Creation Plans: What Was God Planning Before He Created the Heaven and the Earth?

By Stephen E. Meeks

Before God created the universe, it apears to some of us that he must have had to undertake a lot of planning.
God planned for all his creation to be put together and operate through mechanics, electrical and magnetic fields, and forces. He designed and planned for tiny subatomic particles to attract and repel, spin and fly. His atomic model baffled us for thousands of years. Yet, he also planned for life and spiritual existance.
Stephen E. Meeks speculates on all of God’s planning in this important work, drawing on his knowledge of scripture and science. He seeks to discuss questions such as:
What steps did God take to create life and achieve His plan of salvation?
Did God keep some things a secret?
What was he doing Before the creation?
The author examines how God reveals his plan for a strong and orderly foundation on which He physically built creation and how His basic building blocks are revealed by science.
From string theory and subatomic particles, light, day and night, and the heavens, to life, cellular mechanics, and more, this book hopes to share with you a new appreciation for God’s amazing work.

• Language: English
• Publisher: LifeRich Publishing
• Release date: Dec 13, 2020
• ISBN: 9781489732682

Stephen E. Meeks

Stephen E. Meeks has a special interest in science and creation. He was originally headed to university to become a teacher, but God led him to Florida Bible College instead. He worked in the areas of equipment mechanics, technology and design, and has always been fascinated by the details of God’s engineering.

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CONTENTS

0.1 How to Read This Book: Printed Version

0.2 Acknowledgments and Sources

0.3 Introduction

0.4 Before

First Things

1 Time

2 God

3 Point of View

4 Creation

5 Space

Section 1. The Creation of Physics

6 String Theory

7 Subatomic Particles

8 Atoms

9 Gases, Liquids, Solids, Plasma

10 Light

11 Essential Elements

Section 2. The Formations

12 Day and Night

13 Waters

14 The Heavens

15 Land and Seas

16 Plants

17 Sun, Moon, and Stars

18 Aquatic and Airborne Life

19 Land Animals

20 Humankind

21 Food

Section 3. The Creation of Angels

22 Introduction

23 Identification

Section 4. Geology

24 The Earth

25 The First Land

26 The Garden

27 Rivers

28 Other Bodies and Sources of Water in the Bible

29 Valley

30 Mountains

31 Precious Stones

32 Metals

33 Islands

34 Soil

35 Salt

Intermission

36 God and His Creation as Taught to Job

Section 5. Astronomy

37 The Sun

38 The Moon

39 Stars

40 Constellations

41 The Earth

Section 6. Biology

42 Basic Building Blocks

43 Cells

44 Chromosomes

45 Jacob and Laban

46 DNA

47 Cellular Mechanics

48 Cell Division

49 Virus and Bacteria

50 Symbiosis and Interdependence

Section 7. In the Image of God

51 Human Attributes

52 Bones

53 Blood

54 Breath of Life

55 Skin

56 Ingestion, Digestion, and Elimination

57 The Muscles

58 Nervous System

59 The Brain

60 Sight

61 Hearing

62 Smell

63 Taste

64 Touch

65 The Human Mind or Soul

66 The Human Spirit

Section 8. Sin and Salvation

67 Sin and the Consequence of Sin

68 Salvation and Eternity

69 Conclusions on the Matter

He Thought of You

Appendix I What Was God Doing Before Creation?

Appendix II The Speed of Life!

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Remember that thou magnify his

work, which men behold.

—Job 36:24

HOW TO READ THIS BOOK:

PRINTED VERSION

I wrote this book to be read as if we were having a conversation about the subject. I ask you to pray before you read, and not to try to read it all at once. There are a lot of things included here that the reader might not understand at one reading. There are many readers who may try to breeze through in one day. This is a feast that should be enjoyed over many days. Some of the chapters are short, and some are long. Please, do not feel that you are obligated to read every word. This is a thought piece about God and his plan for the universe and you. The links are included for investigating the details. Use the links on a computer to see the detailed descriptions. Take your time, and as you read, pray that God will reveal himself to you as you think about his creation and plans for his people, including you and me. May God bless your time as you read through it.

0.1

CHAPTER

Acknowledgments and Sources

• The Holy Bible

The Holy Bible is the accepted, worldwide source, in many translations, of the actual Word of God as he inspired humankind to write it down and transfer it through word of mouth and written manuscripts by Holy men of God. Scribes and transcribers meticulously transferred the words by the original writers as accurately as was possible to various forms of receptive materials. These men used ink and paper of some type, vellum, parchment, and paper products for recording this information. God himself preserves His word by the Holy Spirit through the ages. There exists today the paper, some of the vellum and parchment copies, and the continuously transferred data in digital form. The Dead Sea Scrolls are an example of the lengths to which scribes went to preserve their work as accurately as possible. It is through hearing the Word of God that we have faith in his Word, work, and love.

The King James Bible—still the word after 400 years.

https://britishheritage.com/king-james-bible

Sian Ellis | @BHTravel Mar 05, 2020

This is an article about the King James Bible you may enjoy:

https://queenslib.wordpress.com/2012/11/14/queens-college-old-librarys-copy-of-the-1611-king-james-bible-and-the-mystery-of-ruth-315/

• King James Version

Almost all Bible quotes from the Blue Letter Bible website (https://www.blueletterbible.org) will be from the King James Version, copied from the texts and pasted in place as on the website. I have removed the links to the Tools and the checkboxes from the verses in their quoted formats. I have changed the fonts and font sizes for readability and personal preference. When I use other versions from the site, there is an addition to the reference line to state the version used. When I copy from other biblical sources, I have noted the biblical references from these sources. I have not used quotation marks to surround most verses copied from the Blue Letter Bible when it is understood that they are quotes taken from their site and the KJV, unless otherwise noted.

In the writers’ quotations of the Hebrew language, some words will be unfamiliar to English speakers, and their context will define some of the terms. Some will have singular and plural forms that are unfamiliar as well. One of these plural forms in Hebrew adds the suffix -im to make a term plural. Elohim, seraphim, and cherubim are examples that refer to many as opposed to one or two. Elohim is the name for God in the Old Testament that honors him as creator and Lord, Almighty God. The Seraph and the Cherub are angels, and several are called seraphim and cherubim. The KJV uses Seraphims and Cherubims as translated words. This translation is a mistake in understanding the context and language usage. I have quoted these passages in the New International Version (NIV) for clarity.

A note about italics in the Bible Quotes: Wherever italics are used in the Bible, especially the KJV, they indicate these words were added for clarity of thought or expansion of the ideas for the reader. These words were not directly translated from the original actual text. This is stated in the foreword of the document written in 1611.

https://kjbrc.org/the-use-of-italics-in-the-king-james-bible/

• Blue Letter Bible

https://www.blueletterbible.org/

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Letter_Bible

When quoting from the Blue Letter Bible website, I include the reference for the verse and its context. I have also used the bold format for words searched and included in the quote for emphasis. Italics was used by the biblical authorities, and it was not an option.

• Commentaries

I have used the commentaries written by Mathew Henry, Exposition of the Old and New Testaments, and the commentaries used in the Blue Letter Bible website as the primary sources for expansion on some biblical subjects. I believe reinventing the wheel in this case is not in my skill set. The works of Mathew Henry, this man of God, and Jameson Faucet and Brown have helped me understand many of the mysteries in the scriptures.

• Wikipedia

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia

I acknowledge that Wikipedia and other references in the universe are not final authorities on any subject. Science and academia attempt to find the definite answers to every subject, but once these conclusions are reached, they are still the understanding of finite beings in a finite universe as far as they can determine. For any one person on Earth to say, I am absolutely never wrong, would be the ultimate confession of arrogant ignorance.

• Other Resources

I refer to Wikipedia for many explanations of subjects and sources that may require elaboration, but I will also draw from many online sources that will be used, referenced, and quoted that have phrased their research and ideas more clearly than I might. Every reference to other sources will be included with the material used. There are many occurrences where the material is too detailed to include here, and these are referenced by included hyperlink references with underline. This book contains many relevant quoted documents that may be difficult for some readers, but these can be passed up by the reader if they are too difficult without losing my main points.

All photographs are licensed to the writer, used with permission, and belong to the copyright holders as marked.

0.2

CHAPTER

Introduction

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In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

—Genesis 1:1

This verse contains an amazing set of implications that, by the following narrative, implies that there was much more involved in the creation of the universe than God chose to reveal in his Holy Word. In a flash of creation, as revealed to us in the book of Genesis, all the universe was stretched out, and in six days it began to run in perfect order according to his plan.

There are many things that God did not directly reveal to us, but by studying his revealed Word and his creation, we can see the truths of the plans God had to make in order for his creation to operate in practice.

It is my desire to present this speculation about God’s forethought and his planning that must, in our understanding, have occurred. By this work, I hope to show some of the complexity of forethought and planning God had to do, from our perspective, to bring the universe and the plan of salvation to fulfillment.