do and to become. Sadly, this is required for humans to have free-will. For free-will to exist, there must not only be alternatives, they must presented.
To learn all about this war, or to learn more about the subjects discussed in this article, check out the following resources on this website.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES (available free on this website):
“The Second Most Incredible Book about God, Life, Death, Heaven, Hell, Satan, the Theory of Evolution and The Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence” (accessed from the homepage).
“Why I Believe the Bible” (accessed from the homepage).
“True Brilliance, Evolution Exposed” (in the section, ‘Poetry with an Attitude’).
“Science, Science, Science and the Age of the Earth” (in this – “Did God Really Say?” section). [ FYI – The universe is about six-thousand years old.]
“Dinosaurs Were on Noah’s Ark” (in this – “Did God Really Say?” section).
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i End Notes (for section “IN THE BEGINNING”)
iiIn the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1
iiiScientists today, estimate that there are 100 billion galaxies in the universe.
ivBy faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible. Hebrews 11:3
vAnd God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark seasons and days and years, and let them be lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth.” And it was so. Genesis 1:14-15
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viiEnter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it. Matthew 7:13-14
viiiThe fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” Psalm 14:1
ixYoutube / Smithsonianmagazine.com: “Spider builds fake spider decoy”
xWikipedia: “Cuttlefish” and “Ink-sac.”
xiVestibule = a small room between inner and outer doors.
xiiCatalyst = A substance producing a chemical change in a different substance with no change to itself.
xiiiPeroxide = oxide containing more oxygen than the normal oxide of an element.
xivCatalyst = A substance producing a chemical change in a different substance with no change to itself.
xvDenaturation = changing the nature of a thing.
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End Notes (for section “THE MOST AMAZING CREATURES”)
xvii So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.
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xixGod is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth.” John 4:24
xxBefore the mountains were born or you brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God. Psalm 90:2
xxiBut will God really dwell on earth with men? The heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain you. 2 Chronicles 6:18
xxiiIn the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1
xxiiiHear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Deuteronomy 6:4
xxivWho has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and the name of his son? Proverbs 30:4 /// Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit . . . You have not lied to men but to God.” Acts 5:3-4
xxvIn the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1
xxviFor this is what the Lord says- he who created the heavens, he is God; he who fashioned and made the earth, he founded it; he did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited- he says: “I am the Lord , and there is no other. Isaiah 45:18
xxviiGod blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it.” Genesis 1:27,28
xxviiiFor you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. Psalm 139:13
xxixSo it will be with the resurrection of the dead. The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable; it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. 1 Corinthians 15:39,40,42-44
xxxSurely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me. Psalm 51:5
xxxiSo I say, live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature. For the sinful nature desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the sinful nature. They are in conflict with each other, so that you do not do what you want. Galatians 5:16,17
xxxiiAll the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. Psalm 139:16 /// Jesus answered, “I tell you, Peter, before the rooster crows today, you will deny three times that you know me.” Luke 22:34
xxxiiiHe is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is he. Deuteronomy 32:4
xxxivThe LORD is righteous in all his ways and loving toward all he has made. Psalm 145:17 /// God is love. 1 John 4:16
xxxvFor the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23
xxxviIn the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. . . The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. John 1:1 & 14
xxxviiTherefore the LORD himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel. (Immanuel means “God with us.”) Isaiah 7:14
xxxviiiBut he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed. Isaiah 53:5
xxxixHe stepped into our world to be ridiculed, scorned, spit upon, slapped, punched in the face, pierced with thorns, beat with a staff, shredded with a whip, and to be physically nailed to a cross–where He hung until He died–to take the justly-required punishment for all that we have done wrong. Ridiculed, beaten with staff, spit, thorns (Matthew 27:29,30) / Ridiculed, scorned (Matthew 27:39-42) / Spit, punched, slapped (Matthew 26:67) / Whipped (Matthew 27:26) / Nailed to cross (John 20:25)
xlFor Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive by the Spirit, 1 Peter 3:18
xliHow great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! 1 John 3:1
xliiWhoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on him. John 3:36 /// The lake of fire is the second death. If anyone’s name was not found written in the Book of Life, he was thrown into the lake of fire. Revelation 20:14,15
xliiiHe will be tormented with burning sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb. And the smoke of their torment rises forever and ever. Revelation 14:10,11
xlivThe fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. Proverbs 9:10
xlvThe LORD saw how great man’s wickedness on the earth had become, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time. Genesis 6:5
xlviHow great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! 1 John 3:1
xlviiSo God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. Genesis 1:27
xlviiiThe creation waits in eager expectation for the sons of God to be revealed. For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God. Romans 8:19-21
xlixThen 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. Revelation 21:1
l God saw all that He had made, and it was very good. Genesis 1:31 /// “Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded you, “You must not eat of it,” Cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat of it all the days of your life. It will produce thorns and thistles for you, and you will eat the plants of the field. By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken; for dust you are and to dust you will return.” Genesis 3:1719
li End Notes (for section “CONCLUSION”)
lii And God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear.” And it was so. Genesis 1:9 ///// For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them Exodus 20:11
liiiFor by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. Colossians 1:16-17
liv (Earth, galaxies, constellations, etc.) – See Job 38:31-33
lv Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth. John 17:17 /// All scripture is God breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness . . . 2 Timothy 3:16 /// Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. Proverbs 30:5 /// I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. Matthew 5:18 ///
lviAnd God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear.” And it was so. Genesis 1:9
lviiWe know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one. 1 John 5:19
lviii For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths. 2 Timothy 4:3-4 / / / / / [Myth (Fairy Tale): “The Frog Prince” – Mother Nature kissed an ugly frog and it evolved into a handsome prince.]
lix If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. John 15:18
lx The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” Psalm 14:1 / / / / / Where is the wise man? Where is the scholar? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? 1 Corinthians 1:20
lxiRead “True Brilliance, Evolution Exposed” (in the ‘Poetry with an Attitude’ section) on this website.
lxii End Notes (for section “SPIRITUAL WARFARE”)
lxiii For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Ephesians 6:12
lxiv How you have fallen from heaven, O morning star, son of the dawn! You have been cast down to earth, you who once laid low the nations! You said in your heart, “I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God; I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly, on the utmost heights of the sacred mountain. I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.” Isaiah 14:12-14
lxv His tail swept a third of the stars out of the sky and flung them to the earth. Revelation 12:4