What was God doing before He created the universe?"

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"What was God doing before He created the universe?" Answer: Our finite minds find it hard to comprehend that before the universe was created, God existed alone. We know from John 1:1 that Jesus also existed: “In the beginning was the Word and the
Word was with God, and the Word was God. The preincarnate Christ
was intimately united with the Father, so as to partake of His glory
and to be appropriately called God. He has Himself explained it in John 17:5: “And now Father, glorify Me with Yourself with the glory which I had with You before the world was.” We also know that the Holy Spirit was present before we were
created. Genesis 1:1 describes the Spirit “hovering over the face” of the dark and formless earth. So, before time even existed, God
existed in three Persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The Trinity
existed in perfect harmony and flawlessness, having all they needed
in one another. David said in Psalms 16:11 that "joy and pleasures forever more" are in the presence of God. That means to be in the
presence of God carries with it an overwhelming sense of joy,
fulfillment, and pleasure. Before creation, God felt complete joy and
fulfillment as He perfectly beheld and communed with Himself. God
has and always will experience complete joy because He has
complete and perfect knowledge of Himself. So before He created the universe, God experienced absolute
satisfaction in Himself. God dwelt joyfully alone in eternity as the
Trinity. These three were together in fellowship with one another
from all eternity. They loved each other. We know at some point
they discussed the redemption of mankind (Ephesians 1:4-5; 2 Timothy 1:9; John 17:24 ), but everything else lies in mystery.


Recommended Resources: Logos Bible Software and Knowing God by J.I. Packer.

mrsLucky

I wonder errmm...