"In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth."  These are the introductory words to the Pentateuch.  They provide both instruction and insight for many around the world.  Seldom have they had so great an impact as when they were read by Frank Borman on Christmas Day, 1968 as
Apollo 8 looped around the moon.  An inspiring message coming from three astronauts on board a lonely spacecraft 240,000 miles away. They found immense pleasure and awe in viewing the Earth with its distinct blue color.  They had tasted of its goodness! 

Earth is "The Blue Planet" and it has no equal.  Scientifically it has the largest accumulation of water. Cosmologically it has the largest accumulation of life.  In stark contrast to the bleak moonscape, the waters of the Earth embody all known life and the fruit of the vine from Earths vineyards express the richness that life on Earth does offer.  The mission objective of Apollo 8 was to circle the moon and return to Earth for a water splash down of the fragile craft.  The astronaut's objective
was to reunite friendships and accept a toast of earth's fruit in celebration of their completed space journey.  It is in the depths of humanity that scientific discoveries and cosmological gratification find their fulfillment.  Water and wine are silent partners to the fullness of man's nature.

The chemical composition of water is H2O.  Wine is water with a high concentration of C6H12O6 sugar and an OH added to a portion of the sugar molecules to facilitate its fermentation.  Scientifically, wine is water that has been converted from an abundant inorganic fluid to a specialized
organic fluid. This remarkable conversion does not require a significant change in the hydrogen to oxygen ratio (2:1) but it does require a 100% increase in the carbon atoms found in the sugar  molecules. It is the presence of carbon bonds that makes it organic.  This conversion only happens through the process of photosynthesis. Fermentation can happen after photosynthesis and in the presence of yeast.  The making of sugar is a monumental part of Earths cosmology because the foundation of the food chain starts with life that possesses the ability to convert water to sugar as it assimilates carbon dioxide.  Animals cannot do this.  The plant kingdom therefore provides the sustenance for the animal kingdom.  Planet Earth is the cosmic greenhouse where this miracle of "water to wine technology" takes place.

In the second chapter of the book of John of the Holy Bible is found a divine rendition of this biological miracle. Here it is recorded that Jesus quickly turned water into wine at the celebration of a wedding.  Not only was this of great assistance to the wedding party as the ceremony came to a close; it was also the first demonstration of Christ's divine power.  It is the intent of John's gospel to show the deity of Jesus Christ.  The divine power and wisdom to create is primal to all other attributes.  When the water became wine His disciples were compelled to acknowledge their belief in Jesus as more then just another man of influence.  It is through the record of their eyewitness accounts that all people today can know of the deity of our Emmanuel, Jesus the Christ.

John begins his gospel with the same words that the Old Testament begins with,  "In the beginning  . . . "  This implies that his scriptural authority is valid for matters covered in Genesis.  Looking back to chapter one of Genesis, Adam and Eve are given physical bodies and a straightforward command to  "be fruitful".  In chapter two, the couple are formally introduced to each other and then ordained into the institution of marriage.  In the New Testament, the Apostle John looks at the glamour and content of a marriage, and includes how Jesus provided the remarkable "best wine".  It is apparent that creation and marriage are connected.  God introduces marriage during the creation process, Jesus shows approval of marriage in John chapter 2, and Jesus declared marriage a valid institution in Matthew 19:4 and Mark 10:6.  He validates by combined verses from the first two chapters of Genesis and included direct reference to "the beginning of creation".  Marriage is an essential ingredient of the creation.  The Bible presents that the procreation of human offspring is to take place through ordained marriage.  Adam and Eve were given this command to fulfill the final element of The Creation.  Turn the page...