“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the Earth”. That is the first sentence in the Holy Bible, given to modern mankind, via God’s chosen people. But what does it mean? “4.6 billion years ago, God created our universe, starting with the planet Earth”. The expanse of space that God (Yehovah) made, which we live in, was created for us over 4 billion years ago. Since Yehovah is both infinite and eternal, what did He do to occupy Himself before He decided to create our universe? This is explained in the article “The Truth of Genesis: An Attack Against Christians and Jews, Part 1 – The Origin of Satan!”. It is also explained in the PowerPoint presentation, the “Observations of Moses”.
Unknown decillions of Earth years in the past, Yehovah had been creating universes with different element based life forms. We live in the universe of man, a carbon based life form. Each universe has had an arc-angel assigned to it, to fulfill the role of an overseer or superintendent. In our case, the angel assigned was Lucifer, whose “head got too big for his britches”, and after 3 billion years wanted mankind to worship him, in return for advanced favors. He was bored with the slow progress of mankind.
One thing lead to another. When original mankind refused to bow, Lucifer took out his anger on marine lower life forms, escalating ever so often up to the chain until told to stop by God. Like a spoiled teenager that doesn’t think they have to clean up their room, Lucifer convinced a third of overseers in the other universes (creations) to join him in an attempted overthrow of God.
He could not approach the angels in Heaven because 1) he would brisk exposure, and (2 he had nothing in return to offer them which those angels didn’t already have. The extra- celestial Civil War in Heaven ensued, and Lucifer lost. The rebel angels were put in chains of darkness (Jude 1:6), awaiting adjudication by the saints (1st Corinth. 6:3) during the White Throne Judgment. Because of prior covenants before Lucifer was given control of our universe, he was only cast down back to Earth in 245 Million BC, to have judgment at a later time.
Satan (Lucifer) instigated the “Great Extinction” upon his fall from heaven, and destroyed eras of life on Earth four more times. The Fourth Day was of creation week, which was the only day of that week which Moses was shown. The first Restoration Week was presented by the fifth day, in 244 Million BC, when God created the sea monsters (giant reptiles of the sea) and the first birds. The sixth day was of Restoration Week two, when God created giant mammals and the first horse (herbivores) in 64 Million BC, along with the third era of mankind. It was this era that God first made mankind “in His image”.
So when reading chapter one of Genesis, it does not make sense unless you first know that you are looking at seven weeks (49 days), and not just one week, given in moadim order, which is the fourth day, the fifth day, the sixth day, the seventh day, then the first day, the second day and then the third day. These represent seven eras of mankind, given in the Spring and Fall feast sequence. The third day has not come yet, and is the final (forever lasting) era of mankind, where Yeshua will reign over the Earth in place of Lucifer.
When Lucifer beguiled Eve, and Eve then persuaded Adam to eat of the forbidden fruit, Yehovah had given Lucifer enough rope to hang himself, opening the door for the rescinding of Lucifer’s assignment as ruler of this universe. But it took five eras of mankind to do it. Be advised that in no way, shape, or form, does Genesis imply a “young Earth”. That is only the foolishness of the faction of Creation Science. All “old Earth” creationism deny literal interpretation.
Yeshua (Jesus) was both of the lineage of King David (Judah), and Moses (Levi), by means of His virgin birth. The mother of (virgin) Mary, and the maternal grandmother of John the Baptist were sisters, and of the linage of Moses and Aaron. Mary’s father was of the kingly line of David. The tribe of Judah, the fourth son of Israel, represented the humanity and royalty of the Messiah. The four Spring feasts were fulfilled by Jesus with His first advent (as the Messiah). Levi, the third son, represented the Divinity and Priesthood of the Messiah. The first of the three Fall feasts shall be fulfilled upon His upcoming second (Day of Trumpets) return. His third coming (Yom Kippur) will be 1,000 years later, and His fourth coming (Feast of Tabernacles) will be His final return and He will reign forever, after the White Throne Judgment.
Herman Cummings