Bible study By C M White - Origin of Nations

God’s Glory and Man’s Destiny
God is so glorious and wonderful, full of perfection and holiness, that we would
surely die in His presence. In some scriptures we are told that for man to look upon
God’s glory meant instant death! (Gen 32:30; Ex 3:6; 33:18-20; Jud 6:22-23; 13:22) –
His holiness and immense purity just envelopes everything and consumes anything.
Indeed, He is like a trillion suns at full strength. Moses, being in contact with God,
caused his face to shine, radiate or be glorious (Ex 34:29-30). Christians are also
supposed to be so happy, filled with the joy of salvation, in the knowledge that they
have the seed or spark of eternal life, that they will exemplify the Law of God, the
fruits of the Spirit and the Beatitudes. If the big bang theory were true, His glory and
power would exceed even that tremendously awesome event by untold-fold. Do you
comprehend the magnitude of that?
If indeed God did decide to commence the physical part of his creation in stages (this
is not evolution), with the big bang, imagine if you were standing by waiting in
anticipation of this awesome, overpowering and intense moment. What if God
actually shared some of the planning with you and were excitedly waiting for that
immense moment? What a thrill and exciting experience beyond imagination.
Here is a time, probably the first time ever, that God actually had formed matter. He
takes a tiny speck of His very essence or substance, His spirit, and converts it into an
energy source that becomes matter. Watching this event, perhaps even being in the
very centre of it, would ‘blow our minds’ and would cause us to rejoice and be filled
with praises to God like it did the angels when the earth was created, according to
Job 38:7. Perhaps from God Himself thundered the most immense roar that became
a sudden flash of white searing light that mushroomed into being, sparkling and
glowing with intensity, power, glory, beauty, flashes and colours that became what
we puny little humans call the beginning of matter, apparently over 20 billion years
ago (see Job 9:1-10; 38:1-41). If God can do that, He can also resurrect us for He is
the “power and the glory” (Matt 6:13). He is the source and centre of the universe and
all that exists – the ground of all being. Via His spirit, He also has universal
consciousness and knows everything everywhere:
“Am I a God at hand, saith the Lord, and not a God afar off?
Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith
the Lord. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the Lord” (Jer 23:23-24.
See Ps 139:7-11).
All matter came from Him and all matter – the entire universe - can be extinguished
and become part of His essence again:
“If He set His heart upon man, if He gather unto Himself his spirit and
his breath;
All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust”
(Job 34:14-15. See also Is 40:7-8).
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