The Secret in Biblical HistoryWhen the overall flow from Genesis to Revelation is examined from the perspective of biblical research, it can be interpreted not merely as a record contained in a religious text, but as a historical account of the course of the war against Satan.
The present age is considered to be an age in which Satan is in a position of managing the world; however, through God's maintaining a certain degree of intervention, He has ultimately allowed an environment in which people can come to God through the Bible alone.
Furthermore, when the Bible is studied with a particular focus on the Old Testament (Prophecy), the history of the Earth may be understood as having undergone two major global reorganizations that went far beyond ordinary changes in civilization.
The first of these major global reorganizations is understood to have occurred at the time of Noah's Flood, while the second is interpreted as having taken place after the death of Jesus, more specifically, within the historical flow following the death of the Apostle Paul.
This interpretation becomes clearer when the structures of Genesis and Revelation are considered together.
In particular, with reference to the following passages, there is room to understand Adam as a being who held a certain position of management within God's created order.
- Colossians 1:15–20
- John 1:1–3
- Genesis 2:19
- Philippians 2:6–11
- Proverbs 8:22–31
There is also a secret concerning the being who was with God in the beginning, and according to this biblical research, that being can be interpreted by linking it with Adam.
In other words, according to this biblical research, Adam may be interpreted as a being who worked with God within the created order He established, held responsibility for managing a certain realm, and possessed a certain degree of authority related to creation.
From this perspective, Jesus may likewise be understood as having come in the flesh and then returned to His original position, namely the position of Adam. In the era of Revelation, He may once again be interpreted as the one who is in that position.
The conclusion drawn from this biblical research is that the realm managed by Adam may have been associated with our galaxy.
In other words, within the structure of the spiritual world, it is understood that for each galaxy, there is a certain order of management and a being responsible for its management, and that our galaxy likewise may have operated under such an order.
On the basis of this interpretation, the period before Noah's Ark may have had a structure entirely different from that of the present world.
That period was not simply a world in which humans lived only on Earth, but a world in which humans lived alongside a deity.
According to this biblical research, it is also possible to consider the possibility that humans and dinosaurs lived together during the period before Noah's Ark.
In other words, dinosaurs may not have been creatures from a separate age that preceded humanity, but may instead have been creatures that existed alongside humans in the pre-Noahic age. Their vast ecosystem may likewise have been part of the order of the world at that time.
Furthermore, within the symbolic structure of the Bible, if there was a spiritual being that controlled and directed the dinosaurs of that period, it is possible to consider that this being may have been the old serpent—a being belonging to God's order and now called Satan.
The recently discussed ancient terrain beneath the Antarctic ice sheet—including valleys, ridges, and landforms that appear to have been carved by rivers—may also be viewed as one possible clue from this biblical-research perspective.
Recent scientific research has identified ancient terrain beneath the Antarctic ice sheet, including valleys, ridges, and landforms that appear to have been shaped by rivers. Taking these scientific findings as a point of reference, this biblical research considers whether these features may also provide clues for interpreting the Earth's past from a biblical-research perspective.
Mainstream scientific interpretations regard these features as ancient terrain preserved for tens of millions of years. While acknowledging that scientific interpretation, this biblical research also considers the possibility that these features may represent traces of a global cataclysm such as Noah's Flood.
Because Noah's Flood was a global judgment, water movement and waves on such a scale may have been accompanied by changes in gravitational forces and environmental conditions significant enough to affect the broader order of the Earth and the solar system.
As a result, it may be inferred that crustal upheaval, continental movement, topographic reorganization, the inundation and retreat of the seas, and ecological collapse occurred in succession.
Viewed in this context, the ancient terrain now identified beneath Antarctica may not originally have been located in a polar region. In the past, it may have been an area capable of supporting life and allowing rivers and valleys to form.
One hypothesis that may be proposed from this biblical-research perspective is that, during a process of global reorganization, the continent itself may have moved to the location now occupied by Antarctica.
From this perspective, the ancient terrain beneath Antarctica may be significant not merely as a preserved remnant of an earlier landscape, but also as potential supporting evidence for a conclusion reached through this biblical research: that the Earth once had a geographical arrangement and environmental conditions markedly different from those of today, and that the Earth itself underwent extensive reorganization following Noah's Flood.
Furthermore, since the period before Noah's Ark is understood as a world in which humans lived alongside a deity, it is also possible to infer that the range of human activity may not have been limited exclusively to Earth as it is today.
According to this biblical research, it may also be inferred that, within their relationship with God or spiritual beings, an environment may have existed in which humans at that time could stay on various planets within our galaxy.
This does not refer to celestial bodies, such as the Sun, on which direct habitation would be impossible.
Rather, it refers to the possibility that there may have been a structure that allowed humans to stay temporarily on planets such as Mars, or on other celestial bodies where resources could be utilized, and to obtain resources there.
In other words, the pre-Noahic age may be interpreted not merely as an age of civilization confined to Earth, but also as a period in which the possibility of movement and resource utilization on the scale of our galaxy was open.
When all of these lines of interpretation are considered together, the record from Genesis to Revelation can be viewed not merely as a record of religious history, but as a record of war encompassing God's created order, Satan's intervention, the resulting collapse and reorganization of the world, and the promise of restoration.
The present age may appear to be a time in which Satan is in a position of managing the world, but this does not mean that God has ceased to intervene altogether.
Rather, through limited intervention, God is understood as keeping people from falling completely into darkness and, ultimately, as having left open to all people a way to come to God through the Bible alone.
Therefore, from the perspective of this biblical research,
- the two major global reorganizations of the Earth,
- the possibility that humans and dinosaurs coexisted in the pre-Noahic age,
- the ancient terrain and the possibility of continental movement,
- the possibility of human activity on the scale of our galaxy,
- and the structure of the war against Satan that extends from Genesis through Revelation
are considered to be connected within one larger whole, rather than being separate from one another.
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According to recently published research, an ancient landscape beneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet was identified using satellite observation data and radio-echo sounding (RES).
While analyzing the subglacial terrain near Wilkes Land in East Antarctica, researchers identified an extensive landscape containing valleys, ridges, and traces of river erosion that are difficult to explain by the flow of the present continental-scale ice sheet.
The researchers subsequently used radar data to examine the actual elevation and form of the terrain beneath the ice. After considering the continuity of the landscape, patterns of erosion, and the thermal condition of the ice-sheet bed together, they proposed that the terrain represents a pre-glacial fluvial landscape formed by rivers before the ice sheet developed and that it has remained relatively well preserved beneath the ice for an extended period.
In other words, this discovery does not mean that forests or living organisms were directly observed beneath the ice. Rather, it is the result of reconstructing the past environment through geophysical analysis of the shape of the terrain and the evidence of its formation.