In The Beginning

This one is more in line with Jonathan King's suggested biblical history of mankind concept. In the beginning is the first three words of the book of Genesis "In the beginning God created heaven and earth." Genesis is a latin word, from the greek word meaning "The coming into being of something, the origin". Certainly Genesis, along with Gong, The Moody Blues, King Crimson, Yes, ELP, and Pink Flyd amongst others would define a generational cultural movement that would define a new music that progressed beyond mere rock or pop. The book of Genesis is, in turn, the first book of the Old testament. These lyrics speak of a world not made randomly, but one that is in the hands of destiny. Some speak of "the guiding hand of fate". This topic alone can lead to endless discussions on the nature of free will. Who is this "prince of heaven on the ground?" In some stories, Lucifer the Morningstar came down on a lightning bolt. This would make sense with the way earliest man probably discovered fire. In other stories Lucifer is equated with Prometheus, who brought fire to man. This is before life, apparently and father and son (God and Christ?) look down in happiness that it is on it's way...