What if the moment of Christ’s resurrection—the instant divine light exploded through His burial cloth, leaving an imprint on what we know as the Shroud of Turin—was more than just the triumph over death? What if it was the Big Bang?
Stay with me.
We are told in Genesis that in the beginning, there was a void—a great expanse of nothingness. And then, God spoke:
“Let there be light.” (Genesis 1:3)
From emptiness, light burst forth. Energy radiated, matter formed, the fabric of space and time was set into motion. The cosmos awoke with brilliance, order, and divine intention.
Now, fast forward through time—not to the end, but to the turning point of all human history: the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
There was a void before He came. A world aching with unfulfilled longing. A people trapped in sin, separated from God. A spiritual nothingness, an abyss where hope had all but disappeared.
And then, after three days in the tomb—darkness, silence, stillness—light burst forth again.
A flash of divine radiation emanated from Christ’s body, etching His image onto the cloth that covered Him. The moment wasn’t just resurrection—it was creation all over again. A new Genesis. The beginning of the beginning.
THE GOD OUTSIDE OF TIME
Here is where it gets even deeper.
We know that God exists outside of time. He is not bound by linear progression, not confined to past, present, or future.
“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.” (Revelation 22:13)
So what if the resurrection wasn’t just the completion of the story but the ignition point of creation itself? What if time, in its circular mystery, folds back on itself, and the light that exploded from Christ’s body in that moment was the very same primordial light that began all things?
If the resurrection is the moment where eternity breaks into the present, where God’s infinite power collides with the physical world, then it is not unreasonable to consider that the Big Bang was simply the aftershock of Christ’s victory over death—rippling through time itself.
FROM VOID TO LIGHT—TWICE
Both in Genesis and at the tomb, the sequence is the same.
The Void – A state of emptiness, whether in the universe or in the human soul.
The Light – A moment where divine energy is released, bringing life where there was none.
The Beginning – A new creation, a new reality.
The resurrection was not just a historical event, but the moment where everything shifted—cosmically, spiritually, and eternally.
IS THIS THE BEGINNING OR THE END? OR BOTH?
What does it mean when the beginning of time and the redemption of time seem to mirror each other? What if they are two sides of the same coin?
In Jewish thought, time is not purely linear; it is often seen as cyclical. Patterns repeat, echoes from the past reverberate into the future, and history spirals forward while reflecting what came before.
Could it be that the Alpha and the Omega are not just descriptions of God’s authority over time, but a clue to how time itself functions?
What if what we call the Big Bang was not a singular explosion but a recurring burst of divine power that happened both in Genesis and at the Resurrection?
What if, when Christ burst forth from the tomb, He was simultaneously speaking creation into existence—again?
LIGHT BEGETS LIGHT
Consider this:
When God first said, “Let there be light,” it was before the sun and stars were even formed.
When Jesus called Himself the “Light of the World,” He was pointing to something greater than physical illumination.
And when light burst from the tomb, it wasn’t just the return of one man’s life—it was the birth of a new creation.
If we take this further, we see that God’s nature is to create through light.
“In Him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.” (John 1:4)
What if light is the visible signature of divine action?
At creation → Light came forth.
At the Transfiguration → Jesus’ face shone like the sun.
At the Resurrection → Light radiated from His body.
At the new heaven and new earth → “The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light.” (Revelation 21:23)
From beginning to end, light is the evidence of God’s presence. The light of Christ did not just return at the resurrection—it expanded into something new, something eternal.
A COSMIC RESURRECTION
This means that the Resurrection is not just about Christ’s body coming back to life. It is about all things being reborn—the cosmos, time, humanity, everything.
Paul hints at this when he writes:
“If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.” (2 Corinthians 5:17)
What if that is not just personal transformation, but a literal cosmic shift?
What if the resurrection was the first shockwave of the full restoration of all things? What if time itself is being resurrected?
WHERE DOES THIS LEAD US?
If the Big Bang and the Resurrection are two points on the same divine timeline—if they are somehow connected by the eternal workings of God—then what does this mean for us?
It means that creation and redemption are one continuous act of God.
• The same God who spoke light into existence is the same God who conquered death with light.
It means that time is not just a straight line but a divine story looping back on itself.
• The end is not just returning to Eden, but a new creation altogether.
It means that the Resurrection was not just for Christ but for all of creation.
• Romans 8:19-21 tells us that creation itself is waiting to be “set free.”
CONCLUSION: THE LIGHT THAT NEVER ENDS
If the Big Bang was the first great explosion of divine power…
And the Resurrection was the second…
Then what is coming next?
Revelation tells us of a time when there will be no more need for the sun because the Lord Himself will be our Light.
Could it be that what we know as the New Creation will be the final and eternal burst of divine light, where all things are transformed permanently into glory?
Perhaps what began in Genesis, and reignited at the Resurrection, is leading us toward a final divine flash—where all darkness is consumed, and only light remains.
And when that happens, we will finally understand:
The Resurrection wasn’t just an event. It was the moment the universe was born again.
