Before the Beginning of Genesis

By Joe N. Brown, Sr.

I believe it was the message of the day one Sunday, when he preached about hell. I left church scared for the first time, in fear because of how he described hell. This then started my lifelong quest to understand why. Why is there a hell, and how could this be fair? I did not ask for this. I thought, Who would want to take such a chance to live life and not get these rules right and suffer eternity in hell?

This book begins by describing the events of the war in heaven as described in Revelation 12:7-11, as a foundation establishing that life did exist before the earth was created, the proof also being found in Genesis itself. That is where we find Satan as a serpent. This is what could be considered as Exhibit ASatan in the Garden of Eden, proof of his existence on earth after he was cast down from heaven into the earth. This book presents many more important questions that serve as a key to unlocking the mysteries of creation. One example is, how, why, and when our spirits were created. My research and years of study of the Bible reveal to me that our spirits were created before we were born and will still exist after we die.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Mar 29, 2013
• ISBN: 9781481726115

Joe N. Brown, Sr.

Joe Brown resides in Colorado Springs, CO, currently married 34 years and in his union have raised 4 kids and have many grandchildren.

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Published by AuthorHouse 3/27/2013

ISBN: 978-1-4817-2610-8 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4817-2609-2 (hc)

ISBN: 978-1-4817-2611-5 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2013904268

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Chapter 1 Before The Beginning Of Genesis

Exploring Spiritual Life In Heaven Before The Book Of Genesis Was Written

Chapter 2 Spiritual Existence Before Birth

Seeking Proof Of Mankind’s Spiritual Existence Before Birth

Chapter 3 War In Heaven

Great War In Heaven Birth Of The First Sin Ever Against God

Chapter 4 Jesus’s Plea Deal For Angels And Man

Jesus’s Ultimate Plea Deal For Fallen Angels And Mankind With God

Chapter 5 Spiritual And Physical Journey

Satan And Angels Leave Spiritual Form Into Physical Form

Chapter 6 Untold Mysteries Of Jesus Christ

Prophecy Of A Future Savior To Come To Earth Was Prophesied Preknown To Come

Prayer From Author

Chapter 7 Summary And Conclusion

Opposing Thoughts, Summary, And Conclusion

About The Author

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A cknowledgements

I WOULD LIKE TO FIRST ACKNOWLEDGE THANKS TO GOD FOR ALLOWING MY WIFE AND I TO BE PART OF HIS MESSAGE, AND WE THANK YOU LORD FOR KEEPING ALL YOUR PROMISES THAT YOUR WORD SAYS IT WOULD BE IN OUR LIVES.

TO MY WIFE NEECHA M. (JACKSON) BROWN, YOU WERE THE FIRST TO BELIEVE MY THEORY WHICH DID HELP ME TO FIND LIFE IN THE WORDS THAT I WROTE. THANKS FOR BEING A LOYAL FRIEND AND WIFE, AND FOR YOUR MANY DAYS AND LATE NIGHTS OF ENTERING AND EDITING THIS DATA FOR THE WORLD AND GOD. MOST THANKS FOR THE 34 YEARS OF YOUR LOVE YOU GAVE TO ME AND THE 4 CHILDREN AND MANY GRANDCHILDREN WE SHARE TOGETHER.

ALSO MY THANKS AND APPRECIATION TO MY COUSIN AND MENTOR, THE LATE FRANK DEVEREAUX (11-15-33 - 02-21-13) WHO HAS BEEN A RELIGIOUS ROLE MODEL SINCE MY EARLY CHILDHOOD, TIL HIS PASSING. MR. DEVEREAUX'S 40+ YEARS OF RELIGIOUS STUDIES, PASTORAL EXPERIENCE AND ENDLESS PURSUIT TO HELP OTHERS WILL ALWAYS LIVE ON AS A TESTAMENT TO HIS LIFE. MONTHS BEFORE HIS PASSING AND AT THE END OF HIS BATTLE WITH CANCER, MR. DEVEREAUX AND I HAD NUMEROUS CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THIS BOOK AND AS A RESULT, HE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST TO AGREE WITH MY CONCEPTS OF THE BOOK AND MY PURSUIT IN ITS COMPLETION.

MY FURTHER THANKS TO PASTOR JESSE BROWN, JR. WHO'S ALWAYS BEEN LIKE A FATHER TO ME, ALTHOUGH HE SERVED AS MY SPIRITUAL MENTOR AND GOOD FRIEND FOR OVER 20 YEARS, HELPING TO MOLD MY MIND AND SPIRIT AT PAYNE CHAPEL FIRST A.M.E. CHURCH, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO. I'VE ALWAYS BEEN IMPRESSED WITH HIS COMMITMENT TO GOD AND HIS LEADERSHIP ABILITIES. HE CONTINUES TO LIVE AS A MODEL EXAMPLE OF WHAT A SOLDIER OF GOD SHOULD BE, EVEN DURING HIS BATTLE OF CANCER. MY WIFE NEECHA, MY KIDS DAMU, JONEIKA, NATHEN, KEESHONDRA AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU AND YOUR WIFE FOR ALL YOUR PAST SUPPORT.

FURTHERMORE, I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE MY BELOVED APPRECIATION TO OUR CHURCH FAMILY OF THE FOLLOWING CHURCHES IN WHICH OUR FAMILY HAVE BEEN A PART OF FOR MORE THAN 34 YEARS. THESE CHURCHES HAVE PROVEN TO BE A SOURCE OF SPIRITUAL NOURISHMENT FOR US. BETHEL A.M.E. CHURCH (SAN DIEGO, CA), FIRST A.M.E. CHURCH (PUEBLO, CO), PAYNE CHAPEL A.M.E. CHURCH (COLORADO SPRINGS, CO), ALSO TO INCLUDE CHURCH OF CHRIST CHURCHES IN SAN DIEGO, CA AND PUEBLO, CO.

ALSO A SPECIAL THANKS TO MY JEWISH FRIEND, GEORGE L. LEE OF PENROSE, CO. FOR HIS CONSTANT ENCOURAGEMENT AND INSPIRATION TO COMPLETE THIS BOOK; AS WELL AS TO BETH HAM AND HER INVESTIGATIVE STAFF AT THE COLORADO DIVISION OF INSURANCE IN WHICH THEIR EXECUTIVE DECISIONS ACTUALLY WAS A BIG HELP TO ME IN COMPLETING THIS BOOK.

FINALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND MY SINCERE THANKS TO ALL MY FAMILY FOR YOUR LOVE, INPUT AND SUPPORT STARTING WITH THE JACKSON FAMILY OF HOUSTON,TX; THE BAILEY FAMILY OF CHANNELVIEW, TX; THE DEPUCH AND PLUMMER FAMILY'S OF DALLAS, TX; THE ALLEN FAMILY OF FT. WORTH, TEXAS; THE BROWN FAMILY OF TEXAS, MARYLAND, OHIO AND COLORADO., THE STEWART-BROWN FAMILY OF SAN DIEGO, CA; THE DICKENS FAMILY OF TEXAS, THE GILLIAM FAMILY & STEWART FAMILY OF DENVER, CO; THE COLLINS FAMILY OF TEXAS AND COLORADO SPRINGS, CO AND ALL OF OUR BELOVED FAMILY, CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN. I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE MY MOTHER-IN-LAW, OLIVETE HOTTEN OF COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, 93RD BIRTHDAY AND MY GRANDMOTHER, BLOOMIE BROWN OF PUEBLO, CO, 100THBIRTHDAY THIS 2013 YEAR.

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I ntroduction

As a child, I thought it was a privilege to always have the front-seat pews to witness my dad preach three to four times weekly. I absorbed the intensity with which he spoke, as he refreshed his face with his white pocket-held handkerchief. He pleaded one last time before ending, to convince people to commit themselves to God.

I believe it was the message of the day one Sunday, when he preached about hell. I left church scared for the first time, in fear because of how he had described hell. This experience then started my lifelong quest to understand why. Why is there a hell, and how could this be fair? I did not ask for this. I thought, Who would want to take such a chance to live life and not get these rules right and suffer eternity in hell?

How does one escape this judgment? Although I was feeling that God was not fair, I was afraid of expressing that to anyone, for fear of what others might say about me. I’ve spent most of my adult life seeking to make sense of God’s justification for such great consequences for the way we live our lives on earth. Because of this search, I’ve discovered astonishing biblical answers, and in this book, I will attempt to share my findings with all of my readers.

In this book, Before the Beginning of Genesis, I in theory explain the chain of events that took place before the world’s creation of mankind and how earth and man were created. These events are described in the book of Genesis and other scriptures throughout the Holy Bible and other testaments of Jesus Christ as mankind today continues it's attempt to understand how, why, and when the earth and mankind were created.

This book presents many more important questions that will serve as a key to unlock the mysteries of creation. One example is how, why, and when were our spirits created? My research and years of study in the religious field reveal to me that our spirits were created before we were born and will still exist when we die.

Before God created the earth, before he created the Bible, and also before the book of Genesis was written, our spirits did exist. If mankind could better understand how, why, and when our spirits were created, then we could possibly better understand God as well as why and how God created everything. I feel personally that everything in and out of this earth should have a reasonable explanation for how it came to be, and all things created in the world should have an explainable beginning.

In this book, I attempt to reveal how and why our spirits were created, and how that relates to God. I feel that there should be a clearer reason that gives more meaning to why we’ve been created by God, which is not just to be judged by the way we have lived our lives on earth. However, have we ever questioned this fact? Why would God pass judgment on his creation of mankind, which he created to possess the nature to sin, anyway? Also, allowing the world to be tempted by the very same one who started the war in heaven.

This book, Before the Beginning of Genesis, derives all its ideas and insertions from the Word of God as it is written in the Holy Bible and other scriptures that derive their foundation from actual scriptures. The book begins by describing the events of the war in heaven, as found in Revelation 12:7, as a foundation indicating that life did exist before the earth was created; the proof of this also is found in Genesis itself. That is where we find Satan as a serpent. This is what could be considered as Exhibit A—Satan in the Garden of Eden, proof of his existence on earth after already having lived in heaven before he was cast down to the earth.

This book will take its readers on a journey back before the earth was created and explain how spiritual life came to be before we were born; it explains why God created earth and created mankind as well.

It further explains who Jesus Christ and the Lord God is, for the traditional story of Jesus Christ is one that is incomplete. The story of Jesus Christ in this book begins in heaven, before he comes to earth, and before earth was created. This story explains why angels continue to exist in heaven and why earthly demonic spirits exist around us here on earth; it explains not only why these spirits exist, but also where and how.

Before the Beginning of Genesis is a bold statement to mankind, that God did create the heavens and the earth.

This book merges together scientific theories of how evolution began, religious beliefs, and the big bang–Darwin theory, showing it is possible that all theories are partially true, through the works of God himself.

Before the Beginning of Genesis could be the most valuable tool for understanding creation from a new perspective. If anyone believes that we are made