The Big Bang in The Bible

THE SCIENCE

1. There is a singular point from which all time and space came into existence.
2. The Universe is continually expanding.
3. Dark Energy & Matter dominate the universe.
4. Due to the finite age of the expanding Universe & the speed of light, horizons of time and space exist.
5. The Universe will end by either collapsing in a Big Crunch or Heat Death.

THE BIBLE

1. Genesis 1:1 – In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth
2. Job 9:8& Isaiah 40:22 - The expanding universe
3. Hebrews 11:3, Isaiah 45:7& Exodus 10:21-23 – Invisible matter and dark matter exist
4. Deuteronomy 4:32& Isaiah 48:13 – Horizons of time and space
5. 2 Peter 3:10-12 – The universe will collapse in fire

THE BEGINNING

Genesis 1:1(NKJV) - In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

Contrary to popular belief, The Bing Bang and The Bible are in harmony. The Bible agrees with the foundational principles of this scientific theory. First, Big Bang Cosmology states that there was a beginning for time and space which can be found in Genesis 1:1.

THE EXPANDING UNIVERSE

Job 9:8(NLT) - He alone has spread out the heavens and marches on the waves of the sea.

Isaiah 40:22(NKJV) - It is He who sits above the circle of the earth, And its inhabitants are like grasshoppers, Who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, And spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.

The second major point in Big Bang Cosmology is that The Universe is consistently expanding. If we read The Bible we could see that principle in operation. God is stretching out the heavens and spreading it out just like we discovered from observing interplanetary motion.

DARK MATTER AND ENERGY

Hebrews 11:3(KJV) - Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.

Isaiah 45:7(KJV) - I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things.

Exodus 10:21-23(KJV) - And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt. And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days: They saw not one another, neither rose any from his place for three days: but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.

According to Physics.About.Com, Dark Matter is a hypothesized form of matter particle that does not reflect or emit electromagnetic radiation. The existence of dark matter is inferred from gravitational effects on visible matter, such as stars and galaxies. Scientists say that 96% of the universe consists of Dark Energy and Dark Matter. Do you know that according to The Big Bang Theory, darkness is not merely the absence of light? Dark Matter is a type of matter that does not reflect light which dominates the Universe. In other words, when we look into outer space, much of what we think is empty space is really matter that just cannot be seen.

Hebrews 11:3 states that everything that's visible came from matter that did not reflect light which made it invisible. Isaiah 45:7 states that darkness is a distinct entity that was created by God just like the photons which make up light. It specifically says that God created darkness. This makes darkness more than just the absence of light but an entity of its own. Exodus 10:21-23 confirms that God caused an invisible, dark type of matter to descend upon the Egyptians that could be felt. The darkness was thick and oppresive immobilizing the Egyptians for three days. Dark Matter is real. The Big Bang and The Bible are clear about that.

HORIZONS OF TIME AND SPACE

Deuteronomy 4:32(THE MESSAGE) - Ask questions. Find out what has been going on all these years before you were born. From the day God created man and woman on this Earth, and from the horizon in the east to the horizon in the west — as far back as you can imagine and as far away as you can imagine — has as great a thing as this ever happened? Has anyone ever heard of such a thing?

Isaiah 48:13(THE MESSAGE) - Earth is my work, handmade. And the skies — I made them too, horizon to horizon. When I speak, they're on their feet, at attention.

Do you know that both The Big Bang Theory and The Bible agree that there are observable limits to The Universe? It's impossible for you to look up to the sky and assume that there is an end to The Universe so the writers of The Bible could not have guessed that. However, both The Big Bang Theory and The Bible say that there is only so far back and so far forward we can see in time and space. The distance between planets is so great that by the time the light from visible planets reach each other what can be observed actually occured light years in the past.

Hence, when we on earth look into the sky and observe planets we're not actually looking at the planets, we're looking back in time at what happened when those planets emitted the light that finally reached the earth. That's the backward horizon of time and space. In the same way, if someone is on another planet observing activity on earth. What they see by the time the light reaches them is the past. As a result, we can determine the future that will be observed from the vantage point of other planets. Because the speed of light is limited there is only so much that can be seen. That's the forward horizon of time and space.

HEAT DEATH

2 Peter 3:10-13(THE MESSAGE) - But when the Day of God's Judgment does come, it will be unannounced, like a thief. The sky will collapse with a thunderous bang, everything disintegrating in a huge conflagration, earth and all its works exposed to the scrutiny of Judgment. Since everything here today might well be gone tomorrow, do you see how essential it is to live a holy life? Daily expect the Day of God, eager for its arrival. The galaxies will burn up and the elements melt down that day — but we'll hardly notice. We'll be looking the other way, ready for the promised new heavens and the promised new earth, all landscaped with righteousness.

The Big Bang Theory does not only offer a plausible explanation of the past but it also offers credible predictions. Two possible scenarios offered by The Big Bang are a Big Crunch or Heat Death. With The Big Crunch, The Universe will expand until it reaches a maximum size and then begin to collapse. With Heat Death, the entropy of the Universe will increase until there is complete disorder and all organized systems will come to end. These two scenarios fit into The Bible right in 2 Peter 3:10-13.

In conclusion, The Big Bang does not disprove The Bible. In fact, it proves several principles that have been in the scriptures for thousands of years. Long before technology or research was developed to prove any cosmological principle by observation or testing, The Bible said it. The Bible is true and the evidence proves it. Maybe it's time we took it a little more seriously.

Faith Science - The Formation of Ice, Astronomy and Controlling the Weather

Welcome to Faith Science Chapter Studies! These monthly sessions are open to the community and provide an open forum for discussion, discovery, and debates arising from the inevitable collision between modern scientific developments and timeless biblical truth!

You can join us in person on Saturday, February 26th from 2:00PM to 4:00PM at AMLI at Milton Park, 26000 Mill Creek Ave, Alpharetta GA 30022. Please RSVP to faithscienceonline(at)gmail.com if you plan to join us.


From Faith Science..


The Formation of Ice

Who is the mother of the ice? Who gives birth to the frost from the heavens? For the water turns to ice as hard as rock, and the surface of the water freezes.
Job 38:29–30 nlt

In polar circles and temperate climates as temperatures drop below freezing during winter, water surfaces freeze solid. The way liquid water turns to solid ice is a scientific process that God created. Since he created it, he knew all the details and could verify Job’s response. Also, in cold conditions, the dew freezes in the morning as frost on the ground. The cold temperatures cause the energy in the water particles to be reduced as they slow down and combine to form ice.

Astronomy

Can you direct the movement of the stars—binding the cluster of the Pleiades or loosening the cords of Orion? Can you direct the sequence of the seasons or guide the Bear with her cubs across the heavens? Do you know the laws of the universe? Can you use them to regulate the earth?
Job 38:31–33 nlt

God decided to discuss the constellation of stars and the way in which they maintain their formation. People who study stars or take interest in their horoscopes will recognize these formations. According to Adam Clarke’s Commentary, Pleiades is a cluster of stars found in Taurus that’s visible in the spring. In the dictionary, Orion is described as a very bright equatorial constellation. The sequence of seasons represents the zodiac, according to the Amplified Bible.

Barnes’ Notes say that the bear with her cubs is a reference to the constellation Arcturus, or Ursa Major, in the northern sky. People have always believed that the stars guide the laws of the universe. Maybe they’re right and we can interpret this to mean that those who follow daily horoscopes can use them to tap into universal mysteries. Unfortunately for them, the implication of God’s questioning of Job is that it cannot be done.

Controlling the Weather

Can you shout to the clouds and make it rain? Can you make lightning appear and cause it to strike as you direct? Who gives intuition to the heart and instinct to the mind? Who is wise enough to count all the clouds? Who can tilt the water jars of heaven when the parched ground is dry and the soil has hardened into clods?
Job 38:34–38 nlt

I saw a movie based on sophisticated technology that could dictate the weather. For generations, people have tried different methods, like “cloud seeding,” to cause controlled precipitation, with limited success. God alone knows how to make the process work in our favor. Without his authority, we can’t change it at a moment’s notice. However, with his authority nothing is impossible. The Bible says, “Jesus said unto him, ‘If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth’” (Mark 9:23 kjv).

Job couldn’t provide a positive answer to any of God’s questions about controlling the weather. Even so, in 1 Kings 17–18, the rain obeyed Elijah, and in Mark 4:39, the rain and wind obeyed the commands of Jesus. Scientists know that they can’t make the weather do anything, so humans are satisfied to report and predict it. We do have an understanding of the process now, but in our natural ability we can’t do much better than observe it.

In 2008, when there was a severe drought in the State of Georgia, nothing worked until Governor Sonny Perdue called a day of prayer. He was strongly criticized, but people stopped talking when the rain started falling. A few years later, things were back to normal. We cannot change the weather on our own, but if we can just believe God, nothing is impossible.

Faith Science Radio Interviews, Chapter Studies, Book Signings, etc. Join The Movement!

Radio Interviews

Bulldog and The Rude Awakening Show on WOCM-FM 98.1 When: Tue, February 22, 7:40am – 7:55am
Where: Ocean City, Maryland (map)
Description:Donnell Duncan will be interviewed on "Bulldog and The Rude Awakening Show on WOCM-FM 98.1". Listen live on the following link; http://irieradio.com/play.html

Interview on Jeremiah Greer Live Radio Show When: Sun, February 27, 10pm – 11pm
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Description: Listen to Donnell Duncan live as he discusses Faith Science with host Jeremiah Greer. You can follow it online using the link; www.jeremiahgreerlive.com

Interview on The Dr Sky Show When: Wed, March 2, 5pm – 6pm
Where: Arizona (map)
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Atlanta Events
Faith Science Chapter Study 1 - Science in The Bible
When: Sat, February 26, 2pm – 4pm
Where: AMLI at Milton Park, 26000 Mill Creek Ave, Alpharetta GA 30022 (map)
Description: Join Donnell Duncan for monthly "Chapter Studies" of his newest book, Faith Scence. These sessions are open to the community and provide an open forum for discussion, discovery, and debates arising from the inevitable collision between modern scientific developments and timeless biblical truth!

Atlanta Coffee Roasters Book Signing When: Sat, March 12, 1pm – 3pm
Where: Atlanta Coffee Roasters 2205 Lavista Road Northeast Atlanta, GA (map)
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Engineering, Geography, Geophysics and the Location of Hell in The Bible

Welcome to Faith Science Chapter Studies! These monthly sessions are open to the community and provide an open forum for discussion, discovery, and debates arising from the inevitable collision between modern scientific developments and timeless biblical truth!

You can join us in person on Saturday, February 26th from 2:00PM to 4:00PM at AMLI at Milton Park, 26000 Mill Creek Ave, Alpharetta GA 30022. Please RSVP to faithscienceonline(at)gmail.com if you plan to join us.

From Faith Science:

Engineering, Geography, and Geophysics

• The Formation and Size of the Earth

Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell me, if you know so much. Who determined its dimensions and stretched out the surveying line? What supports its foundations, and who laid its cornerstone as the morning stars sang together and all the angels shouted for joy?
Job 38:4–7 nlt

In his first direct challenge to Job, God inferred that he laid out the earth like a building. This seems merely figurative for most readers. Yet, as a structural engineer, I can relate to this imagery on a more literal level. For most simple buildings, a structural engineer conceptually designs the building’s superstructure, which is the part of the building that’s above ground. With that in mind, the building’s foundation type is determined mainly by the soil conditions based on data provided by a civil engineer. Why is this important? The foundation supports the building, and the soil supports the foundation.

Hence, God described the earth’s creation like an engineer. Not only did he consider the foundation that supports the earth but also how the foundation is supported. We can look at it in two ways. From one perspective, all that is visible on the earth was built on a rock core that supports its foundations, as is clearly visible in soil “borings” or samples. From another perspective, the earth’s internal gravitational pull acts like an invisible support keeping its foundations in place. In addition, like humans use surveying equipment to measure elevations and large distances, God was very precise in his design of the earth. It was then carefully constructed to match the plans, starting with the foundation.

• The Ocean’s Boundaries

Who kept the sea inside its boundaries as it burst from the womb, and as I clothed it with clouds and wrapped it in thick darkness? For I locked it behind barred gates, limiting its shores. I said, “This far and no farther will you come. Here your proud waves must stop!”
Job 38:8–11 nlt

How long did it take mankind to truly understand the tide, even though it’s always been in the Bible? Every day, this cycle continues as the ocean responds to the gravitational pull of the moon and sun. Without fail, sea levels rise and fall exactly on schedule. When the ocean meets dry land, it drifts in and out with a consistent rhythm. Interestingly, it doesn’t overflow its boundaries under normal conditions.

In Genesis 1:2, before the tide was created, the earth was covered in deep water and darkness. Then God invented the tide when he set limitations for the waters in Genesis 1:6–10. How gravity keeps the ocean from overflowing to cover all dry land remains a scientific wonder.

• The 24 Hour Cycle of Day and Night

Have you ever commanded the morning to appear and caused the dawn to rise in the east? Have you made daylight spread to the ends of the earth, to bring an end to the night’s wickedness? As the light approaches, the earth takes shape like clay pressed beneath a seal; it is robed in brilliant colors. The light disturbs the wicked and stops the arm that is raised in violence.
Job 38:12–15 nlt

Before scientists could explain that the earth’s rotation around its axis caused the twenty-four-hour cycle of day and night, people came up with the most interesting ideas. Ancient civilizations created legends that lasted for centuries before someone figured it out. Based on observation only, many thought that the sun went away and the moon appeared due to the action of the gods.

Now we understand that night falls as each location on earth rotates away from direct sunlight and the moon is the closest planet that reflects that sunlight. Yet the real scientific wonder here is not the rise and fall of the sun each day but the rotation of the earth. How is it that the earth is slightly tilted, constantly rotates at a steady pace, and orbits the sun without failure? That’s the real question that needs to be answered.

• The Center of the Earth

Have you explored the springs from which the seas come? Have you explored their depths? Do you know where the gates of death are located? Have you seen the gates of utter gloom? Do you realize the extent of the earth? Tell me about it if you know!
Job 38:16–18 nlt

God identified underwater springs, which supply the oceans with water. They are so deep that only those whose effects are seen near the surface of the water are readily recognized. Many others remain hidden, and some will never be discovered in this age. In Genesis 7:11 when the flood destroyed the earth in Noah’s day, God caused these underground springs to erupt simultaneously with the rainfall.

God connected this to the location of the gates of death. Figuratively, he could have been referring to the difficulty of understanding the mystery of death. However, literally, he could also have been referring to the gates of Hades.

When taken in the context of Job 38:16–18, hell is located at the center of the earth, which is an accepted fact for many theologians. The Bible says, “And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods. They, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation,” (Numbers 16:32–33 kjv).

In Isaiah 14:15, the pit within the earth’s core is used to describe hell. If you cross reference 2 Peter 2:4 and Revelation 9, you should draw the same conclusion. Hence, the earth opened and people fell directly into hell at the center of the earth. This position is confirmed in Numbers 26:10, Deuteronomy 11:6, Psalm 106:17, and Ezekiel 31:16. Scientists haven’t proven it yet, but I’ve personally heard an audio recording from at least one group of geologists who drilled a shaft deep enough.

Even though they were searching for something completely different, like the Bible says in Amos 9:2, they dug toward hell. The shocking recording contained the sound of blood-curdling screaming voices coming from deep within the earth. Maybe they made the whole thing up and those sounds came from routine movements within the earth’s crust. The only way to disprove these conclusions is to go there. Since the road to hell is a one-way street, it’s safer to take their word for it.

Science in The Bible - The Source of Light, The Water Cycle, Lightning and Wind

Welcome to Faith Science Chapter Studies! These monthly sessions are open to the community and provide an open forum for discussion, discovery, and debates arising from the inevitable collision between modern scientific developments and timeless biblical truth!

You can join us in person on Saturday, February 26th from 2:00PM to 4:00PM at AMLI at Milton Park, 26000 Mill Creek Ave, Alpharetta GA 30022. Please RSVP to faithscienceonline(at)gmail.com if you plan to join us.

From Faith Science:

• The Source of Light

Where does light come from, and where does darkness go? Can you take each to its home? Do you know how to get there? But of course you know all this! For you were born before it was all created, and you are so very experienced!
Job 38:19–21 nlt

In this context, light is defined in Merriam Webster’s New World Dictionary as “the form of radiant energy acting on the retina of the eye to make sight possible.” These visible quanta of electromagnetic energy are called photons. When these same Scripture verses are seen through natural scientific eyes, God was asking Job to explain the formation and transmittance of photons from the center of the sun. Figuratively, he was asking Job if he could explain the source of light from a big-picture perspective. In that case, proper follow-up questions would have been, “How does the sun work?” “Where is it located?” “How did it get there?” Of course, he didn’t know the answers, and if we’re honest with ourselves, neither do we.

• The Water Cycle

Have you visited the storehouses of the snow or seen the storehouses of hail? (I have reserved them as weapons for the time of trouble, for the day of battle and war.)

Job 38:22–23 nlt

Snow consists of soft, frozen particles of water vapor, while hail consists of frozen raindrops, according to Webster’s New World Dictionary. The water cycle of evaporation, condensation, and precipitation is responsible for their formation. God asked Job a trick question. The Bible also says, “The rain and snow come down from the heavens and stay on the ground to water the earth. They cause the grain to grow, producing seed for the farmer and bread for the hungry,” (Isaiah 55:10 nlt).

There are no literal storehouses of snow or hail because once the condensed water in clouds changes to form precipitation, rain, snow, or hail immediately falls to the ground.

• The Source of Lightning and Wind

Where is the path to the source of light? Where is the home of the east wind?

Job 38:24 nlt

God asked Job for the source of light again. God then followed with another trick question about the source of the east wind. Wind is moving air that is naturally attributed to a difference in air temperatures. As warmer air rises and cooler air sinks, wind is formed. The east wind appears in several places in the Scriptures and received special attention throughout the Old Testament because of its strength.

God asked Job to literally explain the scientific process of lightning and wind formation. At the time, it was an impossible request. Since the light and east wind were grouped together in the Scripture reference, one interpretation can be that the east wind comes from the east the same way the sun rises in the east. Nonetheless, I agree with Bible Knowledge, The Bible Exposition, and Adam Clarke’s Commentaries that the light is interpreted to specifically refer to lightning, which connects it to the verses that follow. Regardless, how electrical charges flash through the sky from clouds until they’re grounded on the earth is a scientific wonder.