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4th May 2006, 08:48 PM
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Hey, I don't understand what it is saying in Genesis 1:6. What does it mean seperate the waters from waters beneth? Can someone paint me a picture of this, my mind can't understand what they are saying, thanks. |
4th May 2006, 10:18 PM
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By Douglas Cox. Most Creationists and conservative Christians interpret the scriptures which refer to the firmament literally; it represents some real part of the universe. The firmament, or expanse has been identified with the atmosphere, or distant space, or with both the atmosphere and space beyond. In some theories, the creation of the firmament is associated with a structure of some sort, called a canopy, perhaps consisting of water vapor, or a shell of ice, or rings which once surrounded the earth, which no longer exists. This report considers the thesis that the firmament of the Bible does not refer to something in the sky at all, but is found within the earth. This concept is explained in this report. |
4th May 2006, 10:25 PM
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4th May 2006, 11:17 PM
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Reps: 63,932,760,995,062,528 (power: 63,932,760,995,078) | | | There's actually a lot of discussion about this in Origins Theology. The two predominant views are:
YEC (Young Earth Creationism): the firmament represents some physical layer (or shell for the Earth) that separated the water below (oceans) from the water above (the soon-to-be flood water).
TE (Theistic Evolution): the firmament is a dome (something like an upside down bowl) that enclosed the stars, the sun, and the moon, above which was a second ocean (the waters above), above which was the throne of God (the heaven of heavens). This interpretation comes from ANE (Ancient Near East) cosmology.
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