John 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God.

This is the beginning of the bible, the earliest it goes back. Notice there are at least two beings. The Word (Logos in the original greek) and God (Theos in the original greek)

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

John 1:3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

This is when the creation was done. In the original hebrew the word for God is 'Elohiym (or Elohim). 'Elohiym is a word like family or group. There is one family but there can be many members. The greek Theos is the same way. That is why the Logos can be with Theos and be Theos at the same time. The Word (Logos) can also be translated as Spokesman. All things were made by him, so it was the Logos who did the creating. Presently, there are two members of the God family.

Isa 45:18 For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; and there is none else.

The word here translated vain is tohuw. It means formlessness, confusion, unreality, emptiness. So He created not empty, formless or in confusion, it became that way. The word LORD is YHVH in the original hebrew, the vowels are unknown, therefore the true pronunciation is unknown. It is sometimes written as Yahovah or Jahovah. Lord is really not a great translation because the word baal also means lord. Baal is mentioned many times in the bible and is a false god. Many people today use the word lord the way they used to use baal. Who is the YHVH?

John 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

That’s right! The YHVH, the one who created the heavens and the earth, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the one who led Isreal out of Egypt, the one who carved the ten commandments with his own finger into rock (the commandments were previously in effect since the beginning, he was informing the Isrealites of them since they had been in Egypt and no longer knew them. The same goes for the clean and unclean foods, see Genesis 7:2), that same being known as YHVH became Jesus Christ and dwelt (tabernacled) among us. Read John chapter 1.

Genesis 1:2 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.

The earth is now without form, and void. Without form is tohuw in hebrew and has the same definition as vain in Isa 45:18. Bohuw means emptiness, void, or waste. “The earth was” is much better translated “the earth became”. (See Strong’s concordance) Something happened since Genesis 1:1. What was it?






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