SUPPORTING IDEA: What we see now in the physical universe once existed in a condition of chaos and emptiness. 1:2. This verse tells us that the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. The fact that the Spirit of God was present must caution us not to espouse an interpretation that would present this condition as either antagonistic to or outside of God’s control. Not only