Question about Genesis 1:1

[LDSChristian]

"In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth."

Is that saying only heaven and the earth? I'm asking because it doesn't say anything about creating everything else of the universe like the other planets and galaxies.

[ThankGodForRepentence]

Christ is the Creator and Redeemer of worlds so numerous that they cannot be numbered by man. As to his infinite and eternal creative and redemptive enterprises the divine word attests: “And worlds without number have I created,” saith the Father, “and I also created them for mine own purpose; and by the Son I created them, which is mine Only Begotten. … But only an account of this earth, and the inhabitants thereof, give I unto you.” As to all of the other worlds of the Lord’s creating we know only that it is his work and his glory “to bring to pass”—through the Redeemer—“the immortality and eternal life” of all their inhabitants. (Moses 1:33, 35, 39.)

[ThankGodForRepentence]

Colossians Chapter 1

16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:

[LDSChristian]

Originally Posted by ThankGodForRepentence

Christ is the Creator and Redeemer of worlds so numerous that they cannot be numbered by man. As to his infinite and eternal creative and redemptive enterprises the divine word attests: “And worlds without number have I created,” saith the Father, “and I also created them for mine own purpose; and by the Son I created them, which is mine Only Begotten. … But only an account of this earth, and the inhabitants thereof, give I unto you.” As to all of the other worlds of the Lord’s creating we know only that it is his work and his glory “to bring to pass”—through the Redeemer—“the immortality and eternal life” of all their inhabitants. (Moses 1:33, 35, 39.)

Ok. Thanks.

[volgadon]

Originally Posted by LDSChristian

"In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth."

Is that saying only heaven and the earth? I'm asking because it doesn't say anything about creating everything else of the universe like the other planets and galaxies.

This is called merismus. a pair of concepts (often opposites) represents everything in between. Heaven and earth is another way of saying everything above and everything below.

[Blackmarch]

Originally Posted by LDSChristian

"In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth."

Is that saying only heaven and the earth? I'm asking because it doesn't say anything about creating everything else of the universe like the other planets and galaxies.

I'd think heaven would count for everything we can see form earth at the least. Good question tho, I"d err on the side of safety say that yes he was.
He told Abraham that he had made more earths than there are sands of the sea.

[Matthew0059]

Originally Posted by LDSChristian

"In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth."

Is that saying only heaven and the earth? I'm asking because it doesn't say anything about creating everything else of the universe like the other planets and galaxies.

Also, remember that the account in Genesis was given to the Israelites when they were in a very spiritually weakened state. They couldn't handle anything more than a bare-bones symbolic account of the creation.

Thus, "the beginning" in this sense means the beginning of the relevant history of this earth's creation period.

[bafoofkit]

Originally Posted by ThankGodForRepentence

Colossians Chapter 1

16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:

Are there any definitions for these archaic terms? They seem to be based on some sort of superstitious belief in a demonic world engendered by an all encompassing ignorance of natural law.

[bafoofkit]

Originally Posted by ThankGodForRepentence

Christ is the Creator and Redeemer of worlds so numerous that they cannot be numbered by man.

Can anybody explain why there are so many worlds that are incapable of supporting life? IS Jesus also partial to gas giants and red dwarfs.

Most stars are currently classified using the letters O, B, A, F, G, K, and M (usually memorized by astrophysicists as "Oh, be a fine girl/guy, kiss me"), where O stars are the hottest and the letter sequence indicates successively cooler stars up to the coolest M class

of the 27 closest stars 17 are M type quite invisible to the naked eye. 5 are K type, still smaller than the sun. 2 are white dwarfs, stellar embers of spent stars. one is A type one is a F type, and one is a G type star similar to the sun.

Of the hundreds of exo-planets discovered, almost all of gas giants of around Jupiter mass.

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Originally Posted by bafoofkit

Can anybody explain why there are so many worlds that are incapable of supporting life? IS Jesus also partial to gas giants and red dwarfs.

Most stars are currently classified using the letters O, B, A, F, G, K, and M (usually memorized by astrophysicists as "Oh, be a fine girl/guy, kiss me"), where O stars are the hottest and the letter sequence indicates successively cooler stars up to the coolest M class

of the 27 closest stars 17 are M type quite invisible to the naked eye. 5 are K type, still smaller than the sun. 2 are white dwarfs, stellar embers of spent stars. one is A type one is a F type, and one is a G type star similar to the sun.

Of the hundreds of exo-planets discovered, almost all of gas giants of around Jupiter mass.

would you rather live in an apartment building, or out in the open with a few acres around you?

(Book of Mormon | 2 Nephi 15:8)
8 Wo unto them that join house to house, till there can be no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth!


some say "the universe was not made for life because 99.9999% of it does not support life!!! look at the stars, waaaaay too hot for anything to ever live on it etc. etc.

I think all of it supports life... would we have life without the sun? no - so the sun is there for life etc. etc.

I enjoy looking out into space, at the stars, room to breathe, and gain a little humility while looking at it all.... don't you?