IN THE BEGINNING-BERESHITH!


In the Beginning
Before we begin our Bible study Let us recite this verses:
A.“ Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path”. ( Psalm 119:105)
B.“God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” ( John 4:24)

If you are new to the Bible then recite this verses:
A."For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16).
B.“Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God's wrath remains on him" (John 3:36).

KING of Jeshurun Devotions on Gen 1:1 (KJV)
“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth”.

“·re·shit ba·ra e·lo·him; et ha·sha·ma·yim ve·'et ha·'a·retz”
Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex Transliterated)



 
Hebrew  -Transliteration - English
בְּרֵאשִׁ֖ית  -be·re·shit-in the beginning
בָּרָ֣א        -ba·ra-created
אֱלֹהִ֑ים - e·lo·him;-God
אֵ֥ת       et                    
הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם- ha·sha·ma·yim -the heavens
וְאֵ֥ת      -ve·'et              
הָאָֽרֶץ׃   -ha·'a·retz.-the earth

In the beginning means it is some time in between the beginning.Before the heaven and earth was created there was already a beginning and that is God He neither have beginning nor have end.He is the beginning and beginner of all creation and creatures.At some point in the beginning means after God and angelic creation the heaven and earth was created by God.Creation of heaven and earth is not he beginning before that God was there .The Hebrew word used for beginning is the prepositional phrase  ‘Bereshith” means “Be” In and “reshith” beginning which would be in the Beginning.Before the creation of heaven and earth there was God in the eternity past.
Before the Bereshith there was God.

“Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God” (Psalm 90:2).


The Hebrew translation and English translation for the above verse goes like this.
בְּטֶ֤רֶם    be·te·rem-Before
הָ֘רִ֤ים     ha·rim  -the mountains
יֻלָּ֗דוּ      yul·la·du-were born
וַתְּחֹ֣ולֵֽל  vat·te·cho·v·le-gave
אֶ֣רֶץ      e·retz-to the earth
וְתֵבֵ֑ל     ve·te·vel;-and the world
וּֽמֵעֹולָ֥ם  u·me·'o·v·lam  -everlasting
עַד־       ad-to
עֹ֝ולָ֗ם     o·v·lam-to everlasting
אַתָּ֥ה      at·tah-You
אֵֽל׃       el.-are God

By the above verse it is clear by God the Holy spirit that before the creation from everlasting to everlasting God was already existed since God has no beginning or ending.

Another question is who else were there before Bereshith “In the beginning” creation of heaven and earth and mankind?

The Bible says:

Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.
Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?
Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;
When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy”? (Job 38:4-7).
When the morning stars sang together...


We see before the foundations of the heaven and earth morning stars and sons of God was there.
The Job 38:7 in Hebrew goes like this:
  
be·ran-ya·chad ko·vch·vei vo·ker; vai·ya·ri·'u kol-be·nei e·lo·him” (Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex Transliterated).

The Hebrew word used for morning stars is “vo·ker;ko·vch·vei” which means the angels and similar to His sons of God are known as “Beneielohim” are also known as Angels of God.So it is clear for us that Before the creation of heaven and earth God existed His word existed and the angels were also existed.







The word of God in Greek Logos -Om in vedas-Kalimattullah in Quran..
John 1:1 says:

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God”.Here the Bible says In the beginning of the creation of heaven and earth there was the Word and the word was with God and the Word was God.So we see the word of God Jesus was already existed before the creation of the heaven and earth. Many people around question that Jesus and Christianity is of 2000 years old but this is not true because the Bible says Jesus the word of God was already there In the beginning.

There are plenty of religions around the world .The Hinduism believes that the word OM was existed before the creation of this world.The OM is the sound of the word of God.

Jesus is that Word !
“This Om stands for the name of the whole universe, or God. Standing midway between the external world and God, it represents both.” (Addresses on Bhakti Yoga).

“‘He whom the Vedas declare, He, to reach whom, we serve with prayer and sacrifice, Om is the sacred name of that indescribable One. This word is the holiest of all words. He who knows the secret of this word receives that which he desires.’ Take refuge in this word. Whoso takes refuge in this word, to him the way opens.” (Notes of Class Talks and Lectures, Thoughts on the Vedas and Upanishads).

“The underlying reality of nature, soul, and God is Brahman; but It (Brahman) is unseen, until we bring It out. It may be brought out by Pramantha or friction, just as we can produce fire by friction. The body is the lower piece of wood, Om is the pointed piece and Dhyana (meditation) is the friction. When this is used, that light which is the knowledge of Brahman will burst forth in the soul.” (Inspired Talks, Sunday morning, July 7).

“The goal of the universe is to realize oneness with the ‘Om’ or One Existence.” (Jnana Yoga, section III).

“Om is the greatest [mantra], meaning the Absolute.” (The Four Paths of Yoga).

Christ Jesus: the merma, Logos, OM/AUM, Tao
Jesus is the Logos and His words stands forever

Jesus Christ is the Logos made flesh, the living word, the OM or AUM of God. He is the holy one, the son of the ´I AM´, the Brahman (Godhead, YHWH/ "I AM")living God sent for the salvation of the soul, the Atman,of man. The many Hindus, inasmuch as their faith moved toward monotheism, attempting to discard the falsehood of polytheism, looked to the LORD GOD, albeit with clouded vision. The Upanishads anticipated Christ, but knew it not. Hinduism came B.C. as did Taoism, and obviously Judaism (which was given the most direct revelation of the LORD GOD and his oracles the prophets). Christ Jesus is the fulfillment of the longings of all these faiths which formed prior to his Advent. Christ Jesus is the Logos, OM or AUM, he is the Tao (the way) to the Living Tai (Supreme, Greatest, and Grand) Ch´i (Spirit, breath, energy) which is YHWH the LORD GOD. (http://www.godlikeproductions.com/forum1/message103835/pg1)                                    
(To know more visit: http://www.atmajyoti.org/me_vivekananda_on_om.asp).

 Quran says Jesus is Kalimathullah which means the word of God.

 The point of question is the science says the creation existed from itself automatically.Vain philosophies of man in opposition to the creator of the universe.
Creationism by God and evolution from man which would you beleieve ?

According to evolution,there were masses of gas in the beginning.But evolution does not have answer for the question of where they came from.From these masses were formed suns,moons and the solar systems.Our earth is one of the planets from them.There arose suddenly and automatically a unicellular life from this lifeless earth and waters.Science (Louis Pasture) has proved that only life produces life and the succeeding life takes on the same form as the original life.A cow cannot give birth to fish,or a monkey produce a man.But according to evolution,the monkey after climbing the evolutionary ladder emerged into a man.This is being taught now in the textbooks of schools,colleges and universities.
Don't believe in lies of evolution theory Believe in Jesus and enter Heaven

There are lot of evidences and proofs that during Darwin death bed he confessed Jesus and read the Bible which means he accepted Christ and the Bible as the word of God then there is no point of question in believing the Theory of evolution when Darwin himself confessed Jesus and Bible.Whatever he devised was proposed a theory and not a fact as mentioned in the creation summary of the Bible.(To read more about Darwin confession: http://carm.org/secular-movements/evolution/did-darwin-become-christian-his-deathbed)
 Want God rules or man rules?

Vain philosophies like evolution destroying the societies thus

 The creation itself declares the glory and grandeur of God.

"The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork"(Psalm 19:1).

"For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities--his eternal power and divine nature--have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse" (Rom 1:20).

So dear reader believe in the word of God Jesus Christ the creator of this universe ,creation and mankind.

Let's pray: Our Heavenly Father! we do extol Your work and praise You with our lips, with our voice and with our devotion to follow You all the days of our lives.  We stop and consider Your great wonders and mighty works as we acknowledge You to be the Creator of all things.  Your ways are perfect and beyond human understanding.  It is all the more reason why we must rely on Your guidance and not lean on our own understanding.  Today we acknowledge You in all our ways and ask You to direct our paths and increase our understanding in the name of Jesus.  Amen!.

































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