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In the “ beginning,” the Hebrew language having no word to express the idea of Eternity, † “ God ” fashions the ''heaven ''and the ''Earth ;'' and the latter is “ without form and void,” while the former is no Heaven in fact, but the “ Deep,” ''Chaos'', with darkness upon its face. ‡ | In the “ beginning,” the Hebrew language having no word to express the idea of Eternity, † “ God ” fashions the ''heaven ''and the ''Earth ;'' and the latter is “ without form and void,” while the former is no Heaven in fact, but the “ Deep,” ''Chaos'', with darkness upon its face. ‡ | ||
“ And the ''Spirit ''of God moved upon the face of the Waters ” (v. 2), or the great Deep of the Infinite Space. And this Spirit is ''Nara-yana'', or Vishnu. | “ And the ''Spirit ''of {{Style S-Small capitals|God}} moved upon the face of the Waters ” (v. 2), or the great Deep of the Infinite Space. And this Spirit is ''Nara-yana'', or Vishnu. | ||
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