What Happened Before The Foundation Of The World?
GOD Created Everything!
In the beginning GOD created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep; and The SPIRIT of GOD was hovering over the waters. Then GOD said, “Let there be light!” (Big Bang) and there was light! GOD saw the light that it was Good; and GOD divided the light from the darkness. GOD called the light Day and the darkness He called Night. So the evening and the morning were the first day. Genesis 1:1-5
In the beginning was The Word and The Word was with God and The Word was GOD. He was in the beginning with GOD! All things were made through Him and without Him nothing was made that was made (exists). In Him was the Life and the Life was The Light of men. The Light shines in the darkness and the darkness did not comprehend it. John 1:1-5
Revelation 4:11 “You are worthy, O LORD to receive Glory and Honor and Power; for You have Created all things and by Your Will they exist and were created (and for Your Pleasure they were created).”
There are many Scriptures that talk about the creation of everything that exists in our universe, if you have been a Christian for a while you have heard the creation details; if not then go and read Genesis chapters 1-3; Psalm 139; John 1:1-14 and Hebrews chapters 1-3.
If you do not believe The Living Word (JESUS) as presented by The SPIRIT of GOD (The HOLY SPIRIT) via the hand of men in the form of The Bible then the rest of this teaching will probably not make sense to you.
JESUS, speaking in Matthew 13:35, quoting from Psalm 78:1-4 said, “I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things kept secret from the foundation of the world.” Paul in Ephesians 3:8-13 talked of the joy and privilege of sharing GOD’s mysteries, “…which from the beginning of the ages has been hidden in GOD Who created all things through CHRIST JESUS.”
We cannot not and will not know everything there is to know in this life, but there are things that GOD wants us to know in and at the appropriate time. Seek Him and study His Word, listen to His SPIRIT and He will show you His mysteries!
GOD Exists Eternally!
When you understand and believe that GOD created everything
that exists in our universe then you must realize that He existed before
creation!
Your Throne, O GOD, is Forever and Ever; A Scepter of Righteousness is The Scepter of Your Kingdom. (But to The Son He says: “Your Throne, O GOD, is Forever and Ever; A Scepter of Righteousness is The Scepter of Your Kingdom.”) Psalm 45:6 (Hebrews 1:8-9; Revelation 4:8-11) There are many more Scriptures that declare GOD’s eternal existence.
So what else existed before the creation
of our universe?
There are many angelic beings in GOD’s Eternal Kingdom and they all existed before GOD created our universe. Wisdom, Proverbs chapters 8 and 9, “The LORD possessed me at the beginning of His Way, before His Works of Old, I have been established from everlasting ; from the beginning, before there was ever an earth…Then I was beside Him as a Master craftsman, and I was daily His delight. (8:22-23, 30)”
Salvation
I have heard Matthew 25:31-46 called a parable of JESUS, it is not a parable it is a prophesy by JESUS, “And when The Son of Man comes in His Glory and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on The Throne of His Glory.” JESUS is talking about the beginning of His Millineal Reign over the nations of the earth (Revelation 20:1-6. In verse 34 He says, “Then The King (JESUS) will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come you Blessed of My Father, inherit The Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.” (John 14:1-4)
In 1 Peter 1:18-21, Peter says, “…knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things…but with The Precious Blood of CHRIST…He indeed was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for you…” In His Revelation, JESUS said in 13:1-8 speaking of the anti-christ, “All who dwell on the earth will worship him, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of The Lamb slain from before the foundation of the world.” (Ephesians 1:3-14; Titus 1:1-3)
John 3:16-17 and Romans 10:8-13 make it clear that Salvation
is for everyone who receives it by repentance and confession. I know of only three
people in The Bible who GOD rejected from their birth, the Pharoh of Moses’
time; Esau, Jacob’s first born twin brother; and Judas Iscariot.
Think of this: GOD knew before He created us in His image and likeness that we (through Adam) would sin and condemn ourself to eternal judgment. So He decided to be born as a human man through a virgin, live a sinless life overcoming all temptations that are common to humanity and go to the cross to take the punish for our sins upon Himself so that we could be saved from eternal damnation!
When we are saved from eternal damnation we can then begin to fulfill GOD’s Plan and Purpose for our life (Psalm 139:13-18; Jeremiah 1:4-10; Isaiah 44:28-45:7 Isaiah prophesied about Cyrus between 782-742BC and Cyrus came to power in Babylon in 539BC more than 200 years later)!
We are called to a kingdom (Exodus 19:5-6; Revelation 1:1-6) of
priests in GOD’s Kingdom in the earth now and then in Eternity. Just because
you are saved and going to Church does not mean you are serving as a priest in
GOD’s Kingdom in the earth!
Exodus 19:6 “And you shall be to Me, a kingdom of priests and
a holy nation…” NKJV
Revelation 1:6 “…and has made us kings (kingdom) and priests
to His GOD and Father…” NKJV
Exodus 19:6 “So as for you, you shall be to Me a kingdom of
kohanim (priests) and a holy nation.” TLV
Revelation 1:6 “… and made us a kingdom, kohanim (priests) to His GOD and Father…” TLV
As we read in Psalm 139:13-18 GOD wrote out the days of our lives before they existed! Are you fulfilling your call? Be careful when quoting your favorite Scriptures, make sure you understand them in context; “Now He (GOD) Who searches the hearts knows what the mind of The SPIRIT is, because He (The HOLY SPIRIT) makes intercession for the saints (us) according to The Will of GOD. And we know that all things work together for Good to those who are the Called according to GOD’s Purpose. For whom He foreknew He also Predestined to be conformed to The Image of His Son, that He (JESUS) might be the Firstborn among many brethren (Romans 8:27-29).”
What does it mean to be conformed to the Image of CHRIST? Paul said, “Yet indeed I count all things loss for the excellence of The Knowledge of CHRIST JESUS my LORD, for Whom I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish that I may gain CHRIST and be found In Him, not having my own righteousness which is from The Law, but that which is through Faith in CHRIST, the Righteousness which is from GOD by Faith; that I may know him and the Power of His Resurrection and the Fellowship of his Suffering, being Conformed to His Death. If by any means I may attain to the Resurrection from the dead (Philippians 2:8-11).”
This agrees with what JESUS said, “If My Word Abids in you, you will be My disciples indeed and you will know The Truth and The Truth will set you Free (John 8:31-32).” So how do we get GOD’s Word to abide in us? JESUS told us, “…If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me (Luke 9:23).”
JESUS’ cross was to restore our relationship to The Father in
Life and death! Our cross is to obey the will of GOD and fulfill His Purpose
for our life in death to ourself and the world!
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