Does the Bible’s creation account rule out the possibility that the universe began with the big bang?

Some people say that life evolved. Others contend that God merely started creation off and then let the process of evolution take over. What does the Bible say?

Well, if anyone would know the truth of the matter, it would be God, Himself, Creator of heaven and earth, as follows:

The Bible simply says: “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” (Genesis 1:1) So even if a cosmic explosion produced our universe, that would not contradict what is stated in the Bible. Rather, Genesis 1:1 would answer the question, Who caused the big bang? When exactly was "the beginning?"

Revelation 22:13 ~ "I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end,the first and the last."

Of course, many scientists believe that the big bang was a spontaneous, undirected event that led to the self-arranging of particles of matter into stars and planets over a period of time. Even God didn't insult man's intelligence with that theory. The Bible does not support that view, but states that the formation of the universe, was a direct act of God, whether he employed some sort of cosmic explosion or some other method of creation.

Just from Genesis, the very first verse alone,...tells us what exactly happened to cause the beginning of everything we know. God said, "In the beginning." That means that was the starting point of it all. Where all originated. That means the first thing on God's agenda, was to create. So we see that the Big Bang theory doesn't hold the truth that "out of the blue", without any help at all, the heavens and earth created themselves. Science doesn't give nor have an explanation for that. However, God didn't leave us in the dark so to speak, or to guess about how everything came about. He told us exactly what happened, so we wouldn't have to guess.

We see creation was not undirected, as many claim. The very first thing God wanted us to know, and let us know, is that He created it all. Leaving nothing undone. The very word "created", confirms that He did a great work in the heavens and on Earth, and all was complete in six days!

Does the Bible’s account allow for living things to change over time?

Yes. The Bible says that God created living things “according to their kinds.” (Genesis 1:11, 12,21,24,25) Can variation occurwithin a kind?Yes. However, does observed adaptation within a kind prove that eventually new kinds can evolve? No.

Can the Bible and the theory of evolution be reconciled?

Indeed. The Bible says that GOD created all things.” (Revelation 4:11) He left nothing undone. He did not “rest” until his creative work was complete. (Genesis 2:2) His words are crystal clear: God did not create a simple organism and then rest, or take a backseat, while that organism evolved over millions of years into various kinds of fish, apes, and humans. That idea, called macroevolution, denies the role of a Creator, who the Bible says “made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them.”—Exodus 20:11; Revelation 10:6.

“You are worthy, Jehovah our God, to receive the glory and the honor and the power, because you created all things.”—Revelation 4:11.