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Today I’d like to begin going through the Genesis account of what we
normally call “the creation”. But I’d like to share it with you in a slightly
different light!

We left off with Gen. 1:2…God’s Spirit hovering over the void waste-
land of the earth. What happens next is this:

“And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. God saw that the
light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. God called
the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening,
and there was morning—the first day.” (Gen. 1:3-5)

Take a look at that again. The Bible doesn’t say God created light on that
first day. He simply said, “Let there be light…”

Or, perhaps, in other words, “Let’s get rid of all the dust, debris and darkness
that blocks the light from the earth…all the stuff that got kicked up in the war
with Lucifer that so distorted the heavens and earth, that even the light can’t
get through.”

“And God said, “Let there be an expanse between the waters to separate water
from water.” So God made the expanse and separated the water under the expanse
from the water above it. And it was so. God called the expanse “sky.” And there
was evening, and there was morning—the second day.” (Gen. 1:6-8)

Again, it doesn’t say God created anything…only that he separated the water
from the water. Science believes that at one time the earth’s axis was perpendicular
to the sun…back in pre-historic times, to be more precise. What if, during this
tremendous battle, the earth was shaken to the point that the whole planet was
tilted on it’s axis, coming to rest just as it sits today? Tilted in relation, rather than
perpendicular to the sun?

The shift would have caused catastrophic shifts in the entire global environmental
systems that would have instantly wiped out all life. It could have very easily caused
an ice age or world-wide flooding, turning deserts to glaciers, etc…much like our
scientists theorize happened at some point in the pre-historic world. Instant and
total devestation and annihilation.

We know from the second verse of Genesis that the world was formless, empty
and dark. Water was everywhere…in fact, it implies there was nothing here BUT
water…until God separated it.

“And God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry
ground appear.” And it was so.” (Gen. 1:9)

Dry ground is “earth” (Gen. 1:10 KJV). If God created the earth (dry ground)
“in the beginning” (vs 1), then how is it his Spirit was hovering over “the waters”
(vs 2)? Because the entire earth was under water, of course! But how did it GET
that way, when it was created as dry ground? Again, Psalm 104 sounds like it’s
speaking more of this incident than the flood of Noah’s day, when the waters took
many, many days to recede, because the waters FLED as in Gen. 1:9,10….

“You covered it with the watery depths as with a garment; the waters stood
above the mountains. But at your rebuke the waters fled, at the sound of your
thunder they took to flight; they flowed over the mountains, they went down
into the valleys, to the place you assigned for them.” (Psalm 104:6-8).

“Then God said, “Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on
the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.” And it was so.”
(Gen. 1:11)

Again, no mention of God creating anything…he’s simply commanding the land to,
once again, produce vegetation. Everything was destroyed in the upheaval of the
earth, but somewhere below the surface of the earth, the seeds of plant life lay waiting
for God’s command to spring forth! The plants were destroyed on the pre-historic earth,
but the seeds were still there….

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¹ In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world.² (This was the first census that took place whileQuirinius was governor of Syria.) ³ And everyone went to their own town to register.

⁴ So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. ⁵ He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. ⁶ While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, ⁷ and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.

⁸ And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. ⁹ An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. ¹⁰ But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. ¹¹ Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. ¹² This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”

¹³ Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,

¹⁴ “Glory to God in the highest heaven,
and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”

¹⁵ When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”

¹⁶ So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. ¹⁷ When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, ¹⁸ and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. ¹⁹ But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. ²⁰ The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.

Luke 2:1-20

Happy Birthday, Jesus!

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As the battle between God and Lucifer takes place in the heavens, everything
is thrown into total disarray. Stars are scattered, planets are knocked over…
entire galaxies, tossed aside. The inhabitants of earth, of course…the pre-historic
kings, their cities and every living creature on earth is destroyed in the process, as

“The earth is broken up, the earth is split asunder, the earth is thoroughly shaken.”

The earth is thrown into total darkness as “the moon will be abashed, the sun
ashamed…”

“The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil, or
Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his
angels with him.” (Rev. 12:9)

The earth…the incredible gift that God gave to Lucifer to rule over has now
become his prison…a place of desolate waste and destruction. The heavens
and earth are in total darkness, torn to shreds by the tremendous battle that
has taken place. Now we can move to the second verse of Genesis and pick
up where verse one left off…

“Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the
deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.”

To recap:

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. For an unknown period
of time, Lucifer, being “model of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty”,
had dominion over the earth…a gift from God. At some point, Lucifer decided
to attack the throne of God to claim it as his own…a great battle followed, in
which the heavens and earth were totally ransacked, and Lucifer was banished
to the now ruined earth as punishment. At this point, “the earth was formless and
empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was
hovering over the waters” to begin the process of restoration…

Surprisingly, there are many verses in the Bible that appear to speak of the time
period between the first two verses of Genesis. For instance…

“You covered it with the watery depths as with a garment; the waters stood
above the mountains. But at your rebuke the waters fled, at the sound of your
thunder they took to flight; they flowed over the mountains, they went down
into the valleys, to the place you assigned for them.” (Psalm 104:6-8).

It can be argued that these verses aren’t speaking of the flood of Noah’s day,
because that flood receeded over a long period of time…the flood of these
verses “fled” and “took to flight” as they might have done when “…God said,
“Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground
appear.”  (Gen. 1:9)

Take a look at Job 41 and imagine the creature that’s being described. There
is no such creature on earth (that we know of) at this time that would even
come close to fitting that description. Nothing.

“By these waters also the world of that time was deluged and destroyed.”
(2 Peter 3:6)

This verse speaks of a world that was “deluged and destroyed”. The flood
of Noah’s day did not destroy the world. It most definitely gave the world
a radical pruning, but it was not destroyed. Remenants were left…Noah and
his family, along with all the animals on the ark. The pre-historic world, on the
other hand, was totally, completely and utterly wiped out….

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However long Lucifer had dominion over the earth, we don’t know. What
we do know is that at some point, the following occurred:

“You were the model of perfection,full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
You were in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone adorned you…”
(Ezek. 28:12,13)

“You were anointed as a guardian cherub, for so I ordained you. You were
on the holy mount of God; you walked among the fiery stones.You were
blameless in your ways from the day you were created till wickedness was
found in you.” (Ezek. 28:14,15)

“So I drove you in disgrace from the mount of God, and I expelled you,
O guardian cherub, from among the fiery stones.Your heart became proud
on account of your beauty, and you corrupted your wisdom because of your
splendor. So I threw you to the earth…” (Ezek. 28:16,17)

“How you have fallen from heaven, O morning star, son of the dawn! You
have been cast down to the 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 14:12-15)

“And there was war in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon,
and the dragon and his angels fought back. But he was not strong enough, and
they lost their place in heaven. The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient
serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was
hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.” (Rev. 12:7-9)

“The earth is broken up, the earth is split asunder, the earth is thoroughly shaken.
The earth reels like a drunkard, it sways like a hut in the wind; so heavy upon it
is the guilt of its rebellion that it falls—never to rise again. In that day the Lord will
punish the powers in the heavens above and the kings on the earth below. They
will be herded together like prisoners bound in a dungeon; they will be shut up in
prison and be punished after many days. The moon will be abashed, the sun
ashamed; for the Lord Almighty will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and
before its elders, gloriously.” (Isaiah 24:19-23)

In other words, there was a war in heaven. Lucifer, his angels and the kings of the
earth (at that time) attempted to take over the throne of God.The heavens and earth
were shaken like little rag dolls and everything on it was immediately destroyed,
Lucifer was cast to earth and his angels were locked in dungeons (where they still
remain) to await their fate (2 Peter 2:4).

In the chaos of this great battle, as just mentioned…the heavens and earth were
plunged into total chaos and darkness…

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We left off with the idea of God giving Lucifer dominion over a newly
created earth, somewhere back in eternity past…somewhere called “the
beginning”. Lucifer was created full of wisdom and beauty (Ezek. 28:12).
We know from the Bible that, while his power is limited, he does have
power that we humans don’t possess. In fact, it’s probably safe to say
that his power is far greater than that of any other created being…but
still, far behind the power of God. He has a limited knowledge of the
future. And we know he likes to mimic God…

When Adam was created, he (Adam) was given dominion over the earth
(Gen. 1:26). He did nothing to earn it…it was a gift from God. It is reasonable
to conclude that Lucifer was given that same gift of earthly dominion back
in “the beginning”, as God’s highly favored angel. With his limited knowledge
of the future, together with the great power that God gave him, it is not
unreasonable to speculate that the pre-historic world was “created” by
Lucifer in an attempt to mimic what God had planned for the future…an
earth inhabited by a creation that was created by himself, in his own image,
and filled with his own Spirit. At the same time, perhaps God created the
pre-historic world for Lucifer.

It’s easy enough to imagine Lucifer attempting to mimic God’s creation
of animals and coming up with dinosaurs…and attempting to copy a man
and getting the “primitive” caveman. Neither of the two are nearly as complex
or sophisticated as the animals or human beings created by God in Genesis,
assuming, of course, that scientific theory is correct.

It’s also just as possible that God created them for Lucifer…knowing that
in our day, we would be consuming their remains as our primary source of
fuel…for without the dinosaurs of pre-historic times, there would be no oil.

Lucifer’s “world” consisted of dinosaurs and cavemen…at least, in the
beginning. I suppose it’s virtually impossible to tell how far they advanced
as time passed. If science is correct, then his dominion over this world
lasted for millions, or even tens of millions of years…maybe longer. Could
Lucifer’s world have advanced to the point of our own? Or even beyond?

Sure! Why not? Does that mean it did? Nope. Just that it could have.
That could possibly explain some of the mysterious ancient “nuclear reactor”
types of constructions…or the ancient “air strips” that we’ve all heard stories
about. At any rate, this world existed long enough to provide us with enough
fossil fuel to “modernize” transportation in our own world up to the present
day, and into the future…

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