Creator of All Things

A significant recurring theme of Revelation is that God is the Creator. In Revelation 14:7, we are called by the first angel to “worship Him who made heaven and earth, the sea and springs of water.” Over the years, some well-meaning but misguided Christians have tried to amalgamate evolutionary theory with the Bible’s Creation account, robbing God of His power and, most important, His character. Around the throne of God, a scene we’ve richly observed in Revelation 4, the verdict is clear: We are to worship the Creator who made the world in six days.

The theory of evolution supposes that death has always been a part of the world. Even worse, theistic evolution suggests that God created death on purpose, and that it is through death that humanity will achieve a greater state of glory. But what does this suggest about the character of God? Could it really be that the Lord would deliberately engineer such a horrible thing as death into His design and then call it “very good”? (Genesis 1:31). Who hasn’t suffered the pain of loss?

The Bible teaches the exact opposite, in that “through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned” (Romans 5:12). Death is the result of sin, an intruder, an enemy, and not any part of the perfect will of God. Our Creator designed a world where there was no want, no suffering, no pain—but through sin, all of these entered into the creation.

Thankfully, God has a plan to restore all things to the way they were. “Behold, I make all things new” (Revelation 21:5). Eden will be restored, and there will be “a new earth in which righteousness dwells” (2 Peter 3:13). “There shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying” (Revelation 21:4).

Best of all, if we will receive Jesus, we can be there!

Oh Lord who hears our prayers, let our worship rise before You as the Creator and Sustainer of all things. May we soon join that worshiping crowd at Your throne.

For Further Study: Isaiah 40:28; Colossians 1:16, 17; Jeremiah 32:17

Key Bible Texts

Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created. (Revelation 4:11 KJV)