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The firmament, in that case, is not a line or a narrow zone, but has huge space. Why should sun, moon, stars have the same distance to the earth?
The firmament, in that case, is not a line or a narrow zone, but has huge space. Why should sun, moon, stars have the same distance to the earth?
Genesis 1:6 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
Genesis 1:7 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.
Genesis 1:8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
Genesis 1:14 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:
Genesis 1:15 And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
Genesis 1:16 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.
Genesis 1:17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
Genesis 1:18 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.
Genesis 1:19 And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.
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 in the open firmament of heaven.
Adam came later and wrote down what he was told.Question, who was there to quote God?
Creator's choice.Colter said:Why did God need to speak these things into creation if there wasn't anyone there to hear him?
It would appear that the firmament is a huge space... and that's about it.
So how about we just call it "space" and be done with it?
They don't, but look at the picture. The firmament is a dome, and the heavenly bodies are stuck to the inside surface. The thickness of the firmament is irrelevant, since the lights are stuck to the inside surface, which is all the same distance from the earth.
You'll also note in the picture that the dome is roughly the same size as the earth. It extends only as far as the seas around the earth. The seas of earth do not extend as far as the moon, much less, the sun or the stars.
LOL! Your unsubstantiated speculation is an example of how humans wrote the scripture.Adam came later and wrote down what he was told.
Revelation 1:1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
Revelation 1:2 Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.Creator's choice.
God ≠ Barbara Eden.
Who wrote yours; and does academia agree?LOL! Your unsubstantiated speculation is an example of how humans wrote the scripture.
Who wrote mine? Celestial beings under the authority of the Son of God.Who wrote yours; and does academia agree?
I suspect it doesn't.
And even though I think academia is supervised today by the same entity that wrote such Satanic verses as THE PRESERVATION OF FAVOURED RACES IN THE STRUGGLE FOR LIFE; MY STRUGGLE; and the URANTIA BOOK," this entity consistently shoots himself in the foot.
In other words, I'm giving science credit for not believing your Urantia nonsense.
What would you call it if you were 4000 years ago?
Whatever my leaders told me to call it.
So, it is firmament.
It was... 4000 years ago, as you said.
Now it's outer space.
Perhaps you should find a dictionary and look up the meaning of "firmament". You could include a study of its etymology. Please let us know what you find. I'll wait.....Gen 1:14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament ...
The old interpretation (the image) is not accurate enough.
C'mon, concede. you know you can not win on this obvious one.
Perhaps you should find a dictionary and look up the meaning of "firmament". You could include a study of its etymology. Please let us know what you find. I'll wait.....
Gen 1:14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament ...
The old interpretation (the image) is not accurate enough.
Which came first? the word or the dictionary?Perhaps you should find a dictionary and look up the meaning of "firmament".
In the beginning, was the word....Which came first? the word or the dictionary?
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