Before Creation: Possibility

It is written: “Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.” - Hebrews 13:3

What are these things that do not appear, which, are the foundation of all things that do appear?

First and foremost to be understood is the concept that more than one dimension exists: for there is a physical dimension and a spiritual dimension, one temporal the other eternal, one visible the other invisible. The second concept is an extension of the first. The two worlds of things that be, although separate, run parallel and also intertwine.

Similar to an image in a mirror wherein lies a reflection, so also the physical world is a reflection, a mirror image of things which before were invisible. When God said “Let there be light” they appeared. If you walk into pitch black room and flip on the light, if there is a mirror on the wall, objects in the room appear in the mirror. However, the objects are reflections and not the true objects themselves.

Without light, the image of objects in the mirror ceases to exist. However, the same is not so with the true object which still exists, even in the blackness of a dark room. Alternatively, a blinding light shining into a mirror destroys the previous reflection of objects, but not the true objects themselves.

So also, the invisible foundation of all things before creation shall withstand the brightness of the coming of the Lord, wherein all temporal things shall be burned up and perish. For it is upon eternal invisible laws, principles, and truth, that all temporal things in the physical realm exist and have any being in the first place.

However, the mirror analogy put forward only is applied to one dimension: the physical. In the instance of two dimensions, the true objects in the ‘room’ are invisible, while reflection of the invisible objects appeared when God said, “Let here be Light”. And God created all things

To better comprehend the idea of parallel worlds, let us begin with a simple concept. In the physical realm, before anything can be, it must first exist as a possibility. A possibility, before it is realized, is an invisible with potential to be. Many possibilities exist even now that we are not aware of; for who but God holds all knowledge? There exists, therefore, a whole realm of possibilities, spiritual entities with the potential of coming into being, of which, some are known and many more are unknown.

Knowledge likewise is an invisible. Knowledge may be written or typed out to be conveyed, but it must be an accurate comprehension of that which is; otherwise, it is not truly knowledge. And like possibilities, we only comprehend all of knowledge in part. Today we have airplanes, skyscrapers, electronics, and so on. In principle, these things were possible before they were invented, but it took generations of discovering, comprehending, and accumulating the knowledge to realize many of the possibilities that now have come into being.

We now understand and take for granted many things that at one time were not imagined, although, they existed as unknown possibilities whose time had not yet come. So then, knowledge being made manifest lays the stepping stones from invisible possibilities to ideas, from ideas to designs, and from designs to realizations.

With an increase of knowledge, ideas spring forth, and from ideas, designs. Possibilities realized become knowledge. Knowledge comprehended inspires ideas followed by designs. All these invisible entities when put into action may produce visible things. Before the house is the blueprint, before the blueprint ideas are imagined are which followed by conceptions of design. It is then that the house can begin to physically appear. Nevertheless, ideas and designs must be based upon axioms (realities which separate possibilities from fantasies or vain imaginations) to be viable.

To sum things up, thus far, we have dealt with understanding the spiritual foundations of things mankind invents, builds, and brings into being. Beginning with the invisible (a possibility being comprehended) birth is given to concepts and designs, which when put to work, become tangible realities in the physical realm.

But, what if, like unto reverse engineering, we start at the end and go backwards? Beginning with observations of visible things, we can comprehend invisible things that support their existence. Indeed, for if we understand an idea can spur a creation, then it stands to reason that comprehending a creation can lead to a better understanding of the invisible things that spawned them.

For all matter, and energy for that matter, and all living and nonliving things, are also reflections in the mirror reveling those things we cannot see with the eye. Indeed, for created things were preceded by their possibility of being. All things that exist physically must have a foundation of axioms (physical and spiritual laws) after which they are patterned in order to be brought into being.

So then, beginning with invisible things, by comprehension of the invisible, mankind has made many things which are now visible. Likewise, by comprehending things that are visible, we can also understand that which lies outside of the material dimension.

Was this then a purpose and intent of God in the creation of all things, that we might learn and understand the invisible things which lie beyond our physical realm? Indeed! As Paul says in Romans 1:20 - “For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse”.

And the spoken Word at the beginning, “LET THERE BE LIGHT”, has a far more profound meaning than most realize. For Light is Knowledge, as Darkness is ignorance. As it is written, God divided the Light (Knowledge, Wisdom, and Understanding), from the Darkness (ignorance); for God saw the Light, that it was good. For it was not at the beginning, but later on, on the fourth day that the physical luminaries providing light (sun, moon, and stars) appeared to divide and rule over the day and rule over the night in the physical dimension.

Physical creation must be preceded by the possibility of its existence. However, even a possibility must itself consist of something in order to possess potential. Essential components of physical possibilities must be based on axioms, which would include unchanging principles and laws of physics.

Not mentioned heretofore, however, is the essential component of possibility, which if absent, possibility itself could not exist. That component would be energy. There must be a source of energy for any possibility to be realized. Indeed, because for any physical creation to come into being, there must be action, and action requires energy.

A force of energy has always existed. This force is the source and foundation of all things that be, or can be. It is what makes even possibilities possible. All of the things afore mentioned are in God. God said, “I Am”.

Everything physically existing is being spun into existence by the wisdom, knowledge, and understanding of God. And everything in the physical realm consists of energy, including matter which is a form of energy.

From being possibilities, all things that we now see have come to be. One final element in the process, however, needs to be given more attention; and that would be purpose. Purpose is an absolute necessity for highly complex designs to be viable. Even evolution would be dependent upon purpose to be successful. Otherwise, random mutations with no direction and no consistent shape or form would overwhelm viability and be the rule.

Design requires intent, and intent requires purpose. A house or an automobile is not going to design and build itself. Even more daunting would be the creation of biological life and the universe. The seeing eye for example would not exist without design. Thus, the debate becomes one over the designer. Either self designing mutations somehow find order out of need as they go along making few mistakes, or an omnipotent Creator with knowledge, intent, and purpose designed and created all things.

I for one am certain of the latter. God, in his willingness to make visible all the invisible things from before the foundations of the world, said, "Let there be Light". Those are the first recorded words spoken by God. Light is knowledge. And God created all things to make knowledge manifest. Indeed, in so doing, all of creation is a witness which testifies of the invisible knowledge of God. Creation then is the teaching apparatus of God. And there is nothing that was created without an intended purpose to illustrate things that otherwise would not be known to those whom he created.

Actually the scriptures tell us about two creations, one physical and the other spiritual; In the first chapter of genesis the whole process of creation is read, then in chapter two it says:
4 These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,

5 And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.

6 But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.

7 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

For those who believe The Bible, the existence of an other coordinate system is a given ... by just reading Daniel 5. The being to whom the hand was attached 'stood' in a coordinate system un sensed by the attendees at Palace PArty Central, Babylon.

You want axioms? Here are two from Alamo Girl which helped me immensely:

Without Time, events do not occur in the Universe God has created
Without Space an thing is not IN the Universe God has created

The quoted verse:

“Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.”

Is NOT Hebrews 13:3.

This IS Hebrews 13:3 -

Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.

The quoted verse in the article is from Hebrews 11:3.

"Without Time, events do not occur in the Universe God has created.

Without Space a thing is not IN the Universe God has created"

Just a Thought--because these things are beyond me. How can we, as human beings even reason without time, being we think from one thought to another, one moment to the next?

However, God said, "I Am. God exists both in and out of the universe. Being that, "He is", he is not bound by time, thinking from one moment to he next, but simultaneously he is all knowing, understanding, and reasoning all things together infinitely outside of both time and space.

Such being the case, events can occur in our universe outside of time, if "I Am" does them. He is not bound by time or space.

Just something I ponder.

You are correct about the typo. However, although the chapter is dealing with faith it is self-evident within that particular verse that, that verse is dealing with our faith regarding our understanding of creation. That verse is about both faith and creation.

You got it! God does miracles. He spoke worlds into existence. He will be speaking bodies into existence when Jesus comes in the air to gather His Body of Believers.

In our 4D realm it will probably sound like a weird trumpet blast all around the globe,, varying in intensity per number of Dead Christians from the regions where Christ draws His Body of Believers who return with Him in spirit to receive their new bodies and behavior mechanisms. I don’t have a clue what the Angel’s voice will sound like to we who are alive and remain to be transformed int he twinkling of an eye ... but I have no doubt that angelic voice will resonate with the spirit God has abiding in our spirits and we will instantly be changed into hyper spatial beings suddenly disappeared from the 4D realm, made to ‘apart from stand’, like the being who wrote upon the wall in Babylon..

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