Heaven And Earth

Heaven and Earth

Part One: Before the Beginning

I Before the beginning, there was no Heaven and no planets hovering in the darkness nor stars burning brightly. It was a gap between the end of all things, and the beginning of all things. Nothing lived, and nothing was dead.

All was new and crisp and beautiful, yet dark, ugly, old at the same time. Now God saw all that He had created, and it facing oblivion, and all that was too be created, and the unlimited possibilities of it. All things were destroyed, and God proceeded to unmake the entire universe. God kept all of the individuals from all the universe that He cared for under His wing, and they endured oblivion. All things were destroyed, and God started anew. I should not say ‘anew’, however, because there was no longer any ‘old’. All things were made new, and eternity survived. God saw that it was good, and all of his faithful creations saw that it was good, too. God decided to create a place for them to live outside of energy and matter, and they called it Ginnungagap, for it was between darkness and nothingness and fullness of life.

II Now the people of Ginnungagap were a numerous and gargantuan people, and they gathered from all parts of the universe. They were completely innumerable. They were the stewards of God, and He was very pleased with them. He divided them into several groups. The first group, the strongest of all the sons of God, were the Seraphim. Below them were the Archons, the most tremendous of the sons of God. Below them were the Cherubim, the heralds of Ginnungagap. Next were the Muses, the inspirational beings of Ginnungagap. And below them were the Watchers, who watched over and took care of the latent universe. There were no wars or famines or destruction at all in Ginnungagap. All was in perfect peace. God saw that it was good, so He blessed His creations, and they blessed Him in return. He was their King, and they were His people. The Seraphim guarded, the Cherubim flew about, the Archons knelt, the Muses sang, and the Watchers worshiped. The people of Ginnungagap had no genders, and had various appearances while they lived in Ginnungagap. The Seraphim were birdlike creatures with great beaks and large talons, with arms and legs and ten shining wings on their backs. The Cherubim were like children, only with wings on their back. The Archons were powerful beings with energy surrounding their entire bodies, and eight golden wings on their backs. The Muses were womanlike, with harps in their hands and a set of wings. The Watchers had wings and were dressed in bright, shining white robes that sparkled, and were the only ones who had distinguishable genders.