What is GODSTORY in the Past?

We don't know it all!

God has revealed what He has decided to have us know in the Holy Scriptures.

It did NOT "begin" with God, because God has no beginning!

IN THE BEGINNING?

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
Genesis 1:1

Just know that this "in the beginning" was the beginning only for what God has done in His creation related strictly on the heaven and the earth.

God is the CREATOR of all things.  His heaven and earth creation is recorded for us in the book of Genesis, the first book of the Holy Bible.

Have you ever heard, "God is the God of beginning again."?  This is typically understood as God offering the opportunity for renewal, forgiveness, and a fresh start, allowing people to move past past mistakes and start anew in their lives; essentially, God is considered the source of new beginnings. 

This is most certainly true, but it is also true that God Himself "begins again."  There is more than one beginning, there are multiple "starting overs" with God.

And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
Genesis 1:2

I believe that a formless and void earth reveals to us that there was a creation on this earth BEFORE the Genesis 1:1 creation.  I won't fight over this, but there are MORE destructions and new creations to come AFTER the Genesis 1:1 creation, so why not before?

² It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.
~ Proverbs 25:2

God is God and He has not chosen to reveal tell us everything.  Some things are written down.  They are apparent.  Some things are OPENED.  Some things are CONCEALED.

God in His glory sometimes conceals.  Those that are wise will read, re-read and meditate and study God's written WORD and will observe and study God's created WORLD as well.

It is GOOD for us to search out matters that God has concealed.

WHAT HAS GOD CREATED? 

The Almighty God has create visible things and invisible things.  He has created things that we can see and things that we cannot see.  He has created physical things and spiritual things.  He has created physical beings and spiritual beings.

He has created a Family.

He created a heavenly family.  We are not told exactly WHEN He did this, but since it was before He created the earth that we now inhabit, it was in "eternity past."  TIME is a construct of this dimension in which we live.  God dwells in the eternal present.  Time, as we know it, matters not to Him. 

There is a FAMILY in heaven AND on earth.

The Heavenly Family of God

God created spirit beings BEFORE He created the earth that we are walking upon now.  The earth that we are walking upon NOW is a "new creation" (restart or reset) of earth after the world-wide destruction of the flood of Noah.

We generically refer to these spirit beings as angels.  However, the word "angel" is actually the description of an occupation rather than the identification of a group.

God has called some of the spirit beings his SONS.  This is, of course, an identification of offspring in a family.

The Earthly Family of God

God created man in his own image. Read genesis chapters 1 through 3.

WHAT HAS GOD DONE? 

God chose a man (Abram - Abraham ) to create a new nation (Jacob - Israel).

• Israel was to represent Him among the idolatrous nations.  (Gen. 12:2-3; Deut. 7:6-10; Psa. 135:4)

God sent His Son to become the Savior of the world and the Eternal King of the earth.

• He sent his son, Jesus Christ, to the earth to become the Savior of the whole world.  (John 3:16-17; 4:40-42)
• The Lord Jesus Christ lived a sinless life (Heb. 4:14-15) and died a sacrificial death (1 Cor. 5:7; Rom. 5:8) and three days later arose from the grave. (John 2:19-21; 1 Cor. 15:1-4)
• He promised to return soon and he did! 

God promised, commanded, enabled, and accomplished the gospel of the kingdom to be preached to every nation on the earth.

Promised

This was a prophecy of Jesus. It was going to happen, along with everything else that He had promised would be accomplished within one generation!

Matt. 24:14

And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

Commanded

Matt. 28:16-20

[16] Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them.
[17] And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted.
[18] And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
[19] Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
[20] Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

Enabled

Acts 1:1-11

[1] The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,
[2] Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen:
[3] To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:
[4] And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me.
[5] For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.
[6] When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?
[7] And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.
[8] But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
[9] And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.
[10] And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;
[11] Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.

Acts 2:1-11

[1] And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.
[2] And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.
[3] And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.
[4] And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
[5] And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.
[6] Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language.
[7] And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans?
[8] And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?
[9] Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia,
[10] Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes,
[11] Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.

Accomplished

This was accomplished before the end of the New Testament canon, before Jesus Christ physically returned to the earth as the Lion of the tribe of Judah, in judgment to establish His kingdom. ( on or about 70 A.D.)

 Rom. 10:8-21

[8] But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;
[9] That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
[10] For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
[11] For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
[12] For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.
[13] For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
[14] How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?
[15] And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!
[16] But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?
[17] So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
[18] But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.
[19] But I say, Did not Israel know? First Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people, and by a foolish nation I will anger you.
[20] But Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me.
[21] But to Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people.

Rom. 16:24-27

[24] The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
[25] Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began,
[26] But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith:
[27] To God only wise, be glory through Jesus Christ for ever. Amen.

Col. 1:1-6

[1] Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother,
[2] To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
[3] We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
[4] Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints,
[5] For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;
[6] Which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth:

Col. 1:23

If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;

1 Tim. 3:16

And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.

But it yet Continues ...

The prophecy of the preaching of the gospel to all nations particularly, the gentiles, was prophesied and promised before the kingdom would be established. This was fulfilled long ago, and now even that millennial kingdom is in our past. We are living in the little season following the millennium with the enemy released from his prison.

People have been born for hundreds of years since the apostolic era. The mission of the church has not changed. The enemy is loose to deceive the nations but he does not have the power to destroy the Word of God, which lives and buys forever!

Men are still hearing and reading the good news of Jesus Christ and believing. We have the record of the life of Jesus and the times of the apostles. God is still saving people through faith, they are being born again or born from above, and being transformed and empowered by the Holy Spirit that lives within them.

God created a new entity on earth and established a new covenant with Israel.

• He established the church and a new covenant with the nation of Israel that included both Hebrews and non-Hebrews (or Jews and Gentiles). (Matt. 16:13-20)

The New Covenant  was established through the death and resurrection of his son Jesus Christ. The new temple of the New Covenant would be the body of every individual that believed on Christ.  (1 Cor. 6:19)  The old Covenant was thereby eliminated.  (Heb. 10:9,18)

• God told Israel through His prophets that he would be creating a New Covenant with them in the future.  (Jer. 31:31-34)
• a sacrificial death of the perfect lamb Jesus Christ once for all  ended the old Covenant entirely.  (Heb. 10:1-12)

Any modern state of Israel, even if it were legitimately of the family of Abraham would  be in opposition to God as long as it rejected Jesus Christ as the king of kings and Lord of lords. To offer an animal sacrifice today would be the utmost of a rejection of the perfect Lamb of God  that died for the sins of the world once for all. (Heb 6:1-8)

• the Old Testament letter of the law was replaced by the holy spirit of God  (Rom. 7:6; 2 Cor. 3:6)
• the Law of the Old Testament was replaced with Faith in the New Testament (Gal. 3:2-5)
• there would be complete equality in the New Covenant Church (Eph. 2:11-22; Gal. 3:21-29)

WHAT KEY EVENTS ARE IN THIS EARTH'S HISTORY PAST?

I have a very conservative view of the Holy Scriptures. If things can be taken literally then I try to interpret them literally. My interpretation may be flawed, but how I interpret things dictate what I believe. Anyone is potentially able to convince me otherwise through using the Scriptures if they can expound things to me more perfectly. My view on eschatology is by far a minority view and I know that. This is why I make a big deal about focusing primarily upon the present.

Acts 18:24-28

[24] And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus.
[25] This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John.
[26] And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly.
[27] And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he was come, helped them much which had believed through grace:
[28] For he mightily convinced the Jews, and that publickly, shewing by the scriptures that Jesus was Christ.

Knowing for certain things that are in the past is very difficult unless we have a clear, Biblical narrative. Any other story, coming from either what would be considered secular or even sacred ( church) history to me is highly suspect and unreliable.
I believe that the far better measure of knowing what is happening in the past can be found by observing the physical earth, and thinking through by asking the question "What caused this?" and "When did it happen?"

Possible honest, answers will sound something like this:

• To me, it looks like ... ... ...

• Is it possible that ... ... ... could have caused this?

• I have no idea ... ... ... What do you think?

• Well, here is what I think ... ... ...

Gazanga (B.S.) answers sound something like this:

• 250 million years ago, ... ... ...

• This is obviously a result of ... ... ...

• Our research has proven ... ... ...

• Science has proven ... ... ...

 Okay then, here is what I think ...

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Here is how I have formed what I believe: primarily, I believe the Word of God or the Holy Bible or the Scriptures and I interpret them literally. Secondarily, I use my eyes and my other senses and apply them to what used to be called the scientific method, that begins with observation. I observe things and I think about what I observe, and I ask the question, "What am I looking at and why do I see it as I do?"
When I was in high school,  I was taught the scientific method.  

A few years ago I was having a friendly debate with a neighbor that is a published physicist, and he explained to me that they "abandoned the use of the scientific method decades ago." That certainly explains why what they call science is not scientific. The express tautologies and defend them with religious fervor. It has become a religion that you could call Scientism.

1.  The return of Jesus Christ is in our past.

2.  What is called the great tribulation is in our past.

3.  The promised, 1, 000 year kingdom of Christ is in our past.

4.  The release of satan from the bottomless pit is in our past.

5.  The end time battle, called the battle of Gog and Magog, is in our past.

6.  The establishment of the new world order is in our past.