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The term '''''Creator''''' refers to [[God]], who brought all things into existence, including the universe and even the invisible world. He is also known as the Maker. | The term '''''Creator''''' refers to [[God]], who brought all things into existence, including the universe and even the invisible world. He is also known as the Maker. | ||
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==The Creators: God the Father and God the Mother== | ==The Creators: God the Father and God the Mother== | ||
===Elohim=== | ===Elohim=== | ||
[[File:Elohim.jpg| | [[File:Elohim.jpg|thumb|200px|Elohim, a Hebrew word]] | ||
The Creator is introduced in the very first book of the [[Bible]], [[Genesis]]. | The Creator is introduced in the very first book of the [[Bible]], [[Genesis]]. | ||
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===The Six-Day Creation=== | ===The Six-Day Creation=== | ||
<small>{{참고|Six-Day Creation|l1=|설명=}}</small> | <small>{{참고|Six-Day Creation|l1=|설명=}}</small> | ||
[[File:Sun and Moon creation.jpg| | [[File:Sun and Moon creation.jpg|thumb|''The Creation of the Sun, Moon, and Planets'' by Michelangelo: The Creator makes the sun and the moon.]] | ||
[[File:Jacopo Tintoretto - Creation of the Animals - WGA22438.jpg| | [[File:Jacopo Tintoretto - Creation of the Animals - WGA22438.jpg|thumb|''The Creation of the Animals'' by Jacopo Tintoretto: The Creator makes animals.]] | ||
The Creator made the world through His words for six days. On the first day, He created light and separated it from darkness, calling the light “day” and the darkness “night.”<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+1%3A3-5&version=NIV |title=Genesis 1:3–5|quote= }}</ref> On the second day, He made the expanse (the firmament, referring to the atmosphere) among the waters, divided the waters into upper and lower parts, and called the expanse “sky.” The water was divided into the water above (clouds) and the water below.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+1%3A6-8&version=NIV |title=Genesis 1:6–8|quote= }}</ref> On the third day, God gathered the waters below into one place, causing dry land to appear. He called the dry land “land” and the gathered waters “seas.” On this day, He also made plants—grass, seed-bearing vegetation, and fruit-bearing trees.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+1%3A9-13&version=NIV |title=Genesis 1:9–13|quote= }}</ref> On the fourth day, He made the two great lights; the sun to govern the day and the moon to govern the night. These celestial bodies also marked seasons, days, and years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+1%3A14-19&version=NIV |title=Genesis 1:14–19|quote= }}</ref> He also created the stars to shine upon the earth. On the fifth day, God created fish to fill the seas and birds to fill the sky, commanding them to multiply and thrive.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+1%3A20-23&version=NIV |title=Genesis 1:20–23|quote= }}</ref> On the sixth day, God created all land animals, and finally, human beings. At this time, the Creator said, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness.” Following this, He created man in the image of God the Father and woman in the image of God the Mother.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+1%3A24-31&version=NIV |title=Genesis 1:24–31|quote= }}</ref> | The Creator made the world through His words for six days. On the first day, He created light and separated it from darkness, calling the light “day” and the darkness “night.”<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+1%3A3-5&version=NIV |title=Genesis 1:3–5|quote= }}</ref> On the second day, He made the expanse (the firmament, referring to the atmosphere) among the waters, divided the waters into upper and lower parts, and called the expanse “sky.” The water was divided into the water above (clouds) and the water below.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+1%3A6-8&version=NIV |title=Genesis 1:6–8|quote= }}</ref> On the third day, God gathered the waters below into one place, causing dry land to appear. He called the dry land “land” and the gathered waters “seas.” On this day, He also made plants—grass, seed-bearing vegetation, and fruit-bearing trees.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+1%3A9-13&version=NIV |title=Genesis 1:9–13|quote= }}</ref> On the fourth day, He made the two great lights; the sun to govern the day and the moon to govern the night. These celestial bodies also marked seasons, days, and years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+1%3A14-19&version=NIV |title=Genesis 1:14–19|quote= }}</ref> He also created the stars to shine upon the earth. On the fifth day, God created fish to fill the seas and birds to fill the sky, commanding them to multiply and thrive.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+1%3A20-23&version=NIV |title=Genesis 1:20–23|quote= }}</ref> On the sixth day, God created all land animals, and finally, human beings. At this time, the Creator said, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness.” Following this, He created man in the image of God the Father and woman in the image of God the Mother.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+1%3A24-31&version=NIV |title=Genesis 1:24–31|quote= }}</ref> | ||
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===Creation of the Universe and the Invisible World=== | ===Creation of the Universe and the Invisible World=== | ||
[[File:Tissot The Creation.jpg| | [[File:Tissot The Creation.jpg|thumb|''The Creation'' by James Tissot: God created the visible and invisible worlds.]] | ||
The Creator not only made the visible world but also the entire universe and everything in it, including the invisible world.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Colossians+1%3A16-17&version=NIV |title=Colossians 1:16–17|quote= }}</ref> In the Old Testament times, the prophets praised God as the one true God who created all things.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Nehemiah+9%3A6&version=NIV |title=Nehemiah 9:6|quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+10%3A10-13&version=NIV |title=Jeremiah 10:10–13|quote= }}</ref> Likewise, in the New Testament times, the apostles proclaimed that the true God is the one who created the heavens, the earth, and the entire universe. | The Creator not only made the visible world but also the entire universe and everything in it, including the invisible world.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Colossians+1%3A16-17&version=NIV |title=Colossians 1:16–17|quote= }}</ref> In the Old Testament times, the prophets praised God as the one true God who created all things.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Nehemiah+9%3A6&version=NIV |title=Nehemiah 9:6|quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+10%3A10-13&version=NIV |title=Jeremiah 10:10–13|quote= }}</ref> Likewise, in the New Testament times, the apostles proclaimed that the true God is the one who created the heavens, the earth, and the entire universe. | ||
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==The Creator Came as a Man== | ==The Creator Came as a Man== | ||
===Jesus Christ=== | ===Jesus Christ=== | ||
[[File:Bartolomé Esteban Perez Murillo - Adoration of the Shepherds - WGA16387.jpg| | [[File:Bartolomé Esteban Perez Murillo - Adoration of the Shepherds - WGA16387.jpg|thumb|''The Adoration of the Shepherds'' by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo: The Creator was born into this world as the baby Jesus. ]] | ||
The Almighty Creator, who made the heavens and the earth by His words, was born into this world as a man 2,000 years ago to save mankind. That man is [[Jesus Christ]].<ref name=":1" /> | The Almighty Creator, who made the heavens and the earth by His words, was born into this world as a man 2,000 years ago to save mankind. That man is [[Jesus Christ]].<ref name=":1" /> | ||
{{quote5 |내용='''In the beginning was the Word''', and the Word was with God, and '''the Word was God'''. . . . He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God . . . '''The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us'''. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.|출처=[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201%3A1%E2%80%9314&version=NIV John 1:1–14]}} | {{quote5 |내용='''In the beginning was the Word''', and the Word was with God, and '''the Word was God'''. . . . He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God . . . '''The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us'''. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.|출처=[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201%3A1%E2%80%9314&version=NIV John 1:1–14]}} | ||
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==Spiritual Creation== | ==Spiritual Creation== | ||
[[File:Cappella cesi, creazione di eva.jpg| | [[File:Cappella cesi, creazione di eva.jpg|thumb|150px|''The Creation of Eve'' by Rosso Fiorentino: Eve was created from Adam’s rib.]] | ||
''The Creation of Eve'' by Rosso Fiorentino: Eve was created from Adam’s rib. | ''The Creation of Eve'' by Rosso Fiorentino: Eve was created from Adam’s rib. | ||
{{quote5 |내용=The Creator’s work of creation does not end with the six-day Creation. Jesus said that after God rested on the sixth day, He continued to work. | {{quote5 |내용=The Creator’s work of creation does not end with the six-day Creation. Jesus said that after God rested on the sixth day, He continued to work. | ||
Revision as of 14:58, 18 February 2025
The term Creator refers to God, who brought all things into existence, including the universe and even the invisible world. He is also known as the Maker.
God’s work of creation is recorded in Genesis chapters 1 and 2. God is the Almighty Creator who brought everything into existence from nothing. For six days, He created the heavens and the earth by His word, formed man and woman in His own image, and designated the seventh day—the Sabbath—as a memorial of the Creator.
However, God’s creation does not end with the Six-Day Creation of physical beings. His work continues through spiritual creation, shaping the souls of humankind to be the complete and enter the kingdom of heaven.
The Creators: God the Father and God the Mother
Elohim
The Creator is introduced in the very first book of the Bible, Genesis.
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
In the original Hebrew text, the word for God in this verse is Elohim (אֱלֹהִים).[1] The term Elohim is the plural form of Eloah (אֱלוֹהַּ), which means God. The plural suffix “-im (ים ִ)” indicates that Elohim can be translated as Gods. Throughout the Old Testament, Elohim appears approximately 2,500 times as a common term for God.
The Image of the Creator: Male and Female
The Creator is also referred to using the first-person plural pronoun “Us” and “Our” in the account of human creation. It is the scene when mankind was created at the end of the history of creation.
Then God [Elohim] said, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness . . .” So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.
God (Elohim) refers to Themselves as “Us” and created humanity in Their image as both male and female. It shows that the image of God is male and female, which means there are two Gods. For centuries, Christians have referred to the male image of God as “God the Father.” In the same way, the female image of God is referred to as “God the Mother.”[2] From the very beginning, the Creator, recorded as Elohim, has been revealed as God the Father and God the Mother.
The History of Creation
The Six-Day Creation
The Creator made the world through His words for six days. On the first day, He created light and separated it from darkness, calling the light “day” and the darkness “night.”[3] On the second day, He made the expanse (the firmament, referring to the atmosphere) among the waters, divided the waters into upper and lower parts, and called the expanse “sky.” The water was divided into the water above (clouds) and the water below.[4] On the third day, God gathered the waters below into one place, causing dry land to appear. He called the dry land “land” and the gathered waters “seas.” On this day, He also made plants—grass, seed-bearing vegetation, and fruit-bearing trees.[5] On the fourth day, He made the two great lights; the sun to govern the day and the moon to govern the night. These celestial bodies also marked seasons, days, and years.[6] He also created the stars to shine upon the earth. On the fifth day, God created fish to fill the seas and birds to fill the sky, commanding them to multiply and thrive.[7] On the sixth day, God created all land animals, and finally, human beings. At this time, the Creator said, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness.” Following this, He created man in the image of God the Father and woman in the image of God the Mother.[8]
After completing the creation work in six days, the Creator rested on the seventh day.[9] This day was designated as the Sabbath, a holy day to commemorate the Creator’s power.[10]
| ay | Creation |
| First Day | Light, darkness |
| Second Day | The expanse, the separation of the waters above and below |
| Third Day | Seas, land, plants |
| Fourth Day | Sun, moon, stars |
| Fifth Day | Creatures of the sea, birds |
| Sixth Day | Land animals, humans |
Creation of the Universe and the Invisible World
The Creator not only made the visible world but also the entire universe and everything in it, including the invisible world.[11] In the Old Testament times, the prophets praised God as the one true God who created all things.[12][13] Likewise, in the New Testament times, the apostles proclaimed that the true God is the one who created the heavens, the earth, and the entire universe.
The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by hands. And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything, because he himself gives all men life and breath and everything else.
The Creator is also preparing an eternal world—the kingdom of heaven—where there is no death or mourning, for His people.[14]
Creation of Souls
When the Creator created man, He formed flesh from the dust of the ground and breathed His breath of life into it.
[T]he LORD God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.
The breath of life is the soul. Solomon referred to the breath of life that God breathed into man’s nostrils as the spirit given by God.[15] In the New Testament, this is recorded as the soul.[16] Unlike human breath, God’s breath is not merely air; wherever God places His breath, it becomes a spirit. This is why all angels and human souls are called “God’s sons,”[17] and they refer to God as the “Father of our spirits” or “Our Father in heaven.”[18][19]
In the work of creation, mankind received life because God breathed His breath of life into the body formed from dust. In other words, it was not the dust (the body) that became a living being, but rather God’s breath of life became a living being. Unlike human breath, which fades away, God’s breath remains alive. Therefore, even when the body dies, the soul continues to exist. The soul is not unique to the first humans created by God but exists in every person born into this world.[20][21][22]
The Creator Came as a Man
Jesus Christ
The Almighty Creator, who made the heavens and the earth by His words, was born into this world as a man 2,000 years ago to save mankind. That man is Jesus Christ.[11]
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. . . . He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God . . . The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
The Word, who was in the beginning, that is, the Creator, was not recognized but was instead rejected by mankind, who, as creatures, ought to have received Him when He came in the flesh.[23][24] Yet, those who believed in Him and received Him were given the right to become children of God.
Second Coming Christ, the Spirit and the Bride
It was prophesied that, just as He did 2,000 years ago, the Creator will appear in this world a second time in the flesh.[25] At His second coming, the Creator—who referred to Himself as “Us” in the work of creation—[26] will come as God the Father and God the Mother, together. In Revelation 19, they are revealed as the Lamb and His Bride at the heavenly wedding banquet.[27] In Revelation 22, They are described as the Spirit and the Bride, who give the water of life to mankind.[28] This prophecy declares that in the last days, God the Father and God the Mother, who were referred to as “Us,” will appear together to bring salvation to all people.
Spiritual Creation
The Creation of Eve by Rosso Fiorentino: Eve was created from Adam’s rib.
The Creator’s work of creation does not end with the six-day Creation. Jesus said that after God rested on the sixth day, He continued to work. Jesus said to them, “My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I, too, am working.”
This means that Creator God is still working on the spiritual creation. Spiritual creation involves transforming those who are destined to die into the complete who will enter a world without death or mourning—heaven.[14] It means changing them into beings who possess eternal life and God’s love, making them perfect creations.[29]
The principle of the Creator’s spiritual creation can be understood through the love between Adam and Eve. When God created them in the beginning, He formed Adam from the dust of the ground and made Eve from Adam’s rib. Because of this, Adam referred to Eve as “bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh” and loved her as his own body.[30] The blood Adam shed and the pain he endured when his rib was taken were expressions of his love for Eve. If God had created Eve from dust instead of from Adam’s rib, Adam would not have called her “bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh.” They would not have been seen as one body, and their love would have faded quickly.
The love between Adam and Eve symbolizes the love between God and His children.[31][32] Just as God created Eve from Adam’s rib, God established a plan of redemption from the beginning to the end of time to save humanity—who groan under sin and death—through His own flesh and blood, loving them as His own body forever.[33]
See also
External links
References
- ↑ "Genesis 1:1".
- ↑ Galatians 4:26
- ↑ "Genesis 1:3–5".
- ↑ "Genesis 1:6–8".
- ↑ "Genesis 1:9–13".
- ↑ "Genesis 1:14–19".
- ↑ "Genesis 1:20–23".
- ↑ "Genesis 1:24–31".
- ↑ "Genesis 2:1–3".
- ↑ "Exodus 35:2".
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Colossians 1:16–17".
- ↑ "Nehemiah 9:6".
- ↑ "Jeremiah 10:10–13".
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Revelation 21:4".
- ↑ "Ecclesiastes 12:7".
- ↑ "Luke 12:20".
- ↑ "Job 38:7".
- ↑ "Hebrews 12:9".
- ↑ "Matthew 6:9".
- ↑ "Isaiah 57:15–16".
- ↑ "Jeremiah 38:16".
- ↑ "Zechariah 12:1".
- ↑ "Mark 3:20–21".
- ↑ "Matthew 27:25–26".
- ↑ "Hebrews 9:27–28".
- ↑ "Genesis 1:26–27".
- ↑ "Revelation 19:6–8".
- ↑ "Revelation 22:17".
- ↑ "Romans 13:8–10".
- ↑ "Genesis 2:22–24".
- ↑ "1 Corinthians 6:16–17".
- ↑ "2 Corinthians 11:2–3".
- ↑ "Isaiah 46:10".