The Unseen Architecture: Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and the Biblical Cosmos By Da Effiong Daniel African Holy Land A mind-blowing fact of modern cosmology is that the universe as we perceive it is a grand illusion. The glittering tapestry of stars, galaxies, and nebulae that we see constitutes a mere 5% of all that exists. The remaining 95% is composed of two mysterious, invisible entities: dark matter (27%), whose gravitational pull binds galaxies together, and dark energy (68%), a repulsive force causing the cosmos to expand at an accelerating rate. This scientific revelation—that the visible world is a tiny island in a vast, unseen ocean—does not conflict with a theological reading of reality but instead finds a profound and resonant echo in the biblical narrative, particularly in the creation account of Genesis and the cosmic Christology of Colossians. The key to this resonance lies in a nuanced understanding of "darkness." The opening verses of Genesis present two distinc...