We're testing the hypothesis that the deep, the Word of God and Jesus Christ are identities of God the Son. If they are, then the description of each one will be congruent with the featured passage.
Jesus; the Word; the Deep?
Water
If you've ever studied biology, biochemistry or chemistry you may have noticed that practically all introductory textbooks in those subjects have a chapter on water at or near the beginning. It's obligatory.
Deep Water
It sounds like a script for an episode of Star Trek or an entry in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. However, this is our reality. We still haven't unraveled the mystery of what water IS though.
The Deep is an Incarnation of God
When someone comes along and says, "hey folks, I figured it out" we're skeptical to say the least. When they then prove that they figured it out, they're stoned to death.
March 6th
The preacher ponders rivers running into the sea. It may be rhetorical, a mystery of God. Or it's a hydrological cycle, and it's obvious and logical.
March 5th
In a prophecy against Assyria, comparing it to the greatest tree in the garden of Eden, we're told that the deep.. sent out her little rivers to water all of the trees. It sounds like a hydrological cycle.
Wormwood
Gall is an example of something which can be used to express either cause or effect. Bible passages that refer to the water of gall sometimes connect the concept to something called wormwood.
January 13th
Water is the physical medium in which cause and effect are linked. Water is the essence of free will. God gave us free will and we used it. We're now living through the consequences.
The Waters Shall Be Healed
Ezekiel describes water flowing from the temple in Jerusalem which will heal everything that it touches. It's necessary after the devastation of Earth during the tribulation. Fish will thrive again.
Divide the Waters from the Waters
This post is part of the series Gravity And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it …