There Is No Proof that the Earth Is a Globe

There is no proof that the earth is a rotating globe revolving around the sun.

We only have observations and explanations built on presuppositions, if we exclude the counterfeit evidence from NASA that is offered as proof. (I have written another article documenting reasons no one ever should trust NASA.)

Before you write me off as a lunatic conspiracy theorist, please bear with me and continue reading. Astrophysics, by definition, is the observation of distant objects in the heavens, which we cannot visit or examine for ourselves, notwithstanding NASA’s claims to the contrary.

Therefore, every theory about how the cosmos works begins with accepting an unprovable presupposition.

For millennia, most people accepted the biblical explanation of things. Since the Scientific Revolution, most Westerners over time have come to believe the theories of modern astrophysics.

Regardless of whether you believe the Bible or modern astrophysics, all claims regarding the shape of the earth and the nature of the heavens are explanations of observed phenomena combined with unprovable presuppositions. 

People need to be aware that there is a range of models that could explain the observations, For instance, I can construct you a spherically symmetrical universe with Earth at its center, and you cannot disprove it based on observations. You can only exclude it on philosophical grounds. In my view there is absolutely nothing wrong in that. What I want to bring into the open is the fact that we are using philosophical criteria in choosing our models. A lot of cosmology tries to hide that.    —Cosmologist George Ellis, in Scientific American, “Thinking Globally, Acting Universally”, October 1995

That being the case, we are left with the uncomfortable conclusion that whatever model we decide to accept we believe without proof.

That makes astrophysics or cosmology a matter of faith, but faith in what? We must choose between faith in the theories that man has devised or faith in God’s Word. 

The Bible cannot honestly be twisted to conform to modern astrophysics. We are forced, therefore, into choosing whether we will call man a liar or God. 

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Why NASA Should Never Be Trusted

NASA should never be trusted because that agency has repeatedly lied to us. Once someone is caught in a lie, that person or group should not be trusted in the future, unless there is repentance and transformation. NASA is unrepentant.

This article is a necessary part of my biblical cosmology series because the supposed evidence supplied by NASA in the form of photographs, video, and claims to have visited the moon, Mars, and the outer reaches of our “solar system” is what keeps the heliocentric-Big Bang house of cards from collapsing.

If it can be demonstrated that NASA’s supposed “proofs” that we live on a rotating globe that is hurtling around the sun are fake, NASAperhaps it will open people’s eyes to the reality of biblical cosmology. This topic is so immense that it is impossible to adequately cover it in one article. Therefore, I have embedded numerous videos for you to view when you have the time. I will do my best to summarize the main arguments. Let’s get started.

First of all, this article will introduce vasts amounts of disputed science, something I have avoided to a great extent in previous article in this series, in an effort to stay focused on Scripture. Anyone who investigates the claims of biblical cosmology will raise all number of questions regarding how such an explanation of the cosmos can account for any number of phenomena and claims, such as satellites orbiting the spherical earth. I will address many of these questions, but biblical cosmology does not have an answer for everything. Neither does modern astrophysics. Just because we cannot answer every question does not mean that the Bible account is false. It simply means that we do not know everything. The brainwashing has been so deep and complete that alternate explanations often seem ridiculous at first. Once we shed the mind numbing effects of the mental programming, biblical cosmology seems quite logical and compelling. I encourage my readers to consider what follows with an open mind and ask God for wisdom and understanding.

Prayer: Holy Spirit, we ask you to guide us into all truth regarding your creation and the earth upon which we live. Amen.

In the 1960’s, we were told that a “space race” had begun between us and Russia. Our Cold War opponent supposedly had a tremendous advantage over us, having already successfully put a “satellite” called Sputnik in “orbit.” Our very existence as a nation was said to be threatened, requiring us to enter and win this “race” at the cost of billions of dollars. I remember President Kennedy announcing we would go to the moon by the end of the decade. I personally witnessed, via TV, the first men our country supposedly launched into space. I later watched as we supposedly carried out six manned missions to the moon, all without a hitch, except for Apollo 13, about which a movie has been made. All of this supposedly was done with computers with only a fraction of the power of our present day cell phones and with 1960’s and 70’s technology in general. President Nixon even was able to talk to our men on the moon using a landline without any delay at all. Amazing technology. Too bad that we destroyed all of it.

Unbelievably, literally, NASA lost or destroyed all the video, audio, designs of the lunar lander, and telemetry information connected to the Apollo missions. Nothing to see here. Could it be because we would easily see that it was a complete hoax?

But let’s go back in time a bit. Admiral Richard E. Byrd made several expeditions to Antarctica before and after WWII (1928-30, 1933-34, 1939-40, 1946-47, and 1955-56). During and after Byrd completed his assignments there, several very interesting events took place.

  1. The United Nations was created in 1945.
  2. Walt Disney, who majored in fantasy, and Werner Von Braun, of later NASA fame, partnered to produce a documentary on outer nasaspace travel in 1955.
  3. NASA was formed in 1958. Werner Von Braun, a former Nazi, who had been brought to the US under the auspices of Operation Paperclip, became a main spokesman for our space program.
  4. The Antarctic Treaty was signed on December 1, 1959, which cordoned off the area beyond the South 60th parallel, making it closed to private exploration. It was agreed that this area of the world would not be owned by any nation. The signing nations were each assigned a segment to guard and protect against trespassers. Interestingly, despite all our international conflicts since then, no one has violated this treaty. Why has it been so honored? Another interesting fact is that each nation guards a section that corresponds to their proximity to the ice wall on the flat earth.
  5. Operation Fishbowl was part of a series of high altitude nuclear explosions conducted by the US and Russia. Operation Starfish supposedly exploded a 1.4 megaton bomb in 1962 at a reported altitude of 400 kilometers or 240 miles. One has to ask why? Was it because Admiral Byrd discovered that we are enclosed in a firmament, just as the Bible says? Were we trying to test its strength and limits? Was is simply a military test of how nuclear fallout spreads? Perhaps we will never know for sure.

questIf a solid firmament exists, as the Bible says, outer space is a man-made fantasy. Biblical cosmologists believe that the firmament is an impenetrable barrier that acts as heaven’s boundary. If that is true, a large portion of what NASA produces is designed to deceive, which is what the word in Hebrew means. Many biblical cosmologists believe that NASA primarily exists to maintain the illusion that we live on a spinning globe while at the same time, under the guise of space exploration, is working toward other ends. Reportedly, nasaVon Braun told his secretary that the last deception would be an alien invasion. Whatever may be the truth, mankind’s love affair with the idea of space travel demonstrates that we are sinfully dissatisfied with the habitation God provided for us and wish to live elsewhere. The grass is always greener on the other side of the firmament. NASA receives approximately $70 million dollars per day, which provides them with all they funds they need to produce all sorts of science fiction.

Assuming that the Bible is true, we assume that God foresaw the advent of rockets and designed the firmament withstand our attempts to break through it.

1 Why were the nations unruly, and the people meditated on vain things? 2 The kings of the earth are present, and the rulers are gathered together against the Lord and against his anointed one. 3 They say, “Let us break their bonds,” and “Let us throw their yoke off us.” 4 The one dwelling in the heavens will laugh at them, and the Lord will mock them. 5 At that time he will speak against them in his wrath, and in his anger he will bring trouble to them. Psalm 2:1–5 (LES2) 

If the firmament exists, NASA knows it. The Russians certainly have known about for a very long time. Declassified documents from Russia reference some of the experiments they did to assess properties of this biblical structure.

To avoid hitting the firmament, while maintaining the illusion of firing rockets into outer space, NASA insists that rockets must travel in an arc, essentially going sideways, to achieve escape velocity from earth’s supposed gravity. Since the earth is an enclosed plane, the arcs of these rockets proceeds downward, not around the globe. Many think they are heading toward a sea burial in the Bermuda Triangle, an area declared off-limits shortly after NASA began its launches. 

There have been some rocket launches that do not take the curved arc. There is video footage of these rockets encountering something like water when they reach a certain altitude.

https://rumble.com/v6atpug-firmament-rockets.html

(Start at 5:00 to 6:43)

The supposed moon landing conducted during the Apollo missions could not possibly have taken place. We did not have the technology to do it, even if outer space were real.

Bill Kaysing was an employee of Rocketdyne and served as a sort of information clearing house for the Apollo missions as they were gearing up. He observed that nothing was going according to schedule, but the mission was still on “go,” as if everything was fine. Gus Grissom, one of the astronauts slated to go on the first Apollo mission, publicly and without authorization announced that the program was a “lemon.” attaching a lemon to a piece of equipment in front of visiting reporters. He asked how we could possibly go to the moon when we could not communicate between buildings? He came under criticism and warned his wife that he feared the CIA would take him out. That is exactly what happened. Subsequently, CIA operatives were working on the space capsule in which they were going to do an oxygen test with the astronaut team inside. During the test, the oxygen-filled capsule was incinerated. The hatch door had been re-hinged to swing inside. The controls had been rewired so that they sparked when switched on during the time while the oxygen reached 100%, effectively converting the capsule into an oxygen bomb. The entire crew was burned up. Operatives entered his home and took all his papers before his wife even knew he died. That is what happens to people who “squeal.” If you want to know why subsequent astronauts, excluding Buzz Aldrin, never exposed the hoax, look no further.

Somewhere along the line, when it became apparent, (Maybe it was from the beginning.), that the mission would never happen, the decision was made to fake it. That is why everything kept moving forward despite obvious problems. We have second-hand testimony of what took place in the following video, which recounts two death-bed confessions that expose the filming of the first Apollo mission at Cannon Air Force base.

Bart Sibrel began investigating the moon landings. His friend, the above-mentioned Bill Kaysing, who eventually wrote, We Never Went to the Moon, suggested Bart make a documentary. After receiving numerous batches of videos from NASA to help him with the research, he discovered one marked “not for public distribution.” He thinks a whistle blower sent it. It shows the astronauts in a capsule somewhere above the earth in the process of creating a false globe earth image by manipulating what could be seen of the flat earth out of their capsule window. This convinced Sibrel that the missions were faked. His adventures afterward when he tried to get the video into the hands of CNN make it worth purchasing and reading his book, Moon Man. He produced the following video entitled, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Moon.

Even though, to my knowledge, he never arrived at “flat earth,” he exposed the hypocrisy of NASA. Since then, many good documentaries exposing the impossibility of that mission have been produced. Below are some of my favorites.

  1. The moon is a luminary rather than a solid spherical planetoid. It is located in the firmament. We cannot land on it.
  2. The vacuum of space does not exist. Even if it did, space travel could not take place because there is no atmosphere against which rocket engines could thrust. Now, however, NASA claims the earth’s atmosphere reaches to the moon. Convenient.
  3. The “Van Allen Belts,” which are probably another name for the firmament barrier, would be impossible to safely traverse without lead shielding 2-4 feet thick. The astronauts capsule was quite thin and their suits 2 inches thick. The firmament, of course, is an impenetrable barrier.
  4. The supposed temperatures on the moon range from -270 degrees to +243 degrees Fahrenheit. The spacesuits could not possibly provide adequate protection. In addition, they could not have been properly pressurized because there are visible folds in their suits. Also, the footprints on the moon do not match the soles of the spacesuit that was supposedly worn.
  5. Buzz Aldrin was photographed supposedly minutes apart wearing different boots and gloves. (In addition, as pointed out on Wagging the Moon Doggie, there were so many photos taken, they would have been snapped at an incredible rate of more one in under a minute, despite the fact that much time was spent traveling and doing other things. In addition, the cameras were not “smart” and had to be manually adjusted for every shot, which would have been impossible for the astronauts to do, since they were wearing thick gloves and helmet visors. Nevertheless, the photos were perfectly framed and metered.
  6. Shadows going in 2 or 3 directions, sometimes at 90 degree angles, show that studio lighting was used.
  7. What was said to be the sun, under scrutiny, was shown to be a studio light. There are other reflections and flares that originate from studio lighting.
  8. There is a defined separation between the foreground and backdrop, revealing that the mission was filmed on earth in a studio. Some sets were used multiple times, allegedly at different locations.
  9. Computer enhancements were made to photos.
  10. The supposed images of earth from the moon were clearly photo-shopped.
  11. A rock on the lunar surface has the letter C engraved on it. The ground next to it has the same letter C. This is done on studio sets to indicate prop positions.
  12. Light can sometimes be seen glinting off wires supporting astronauts on alleged moon walks.
  13. Flags on the moon can be see flapping in the wind.
  14. Moon walk and dune buggy footage was reduced to half speed to make it look otherworldly. Sometimes there are no tire prints where the lunar rover supposedly drove. 
  15. No stars are visible from the moon. Astronauts give conflicting testimony, some saying there were no stars, but others saying they shone brilliantly.
  16. The lunar lander is a joke constructed of what looks like construction paper. aluminum foil, tape, and curtain rods. Supposedly the skin was only as thick as three sheets of aluminum foil, but it was supposed to be strong enough to hold air pressure against the vacuum of space and protect against micro-meteorites, accidents, etc. Even with its thin walls, the lunar lander was supposedly air conditioned to withstand the extreme temperatures of the moon.
  17. Photos of the area beneath the lander show that no dust was disturbed during the landing. There is no evidence that the engine ever was used – no scorch marks, no crater, no dust, disturbance of any kind.
  18. President Nixon allegedly made a phone call from the oval office to the moon that had no delay. Even if that technology had existed, there would have been a significant delay.
  19. The moon rocks were fake. The one given to the museum in Amsterdam turned out to be petrified wood.
  20. The original video, audio, telemetry data, and plans for the rover, lander, and engines were lost / destroyed.

 

You would think that by now everyone would be awake to the hoax, but, as Mark Twain famously said: “It is easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.”

The demeanors of the crew in their first post-Apollo mission interview makes no sense, unless the men, who were so enthusiastic prior to “launch,” by that point realized that their job had been not to go to the moon, but to lie about going to the moon. 

Bart Sibrel had private off-the-record conversations with Neil, who told him he would make it right before he died. He never did. And it is not as if NASA and other so-called astronauts have never told us that we have not been to the moon or outer space, for that matter. Buzz Aldrin said on TV more than once that we never went to the moon. Below, the entire video is interesting, but of special import are two segments: 18:00-18:24 and 25:20-26:24.

More recently, modern astronauts have admitted on camera that we have never been beyond lower earth orbit. 

This, of course, raises the issue of orbits around a spherical earth, which is another topic altogether, regarding which I will not cover in this series. There is a “flat earth” answer, however, in case you are wondering. A Russian and a Polish astronaut have publicly admitted we have not been to “space.”

Many people at this point might bring up satellites and the International Space Station. The video below covers the satellite topic in depth.

Supposed photos from “outer space” of the earth never show any satellites, even though supposedly there are thousands. Most communication over the earth is done by undersea cables. Regarding the ISS, it is noteworthy that it was never constructed while on earth to make sure everything worked, and there is no video evidence of its construction in orbit. However, a full scale “replica” is submerged in a giant swimming pool at the NASA headquarters in Houston. Perhaps that is why videos of astronauts doing “space walks” frequently have bubbles and reflections off the visors of astronauts sometimes show scuba divers. 

NASA claims that the ISS can be seen against the moon. A law of optics is that the size of objects decreases in direct proportion to the distance. The ISS is proportional to a commercial jet passenger plane. The observable size of the ISS at 250 miles against the face of the moon is approximately the same size as a commercial jet at about five mile altitude. Someone is lying. 

One engineer pointed out that the valves, etc. on the ISS should have failed repeatedly, but there has never been any real problems and no fatalities. What about micrometeorites? Our favorite modern astronaut, Don Pettit, revealed that he did not even have proper training to handle emergencies. (Start at 5:24. End at 7:10.)

The supposed photographs that NASA offers as proof that the earth is a spinning globe suspended in outer space are either CGI or photo-shopped. This has been proved over and over. If NASA had real photographs, why would they use fakes?

(Begin the above video at 14:24. End at 37:36.)

There are numerous rather hilarious glitches in NASA’s supposed live streaming from outer space. 

I expected the recent Artemis moon mission to use a far more advanced version of AI and CGI deception, but surprisingly, they did not. All sorts of obvious evidence of falsification were present.  Several videos have been produced to illustrate this fakery. Below are two.

Below is a humorous video exposing the Blue Origin fakery when Katy Perry supposedly went to space.

I see no reason whatsoever to trust NASA or any other space agency. My sad conclusion is that many Christians more highly esteem the word of proven liars at NASA over God’s Word in the Bible and prefer Satan’s cosmology to God’s. May this soon end. The church needs to end its adulterous affair with Helios.

Below are some more links you should find interesting.

Website: aulis.com – provides extensive documented evidence of NASA fakery

A Convoluted Reason to Reject Biblical Cosmology

Since coming to believe that the cosmology of Genesis Chapter One is the truth, I have encountered two main arguments Christians use to reject the Bible’s testimony regarding the heavens and earth. First, the claims of modern theoretical astrophysics is offered as proof that Genesis cannot be literally true and therefore must be interpreted poetically. Secondly, it is argued that believing in the literal truth of Genesis Chapter One will biblical cosmologymake Christians seem ridiculous and hinder people’s ability to accept the gospel’s claims.

The first argument is something I have written about extensively and have shown that true science, that which is observable, testable, repeatable, and falsifiable, actually supports the biblical view. Regarding allowing so-called science to dictate how we interpret the Bible, however, let me summarize my rebuttal here.

If we allow the claims of the so-called science of astrophysics, which is largely theoretical and untestable, to dictate how we interpret the Bible, it means we recognize that it has authority over God’s Word, which, of course, is a form of idolatry.

20 O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you, avoiding worldly and empty chatter and the opposing arguments of what is falsely called “knowledge”— 21 which some have professed and thus gone astray from the faith. Grace be with you. 1 Timothy 6:20–21 (NASB95) 

But that is enough on that subject. My response to the second argument will make up the remainder of this article.

The contention that professing belief in biblical cosmology will hinder the effectiveness of the gospel is convoluted reasoning and is what I call a guardian lie. Such a lie stands guard over the entrance to the path leading to truth to block access. It convinces us to go no further, often much to our relief. Most people hope for an excuse to reject this amazing truth because we inherently recognize how costly it will be to embrace it. The world provides all sorts of arguments against the truth, and YouTube has worked its algorithms so that any one doing a search can only mainly find opposing arguments. That is why I created my Resource Page for honest inquirers. But, back to our topic…

The Bible is filled with miracles that defy what is called rational thinking, which is why so many categorically reject all such claims. For example, the very least a person can believe in order to be a Christian was summarized by the apostle Paul.

9 that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; Romans 10:9 (NASB95) 

When Jesus died, he paid the penalty for our sins and made us right with our heavenly Father. When he rose from the dead, it proved that his sacrifice had been accepted and that God made him the undisputed Lord over all creation.

4 who was declared the Son of God with power by the resurrection from the dead, according to the Spirit of holiness, Jesus Christ our Lord, Romans 1:4 (NASB95) 

Science tells us, however, that even though people can be dead for a short time and be resuscitated, it is impossible for someone to be in the tomb for three days and come back to life, never to die again. Yet, that is what people must believe in order to be saved. We do not blink an eye or make any sort of excuse when we tell people that this is the case.

If we rightly ask people to lay aside all previous understanding of life and death, the testimony of medical science, and our own experience, in order to accept the gospel’s claims, why then is believing in biblical cosmology a bridge too far? Is it not because the world allows us to believe in Jesus but refuses to let us believe that Genesis is true?

This raises the question, why? Is believing in biblical cosmology a greater threat to the satanic world system than simply believing in Jesus? Is it not because biblical cosmology requires a creator; whereas, modern astrophysics purports to provide a way for us to have gotten here all by ourselves? Will not accepting biblical cosmology turn the hearts of an unbelieving world toward God and ultimately Christ, something Satan fears?

If we believe the Word of God is the truth, we who preach the gospel also believe that God formed Adam out of the dust and breathed his Spirit into him. We believe that Eve was formed from one of Adam’s ribs. We believe that God flooded the entire earth, killing all creatures that breathe, except for those in the Ark. We believe that God appeared to and spoke with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. We believe God raised up Moses to deliver Israel from Pharaoh, whose army he drowned in the Red Sea. We believe God gave Moses the Ten Commandments and eventually led Israel into the promised land under Joshua. We believe he stopped a flooding Jordan River to allow Israel to cross over. We believe God knocked down the walls of Jericho when Israel shouted. We believe God took Elijah into heaven via a chariot sucked up by a whirlwind. The list goes on. In the New Testament, we believe that Jesus was born miraculously to a virgin. We believe he turned water into wine, walked on water, healed the sick, and raised the dead. If we believe the Bible, it means we do not believe in evolution. If we embrace the Scripture, it means that sex outside of marriage, abortion, homosexuality, and transgenderism are not good things.

But when we preach the gospel, we do not demand that our hearers must first believe in all these miracles or agree to accept that  the aforementioned things the world embraces are sinful in God’s eyes, unless of course one might be an issue that God is particularly focused on and wants the person to repent. No, in most cases we introduce them to Christ, what he did for us on the cross, and the claim that he is Lord as a result of his resurrection. This demands a response from our hearers, the proper one being to acknowledge and declare allegiance to Jesus the Lord.

We trust that once a person acknowledges Christ’s lordship over every area of life, he or she will eventually be led by the Spirit to surrender to all the claims of God’s Word.

When I share the gospel, I do not bring up every miracle of the Bible, some controversial doctrine, or tell people that I believe the earth is an enclosed circular plane as described in the Bible rather than what modern astrophysics says. That topic may come up later, but it is not essential to the gospel and the new birth. However, if I declare that I do not believe Genesis Chapter One is true, why should anyone believe me if a say that the rest of the Bible is true? If God lied in the first chapter of his book, why would anyone think he tells the truth elsewhere? If the creation of the heavens and earth is just poetry and has no basis in reality, why should I think differently about the resurrection?

Refusing to believe that biblical cosmology is true undermines the entire Bible, including the gospel.

Therefore, both of these arguments against believing in biblical cosmology are untenable. We should not be embarrassed to boldlycosmology claim that all of God’s Word is absolutely true, not just the parts approved by so-called science or which agree with what is currently socially acceptable in the world.

So, perhaps the real reason Christians reject biblical cosmology is not because it would make the gospel look ridiculous, but because we are afraid it will make us look that way.

If so, it means we love ourselves more than God’s Word.

26 “For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when He comes in His glory, and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels. Luke 9:26 (NASB95) 

Whose Reputation Are We Trying to Protect?

Many people regard the Genesis version of creation and the shape of the heavens and earth, which is called biblical enclosed cosmology, as a foolish conspiracy theory or government psy-op that does not even warrant investigation.

Imagine a Christian saying that God’s Word is a psy-op! And, yet, that is exactly what a pastor friend said as much to me.

Many Christians do not want to be associated with what some call “flat earth” because they think that linking the gospel to such a controversial topic as what the Bible teaches in Genesis would place an unwelcome hurdle in front of God seekers. Do we really believe that the Genesis account of creation is more incredible than Noah’s  flood, the ten plagues in Egypt, the crossing of the Red Sea, Joshua stopping the sun and moon, God making the shadow go backwards, the virgin birth, the resurrection, and the ascension of Christ into heaven, where he currently sits enthroned at God’s right hand?

Are we going to ignore the constant reference throughout the Bible of heaven being up, the earth below, and Sheol underneath?

God has built enough mystery into his creation and our experience of life that we are required to exercise faith in something – either what God has said or what scientists or occultists tell us.

Often the latter two options are one and the same. Science pretends to explain everything away, reducing life and creation to materialism, completing excluding the spiritual side of things, which the Bible says came first and is more real. Science has become an idol for many.

Satan desires to strip away our childlike faith in God’s words and replace it with the god of human reasoning.

Nowhere is this more apparent than when cosmology is discussed.

I have been warned by well-intentioned friends that my reputation and standing as a Bible teacher in the body of Christ has been damaged by my public profession that I believe that the Genesis account of creation is literally true.

Never would I have thought that believing the Bible is literally true would compromise my reputation with other Christians. What does that say about the condition of the modern church?

Should I be concerned about this? Would God’s honor be increased if I retracted and said that I no longer believe that what Genesis says is actually true but only has an appearance of truth? That is what the popular phenomenological interpretation tells us. Would God be glorified if I announced that Genesis is not supposed to be taken as literally true; rather, it is meant to be enjoyed as a poetic description of creation to tide us over until brilliant astronomers would discover the truth? Will God be pleased if I to put more trust in men who contradict the Bible than I do in what is written in the Scriptures?

Would not such a flip flop be detrimental to God’s honor and reputation as a truth teller?

reputationFor the sake of us Christians who live post-Enlightenment, should not the Holy Spirit have inspired Moses to write something more scientifically accurate in Genesis that would agree with modern astrophysics? Or could it be that God wrote exactly what he meant for us to know and believe because it is the truth?

God put his honor and reputation on the line in Genesis by telling us that he created everything in six days, including a heaven-earth-Sheol system enclosed in a solid dome called the firmament.

It is my privilege to stand up for what God wrote and defend his integrity and honor before a mocking world. How about you? Whose reputation are we trying to protect anyway? Ours or God’s?

Beware the Real Alien Invasion

The world is abuzz with all kinds of rumors and expectations for some kind of government disclosure regarding the existence of aliens. We have been set up for this for decades. Werner von Braun warned his secretary that this would be the last card played by NASA, which was founded by occultists and designed to deceive the masses. The Israelites worshiped the host of heaven. Are we really much different when we flock to theaters to have our imaginations sparked with false ideas of outer space and planetary travel?

Many of us love science fiction so much that we gladly change the meaning of God’s Word to accommodate our fantasies.

alienBut God…. God is restoring the truth about this earth on which we live.

Having a biblical understanding of cosmology acts as an antidote to the infection of space alien hysteria.

We have been lied to for five hundred years ever since the introduction of heliocentric sorcery by disciples of occult Egyptian hermeticism and alchemy – Copernicus and Newton.

The Bible, which is God’s infallible truth, was cast aside to make room for the hidden (occult) knowledge provided by theoretical astrophysicists.

If we take God at his Word, which is the wise person’s choice, rather than hurtling through the dangerous void of outer space having twelve separate motion vectors, we live on an enclosed circular plane with a solid firmament above us, atop which sits God’s throne.

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That is what the Bible teaches, and, if we fail to believe God, we will believe almost anything else.

cosmologyRecently I have seen some Facebook ads promoting Steven Spielberg’s new movie, Disclosure Day.

ChristiansWe are told that after watching this production, Christians will question their faith in God. Why is it that followers of Christ are particularly targeted? Could it be that the Bible is true, and Jesus is really Lord of lords and King of kings? Could it be that the Jews’ and the world’s hatred of Jesus continues to this day, spilling over against his present followers? The answer to these questions is a resounding, “Yes!”

When Jesus walked this earth some two thousand years ago, the Jewish leaders hated him. Our Lord gave us the reason for their antipathy: they hate God and want to rule over his creation themselves.

13 “Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my beloved son. Probably they will respect him when they see him.’ 14 But when the vinedressers saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.’ 15 So they cast him out of the vineyard and killed him. Therefore what will the owner of the vineyard do to them? 16 He will come and destroy those vinedressers and give the vineyard to others.” And when they heard it they said, “Certainly not!” Luke 20:13–16 (NKJV) 

The Jewish leaders were jealous of Jesus’ popularity and afraid that his favor with the people would turn into a popular uprising to throw off Roman rule. Not wishing to lose their preferred status and place with that foreign government, they elected to murder Jesus for the “good of the nation.” Beware nations that kill their people for the common good!

47 Then the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered a council and said, “What shall we do? For this Man works many signs. 48 If we let Him alone like this, everyone will believe in Him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and nation.” 49 And one of them, Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all, 50 nor do you consider that it is expedient for us that one man should die for the people, and not that the whole nation should perish.” John 11:47–50 (NKJV) 

They did not realize that murdering God’s Son would result in the complete destruction of Jerusalem, the temple, and the sacrificial system when God brought justice. God shut down the Old Covenant and transferred the kingdom to a brand new group – the New Covenant born-again ones, Humanity 2.0, the church, the one new man in Christ, the Israel of God.

43 “Therefore I say to you, the kingdom of God will be taken from you and given to a nation bearing the fruits of it. 44 And whoever falls on this stone will be broken; but on whomever it falls, it will grind him to powder.” 45 Now when the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they perceived that He was speaking of them. 46 But when they sought to lay hands on Him, they feared the multitudes, because they took Him for a prophet. Matthew 21:43–46 (NKJV) 

Adam and Eve betrayed God in the garden. By the time Jesus arrived from heaven, mankind’s hatred of God had grown to the point that the Jews killed their Messiah, God in the flesh.

Their hatred of our Lord and his followers has not diminished. The Talmud claims that Jesus right now is boiling in liquid excrement as punishment for his blasphemy. Therefore, it is not surprising that the movie industry would target Christians. In fact, Jesus warned us that people in general would hate us.

17 And you will be hated by all for My name’s sake. Luke 21:17 (NKJV) 

This hatred of Christians derives from mankind’s hatred of God in general and of Jesus in particular.

18 “If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you. 19 If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. John 15:18–19 (NKJV) 

Luciferians are attempting to create a transhumanist perversion of mankind by combining sorcery, genetic manipulation, and nano-technology. God beat them to it, however. He already created a new version of humanity through what is called the new birth.

The reason the world hates us is because we who follow Christ have become alien to the world and its satanic system.

We are strangers in a strange land waiting for the return of our Lord and Savior.

13 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off were assured of them, embraced them and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. Hebrews 11:13 (NKJV) 

Jesus is a true alien in the Biblical sense. He plainly stated that he is not of this world, but came down from heaven.

23 And He said to them, “You are from beneath; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world. John 8:23 (NKJV) 

shapeThose who know that the heavens and earth are exactly as the Bible describes understand that heaven sits atop the solid dome of the firmament. There is no “outer space,” only the “outer darkness” inhabited by fallen angels, demons, and people who refuse God’s mercy offered in the gospel. People who believe in the science fiction that our “planet” revolves around the sun (Helios, Sol, or Satan), along with other so-called “planets” all named after pagan gods, will likely fall prey to the psy-op currently in progress to convince us that space aliens exist and perhaps are a threat to us.

It could be that the greatest danger is that these so-called “aliens,” whatever they may be, will attempt to seduce us into denying Christ in favor of some occult universal religion. Apparently this what Spielberg expects.

The Bible says that God sits on his throne in heaven looking down on us. (Isaiah 40:22) Jesus, seated at God’s right hand, will return when God rolls back the firmament with a thunderous roar.

10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up. 11 Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, 12 looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved, being on fire, and the elements will melt with fervent heat? 13 Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells. 2 Peter 3:10–13 (NKJV) 

Jesus’ return is the only “alien” invasion about which anyone should be concerned.

As we wait for his certain return, let’s remember that Christians are special targets for persecution because we know and follow the one called the Truth – Jesus the risen Lord. Our allegiance to the one the world hates brings their hatred upon us. It is our privilege to acknowledge him before men, with the hope that we can persuade others to confess him as Lord before the coming of the great and terrible day of the Lord.

A Christian’s Great Honor and Privilege

One of the greatest honors and privileges we have as Christians is to publicly profess our allegiance to Christ and his Word.

Therefore whoever confesses Me before men, him I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven. Matthew 10:32 (NKJV) 

What perhaps were the two greatest betrayals in human history took place in the Garden of Eden and in Jerusalem. The first was perpetrated by the very first humans who were unfaithful to God by putting more faith in the serpent’s words than in their Creator’s. The second was by the Jewish Sanhedrin in Jerusalem when they renounced and condemned to death the Author of Life, Jesus, their promised Messiah.

From Eden to the crucifixion the sin of man progressed from calling God a liar to killing his Son.

Let’s not pretend that you and I are above doing either of those two things. Every time we doubt God’s written Word we commit Adam’s sin. Every time we remain silent about Jesus in front of those who hate him, we participate in Jerusalem’s sin.

All it takes for evil to triumph is for good people to do or say nothing.

Such fundamental infidelities likely would permanently sever any human relationship, but God in his mercy sent his Son Jesus to die for these sins and others so that we might have the opportunity to change our minds, believe the gospel, and declare public allegiance to Christ as Lord and to his Word as being the absolute truth.

It is not sufficient to profess loyalty to Christ but deny the truthfulness of his Word. He is the Word who became flesh. (John 1:14) We either show allegiance to both or we are unfaithful to both.

26 For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words, of him the Son of Man will be ashamed when He comes in His own glory, and in His Father’s, and of the holy angels. Luke 9:26 (NKJV) 

The apostle Peter received a second chance after publicly denying his relationship with Jesus. We have received many “second chances” over our lifetimes. In my case, I now realize that I was ashamed of a portion of God’s Word for many years, as are most Christians in the West. I professed to believe that the Bible is 100% true, and thought I did, but now I see that I did not think that the first chapter of Genesis was to be taken at face value. I believed that one has to have a nuanced interpretation of the Bible’s first chapter to properly understand what God meant. Can you imagine any human relationship in which a friend’s words have to be parsed in such a way? We would never be sure what such a person meant.

Scholars, who, in my opinion, have turned their backs on God to some degree, tell us that we must understand God’s words in Genesis or anywhere else they disagree with modern science, as being poetic rather than literally true. We are to understand that God spoke phenomenologically, not literally. This means that his Word only describes the appearance of things, not reality. Once we start down this road, we will end up questioning the entire Bible.

We have to decide who has the greatest authority, God or science.

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I now understand that saying and believing such things is comparable to giving God a “slap in the face.”

We betray our Maker by thinking that he speaks in confusing riddles that can only be rightly understood in the “light” of what godless astronomers tell us.

The previous hidden (occult) knowledge and revelations of Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, and Newton, et. al. deny the truthfulness of the Bible, throwing the entire Word of God into question, and we Christians have bowed to their “wisdom,” much like Peter succumbed to fear when he denied our Lord.

Science has become an idol which many Christians are afraid to confront.

honorDo we really think that God cannot be trusted to speak in a straightforward way about something so fundamentally important as his creation? Do we believe that the biblical authors were ignorant of modern science; so, God accommodated their ignorance by giving them a false account of how he made the heavens and the earth? Can we not see that we are publicly denying our Lord by being ashamed of his Word? Can we not see that this is equivalent to calling God a liar?

(If you want to see how far afield heliocentrism has taken us from the simplicity of God’s revealed Word, I encourage you to read my article entitled The Genesis Testimony. Faith in heliocentrism requires us to deny the six-days of creation.)

After Peter’s public denial of Christ, he repented, received forgiveness, and was restored. He became a champion of the gospel, ultimately giving his life for the Lord. Ever since God opened my understanding regarding biblical cosmology, I have done my best to make a public stand for God’s integrity and that of the Bible. My prayer is that you will join me in this tremendous opportunity to get it right this time around.

Let us embrace the honor and privilege of boldly proclaiming the gospel, the Lordship of Christ, and the absolute trustworthiness of his Word from Genesis to Revelation.

Drowning in a Cesspool of Deception

deceptionBelieving Satan’s first lie opened a flood gate of all manner of deception that seems to grow more pervasive by the day. We are drowning is a cesspool of lies and underestimate the peril. Most people do not seem to believe the Bible’s testimony that Satan has deceived the entire world. (Revelation 12:9) Perhaps we think he fooled a few cult members and those who refuse the amazing offer of forgiveness and life in the gospel. We do not realize that, spiritually speaking, the air we breathe and water we drink have been poisoned. We have drunk contaminated water for so long that we have grown to prefer it to the pure water of God’s Word. This is quite evident when it comes to biblical cosmology.

Our minds have become so clouded that the Bible’s version of the heavens and earth seems preposterous.

In Calvin’s and Luther’s day, those reformers were able to dismiss the Copernican deception with a simple thoughtful statement. That was because the lie had not yet gained traction and wrapped its tentacles around the minds of people indoctrinated in our modern education system. In early days of the Reformation, there was a proper reverence for the truth of the Bible above all other claims – Sola Scriptura.

All Luther felt it necessary to do to refute heliocentrism was to point out to his disciples, who were sharing with one another around the dinner table, that when Joshua commanded the sun and moon to stand still, it was not a rotating earth that stood still, but the sun and moon. Today when that argument is offered to refute the claims of modern astrophysics, people who do not believe in the literal truth of Joshua’s words simply shrug their shoulders and say, “Well, God can do anything.” deceptionThey refuse to grapple with the simple logic of Luther’s argument. Either the sun and moon stood still or the Bible is not true. If, as my heliocentric friends insist, the earth stopped rotating, that might account for the sun’s lack of motion in the sky, but not the moon’s. It would have kept revolving around the earth. So the Christian heliocentrist resorts to refusing to “go there.” Nothing to see here. Let’s move on and not get bogged down in distractions from our main job, which is to preach the gospel and make disciples. Such an “end run” may succeed in avoiding the issue, but it does not satisfy at all. God can do anything… except lie. He does not want us to lie or call him one.

The gospel is not well-served by our denying the truthfulness of the first chapter of the Bible. We do not help people come under the lordship of Christ by encouraging people to disbelieve the creation account.

deceptionJohn Calvin was even more succinct in his rebuttal of heliocentrism. He asked who would dare to elevate the astronomer’s authority over the Bible’s? In his day that was enough because Protestants had such a high view of Scripture. Today, advocates for returning to biblical cosmology are forced to write article after article and produce video after video to try to convince even Christians to take God at his Word.

The world seeks to intimidate anyone of us who is adventurous enough to think for ourselves or dare to believe that the Bible can stand on its own two feet against what is called “established science.”

This intimidation can take many forms, including mockery, censure, alienation, and downright persecution, such as job loss, etc. The cesspool of lies is deep and has an undertow.

The only people who manage to be able to escape the seemingly inexorable downward pull of occult scientism are those whom God enables to see past the illusion.

The earth is not moving. Water does not bend. There is no curvature. We see too far for the globe to be real. Air pressure cannot exist without a container. Gravitational attraction between masses has never been experimentally proven. Rockets cannot work in a vacuum. The sun and stars cannot possibly be as far away as claimed due to the inverse square law of light. The firmament exists. The moon is a light, and we live on an enclosed circular plane, just as the Bible teaches. We have been hoodwinked by occult previously hidden knowledge that was “revealed” to us by people who were fans of pagan Egyptian hermeticism and sun worship. The satanic cesspool of lies is filled with demons.

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This article is my attempt to throw you a life rope that you can use to climb out of the devil’s septic tank. I hope you will grab it. The Lord will get you out if you ask him.

Without Excuse

20 For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse, 21 because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22 Professing to be wise, they became fools, Romans 1:20–22 (NKJV) 

For the first fifty-some-odd years of my life as a follower of Jesus I had an excuse. I was never challenged, which allowed me to remain ignorant of the truth.

When we do not know something, God’s judgment is less severe.

47 And that servant who knew his master’s will, and did not prepare himself or do according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. 48 But he who did not know, yet committed things deserving of stripes, shall be beaten with few. For everyone to whom much is given, from him much will be required; and to whom much has been committed, of him they will ask the more. Luke 12:47–48 (NKJV) 

No one ever told me that I was dishonoring God by believing in the satanic illusion of heliocentrism because it contradicts the Bible from Genesis to Revelation.

excuseI, as did everyone else around me, simply believed what we had been told since childhood about astrophysics. Granted, I did not understand how Genesis Chapter One could possibly fit into the “science” of heliocentrism, but I simply shrugged my shoulders, thinking that it was just one of those things outside of my need to know.

It never occurred to me that heliocentrism might be an evil hoax designed to obscure God’s existence and discredit the Bible.

But now I know the truth, and, because you are reading this, you must make a choice one way or the other. Will you stand by what the Bible says or by what man says in opposition to God?

When the Pharisees asked Jesus by what authority he operated, he asked them a question in return.

But He answered and said to them, “I also will ask you one thing, and answer Me: 4 The baptism of John—was it from heaven or from men?” 5 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’ 6 But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us, for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.” 7 So they answered that they did not know where it was from. 8 And Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.” Luke 20:3–8 (NKJV)

excuseThe Pharisees pretended ignorance, but our Lord knew that they were dissimulating. Their agnosticism regarding the matter was a product of their refusal to face the consequences of publicly stating their position. When we remain non-committal and silent on important issues, it can reveal indecision or perhaps even the fear of man. It is a scary thing to go on record to support God’s truth about cosmology against the combined opposition of the entire system – government, education, media, science, and deceived defenders of the lie. The world already thinks Christians are crazy to believe in biological creation, the flood, the virgin birth, and Christ’s resurrection. Why are we so afraid to make a stand regarding cosmology? Could it be that it is a crucial strand in the satanic web of lies?

When Bible teachers remain silent or agnostic regarding the absolute truth of Genesis Chapter One regarding cosmology, it raises a question as to motive.

Do we not want our views known because we are embarrassed to admit we do not believe the Bible or is it because we are embarrassed to say that we think the Bible is right? Simply pretending not to know which way to go is unacceptable. The Lord wants us to say where we stand on the matter.

15 “I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. 16 So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth. Revelation 3:15–16 (NKJV)

It is a scriptural principle that God reveals his Word to those who believe it.

17 If anyone wills to do His will, he shall know concerning the doctrine, whether it is from God or whether I speak on My own authority. John 7:17 (NKJV) 

The old saying is that it is impossible to steer a ship that is not moving. If we make a decision, and it turns out to be the wrong one, God is able to correct our course, but if we remain in indecision, there is nothing to correct.

16 Thus says the LORD: “Stand in the ways and see, And ask for the old paths, where the good way is, And walk in it; Then you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’ Jeremiah 6:16 (NKJV) 

There is nothing new under the sun, according to Solomon.

9 That which has been is what will be, That which is done is what will be done, And there is nothing new under the sun. 10 Is there anything of which it may be said, “See, this is new”? It has already been in ancient times before us. Ecclesiastes 1:9–10 (NKJV)

Biblical cosmology is an “old path” known and believed by those closest to the time of creation and by those who penned the words of the Bible. Heliocentrism, on the other hand, is new previously hidden knowledge that contradicts the Bible, which is the definition of the occult.

Isn’t it time for us to return to the old truth? If we do, the Lord will unfold more and more truth to us from the scriptures. That has certainly been my experience. There is so much in the Bible that has been hidden from the church regarding the heavens and the earth because we have been deceived and blinded by Satan’s lies.

The leaders of the Protestant Reformation made a stand for the authority of God’s Word against the false doctrines that came from unscriptural church traditions. Sola Scriptura was their rallying call.

Today, God is challenging our generation to plant the flag of God’s Word against the Bible-negating doctrines of what is falsely called “science.

"20 O Timothy! Guard what was committed to your trust, avoiding the profane and idle babblings and contradictions of what is falsely called knowledge—21 by professing it some have strayed concerning the faith. Grace be with you. Amen. 1 Timothy 6:20–21 (NKJV)

If the Reformers had not been brave enough to stand against the errors of their day, what would the world have lost? If we do not oppose occult scientism in our day, only God can say what might be lost to our posterity. We are without excuse before God; therefore, let us make a stand!

The Theology of Up and Down

In the Bible the directions of up and down and positions of above and below have theological significance. God’s creation is a physical reality as described in the Bible which consists of an earth with heavens above it. Below the earth is a place called Sheol in Hebrew and Hades in Greek. Surrounding it all are waters. A solid structure called the firmament divides the waters above it from the waters below it. The Bible says that these waters above the firmament are still there, even after the Noahic flood. (Psalm 148:4)

The earth realm has been given to mankind. The heaven of heavens belongs to God. (Psalm 115:16 LXX)

Satan seeks to separate people from God’s physical reality through mysticism and a false version of the universe in order to draw us away from truth and God himself. Satan cannot dwell in the truth because that is God’s realm.

The Bible is our ultimate source of truth. Therefore, anything that contradicts the Bible is false by definition. It is vital that we stick to what the Bible teaches and not allow ourselves to drift into satanic speculation that draws us away from God’s truth. Perhaps the greatest test in front of the church in the West today is the temptation to abandon God’s truth in favor of the opinions of men clothed in the robes of theoretical science.

Jesus is a real person who came from a real heaven to earth.

He became a human man who died for us on a real cross, shedding real blood. His real body was buried in a real grave. He descended into a real Hades, and after three real days he rose bodily from the dead. He revealed himself to his disciples who saw, heard, and touched him. After that he ascended bodily into a real heaven where he now sits on a real throne waiting for his real enemies to be destroyed.

1 The Lord said to my Lord, “Be seated at my right side until I set your enemies as a footstool for your feet.” Psalm 109:1 (LES2) 

He will return bodily to the earth to judge all peoples. (Acts 10:42)  We will ascend to meet him at his return. (1 Thessalonians 4:17) The current real heavens and earth will be destroyed and replaced by a new heaven and earth. (2 Peter 3:10-13) All of this is or will be part of an historical reality. 

Satan works to make everything mystical and wants us to deny the physical reality of Christ and his creation. 

2 By this you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God, 3 and every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God. And this is the spirit of the Antichrist, which you have heard was coming, and is now already in the world. 1 John 4:2–3 (NKJV) 

The devil seeks to alter God’s truth about creation with his imaginary version of a Big Bang – Heliocentric universe. As always the goal of his deceptions is to lead us away from God and cast doubt on the truth of the Bible. It is impossible to understand God’s theology of up and down unless heaven is really “up” above us and Hades or Sheol is “down” below us. Otherwise we are left to the satanic mystical realm of no absolute truth or direction that is required by a globe earth.. 

The authors of the Bible, in both Old and New Testaments, understood and believed in the reality of the three-tiered heaven-earth-Hades complex.

Below is an artist’s rendering found in Logos bible software notes.

upThis physical reality is first presented in Genesis Chapter One and continues throughout the Bible all the way to Revelation. Rejecting biblical cosmology is not simply a matter of reinterpreting Genesis Chapter One as a poetic metaphor. Doing so requires us to render the theology of up and down as an outdated and incorrect way of looking at some very fundamental things that are essential to the gospel.

One cannot properly understand the gospel without accepting the biblical model of heaven, earth, and Sheol or Hades.

Below are some clear examples.

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The Bible states that God is enthroned above the earth, from where he looks down upon the inhabitants of the earth. 

4 The one dwelling in the heavens will laugh at them, and the Lord will mock them. Psalm 2:4 (LES2) 

22 He is the one who holds the circle (Hebrew:chug - to draw round or make a circle; Greek Septuagint: gyro = circle or ring, not ball or sphere) of the earth fast, and those who dwell in it are like locusts. He is the one who set up heaven like a canopy and stretched it out like a tent to be inhabited. Isaiah 40:22 (LES2)

It is from this heavenly abode of God that Christ descended to the earth.

No one has ascended into heaven, but He who descended from heaven: the Son of Man. John 3:13 (NASB95)

In order to descend from heaven, Christ had to be there first. The Bible gives us evidence of this. Isaiah saw the pre-incarnate Christ seated on God’s throne above the firmament.

And this happened in the year when Uzziah the king died: I saw the Lord seated on a high and raised throne, and the building (Greek: oikos - dwelling place) was full of his glory. 2 And seraphim stood around him; each one had six wings, and with two they were covering their face, and with two they were covering their feet, and with two they were flying. 3 And one cried aloud to the other, and they were saying, “Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord Sabaoth; the whole land is full of his glory!” Isaiah 6:1–3 (LES2-LXX) 

John informed us that this was a vision of Christ. (John 12:41) Ezekiel also was privileged to see the Lord seated upon his heavenly throne.

There was a likeness of a chair upon it, and above the likeness of the chair was a likeness as the appearance of a human from above. 27 And I saw what looked like an appearance of amber from the vision of the loins and up, and from the vision of the loins and down I saw what looked like fire and its splendor around about. 28 As the appearance of a bow when it is in the cloud on rainy days, such was the standing of the light from all around. Ezekiel 1:26–28 (LES2-LXX)

Jesus descended from heaven to the earth to be the “ladder, door, bridge, or gate” to heaven for us through his sacrificial death, resurrection, and ascension.

And he [Jacob] dreamed, and look, a ladder fixed upon the earth, whose top was reaching into the heavens, and the angels of God were ascending and descending upon it. 13 The Lord rested upon it and said, “I am the God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac. Do not fear! The land on which you are sleeping upon it, I will give it to you and to your offspring. Genesis 28:12–13 (LES2) 

Jesus later explained that this dream represented a heavenly reality. He is the ladder by which men are able to be restored to our heavenly Father and ascend unto his abode after death. The angels ascend and descend. He came down that we might go up.

Jesus answered and said to him, “Because I said to you, ‘I saw you under the fig tree,’ do you believe? You will see greater things than these.” 51 And He said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, hereafter you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man.” John 1:50–51 (NKJV)

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At the end of Christ’s earthly ministry, as foretold, Jesus was lifted up upon a cross to die.

Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out. 32 And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all peoples to Myself.” 33 This He said, signifying by what death He would die. John 12:31–33 (NKJV)

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After being lifted up to die, he went down into the earth in burial. The Bible says that he descended into the lower parts of the earth or Hades. Peter quoted from Psalm 16:10, where David foresaw Christ’s descent into Sheol.

Therefore my heart rejoiced, and my tongue was glad; Moreover my flesh also will rest in hope. 27 For You will not leave my soul in Hades, Nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption. 28 You have made known to me the ways of life; You will make me full of joy in Your presence.’ Acts 2:26–28 (NKJV)

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But God did not leave him there. He raised his body from the dead. 

This Jesus God has raised up, of which we are all witnesses.  Acts 2:32 (NKJV)

After forty days, Christ ascended into heaven, back to God’s right hand on the throne, where Isaiah and Ezekiel saw him earlier.

Therefore being exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He poured out this which you now see and hear. 34 “For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he says himself: ‘The LORD said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand, 35 Till I make Your enemies Your footstool.” ’ Acts 2:33–35 (NKJV)

The apostles saw this take place.

Now when He had spoken these things, while they watched, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight. 10 And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel, Acts 1:9–10 (NKJV)

Apparently Daniel saw Christ ascending into heaven to receive glory, honor, and authority in a vision long before.

I continued to watch in a vision of the night, and look, upon the clouds of the heavens, a being like a son of man came, and the ancient of days was present, and his attendants were present with him. 14 Authority and royal honor was granted to him, and all the peoples of the earth according to races, and all honor will be directed to him, and his authority is an eternal authority that will not be removed, and his kingdom is one that will not perish. Daniel 7:13–14 (LES2)

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After Christ ascended, he sent his Holy Spirit to earth equip and empower the church to be his witnesses.

Therefore being exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He poured out this which you now see and hear. 34 “For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he says himself: ‘The LORD said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand, 35 Till I make Your enemies Your footstool.” ’ 36 “Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.” Acts 2:33–36 (NKJV)

Jesus also promised that one day he will return as the glorious Son of Man to redeem his people and judge the living and the dead.

In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also. John 14:2–3 (NKJV)

At the ascension, the angels told the apostles to expect his return in the clouds.

And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel, 11 who also said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven.” Acts 1:10–11 (NKJV)

The last book of the Bible likewise promises his return.

Behold, He is coming with clouds, and every eye will see Him, even they who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. Even so, Amen. 8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End,” says the Lord, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.” Revelation 1:7–8 (NKJV)

For every eye to see Jesus at once means the earth must be a plane and Jesus must be extremely high and brilliant for this to happen; otherwise due to our limited vision and the laws of perspective would prohibit it. It certainly could never take place on a globe.

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When Jesus comes down, the Bible says we will be caught up to meet him. 

For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord. 18 Therefore comfort one another with these words. 1 Thessalonians 4:16–18 (NKJV)

Conclusion

The three-tiered heaven-earth-hades complex is first described in Genesis and is referenced as being our reality all the way through Revelation. The directions of up and down are absolute, not mystical, mythical, or relative. Heaven is described as a physical location above the earth from which Jesus came, went back, and will come again. This reality is only possible if the Bible’s cosmology is in fact true. A spherical earth hurtling aimlessly through the void of outer space  is a satanic construct meant to hide the truth of creation and God and to render the theology referenced in this article invalid.

Therefore, what we think regarding the shape of the earth is extremely important theologically.

When Jesus descends from heaven at the end, we will see him and marvel.

For after all it is only just for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you, 7 and to give relief to you who are afflicted and to us as well when the Lord Jesus will be revealed from heaven with His mighty angels in flaming fire, 8 dealing out retribution to those who do not know God and to those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. 9 These will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power, 10 when He comes to be glorified in His saints on that day, and to be marveled at among all who have believed—for our testimony to you was believed. 2 Thessalonians 1:6–10 (NASB95)

We are told to look up from where our redemption comes.

28 Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near.” Luke 21:28 (NKJV)

The Greek word that is translated “look up” is anakupto, which means to lift oneself up, be elated, or stand up straight. Looking up is an idiomatic way of saying the same thing, but looking up has positional significance, too, since that is the direction of God’s throne and from where Jesus will return when God rolls back the firmament like a scroll, dissolving the heavens.

Moslems are told to look toward Mecca where their god dwells. Our Savior and Lord Jesus resides in heaven. That is where we are to look.

Stephen, the first martyr, looked up to heaven as he was being stoned to death for his testimony regarding Jesus.

54 When they heard these things they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed at him with their teeth. 55 But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God, 56 and said, “Look! I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!” 57 Then they cried out with a loud voice, stopped their ears, and ran at him with one accord; 58 and they cast him out of the city and stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their clothes at the feet of a young man named Saul. Acts 7:54–58 (NKJV)

The prophet Elijah was taken up into heaven at the end of his ministry.

It happened as they were walking, they went along and spoke. Look, a chariot of fire and a horse of fire! And he separated between the two of them. Elijah was taken up in the air as into heaven. 4 Kingdoms 2:11 (LES2) 

Paul referenced this up-down theology in Ephesians.

8 Therefore He says: “When He ascended on high, He led captivity captive, And gave gifts to men.” 9 (Now this, “He ascended”—what does it mean but that He also first descended into the lower parts of the earth? 10 He who descended is also the One who ascended far above all the heavens, that He might fill all things.) Ephesians 4:8–10 (NKJV)

This is the same Paul who was privileged to be taken up into the third heaven, God’s realm.

1 It is doubtless not profitable for me to boast. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord: 2 I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago—whether in the body I do not know, or whether out of the body I do not know, God knows—such a one was caught up to the third heaven. 3 And I know such a man—whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows—4 how he was caught up into Paradise and heard inexpressible words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter. 2 Corinthians 12:1–4 (NKJV)

He, like Jesus, knew from experience that this heaven-earth-Hades complex is real. As Jesus promised, one day he will rend the heavens and come back to earth, much to our amazement and worship.

10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up. 11 Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, 12 looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved, being on fire, and the elements will melt with fervent heat? 13 Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells. 2 Peter 3:10–13 (NKJV)

At that time, the heavens or firmament will be removed, exposing the glorious presence of God for the entire world to see. Just as the veil of the temple was ripped in two from top to bottom after Christ’s sacrificial death on the cross. providing a way for all who believe to come into God’s presence, the removal of the firmament will finally usher in the time when God’s tabernacle will be with men.

3 And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. 4 And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.” 5 Then He who sat on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” And He said to me, “Write, for these words are true and faithful.” Revelation 21:3–5 (NKJV) 

Until then, we are to encourage one another with this great hope and promise.

16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord. 18 Therefore comfort one another with these words. 1 Thessalonians 4:16–18 (NKJV) 

Therefore to deny biblical cosmology requires us to deny New Testament theology that appears from Genesis to Revelation. We cannot be unfaithful to the Genesis testimony without being unfaithful to the entire Bible.

Word Games

wordPeople love word games. I play Wordle almost every day. Even Bible translators play word games. One of their favorite is called “Translator’s Bias.” The goal of this game, even if it is unconsciously done, is to translate a word in such a fashion that it will obscure its plain meaning in order to guide readers into accepting the translator’s presuppositions. This happens all the time as translators wrestle with the difficult task of how to best communicate the meaning of scripture. The New Living Translation does this on purpose in an attempt to accurately present larger ideas instead of the literal meaning of specific words. Sometimes they hit a home run. At other times they sadly miss the mark, forcing us to turn to a more literal translation to properly understand a passage. It is a sad state of affairs, however, when translations that are supposed to be literal also engage in obfuscation of the text.

The pernicious effect of the Enlightenment has so infiltrated Christianity that we now view and interpret the Word of God through the lens of logic and science.

We have accepted the notion that what is called science is the best explanation of reality available. In so doing, we demand our interpretation of the Bible to conform to what are considered to be unassailable scientific truths or facts. We have capitulated to the devil by elevating reason above revelation.

Genesis Chapter One is a great example of this travesty in action. When Darwin first introduced his theory of biological evolution, it was hailed as a scientific breakthrough by many. Those who adhered to the Bible saw that it was a satanic lie, but over time more and more of those who say they believe the Bible began to accept Darwin’s theory as the truth. As a consequence, interpreters found it necessary to reinterpret the scriptures to fit the new paradigm, coming up with all sort of clever ways to twist the obvious meaning into something that was able to adjust to the new science. The advent of what is called “creation science” gave a scientific footing for those who believe that the Genesis account of biological creation is actually true. Now there are many Christians who can argue scientifically for a young earth and biological creation. Even though worldly scientists scoff at such beliefs, Christians do not feel foolish in arguing for something that has scientific backing.

The same creationists, however, will likely throw out the part of the six day creation that pertains to cosmology because there are so few who deem it scientifically plausible. Most of the time biblical cosmology is scorned and not given the time of day, so to speak. It does not matter that God spoke it. What matters is what does science say. This is a triumph of science over revelation, the word of men over the Word of God.

This capitulation to science is revealed in how scholars routinely translate the Hebrew word “raqia” into English. The people who wrote the Bible and lived at that time understood it to mean a solid dome that enclosed the stationary plane of the earth and the seas, separating the waters above from the waters below. (If you want to read more about the raqia, click here.) The KJV and NKJV give us an honest translation by using the word “firmament,” which communicates the idea of solidity. Almost every other version bows the knee to post-Copernican astrophysics by using vague words such as sky or expanse, which are misleading. When God’s Word is twisted to agree with a satanic lie, we have bowed the knee to science falsely so called.

As a result of our capitulation to “science,” most Christians today believe in the heliocentric lie without realizing that it contradicts the Bible and dishonors God. It also renders the entire Bible suspect, if the very first chapter cannot be relied upon to communicate reality.

(If you wish to learn more, I have written another article that focuses on the occult origins of astrophysics.)

This morning I read Psalm 104:3 in my daily devotions, which says that God “lays out the beams of his upper chambers in the waters.” (NKJV) The Hebrew word (aliyyah) translated “upper chambers” could be rendered more literally “roof chambers,” which accurately communicates the concept of the firmament being a roof over the earth, above which is God’s throne. (I wrote another article going into more detail about this place called heaven.)

My notation in the margin next to Psalm 104:3 took me to Amos 9:6.

He who builds His layers [Hebrew: maalah] in the sky, And has founded His strata [Hebrew: aguddah] in the earth; Who calls for the waters of the sea, And pours them out on the face of the earth— The LORD is His name. Amos 9:6 (NKJV)

I have numerous Bible translations, but for my daily reading and study I use the NKJV. I switched to this version because it accurately translates raqia as the firmament. It is a fairly good translation, but I like the NASB the best. In this instance, the NKJV let me down. The Hebrew word it renders as “layers” (maalah) communicates little of the literal meaning, which the NASB better translates “upper chambers,” which corresponds to Psalm 104:3.

Below is the NASB rendering of the verse in Amos.

The One who builds His upper chambers in the heavens And has founded His vaulted dome [aguddah] over the earth, He who calls for the waters of the sea And pours them out on the face of the earth, The LORD is His name. Amos 9:6 (NASB95)

I suppose you noticed how differently the NASB translated the Hebrew word  “aguddah.” The literal meaning is bands, thongs, slavery fetters, or bunch (as a bunch of hyssop). Why then did the NASB translate this “vaulted dome?”

We are told in Genesis that another term for firmament is heaven. (Genesis 1:8) We are also told that heaven has multiple layers called “the heavens.” God apparently dwells in the third heaven. (2 Corinthians 12:2) We know so little about the heavens that it is quite probable that the first heaven, our atmos has multiple layers. We are still discovering what has been deliberately obfuscated by so-called scientists for centuries. So, we see that translating aguddah as vaulted dome is consistent with other scriptures, but is not a literal rendering. Here we seem to have translator’s bias in support of biblical cosmology, instead of against it as usually happens.

When we interpret the Word of God, it is important that we allow it to speak for itself instead of twisting its meaning to fit a preferred paradigm. Let us not resort to word games as we search for truth, even if that search leads us away from long cherished presuppositions.

 

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