Muslim & Christian Discussion ForumMiracles of Quran;Does bible competeLet's begin with "Day" one in the Holy Bible... “Day” One: Genesis 1:1 – 1:5 In the beginning created God the heavens and the earth; and the earth was without form and empty, and darkness on the face of the deep; and the Spirit of God was brooding on the face of the waters. Then said God, Let be light and was light. And saw God the light that good (it was) and separated God between the light and the darkness. And called God the light Day. And the darkness He called Night; and was the mixing and was the breaking forth time one. א בְּרֵאשִׁית, בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים, אֵת הַשָּׁמַיִם, וְאֵת הָאָרֶץ. 1:1 Bereishit bara Elohim et hashamayim ve'et ha'aretz. In the beginning created God the heavens and the earth; The frame of reference in Genesis 1:1 is the cosmos. God declares that He brought into existence the entire physical universe - matter, energy, and all the space-time dimensions associated with matter and energy. Einstein's theory of general relativity tells us that the cause of the universe creates it independently (i.e. from outside) of matter, energy, and the space-time dimensions along which matter and energy are distributed. Creation of the entire physical universe (matter, energy, space and time), occurred ~14 Billion years ago. The creation of the Universe brought with it not only the time into which it flows, but also the space into which it expands. Thus, the presence of the matter and energy of the Universe not only causes the existence of time, but also of space. This creation event includes an expanding universe, which continues to expand at this time. Here is a brief scriptural summary: 1) MATTER: Genesis 1:1, 2:4, Isaiah 42:5, 45:12, 45:18, Colossians 1:16, Revelation 4:11. 2) ENERGY: Genesis 1:3. 3) SPACE: Romans 8:38-39, Psalm 104:2, Isaiah 40:22. 4) TIME: Titus 1:2, 2 Tim 1:9 5) FROM THE INVISIBLE: Hebrews 11:3. 6) EXPANDING UNIVERSE: Expanding Universe: Job 9:8, Psalm 104:2, Isaiah 40:22, 42:5, 44:24, 45:12, 48:13, 51:13, Jeremiah 10:12, 51:15, Zechariah 12:1. The heavens (universe, solar system, sun, earth, etc.) were already created before the First "day". “Day” One describes the preparation of planet earth for the creation of life. The Bible describes the Earth's initial conditions following its creation when the Sun is already shining. The original Earth is described as being without any oceans or water at all (4.5 Billion years ago). Support Scripture: Bless Yahweh, O my soul! O Yahweh my God, You are very great; You have put on honor and majesty, covering Yourself with light like a cloak, and stretching out the heavens like a curtain; (Psalm 104:1-2) By faith we understand the ages to have been framed by the Word of God, so that the things seen should not come into being out of things that appear. (Heb 11:3) Scientific Discovery Support: 1) Evidences for a Big Bang Creation Event A) Existence and temperature of the cosmic background radiation. B) Black Body character of the cosmic background radiation. C) Cooling rate of the cosmic background radiation. D) Einstein’s Special & General relativity. Scientific Predictions Gen 1:1: 1) Time and Space have a Beginning. 2) Matter & Energy have a beginning. 3) The Universe displays divine design. 4) The Universe’s design is for the benefit of man’s existence on earth. 5) The Universe has a transcendent cause. 6) The Universe is expanding. 7) The laws of physics were fixed from a very early point in the universe’s history, possibly since the beginning. אֱלֹהִים, מְרַחֶפֶת עַל-פְּנֵי הַמָּיִם. 1:2 Veha'aretz hayetah tohu vavohu vechoshech al-penei tehom veruach Elohim merachefet al-penei hamayim. And the earth was without form and empty, and darkness on the face of the deep; and the Spirit of God was brooding on the face of the waters. Genesis 1:2 explicitly shifts the frame of reference, the narrator's vantage point, to the surface of Earth, above the water, but below the cloud layer. Genesis 1:2 begins after the formation of the Earth's oceans with a description of the Earth as a water-covered planet covered by dense clouds (4 Billion years ago). This verse describes the initial conditions of primordial Earth: 1) Earth being without form. 2) Earth empty. 3) Earth was covered in darkness. 4) Earth was covered with water. 5) Earth unfit for life. With the frame of reference and the initial conditions for the six creation “days” thus established, a straightforward chronology for the creation days' events can unfold. Support Scripture: You covered it with the deep as with a garment; the waters stood above the mountains. (Psalm 104:6) Where were you when I founded the earth? Declare if you know understanding. Who has set its dimensions, for you know? Or who has stretched a line on it? On what were its bases sunk? Or who cast its cornerstone, when the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy? Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it burst out; it came forth from the womb? When I made the clouds to clothe it, and darkness its navel-band; (Job 38:4-9) Scientific Discovery Support: The scientific record agrees with Genesis 1:2, 9-10 in stating that shortly after the earth’s formation, the planet’s surface was more fully covered with water than at present. (Monastersky, R., “Speedy Spin Kept Early Earth from Freezing,” Science News 143 (1993), page 373. http://www.geolsoc.org.uk/template.cfm?name=WateryEarth Scientific Predictions Gen 1:2: 1) Earth is old. 2) The surface of early Earth was covered with water. 3) Early Earth was shrouded in darkness. 4) Early Earth was empty of life. 5) Early Earth was unsuitable for life. 6) Life appeared early in Earth’s history. 7) Life appeared under hostile conditions. 8 ) Life appeared suddenly. 9) Early life showed features of design. 10) The purpose of this design in the universe is to sustain and benefit human life on earth. ג וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים, יְהִי אוֹר; וַיְהִי-אוֹר. 1:3 Vayomer Elohim yehi-or vayehi-or. Then said God, Let be light and was light. Much of the earth’s original cloud cover was removed at this stage. Perhaps by a planetary collision with the earth (see science reference below). God’s command is set forth from the vantage point of the surface of the earth, as established in Gen 1:2. ד וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים אֶת-הָאוֹר, כִּי-טוֹב; וַיַּבְדֵּל אֱלֹהִים, בֵּין הָאוֹר וּבֵין הַחֹשֶׁךְ. 1:4 Vayar Elohim et-ha'or ki-tov vayavdel Elohim bein ha'or uvein hachoshech. And saw God the light that good (it was) and separated God between the light and the darkness. This is the opaque light of the Sun (already created) which now is visible from the vantage point of the Earth’s surface. God “sees” the light from the surface of the Earth, since His Spirit (and vantage point) is still on the surface of the Earth. ה וַיִּקְרָא אֱלֹהִים לָאוֹר יוֹם, וְלַחֹשֶׁךְ קָרָא לָיְלָה; וַיְהִי-עֶרֶב וַיְהִי-בֹקֶר, יוֹם אֶחָד. {פ} 1:5 Vayikra Elohim la-or yom velachoshevh kara lailah vayehi-erev vayehi-boker yom echad. And called God the light Day. And the darkness He called night; and was the mixing and was the breaking forth time one. {P} It is very clear from the text that the sun had already been created and the earth was rotating on its axis, since there was light (day) and darkness (night). The sun was created BEFORE the first “day”. The root meaning of Erev, the Hebrew word for “Evening”, is: Mixture Disorder Chaos The root meaning of Boker, the Hebrew word for “Morning”, is: Breaking Forth Orderly Able to be discerned The flow of order out of chaos is described sequentially, six times over, in the Genesis creation account. The Bible tells of the flow to ever more complex arrangements of existing matter by the seemingly simple statement of “and there was evening and there was morning”. In a deeper sense, “and there was disorder and there was order” or “and was the mixing and was the breaking forth”. There was nothing to which one could relate this “day”. It stands alone as “time one”. Scientific Discovery Support Gen 1:3-5: 1) Early in Earth’s history, the atmosphere changed so that day and night could be differentiated for an observer on Earth’s surface. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news ... mpact.html http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/p ... 00901.html http://www.psi.edu/projects/moon/moon.html Scientific Predictions Gen 1:3-5: 1) Early in Earth’s history, the atmosphere changed so that day and night could be differentiated for an observer on Earth’s surface. Other references: RTB Now... Please bring forth exactly how the Koran describes creation "Day 1", so that we can compare which of the scriptures holds the most authority... Thanks... |
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