The End & Beginning

Genesis 1 offers more than just an origin story when examined through Hebrew understanding. The text suggests 'in a beginning' rather than 'the beginning,' indicating God's pre-existence before creation. His creative work followed a pattern: creating spaces (days 1-3) and filling them (days 4-6). Intriguingly, the first light appeared before the sun was created on day four, suggesting it was a manifestation of God's glory—the same glory that will illuminate the new creation described in Revelation.

The plural language in 'Let us make man in our image' points to the Trinity—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—three persons in one God. Scripture also reveals an important distinction between earth (the space God created and called good) and world (the filler that became corrupted when Satan was cast down). This corruption explains why Revelation speaks of a new heaven and earth where God's glory will provide all light. Throughout Scripture, God identifies Himself as the Alpha and Omega (or in Hebrew, Aleph and Tah), emphasizing that He encompasses all—having no beginning and no end. This eternal God knew us before we were formed and calls us to trust Him completely, even when we don't understand His ways.