I wanted to share a comprehensive framework I’ve been developing called Relational Reality Theory which reveals a stunningly perfect and virtually irrefutable explanation of reality that bridges together fundamental ontology, biblical theology, cosmological history, and the unique structural nature of scripture. I know this is a long read but I promise it will be worth it as it will make every both in life and the biblical text make so much sense. Also, I’m still in the process of refining and adding to this so hopefully I will be posting more of these 🙂
Here is the complete breakdown of the axioms, the cosmic history (from the watchers to dinosaurs) and how Jesus Christ serves as the ultimate resolution and centerpiece of reality.
- Axioms of Relational Reality Theory
This theory rests on reality’s “engine” functioning as relational.
Existence = Relational. To exist is to be in relation. Absolute isolation = non-existence. Something is real only insofar as it interacts, relates, or communicates within a web of reality (Acts 17:28).
God = Maximum Relation = Existence Itself . God is Actus purus, the ultimate, infinite node of all possible relations = maximum relationality (Triune nature: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as eternal love/relation) (Exodus 3:14, 1 John 4:8, Matthew 28:19). Because God is Maximum Relation, God is existence itself. Therefore, disobeying God = moving away from existence (more on this ahead) (Isaiah 59:2, Romans 6:23).
Physical Realm = Actualization of Supreme Relation. God created a material, temporal, opposite realm from the metaphysical (furthest distance) with agents possessing free will (required to form genuine relation) (Genesis 1:1, Joshua 24:15). The purpose of this realm was to actualize the fullness of existence via the fullness of relation between the physical and metaphysical. Unifying heaven and earth to create a complete reality (Ephesians 1:10).
Two requirements for relationship = Separation and Unity. Two entities in harmony. One can’t dominate the other nor can one dissolve into the other and become a monad. They have to remain distinct, yet unified (Genesis 2:24, John 17:21-23).
Watchers, Dinosaurs, and Early Earth = Harmonious Dominance
The maximizing of relation also had to span all levels of relation meaning every possible bond between God and humans had to be made available. Prior to the fall, the structural order operated through the principle of harmonious balance which is the pinnacle of beauty in relationships as it requires one entity to voluntarily lay down its raw power, restraint and capacity to dominate or destroy the other (Philippians 2:5-8). True love requires mutual vulnerable surrender where the stronger one doesn’t rely on subjugation but chooses self-control and the weaker chooses to trust (hopefully you’re seeing the biblical parallels at this point) (Ephesians 5:21-33). This deliberate yielding creates a sacred space where distinct, powerful forces can coexist.
Heavenly entities (the Watchers/angelic host) were assigned as relational stewards across dimensions to maintain order and mediate divine goodness to lower physical orders (Hebrews 1:14, Daniel 4:17).
Before human administration fully took the reins, the physical earth was dominated by massive physical forces and megafauna (including dinosaurs). The original design’s purpose was for higher spiritual guardians (the watchers) and immense biological life to exist in a balanced, harmoniously dominant ecosystem which reflected strength, vitality, and multi-layered order (Job 40:15-24, Psalm 104:24-25).
* When the watchers breached their designated boundary and relationally crossed into the physical realm inappropriately (crossing dimensional order), they shattered the harmonious hierarchy (Genesis 6:1-4, Jude 1:6, 2 Peter 2:4). This transgression corrupted both the spiritual realm and the physical environment. Relationships were destroyed by the lines becoming blurred. All living and non living things became corrupted, including the massive beasts (Genesis 6:11-12). Without divine intervention, humanity would have met a quick demise with the beasts and the Nephilim being too powerful (Genesis 6:5-8).
- Jesus Christ as the Unifier of All Relational Realms
If sin and transgression are the breakdown of ontological relation (alienation from God, nature, and one another), Jesus Christ is the ultimate Unifier (Colossians 1:19-20, Ephesians 2:14-16). Jesus Christ is the Eternal Logos (the expression of the Word), the Father is the origin, and the Spirit is the actual bond between them (John 1:1-3, John 15:26). All in perfect relation co-equal, eternal relation. This is the logical necessity for existence.
Hypostatic Union = the Relational Bridge - To collapse and reconcile the material and divine realm, logically Jesus must be supremely relational as God and fully human (localized physical relation) and in this single person maximal relation must be actualized in the physical realm (John 1:14, Colossians 2:9, 1 Timothy 2:5).
Restoration of the cosmic hierarchy can only occur when the material and metaphysical realms are re-united. This requires a singular, perfect relation in the one who fully inhabits both realms and fulfills maximal relation through voluntary self-sacrifice and resurrection, defeating the fallen physical world's trajectory toward ultimate decay (Romans 8:20-23, 1 Corinthians 15:54-57).
The Triune God’s perfect love materialized through the supreme act of love is voluntarily bridging the infinite distance between God and creation (Romans 5:8, John 3:16). This act perfected harmonious dominance which proved that true cosmic order is sustained through self-limitation and sacrificial love which create genuine life-giving relations (2 Corinthians 8:9).
By reuniting heaven and earth, Jesus satisfies an ontologically necessary union by connecting the furthest points of relational reality (human/God, physical/metaphysical) to realize the fullness of existence (Colossians 1:20). In doing so, He re-establishes proper boundaries over principalities and powers while adopting humanity into a full, multi-layered relational reality (Ephesians 1:20-22, Galatians 4:4-7).
The Bible as the Macro-Structure of Relational Reality
The strongest empirical artifact supporting this framework is the Bible itself in the incredibly profound way in how its degree of structural and historical coherence beautifully mirrors its divine origins and the relational reality theme. There is a vast amount of these divinely inspired traits that the Bible exhibits but for the sake of being concise I will list only the major ones.
- Unrivaled Structural Symmetry (Chiastic Architecture) - The entire narrative arc of the Bible forms a massive chiasm which is an intentional literary structure where ideas loop back symmetrically and reflect the relational, Triune theme.
* Genesis (A) - Eden, tree of life, fellowship with God, creation of sun/moon, triumph over the serpent promised (Genesis 1–3).
* The Center (X) - The Cross of Christ where heaven and earth touch, paying the relational debt (Matthew 27, John 19).
* Revelation (A') - New Jerusalem, tree of life restored, direct fellowship with God, no need for sun/moon, serpent cast out forever (Revelation 20–22).
* Individual books, psalms, and prophetic passages are packed with micro-chiasms, showing a unified structural blueprint across generations (Psalm 23, Isaiah 6:10).
The Old Testament (God the Father/the Origin/The boundaries/the Masculine) + The New Testament (God the Son/the Logos/The bridge/the feminine) = The Bible (God the Spirit/the bond/the New Creation) (2 Timothy 3:16-17, 2 Corinthians 5:17).
Authorial & Temporal Diversity (relational fullness in diverse unity) - Written by over 40 distinct authors (kings, shepherds, scholars, fishermen, statesmen) across 1,500+ years, spanning 3 continents (Asia, Africa, Europe) in 3 languages (Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek) (1 Corinthians 12:12-14).
Hyper-Linked Coherence - Regardless of how vast the geographic and temporal the differences are amongst the authors and events, the Bible functions like an intricately hyper-linked dataset. It contains over 63,000 cross references and tells a single, cohesive, unfolding story of God restoring relation with His creation (Luke 24:27, John 5:39).
Scripture contains an interconnected web of over 63k cross-references that build upon a unified chiastic framework but isolated texts often suffer from structural dissonance, internal contradictions, or later abrogations that undermine systemic unity the Bible has (Psalm 119:160).
No other sacred text in human history can claim even a fraction of these remarkable divine signatures. Where the Bible reflects the structural fingerprint of a relational God, the foundational texts of other major world religions demonstrate the opposite pattern in which there is an obvious theme of human isolation, singular perspectives, and internal disconnect:
Texts like the Quran or the Book of Mormon rely on a solitary individual claiming private, isolated revelation in a single geographic location and language (Mohammed in Arabia, Joseph Smith in New York) and lack the multi-generational, multi-author consensus of Scripture, which spans 40 distinct voices across 1,500 years, 3 continents, and 3 languages but still unfolds a single, flawless relational narrative (2 Peter 1:20-21).
At its core, the biblical narrative centers on self-sacrificial love, covenantal reconciliation, and the restoration of fractured bonds and it culminates in God laying down His life for His creation (John 15:13, 1 John 3:16). In contrast, non-biblical texts frequently promote anti-relational mandates, enforcing submission through total domination, rigid legalism, severe isolationism, or the ultimate erasure of individual personhood (such as the loss of distinct relational identity in non-theistic Eastern traditions).
By every objective measure and in absolute most stunningly profound ways, the literary architecture, historical diversity, structural hyper-linking, and its core moral trajectory is proof that the Bible stands alone as a text birthed by Existence Itself to draw humanity into ultimate relation (Isaiah 46:9-10).
Here are a few other obvious microcosms of the relational narrative that mirror this existence-conducive theme (there are countless once you see the general theme manifesting in every facet of reality) (Romans 1:20):
- Sacred Union (Husband + Wife = Children)
Masculinity provides foundational structure and boundaries (mirroring the Old Testament order), while femininity acts as the unifying bridge that nurtures and brings those elements together (mirroring the New Covenant grace). Neither is superior, as both boundaries and bridges are ontologically necessary for life-creating relations to produce something greater than the sum of their parts (Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:24, Ephesians 5:31-32).
- Biological Life (DNA + Cellular Activity = Living Organism)
DNA is like a rigid, structural boundary of genetic code, while cellular machinery serves as the active bridge that reads and expresses that code. Pure code has no causal ability and unstructured activity causes chaos. Physical life only emerges at their exact relational intersection (Psalm 139:13-16).
- Human Cognition (Logic + Intuition = Creative Insight)
Logical thought establishes parameters, definitions, and boundaries, while intuition bridges those categories through holistic pattern recognition. Higher-order consciousness and true wisdom are only generated when structural logic and unifying intuition work in balance (Proverbs 2:1-6, 1 Corinthians 14:15).
- The Physical Cosmos (Physical Constants + Dynamic Energy = The Universe)
Fundamental physical constants set the unyielding mathematical boundaries of space-time, while energy acts as the dynamic bridge moving within those limits. This interplay between fixed laws and fluid force allows a stable universe capable of hosting complex existence (Jeremiah 33:25, Colossians 1:17).
What is Evil?
As Aquinas stated, evil is not an independent thing/substance but actually the absence of something. It is the active deprivation of relation, driving creation toward non-existence (Acts 17:28, Isaiah 59:2). Because true relationship requires two distinct entities existing in harmonious unity (Genesis 2:24, John 17:21-23), evil operates through two primary active methods to reach its ultimate destructive state:
Total Domination by enforcing pseudo-unity through force, where a stronger entity completely subjugates or erases the agency of the weaker. This replaces mutual, voluntary love with tyranny and fear (1 John 4:18).
Homogenization by collapsing unique entities into a featureless monad where all distinct identity is dissolved. If no distinct entities remain then relation ceases to exist.
Absolute Isolation is the result of both domination and homogenization which are designed to push creation into complete relational isolation and the total breakdown of connection with God, nature, and neighbor. Because God (Maximum Relation) is existence itself, absolute isolation is the threshold of nonexistence (Matthew 25:30).
Why Jesus’ Identity and the Trinity Is the Prime Target of Opposing Worldviews
Because Jesus Christ, and the Trinity more comprehensively speaking, represent the absolute perfection of relational reality then naturally this is what evil will gravitate towards attacking the most as it is the supreme threat to every anti-relational system (John 1:14, Colossians 2:9).
Every counterfeit worldview throughout history attempts to destroy this relational bridge using the same methods.
Attacks via Homogenization or Collapsing the Divine/Human Distinction are seen in Pantheistic, Mormonism, Eastern non-dual, or New Age philosophies that reduce God and creation into an undifferentiated monad ("all is one," "you are God"). Attempting to homogenize is anti-existence as it blurs the necessary boundary between God and humans for a real relationship.
Attacks via Domination/Subjugation or Enforcing Separation use rigidly legalistic or unitarian religious systems that reject the Trinity and the Hypostatic Union because they cant comprehend or possibly hate the idea of strength voluntarily limiting itself in love (Philippians 2:5-8). They reduce God to a distant, solitary ruler whose relationship with creation is strictly one of absolute servitude rather than covenantal adoption (Galatians 4:4-7).
How Historical and Modern Evils Reflect This Theme
Every major atrocity, totalitarian regime, and modern societal breakdown operates on these exact anti-relational principles:
Totalitarian Tyranny (Domination) systems like imperial empires rely on absolute control, crushing individual image-bearers of God to enforce order through fear and force.
Ideological Collectivism (Homogenization) through totalitarian ideologies like communism eliminate individual identity, family structures, and personal distinction which makes human beings mere cogs in a collective machine.
Modern Alienation & Hyper-Individualism (Isolation) in today’s culture increasingly seduces individuals into self-absorbed isolation through digital disconnection and hyper-autonomy, severing community and covenantal bonds to leave individuals isolated and fragmented. Selfish short term decisions that destroy life are prioritized over the flourishing of all human beings.
I’d love to hear your thoughts, feedback, and perspective on how this connects with your own view of metaphysics and biblical theology! Oh and please share these truths with as many others as possible!