The Firmament and The Earth

The Firmament

God created the firmament on the 2nd day. It was an expanse that separated the waters above from the waters bellow. The firmament is clear allowing us to see the heavenly bodies but also preventing our atmosphere from escaping into space. The firmament acts like a magnifying glass helping us to see stars and other heavenly bodies. It seems that we live inside a protective dome much like a greenhouse. The Hebrew language denotes something solid or strong. The firmament is described as something beautiful, crystalline, like a light blue sapphire stone.

Genesis 1:6, 8 Then God said, “Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.” And God called the firmament Heaven. So the evening and the morning were the second day. Psalm 19:1 The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork. Job 37:18 With Him, have you spread out the skies, Strong as a cast metal mirror? Amos 9:6 (NASB) The One who builds His upper chambers in the heavens And has founded His vaulted dome over the earth, He who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out on the face of the earth, The Lord is His name. Psalm 148:4 Praise Him, you heavens of heavens, And you waters above the heavens!

Ezekiel 1:22 The likeness of the firmament above the heads of the living creatures was like the color of an awesome crystal, stretched out over their heads. Exodus 24:9–11 Then Moses went up, also Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, and they saw the God of Israel. And there was under His feet as it were a paved work of sapphire stone, and it was like the very heavens in its clarity. Ezekiel 10:1 And I looked, and there in the firmament that was above the head of the cherubim, there appeared something like a sapphire stone, having the appearance of the likeness of a throne.

The expanse of the atmosphere or sky. This term is derived from firmamentum, the Vulg. rendering of the LXX steréōma. Although in classical Greek the latter denoted something solid, or a firm structure such as a foundation, its LXX usage was of the open sky, or the expanse stretching above the earth. This curious divergence of meaning is matched by the difficulty in translating the original Hebrew term rāqî (a)ʿ. It is a cognate form of the verb rqʿ, “spread out” (Ps. 136:6; Isa. 42:5; 44:24), or “beat out” (Ex. 39:3; Nu. 17:4), the former usage referring to the expanse of the heavens at creation, and the latter to the beating out of metal into thin plates or sheets. In Job 37:18 the existence of the vault of heaven is attributed to God’s spreading it out, “hard as a molten mirror.”רָקִיעַ S7549 TWOT2217a GK8385 n.m. Gn 1:6 extended surface, (solid) expanse (as if beaten out; cf. Jb 37:18);—abs. ר׳ Ez 1:22 +, cstr.רְ׳ רָקִיעַ Gn 1:14 +;—𝔊 στερέωμα, 𝔙 firmamentum, cf. Syriac sub √ supr.;—1. (flat) expanse (as if of ice, cf. כְּעֵין הַקֶרַח), as base, support (WklAltor. Forsch. iv. 347) Ez 1:22, 23, 25 (gloss? cf. Co Toy), v 26 (supporting י׳’sthrone) 10:1. Hence (Co Ez 1:22) 2. the vault of heaven, or ‘firmament,’ regarded by Hebrews as solid, and supporting ‘waters’ above it, Gn 1:6, 7(×3), 8 (called שָׁמַיִם; all P), ψ 19:2 (|| הַשָּׁמַיִם), זֹהַר הָר׳ Dn 12:3; also הַשָּׁמַיִם ר׳ Gn 1:14, 15, 17

Genesis 1:14–17 Then God said, “Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and seasons, and for days and years; and let them be for lights in the firmament of the heavens to give light on the earth”; and it was so. Then 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. God set them in the firmament of the heavens to give light on the earth, God set the sun, moon and stars IN THE FIRMAMENT of the Heavens, not above it as some of the waters are. This helps explain how the stars fall from the heavens to the earth when the 6th seal is opened. Revelation 6:12-14

The firmament has windows in it which allowed the waters above it to rain down during the flood. Genesis 7:11 In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, on that day all the fountains of the great deep were broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened. It then rained for forty days and nights Jubilees 5:24-25 And the Lord opened seven flood-gates of heaven, And the mouths of the fountains of the great deep, seven mouths in number. And the flood-gates began to pour down water from the heaven forty days and forty nights, And the fountains of the deep also sent up waters, until the whole world was full of water.

Genesis 1 and 2 tell the story of creation, and it says things that are at odds with what modern people know to be true of the world and universe around us. One of those issue concerns the second day of creation (Genesis 1:6-8), where God made the “expanse” or the “firmament.” The Hebrew word for this is raqia (pronounced ra-KEE-ah). Biblical scholars understand the raqia to be a solid dome-like structure. It separates the water into two parts, so that there is water above the raqia and water below it (v. 7). The waters above are kept at bay so the world can become inhabitable. On the third day (vv. 9-10), the water below the raqia is “gathered to one place” to form the sea and allow the dry land to appear.

Ancient Israelites “saw” this barrier when they looked up. There were no telescopes, space exploration, or means of testing the atmosphere. They relied on what their senses told them. Even today, looking up at a clear sky in open country, the sky seems to “begin” at the horizons and reaches up far above. Ancient Israelites and others in that part of the world assumed the world was flat, and so it looked like the earth is covered by a dome, and the “blue sky” is the “water above” held back by the raqia. The translation “firmament” (i.e., firm) gets across this idea of a solid structure. Biblical scholars agree on this understanding of raqia.

Nasa has stated numerous times humans can’t get past low earth orbit. Why? The firmament stops them. This expanse the Lord has made regulates our weather, protects our atmosphere and enhances our view of the heavens. It is vitally important to all creatures on the earth. The heavens declare the glory of God and the firmament shows His handiwork. The Pillars of the earth, foundations of the earth and its cornerstone are also integral parts of support for the earth. We will see these things mentioned in the scriptures a little later.

Enoch 18:1 I saw the treasuries of all the winds: I saw how He had furnished with them the whole creation and the firm foundations of the earth. 2 And I saw the corner-stone of the earth: I saw the four winds which bear [the earth and] the firmament of the heaven. 3 «And I saw how the winds stretch out the vaults of heaven», and have their station between heaven and earth: «these are the pillars of the heaven». 4 I saw the winds of heaven which turn and bring the circumference of the sun and all the stars to their setting. 5 I saw the winds on the earth carrying the clouds: I saw «the paths of the angels. 6 I saw» at the end of the earth the firmament of the heaven above. And I proceeded and saw a place which burns day and night, where there are seven mountains of magnificent stones, three towards the east, and three towards the south. 7 And as for those towards the east, 〈one〉 was of coloured stone, and one of pearl, and one of jacinth, and those towards the south of red stone. 8 But the middle one reached to heaven like the throne of God, of alabaster, and the summit of the throne was of sapphire. 9 And I saw a flaming fire. 10 And beyond these mountains Is a region the end of the great earth: there the heavens were completed.

11 And I saw a deep abyss, with columns «of heavenly fire, and among them I saw columns» of fire fall, which were beyond measure alike towards the height and towards the depth. 12 And beyond that abyss I saw a place which had no firmament of the heaven above, and no firmly founded earth beneath it: there was no water upon it, and no birds, but it was a waste and horrible place. 13 I saw there seven stars like great burning mountains, and to me, when I inquired regarding them, The angel said: 14 ‘This place is the end of heaven and earth: this has become a prison for the stars and the host of heaven. 15 And the stars which roll over the fire are they which have transgressed the commandment of the Lord in the beginning of their rising, because they did not come forth at their appointed times. 16 And He was wroth with them, and bound them till the time when their guilt should be consummated (even) ‹for ten thousand years›.’

Second Esdras 16: 55 He said, “Let the earth be made,” and it was made, and “Let the heaven be made,” and it was made. 56 At his word the stars were fixed in their places, and he knows the number of the stars. 57 He searches the abyss and its treasures; he has measured the sea and its contents; 58 he has confined the sea in the midst of the waters; and by his word he has suspended the earth over the water. 59 He has spread out the heaven like a dome and made it secure upon the waters; 60 he has put springs of water in the desert, and pools on the tops of the mountains, so as to send rivers from the heights to water the earth. 61 He formed human beings and put a heart in the midst of each body, and gave each person breath and life and understanding 62 and the spirit of Almighty God, who surely made all things and searches out hidden things in hidden places

Jubilees 2: 6 And the waters did so as He commanded them, and they retired from off the face of the earth into one place outside of this firmament, and the dry land appeared. 7 And on that day He created for them all the seas according to their separate gathering-places, and all the rivers, and the gatherings of the waters in the mountains and on all the earth, and all the lakes, and all the dew of the earth, and the seed which is sown, and all sprouting things, and fruit-bearing trees, and trees of the wood, and the garden of Eden, in Eden, and all 〈plants after their kind. 8 These four great works God created on the third day. And on the fourth day He created the sun and the moon and the stars, and set them in the firmament of the heaven, to give light upon all the earth, and to rule over the day and the night, and divide the light from the darkness.

Jubilees 19: 26 And he called Jacob before the eyes of Rebecca his mother, and kissed him, and blessed him, and said: 27 ‘Jacob, my beloved son, whom my soul loveth, may God bless thee from above the firmament, and may He give thee all the blessings wherewith He blessed Adam, and Enoch, and Noah, and Shem; and all the things of which He told me, and all the things which He promised to give me, may he cause to cleave to thee and to thy seed for ever, according to the days of heaven above the earth. 28 And the spirits of Mastêmâ shall not rule over thee or over thy seed to turn thee from the Lord, who is thy God from henceforth for ever. 29 And may the Lord God be a father to thee and thou the first-born son, and to the people alway. 30 Go in peace, my son.’ And they both went forth together from Abraham. 31 And Rebecca loved Jacob, with all her heart and with all her soul, very much more than Esau; but Isaac loved Esau much more than Jacob.

Sibylline Oracles 3: 83 And the whole firmament in its varied forms shall fall on the divine earth 84 and on the sea: and then shall flow a ceaseless cataract of raging fire, 85 and shall burn land and sea, 86 and the firmament of heaven and the stars and creation itself 87 it shall cast into one molten mass and clean dissolve. Revelation 20:11 11 Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. And there was found no place for them. 2 Peter 3:7 But the heavens and the earth which are now preserved by the same word, are reserved for fire until the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.

2 Peter 3:10–13 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up. Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved, being on fire, and the elements will melt with fervent heat? Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.

When Christ returns at the end of the age, He will bring severe judgment upon the earth. The Lord sits above the heavens and looks down upon the earth beholding the people of the earth as grasshoppers. When Jesus Christ returns the heavens will be rolled up as a scroll. The people on the earth will then see the Lord sitting upon His throne. They will behold the Son of Man coming upon the clouds of heaven and will become greatly afraid. They will try and hide from the Lord and the Lamb Who is coming back to judge the earth. Consider the following Scriptures.

Matthew 24:29–30 “Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. Revelation 1:7 Behold, He is coming with clouds, and every eye will see Him, even they who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. Even so, Amen.

Revelation 6:12–16 I looked when He opened the sixth seal, and behold, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became like blood. And the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree drops its late figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind. Then the sky receded as a scroll when it is rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved out of its place. And the kings of the earth, the great men, the rich men, the commanders, the mighty men, every slave and every free man, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains, and said to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb!

The Earth

God formed the earth on 2nd day also. He separated the seas from the dry land. He set limits or boundaries for the oceans, seas and lakes. They would no longer cover the earth as they had in the beginning. The Lord has established a place for the oceans and sea creatures and also a dry dwelling place for mankind and the animals. God says that He spread abroad the earth in a number of scriptures. 1. to spread out (obj. הָאָרֶץ) Is 425 4424 Ps 1366 :: R. Albertz Weltschöpfung und Menschenschöpfung 21: •to stamp firmly, tread, stamp out, cf. Kraus BK 155:1080. These words don’t describe something you would do to a sphere! Genesis 1:2, 9-10 The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. Then God said, “Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear”; and it was so . And God called the dry land Earth, and the gathering together of the waters He called Seas. And God saw that it was good.

Psalm 136:6 To Him who laid out the earth above the waters, For His mercy endures forever;

Isaiah 44:24 Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, And He who formed you from the womb: “I am the Lord, who makes all things, Who stretches out the heavens all alone, Who spreads abroad the earth by Myself; Isaiah 42:5 Thus says God the Lord, Who created the heavens and stretched them out, Who spread forth the earth and that which comes from it, Who gives breath to the people on it, And spirit to those who walk on it:

Job 38:1–11 Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said: 2 “Who is this who darkens counsel By words without knowledge? 3 Now prepare yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer Me. 4 “Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding. 5 Who determined its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched the line upon it? 6 To what were its foundations fastened? Or who laid its cornerstone, 7 When the morning stars sang together, And all the sons of God shouted for joy? 8 “Or who shut in the sea with doors, When it burst forth and issued from the womb; 9 When I made the clouds its garment, And thick darkness its swaddling band; 10 When I fixed My limit for it, And set bars and doors; 11 When I said, ‘This far you may come, but no farther, And here your proud waves must stop!’ There’s an Ice Wall around the earth.

Psalm 104:5–8 You who laid the foundations of the earth, So that it should not be moved forever, You covered it with the deep as with a garment; The waters stood above the mountains. At Your rebuke they fled; At the voice of Your thunder they hastened away. They went up over the mountains; They went down into the valleys, To the place which You founded for them. 1 Chronicles 16:30 says the same thing. Tremble before Him, all the earth. The world also is firmly established, It shall not be moved. Psalm 96:10 Say among the nations, “The Lord reigns; The world also is firmly established, It shall not be moved; He shall judge the peoples righteously.”

God says the Earth will not be moved forever! The Bible describes the earth as having foundations, lower parts. God says that He sits above the circle of the earth. חוּג circle חוּג הָאָרֶץ the earth conceived as a disc Is 4022, חוּג עַל־פְּנֵי תְהוֹם the horizon on the sea Pr 827; A different Hebrew word would be used to describe a sphere or ball. see Isaiah 22:18 a Ball כַּדּוּר. A circle is 2 dimensional not 3. A sphere is 3 dimensional. We also read of the ends of the earth. The ancients believed in a flat earth that had foundations and a dome above it, ie the firmament. Isaiah 40:21–22 Have you not known? Have you not heard? Has it not been told you from the beginning? Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth? 22 It is He who sits above the circle of the earth, And its inhabitants are like grasshoppers, Who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, And spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.

The Hebrew word for circle is used 8 times in the Old Testament. It means a 2 dimensional circular shape. See its use in Joshua 6:11: So he had the ark of the Lord circle the city, going around it once. Then they came into the camp and lodged in the camp. Job 22:14 Thick clouds cover Him, so that He cannot see, And He walks above the circle of heaven.’ Proverbs 8:26–29 While as yet He had not made the earth or the fields, Or the primal dust of the world. When He prepared the heavens, I was there, When He drew a circle on the face of the deep, When He established the clouds above, When He strengthened the fountains of the deep, When He assigned to the sea its limit, So that the waters would not transgress His command, When He marked out the foundations of the earth,

We have seen the earth, the heavens and the deep all have a circle. So, the earth is a fixed disc. It is stationary and does not spin or rotate around the sun. The sun and moon move around a circuit above the plane of the stationary earth. Consider the following Scriptures.

Psalm 19:1–6 The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork. Day unto day utters speech, And night unto night reveals knowledge. There is no speech nor language Where their voice is not heard. Their line has gone out through all the earth, And their words to the end of the world. In them He has set a tabernacle for the sun, Which is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, And rejoices like a strong man to run its race. Its rising is from one end of heaven, And its circuit to the other end; And there is nothing hidden from its heat. The sun goes around a circuit. If the earth were moving, how could the sun make a circuit? תְּקוּפָה: hif. to encircle, go round in a circle;

The sun, moon and stars travel their courses around the earth. The earth is fixed and will not be moved. The Polar star alone stands still over the north pole. All other heavenly bodies travel their courses through the heavens. Job 38:31–33 “Can you bind the cluster of the Pleiades, Or loose the belt of Orion? Can you bring out Mazzaroth in its season? Or can you guide the Great Bear with its cubs? Do you know the ordinances of the heavens? Can you set their dominion over the earth? Isaiah 40:22 It is He who sits above the circle of the earth, And its inhabitants are like grasshoppers, Who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, And spreads them out like a tent to dwell in. Isaiah 40:25–26 “To whom then will you liken Me, Or to whom shall I be equal?” says the Holy One. Lift up your eyes on high, And see who has created these things, Who brings out their host by number; He calls them all by name, By the greatness of His might And the strength of His power; Not one is missing. Time lapse photos show the constellations moving in a circular motion above the earth.

Can you have ends to the earth if it’s a globe? No because east meets west eventually! Would you describe its measurement with breadth or circumference? Job 38:18 Have you comprehended the breadth of the earth? Tell Me, if you know all this. Psalm 65:5 By awesome deeds in righteousness You will answer us, O God of our salvation, You who are the confidence of all the ends of the earth, And of the far-off seas; Isaiah 11:12 He will set up a banner for the nations, And will assemble the outcasts of Israel, And gather together the dispersed of Judah From the four corners of the earth. Job 11:9 Their measure is longer than the earth and broader than the sea. The corners of the earth and the ends of the earth is not language that suits a sphere. However if you are referring to a circular plane such language fits well. The Hebrew word for corners means wing or extremity.

Remember what Joshua did to defeat the Amorites when time was running out. He commanded the sun and moon to stand still. Shouldn’t he have commanded the earth to stand still. No. He even commanded them to stand still over particular places on the earth. Therefore the sun is not 93,000,000 miles away but close by. Joshua 10:12–13 Then Joshua spoke to the Lord in the day when the Lord delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel: “Sun, stand still over Gibeon; And Moon, in the Valley of Aijalon.” So the sun stood still, And the moon stopped, Till the people had revenge Upon their enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and did not hasten to go down for about a whole day. Job 26:7 He stretches out the north over empty space; He hangs the earth on nothing.

Polaris or the Polar star is fixed above the North pole. How could this be if the earth orbits the sun? However, if the earth is a fixed circular plane with the sun and moon traversing their circuits above it then everything fits. The Divine Scriptures are the authority on science, history and theology. We should not come to the Bible with scientific presuppositions but allow God’s Word to shape our world view. Science continually changes, God’s Word is constant and infallible. Job 38:13–14 13 That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, And the wicked be shaken out of it? 14 It takes on form like clay under a seal, And stands out like a garment. When a seal is pressed against wax on paper or parchment it forces the wax to be flat with a turned up lip around the edge. These descriptions don’t relate to a globe but to a flat circular disc. The ends of the earth and the breadth of the earth relate to 2 dimensions.

Revelation 20:7–9 Now when the thousand years have expired, Satan will be released from his prison and will go out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle, whose number is as the sand of the sea. They went up on the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city. πλάτος, extent from side to side, breadth, width, The Greek word here relates to the Latin word Platus from which we get Plateau or elevated plain. Again, this describes a flat disc and not a globe.

If the earth is a flat circular plane that does not move, it becomes the central focus of creation. Does not the Bible say this. Where does the creation account focus most of its attention? The Earth. Psalm 8:3–6 3 When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, The moon and the stars, which You have ordained, 4 What is man that You are mindful of him, And the son of man that You visit him? 5 For You have made him a little lower than the angels, And You have crowned him with glory and honor. 6 You have made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands; You have put all things under his feet. This Geo - Centric view was believed by most cultures of the world until the last few hundred years. The bottomless pit or Abyss could not exist in a globe, but could under a flat disc. See Revelation 9:11; 11:7; 8; 20:1-7 There are also references to things or beings under the earth or in the lower parts of the earth not in the centre of the earth.

Why teach the earth is a globe rotating every 24 hrs? No one has proven this. The Michaelson - Morely experiment proved it doesn’t move. I know the reason is that It dethrones God as the Creator whose masterpiece, the earth is the central focus of the universe.

The Michelson–Morley experiment was a scientific experiment to find the presence and properties of a substance called aether, a substance believed to fill empty space. The experiment was done by Albert Michelson and Edward Morley in 1887. Since waves in water need something to move in (water) and sound waves do as well (air), it was believed that light also needed something to move in. Scientists in the 18th century named this substance "aether," after the Greek god of light. They believed that aether was all around us and that it also filled the vacuum of space. Michelson and Morley created this experiment to try and prove the theory that aether existed. They did this with a device called an interferometer. The experiment[change | change source]

A Michelson interferometer uses the same in principle as the original experiment. But it uses a laser for a light source. The Earth travels very quickly (more than 100,000 km per hour) around the Sun.[1] If aether exists, the Earth moving through it would cause a "wind" in the same way that there seems to be a wind outside a moving car. To a person in the car, the air outside the car would seem like a moving substance. In the same way, aether should seem like a moving substance to things on Earth. The interferometer was designed to measure the speed and direction of the "aether wind" by measuring the difference between the speed of light traveling in different directions. It measured this difference by shining a beam of light into a mirror that was only partially coated in silver. Part of the beam would be reflected one way, and the rest would go the other. Those two parts would then be reflected back to where they were split apart, and recombined.

By looking at interference patterns in the recombined beam of light, any changes in speed because of aether wind could be seen. They found that there was in fact no substantial difference in the measurements. This was puzzling to the scientific community at the time, and led to the creation of various new theories to explain the result. The most important was Albert Einstein's special theory of relativity.

721 The book of the courses of the luminaries of the heaven, the relations of each, according to their classes, their dominion and their seasons, according to their names and places of origin, and according to their months, which Uriel, the holy angel, who was with me, who is their guide, showed me; and he showed me all their laws exactly as they are, and how it is with regard to all the years of the world and unto eternity, till the new creation is accomplished which dureth till eternity. 2 And this is the first law of the luminaries: the luminary the Sun has its rising in the eastern portals of the heaven, and its setting in the western portals of the heaven. 3 And I saw six portals in which the sun rises, and six portals in which the sun sets: and the moon rises and sets in these portals, and the leaders of the stars and those whom they lead: six in the east and six in the west, and all following each other in accurately corresponding order: also many windows to the right and left of these portals. 4 And first there goes forth the great luminary, named the Sun, and his circumference is like the circumference of the heaven, and he is quite filled with illuminating and heating fire.

5 The chariot on which he ascends, the wind drives, and the sun goes down from the heaven and returns through the north in order to reach the east, and is so guided that he comes to the appropriate (lit. ‘that’) portal and shines in the face of the heaven. 6 In this way he rises in the first month in the great portal, which is the fourth [those six portals in the east]. 7 And in that fourth portal from which the sun rises in the first month are twelve window-openings, from which proceed a flame when they are opened in their season. 8 When the sun rises in the heaven, he comes forth through that fourth portal thirty mornings in succession, and sets accurately in the fourth portal in the west of the heaven. 9 And during this period the day becomes daily longer and the night nightly shorter to the thirtieth morning. 10 On that day the day is longer than the night by a ninth part, and the day amounts exactly to ten parts and the night to eight parts. 11 And the sun rises from that fourth portal, and sets in the fourth and returns to the fifth portal of the east thirty mornings, and rises from it and sets in the fifth portal.

12 And then the day becomes longer by †two† parts and amounts to eleven parts, and the night becomes shorter and amounts to seven parts. 13 And it returns to the east and enters into the sixth portal, and rises and sets in the sixth portal one-and-thirty mornings on account of its sign. 14 On that day the day becomes longer than the night, and the day becomes double the night, and the day becomes twelve parts, and the night is shortened and becomes six parts. 15 And the sun mounts up to make the day shorter and the night longer, and the sun returns to the east and enters into the sixth portal, and rises from it and sets thirty mornings. 16 And when thirty mornings are accomplished, the day decreases by exactly one part, and becomes eleven parts, and the night seven. 17 And the sun goes forth from that sixth portal in the west, and goes to the east and rises in the fifth portal for thirty mornings, and sets in the west again in the fifth western portal.

18 On that day the day decreases by †two† parts, and amounts to ten parts and the night to eight parts. 19 And the sun goes forth from that fifth portal and sets in the fifth portal of the west, and rises in the fourth portal for one-and-thirty mornings on account of its sign, and sets in the west. 20 On that day the day is equalized with the night, [and becomes of equal length], and the night amounts to nine parts and the day to nine parts. 21 And the sun rises from that portal and sets in the west, and returns to the east and rises thirty mornings in the third portal and sets in the west in the third portal. 22 And on that day the night becomes longer than the day, and night becomes longer than night, and day shorter than day till the thirtieth morning, and the night amounts exactly to ten parts and the day to eight parts.

23 And the sun rises from that third portal and sets in the third portal in the west and returns to the east, and for thirty mornings rises in the second portal in the east, and in like manner sets in the second portal in the west of the heaven. 24 And on that day the night amounts to eleven parts and the day to seven parts. 25 And the sun rises on that day from that second portal and sets in the west in the second portal, and returns to the east into the first portal for one-and-thirty mornings, and sets in the first portal in the west of the heaven. 26 And on that day the night becomes longer and amounts to the double of the day: and the night amounts exactly to twelve parts and the day to six. 27 And the sun has (therewith) traversed the divisions of his orbit and turns again on those divisions of his orbit, and enters that portal thirty mornings and sets also in the west opposite to it. 28 And on that night has the night decreased in length by a †ninth† part, and the night has become eleven parts and the day seven parts. 29 And the sun has returned and entered into the second portal in the east, and returns on those his divisions of his orbit for thirty mornings, rising and setting. 30 And on that day the night decreases in length, and the night amounts to ten parts and the day to eight.

31 And on that day the sun rises from that portal, and sets in the west, and returns to the east, and rises in the third portal for one-and-thirty mornings, and sets in the west of the heaven. 32 On that day the night decreases and amounts to nine parts, and the day to nine parts, and the night is equal to the day and the year is exactly as to its days three hundred and sixty-four. 33 And the length of the day and of the night, and the shortness of the day and of the night arise—through the course of the sun these distinctions are made (lit. ‘they are separated’). 34 So it comes that its course becomes daily longer, and its course nightly shorter. 35 And this is the law and the course of the sun, and his return as often as he returns sixty times and rises, i.e. the great luminary which is named the sun, for ever and ever. 36 And that which (thus) rises is the great luminary, and is so named according to its appearance, according as the Lord commanded.37 As he rises, so he sets and decreases not, and rests not, but runs day and night, and his light is sevenfold brighter than that of the moon; but as regards size they are both equal.

731 And after this law I saw another law dealing with the smaller luminary, which is named the Moon. 2 And her circumference is like the circumference of the heaven, and her chariot in which she rides is driven by the wind, and light is given to her in (definite) measure. 3 And her rising and setting change every month: and her days are like the days of the sun, and then her light is uniform (i.e. full) it amounts to the seventh part of the light of the sun.

4 And thus she rises. And her first phase in the east comes forth on the thirtieth morning: and on that day she becomes visible, and constitutes for you the first phase of the moon on the thirtieth day together with the sun in the portal where the sun rises. 5 And the one half of her goes forth by a seventh part, and her whole circumference is empty, without light, with the exception of one-seventh part of it, (and) the fourteenth part of her light. 6 And when she receives one-seventh part of the half of her light, her light amounts to one-seventh part and the half thereof. 7 And she sets with the sun, and when the sun rises the moon rises with him and receives the half of one part of light, and in that night in the beginning of her morning [in the commencement of the lunar day] the moon sets with the sun, and is invisible that night with the fourteen parts and the half of one of them. 8 And she rises on that day with exactly a seventh part, and comes forth and recedes from the rising of the sun, and in her remaining days she becomes bright in the (remaining) thirteen parts.

Sea Level. Water always finds its own level. Looking across water it is always flat. Whether in a glass, lake or the ocean. Islands more than 100 miles apart should not be seen because of curvature. Yet they are.

Planes flying at a fixed altitude would need to be constantly dipping their nose to stay level with the curvature of the earth. But they don’t need to.

Planes flying to the south pole should end upside down if they fly parallel to the earth. But of course they don’t.

Light rays passing through clouds show a wide degree of angle. Should this much angle be seen if the sun is really 93 million miles away?

Why have ships sailing around the southern extreme sailed more than 60,000 miles following the ice wall at the south pole? This should not happen. Captain Cook didn’t reach Antarctica but sailed 60,000 miles around a pathway bellow the Antarctic circle. Other sailors in more recent times in steel ships have also recorded this. Only a circular plane can account for this. There is a large ice wall around the outer extremity of the plane.

Explorers who have travelled beyond this ice wall have found the Dome, ie firmament.

The horizon line always rises up to eye level. How could this be if the earth is a globe? Shouldn’t the horizon line drop down to the level of our feet? After all the curvature of the earth drops down, doesn’t it?

What holds the oceans and seas from flinging out into space? Gravity. Why doesn’t gravity affect Helium and hydrogen balloons, or airships filled with hydrogen? How do anti-gravity craft defy gravity? Or is it just electrical energy, ie magnetic energy? Does density allow objects lighter than air to rise into the atmosphere whilst those heavier than air fall to earth?

How did NASA show the lunar landing of the Apollo 11 Mission (from outside on the moons surface) that touched down on the moon? Did the camera crew arrive the day before?

The Earth as a globe has only been taught since the 15th century. The theory could not be proven because no one could get up high enough until the latter part of the 20th century. Yet it was still accepted much like evolution was. People have not critically judged it.

Check out the link bellow for an informative 12 minute video sharing some pretty solid facts.

Nasa have said repeatedly that they cannot get past a low earth orbit (bellow 1,200 miles high). President Barrack Obama said the same thing. How then did they go to the moon some 248,000 miles away? This would be a further 246,800 miles away. Did they in fact go to the moon. Why do the rockets not go straight up into space? Why do they always have a curved trajectory towards space?

In May 1931 a physicist, Auguste Piccard’s journey to through the stratosphere to a height of 51, 462 feet high. He then saw the Firmament and the waters above the firmament in his craft called the Hennessy. He said that he saw earth as a flat disc with an upturned edge, there was no curvature.

In 1946 White Sands New Mexico, a captured Nazi V2 rocket was equipped with a camera and was launched reaching an altitude of 65 miles. The video stills show an Earth with no curvature.

Why do we say Sunrise and Sunset? We even say that the moon rises at a certain time. Shouldn’t we say Earthrise? That is how we have described it for years.

Who took all the photos in space of satellites or rockets travelling through space or orbiting the moon or earth?

How do the rays of light have so much angle if the sun is 93,000,000 miles away? If you follow the rays back to their point of origin you will find the sun is above the clouds and not very far away. In one of the photographs bellow the rays of light angle upwards. How is that possible?

As you can see from these photographs the clouds are all around the sun. They are behind it, in front of it and above it and beneath it. How is this possible? The Sun is 93,000,000 miles away, isn’t it?

The clouds surround the moon as they can also surround the sun. The moon is not 248,000 miles away. It is much closer than we are told and about the same size as the sun. This is why we have eclipse of the sun and moon. Enoch 72:37 As he rises, so he sets and decreases not, and rests not, but runs day and night, and his light is sevenfold brighter than that of the moon; but as regards size they are both equal. Psalm 19:4–5 Their line has gone out through all the earth, And their words to the end of the world. In them He has set a tabernacle for the sun, Which is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, And rejoices like a strong man to run its race.

http://blackbag.gawker.com/the-earth-is-flat-explained-1755002534

Nasa acknowledge that all their pictures are composite shots, photo shopped!!!

If “gravity” is really a force strong enough to hold the world’s oceans, buildings, people and atmosphere stuck to the surface of a spinning ball, then it is impossible for “gravity” to also simultaneously be weak enough to allow little birds, bugs, and planes to take-off and travel freely unabated in any direction. If “gravity” is strong enough to curve the massive expanse of oceans around a globular Earth, it would be impossible for fish and other creatures to swim through such forcefully held water.

The horizon always rises to meet your eye level never no matter how high in altitude you go. Even at 20 miles up the horizon rises to meet the observer/camera. This is only physically possible if the earth is a huge “endless” flat plane. If Earth were a globe, no matter how large, as you ascended the horizon would stay fixed and the observer/camera would have to tilt downward, looking down further and further to see it.

The experiment known as “Airy’s Failure” proved that the stars move relative to a stationary Earth and not the other way around. By first filling a telescope with water to slow down the speed of light inside, then calculating the tilt necessary to get the starlight directly down the tube, Airy failed to prove the heliocentric theory since the starlight was already coming in the correct angle with no change necessary, and instead proved the geocentric model correct.

The circular pattern of the constellations points to a fixed stable earth. If we were moving you would not see this on time lapse photography.

This telescope mounted on a 747 aircraft is what produces the photos of space. This is the Hubble Telescope. Nice photo bellow of Apollo space craft above the moon? Who took it?