Three-Quarks and Suffering of Triune God
Slawomir Gromadzki
Recently, I asked the Lord to let me understand better the tri-unity of God with reference to the cross of Christ, and I was directed to a very interesting quote. According to one physicist, “If quarks are forced into isolation, they decay in a micro-instant, as if they have no way to survive out of the relationship.”
What he suggests is that the three quarks forming one proton or one neutron can exist and survive only when they are together! If separated and forced to be alone, they die and cease to exist!
In addition, quarks cannot exist in isolation, and the strong force between them actually increases with distance. So trying to pull them apart does not weaken the bond—it strengthens it. If you try to separate quarks, the energy you input creates new quark-antiquark pairs instead of isolating one. This leads to a cascade of particles, known as a quark jet.
I find it very fascinating that in the nucleus of every atom, there are three created by God quarks (smallest particles) that make one proton or one neutron. All nucleons are three quark configurations. It proves that each quark needs two others to remain stable. Those three quarks are bound together by a powerful energy called by scientists “the gluon” or “the strong atomic force“.
“It was found that protons and neutrons are formed by three quarks. It has proved very difficult if not impossible to obtain an isolated quark. As you try to pull them out of the proton or neutron, it gets more and more difficult. Even stranger is the suggestion that if you could pull a quark out of a proton it would immediately form a quark-antiquark pair and leave you with a quark inside the proton and nothing outside! The reason why it is impossible to get a quark ‘on its own’ is that when you try to separate them from each other, the energy needed gets greater and greater. In fact when they ‘break apart’ the energy is sufficient to create two new antiquarks and these join to form pions and so the quarks ‘disappear’!” (source). It means that it could eventually lead to a Black Hole or outbreak tremendous amount of Energy!
I believe that God created protons and neutrons in this way to show us that like those three quarks bound together by the strong nuclear force make one proton or one neutron, also God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit are all bound together by the powerful everlasting Agape love thus making one Triune God.
The three Persons of the Godhead are one because they “permeate” each other (dwell in One Another). For instance, when One of Them suffers, Others feel the same. All three don’t have the beginning of their existence and are perfectly united in thoughts, power and love even though at the same time they are three separate Persons.
According to one physicist, “if quarks are forced into isolation, they decay in a micro-instant, as if they have no way to survive out of the relationship”. What he suggests is that the three quarks forming one proton or one neutron, can exist and survive only when they are together! If separated and forced to be alone they die and cease to exist!
Likewise, the three Persons of the Godhead greatly enjoy their eternal tri-union of love. Being alone would deprive God of the very purpose of His existence – the ability to love and to be loved. Therefore, being aware of this and knowing how great His love is, we can rightly assume that there was never a time when God was alone. He always (from everlasting times) had Someone Else to love and to be loved. This is how I see it and to me, it is another miracle of God and a wonderful truth.
It also helps us to understand why Jesus died of a broken heart when He was separated from the love of His Father, and I am sure that God the Father and the Holy Spirit experienced the same.
What caused that separation? Isaiah 59:2 “… your iniquities have separated you from God…” It is our sin that separated the Son from the Father! “For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him” (2 Corinthians 5:21).
That is why the Bible says that the darkness lasted for how many hours? Three!
How many crosses were there on Golgotha? Three! In this way the isnspired Word of God helps us to realise that all Three Persons of the Godhead suffered and died for us!
How many times was Christ tempted to save Himself? Three!
How many times did Peter deny Christ? Three!
How many times did Jesus fall under the heavy cross? Three!
The Bible says that the darkness lasted for three hours? There where three crosses on Golgotha? How many times was Christ tempted to save Himself? Three! How many times did Peter deny Christ? Three! How many times did Jesus fall under the heavy cross? Three! How many days did Christ spend in the tomb? Three!
Is it a coincidence? No. What does it mean? Why the number three is associated with Christ’s death and sufferings?
In this way the isnspired Word of God helps us to realise that all Three Persons of the Godhead suffered and died for us. The number three is so deeply intertwined with the death and sufferings of Christ because it serves as a powerful testament to the Tri-unity of the Godhead. When Jesus hung on the cross, He was not suffering alone. God the Father and the Holy Spirit, together with God the Son, were all suffering and dying for us!
Because the three Persons of the Godhead perfectly permeate and dwell in one another, it was impossible for the Son to experience the agonizing separation of our sin without the Father and the Holy Spirit experiencing the same crushing grief.
The frequent appearance of the number three during those final hours—the three hours of darkness, the three crosses on Golgotha, the three temptations to step down, three denial by Peter, and the three days in the tomb—is a profound divine marker. It shows that the entire Triune God was fully poured out, suffering together in the ultimate sacrifice of everlasting Agape love to save humanity.
And just as the three quarks forming one proton or one neutron can exist and survive only when they are together, and when separated and forced to exist alone, they die and cease to exist, so also the Three Persons of the Godhead started dying as soon as They were separated by our sin.
And just as, in the case of separated quarks, the strong force between them actually increases with distance—meaning that trying to pull them apart does not weaken their bond but strengthens it, and the energy input creates new quark–antiquark pairs instead of isolating a single quark—likewise, the unimaginable suffering and pain caused by the separation of the Three Persons of the Godhead created an even stronger bond of eternal love between Them. In addition, it created a new everlasting bond of love between the Triune God and redeemed, glorified humankind!
