Resurrection Life of Jesus Church

BIBLICAL TIMELINE OF THE COSMOS
If you search the Bible for a timeline on the history of the earth and the universe, it can only be accomplished by studying the New Testament. It was not possible to lay out a timeline until Jesus revealed there had been a space war prior to the creation of Adam and Eve. Revelation 12:3-4; 7-13

The apostle Paul wrote about the mystery of redemption that was unknown to mankind until the resurrection of Jesus. 1 Corinthians 2:7-8; Colossians 1:25-27

The Godhead is eternal; they have no beginning or end. There are no other gods in existence. Isaiah 45:5-6; 46:9-10; Hebrews 13:8

God has not revealed everything that took place in eternity past, but He has disclosed what took place is this spiritual and physical universe. God has the ability to travel through time; He can see the past, present and future at the same time.

HARD TO DESCRIBE
Jesus used parables to teach people about heavenly concepts. Putting the doctrine in a story setting made it easier to understand. The apostle John was taken to heaven and shown things he found difficult to describe. Electricity was unknown to John, as was equipment like televisions and lamps.

As he gazed around the room, he saw a beautiful throne and tried to explain what he saw with earthly items. He saw 24 seats with 24 elders, each with a golden crown on their head.

He likened the sounds emanating from the throne as thunder, which is loud and rumbling and hurts the ear drums if you are close enough.

There were also flashes of light from the throne so bright that he described them as “lightning.” It is impossible to know for sure what John saw.

John did not know what electric lights were, and when he saw seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, he stated these were the seven spirits of God.

Jesus did not provide an explanation, so all we can do is acknowledge their existence, but not how they function. Revelation 1:4; 3:1; 4:5; 5:6

John described the floor in front of the throne as glass. Revelation 4:6

He described the floor a second time as a glass with fire burning in it. This reminds me of an acrylic floor with strings of LED strips embedded within. Revelation 15:2

John saw some kind of electronic devices with dials on all sides. He said the shape of one was like a lion, the second looked like a calf, the third had a face like a man, and the fourth was like a flying eagle. Each creature had six wings and they were loaded with eyes (dials). They are active continually and there is a recording emanating from within stating “Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.” Revelation 4:6-8

The conclusion I draw from John’s description is that God is not limited; He has equipment around His throne which He likes. Mankind can venture guesses about what’s there, but we really don’t have a clue as to its purpose.

GOD IS OMNISCIENT
God knows the past, present and the future…all at once. The Godhead is not bound by time as we know it. No one knows how this is accomplished.

I am in a much better position now in 2021 than as a student in 1959 attending engineering college. We did not have computers or calculators like today; all calculations were carried out with a slide ruler. Drawings took place on drafting tables and graphical projection was used to get two dimensions of an object.

Powerful computers and complex software allows us to make this happen virtually today. Thus a car prototype can be designed in a computer; it exists in the virtual world, but not in the physical world.

A designer can interject different virtual scenarios in his project to see how it turns out. Once the designer is happy, all the data is sent to the appropriate place and the virtual concept is made into reality.

In order to convey how the Godhead designed our universe, I use the term “super computer,” which provided the Godhead the ability to design the creation and watch it play out timewise.

This virtual time run could be stopped at any time and new data could be inserted which moved the development in the way favored by the Godhead. Once the time run came to an end, Jesus would commence the creation.

There are some Christians who will object to this line of thinking because “God simply knows all things and therefore does not need to do a time run.” I would say this is only true “if” the creatures in the creation did not have a free will.

If angels and humanity were not going to operate as automatons, then the only way to find out what they would do is to run it in a virtual environment and see how each individual responds. There is no free will if the choices are predetermined.

Sometime in eternity past, God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit gathered around a massive supercomputer in the throne room of the third heaven. They wanted to create sentient¹ beings that could choose to love them and this would necessitate endowing these beings with a free will or else they would be robots.

The Godhead began by designing everything virtually and running a timeline to see how things would turn out. They wanted a physical universe to exist in a spirit world. They called these creatures “angels” and made them with the ability to operate in the spirit world as well as the physical world.

There would seemingly be an infinite number of planets in this physical universe and the Godhead wanted to create some type of a non-angelic race which would be confined to the physical realm. Angels were to rule over these people and develop each planet.

They started to design the different angels in this virtual simulation and provide them with different strengths and gifts, according to the positions they would hold. They designed a powerful and beautiful angel that was more intelligent than the others. His name was “Lucifer,” which means “Son of the Morning.” He was given the position of “cherub,” assigned to be one of the guardians in the throne room, and to lead worship of the Godhead. Other cherubs were also designed and they took turns conducting worship in the throne room.

Incidentally, this is exactly how God would later set up the temple service of the Levites. There were different orders who served in the temple for an allotted time period and then another order would come and take over. Luke 1:8-9; 23

Lucifer was given a planet to rule and develop a civilization which was pre-Adamic. He resided on earth as its ruler when he wasn’t serving in the throne room of God.

All the angels were designed to be highly skilled in technology. They could create people, spacecraft for intergalactic travel, and oversee manufacturing and trade between the different angelic civilizations. Each planet was developed with cities and nations. Isaiah 14:12-21; Ezekiel 28:1-19

VIRTUAL TIME RUN
Once the Godhead had virtually designed everything in their super computer, they started the time run. God is able to see into the future how His creatures are going to react and what kind of decisions they will carry out.

Nothing had been physically created up to this point, only drawn up in the computer, similar to how automobiles are designed nowadays. If the creator is happy with his blueprint, he sends the specifications to the manufacturing department to make the concept a reality. An idea can exist in the computer, but there is no reality until the order is sent to production.

The virtual time run caused the computer screen to come alive and the Godhead saw their creation of the universe, the angels, and the pre-Adamic people on each planet. It was a beautiful sight as the planets were developed, each with a different beauty. The Godhead was content as they watched the universe developed with billions of civilizations, intergalactic travel, and commerce between the different angelic civilizations.

LUCIFER’S REBELLION
Then the Godhead saw Lucifer stop coming to the throne room for his annual period of worship. He began traveling to every civilization throughout the universe and informing the angels that he was going to invade the third heaven and dethrone God.

Joy turned to grief when the Godhead realized the most precious of all the angels had used his free will to rebel against his Creator. Sin entered the universe when Lucifer was filled with hate and one third of the angels joined his rebellion.

Since Lucifer and his fallen angels had been given great knowledge and understanding in technology, they used this expertise to build factories on the different planets they controlled to produce combat spacecraft equipped with particle beams, lasers, nuclear warheads, etc. The Godhead never ordered the angels to produce weapons, and seeing Lucifer and his followers develop a military force, the Godhead ordered the archangel Michael to build up a military force to counter Lucifer’s forces. The ensuing war would see much destruction and the capture of all fallen angels and the people on their planets who joined the rebellion. Revelation 12:3-4; 7-12

As the Godhead continued the virtual time run, they could see Michael and his forces meet the huge Luciferian space fleet and decimate them. Lucifer and his forces were forced to retreat to their respective home planets with Michael and his forces pursuing them from planet to planet, capturing each fallen angel and their people. Lucifer made his final stand in the earth’s solar system. Michael and his forces cleared planet after planet and this is why the surfaces became cratered, it was the powerful weapons that spewed out fire and brimstone.

The final assault took place on the earth, and when the fight was over, the surface was covered with water and all the people who lived under the reign of Lucifer were dead. Genesis 1:2

THE TRIAL
As the Godhead continued to look on this virtual time run, they had to decide whether to stop the simulation so that none of the angels would come into existence or punish the rebel angels and continue the project.

A trial for Lucifer with Jesus presiding was held on earth and televised throughout the universe for the angels who did not join the rebellion.
Lucifer, the fallen angels, and the people who had followed them in the rebellion were sentenced to the “Lake of Fire,” a special prison that came into being because of this rebellion. Matthew 25:41; Revelation 19:20-21; 20:10, 12-15

Lucifer objected to the sentence and asked how a loving God could cast His creatures into everlasting punishment? Doubt crept into the minds of the holy angels. Was God truly righteous? Could a loving God do such a horrible thing to His creatures?

The virtual time run continued on the computer screen and the Godhead realized something must be done to prove Their righteousness and remove all doubt from the angels who had not sinned. Romans 3:19-26