You Are the Only You in the Universe

The Veil, the Waters, and the Question of Authority

There is only one you.

Not one version repeated endlessly across time. Not a replaceable fragment in some cosmic machine. From the beginning of creation until the final breath of this age, there has never been another soul carrying your exact fingerprint, your exact voice, your exact thoughts, your exact spirit. You are singular within the fabric of existence itself.

That alone should make us stop and think differently about life, death, authority, and the way mankind treats one another.

When I read the King James Bible, I often find myself looking beneath the surface of the stories. Not changing the Word, but searching the depths hidden inside it — the patterns, the echoes, the spiritual architecture woven through scripture from Genesis to Revelation.

One question has always stood out to me:

Why did God not kill Cain?

After Cain slew Abel, judgment surely came upon him. The ground itself cried out from the blood that had been spilled.

Genesis 4:10 (KJV)
“And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground.”

Yet God did not destroy Cain.

Instead, He marked him.

Why?

Perhaps because even Cain — fallen, corrupted, guilty — still carried something unique that could not simply be erased from the fabric of creation without consequence.

Abel’s death created a wound.

A rip.

A tear in the veil.

And what if creation itself remembers every tear?

The Stars as Tears in the Veil

Look into the night sky.

Every star burns like a hole punched through darkness.

What if the heavens themselves bear witness to every soul?

Scripture says in the beginning:

Genesis 1:1-3 (KJV)
“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.”

Notice something profound.

Before the sun existed…
before the moon…
before the stars we recognize…

There was already water.

And there was already light.

The light of Genesis 1:3 was not sunlight, because the sun was not created until the fourth day.

Genesis 1:14-19 (KJV)

So what was this first light?

It was something deeper than physical illumination. It was the separation itself — light divided from darkness.

Genesis 1:4 (KJV)
“And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.”

That separation may have foreshadowed every division that would follow afterward:

• Cain and Abel
• Good and evil
• Obedience and rebellion
• Christ and Satan
• Heaven and the fallen realm
• Truth and deception

In one passage, the entire conflict of existence is introduced.

The separation of light from darkness was not merely physical. It was spiritual prophecy written into creation itself.

Why Was Satan Not Destroyed?

This leads to another difficult question.

If God spared Cain, why has Satan also been allowed to remain for a season?

Many wrestle with this.

But perhaps removal before the appointed time would tear the fabric further before the final restoration is complete.

A painter understands this principle.

Depth requires shadow.

Contrast reveals form.

A masterpiece is built layer upon layer, color upon color, light beside darkness.

Remove one element too early and the whole image is distorted.

Perhaps every soul, every choice, every rise and fall throughout history forms part of a divine painting far larger than human understanding can presently see.

As the Stars of Heaven

God told Abraham:

Genesis 15:5 (KJV)
“Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.”

Again the stars appear connected to souls, generations, and divine remembrance.

What if every life leaves an eternal imprint upon creation itself?

And when Revelation says heaven and earth pass away, perhaps it means more than the destruction of matter.

Revelation 21:1 (KJV)
“And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away…”

Perhaps the current veil — the present structure of existence — eventually dissolves once the full picture is complete.

The stars themselves may represent the testimony of all who have lived within time.

A finished painting no longer needs unfinished brush strokes.

Who Gave Man Authority Over Another?

Then comes the deeper earthly question.

If every soul is unique beyond replication…
if each person carries something sacred within creation itself…

Who gave one man the right to dominate another?

At what point did humanity begin claiming ownership over other human beings?

Was it through kings?
Governments?
Contracts?
Laws written in hidden rooms?

Most people sign agreements they do not fully understand. Language itself is often twisted, layered, and engineered to confuse. Fine print hides meanings beneath meanings. Terms evolve until truth becomes buried beneath legal interpretation.

Yet Christ Himself spoke concerning ignorance from the cross:

Luke 23:34 (KJV)
“Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.”

If people do not truly understand the systems they enter, then where does legitimate authority originate?

Christ was also questioned concerning authority.

Matthew 21:23-27 (KJV)

And what did He do?

He pointed back to John the Baptist.

Back to baptism.

Back to water.

The Authority of Water

Water appears before all earthly kingdoms in scripture.

Before governments…
before economies…
before empires…

there was water.

Genesis 1:2 (KJV)
“And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.”

Water becomes the great witness throughout the Bible:

• Noah’s flood
• The Red Sea
• Moses striking the rock
• The Jordan River
• Baptism
• The washing of regeneration
• The water flowing from Christ’s side

Water represents cleansing, memory, life, judgment, and covenant.

Moses carried authority through the waters.

John carried authority through the waters.

Christ Himself entered the waters.

Perhaps this is why modern legal systems became intertwined with maritime and admiralty language — because mankind instinctively understands that water precedes civilization itself.

Yet no man created water.

No government invented it.

No institution owns it.

So if men attempt to claim ownership over what originates from God alone, are they not attempting to sell a house they did not build?

The Illusion of Ownership

A government may issue documents.

A system may create rules.

But no institution created the soul.

No corporation formed DNA.

No state designed the iris of the human eye.

Luke 12:7 (KJV)
“But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.”

You are not mass-produced.

You are not manufactured.

You are authored.

Even artificial intelligence, powerful as it may become, operates within constructed parameters. Machines replicate. Humans originate. A machine can imitate patterns, but it cannot generate a soul.

Man bears fingerprints no other being possesses.

A soul carries identity beyond mathematics.

This is why the value of life cannot truly be measured by governments, courts, or economies.

The First Laws

Long before nations existed, scripture established foundational order:

Honor father and mother.

Do not murder.

These were relational laws before they became institutional laws.

Life began within family before civilization expanded into kingdoms.

And if taking a life tears the veil itself, then judgment should never be treated lightly or impersonally.

Every death leaves a mark.

Every soul matters.

Every act of violence echoes outward beyond what human eyes can presently see.

The Final Question

So again we ask:

Who truly gave man authority over another man?

The world claims power through force, contracts, economics, courts, politics, and systems.

But scripture repeatedly reminds us that earthly power is temporary.

The Pharisees questioned Christ’s authority.
Pilate claimed authority over Christ.
Rome claimed authority over nations.

Yet all those kingdoms passed.

The soul remains.

And perhaps the greatest deception of history was convincing humanity that creation belongs to man instead of God.

Because if each human being is truly unique within the universe — a once-in-eternity creation woven into the very fabric of time and space — then no earthly ruler can rightfully claim ownership over another soul.

Only stewardship.
Only responsibility.
Only love.
Only truth.

Everything else eventually fades like the present heavens themselves.

And when the veil is finally removed completely, perhaps humanity will at last see the full painting God was creating all along.