Physical light is not inherently good. Storm troopers use laser guns too. Early Church fathers thought of angels as beings made of (material cause) light - like that Star Trek episode were the Enterprise encounters the light people. Satan is also described as appearing as an angel of light.

A modern mapping of Gen 1 to current scientific model ("6 day creation") understands the separation of light and darkness as quark confinement, where light is literally separated from darkness (matter) and the vibrations on the surface of the "deep" at that instant are still visible in the map of the CMB (Cosmic Microwave Background).

I like the "6 day" model, because while other argue over whether the universe is 14 billion years old or 6000 years old, I ask what frame of reference are we using to measure said age? Earth frame of reference did not exist for most of the period under discussion. When they respond, "so how old do you think the earth is?" I say, well, in the frame of reference of the CMB, which is uniquely visible from anywhere in the universe, the universe is ~5.5 days old. (CMB FoR days become progressively shorter as the universe expands and the frequency of the CMB decreases).

The 14 billion yr estimate is based on the CMO (CoMoving Objects) FoR, which is a cluster of galaxies moving with roughly the same direction and speed as ours, and afaict is equally valid, but not nearly as interesting.

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Right on. Thank you 🙏 Excellent discussion 💜

Could or does this: below 👇 mean that one day our Earth will burst higher or lower? Could the Earth literally be like a human egg? That has been fertilized with humanity. And all of humanity is just another “child” waiting to be born into another location? Can this be true? Genuinely asking your thoughts. Appreciate you sharing your knowledge 🥰

“CMB FoR days become progressively shorter as the universe expands and the frequency of the CMB decreases”

Prophets from Enoch (quoted in Jewish/Protestant canon both New and Old Testament) to Jesus Himself to John (Revelation) all proclaim an end to the world. Enoch prophesied the end of the pre-flood world by water. Even the time frame was prophesied - he was directed to name his son "Methuselah" (when he dies, it will come). From the record, the flood came the very year Methuselah died, and there are hints it was the same week.

There are numerous remains of the pre-flood world. Establishment explanations are total B.S. I won't go into it here. I recommend a young guy "Bright Insight" who has made it his mission to use crowd sourced funds to travel around the world and take high quality video of his tours of ancient sites. He often finagles access to areas off limits to tourists. Look for him on Rumble and probably still Youtube.

Prophets from Enoch to Peter to John proclaim a fiery end to the present Earth (as opposed to a watery end to the previous Earth). I actually think it will be an end to the entire present universe - but I could be convinced otherwise.

This is all part of the remedy for sin. How do you redeem creations with corrupted body, soul, spirit, while preserving their free will and personhood? "The heavens are the work of Your fingers" but "salvation is the work of Your strong right arm." Our bodies die, and are resurrected (everyone, the righteous and the wicked). We die to our self and are recreated as a new life in Christ. The world meets a fiery end, and is recreated as "the new heavens and the new earth". (New heavens is why I think the entire universe is slated for demolish and rebuild.) Jesus says, "I go to prepare a place for you." The new world is being made (completely different time line/fabric, so "is made" is probably accurate as well) ready for us.