Energy and Creation

My knowledge of the theory of relativity is very limited but the well-known equation E=MC2, (E=energy, M= Mass, and C= speed of light) gives insight into the structure of our universe.

An atom consists of a few electrons circulating around nuclei with the opposite charge. Both are so small that they cannot be seen and there is nothing between them, because they are repelled from each other by the opposite charge, it an atom is mostly energy.

When looking at the universe we see the mass of the stars and the planets. Therefore, the equation above is more informative, if the terms are re-arranged to highlight the nature of this mass, ie M=E/C2.

One explanation of the equation says that “Energy can be used to make mass out of nothing… except pure energy”. Of course, humans do not have sufficient energy to make anything significant, but God does.

The Mass of the universe is mostly formed from energy. Reality is nothing held apart to become something (with mass) by a massive amount of energy. This is why the smashing of a single atom of hydrogen releases a massive amount of energy.

So when God created the universe, he just released an enormous amount power in the energy need to form the created world out of nothing. The world is nothing pulled apart to become something huge. Millions of atoms were created by a massive infusion of energy. If in the equation above, M is the mass of the universe, then E must be massive too. God was able to release all that energy without any loss of power to himself.

In the same way, at the end of the age, God could just withdraw the energy/power that keeps the mass of the created world in place. It would instantly collapse back into nothing again. And when God receives the energy back, he will not be any greater, because he was able to give it at creation without being diminished in any way.

Modern scientists see a lumpy universe expanding rapidly and randomly to become the vast array of galaxies that can be seen with powerful telescopes.

I see the creation the other way around. The universe was a small lump of matter that God infused energy and power, causing it to grow rapidly, as he pushed matter apart creating the sun, the moon and the stars by inserting his power in the same way that yeast causes dough to bubble and grow.

The modern view is a massive explosion to become a random universe. The theological view is a massive expansion of matter to become orderly universe.

The modern scientific view begins with a massive concentration of energy, without any idea of where it came from. (Some suggest that this singularity might have come out the back of black hole.) This huge mass of energy explodes and expands out rapidly to form the visible universe. This expansion is randomly uneven, so stars and planets are formed in a random way.

God worked the other way around. He probably began by creating atoms by separating electrons from their nuclei with by inserting his energy. As matter formed he separated out lumps of matter by inserting more of his energy to form gaps between them.

As more and more energy was inserted the stars and planets we observe were formed. This was not a random process. Rather, God inserted his energy in a way that caused the stars planets to form in the way that he had intended. God stretched out the heavens in a controlled process that followed his design.