[Biblemat] Article - "GOD" Before the Creation

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“GOD” 
BEFORE THE CREATION
By Garreth L. Clair
 
INTRODUCTION:
 
Surely we must have an accurate understanding of what took place “in the 
beginning.” It is also very important that we accept the Biblical account of the 
creation of all things by God in six twenty-four hour days [Genesis 1:1-31] – 
cf. 2 Peter 3:5, “For this they willfully forget, that there were heavens from 
of old, and an earth compacted out of water and amidst water, by the word of 
God;” ASV --- It is also important for the Bible student to be aware of those 
things that happened before the creation begin, please note some of them in the 
following references:
 
1.         JESUS CHRIST WAS WITH THE FATHER BEFORE THE CREATION:
John 17:4-5,
“4 I glorified thee on the earth, having accomplished the work which thou 
hast given me to do.
5 And now, Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I 
had with thee before the world was.” ASV 
 
CONSIDER THIS:
 
Jesus Christ is now reigning over the Kingdom {i.e. the church of Christ}, 
established by His apostles on the first Pentecost after His resurrection 
according to Acts 2:1-47].
 
2.         GOD’S PLAN FOR MAN’S SALVATION FROM SIN WAS FORMULATED BEFORE THE 
CREATION: --- [The church was not an afterthought, the church 
was not an emergency measure that was formulated by God because Jesus was 
generally rejected by the Jewish nation:
Titus 1:2, “In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised 
before the world began;” KJV
 
CONSIDER THIS TOO:
 
Ephesians 1:3-5,
“3 Blessed (be) the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed 
us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly (places) in Christ:
4 even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we 
should be holy and without blemish before him in love:
5 having foreordained us unto adoption as sons through Jesus Christ unto 
himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,” ASV
 
NOTE:
Foreordained {ASV} or predestined {KJV} is correctly understood as “
CONDITIONAL PREDESTINATION” – [i.e. dependent upon faith and obedience of those that 
receive salvation. The Bible does not teach the Calvinist doctrine of 
unconditional salvation to those elected [i.e. predestinated]. 
2 Timothy 1:8-10,
8 Be not ashamed therefore of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his 
prisoner: but suffer hardship with the gospel according to the power of God;
9 who saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our 
works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ 
Jesus before times eternal,
10 but hath now been manifested by the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, 
who abolished death, and brought life and immortality to light through the 
gospel,” ASV
 
3.         THE CHURCH WAS ALSO PLANNED BY THE GODHEAD BEFORE THE 
CREATION:
Ephesians 3:9-11,
“9 and to make all men see what is the dispensation of the mystery which for 
ages hath been hid
in God who created all things;
10 to the intent that now unto the principalities and the powers in the 
heavenly (places) might 
be made known through the church the manifold wisdom of God,
11 according to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our 
Lord:” ASV
 
CONCLUSION:
 
With these facts before us we may understand that everything that exists, 
that has occurred, that the Bible teaches, that the past, present, and future 
includes was planned and known by Almighty God and nothing is a surprise to God 
about anything.
 
Indeed, God is in control from eternity to eternity:
Romans 16:25-26,
25 Now to him that is able to establish you according to my gospel and the 
preaching of Jesus 
Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery which hath been kept in 
silence through times 
eternal,
26 but now is manifested, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to 
the commandment of the eternal God, is made known unto all the nations unto 
obedience of faith:
1 Timothy 1:17,
17 Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God,(be) honor 
and glory forever
and ever. Amen.

1 Timothy 6:16,
16 who only hath immortality, dwelling in light unapproachable; whom no man 
hath seen, no
can see: to whom (be) honor and power eternal. Amen.” ASV
Revelation 1:5-8,
“5 And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten 
of the dead, and 
the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us 
from our sins in his
own blood, 
6 And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory 
and dominion 
for ever and ever. Amen.
7 Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also 
which pierced him: 
and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.
8 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which 
is, and which
was, and which is to come, the Almighty.” KJV  

CONCLUSION:

          These facts indicate that God existed before the Biblical 
beginnings recorded in 
Genesis 1,  These facts also prove conclusively that it was God who made 
every provision for 
mankind including a place for him to reside while preparing for a heavenly 
home. Not only 
sre these true facts but one is forced to the conclusion that since God is 
eternal [i.e. The Alpha 
and The Omega}, nothing created existed before God therefore God is the first 
cause of all 
things within the matereial universe. 

Greek; Alpha and Omega:
 Revelation 1:1-8, "1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to 
show unto his servants, 
(even) the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified 
(it) by his angel unto his 
servant John;2 who bare witness of the word of God, and of the testimony of 
Jesus Christ, (even) of all 
things that he saw. 3 Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the 
words of the prophecy, and keep 
the things that are written therein: for the time is at hand. 4 John to the 
seven churches that are in Asia: 
Grace to you and peace, from him who is and who was and who is to come; and 
from the seven Spirits that 
are before his throne; 5 and from Jesus Christ, (who is) the faithful 
witness, the firstborn of the dead, and 
the ruler of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loveth us, and loosed us 
from our sins by his blood; 6 and 
he made us (to be) a kingdom, (to be) priests unto his God and Father; to him 
(be) the glory and the 
dominion for ever and ever. Amen. 7 Behold, he cometh with the clouds; and 
every eye shall see him, and
they that pierced him; and all the tribes of the earth shall mourn over him. 
Even so, Amen. 8 I am the Alpha 
and the Omega , saith the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, 
the Almighty." ASV
 
Revelation 21:6, "6 And he said unto me, They are come to pass. I am the 
Alpha and the Omega , the 
beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain 
of the water of life freely." ASV
 
Revelation 22:12-13, "12 Behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to 
render to each man 
according as his work is. 13 I am the Alpha and the Omega , the first and the 
last, the beginning and the 
end." ASV

… Garreth L. Clair - 2-11-07
glclair at aol.com
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