{5 of 6} Genesis 1 – “Light Matters” [Physics]

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Genesis 1

Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God (‘ĕlōhîm) created the heavens and the earth.

Genesis 1:² The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit (ruwach) of God (ĕlōhîm) was hovering (flutter, injecting ie: energy) over the face of the waters.

Genesis 1:³Then God (‘ĕlōhîm) said, “Let there be light”; and there was light.

There is physical light and there is spiritual light.
Light is the subject of this website: Quantum Study Bible.
See Topic: Energy and Matter
Light is an enigmatic phenomenon embedded with impossible mathematics, infused with mysterious possibilities, opening multi-dimensional doors into strange worlds, inside-out eternities, black holes, and a multitude of realities men cannot fathom. The mysteries of Light are used by Hollywood to create movies such as Alice in Wonderland, Star Trek, Outer Limits, The Matrix, The Twilight Zone, et al, challenging the viewer with mind-blowing, speculative, yet possible realities.
The mystery of Light leaves scientists baffled as they dip their toes into Quantum Mechanics, Space, Time, Matter and Energy.

What is Light? A non-stop flow of particles that travel in a wave. (particles that have no mass!)
From a spiritual viewpoint, John writes that Jesus is the Light of the World: However, nothing can be seen without a receptor. Jesus called the Pharisees “blind” because they lacked a receptor to the spiritual world. The receptor is the Holy Spirit.
- Light is a metaphor for truth because it reveals reality.
- God’s Word is a “lamp” (the Light of understanding) to men. A lamp needs oil for the lamp to burn; the oil is the Holy Spirit.
- Light is a metaphor for revelation because that which is seen must be seen through God’s light.
- Light is a metaphor for Jesus because the similarities between Light and Jesus are numerous. See: Topic: Jesus as Light
- Light is a metaphor for God because God, like light, is free from impurities. (God, as the Trinity)
  - I John 1:5 – This is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you, that God is Light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.
  - God’s Light reveals impurities (sins) in men. X-rays are an invisible part of the Light Spectrum, a metaphor for the Holy Spirit, which examines the heart of men:
    - I Corinthians 14:25 And thus the secrets of his (an unbelievers) heart are revealed; and so, falling down on his face, he will worship God and report that God is truly among you.
    - Psalm 26:2 Examine me, O Lord, and prove me; Try my mind and my heart.
    - Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
    - Jeremiah 16:17 For My eyes are on all their ways; they are not hidden from My face, nor is their iniquity hidden from My eyes.
    - I Peter 3:4 rather let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God.

Light, Energy and Matter: The Deep Dive of Physics:
- Matter can be converted to energy.
- Energy can be converted to matter.
- And now…
  - Scientists Generate Matter Directly From Light
    https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-generate-matter-directly-from-light-physics-phenomena-predicted-more-than-80-years-ago/

THE SEVEN TYPES OF LIGHT

Radio Waves, Microwave, Infrared, Visible (Color), Ultraviolet, X-Ray, Gamma Rays

Since God is Light, could these be the Seven “Eyes” of God that see everything?

“For who has despised the day of small things? For these seven rejoice to see The plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel. They are the eyes of the Lord, which scan to and fro throughout the whole earth.” Zechariah 4:10

“And I looked, and behold, in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as though it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent out into all the earth.” Revelation 5:6

Genesis 1:⁴And God (‘ĕlōhîm) saw the light, that it was good; and God (‘ĕlōhîm) divided the light from the darkness. ⁵God (‘ĕlōhîm) called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. So the evening and the morning were the first day. (Literally: And evening was, and morning was, a day, one.)

A “day” is a measurement of time.
“time” exists only within the universe. It does not exist outside the universe.
The formula for time: time=distance/speed; or time = space/movement. The light and darkness had to have separate spaces, and the division had to be movement so that Day One could be marked off as time (Day 1).

God is in charge of time and He can manipulate it any way He wishes as seen in Hezekiah’s case where God causes the sun to go backwards ten degrees (steps on Ahaz’s sundial). II Kings 20:9-11 {1 &2}

Is it scientifically possible for time to reverse? Neutrinos have a small mass that could be either positive or negative mass squared. That means they could have, based on the way they do the experiment, an imaginary mass, which would make them “tachyonic neutrinos.” This would make them potentially travel faster than the speed of light or potentially backward in time, depending on how you think about it.
Furthermore, light itself does not seem to be affected by time, even though it has a constant speed. The constant speed of light creates a statistical problem in a relative universe. For example, if light were runner #1 and I were runner #2 running on an oval track, and if I were standing still for one full lap, runner #1 would run past me at 186,000 miles per second. However, I don’t want to lose the race, so I speed up to 40,000 miles per second, thinking I will begin to gain a little, but I am shocked to discover that runner #1 is still passing me at 186,000 miles per second. Now I have to go as fast as possible so I shed ALL my mass so that I can go as fast as runner #1. Oh yes! Now I figure I’m in the race! It is I who is running 186,000 miles per second! But what happens? Even though I am running at 186,000 miles per second, runner #1 STILL passes me at 186,000 miles per second! HOW CAN THAT BE? Somehow, I live in a world of relativity, while light will pass me at a constant speed of 186,000 miles per second, no matter how still I stand or how fast I go. It’s as though runner #2 is really standing still at each lap.

Genesis 1:⁶Then God (‘ĕlōhîm) said, “Let there be a firmament (expanse) in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.”

Genesis 1:⁷Thus God (‘ĕlōhîm) made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament; and it was so. Genesis 1:⁸And God (‘ĕlōhîm) called the firmament Heaven. So the evening and the morning were the second day.

Genesis 1:⁹Then God (‘ĕlōhîm) said, “Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear”; and it was so.

Genesis 1:¹⁰And God (‘ĕlōhîm) called the dry land Earth, and the gathering together of the waters He called Seas. And God (‘ĕlōhîm) saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:¹¹Then God (‘ĕlōhîm) said, “Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb that yields seed, and the fruit tree that yields fruit according to its kind, whose seed is in itself, on the earth”; and it was so.

Genesis 1:¹²And the earth brought forth grass, the herb that yields seed according to its kind, and the tree that yields fruit, whose seed is in itself according to its kind. And God (‘ĕlōhîm) saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:¹³So the evening and the morning were the third day.

Genesis 1:¹⁴Then God (‘ĕlōhîm) said, “Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and seasons, and for days and years;

Genesis 1:¹⁵and let them be for lights in the firmament of the heavens to give light on the earth”; and it was so.

Genesis 1:¹⁶Then God (‘ĕlōhîm) made two great lights (luminaries): the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night. He made the stars also.

Genesis 1:¹⁷God (‘ĕlōhîm) set them in the firmament of the heavens to give light on the earth,

Genesis 1:¹⁸and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness. And God (‘ĕlōhîm) saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:¹⁹So the evening and the morning were the fourth day.

Genesis 1:²⁰Then God (‘ĕlōhîm) said, “Let the waters abound with an abundance of living creatures (Literally souls), and let birds fly above the earth across the face of the firmament (expanse) of the heavens.”

Genesis 1:²¹So God (‘ĕlōhîm) created great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters abounded, according to their kind, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God (‘ĕlōhîm) saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:²²And God (‘ĕlōhîm) blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.”

Genesis 1:²³So the evening and the morning were the fifth day.

Genesis 1:²⁴Then God (‘ĕlōhîm) said, “Let the earth bring forth the living creature according to its kind: cattle and creeping thing and beast of the earth, each according to its kind”; and it was so.

Genesis 1:²⁵And God (‘ĕlōhîm) made the beast of the earth according to its kind, cattle according to its kind, and everything that creeps on the earth according to its kind. And God (‘ĕlōhîm) saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:²⁶Then God (‘ĕlōhîm) said, “Let Us (plural) make man in Our (plural) image, according to Our (plural) likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all (all the wild animals of) the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”

Genesis 1:²⁷So God (‘ĕlōhîm) created man in His own image; in the image of God (‘ĕlōhîm) He created him; male and female He created them.

Genesis 1:²⁸Then God (‘ĕlōhîm) blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves (moves about) on the earth.”

Genesis 1:²⁹And God (‘ĕlōhîm) said, “See, I have given you every herb that yields seed which is on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit yields seed; to you it shall be for food.

Genesis 1:³⁰Also, to every beast of the earth, to every bird of the air, and to everything that creeps on the earth, in which there is life (a living soul), I have given every green herb for food”; and it was so.

Genesis 1:³¹Then God (‘ĕlōhîm) saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good. So the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

{1 of 6} Genesis 1 – “A Quantum Leap into the Divine Design” [The Name of God]
{2 of 6} Genesis 1 – “In The First Place…” [Hebrew v.1]
{3 of 6} Genesis 1 – “Create, Creature, Creation, Creator” [Thoughts & Theories]
{4 of 6} Genesis 1 – “Time and Time Again” [Time and Creation]
{5 of 6} Genesis 1 – “Light Matters” [Physics]
{6 of 6} Genesis 1 – “The Light of the World” [Menorah]