05-31-2020 English Notes

Genesis 1:1 A Supernatural Revelation from Almighty God

            Genesis & Revelation Must be studied Together so you can understand your place in Time & Eternity!  Genesis  reveals the Beginning of everything in Time (History);   Revelation  reveals the End of everything & beginning of Eternity!  God & Jesus are both called “The Beginning & the End;” “The First & the Last.” Jesus in (Rev. 1:8, 11, 17; 4:8; 21:6; 22:13).  The LORD God in (Isa. 44:6; 41:4; 48:12).

            The Greatest Truths Reveal God’s Person, Works & Purpose for us!  God’s person:  He is Creator; Almighty, Infinite, Good, Wise, etc. (Gen. 1:1-31; Rev. 4:8-11; 5:9-13).  God’s Works: He Creates & makes everything including us, “Good!” (Genesis 1:31; Rev. 21:1-4; Eccl. 7:29).

God’s Purpose: Blesses us with Life, relationships, vocation (Gen. 1:26-29; 2:18-25; Rev. 5:9-13). Genesis & Revelation give the World the only complete account of Evil’s origin, history & complete eternal elimination.

WHY HAS GENESIS IMPACTED THE WORLD SO PROFOUNDLY

            Because “the LORD spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend” (Ex. 33:11).  This is unique in the History of Religion & religious writings.  Moses wrote each word of the 5 Books of the Law (Gen. – Deut.) under God’s direction (Deut. 31:9, 24-26; 17:18).

WHY IS GENESIS GOD’S GREATEST REVELATION TO MANKIND?

            Because it is written by Moses who had a unique relationship with God.  God said: “Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, & will speak unto him in a dream” (Num 12:6; 2 Tim. 3:16; 2 Pet. 1:19-21; Acts 1:16; 28:25).   “My servant Moses is not so… (8) “With [Moses] will I speak mouth to mouth… & the similitude of the LORD shall he behold:

why then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?” (Num. 12:7-8).  Its scary to think of theendof liberal scholars who attack Moses (Dan. 9:11; Lk. 16:27-31; 2 Tim. 3:8-9; Heb. 10:28; Rev. 20:11-15).  “And there arose not a prophet since in Israel like unto Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face” (Deut. 34:10; compare Num. 7:89; Ex. 17:14; 24:4, 7; 34:27; Num. 33:1-2; Deut. 31:9).  This fact gives unique authority to the 5 Books of Moses (The Law) which he wrote down over 40 years (1445-1405 B.C.).  God Who gave it Preserves it (Ps. 119:89, 160; Isa. 40:8; Deut. 4:2; 12:32; Matt. 5:18; 24:34-35; Lk. 16:17)

THAT GOD SPOKE TO MOSES FACE TO FACE is confirmed:

          By God to Joshua in 1427 BC (Jos. 1:7-8; 8:31-34; 22:5);  Judges 3:4 (1406 BC); IKing 2:3 (1015 BC); 2King 14:6; 21:8 (839 & 700 BC); 2Chron. 25:4 (827 BC); Ezra 6:18 (515 BC); Neh. 8:1; 13:1 (445 BC); Dan. 9:11-13 (538 BC); & Mal. 4:4 (397 BC). 

THAT MOSES WROTE GOD’S WORDS IN GENESIS is confirmed

            By our LORD Jesus Christ (Matt. 8:4; 19:7-8; Mk. 7:10; 12:26; Lk. 16:29; 24:27, 44; John 7:19) (Matt. 22:31-32) (30 A.D.).  Jesus is our Omniscient God manifest in Human flesh (John 1:1-4; 16:30; 21:17; Matt. 9:4; 12:25).  It is impossible for Jesus to lie or be deceived (Num. 23:19; Heb. 6:18; Titus 1:2).  Genesis is quoted 35 times in the N.T. & referred to 100’s of times!

           So Don’t Let Liberal unbelievingchristianscholars undermine your faith in God’s Word (2 Peter 2:1-3).  Most attacks against the 5 Books of Moses trace back to liberal scholars in Germany in the 1800’s & those who believe them.  Their teaching is Called “Higher Criticism” & casts doubt on what God said (Gen. 3:1; 2Cor. 11:3; Rev. 12:9).  Ask yourself: “Did God speak to those liberal scholars  ‘face to face’ like he did to Moses?”  (Isa. 41:22-23).  “Were those liberal scholars omniscient like our LORD Jesus?”  Of course not! They are deceived & Damned for rejecting God’s Truth (2 Thess. 2:10-12; Jer. 14:14-5; 23:25-32; 29:8-9).

THE LAW OF 1ST MENTION: THE NAME BY WHICH GOD REVEALS HIMSELF AS CREATING EVERYTHING

               (Gen. 1:1) “In the beginning God (Heb. = “Elohim”).  Elohim is plural (Used of God 2570 times in the O.T.). Elohim is forever associated with His “eternal power & Godhead” as the Creator of all things (Rom. 1:20).  If you Can Believe the 1st Verse of the Bible then it’s logical to believe everything else in the Bible!  Nothing is impossible for Him! (Jer. 32:17, 27; Mat. 19:26; Lk. 1:37)

            Genesis 1:1 separates the “1” True God from all the False gods in the World.  Being “Eternal” God has no beginning & no end. Thus God needs no cause for His own existence (Ps. 90:2; 93:2; 102:24-27).

God is the ultimate reality!  The Great “I AM” (Ex. 3:3:13-14).            Everything else has a beginning & thus an end.  Every false God has a Beginning! Thus an End!  In China: The Jade Emperor is the Highest ruler in Heaven.  But “he was created by men later than other gods.  His statue did not appear until the Tang Dynasty.” (Jer. 10:11-15)

Genesis 1:1 is an incredible supernatural scientific Revelation before there was such a thing as Science!

            Time: “In the beginning:” Space: “God created the heaven;” (Heb. = “heavens”).  Matter: “and the earth;” Power, energy: “and the Spirit of God;”  Motion: “moved upon the face of the waters.”

IN GENESIS 1:1 GOD EXPOSES & REFUTES 6 MAJOR FALSE BELIEFS OF MANKIND: 1. Atheism

            “In the beginning God.”  There is a God who reveals Himself to mankind.  He speaks to & writes a Book for mankind!  This Exposes & Refutes atheism: Marx, Lenin, Mao, etc. were all wrong. Their false faith resulted in the deaths of over 100 million people (Rom. 1:18-21).

IN GENESIS 1:1 GOD EXPOSES & REFUTES: 2. Polytheism

            “In the Beginning God.” There is only “1” Creator God.  This exposes & refutes Polytheism: Babylonian, Greek, Roman, Buddhist & Hindu gods are not Omnipotent, Eternal, nor did they create the Universe out of nothing! (Ps. 135:5-6). Mormonism is polytheistic.

IN GENESIS 1:1 GOD EXPOSES & REFUTES: 3. Evolution

           “God created the heaven & the earth” (Jesus verified it Mk 13:19)

This exposes & refutes evolution: The Darwinian, neoDarwinian, & all the other schools of theoretical evolution.  The evidence for a creator is so strong many Scientists who love the Truth turn to God.  A Love for Truth will Lead us to God: “Science drove me to the conclusion that the world is much more complicated than can be explained by science.  Only through the supernatural can I understand the mystery of existence.” (Allan Sandage, Astronomer, “Science Finds God,” Newsweek, July 20, 1998).  (See “Science vs. Religion: What Scientists Really Think” by Elaine Howard Ecklund (Oxford, 2010).  In the Book: “100 Years of Nobel Prizes” Baruch Aba Shalev (2005), documents that Between 1901 & 2000, 60% referred to Christianity in various forms as their religious preference. Christians won 78.3% of all Nobel Prizes in Peace;  72.5% in Chemistry; 65.3% in Physics; 62 % in medicine.  But many cannot speak publicly about their faith for fear of losing their Job or reputation (see “Expelled No Intelligence Allowed” DVD by Ben Stein). 

IN GENESIS 1:1 GOD EXPOSES & REFUTES: 4. False Philosophy

            “In the Beginning God.”  There is a beginning! Everything that begins eventually ends.  God alone is eternal in himself.  This Exposes & refutes Greek Philosophy & evolutionists before 1920.  (Col. 2:8)

Science believed the Universe was eternal till 1920’s!

IN GENESIS 1:1 GOD EXPOSES & REFUTES: 5. Materialism

            “God created the heavens & the earth.”  Another world exists outside our 3 dimensional space/time domain & interacts with our world

Refutes “materialism:” that the physical material world is the only reality (secular humanism, atheists, most evolutionists). They believe there is no God & no life after death

IN GENESIS 1:1 GOD EXPOSES & REFUTES: 6. Pantheism

            “God created the heavens & the earth.” As Creator, God exists independently of His creation.  God is not part of Nature.  Most ancient religions worshipped nature as a god in some way (Pantheism).  “Star Wars” movies teach Pantheism Hollywood style.

GENESIS 1:1 CHANGED MANKIND IN MONUMENTAL WAYS

            By Revealing Himself, the Creator of the Universe brought transcendent meaning & Hope to our Life.  God revealed the physical realm is not the only reality.  If there is a God there is life after Death: Prepare for it!

            The Bibles Revelation of only “1” Creator (Monotheism) had a Profound Moral Impact on the World.  It brought universal morality into the world & made human moral progress possible.  It means “good” & “evil” are not individual or societal opinions but objectively real.  There is an absolute moral standard! This made modern civilization possible!

            For the first time in history the Creator & act of creation are completely desexualized.  The gods of Greece, Rome, & most other nations were immoral, deceptive & unpredictable.  They had sex with human beings (Gen. 6:1-4) & other gods.  Never forget, We become like what we worship (Ps. 115:4-8; 135:15-18). 

            Why Does Anything Exist? Why is there Something rather than Nothing?  Science & atheism have no answer to this question!  Science can only study the material world.  It cannot explain why it’s here; Who created it; or its Purpose for Being!  Only the Creator of something can explain why He Created it!   Illustration: Aunt Matilda bakes a cake. 

            A “Creator” remains the only rational explanation for Creation.

The only other alternatives are: 1. Creation always existed. Plato (423 – 348 BC) popularized this belief; the main model for next 2,300 years.  Even though he should have known better in 1980, Carl Sagan said: “The Cosmos is all that is, or ever was, or ever will be” This is not Science! It’s a philosophical assumption! Unproved & unprovable!  In “Journey to the Stars” Robert Jastrow (1989), writes: “Most remarkable of all, astronomers have found proof that the universe sprang into existence abruptly, in a sudden moment of creation, as the Bible said it did” (p 43). 

            2. Creation created itself from NothingEveryone knows “Nothing comes from nothing: nothing ever could!”  Atheists substitute “Nothing” & “Time & Chance” for Almighty God! In the Book: “Why Science Does Not Disprove God” Amir Aczel, writes: “A Universe out of nothing” in the sense of Lawrence M. Krauss is still a figment of the imagination with no basis in any objective reality” (p 136)

You can be super smart & still be a fool (Ps. 14:1; 53:1)

            Since God is Eternal, He is forever the one safe refuge for His time-driven children.  Time runs out for everyone!  But if you have eternal life ‘in Christ’ time never runs out! Do you know Him (Isa. 57:15)

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