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Hentenza

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I'd like to know why not.
1. God is everywhere not just above the raqia.

2. Nothing in scripture states what he said. Even Romans 1 does not say anything about where God is only what people can see.

3. God created the cosmos which encompasses the totality of the known and unknown universe. The universe, His creation, is much bigger than just the earth.
 
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There's no conspiracy theories injected into the verses I quote, I dare not change the words of the Bible, so this must be all in your imagination.
You absolutely do. The Scriptures say the sun rises and sets. You say the sun "appears" to rise and set.
 
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He is not sitting above the raqia - turn left at the next cloud and straight on till morning.

So we know where God's not, so wheres his throne ?
 
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The evidence I receive is from God & this is good enough for me.
No it isn’t. If it was truly from God, most if not all Christians would agree with you. They don’t.

As it is, you are part of a minority fringe cult at the very edge of Christianity.
 
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They are not far away right up in the sky. Just as Paul states God is not far away, because God is not far away. God is right above the raqia, the waters above the raqia and His creation the earth.
God is everywhere present.
 
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Where is his throne ?
God is not limited to time and space. If you are asking where God’s throne is in our 3 dimensional world, then you don’t realize that God lives in many dimensions. There is at least 4 and probably more. You are limiting God to your narrow view of the world again. Since you can’t understand simple 3 dimensional geometry, I wouldn’t expect you to understand more. One can even demonstrate a 4 dimensional creature with mathematics. In four dimensions, time becomes irrelevant, but a four dimensional creature can understand 3 dimensions, just like you, a 3 dimensional creature, can understand 2 dimensions.
 
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So we know where God's not
Do you?
Psalm 139
Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? Or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
If I ascend to heaven, thou art there! If I make my bed in Sheol, thou art there!
If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
even there thy hand shall lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.​
so wheres his throne ?
Is God limited to His throne?
 
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Psalm 139
Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? Or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
If I ascend to heaven, thou art there! If I make my bed in Sheol, thou art there!
If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
even there thy hand shall lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.​

I thought Psalms was poetical.
 
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But it is God who guides me.
You need to examine yourself because it is not God guiding you. What you propose is completely foreign to scripture and established interpretation methodology. It’s even outside of common sense.
 
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I thought Psalms was poetical.
Well duh? And what is the message that David is conveying in the Psalm? That there is nowhere you can be away from God's presence.
 
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But it is God who guides me.
Not to YouTube clips made by God haters, he doesn't.
In fact I'm not sure that he guides you to YouTube at all.
 
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I thought Psalms was poetical.
But you, yourself, have said that truth can be expressed through poetry - as indeed it can.
So why are you suggesting that Psalm 139 may not be true because David writes in a poetic way?
 
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