The Glory of God…

The Heavens Declare…

Design Demands a Designer

• There is intricate, incredibly complex design all throughout our universe from the smallest atom to the farthest galaxy

• One purpose of this design is to have an ordered environment for mankind to live

• Another purpose of this design is to declare that there is an intelligent designer; a powerful Creator God (Psa. 19:1-6; Rom. 1:19-20)

The Earth

• Genesis 1:1-2,9-10; Job 26:7; Psa. 115:15-16; Isa. 40:22; 45:18

• 93 million miles from the sun; not too close (too hot) or too far away (too cold) from the sun

• Liquid water necessary for life is present on the Earth only; approximately ¾ of its surface is water

• Oxygen necessary for life is present on the Earth only

The Earth

• A protective atmosphere of ozone (O3) about 12 miles above the earth filters most of the ultraviolet light from the sun; allows the rest of the sun’s light to pass through

• The rotation of the Earth on a titled axis of 66.5 degrees (90 – 23.5) allows for the seasons (Gen. 8:22)

• Gravity keeps everything and everyone from floating off into space as it travels 66,600 mph around the sun, and 1,000 mph on its axis

The Earth

• The earth magnetic field produced within the earth repel and deflect dangerous space particles (x-ray, gamma rays, ultraviolet light)

• The hot inner core of the earth provides heat to the surface

The Moon

• Genesis 1:14-19; Psa. 33:6-9; 1 Cor. 15:40-41

• Approximately 2,100 miles in diameter; orbits 240,000 miles from earth; orbits every 29 ½ days

• Provides light at night and gravity for moving the earth’s ocean tides (2 high, 2 low, every 24 hrs.)

• Provides a mathematically precise “calendar” for telling time (Num. 10:10)

The Planets

• Genesis 1:14-19

• Like the moon, the planets provide an accurate, dependable “calendar” for reckoning time and seasons; not for worship (2 Kings 23:5)

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto (Acts 14:12-13; 19:35)

• Planets are “wandering stars” (Jude 13)

The Sun• Genesis 1:14-19

• A star; a glowing, hot ball of hydrogen gas; fusion of hydrogen to helium produces heat, light, and energy

• Approximately 400 times bigger and farther away than the moon (both have the same angular size); 100 times the earth’s diameter; 93 million miles from the earth, 864,000 miles in diameter

• Provides light and heat for the earth; energy for plant growth

The Stars• Genesis 1:14-19; Neh. 9:6; Psa. 136:9; 147:4; 148:3-6;

Job 9:9; 38:31-33; Isa. 13:10; 40:26; Jer. 31:35; 32:17; 33:22; Jas. 1:17

• The closest star is Alpha Centauri; about 25-30 trillion miles away; 6,800 times farther away from earth than Pluto (Isa. 55:9)

• There are many galaxies; we live in the “Milky Way” galaxy containing about 100 billion stars and many “nebula” and quasars

The Stars• Provide light and direction; not for worship (Deut. 4:19)

and not for revelation (Isa. 47:13; Jer. 10:2)

• The “north star” (Polaris) has been used for centuries to navigate

• The “morning star” or “day-star” (Venus) appears in the eastern sky at dawn (Job 38:7; Isa. 14:4,12; 2 Pet. 1:19; Rev. 2:28; 22:16)

• Christians shine as “lights” (luminaries) in the world (Phil. 2:15)

The Stars

• The Bible speaks of the following stars and constellations (Isa. 13:10)…

Pleiades (Job 9:9; Job 38:31-33; Amos 5:8)

Bear and her cubs (Job 9:9; 38:31-33; Arcturus)

Orion (Job 9:9; Job 38:31-33; Amos 5:8)

Mazzaroth (Job 38:31-33; constellations; Zodiac signs)

Castor and Pollux (Acts 28:11; Gemini constellation)

Who Is the Designer?• Explosions (the “Big Bang”) do not make order, but

disorder; not complexity, but chaos

• Is it reasonable to believe that all this design in the universe came about by accident? Did it just happen?– A computer?

– An automobile?

– A house or building?

– A watch or clock?

Who Is the Designer?

• Is it reasonable to believe that an intelligent being created these things? Yes.

– God created the universe through Jesus Christ (John 1:1-3; Col. 1:15-16)

– God created mankind special within the universe (Psalm 8:3-4)

A New Heavens and Earth

• One day our universe will be gone (Psa. 102:25-26; 2 Peter 3:5-13; Rev. 21:1)

• There will be a new heaven and earth designed by the Designer

• Are you ready?