By creating the universe and all creatures in it, God revealed His great and majestic plan through Jesus Christ. Chapter 1 of the Book of Genesis shows us the majestic plan that God has prepared for us mankind. In other words, the creation of the heavens and the earth and of all creatures,...
That is why it is written, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth,” and this is followed by, “The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters” (Genesis 1:2). When it says here, “The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep,” this implies the condition of mankind and all things created by God that fell into confusion deceived by Satan, a fallen spiritual creature. Put differently, it describes mankind’s fall into sin.
That is why it is written, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth,” and this is followed by, “The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters” (Genesis 1:2). When it says here, “The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep,” this implies the condition of mankind and all things created by God that fell into confusion deceived by Satan, a fallen spiritual creature. Put differently, it describes mankind’s fall into sin.