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E85 Before Genesis: What Happened Before "Let There Be Light"?
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What happened before God said, "Let there be light"?
Most Christians are familiar with Genesis 1, but few stop to consider what may have happened between the first two verses of the Bible. Could there have been a world before Adam? Was Lucifer created before humanity? And how do science, Scripture, and the angelic realm fit together?
In this episode of Live Life in the Spirit, Kristen Kipper and Pastor Penny Schulz begin a brand-new series exploring the world before Genesis as we know it. Drawing from Scripture, Hebrew context, and historical Jewish writings, we examine the possibility that Genesis 1 describes not only creation, but also recreation.
Together, we explore:
The creation of the angelic realm
Lucifer before his fall
The rebellion of the heavenly hosts
Genesis 1:1-2 and the mystery of "formless and void"
The Hebrew concepts of tohu and bohu
The Chaos Dragon and its biblical significance
How an old earth and a young earth perspective may intersect
Why science and faith do not have to be enemies
How understanding the fallen realm helps us understand spiritual warfare today
This episode lays the foundation for our upcoming deep dive into the Book of Enoch, Genesis 6, the Nephilim, fallen angels, and the spiritual battle that has been unfolding since before humanity entered the story.
Because if you don't understand the battle...
How can you recognize the battlefield?
Join us, Pastor Penny Schulz and Kristen Kipper, adventurers through the holy lands and warriors in Christ, as we explore the fascinating, the weird, the difficult, and the obscure while unpacking the Bible. Come and see as we dig into spiritual warfare and the fallen angels, aliens and UFOs, the Nephilim or Rephaim, prophecy, angels, giants and so much more! We promise to bring you joy, hope, inspiration, and intriguing, out-of-the-box thinking, and ultimately salvation through Jesus Christ.