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FLAT EARTH.
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The earth is 99.9% flat. Most our maps are flat.
We currently refer to "sunrise and sunset" which
shows that scientists at Nasa today think the
sun is orbiting earth. Or it's possible that language
and illustrations are useful first, accurate second.
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Bible doesn’t actually say earth is flat. However, saying earth is flat, is not necessary wrong, because:
1. In OT earth meant dry land
2. There was one continent of dry land, surrounded by sea
3. Continents or crust of the planet is relatively flat
If earth means dry land and dry land continent, it can be seen as relatively flat.
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The bible favours a flat earth,
The earth is a compass…
As for his rounde compale (compass) of his worlde / I make it joyful:
Width…
Psalm 103 WTT
Look how wide the east is from the west,
So far has he set our sins from us.
Width, right now east has no end, it goes for ever and the same for the west. The globe West is eternal, a constant clockwise.
Here in the Tyndale translation God has clearly set a width from East to West.
STRETCHES THE EARTH…
Psalm 136:6
To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Job 26:7
7 He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.
Isaiah 42:5
Thus saith God the Lord, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein:
Spreads the earth like butter on bread.
IN THE EARTH…
Genesis 1:22 And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
Exodus 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.
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
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FILL EARTH…
To fill the earth, a globe cannot be filled. A Flat earth surrounded by a massive ice wall can. This is like filling a bowl.
24 Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the Lord. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the Lord.
Dan2: 35
SIDES OF EARTH…
Sides does not have to be sides of a square. There can be sides of a flat. Draw a line down the middle of a flat circle, two sides.
Jer 6: 22
Thus saith the Lord, Behold, a people cometh from the north country, and a great nation shall be raised from the sides of the earth
EARTH FOUNDATIONS..
Foundation means flat base. Whats the foundation of a ball? Of course you can say the invisible pillars are the foundations but they are not round and neither are they of the earth.
They are of the LORD.
Job 38
4 Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.
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Foundation…
Psalm 102:25
Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.
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OVERTURN EARTH…
You can not overturn a ball.
Job 12
15 Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.
BENEATH THE EARTH..
Deuteronomy 4:18
The likeness of any thing that creepeth on the ground, the likeness of any fish that is in the waters beneath the earth:
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:
Exodous 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.
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ABOVE THE EARTH…
Genesis 1:20
And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth
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FACE OF THE EARTH…
This is referring to the plague of grasshoppers in Egypt with Moses.
Exodus 10:5 King James Version (KJV)
5 And they shall cover the face of the earth
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UPON THE EARTH…
Gen 6: 17
17 And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth
from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.
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Notice how this says upon not around.
Noahs flood was laid upon.
OVER THE EARTH…
Gen 8: 1
God made a wind to pass over the earth
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Notice OVER, not AROUND.
CIRCLE OF THE EARTH…
Isaiah 40:22King James Version
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:
1 Samuel 2: 8 WTT Matthews bible.
The pillars of the earth are the LORDS and he has set the round earth upon them.
Flat earth does not contradict Gods word and a globe earth does not seem to contradict it either but draw a circle on a piece of paper, is it a globe?
No, it is flat.
So when the bible says circle of the earth it means circle not globe.
You can apply globe to round and circle but that does not make it right.
BORDERS OF THE EARTH…
Psalm 74
17 Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer and winter.
FRAMED WORLDS…
Hebrews 11:3
Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.
That is self-explanatory, how many pictures are you going to make in order for this verse to fit a globe?
Hebrews is stating flat worlds.
If all of science contradicts Gods word then why would the globe be an exception?
When I say all of Science I am talking about Pseudo (false) Science. I am not talking about sciences like aviation or electricity.
Origin Science such as Evolution, Cosmos, Pharmacy and the big bang theory are a few to name as pseudo.
These three false sciences and are used to justify the genuine truth science.
That is how Satan works; he is false, liar a murder and he wants to be God.
So he uses his own false hood with truths to make himself authentic which is exactly what these sciences do.
ENDS OF THE EARTH…
God has said in his word that there are ends of the earth.
A globe has no end but a circle does, this enforces the idea the circle is flat.
1 Sam 2: 10
Lord shall judge the ends of the earth
Psalm 22: 27
All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the Lord: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.
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When we speak about what the Bible tells about earth, this is one of the most important scriptures:
God called the dry land Earth…
Genesis 1:10
http://www.kolumbus.fi/r.berg/geology.html
Earth doesn’t mean always planet Earth.
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The more i look into this, the more i lean towards Scripture, which describes a flat surface of the earth (within a spherical whole).
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Not sure about biblical stuff but if the earth were really flat you could easily see Africa from Florida...but you can't.
You can't even see Canada across lake Erie. Why? Because of the curvature of the earth. We can see stars millions of miles away but we can't see a hundred miles over water!
You can't even see Canada across lake Erie. Why? Because of the curvature of the earth. We can see stars millions of miles away but we can't see a hundred miles over water!
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The flat earth has no accurate map, and there are many more problems with the flat earth model which renders it impossible.
What i'm wondering about though is why NASA leaves so much room for doubt.
Also i don't understand what to do with the Biblical model, which is consistent throughout Scripture.
What i'm wondering about though is why NASA leaves so much room for doubt.
Also i don't understand what to do with the Biblical model, which is consistent throughout Scripture.
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There is no such thing as the ‘biblical explanation of the flat Earth’. The Earth is round. If the Bible said that the Earth were flat, it would be wrong and would not be divinely inspired.
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Then it is not divinely inspired according to that logic.
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Your statement leaves you with two options: either you believe that the Earth is flat (and that the Bible says it) or you believe that the Bible is not divinely inspired. Believing that the Earth is flat makes me wonder about your statements about the impossibility of a flat Earth, as well as your profile picture of a round Earth; believing that the Bible is not divinely inspired makes me wonder why you are here and label yourself a Christian.
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I just used your logic.
I don't know what to make of it (the Biblical flat earth) myself.
But i definitely believe Scripture is inspired by God.
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You can't be serious! Do you also believe the earth has four corners?
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Oh my gosh, you are a lost cause.
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First, yes, OBJECTIVELY the earth is spheroid.
Second, the Bible is using phenomenological language. That means it is accurately describing things AS WE EXPERIENCE THEM. For example, the Bible speaks of the sun rising. Now we know the sun doesn't actually rise; objectively it is the earth which is turning. But from OUR EXPERIENTIAL POINT OF VIEW, the sun appears to rise, the the words of the Bible are accurate.
And so in this sense, the Bible is accurate when it says the earth is flat, because THAT IS HOW WE EXPERIENCE THE EARTH.
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