The gods that people set up are nothing but names of...

The gods that people set up are nothing but names of conjectures and what their own souls desire.[^39] They do blaspheme who say, “God is Christ the son of Mary”; for said Christ, “O children of Israel, wor­ship God my Lord and your Lord.”[^40] They regard the angels as females, as if they had witnessed their creation.[^41] God and the World ‑ God is omnipotent To Him is due the primal origin of everything.[^42] It is He, the Creator,[^43] who began the process of creation[^44] and adds to creation as He pleases.[^45] To begin with He created the heavens and the earth, joined them together as one unit of smoky or nebulous substance,[^46] and then clove them asunder.[^47] The heavens and the earth, as separate existents with ail their produce; were created by Him in six days[^48] (six great epochs of evolution).

Serially considered, a divine day signifies a very long period, say, one thousand years of our reckoning[^49] or even fifty thousand years.[^50] Non‑serially considered, His decisions are executed in the twinkling of an eye[^51] or even quicker,[^52] for there is nothing to oppose His will. When he says, “Be,” behold' it is.[^53] His decree is absolute;[^54] no one can change it.[^55] He draws the night as a veil over the day, each seeking the other in rapid succession.

He created the sun, the moon, and the stars, all governed by the laws ordained by Him[^56] and under His…