All belongs to God

"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." - Genesis 1:1 NKJV

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made." - John 1:1-3

"The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters." - Genesis 1:2

"In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it." - John 1:4-5

In The Beginning
of time ... probably
of creation ... definitely

God - Jesus Christ - Holy Spirit

separate, yet united
One complete whole
yet
three distinct parts

What was first
remains
forever
What was the beginning
has been completed
What is the end
is still to come

The chicken came before the egg
How can that be?
God created it
On the fifth day
it was so.

The human male
and female too
came before the egg
How can that be?
God created them both
On the sixth day
it was so.

The sky, the waters,
the sun and moon, and stars
the trees and grasses,
seeds and flowers
came
before
and God
created it all.

But
as to what was before
the world
cannot be surmised

God does not share
what was
in the beginning
of time ...
only the beginning
of creation

God - Jesus Christ - Holy Spirit
The Trinity
Three in One
One in Three

God is
God was
God will be
The Alpha and The Omega
The Beginning and The End
Forever
Always

But the end,
although prophesied
and written,
is not complete

Waiting ...
The Second Coming
The Return of Christ
The Tribulation
The Judgments
The New Jerusalem
The New Earth

The end
still to come
God
the keeper
of all knowledge,
of time and space.

But what about the in-between
the beginning and the end?
Where life is
where life and death co-exist
in this middle realm.

Do we live recognizing to whom we belong -
our true Creator?
and abide by His rules

or do we refuse to believe,
refuse to accept,
refuse to acknowledge,
and live by our rules,
claiming allegiance to self alone?

The end times are closer

The longer you put off
turning your life around
and toward the Almighty God,
the more likely it is
eternal security will escape you;
the more likely
you will face
eternal damnation,
eternal agony.
And there will be
no release, no relief

Cathy Orrick Luders
1.16.2012