The Whole Creation Story – Part 19

 

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The Whole Creation Story – Part 19

The Whole Creation Story – Part 19

The Gap.

I did not begin there. I got there. I studied to show myself approved. Now I have been “approved”. What?  I have been “approved” to KNOW! “Approved” to believe. “Approved” to be shown.

You may not be here now. But, you can be. And, for this study, know that I am.

The Word of God in the form of The King James Bible is PERFECT.

The Bible claims this. I believe those claims. I will proceed as such.

Genesis 1:2 And the earth was without form, and void;

“form, forms, formed”  59 times

“without”  426 times

“without..” + “form..” – are only in the same verse twice, in any order, in any place.

The 1st is Genesis 1:2. Here is the ONLY other verse in The Entire Bible…

It just so happens that it is in EXACTLY the same form (pun intended) as the 1st;

“without form”.

Jeremiah 4:23 I beheld [past tense] the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.

God SAW the Earth like that. You say, what does that prove?

Well, what else did God see? Well, let’s check the context…

Jeremiah 4:23 I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light. 24 I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly. 25 I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled. 26 I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful place was a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down at the presence of the LORD, and by his fierce anger. 27 For thus hath the LORD said, The whole land shall be desolate; yet will I not make a full end. 28 For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black: because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not repent, neither will I turn back from it.

Despite all of the “beheld”s (past tense),

Some people believe this is FUTURE because of the “shall”s in v27 and v28.

Whether this is speaking of the entire event as FUTURE, because of the “shall”s, or not, doesn’t really matter.

However, I MUST believe that it has ALREADY happened before.

Why, you ask?

Because of Solomon’s Law, of course. Do you not remember this Bible Truth?

Ecclesiastes 1:9 The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.

Ecclesiastes 3:15 That which hath been is now; and

that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.

If Jeremiah 4:23 is in the past, then it is without question speaking of Genesis 1:2. The word comparison is just too perfect to ignore.

But, even if this is, “that which is to be” in the future, then it “hath already been”.

And if it “hath already been” of which there is NO DOUBT WHATSOEVER for someone that is an unbiased Bible Believer, then it MUST be speaking of Genesis 1:2 – by “comparing spiritual things with spiritual” – as you will recall The Bible tells us to do.

Either way, this is, without any doubt, the case of Genesis 1:2.

Jeremiah 4:23 already happened in Genesis 1:2.

Now, in Jeremiah, the earth becomes “without form and void”. It doesn’t START that way!

The question is WHY does the earth become without form and void?

Jeremiah 4:23 I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light [“darkness”, “let there be light”]. …. 26 I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful place was a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down at the presence of the LORD, and by his fierce anger.

The earth was without form and void because God was FIERCELY ANGRY!

GOD’S FIERCE ANGER is WHY the earth was, and will be again, without form and void.

Look… Ecclesiastes 1:9 The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be

So, if God’s fierce anger caused it once (and it definitely did) then it caused it twice!

The Worlds

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

He did. It was a beautiful, wonderful, marvelous earth. THE FIRST WORLD.

Interestingly, “world” is in The Bible 288 times.

But “worlds” is in The Bible only twice – 2 witnesses!

Hebrews 1:2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;

Hebrews 11:3 Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, …

Take careful note, BOTH of these statements are PAST TENSE.

Hebrews 1:2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;

Hebrews 11:3 Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, …

This means it already happened. There wasn’t 1 world. There were 2.

We live on/in the 2nd world.

Hebrews 11:3 … [then continues] so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.

What in the WORLDS does that mean????

The things which you SEE NOW – “are seen”.

They WERE NOT MADE “of the things you” see now.

They were MADE OF THINGS that you don’t see now.

Why not?

Because the FIRST WORLD WAS THEN. The SECOND WORLD IS NOW.

And BETWEEN THEM, the EARTH was without form.

Everything was destroyed and THE EARTH had no form –NO FORM AT ALL.

BUT, THE STUFF THAT IT WAS MADE WITH WAS STILL THERE!

Imagine a huge city of Legos. Built in an empty in-ground pool. Now a massive flood happens in that pool and destroys the city of Legos. I hope you had a picture of your city.

Because that city, it is now, without form! Oh, the PIECES are still there. Maybe a few blocks were glued and still held together better than others.

Most of it is completely in ruin. It is without form – it doesn’t look like a city any more. But, the Legos are still there!!! They are just formless!!!

There will come a day in the future when…

2Peter 3:10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

…v12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?

This didn’t happen when the first world was destroyed.

Matthew 12:32 And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.

Matthew 13:22 He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.

Mark 10:30 But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.

Luke 20:34 And Jesus answering said unto them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage: 35 But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage:

Romans 1:20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

This is NOT the 1st World, but IT IS STILL the 1st Earth

Why? How?

Because we just saw in Holy Scripture that

THE EARTH WAS (without form and void)

But THE EARTH (the SAME Earth) STILL IS.

We know that The Lord “made” (past tense, already made) “worlds” (so ours cannot be the 1st)

And We know that  “the world to come” will be another world.

Here is another undeniable PROOF of the “gap” – if you are a Bible believer, and not a Bible denier. Once you decide to deny The Bible then God decides to deny you.   (In Soul-winning – “Once they deny, we say goodbye.”)

There was this worldwide flood, around Genesis 6-9, maybe you have heard of it?

Well, we will see some more of it later, but here, for your viewing pleasure is…

THE END OF THE WORLDWIDE FLOOD

Genesis 8:15  And God spake unto Noah, saying, 16 Go forth of the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons’ wives with thee. 17 Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee, of all flesh, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth. 18 And Noah went forth, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him:  … Genesis 9:1 And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.

Why does The Lord tell them to Replenish the earth?

Well, you know why. Because before the flood, the earth had many people living on it.

Now, after the flood, there are only 8 people left on the entire earth.

Hence, God commands them to Refill the earth – to Replenish the population of the earth.

Soooo, think with me here, LOGICALLY AND GRAMATTICALLY, God uses the word Replenish here, why?

Remember, the King James Bible is EXACTING.

The word “Replenish” is the most perfect word that God could have put here at this place in The Bible. There is not a better word or a more perfectly descriptive word anywhere.

It says Replenish. It perfectly declares Replenish. It means Replenish.

It says Replenish because it USED TO BE FULL and now it has become empty and needs refilling.

Otherwise, replenish would have no place in this passage.

That’s a bit repetitive, right? Just want to be sure you got it. Got it? Good.

Here is the ONLY other mention of the word “replenish” in The Entire Bible.

There was this creation of mankind, around Genesis 1-3, maybe you have heard of it?

Well, we will see some more of it later, but here, for your viewing pleasure is…

THE DIRECTIVE TO THE SPECIES OF MANKIND FROM THE LORD

Genesis 1:26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. 27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. 28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

Well, isn’t this odd???

Why does The Lord tell them to Replenish the earth?

I mean, it is brand new, right? You wouldn’t “replenish” something that had never been “plenished” before, now would you? Of course not.

Buying a brand new car. Never been gas in it. Dealer, Can you replenish the gas in my tank?

Well, here is why God says Replenish – Because before the creation, the earth had many beings living on it.

Now, after the re-creation, there are only 2 people on the entire earth.

Hence, God commands them to Refill the earth – to Replenish the population of the earth.

Soooo, think with me here, LOGICALLY AND GRAMATTICALLY, God uses the word Replenish here, why?

Remember, the King James Bible is EXACTING.

The word “Replenish” is the most perfect word that God could have put here at this place in The Bible. There is not a better word or a more perfectly descriptive word anywhere.

It says Replenish. It perfectly declares Replenish. It means Replenish.

It says Replenish because it USED TO BE FULL and now it has become empty and needs refilling.

Otherwise, replenish would have no place in this passage.

And, since God used it in Genesis 8 after the flood, and it fits perfectly there…

Well, it fits perfectly here too.

The word “replenish” does not appear again in The Bible, just these 2 instances/witnesses

“replenished” however, occurs 5 times.

Here is one …

Jeremiah 31:25 For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.

All 5 use the word exactly as you and I understand it. There is not one discrepancy.

The Creation Museum in Petersburg, Kentucky that I visited in June of 2022, addressed this issue by effectively CHANGING the Word of God.

Instead of saying that God had told Noah and his family to “replenish” the Earth, the creation museum DECEPTIVELY wrote on their wall display, FOR ALL TO SEE, that God told Noah and his family to “FILL” the Earth after they exited the Ark after the flood. This was done PURPOSELY TO DODGE THE WORD “REPLENISH” since to accept it in Genesis 9, after the flood, means one must also accept it in Genesis 1, after the original creation of Adam and Eve. And that, they simply cannot do.

How do they get around this? Why, by using a man-made dictionary, that’s how.

You see, the vaunted Webster’s 1828 Dictionary (which is MY dictionary-of-choice by the way) defines “replenish” like this…

REPLEN’ISH, v.t. [L. re and plenus, full.]

  1. To fill; to stock with numbers or abundance. The magazines are replenished with corn. The springs are replenished with water.

Multiply and replenish the earth. Gen 1.

Now, while Mr. Webster was very good with words, he is completely wrong and appalling on this word.

In the face of ALL of this Bible PROOF of the verifiable meaning of the word “replenish”, the venerable “word genius” got it very wrong.

How? Why?

Covering up holes in one’s belief-system will cause a human to do quite profane things. Even distinguished word wizards.

1Timothy 4:7 But refuse profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.

1Timothy 6:20 O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:

Mr Webster, it seems, couldn’t resist his reputation and his prosperity for the truth. Money and status are so much more desirable to the worldly.

To believe that “replenish” actually means what we all know it means and what it says and the exact way The Bible specifically defines it?

Well, that rather pigeonholes you into answering a question that the bible-denying “experts” cannot possibly allow to come out of their mouths.

And what question would that be?