What is biblical cosmology? A simple answer is that it means that we derive our understanding of the heavens and earth from the Bible, not from theoretical astrophysics or our own understanding.
Trust in the LORD with all your heart And do not lean on your own understanding. Proverbs 3:5 (NASB95)
Wisdom instructs us to lean upon what God says more than anything else. What he says about his creation is the most reliable information on the subject we have.
By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things which are visible. Hebrews 11:3 (NASB95)
It requires faith to accept what the Bible says over what man says. When we make the decision to do so, it glorifies and honors our Creator, but it also tends to anger those who trust in science more than God.
The world system has drilled into us an anti-biblical version of the cosmos or “universe” from early childhood. It is anti-biblical because it contradicts the Bible’s testimony from Genesis to Revelation. Our modern “scientific” theory of the heavens and earth, the Big Bang heliocentric model, gained traction during what is called the Scientific Revolution, propounded by the likes of Kepler, Copernicus, Galileo, and Newton. Today it is reinforced in our public and private school systems and constantly drummed into us by the media. The brainwashing is so pervasive that this model, which began and continues as a mere scientific theory, now is believed to be factually true by the masses. Most people will refer to having seen actual photos and videos of a spherical earth suspended in space coming out of NASA and other space agencies. Surprisingly, NASA does not have any but uses CGI to fool the public. Belief in this false system is widespread in the West; although, a growing number of people now realize that it is a house of cards waiting for God’s wind of truth to bring it down.
The “red flag” for us Bible believers is that the heliocentric model contradicts the Bible’s testimony.
As followers of Christ, God expects us to derive our understanding of the nature of the heavens and earth from him, rather than from the testimony of scientists and other “experts,” many of whom are atheists who completely reject the Bible. God tells us not to follow the counsel of the ungodly.
Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful; 2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in His law he meditates day and night. Psalm 1:1–2 (NKJV)
The heliocentric-globe earth model is a satanic lie that opposes God’s truth and gave rise to other enormous deceptions, such as biological evolution and the Big Bang theory. Its purpose is to hide God’s existence from humanity.
It falsely represents God’s carefully crafted creation in a way that makes people think that the earth is an insignificant “speck” in a vast inhospitable vacuum hurtling toward “outer darkness” at over a million miles per hour as a result of a supposed primeval explosion right out of the Jewish Kabbalah. The heavens and earth and all life are said to have created themselves through the Big Bang. In this satanic cosmology, there is no Creator, no protection, no meaning or purpose, no hope, and no responsibility to a just God. It fulfills the satanic quest to be our own god.
This lie places Bible believers in a crisis of faith. We must choose whether to believe God’s Word or what is falsely called science. Which will it be?
There are two ways to interpret the Bible. One is called exegesis, which allows the Bible to speak for itself in order to obtain its intended meaning. The opposite is called eisegesis, which overlays our presuppositions on the text and twists the scriptures to agree with our own thinking.
One of the fundamental principles of proper interpretation is that the Bible must at least mean what the original authors intended.
It may have a deeper meaning beyond what the authors meant, as with many prophecies, but it must also mean what they intended it to say. This is important when it comes to developing a biblical cosmology.
Moses, the author of Genesis, received his revelation from God. No doubt there were oral traditions passed down to him as well, probably originating with Adam. He was not that far removed from those people who got their information directly from God. Remember that humans lived a very long time in the beginning. The Bible claims to be inspired by God (2 Timothy 3:16); so, we believe that the words of Genesis came from the Holy Spirit and are absolutely true.
The Genesis account provides us with an accurate model of the heavens and earth that was at one time almost universally believed, but now is regarded as a product of pre-scientific ignorance.
Almost all cultures spread over the earth had a similar concept of creation, as illustrated by the image below.
Today, Hebrew scholars recognize that the authors of the Bible believed the earth looked very much like the image on below. This is what we get when we rely upon the Bible for our cosmology.
Those who trust the pronouncements of modern “scientists” and the “experts” have been trained to think that this version of the earth and heavens is primitive, unscientific, and idiotic. They say that those who believe in it are “science deniers” and victims of a massive “conspiracy theory.”
Many believers who say they believe the Bible is God’s Word are embarrassed by the Genesis account and use some form of eisegesis to force the scriptures to agree with modern astrophysical theories.
A favorite technique is to claim that the Genesis account is poetry that was never meant to be taken as an accurate account of creation and the nature and shape of the earth and heavens. I think we 
would have a hard time convincing Moses of that, or David, or Jesus, for that matter. Even believers as recent as Luther and Calvin, leaders of the Protestant Reformation who were contemporaries of Copernicus, held to the ancient Hebrew view of the earth and strongly opposed Copernicus’ theories.
But satanic deception almost always appeals to our pride. It is alluring for us to think that we figured out how things really work without relying on God or the Bible for help.
In fact, we believe we are so scientifically educated that we now “know” that the Bible is wrong and God never intended us to actually believe what it says when it comes to matters of science. I hope you can clearly see that this kind of thinking comes from Satan. It is the same strategy he used so effectively in the garden against Adam and Eve. Sinful man has been on a quest to liberate himself from the confines of God’s Word ever since.
If we are going to be loyal to the Bible, we must be prepared to jettison everything that contradicts it.
This series of articles attempts to develop a proper biblical cosmology and expose the lies connected to modern astrophysics. I will challenge the predominant view and hopefully strengthen those who already have adopted the biblical model. Currently we who hold to a biblical view of things are in the minority, but that has always been the case for followers of Christ. Not surprisingly, we will find that the biblical view has plenty of verifiable scientific evidence to support it. I hope you will find these articles enlightening, encouraging, and challenging.
Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful; 2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in His law he meditates day and night. Psalm 1:1–2 (NKJV)
