Higher power intervention?

Higher power: a spirit or being (such as God) that has great power, strength, knowledge, etc., and that can affect nature and the lives of people belief in a higher power (Merriam-Webster).

 

When I studied theology, I recall that some of the first readings we had before Old Testament Studies were from the Ancient Near East. For examples, Sumerian and Babylonian texts. Sure enough, Sumerian texts (Cuneiform) predate Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture) texts, so it should not be unusual as a precursor. Indeed, Sumerian is the oldest known written language. I am sure Irving Finkel at the British Museum could fill us in on this stuff way better than I could. An extremely important note, however, is that only ten percent of the Sumerian tablets found have been translated. This post title may seem vague because there is a question mark after the phrase higher power intervention.

I obviously provided the common definition for higher power at the beginning of this post. The Enuma Elish , the Sumerian Creation Story, does say that gods who looked like humans ruled over Earth and came here from elsewhere. One can say they were a higher power which intervened here on Earth. Similarly, many other ancient texts all around the world such as the Bible are based on the belief in a Higher Power. The reason for the existence of many religions all over the world is also simply based on this belief. In the present day we do not see with physical eyes any gods that look human which we could call a Higher Power. Moreover, we cannot prove that they exist in an invisible form either. However, the fact that a Higher Power can intervene and affect nature and the lives of people also cannot be disproved. The foregoing raises many questions which probably cannot be answered easily.

I am not going to sit here and ask hundreds of relevant questions which I cannot answer. I will say that I would not be surprised if a Higher Power did manifest itself on our planet anytime soon. Why would I not be surprised? With so many ancient texts making claims to their existence, there obviously must be something there. Jesus spoke of the coming of the Son of Man. The Gospel according to Luke 21:25-27 reads as follows:

‘” There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and on the earth distress among nations confused by the roaring of the sea and the waves. People will faint from fear and foreboding of what is coming upon the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Then they will see ‘the Son of Man coming in a cloud’ with power and great glory (NRSV).”’

Many people believe the foregoing text. To conclude, do not be surprised if one day a Higher Power like Jesus himself shows up on our planet and intervenes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

References:

Bible, New Revised Standard Version

www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/higher%20power