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.