I would like to complete my argument about our earth's appearance with the most important part: what God has to say about it. I have to confess that I have overlooked these verses as more symbolism than anything, but in light of what we are actually seeing in science (REAL science) and math, and thinking more clearly and logically about the earth around me, I believe that we should take what God says about our world seriously. After all, He WAS there! He created it! I have typed out all the verses for your convenience, so you don't have to look them up on your own, unless you want to. Some are repeated as they include more than one point. I used the King James Translation of the Bible. I have included more links as well. They explain things, but there is nothing like seeing the Word of God for yourself.
There are many critics of course. Things I have known to be true usually have a following of critics who try to belittle it and cast doubt. More research and experiments need to be done to answer all our questions, but one thing we can rely on is the Word of Truth, by the One who created this world in the first place!
This is a good run down in video format of what the Bible says about this, and the arguments theologians make against the flat earth theory. Are they right, or are they ignoring the plain truths of the Word of God? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abA922nN7_U
The Firmament:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFnbDa85Qwo&t=1702s – About the Firmament
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iH4MnXI0sxQ&t=1s - The significance of the Firmament from a biblical perspective
What does the Bible say about the earth? Taken from some
slides from Rob Skiba’s presentation:
“From Genesis to Revelation, the earth is consistently
described (by Holy Spirit inspired authors) as:
·
Fixed and not moving (spinning, orbiting, etc.)
·
Circular, with
edges/corners/pillars/foundations, etc.
·
Under a dome, within which the sun, moon and
stars were placed on Day 4.”
Here are some verses to look at and consider what it has to say about our earth. Remember that when heaven is "up" it can't be down or sideways. If we are on a flat plane (not speaking of earth's landscape of mountains and valleys, but that these are set on a flat plane), then everyone looks up, and everyone will see Jesus when He returns.
We live in a self-contained, three tiered system: (Heaven, Earth, Underworld)
Job 1:7-8: And the Lord said unto Satan,
Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, From going to
and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.
And the Lord said
unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in
the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth
evil?
Job 37:12: And it is turned round about by his counsels:
that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the world in
the earth. [think about the "face" of a clock]
Job 38:30-34: The waters are hid as
with a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.
31 Canst
thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?
32 Canst
thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his
sons?
33 Knowest
thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the
earth?
34 Canst
thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?
Gen. 28:12-17: And he
dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to
heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.
13 And,
behold, the Lord stood
above it, and said, I am the Lord God
of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to
thee will I give it, and to thy seed;
14 And thy
seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the
west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in
thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
15 And,
behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest,
and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I
have done that which I have spoken to thee of.
16 And
Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the Lord is in this place;
and I knew it not.
17 And he
was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the
house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.
Ex. 20:4: Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image,
or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth
beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.
Numbers 16:31-33: And it came to pass, as
he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder
that was under them:
32 And the
earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the
men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods.
33 They,
and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth
closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation.
Deuteronomy 5:8: Thou shalt not make thee any graven image, or any
likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath,
or that is in the waters beneath the earth:
1 Samuel 28:13-14: And the
king said unto her, Be not afraid: for what sawest thou? And the woman said
unto Saul, I saw gods ascending out of the earth.
14 And he
said unto her, What form is he of? And she said, An old man cometh up; and he
is covered with a mantle. And Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he stooped
with his face to the ground, and bowed himself.
1 Chronicles 29:11: Thine, O Lord is the greatness, and
the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in
the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and
thou art exalted as head above all.
2 Chronicles 6:4: And he said, Blessed be the Lord God
of Israel, who hath with his hands fulfilled that which he spake with his mouth
to my father David, saying,
Psalm 46:8-10: Come, behold the works of
the Lord, what desolations he
hath made in the earth.
9 He
maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and
cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire.
10 Be
still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be
exalted in the earth.
Psalm 113:6: Who humbleth himself to behold the things that
are in heaven, and in the earth!
Psalm 119:19: I am a stranger in the earth: hide not thy
commandments from me.
Isaiah 14:9-11: Hell from beneath is
moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee,
even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all
the kings of the nations.
10 All they
shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we? art thou become
like unto us?
11 Thy pomp
is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread
under thee, and the worms cover thee.
Isaiah 51:13-14: And forgettest the Lord thy maker, that
hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and
hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if
he were ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor?
14 The
captive exile hasteneth that he may be loosed, and that he should not die in
the pit, nor that his bread should fail.
Joel 2:30: And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the
earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.
Amos 9:2: Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand
take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down:
Luke 10:15: And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven,
shalt be thrust down to hell.
Luke 16:19-31: There
was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared
sumptuously every day:
20 And
there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of
sores,
21 And
desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table:
moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.
22 And it
came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into
Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;
23 And in
hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and
Lazarus in his bosom.
24 And he
cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may
dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in
this flame.
25 But
Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good
things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art
tormented.
26 And
beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they
which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that
would come from thence.
27 Then he
said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's
house:
28 For I
have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into
this place of torment.
29 Abraham
saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.
30 And he
said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will
repent.
31 And he
said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be
persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
Acts 2:19: And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and
signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:
Philippians 2:10: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;
1 Peter 3:18-20: For Christ also hath once
suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God,
being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:
19 By which
also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;
20 Which
sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the
days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls
were saved by water.
2 Peter 2:4-5: For if God spared not the
angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains
of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;
5 And
spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of
righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;
Jude 6: And the angels which kept not their first estate,
but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under
darkness unto the judgment of the great day.
Rev. 5:3,13: And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under
the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon. And every
creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as
are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour,
and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the
Lamb for ever and ever.
Rev. 9:1-11: And the fifth angel
sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given
the key of the bottomless pit.
2 And he
opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke
of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the
smoke of the pit.
3 And
there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given
power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
4 And it
was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither
any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal
of God in their foreheads.
5 And to
them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be
tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when
he striketh a man.
6 And in
those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to
die, and death shall flee from them.
7 And the
shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle; and on their
heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of
men.
8 And they
had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions.
9 And they
had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings
was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle.
10 And they
had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their
power was to hurt men five months.
11 And they
had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in
the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon.
Rev. 20:14: And death and hell were cast into the lake of
fire. This is the second death.
There is a solid
firmament (dome/vault) over us:
Job 22:14: Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit [from Hebrew חוּג chuwg, or circle) of heaven.
Job 37:18: Hast thou with him spread out the sky, which is
strong, and as a molten looking glass?
Gen. 1:6-8, 20: And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day...And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
Ex. 24:10: And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness.
Psalm 104:2: Who coverest thyself with light as with a
garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:
Prov. 8:27-28: When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth: When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:
Isaiah 40:21-22: Have ye not known? have
ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not
understood from the foundations of the earth?
22 It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:
[a tent is spread over a flat plane. Isaiah used the word "ball" (not referring to the earth) in another part of the book, so he knew the difference between a ball and a circle. These were two separate words. see Isaiah 22:18: He will surely violently turn and toss thee like a ball into a large country: there shalt thou die, and there the chariots of thy glory shall be the shame of thy lord's house.]
Isaiah 45:12: I have made the earth, and
created man upon it: I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all
their host have I commanded.
Isaiah 66:1: Thus saith the Lord, The heaven is my throne,
and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and
where is the place of my rest?
Jer. 10:12: He hath made the earth by his power, he hath
established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his
discretion.
Jer. 51:15: He hath made the earth by his power, he hath
established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heaven by his
understanding.
Ezek. 1:22-26: And the likeness of the
firmament upon the heads of the living creature was as the colour of the
terrible crystal, stretched forth over their heads above.
23 And
under the firmament were their wings straight, the one toward the other: every
one had two, which covered on this side, and every one had two, which covered on
that side, their bodies.
24 And when
they went, I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of great waters, as
the voice of the Almighty, the voice of speech, as the noise of an host: when
they stood, they let down their wings.
25 And
there was a voice from the firmament that was over their heads, when they
stood, and had let down their wings.
26 And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone: and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it.
[This is why some think the throne of God is in heaven above the center of the firmament, over the North Star (the northern lights are a reflection).]
Amos 9:6: It is he that buildeth his stories in the heaven,
and hath founded his troop [Hebrew אֲגֻדָּה 'aguddah, meaning arch] in the
earth; he that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the
face of the earth: The Lord is his name.
God’s throne sits
above the heavens (waters):
Job 9:8: Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and
treadeth upon the waves of the sea.
Job 22:14: Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven.
Job 37:18: Hast thou with him spread out the sky, which is
strong, and as a molten looking glass?
Deut. 26:15: Look down from thy holy habitation, from heaven,
and bless thy people Israel, and the land which thou hast given us, as thou
swarest unto our fathers, a land that floweth with milk and honey.
Psalm 11:4: The Lord is in his holy temple,
the Lord's
throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.
Psalm 29:3,10: The voice of the Lord is upon the waters: the
God of glory thundereth: the Lord is upon many
waters…The Lord sitteth
upon the flood; yea, the Lord sitteth King for ever.
Psalm 33:13: The Lord looketh from heaven; he
beholdeth all the sons of men.
Psalm 103:19: The Lord hath prepared his
throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all.
Psalm 104:2-3: Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain: Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:
Psalm 148:4: Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters
that be above the heavens.
Isaiah 40:21-22: Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth? It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:
Isaiah 66:1: Thus saith the Lord, The heaven is my throne,
and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and
where is the place of my rest?
Jer. 10:12-13: He hath made the earth by
his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out
the heavens by his discretion.
13 When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures.
Ezek. 1:22-28: And the likeness of the
firmament upon the heads of the living creature was as the colour of the
terrible crystal, stretched forth over their heads above.
23 And
under the firmament were their wings straight, the one toward the other: every
one had two, which covered on this side, and every one had two, which covered
on that side, their bodies.
24 And
when they went, I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of great
waters, as the voice of the Almighty, the voice of speech, as the noise of an
host: when they stood, they let down their wings.
25 And
there was a voice from the firmament that was over their heads, when they
stood, and had let down their wings.
26 And
above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as
the appearance of a sapphire stone: and upon the likeness of the throne was the
likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it.
27 And
I saw as the colour of amber, as the appearance of fire round about within it,
from the appearance of his loins even upward, and from the appearance of his loins
even downward, I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and it had brightness
round about.
28 As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake.
Ezek. 28:2: Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus
saith the Lord God; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast
said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou
art a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God:
Amos 9:6: It is he that buildeth his stories in the heaven,
and hath founded his troop [Hebrew אֲגֻדָּה 'aguddah, meaning arch] in the
earth; he that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the
face of the earth: The Lord is his name.
The Earth is
inscribed in a circular (flat) fashion into something with 4 corners and
surrounded by water:
Job 11:9: The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and
broader than the sea.
Job 26:10-11: He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end. The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof.
Job 37:3: He directeth it under the whole heaven, and his
lightning unto the ends of the earth.
Job 38:12-18: Hast thou commanded the
morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;
13 That
it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken
out of it?
14 It
is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment. [This is why some believe that the earth is like a stamp with edges around it to hold the water in, like clay is to a seal; it has the imprint in the center and the edges of the stamped 3D image come up like a wall around it.]
15 And
from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken.
16 Hast
thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of
the depth?
17 Have
the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the
shadow of death?
18 Hast
thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all.
Gen. 1:1-9: In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
2 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. [Remember that a face is usually a flat plane, like the face of the clock, a surface.]
3 And
God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
4 And
God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the
darkness.
5 And
God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and
the morning were the first day.
6 And
God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it
divide the waters from the waters. [The belief here is that the firmament is a solid dome, like a tent over the earth.]
7 And
God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament
from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.
8 And
God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the
second day.
9 And
God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place,
and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
Gen. 49:25: Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb:
[We have assumed "under" is going down toward the center of a ball, and above being outside the ball, but this can just as easily be thought of as up above the flat plane, and down below the flat plane.]
Psalm 24:1-2: The earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.
Psalm 72:8: He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and
from the river unto the ends of the earth. [Ends of the earth suggests an end point, not a ball.]
Psalm 136:6: To him that stretched out the earth above the
waters: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Prov. 8:27-29: When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass
upon the face of the depth:
28 When
he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the
deep:
29 When
he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment:
when he appointed the foundations of the earth:
Isaiah 11:12: And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and
shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of
Judah from the four corners of the earth. [Corners are not usually assigned to a ball.]
Isaiah 13:5: They come from a far country, from the end of
heaven, even the Lord, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy
the whole land.
Isaiah 40:22: It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the
earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the
heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:
Isaiah 41:8-9: But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend. Thou whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called thee from the chief men thereof, and said unto thee, Thou art my servant; I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away.
Isaiah 44:24: Thus saith the Lord, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the
womb, I am the Lord that maketh all things; that stretcheth
forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;
Ezek. 7:2: Also, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord God unto the land of Israel; An end, the end is
come upon the four corners of the land.
Daniel 4:10-11: Thus were the visions of mine head in my bed; I saw, and behold a tree in the midst of the earth, and the height thereof was great. The tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth:
Zech. 9:10: And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and
the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and he shall
speak peace unto the heathen: and his dominion shall be from sea even to sea,
and from the river even to the ends of the earth.
Matt. 4:8: Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding
high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of
them;
Matt. 24:31: And he shall send his angels with a great sound
of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds,
from one end of heaven to the other.
Rev. 7:1: And after these things I saw four angels standing
on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the
wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree.
Rev. 20:8: And shall go out to deceive the nations which are
in the four quarters of the earth, Gog, and Magog, to gather them together to
battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.
The sun, moon and
stars are in the firmament: (and the stars shall fall to Earth):
Gen. 1:14-18: And God said, Let there
be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and
let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
15 And
let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the
earth: and it was so.
16 And
God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser
light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
17 And
God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
18 And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.
Psalm 19:4-6: Their line is gone out
through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he
set a tabernacle for the sun,
5 Which
is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to
run a race.
6 His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.
Isaiah 34:4: And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and
the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll: and all their host shall fall
down, as the leaf falleth off from the vine, and as a falling fig from the fig
tree.
Daniel 8:10: And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven;
and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped
upon them.
Matt. 24:29: Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
[this again states that the moon has her own light and could mean it is not reflecting the sun.]
Mark 13:25: And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the
powers that are in heaven shall be shaken.
2 Peter 3:10: But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in
the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the
elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are
therein shall be burned up.
Rev. 6:13-14: And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind. And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.
[It seems more logical that stars in the firmament above the earth are falling onto this land that is on a flat plane, rather than a ball in space in which the stars would have to fall onto places all over the spinning ball, under it, on the side of it, above it, etc.]
Rev. 9:1: And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star
fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless
pit.
Rev. 12:4: And his tail drew the third part of the stars of
heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman
which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.
There are
“floodgates” (windows) in the firmament:
Gen. 7:11: In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
[This suggests, as it says in Genesis 1, that the firmament has water above it and below it, and the water below it divided into seas and allowed room for dry land. The water above the solid firmament is not divided, and it can be released onto the earth by God through windows.]
Gen. 8:2: The fountains also of the deep and the windows of
heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained;
2 Kings 7:2,19: Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the Lord would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof...And that lord answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if the Lord should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.
Mal. 3:10: Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that
there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows
of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to
receive it.
Earth is a
geocentric, stationary world set on pillars:
Job 26:11: The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished
at his reproof.
Job 38:4-6: Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare,
if thou hast understanding.
5 Who
hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line
upon it?
6 Whereupon
are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;
Josh. 10:13: And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed,
until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written
in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and
hasted not to go down about a whole day.
[Notice it does not say the earth stopped; the sun and moon, that circle around the disc on their track, likely the various Tropics like Cancer and Capricorn, which by the way play a role in the seasons, within the firmament stopped.]
Psalm 19:4-6: Their line is gone out
through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he
set a tabernacle for the sun,
5 Which
is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to
run a race.
6 His
going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it:
and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.
[This suggests a sun that is moving, running a race.]
Psalm 75:3: The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are
dissolved: I bear up the pillars of it. Selah.
Psalm 104:5: Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it
should not be removed for ever.
Proverbs 8:29: When he gave to the sea his decree, that the
waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of
the earth:
Ecc. 1:5: The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and
hasteth to his place where he arose.
1 Samuel 2:8: He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and
lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make
them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord's, and he hath set the world upon them.
2 Samuel 22:8: Then the earth shook and trembled; the
foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.
Joel 2:10: The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall
tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their
shining:
Zech. 12:1: The burden of the word of the Lord for Israel, saith the Lord, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth
the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him.
Thinking of all these verses along the lines of a flat earth with a dome over it and the sun, moon and stars above the earth INSIDE the firmament makes sense, but it does not with a globe model. The burden of proof lies with those who argue that we live on a sphere, as common sense and our senses, God's Holy Word, and real science that is repeatable, measurable, and observable, have pointed to a flat earth with a firmament (dome) over it. Forget the fake pictures you have seen and look around you. Wake up and open your eyes and see for yourself. Do your own experiments. Remember who it is that has been trying to convince you of a globe - NASA. In the videos in part 2, you will learn more about NASA and its heritage. They are liars. They are the same people preaching to you that you came from monkeys, or a parasite, and that the world came forth from an explosion and not by intelligent design by a loving Creator.
I'm sure not everything they say is a hoax, but because we have to rethink things now from a new perspective, there is still much to discover in our world around us from a vantage point of truth. But I can tell you this: we are not moving and we are on a flat plane. The sun, moon and stars are closer than you think, and they are moving, not us. I am sending this to you as a warning to take heed and eschew evil and cling to that which is good and right and truthful. Choose for yourself, the world's system of lies run by Satan, or God's truth as revealed in His Word and what we can see and discover in the world around us. As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. We will cherish truth because it DOES matter. And the glorious truth is that because God exists and has created this beautiful world we are in with meaning and purpose, YOU MATTER TOO.
You are on a solid foundation. Psalm 19:1: "The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork." I look around me now with so much hope and appreciation for the care God gives me. Christian, don't be a practical atheist. Look around you and know God has you! He is looking down at His footstool at us, and when we look up, we are looking toward His throne. He is near to us. He cares for us. He is powerful, and we can depend on Him. You can trust every single word in the Bible because while Satan wants to say, "Hath God said?" We now declare, "Yes He has!" What He desires, I will do. What He does not desire, I will not do. Keep it simple and bring all honor and glory to Him forever! Amen!
