Jesus is the Creator of heaven and earth. He created all things through His power, wisdom, and understanding, without using any pre-existing matter. The Bible and E.G. White affirm that Jesus, as the Word of God, worked together with God the Father and God the Holy Spirit in the creation of all things. Jesus' creative power is demonstrated through miracles like turning water to wine, feeding thousands from a few loaves of bread and fish, healing the blind, walking on water, and raising Lazarus from the dead. Only the Creator has power over life and death.

1. JESUS, CREATOR OF HEAVEN AND EARTH
Lesson 1 for January 5, 2013

2. “The heavens
declare the
glory of God;
and the
firmament
shows His
handiwork”
(Psalm 19:1)
The testimony of creation about Its creator
is so impressive that no one can deny God’s
existence (Romans 1:19-20)

3. Matter is made up of atoms.
Those atoms are made up of
smaller particles with
electrical charges that
attract or repel each other.
That creates a perfect
balance.
How do the
created things
testify to God?
That balance must be kept when several atoms join
together to form molecules. If there was any unbalance
that would generate chaos, not life.
This world and the whole universe could not be created
accidentally. God’s wisdom is reflected in everything
around us.
The masterly design of the matter around us gives
evidence of a purpose-driven intelligent design.

4. Some specific circumstances in our planet make life on Earth possible. How do they
testify to God’s intelligent hand?
The distance from Sun: The average
distance from sun is 92,955,811
miles (149,597,877 km). If that
distance was slightly changed, the
Sun would burn us or we would
freeze.
The speed of rotation: 23 hours, 56 minutes and 4
seconds. That’s a perfect speed for measuring
out our working and resting times.
The composition of atmosphere: We have enough
oxygen because plants turn the carbon dioxide
into oxygen, which all the other beings breathe.

5. “The material world is under God’s control. The laws that
govern all nature are obeyed by nature. Everything speaks
and acts the will of the Creator. The clouds, the rain, the
dew, the sunshine, the showers, the wind, the storm, all are
under the supervision of God, and yield implicit obedience
to Him who employs them. The tiny spear of grass bursts its
way through the earth, first the blade, then the ear, and
then the full corn in the ear. The Lord uses these, His
obedient servants, to do His will. The fruit is first seen in the
bud, enclosing the future pear, peach, or apple, and the
Lord develops these in their proper season, because they do
not resist His working. They do not oppose the order of His
arrangements. His works, as seen in the natural world, are
not one half comprehended or appreciated. These silent
preachers will teach human beings their lessons, if they
will only be attentive hearers”
E.G.W. (Lift Him up, February 21)

6. We don’t know when “the beginning” (Genesis 1:1) took place, but we are
sure God didn’t use anything pre-existing to create our universe.
“By faith we understand that the
worlds were framed by the word of
God, so that the things which are seen
were not made of things which are
visible” (Hebrews 11:3)
“In the formation of our world, God was not
beholden to preexistent substance or matter.
For the “things which are seen were not made
of things which do appear.” On the contrary,
all things, material or spiritual, stood up before
the Lord Jehovah at his voice, and were
created for his own purpose. The heavens and
all the host of them, the earth and all things
that are therein, are not only the work of his
hand, they came into existence by the breath
of his mouth” E.G.W. (Selected messages, vol. 3, cp. 38, pg. 312)
When did God create the universe and which materials did He use?

7. “He has made the earth by His
power; He has established the world
by His wisdom, and stretched out the
heaven by His understanding”
(Jeremiah 51:15)
“For He spoke, and it was
done; He commanded, and it
stood fast” (Psalm 33:9)
How did God create without using
pre-existing matter?
The divine power, wisdom and understanding
assembled in His voice. Everything we know
came to existence by His Word.
God’s creative word is not bound by the
“laws” of science. God is sovereign over all
His creation and is free to carry out His will.
“The creative energy that called the worlds into existence is in the word of God. This word
imparts power; it begets life. Every command is a promise; accepted by the will, received into
the soul, it brings with it the life of the Infinite One. It transforms the nature and re-creates the
soul in the image of God” E.G.W. (Education, cp. 13 “Mental and Spiritual Culture”, p. 126)

8. We read in Genesis 1:1-2 that God’s Spirit was there when God
created everything. Who else took part in the Creation process?
“All things were made through Him [the Word], and without Him nothing was
made that was made” (John 1:3)
“For by Him [Jesus Christ] all things
were created that are in heaven and
that are on earth, visible and
invisible, whether thrones or
dominions or principalities or powers.
All things were created through Him
and for Him”
(Colossians 1:16)
“has in these last days spoken to us
by His Son, whom He has appointed
heir of all things, through whom also
He made the worlds” (Hebrews 1:2)
Jesus –the Word of God that created the universe– is the incarnate Word. He was not created;
He became the firstborn –the most important One– over all Creation (Colossians 1:15). The
Creator made Himself creature to die for us and give us eternal life.

9. Let’s study Jesus’ creative power in the next examples from His life.
THE MARRIAGE AT CANA
(John 2:1-11)
Which chemical reactions must take place to turn water into
wine?
No scientist is able to do so. But our Creator transformed the
water even without touching it.

10. THE FEEDING OF THE
FIVE THOUSAND
(John 6:1-13)
Where did matter come from in order to create bread and fish to
feed the multitude?
According to the laws we know, a huge amount of energy is needed
to do so (that’s something we are not able to do)
Jesus just needed to order it to be done.
Let’s study Jesus’ creative power in the next examples from His life.

11. HEALING THE
BLIND
(John 9:1-34)
What changes took place within the blind when he was healed?
Whatever the details of the man’s blindness, the words of Jesus caused
molecules to form in appropriate places, forming functional receptors,
neuronal connections, and brain cells so that light entering the eye would
form an image, and the man would have the ability to recognize images
that he had never before seen.
Let’s study Jesus’ creative power in the next examples from His life.

12. WALKING ON
THE SEA
(Matthew 14:22-33)
Can a person stand on water by himself without sinking?
Some animals may run on water or float by using its surface tension.
However, a person is too heavy to do so.
Jesus both walked on the sea and helped Peter to stand up and walk with
Him.
Let’s study Jesus’ creative power in the next examples from His life.

13. THE RESURRECTION
(John 11:38-44)
Can anyone bring life to a dead being?
The dead cells in Lazarus’ decomposed body were replaced with life
cells, and the broken organs were fixed.
How will a person that died more than 5,000 years ago be resurrected
by the voice of Jesus? Where are his/her bones or molecules now so
they can be assembled again?
Only the Creator can bring life again.
Let’s study Jesus’ creative power in the next examples from His life.

14. “The same power that upholds nature is working
also in man. The same great laws that guide alike
the star and the atom control human life. The laws
that govern the heart’s action, regulating the flow of
the current of life to the body, are the laws of the
mighty Intelligence that has the jurisdiction of the
soul. From Him all life proceeds. Only in harmony
with Him can be found its true sphere of action. For
all the objects of His creation the condition is the
same—a life sustained by receiving the life of God, a
life exercised in harmony with the Creator’s will. To
transgress His law, physical, mental, or moral, is to
place one’s self out of harmony with the universe, to
introduce discord, anarchy, ruin”
E.G.W. (Lift Him up, February 23)