Creation By Design

C R E AT I O N BY DESIGN

Pioneer 10

Vernon Sparks, MD

Contents Creation By Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. Destination: Eternity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.

“Greeting Card”

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HAT an amazing age we live in! The marvels of man’s inventiveness are endless. Daily it seems we are enabled to compute faster, fly farther, dive deeper, and communicate more widely. Man’s restless mind constantly discovers ways of doing his tasks more precisely, faster, and with more miniaturized tools. We are still astounded by our own ability to design and fly spacecraft that after months of following circular pathways can make rendezvous with far distant planets and other objects in space. Overcoming great difficulties, scientists have been able to place within these spacecraft the various support systems necessary to sustain life. Thus we have been able to accompany space capsules for increasingly lengthy periods of time. The landing of man on the moon was an almost incomprehensible achievement. Another marvel of mankind’s ingenuity has been the development of monitoring and transmitting devices so that amazing pictures and reams of data are transmitted back to earth documenting the ever more distant and complex triumphs of these space capsules. A number of United States spacecraft have been especially identified and filled with various evidences of humanity’s intelligence and sent out into the endless distances of the universe with the purpose of attempting to communicate with other intelligent beings. The Pioneer 10 and 11 spacecraft both contained a gold-plated metal “greeting card” with a drawing of a man and a woman standing in front of the spacecraft. The planet Earth was identified as mankind’s home, and a diagram of our solar system with its location in the universe was included. Even more sophisticated greeting cards were sent on Voyagers I and 2. Each spacecraft contained a gold-plated phonograph record along with a diamond stylus, a porcelain cartridge and scientifically written playing instructions. The records contained greetings in sixty languages, encoded pictures of 116 typical scenes and events of earth and one and one-half hour of mankind’s musical talents. (“Hello, Out There!” Reader’s Digest, February 1979). Surely the marvels of the functional abilities of these spacecraft, their preciseness, their miniaturization and design will be recognized by any intelligent being as irrefutable evidence of the existence of intelligent life on this planet. We, who recognize a discovered arrowhead as

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evidence of an intelligent designer, cannot imagine another intelligent being dismissing our spacecraft as the result of some interstellaraccident. Who could possibly explain away such objects as the chance product of random movements and reactions of any number of chemicals and senseless energy sources? All human inventiveness testifies that order, function, precision and design are always evidence of an intelligent being. Without a doubt, computer chips, television, internal combustion engines, rockets, space capsules—an innumerable list of inventions—all give irrefutable evidence that there is intelligent life on this planet. It is difficult to imagine any intelligent being coming to any other conclusion. Our inquisitiveness and inventiveness have naturally led us to make a demonstration of our abilities and to desire contact and communication with other like beings in the universe. The astounding truth is that there indeed arc other Intelligences than mankind in this universe. The fact is, their nature also has led them to make a demonstration of their inventive and creative abilities. They also have placed an innumerable list of objects on display for the purpose of communicating and confirming their existence and their powers to other intelligent beings. The stranger-than-fiction truth is that the demonstration and communication effort of these other Intelligences preceded that of mankind. By a cursory examination of their demonstrated inventiveness we have dismissed their created objects, and even their space capsules. as being the results of random accidents occurring over illimitable time and space. However, as we have examined more thoroughly the marvels of microminiaturization, the storage, retrieval and communication functions, the harmonious, complex interplay, of a multitude of support systems and the balance of mass and trajectory, reasonable mankind must conclude that he himself and the universe about him are irrefutable evidence of an even Higher Intelligence. Indeed, “The heavens declare the glory of God”—an Intelligent Being of even far more ingenuity and creativeness than mankind. The design, precision, and the magnitude of intertwined function and harmony of the universe about us overwhelmingly speak to us of a Master Designer and Creator. Order is evidence of an Organizer. An atom bomb can reduce a modern city to rubble, but all the random power in the universe acting upon that rubble, for an eternity will never restore that city. For order to come out of randomness and happenstance there has to be an intelligent being. Man’s intelligence is itself the greatest evidence of a Higher Intelligence. (Who can deny but that the three pounds of human brain tissue, with the consistency of bread dough, and with the ability to far outper-

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form the most advanced computer, is conclusive evidence that this universe must be inhabited by an Intelligent Creator’?) The human brain, with its 100 billion nerve cells ( approximating the number of stars in our galaxy), each one connected with up to 10,000 other nerve cells, is constantly performing feats beyond our understanding (The Incredible Machine, 339, National Geographic Society, 1986). Who can explain the mechanism of a remembered childhood, a cherished loved one, or the sights, sounds and sensations of a sunny spring day? Who would have the the audacity to explain away such miniaturization, such design and such function of the human brain as the result of some random accident in some primordial swamp? The Holy Bible confirms the obvious. “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” Genesis 1:1. This universe and mankind’s own marvelous design and function are the result of a Master Designer and Craftsman. In the planning stages of this spaceship Earth, the Designer made choices regarding the various materials for the spaceship, for its inhabitants and for the various support systems. Dirt, with its multitude of elements, was chosen as the basic construction item. Water was selected to be the primary solvent and biologic transport medium. Air, with its oxygen for animals and its carbon dioxide for plants, was selected for its transparency and life-sustaining capabilities. Sunlight, with its wide variety of radiant energy was designed to energize the various support systems. Fruits, grains, nuts and vegetables, including fruit from the tree of life, were designed to provide the nutrients and energy for the the human race. Man was designed for action and he was placed in the Garden of Eden where physical activity was part of his regular program. Time was divided into periods of darkness and light to define the periods of activity and rest. Man was given nightly periods of sleep and also the seventh day of every week for time to regenerate his physical and spiritual energies. Spaceship Earth was put into just the proper orbit for the sun to keep the support systems energized indefinitely. All were created to operate eternally. Mankind and his environment were designed to continue forever. But something obviously has gone wrong. Adam and Eve distrusted the operation instructions of the Manufacturer, and malfunctions have been developing ever since. Because of man’s disobedience, the laws of the universe required that the tree of life be removed from our space capsule. Man’s body,designed to live forever, began to wear out and death ensued at approximately 1,000 years of age.

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As we are well aware, man’s faith in the Creator of himself and this earth has continued to be poor to nonexistent. We ourselves have done much to interfere with the Designer’s intended purposes for us. Our air systems have become polluted and dangerous and we are largely to blame. We have also contaminated and polluted our water supplies. We operate our bodies, to a great extent, on alternate fuel sources which results in frequent diseases and premature deaths. In spite of all of these in-flight complications, all is not vet lost. Rescue efforts, designed before malfunction began, have been and are under way. Conditions have been stabilized and complete loss of the mission has been prevented. Although the support systems are severely damaged and many of earths passengers are not cooperating with rescue efforts, there arc effective means available to us to get the best use possible out of what remains. There is assurance of rescue for those who cooperate. The basic necessities for survival arc pure air, sunlight, abstemiousness, rest, exercise, proper diet, the use of water, and trust in divine power.

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E ARE all, indeed, passengers on a planetary spaceship gone awry. Our support systems are failing. Through greed and needless ignorance we ourselves have done much of the damage. Those who persist in harming the spaceship Earth have an account to settle with the Designer/Creator. “I will destroy them that destroy the earth.” As marvelous as this Earthship is, with its numerous life-supporting systems, the human being with his ability to love, to reason, to invent and to reproduce after his kind, is the Creator’s masterpiece—the ultimate evidence for a higher intelligent Being. Anyone who persists in abusing, misusing or harming the ultimate evidence of His creative power will not only suffer the present consequences of increased disease and perhaps premature death, but also must give an accounting to his Creator. “Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.” 1 Corinthians 3:16-17 Inherent in our life-by-design are the eight principles of proper care for this marvelous creation. To intelligently care for our bodies, we must understand how they are constructed and how they function. We must have an understanding of anatomy and physiology. We must also have an understanding of the support systems of our spaceship and how best we can utilize them in their present, less than ideal, condition. If we are to get out of this earth alive, each one of us, to a greater or lesser extent, must make a new start. We recognize that we have not always taken the best possible care of this amazing life that we have been intrusted with. Someone has placed the life-support systems for mankind in the form of the acronym NEW START—Nutrition, Exercise, Water, Sunlight, Air, Rest, and Must in Divine Power. Undoubtedly we all need a new start. There is definite evidence that if we will relate properly to these eight support systems, we will have a marked improvement in health and function of our bodies. It is well documented that two thirds of all deaths in America are due to causes which we know how to prevent. (“Closing the Gap,” JAMA, Sept. 13, 1985). The types of illnesses from which people suffer and die are determined largely by how they live

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hour by hour and day by day. Improper use of life-support systems are presently the major cause of disease and of premature death. Unhealthful living habits are rampant among earth’s inhabitants. When attempts to change are made, we discover that chronic thought patterns and physical habits are much more difficult to change than we believed. Many times we are confronted with the fact that we would rather continue in our misuse of nature’s resources and suffer the consequences than to make the struggle to change. This rebellion and arrogancy against that which is for our own good is known as sin. Because of sin, with its senseless disregard for the operating instructions for human life and the spacecraft which it inhabits, mankind has been placed on the endangered species list of the universe. When malfunction first occurred on spacecraft Earth, it was only because of emergency back-up systems that all was not instantaneously lost. These emergency measures have continued to keep this planet and the human race alive to this day, but they can be continued only until all have had the opportunity to choose knowledgeably as to whether they desire to remain in sinful rebellion or not. Those who choose to live in harmony with the Creator’s design standards are forgiven of the past. They are also given the power thereafter to cease their senseless rebellion. Yes, the good news is that the DivineRescue plan for Planet Earth provides power to change the physical and spiritual health-destroying habits from which we suffer. No life on board need be lost. All that is required is a recognition of our hopeless state, a repentance for our past, a request for that transforming power, and a total surrender to God’s enabling power on a moment-by-moment basis. Let’s face it. This Planet Earth is out of control. In spite of our own ingenuity and inventiveness, modern science cannot remove the selfishness from our own stubborn hearts. Man’s own selfish motives result in famine and pestilence stalking the earth. Social and political strife continue unabated. As a result of monetary greed, mankind continues to strip the earth of its vegetation, and to pollute his own water, air, and food supplies. The answer is not more technical ability. The problems demand a change of heart—a new birth—and that is available only through Heaven’s rescue plan of salvation for Planet Earth. Those who escape from this earth with their lives will be destined for eternity. Once mankind’s life is brought into harmony with his lifesupport systems, he can be safely reinstated into the original plan for the human race and its amazing spaceship. Those who are rescued and restored will be placed in an earth made

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new with its original support systems. Humanity will once again have access to the river and the tree of life. With stubborn rebellion thoroughly removed from mankind’s heart, malfunction will never arise again. “And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself shall be with them, and be their God. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. And He that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And He said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful. And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. And He shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.” Revelation 21:3-5, 1; 22:1-2 Ellen White, in The Great Controversy, 677-678, has penned it thus: “All the treasures of the universe will be open to the study of God’s redeemed. Unfettered by mortality, they wing their tireless flight to worlds afar—worlds that thrilled with sorrow at the spectacle of human woe and rang with songs of gladness at the tidings of a ransomed soul. With unutterable delight the children of earth enter into the joy and the wisdom of unfallen beings. They share the treasures of knowledge and understanding gained through ages upon ages in contemplation of God’s handiwork. With undimmed vision they gaze upon the glory of creation— suns and stars and systems, all in their appointed order circling the throne of Deity. Upon all things, from the least to the greatest, the Creator’s name is written, and in all are the riches of His power displayed. “And the years of eternity, as they roll, will bring richer and still more glorious revelations of God and of Christ. As knowledge is progressive, so will love, reverence, and happiness increase. The more men learn of God, the greater will be their admiration of His character. As Jesus opens before them the riches of redemption and the amazing achievements in the great controversy with Satan, the hearts of the ransomed thrill with more fervent devotion, and with more rapturous joy they sweep the harps of gold; and ten thousand times ten thousand and thousands of thousands of voices unite to swell the mighty chorus of praise. “ ‘And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and

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under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honor, and glory, and power, be unto Him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.’ Revelation 5:13. “The great controversy is ended. Sin and sinners are no more. The entire universe is clean. One pulse of harmony and gladness beats through the vast creation. From Him who created all, flow life and light and gladness, throughout the realms of illimitable space. From the minutest atom to the greatest world, all things, animate and inanimate, in their unshadowed beauty and perfect joy, declare that God is love.” Friend, let me assure you, this is not science fiction. This account is fact and not fancy. The destiny of those rescued from this crippled spaceship Earth is perfect life throughout eternity. You and I, with our friends and loved ones, can be there. Yes, we must be there! Please refer to the other publications at this site for a greater development of these principles of health and spirituality.