SB WWG The Book of light
Genesis 1 is not only the first account of creation, but as prophetic riddle, it is the table of contents to the rest of scripture. Each day points to one of six other divisions of the Bible. (See Appendix A)
Prior to creation, God dwelt in darkness. [1] Light represents his holiness which has a primary attribute of being separate. He is different from us. He is the creator and we are the creature. He could not express his holiness, since there was nothing to be separate from. God is one.
Once he had created something, by the nature of creation he was separate from it. On day one, God declared "Let there be light" or "I am holy". Isaiah later records the seraphim cry, "Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts." The seraphim knew that God was three times separated. This is clarified by the four beasts in revelation: "which was, and is, and is to come." He was separate as the Father because he was before creation. He was separate in teh Son as he walked on earth. Although Jesus was God with us, he was separate because of his sinless life. And he is separate as the Spirit even though he dwells inside us. Though we may become so intimate with God as we are co-heirs with Christ, though we are the very body of Christ on earth, we will never be of divine nature.
Genesis 1 is mentioned now to put our study in context. Day one of creation points to our story of Christ.
- 2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness [was] upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
- 3 ¶ And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
- 4 And God saw the light, that [it was] good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
- 5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
- the earth ha-erets הארץ - Hei ה means 'not understood'. It hints at the mystery of the earth. John derives doctrine from his discovery of the mystery and says that there are three in earth who testify: the Spirit א the water ר and the blood ץ. [2]
- became eithe היתה - the word is feminine giving rise to the false idea of a deified Mother earth.
- ↑ See SB WWG Glossary:Light
- ↑ see SB WWG Glossary:earth
