So, whenever God revealed the creation story, he did so in the symbolic tradition of those he spoke to. In other words, he was only confirming to them what their cultural traditions already taught, using those stories to teach a few gospel truths. Thus, we now see Genesis as a traditional account from the Hebrew perspective, designed to carry a few subtle, revealed messages. Ironically, we can also see prophecy as a use of the same literary device. But, that’s another whole topic for another time. So, what about the rest of the biblical creation account? How much of it can we trust to be accurate? Well, a little comparison of the biblical creation with the other creation accounts reveals some remarkable details that seem to be rather accurate, though littered with metaphor and symbolism. When the biblical creation account is considered along with the other creation accounts, we gain a rather remarkable picture of what our ancestors saw at the dawn of time. But first, we must return to the Kolob = Saturn equation before moving forward.
Posted on: Wed, 21 Aug 2013 03:17:47 +0000
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