The James Webb Space Telescope Discovered More Evidence of God
The James Webb space telescope was conceived in1996 but did not launch until Christmas Day 2021. In the meantime, the telescope is sending back incredible photos of the universe reaching much farther than the famous Hubble telescope.
The standing explanation of the scientists is that the universe had its beginning 13.5 billion years ago when empty space of nothingness exploded in what is called the big bang and has been expanding ever since. Big bang scientists believe that by looking into deep space, they can observe the primeval past of the universe. The concept is that since we know the speed of light we can make a determination about stars billions of light years away, in a sense looking back in time at the universe. The thought is that light from the many galaxies over 13.5 billion light years away, will show us what the universe looked like in this theoretical past.
So, scientists were expecting to see galaxies that have existed from the primeval stages of the universe created by the presumed big bang. A NASA expectation of the Webb telescope made this prediction: ”Webb will be a powerful time machine with infrared vision that will peer back over 13.5 billion years to see the first stars and galaxies forming out of the darkness of the early universe.” Galaxies from the primordial past would supposedly show the characteristics of the early stages of the universe. Their shape and size would be different based on their age. Any galaxies from before 13.5 billion years ago would show the signs of being “younger” in shape, nature and size.
To the dismay of many this was not what they discovered. They did not see the primordial structures indicating a young universe. Instead they found more developed, mature looking stars and galaxies suggesting that even 13.5 billion years ago, the universe with its many galaxies was already advanced and developed. It was as though everything was created fully developed not in a process of cosmological evolution.
Of course this is more in line with the biblical story of God creating a fully developed universe from the very start instead of one that slowly formed over billions of years of time (Gen 1:14–18). Obviously this demands a belief in an eternal God capable of such majestic creation, a belief that few scientists are willing to accept.
King Solomon of Bible fame said this about God’s creative magnificence:
“He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man’s heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end.”
So, apparently humans were created with the knowledge of eternity in their hearts but God has not given them the ability to find out what and how God has done this from the beginning to the end of creation. The truth is this amazing universe was created by one eternal God using eternal ability of creative power. We cannot fathom this nor are we meant to. If we could comprehend such immense creativity, we would be God.
We were meant to listen to the voice of eternity crying out in our hearts. The apostle Paul makes this very clear where he writes, “For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them” (Rom 1:19). Anything that can be known (that God allows us to fathom) is made plain to all human beings because God has shown it. People who blame God because of their ignorance have no excuse.
Paul continues this thought saying,
For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse. For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened (Rom 1:20, 21).
So, God in His mercy for humanity, has made the invisible, eternal aspects of His nature, visible for all to see in the universe He has created. Only a fool would say that there is no God and this all created itself (Ps 14:1). King David continues this thought in this Psalm:
The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge. There is no speech, nor are there words, whose voice is not heard. Their voice goes out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world (Ps 19:1–4).
The heavens are like God’s words, His speech that reveals His knowledge. The message goes out to the ends of the earth reaching the hearts of all humans. God has clearly revealed Himself for all to see and know. Add to that the fact that Christ has sent His Holy Spirit to guide us into all truth (John 16:13). So, the Holy Spirit guides, leads, directs us toward His truth. The word for “guide” here means someone who conducts us to something we are seeking or to a place we want to go. If we are seeking God, the Holy Spirit will lead us to His reality (Matt 7:7). If we do not look to the heavens, behold His glory and then reject Him, He leaves us in ignorance until something in our heart changes.
Of course the astrophysicists will continue their search for what Solomon says that we “cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end.” Humans were created with a seeking heart of discovery. That’s one reason most crucial early discoveries were made by Christians. Let them keep searching the heavens and many who are true seekers will conclude that the Creator of it all is God.
