In the beginning God created the heavens and the Earth

The correct translation of Genesis chapter 1, verse one, is “in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” Heavens should be plural, because in the Hebrew it is plural. Furthermore a broader context of the old testament tells us that it should be the heavens because we know that before the creation week of the earth, God had already created the third heaven where he dwells, has his throne, and where the angels too well. We know that before the creation week had even started, Lucifer had already rebelled and become the devil, taking a third of the angels with him. We can see this in the book of Isaiah with “the five I will statements”as well as the prophecy against the king of Tyre.Show more

Thus, and because God is not skipping any part of history, the first verse of the first chapter of GenesisIs a summary, not only other creation week but if all creation, the entire history of creation up until that point. In the beginning God created the heavens, plural, including the third heaven and all the angels, and he also created outer space and the sky of this planet, and he created the earth. It’s a full summary of all that God has done “in the beginning.” It includes all of the beginning, from the moment God started to create anything, from the moment he started creating compared to when He was just eternally by himself in Trinity.

In the New Testament we see that the apostle Paul clarifies for us that there are three heavens, the atmosphere, Outer space, and the Third Heaven where God has His throne and spiritual kingdom and where He dwells.

Also we can see from the common sense understanding of the rest of the chapter of Genesis one, the god created plural heavens even during the creation week: outer space and the atmosphere. And he did this on different days, making them distinct. He created the atmosphere of earth before He created outer space and all the stuff in it.

The Hebrew word Shanayim is PLURAL. Im or Yim At the end of a Hebrew word indicate that it’s plural. Such as “Elohim.” It’s a plural word. It doesn’t need reference cards trinity, if you believe that God is not Trinity why would you believe that there such a thing as a “royal we?” How can plurality be greater than singularity and individuality, if God is not trendy? The greatest thing in the universe would be a singular and therefore we should have a royal singular and a “peasant plural?” But if God is trinity, then indeed royal plural would make sense. Because He is the best.