if he's the alpha and omega. the first and the last. i don't think there's any greater power than Him. but, what i don't understand yet, is how can something be. just BE and not be created? in our human understanding, something has to be created to BE. He says I AM THAT I AM. i thought this was a foreign language that he was speaking at first, but now, i see that He is the one who existed from eternity in all power in all universes that are known and created and there is NO ONE greater. otherwise, there would have been wars that obliterated our tiny planets as the gods fought amongst themselves. someday, we'll be out of this universe as we understand it and be able to comprehend what spirit is. spirit isn't physical. you CAN't see it. it exisits, but has it a beginning? take electricity. you can't tell where it begins and ends sometimes because the energy just keeps going. our hearts have a pulse that keeps beating, but how did it begin and why does it end? must have started with eve - then through whom generations of people were born - one heartbeat to another. the energy kept flowing, but where did adam and eve's heartbeat get the energy? from God's first touch. in that touch - they had the possibility of living FOREVER if they took from the tree of life. forever is not understandable to us. God may have understood their temptation to sin, because now, we will be spirit (not physical) when we are ressurrected. He says that there will be no more tears, no more death, no more pain, no more disease, no blindness, no mental illness, all of these things will be in the past. it is hard to comprehend, but something that everyone dreams of . especially peace. how can something so good be true? well, i don't really know. but, i believe it so. therefore, God gives me peace of mind that all the bad stuff we see now has a reason for being. the reason was the choice that adam and eve made to eat from the tree of good and evil (to choose for themselves what is good and evil).
we will be able to compare the choices that man has made vs. the laws of God (which are unchangeable). if one is agreeable to giving up their own will for God's will , it is a much different scenario. we start seeing light. just like a piano teacher giving good advice. we see that they are right. so, we try what they say more and more. everything that God says brings a blessing. if you try it, you find out. it's like a great experiment. You can't make Him do anything, but you can ask. if you ask, (even with a mustard seed of faith) he will not give you a snake for a fish (so to speak). if you ask for something good, He'll grant it at the right time. who has a need for magic. powers. naw. God is all powerful. all magical (to us). and yet, uses the Word (not as incantation) but as meaningful words for our lives. There are many things confusing or argued about with other gods. Satan, on the other hand has many demons he contends with daily. they are not like the angels, so there is much chaos. Think of a piano (there's only 88 keys). if it was dropped from a three story building, there would be a sound of 88 keys played all at once. chaos. now, times that by however many demons there are, and you can see why this world is messed up. people don't normally kill others, write stuff that's not understandable to anyone except psychos, draw pics of headless people, etc., torture, maim, decapitate, terrorize. this is not God's spirit. and, if it was man's spirit only, we would be evil beyond understanding. the evil that is in the world is not only man's doing, but Satan's. otherwise, why would people worship the occult and ask for help from the demons to know what the future will bring, ask for guidance, and generally rely on 'the stars.' stars, by the way, is name for angels. if God made the stars, he can tell your own future just by revealing it within the context of His plan. if you go out of His plan for your life, you are on a different path. basically like at a zoo. you head for the lions cage, open the door, and say, 'here, eat me.' Satan is going around 'like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.' the key words are : who he may! God does not allow Him to do anything that God has not said he may do. so, if you pray that satan will not bother you - he can't. he's limited. God is the one with the power. ok. i'm a nut, too. but at least i can say what i believe and why i think the universe is better understood by the creator and not the deceiver.
Topic: The Mystery of the Universe