liquix wrote:
Ironchef,
I'm not bashing you so don't worry just asking a question. According to your belief; why does the bible not mention the other worlds and experiments throughout the cosmos of God's creation? To clarify, I'm talking about straightforward references....Few of which exist in a book which has been written and re-written almost continuously since it's creation....but still.
Well since you worded your's nicely (unlike Poe the hater), I'll answer you.
My beliefs fully encompass a God that continues to create. After all, if you did create a world like this, would you stop?
As for biblical mention, we don't know. God didn't make the bible, and neither did one man or translator. The first bible (thus named in latin "biblio" i think, is a word meaning "libarary of books"), compiled by a roman emporer deciding that christianity should be added to roman governance because of obvious political gain. Constantine had his priests read from the many, many writings "the church" had gathered throughout the centuries (such writings include genuine manuscripts and copies of actual prophetic writings). What he liked, he had added to this book. When it was done, there were 66 books, and the title "bible" was slapped on it, and it was so. But guess what, there's many, many writings taht are missing. Even in the bible, I've found 18 different references to writings from prophets that are mentioned, but not included in the Bible. Of considerable significance is the book of rememberance that Adam wrote. THis would surely be a better copy of the creative periods than are Moses' copies. And who knows, other prophets may have been given that unique gift of seeing the beginning through the end too and could have written down what the creation was like. But as it is, we have a very short, very incomplete narration of what the creation was like.
In the new testament, the first four books have descriptions of the ministry of Jesus from birth to resurrection. having 4 perspectives (written after the fact, from four seperate people at different times and for different purposes) provides a very full view if the life of the Savior. I'm sure if there were more writings of the creation, mention of other worlds being created would be found. But as it is, this is a thing assumed and spoken of through revelation to those who study such things.
I hope that helps.
This is where revelation comes in. This is where the Holy Ghost comes in. In short, through these means, one can know what is true in the bible, and what is...poor translation? What is missing? What context was the writer's intent, etc.