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There are many who do not understand what the "firmament" in Genesis 1:6 was, and think that it was merely just referring to the heaven, or what we calk the sky, but there is actually more to it than just that. Lets take a look at the passage mentioning the firmament,
The Greek word for firmament is "stereoma", which means "firm", and it is also used in this passage,
Notice how in the Genesis passage, in this "firmament", there was water above it, and water below it. This isn't talking about clouds, because clouds are in the firmament, not above it. Peter also makes mention of this,
So what exactly is this firmament, where there is water above it and water below it, and the earth is said to be out of the water, yet in the water? Lets take a look at this prophecy in Ezekiel,
The firmament was an expanse of air, the sky, being firmly compacted by ice above it, hence why the earth was out of the water, meaning as dry land separated from the water, but within the water, meaning underneath this ice water. This layer of ice, created a "vault" of air, firmly placing the air beneath it, and compacting it, hence why in some translations, the word vault is used instead of firmament,
This compaction and vaulting of the air of the sky created what we nowadays call a "hyperbaric environment", meaning the air was pressurized, thus causing many different effects in how big and lush plants grew, in how big and healthy humans grew, and many other effects that hyperbaric conditions cause. This layer of ice water, was the source of water that came from the heaven during the flood in the days of Noah, as we read here,
This layer of ice melted, and thus caused it to rain on the earth forty days and 40 nights contributing to the flooding of the earth, as the earth was also flooded by the springs of the deep that burst open, which indicates a release of pressure when this layer of ice above the firmament began collapsing as liquid water.
May God open your understanding. You can also view this study on my blog at http://www.wisdomofgod.co/2016/01/2...he-firmament-in-genesis-before-the-flood-was/ .
The Greek word for firmament is "stereoma", which means "firm", and it is also used in this passage,
Notice how in the Genesis passage, in this "firmament", there was water above it, and water below it. This isn't talking about clouds, because clouds are in the firmament, not above it. Peter also makes mention of this,
So what exactly is this firmament, where there is water above it and water below it, and the earth is said to be out of the water, yet in the water? Lets take a look at this prophecy in Ezekiel,
The firmament was an expanse of air, the sky, being firmly compacted by ice above it, hence why the earth was out of the water, meaning as dry land separated from the water, but within the water, meaning underneath this ice water. This layer of ice, created a "vault" of air, firmly placing the air beneath it, and compacting it, hence why in some translations, the word vault is used instead of firmament,
This compaction and vaulting of the air of the sky created what we nowadays call a "hyperbaric environment", meaning the air was pressurized, thus causing many different effects in how big and lush plants grew, in how big and healthy humans grew, and many other effects that hyperbaric conditions cause. This layer of ice water, was the source of water that came from the heaven during the flood in the days of Noah, as we read here,
This layer of ice melted, and thus caused it to rain on the earth forty days and 40 nights contributing to the flooding of the earth, as the earth was also flooded by the springs of the deep that burst open, which indicates a release of pressure when this layer of ice above the firmament began collapsing as liquid water.
May God open your understanding. You can also view this study on my blog at http://www.wisdomofgod.co/2016/01/2...he-firmament-in-genesis-before-the-flood-was/ .
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