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.

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kentex35 · 100+, M

For a being with no beginning and no end what was the length of a day of creation? 24 hours give or take? Did he use the Julian calendar? Did Moses live eight hundred times 365?
There are no typos or mistakes in the Bible except maybe one. Where he was with some guy and every time they stopped a certain amount of trips were sent home. One time of culling the guy sent home those either that drank water by using one hand to lap it up or two hands to cup the water to the mouth. I'm probably saying it wrong but any way it said he was down to four thousand when most likely it was 40k if you were keeping count.
You are very knowledgeable about scripture in such a way I don't believe you to be the type that just uses what scripture servers their purpose . I love to discuss the Bible with open minded people. If one's ultimate answer is well that's what my preacher says , end of discussion. They are like an ass loaded with books spouting off things they don't understand.
Well that's my two cents worth. It was worth more than 27 dollars and some change before I got old. Humor.

LadyGrace ·

@kentex35 Thank you. You're very kind. God did not have to be careful not to make any mistakes. He is incapable of error.
He is perfect, as is His love and character. If there was one error in the Bible, then the whole could be said in error. And that is not the case. God is perfect. He cannot make mistakes. He is incapable of error. He didn't need a calendar. ☺ There is no such thing as time, in eternity.

The common people of New Testament times knew nothing of the day of 24 equal hours. To them, the day was the. Between sunrise and sunset and that was divided into 12 equal parts called hours. I don't know if this is true, but they say scholars believe that the Day begin at sunset, according to the Jewish tradition. But that's human calculations. What does the Bible say about creation?

"Beloved, know this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day."

Either way, Jesus tells us to live one day at a time. He tells us not to worry about tomorrow, in Matthew 6:34. As mentioned, there is no time in eternity. But He gave us that verse as reference to let us know he is in control and to emphasize that it was HE that created everything, not man. I believe that's why he wasn't specific about the time frame of creation. He wanted us to know for a fact that it was He that created the heavens and earth, and that it was not random.

The Bible confirms in Deuteronomy 34:7 that "Moses was 120 years old when he died, yet his eyes were not weak, nor his strength gone."

kentex35 · 100+, M

@LadyGrace how old did genisis say Moses was? I'll check that. There seems to be a trend these days that these people from genisis really lived five, six or eight hundred years. As far as measured time, the Egyptians I'm guessing used a sun dial and being without electricity, working after dark would be dangerous from accidents or or other human error, but at any rate their maps of the sky were pretty right on, the three most famous pyramids align perfectly with Orion's belt. The Mayan numbers dealing with time were within something like .005 of todays best computers. They just stopped the calendar at whatever point it was scientist guess, because there was no need to keep going at that time...I tend to ramble, my point was they could keep time just as we do today but not too.
Oh something else since God is a spirit, he enjoys those benefits of not being bound by any laws of our universe, mass, time or space. If we have mass aka a solid it has to be somewhere and if it's somewhere it's there at some time, moment that another solid isn't since they cannot occupy the same space at the same time but a Spirit would not be bound by anything like God is everywhere or anywhere He wants anytime He wants her can step into the past and/or the future as He pleases. He could move through walls too.
Do you know the story of Our Lady of Fatima. I would think one would not be bound to be Roman Catholic to find some plausibility if one took the story as true. In other words is you believe the kids weren't lying and the the revelations which have only been public knowledge since John Paul II. One thing being that Mary during one of Her visits took the little boy and showed him what Hell looks like. Two things I get from that assuming it's all true, one-Hell exists ii forgot my other point. That's scary. Although I've heard of no description of the place from the little boy who along with his sister died within a couple of years after the visitation. Unknown reasons. WW1 and WW2 were both part of the revelations from Mary if the church and it's members of the world did not change the direction they were going that God said Portugal was safe because God was pleased with the way it was and WW1 and WW2 left Portugal out of the fighting/safe. Anyway if you have time your thoughts would be interesting to me. Now a curve ball, I did a little job for a guy that was born and raised in Ethiopia as Pentecostal and he believes there was/is nothing special about Mary after birthing Jesus and she's just another woman from the day after Christmas on. Any thought on that? Also he has worship and praying are the same, I disagree. Since my faith believes in a life after death that the deceased that led a life as Jesus taught, some so righteous they are honored as saints that we can pay to people we believe that are in God good graces at death are now with him and we can ask them to sort of go between , well we can ask them to pray for us. That their proximity to God could earn some grace or forgiveness. But this is in no way a worship of the saints we only worship God.
G you read all this and remain Ina good mood you surely must be on your way to sainthood. I'm sorry it's so long.
I would not be surprised if you were an ordained priest or a nun. That's meant ass compliment those people felt a calling to do more than most. I know there are a lot of bad priests but they are not close to being a representation of the rest who far out number a few bad apple. May peace be with you.

LadyGrace ·

@kentex35 If Deuteronomy says that Moses was such and such an age then we can count on that.

LadyGrace ·

@kentex35 I enjoy reading what you wrote and I don't mean to cut you short, but my eyes are just too blurry right now to write anymore.

kentex35 · 100+, M

@LadyGrace mine were too only opposite my eyes were blurry but it caused dysentery of the oral cavity sort of, to put it crudely.

robb65 · 56-60, M

@kentex35 From at the very least the time of the Exodus the Jewish people used a lunar/solar calendar with the beginning of the month always falling on a new moon and an extra month added as needed to keep the holy days in line with seasons (Passover must always fall at the beginning of the barley harvest with Sukkot being 6 months later at the end of the harvest season).
So while the length of a year varies between 353 and 385 days (depending on how the new moons fall and whether or not it has 12 or 13 months) over a period of about 19 years the length of a year will average out to be the same as a solar year which is 365 days, more or less. So unless the Earth was traveling around the sun at a different speed than it is now 800 years then and now would be the same, give or take a few days.