Monday, January 4, 2010

The Two Creations

Some believe that the Bible speaks of two creation of heaven and earth. This is not a widely held belief and some reading between the lines are necessary. Consider the following passages:

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.


Genesis 1:2

The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was[a] on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

Between the first and second verse is when the Enemy fell from grace and cast out of heaven, as shown in:
Isaiah 14

12 “ How you are fallen from heaven,
      O Lucifer,[a] son of the morning!
      How you are cut down to the ground,
      You who weakened the nations!
       13 For you have said in your heart:

      ‘ I will ascend into heaven,
      I will exalt my throne above the stars of God;
      I will also sit on the mount of the congregation
      On the farthest sides of the north;
       14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds,
      I will be like the Most High.’
       15 Yet you shall be brought down to Sheol,
      To the lowest depths of the Pit.
       16 “ Those who see you will gaze at you,
      And consider you, saying:

      ‘ Is this the man who made the earth tremble,
      Who shook kingdoms,
       17 Who made the world as a wilderness
      And destroyed its cities,
      Who did not open the house of his prisoners?’

Ezekiel: 28:13-19

13 You were in Eden, the garden of God;
      Every precious stone was your covering:
      The sardius, topaz, and diamond,
      Beryl, onyx, and jasper,
      Sapphire, turquoise, and emerald with gold.
      The workmanship of your timbrels and pipes
      Was prepared for you on the day you were created.
       14 “ You were the anointed cherub who covers;
      I established you;
      You were on the holy mountain of God;
      You walked back and forth in the midst of fiery stones.
       15 You were perfect in your ways from the day you were created,
      Till iniquity was found in you.
       16 “ By the abundance of your trading
      You became filled with violence within,
      And you sinned;
      Therefore I cast you as a profane thing
      Out of the mountain of God;
      And I destroyed you, O covering cherub,
      From the midst of the fiery stones.
       17 “ Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty;
      You corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor;
      I cast you to the ground,
      I laid you before kings,
      That they might gaze at you.
       18 “ You defiled your sanctuaries
      By the multitude of your iniquities,
      By the iniquity of your trading;
      Therefore I brought fire from your midst;
      It devoured you,
      And I turned you to ashes upon the earth
      In the sight of all who saw you.
       19 All who knew you among the peoples are astonished at you;
      You have become a horror,
      And shall be no more forever.”’”

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