An Advent For The Cosmos

Welcome to "An Advent for The Cosmos". Advent means "coming", referring to Jesus' coming to earth as a baby, to ultimately redeem us and the rest of His creation. Like a typical advent book, this book consists of 25 daily Bible studies that build on one another to help keep you focused on the reason for the Christmas season. What is different about this advent book is that it incorporates some of the Biblical content of Dr. Michael Heiser's work on the divine council, the original context of the Scriptures, and the bigger cast of characters in the Bible. My hope is that this Advent book will expand the scope of your reading of the Bible, show you the extent of rebellion and corruption of God's creation, and convey the need for restoration. It will also trace Jesus' intervention throughout the story and explore the interaction between the visible and invisible worlds. There are three ways the word "Advent" or "coming" applies today: Remembering that Jesus came 2,000 years ago to redeem His cosmos, Seeing His action through believers every day to demonstrate His kingdom, and Knowing that He is coming again as King to complete the restoration of His corrupted creation. This book consists of 25 daily Bible Studies that are meant to be read starting on December 1st and culminating on December 25th (Christmas). Each day consists of Bible memory, an Intro to the day's topic, Bible Reading, a Summary and Discussion, Questions, a Prayer, and a Song or Songs that correspond with the day's study.A majority of the advent memory verses will trace the story of Faith in Hebrews 11 with other key verses as needed. A smaller segment of the memory verse has been highlighted for younger children if they cannot memorize the entire verse.This is not just a kid's book, but can be read as an individual, a couple, a family, a small group, or along with an entire church.

Theologian Harry Lee Poe and chemist Jimmy H. Davis argue that God's interaction with our world is a possibility affirmed equally by the Bible and the contemporary scientific record. Rather than confirming that the cosmos is closed to the actions of the divine, advancing scientific knowledge seems to indicate that the nature of the universe is actually open to the unique type of divine activity portrayed in the Bible.

Advent is not about a sentimental waiting for the Baby Jesus --Richard Rohr Advent is a time to focus our expectation and anticipation on the adult Christ, the Cosmic Christ, who challenges us to empty ourselves, to lose ourselves, to surrender. Preparing for Christmas offers daily meditations, prayers, Scripture readings, and questions for reflection for each day of Advent.

The picture of the starry sky does not at all reflect the real structure of our Universe. When you begin to investigate how the Universe is actually arranged, there arises a strong impression that you are watching the performance of a magician-illusionist in a circus. At every step you come across paradoxes, so every time you want to exclaim: “This cannot be!” What we can see in the sky is an illusion, and the real structure of the Universe carefully hides from us.

“Eye-opening, enlightening and fascinating ~ Mbuna Fabrice gives a study of creation, God’s laws, angels and demons and the “Luciferian Conspiracy” that plagues this present age. Reading this book gives insight into the spiritual realm that one might not have understood before. Engaging and riveting ~ A must-read!” ~CBM Christian Book Editing The planet earth was legally given to man by his creator with the intention of man being fruitful, multiplying and having dominion. Genesis 1:26-30. Man was made with the capacity to rule the spiritual realm. Man’s reign on earth was to be in the pattern of the heavenly kingdom. Exodus 25:9, Hebrews 8:5. Unfortunately, God’s vision for the world and for man failed and history was hijacked by Lucifer. Since then, history has been a struggle for the restoration of man. The Cosmos And Spiritual Warfare exposes God’s global plan for man, how it failed and how through sin and ignorance Satan has been ruling the world.

The definitive history of humanity's search to find its place within the universe. North charts the history of astronomy and cosmology from the Paleolithic period to the present day.

Mind, Value, and Cosmos: On the Relational Nature of Ultimacy is an investigation into the nature of ultimacy and explanation, particularly as it relates to the status of, and relationship among Mind, Value, and the Cosmos. It draws its stimulus from longstanding “axianoetic” convictions as to the ultimate status of Mind and Value in the western tradition of philosophical theology, and chiefly from the influential modern proposals of A.N. Whitehead, Keith Ward, and John Leslie. What emerges is a relational theory of ultimacy wherein Mind and Value, Possibility and Actuality, God and the World are revealed as “ultimate” only in virtue of their relationality. The ultimacy of relationality—what Whitehead calls “mutual immanence”—uniquely illuminates enduring mysteries surrounding: any and all existence, necessary divine existence, the nature of the possible, and the world as actual. As such, it casts fresh light upon the whence and why of God, the World, and their ultimate presuppositions.