Apparently you don't believe anything that you've seen about space exploration? Do not watch TV or read anything to do with space exploration?
There's nothing above the heavens because the heavens are the universe and we have pretty much determined that the universe goes on infinitely. The Bible clearly says that the waters above the sky where the water that came down in the flood. The heavens were above that as we know from all the space exploration we've done over the past fifty years or so. Have you been living in a vacuum that you're not aware of any of this? My opinion is that you were way too into Hebrew mysticism then you should be. Maybe you ought to try reading a little bit of the New Testament to even out your perspective.
Job 9:9 states;
He is the Maker of the Bear and Orion, the Pleiades and the constellations of the south.
You may want to study about these and find out exactly where they are in relation to Earth and how it would be impossible for the waters that Genesis said were above the sky, to be farther than what Job talked about and that astronomers have been able to see for well over a hundred years.
Firstly: it is against forum rules to attack me for my beliefs and to make false accusations about my beliefs, which you have done several times. I am not into Hebrew mysticism and your claim is naughty..address the posts, not my person.
No, I do not watch TV. wasn't raised on it and have no interest in it.
" I read, therefore I am" , as someone once said, tongue in cheek.
As to what I read, I read what I love, and some are: the Word of God -all the books of it, including what is called second canon, and those even in the Orthodox religions [there is no consensus of agreement on what is "canon" in all the Church age in all the world in all the Churches of Christ]; history of the ancient world in relation to the Word of God, like Josephus, Saga America, America BC, Ancient Americans, and so on and so forth; The DSS, the Book of Enoch the prophet, the seventh from Adam [which is canon in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church and one other, I think a poster here ,SummaScriptura, once said, who does research on the ancient books and who has a website with many of them on it]; and the [real] Book of Jasher/the Upright, which I believe is true history and which correlates totally with the Torah accounts.
I read other history books of the world, ancient and modern [in English translations], that to me, prove the Gospel, even if the books were not written with any idea of the Gospel in mind.
I also inform myself with wonderful websites like
http://www.s8int.com/atomic1.html, which is like a museum of ancient knowledge of the history of artifacts on the things that went before us, pre-flood, and after.
As to my personal recreational reading when I just want to not think, or want to laugh, I like historical fiction, and wonderful biographies told well. I read Tesla, and about him, and I subscribe to the Electric Universe "theory", for that is what I see in the Word of God.
I esp like Christian historical fiction, but other books that use the history of the times to tell a good story; and I love CS Lewis, George McDonald, Jane Austin, Beatrix Potter [I raised seven children and have 20 grandchildren, so I'm big on Peter Rabbit and Winnie Pooh -print version only -and many others.
That aside; Enoch the prophet, the seventh from Adam was taken on a tour of the Cosmos, and he told us what he was shown, which is written down as "the Wisdom of God", for His creation and it's workings. Enoch saw the constellations and their purposes and seasons.
Yes, the waters of creation were created with the elements of all that was to be formed out of them, says the Word of God, for the Holy Spirit "brooded" over the face of the waters -like a mother hen broods on her eggs in which life has been germinated.
Psalm 148 states the waters are above the heavens, "
still"
Praise to the Lord from Creation
148 Praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord from the heavens;
Praise Him in the heights!
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Praise Him, all His angels;
Praise Him, all His hosts!
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Praise Him, sun and moon;
Praise Him, all you stars of light!
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Praise Him, you heavens of heavens,
And you waters above the heavens!
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Let them praise the name of the Lord,
For He commanded and they were created.
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He also established them forever and ever;
He made a decree which shall not pass away.
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Praise the Lord from the earth,
You great sea creatures and all the depths;
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Fire and hail, snow and clouds;
Stormy wind, fulfilling His word;
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Mountains and all hills;
Fruitful trees and all cedars;
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Beasts and all cattle;
Creeping things and flying fowl;
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Kings of the earth and all peoples;
Princes and all judges of the earth;
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Both young men and maidens;
Old men and children.
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Let them praise the name of the Lord,
For His name alone is exalted;
His glory is above the earth and heaven.
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And He has exalted the horn of His people,
The praise of all His saints—
Of the children of Israel,
A people near to Him.
Praise the Lord!