For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O Mighty One, beside thee, what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him.

Standing at the eyepiece of an observatory’s gigantic telescope can give you the incredible feeling of the vastness of this incredible universe. Observing stars, nebulae, and entire galaxies larger even than our own Milky Way raises more than our limited view of the seemingly endless expanse of the universe. It also raises that age old question...WHY?

From the observation of an intelligent, cohesive, and orderly universe operating according to universal law scientists are grudgingly, and a growing number enthusiastically, admitting the necessity of a Creator, Who of a necessity must be eternal in nature, intelligent, and apparently has a plan. The question remains, WHY?

(Psa 82:6 ) Is this something new? Not really. It’s just that preconceptions, prejudices, and practices tend to cause us to overlook or dismiss things we don’t immediately understand. We simply don’t notice the obvious!

That not so noticeable reason for our existence begins in Genesis the 1st chapter. It stated that the living things, water life, bird life, and animal life were created "after his kind". But when it came to man, YAHWEH said,

"Let US make man in OUR image, after OUR likeness".

Think about that for a moment. Don’t rush by it. All the other creatures are made ‘after their kind’, but not man. Man was NOT made after the man-kind. Now we see the great reason WHY man was created, and what "SALVATION’ is really about! We are made after HIS KIND! WE ARE MADE LIKE YAHWEH!

Is this just a metaphor? Is this a primitive attempt to aggrandize humanity? Absolutely NOT! The entire Bible and plan of Salvation rests on this great fact:

YAHWEH,

the great eternal Ruler and King of the universe

IS CREATING MORE OF HIS KIND!

"O YAHWEH our Sovereign, How excellent is Thy name in all the earth. Who hast set Thy glory above the heavens.... When I consider Thy heavens, the work of Thy fingers, and the moon and the stars, which Thou hast ordained; What is man, that Thou art mindful of him? And the son of man, that thou visitest him?"

"For Thou hast made him a little lower than Elohim."

The Hebrew word Elohim (plural of EL) generally means mighty ones and is used most often in reference to YAHWEH, and to a lesser extent false deities or rulers, but in this single verse is mis-translated ‘angels’, thus obscuring the meaning of the verse. So, whatever man is, and the son of man, it is in purpose and connection related to ‘Elohim’. Continuing, ...

"and hast crowned him with glory and honour. Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of Thy hands."

Here we may rightly acknowledge that the ‘works of thy hands’ refers to the works of YAHWEH himself. "Thou has put all things under his feet."

"For in that He put ALL things in subjection under Him, He left NOTHING that is not put under Him, Heb 2:8."

In Hebrews, chapter 1 verses 2 & 3 it is explained that...

YAHWEH "Hath in these last days spoken unto us by His son, Whom He hath appointed heir of ALL THINGS, by Whom also He made the worlds; Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of His person, and upholding ALL THINGS by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on High."

It is very apparent that ‘ALL THINGS’ refers to His entire creation and ‘He’ is Yahweh’Shua Messiah Who has dominion or rulership over that creation. Why?

In John the first chapter we read,

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with YAHWEH, and the Word was YAHWEH.... All things were made by Him; and without Him was not any thing made that was made that was made."

And in Philipians,

Yahweh’Shua, "Who being in the form of YAHWEH, thought it not robbery to be equal with YAHWEH, but made Himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men." (Php 2:6-7).

And in Hebrews,

Note that the Savior and Redeemer of Israel, YAHWEH, the very image of the invisible Father, emptied Himself of His inherent power and glory in becoming like His kinsmen, so that they could become like Him!

Can you imagine what it will be like...being just like Him? Sounds wonderful, but you are probably asking yourself, "Am I good enough to 'make it'"? The question is...