"GOD CREATED. . . THE EARTH" — THE PLANET EARTH?

“To this one, then, I shall look, to the . . . trembling at my word" — ISAÍAS 66:2

Although it is impossible for man to accurately predict our future, God can - and did it! Through its pages we are familiar with many of his prophecies (stories told in advance). One is found in chapter 65 of Isaiah. (Heb.: Yesha · 'eya · hu, meaning "Salvation of Jehovah"; LXXBagster (gr.): He ¯ sa · the · I, lat.: I · SA · í ¸ æ (I · of SA · I · as) there God foretold: "For here I am creating new heavens and a new earth" (Isaiah 65:17). This statement has to be fully understood so that we can then understand Genesis 1:1.

The current universe is not good?

      If Jehovah's Witnesses take as literal the prophetic words of Isaiah quoted above, would then have (them) to conclude that our universe, with everything in - even our planet Earth — will disappear in the coming years and will give rise to a new universe with a new world created by God — also called Earth. Why? Why are so understand Genesis 1:1. But fortunately we do not believe so with respect to the prophecy of Isaiah! We understand that the story here is symbolic, not literal.

      In fact, if you take as many of the literal biblical statements, it would be a tremendous confusion of ideas. There would be no sense in anything that is written. But suppose the prophetic words of Isaiah 65:17 was talking the same 'heaven and earth' of Genesis 1:1 — the universe and planet earth — as so understood by the world front of the Association of Jehovah's Witnesses. We would have to ask what went wrong with the current universe. Does the current universe and planet Earth were not well 'created'? Or is it because this planet and universe we see "justice" as we understand the words of the apostle of Jesus, Peter? (see 2 Peter 3:13) Why after all God (or gods) would have to create, destroy and re-creating a new universe and a new Earth? No, definitely not see the sense in thinking so is not it? So how should we understand the prophetic declaration of Isaiah 65:17 and then, in Genesis 1:1?


      Simple, we read the context — both statements — we see clearly and distinctly what it says and what doesthe report says. Consider first the context of Isaiah. Ali says the LORD: “For here I am creating new heavens and a new earth; and the former things will not be called to mind, neither will they come up into the heart. But exult, YOU people, and be joyful forever in what I am creating. For here I am creating Jerusalem a cause for joyfulness and her people a cause for exultation. And I will be joyful in Jerusalem and exult in my people; and no more will there be heard in her the sound of weeping or the sound of a plaintive cry.” — emphasis added. (Isaiah 65:17-19; also read 66:22) observed that the book associates the "new heavens" to the city of Jerusalem and the "new land" to the people of this? Thisreasoning is logical, but also reveals the encyclopedia Insight on the Scriptures:

The identity of the "new heavens" and the "new earth"

      The encyclopedia says: "The connection of 'heaven' with ruling power helps one understand the meaning of the phrase 'new heaven and new earth', in Isaiah 65:17, 66:22, and quoted bythe apostle Peter in 2 Peter 3 : 13. Noting this relationship, Cyclopaedia (Cyclopean, 1891, VolIV, p. 122) of M'Clintock and Strong says: 'In Isa. lxv, 17, a new heaven and new earth meansa new government, new kingdom, the new people '.


      "Just as the 'earth' may refer to a society of people (Ps 96:1; see LAND), so also 'heavens' can symbolize the dominant power or top government about this 'earth'. The prophecy that shows the promise of 'new heavens and a new earth', given by Isaiah, was initially the restoration of Israel from Babylonian exile. Whenthe Israelites returned to their homeland, they entered into a new system of things. Cyrus the Great, wasprominently used by God to accomplish this restoration. Back in Jerusalem, Zerubbabel (seed of David) served as governor, and Joshua, as high priest. In harmony with Jehovah's purpose, this new arrangement the government or 'new heavens', directed or supervised subject people. (2 Chronicles 36:23; Ag 1:1, 14) Thus,as predicted verse 18 of chapter 65 of Isaiah, Jerusalem became a 'cause for rejoicing and her people as a cause for rejoicing'. " — IT-1 p. 489.

       Thus sense, we see that there is sense in this understanding of a 'creation of heavens and earth' in this symbolic prophecy, but that there could be if we understand it so literal. But what about the account in Genesis 1:1? What are "heavens and earth" that God created there? Unlike the prophecy of Isaiah, Genesis1:1, 2:1, and 4 present information verbatim. And why do we know this? By the same method ofunderstanding of Isaiah, spoken by the context. And what does the context of Genesis 1:1? Let's see!

"God created. . . the earth "

An earth standing compactly out of water

       Genesis 1:1 says: "In the beginning God [Hebr.: אלהים ('Elo · him) Gods] created the heavens and the earth". Thus, in examining the whole context (read Genesis 1:1, 60-10, 2:1, 4) we realize that "the heavens" that the Gods created the heavens was related to the land, ie: the entire composition atmospheric, or "expanse" that surrounds our planet, as explained here. Not refer to 'heavens' beyond the stratosphere of our planet, as is erroneously taught by the brothers of the Governing Body. Since "the earth" refers to the dry part of our planet, the production floor or ground and not the entire planet. So Genesis 1:1 does not speak of a supposed creation of planet Earth. Again, the context shows us that. Furthermore our planet was called Earth's only so many hundreds of years after Genesis.

      How was the planet before the creation of the earth? Although apparently only had water on the planet, before the "creation" of anything, there was a certain part dry — or ground — but that was not fully defined or arable. How do we know this? Thousands of years after Genesis, the apostle Peter, under divine inspiration, wrote about those early times, reminding of his time "Their notice", yes, since the "creation", "that there were . . . an earth standing compactly out of water" — my bold. Thus, since the bit of dry land that existed in the middle of a planet taken by water 'standing compactly' to it (ie: water) when God began his work 'tives' here, in this sense, "the earth proved to be formless and waste". — 2 Peter 3:5; Genesis 1:2.

On what do you believe now?

       So the evidence is very clear: God (or Gods) did not create the universe and planet earth as it is supposed to. This knowledge, however, raises serious implications but we must face them head on if we are to believe what the Word of God teaches, not what we want them to teach. On what do you believe now? In religions that teach wrongly — that God created the universe and planet earth - or in what the Bible says that He created — the "heavens" atmospheric, or "expanse" of our planet and the "earth" was the arable land Or continents? The choice is yours!

      And as for Jehovah, who do you think it will look with your eyes a favor and blessings? Those who distort His words, 'going beyond the things that are written' in it? (1 Corinthians 4:6) Certainly not! Jehovah says: "To this one, then, I shall look, to the . . . trembling at my word." — Isaiah 66:02.

      "We can 'shake the Word of God' in the sense that we fear even the idea of disobeying God,his truth to pollute with human traditions" as the book of Isaiah Prophecy II (Ch. 27 pg. 392 pair. 5 - published by Jehovah's Witnesses) Yes, we are primarily anxious to learn the Word of God and not men!