Less than Nothing part one

Psalm 62:9 teaches that sinners are "lighter than vanity." It happens to be no accident that the word "vanity" means both "excessive pride" and "nothingness." Lucifer rebelled against God because he invented a false system called "excessive pride" which proved to be only destructive and all destruction reduces toward nothingness. Good systems always produce useful effects. False systems, such as broken down automobiles, produce only nothing as far as transportation is concerned. All through the Word of God, He equates sin, which is always a false system, with vanity. Psalm 39:5; Proverbs 22:8; Isaiah 41:9; Jeremiah 10:15; Jeremiah 16:19; Romans 8:20; Ephesians 4:7; II Peter 2:18 provide a few examples of these scriptures. Isaiah 40:17 even describes vanity as being "less than nothing."

The Infinite Consciousness of God establishes reality. Reality consists of basic elements and good and useful systems composed of these basic elements. Systems can be reduced to basic elements, but the basic elements cannot be reduced. The idea of nothing is a useful basic element in all good systems. In fact, God identifies and separates every basic element by the use of the idea of nothing. Humans identify and separate every object in sight by the use of the idea of nothing called space.

Yet, even though the basic idea of nothing cannot be separated or reduced, Isaiah 40:17 describes vanity as being "less than nothing." This can only mean that whatever "less that nothing" is, it cannot exist within the realm of reality. Since only reality can exist, then "less than nothing" can only nonexist. "Less than nothing" equates with a realm of absolute nothingness which nonexists nowhere and at no time. God possesses infinite knowledge and power within the realm of reality. God can possess no knowledge of absolute nothingness except to the extent that it has a destructive effect on reality. II Thessalonians 2:7. In some mysterious way, Lucifer became infected with absolute nothingness which caused him to misuse some of God's basic ideas to invent a false system called "excessive pride" which equates with vanity in that it attempts to reduce God's perfect reality, and God Himself, to absolute nothingness. The Devil's project equates vanity with sin and evil.

Nothing exists without consciousness. But what could this nothing be since only consciousness can establish the idea of nothing as a basic idea in reality? Without consciousness, absolutely nothing nonexists nowhere and at no time. But if reality requires positive consciousness, perhaps absolute nothingness requires negative consciousness. Perhaps Lucifer rebelled because he became infected by a negative consciousness. God evidently deduced this fact when He said that vanity was "less than nothing." Isaiah 40:17. Positive consciousness can get no idea whatsoever of what the power of negative consciousness could be since absolute nothingness nonexists.

Vanity means emptiness, and the idea of emptiness comes closer to absolute nothingness than does the idea of nothing. The idea of nothing qualifies reality, but the idea of emptiness indicates an absolute nothingness although positive consciousness can get no idea of where or what it could be. There exists no where or what to absolute emptiness. A simple thought experiment reveals that the mind can get no idea of absolute emptiness. Always, the mind can only get the idea of emptiness qualified by something. Positive consciousness can only imagine reality. One always imagines emptiness as being black or grey, which is something. Even if one tries to imagine empty space, one always pushes something to its edges even if that something is only one's mind.