Imagine A Perfect Universe: Genesis, Revelation, And The Cross Of Jesus Christ

I imagine in the perfect state the world existed in Genesis 2 reality made a great deal of sense. Everything was good and right. I imagine the universe itself, the alignment of the stars and galaxies was much different. Even to the point where it would be hardly imaginable. In the current state of the universe everything is in motion, getting further and further from the center point of the explosion event we call the "big bang." As a result the universe is a barren place, small solar systems and galaxies separated by incredible amounts of space. In a perfect harmonious universe, what would the universe look like? Soon enough we'll know. After the millennial reign of Christ, the final conclusion of the end of evil and the remaking of the universe, the stars, the earth, and the garden city of our future (Rev 20-22).

But today, we exist in a very complicated, broken reality inexorably devastated by sin. And our escape hatch, our "emergency beam out" is Jesus Christ. I start to realize why in my past, as I searched for God, I was drawn to so many apocalyptic visions, books, and movies, like the Matrix, or Donnie Darko. In Donnie Darko a time paradox had occurred in which the primary universe had been altered by the impact of an artifact from outside the system, which generated a "tangent universe." The idea of the tangent universe was all of reality had been broken, and as the talking Rabbit told Donnie Darko, in 28 days the world will end. A tangent, broken universe has to end for the primary universe to be recreated as it is suppose to be.

In the same way in Revelation chapter 21 God remakes the heavens and the earth (the entire universe) to be as they were before the fall of man. God has a way of inserting such thoughts and ideas into the minds of artists, and even in our depraved media culture, some truth shines through.

The books of the Bible Genesis and Revelation are fascinating because they describe our past, and our future. So in Genesis 2, the universe and the earth made a lot of sense. I'm sure it was quite easy to call a spade a spade. It was easy to tell how great God was, because humanity existed directly in the presence of his spirit and glorious being. Holiness was a fact of life in response to the awe for God, and there was no natural inclination to sin within the human mind.

Of course then, there is the grand mystery of Lucifer (Isa 14:12-15). One of God's angels, created, living in the direct presence of God, serving him, and how, somehow, within the heart of Lucifer he conceived of sin. Pride paved the path. But how could a being in the direct holiness of God, viewing it, seeing it, feeling it, come to believe he ought to be god? So Lucifer became Satan. And the first humans sided with Satan, believed him, disbelieved God, despite their intimacy with him, and that is where we are today, the planet, the universe cursed by the logical outworking of that sin of self-deification. Recall in Genesis 3:4 4 (C)But the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. 5 For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” The temptation was "disbelieve God, and exalt yourself to the position of God through disobedience."

We can see the results all across the planet (Gen 3:17). When there is more than enough wealth and food to go around, but entire continents suffer starvation, brutal conditions, and rampant disease. And even much more locally, we see strip clubs, bars and clubs plastered with screens and loud music and scantly clad men and women. Alcohol on every shelf, drugs on every corner. Abortion clinics, self exaltation shopping malls, and television screens full of temptation to everything and worship sessions at the local NFL, MLB, and NBA stadiums. This is what happens when man tries to play god.

Now it seems, it is very difficult to call a spade a spade. Do you know what I mean? We struggle with such difficult questions like "Why do bad things happen to good people?"

"Why do rich bankers successfully suppress the truth, why do they always get away with it?"

"How can the minimum wage be so low a single mother has to work three jobs just to pay for a one bedroom apartment?"

"Why are so many people so in love with studying the smallest details of NFL football statistics, teams, the Packers, but they can't even name the four gospels?"

And on and on and on the questions go. Paradoxes in reality. Mucky, difficult situations. With the curse of sin upon all hearts, and the natural Earth itself, a billion paradoxes were triggered.