2. God’s Word creates

Creation – Let there be Light:

God’s Word creates in the beginning: The Spirit of God hovered over the waters while darkness covered the deep. Then God’s Word bought the heavens and earth into existence and commanded, “Let there be Light!” – and Light blazed forth. God saw the Light, declared it good, and separated light from darkness. He named the light “Day” and the darkness “Night.”

From that very first day, God committed to transform this dark world into His radiant Kingdom – Paradise filled with nothing but Light. 1Jo 1:5

God is Light:

God sends His Light into a dark world and begins a pattern which runs all the way to the last chapter of Revelation. In this context, Darkness simply means life without God.
Every sunrise proclaims the same glorious truth: God’s Light always conquers darkness.. Therefore, when believers feel surrounded by darkness they can hold on to one truth: Light always breaks through!
Here’s how scripture shows it step by step:

• First, God spoke the first command: “Let there be Light!” Gen 1:1-5
• Next, David sang: “Yahweh God is my Light and Salvation.” Psa 27:1
• Then, Jesus shone as the Light of the world – yet they rejected Him. Jhn 1:4-5
• After that: God’s Word will return to flood the Gentiles with Light. Isa 60:1-3
• Finally,Yahweh himself will become the everlasting Light. Isa 60:19-20 Rev 22:5

So from the very first day of creation, God’s Word promised this: One day His Light will cover the whole earth, forever.

Next Sections below:

• God’s Word creates a world for Yahweh and Mankind dwell in together
• Then Sin’s deception brings separation and death
• But Yahweh has His reconciliation plan: the Word made flesh
• And finally the Word of God returns, and delivers the Hope declared from the beginning

The Word of Yahweh creates a world

Let there be Light

God’s Word created the heavens and earth in the beginning, through the declaration of His Word. He formed Adam from the dust of the earth and breathed the breath of life into Him. He then placed Adam and Eve and two particular trees in the garden of Eden; the tree of life, which would provide eternal life for Adam and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil
Jhn 1:1-5 Gen 2:7 Gen 2:9

God walked in the garden and talked with Adam and Eve, commanding them to be fruitful and multiply. His plan was to fill the earth with people who are made in His image, and this has not changed.
Gen 1:27-28 Gen 22:17-18

The serpent deceived

First, the serpent deceived Adam and Eve. Then he tempted them to eat the forbidden fruit from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. Because they chose to believe the serpent instead of God, Yahweh immediately banished them from the garden of Eden.

As a result, mankind lost two priceless gifts:

• Full access to God’s presence – spiritual death
• Eternal life through the Tree of Life – physical death

Gen 3:22-23 Ecc 12:7 Exo 33:20

What happens next after creation…

After Adam and Eve, Mankind continued to rebel against God and His ways.

The Word of Yahweh made Flesh

Despite Mankind’s disobedience, Yahweh God’s plan of reconciliation was already in place from Eden. From the woman (Eve) would come Seth, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob (Israel), the tribe of Judah, King David and the eventual birth of God’s Son, Jesus the Christ (Messiah), Mary’s Son. This was promised from the beginning.

Despite mankind’s disobedience, Yahweh God had already prepared His perfect plan of reconciliation – right from Eden!
First, He promised that the Seed of the woman would come. Then, through Eve came Seth, then Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob (Israel), the tribe of Judah, and King David. Finally, from David’s royal line, Mary gave birth to God’s own Son – Jesus the Messiah, the Word of Yahweh made flesh. Jesus will return as King of the Jews to Israel before reaching out to the nations.
This promise began in Genesis and it is partially fulfilled. Next, the Messiah returns and establishes God’s Kingdom on earth!
Gen 3:15

Despite mankind’s continual rebellion, Yahweh’s Word made flesh, Jesus (the Lamb of God), will enable mankind to be reconciled to God by taking away the sin of the world.
Jhn 1:29

The Word of God – King of Kings

The Word that created the world in the beginning, is the same Word that was made flesh, born of Mary and called Jesus.
Jhn 1:1-5 Jhn 1:14 Col 1:15-17

He was born from King David’s line, and is destined to reign as King forever when He returns as King of kings.
Luk 1:30-33 Rev 19:11-16

The Hope from the Beginning:

When Jesus the Messiah, the Word made flesh, returns as the King of Kings, He removes all rebellious evil from the world, so that people are free to believe and be blessed unhindered.

Then Yahweh God, in all His glory will once again be able to dwell among Mankind in a restored Garden of Eden with the tree of life – Paradise. There will no longer be a need for the Holy of Holies and a priesthood with sacrifices. This time His Light will blaze bright forever.

Gen 28:14 Rev 2:7 Rev 21:23