The world is in a STABLE orbit around the Sun, at a relatively constant rate of rotation (1 revolution every 24 hours), that produces a predictable year.
It should be self-evident that “the foundations of the Earth” are NOT suggesting that there is a physical foundation, like humans use to build structures because, as God told Job, the Earth hangs on NOTHING (space).
Job 26:7 He stretcheth out the North over the empty place, [and] hangeth the earth upon nothing.
Already addressed in a previous post.
The expression “the four corners of the Earth” is an idiom that’s a very obvious reference to the four cardinal directions.
And going to “the ends of the Earth” is an idiom as well. We have explored and mapped every square mile of this planet, and have sailed it for thousands of years using spherical trigonometry (long before GPS).
God Himself has defined the firmament in Scripture as HEAVEN. Just as He has defined the “waters” as the people, nations, etc (Isa. 17:12-13; Rev. 17:15).
Genesis 1:6-8
1:6 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
1:7 And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which [were] under the firmament from the waters which [were] above the firmament: and it was so.
1:8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the Second Day.
Revelation 17:15 And he saith unto me, The “waters” which thou sawest, where the “Whore” sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.
So if Genesis 1:6-8 is correctly understood, as God defined and intended it in His Book, it’s telling us that God made Heaven, and divided the PEOPLE (Beings) under Heaven (the third that were cast to the Earth) from those above Heaven (the two thirds of the angels who serve as the guards for this prison planet). Exactly as explained in detail in Christ’s Revelation to John:
Revelation 12:3-4, 7-9
12:3 And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.
12:4 And his tale (of lies - John 8:35) drew the third part of the “Stars” (ch. 9:1) of heaven (into his army), and did (cause them to be) cast to the Earth (for their treason against God): and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born (Christ - Second Coming).
12:7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon (Lucifer); and the dragon fought and his angels,
12:8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.
12:9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out TO THE EARTH**, and his angels** (you - Luke 9:55) were cast out with him (Matthew 25:41).
Note well: the above passages, both in the first chapter of the Old Covenant/Testament and in the last Book of the New Covenant/Testament answer the question as to WHY WE ARE HERE ON EARTH.
Learning how to be good, so that we can be pardoned from this prison planet for the criminally insane, should be everyone’s top priority rather than arguing about what shape our prison is.
Again, this misinterpretation is based upon human misunderstanding of a very simple spiritual concept (for which humans lack the facilities to understand).
A “mountain” refers to a GOVERNMENT (Isa. 2:1-4; Micah 4:1-3), which looks down upon the “sea” (the people - Isa. 17:12-13).
Isaiah 2:1-4
2:1 The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.
2:2 And it shall come to pass in the last days, [that] the mountain of the “I AM”'s house shall be established in the top of the “mountains” (governments), and shall be exalted above the hills (bureacracies); and all nations shall flow unto it.
2:3 And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the “I AM”, to the House of the God of Jacob; and He will teach us of His Ways, and we will walk in His paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the Law, and the Word of the “I AM” from Jerusalem.
2:4 And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more (no corporate fictional human governments will be left to start them).
Isaiah 9:6-7
9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government SHALL be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
9:7 Of the increase of [his] government and peace [there shall be] no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with Judgment and with Justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the “I AM” Lord of hosts WILL perform this.
Isaiah 17:12-13
17:12 Woe to the multitude of many people , [which] make a noise like the noise of the “seas” ; and to the rushing of nations, [that] make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters!
17:13 The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but [God] shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind.
A simple example of a “mountain” and the “sea” (from Christ):
Matthew 21:21 Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this [which is done] to the Fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this “mountain” (government), Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the “sea” (people); it shall be done.
Note: Of course God could throw a physical mountain into the sea, but why would God want to destroy a beautiful mountain that He created? IF people had even a little Faith (Luke 18:8), they could remove the governments, so that they no longer looked down on, controlled and oppressed the people.
For the past 6000 years (aka “Winter”) we have been under the temporary rule of Lucifer/Satan/Iblis, which is why Christ referred to Satan as “the prince of this world” (John 12:31; John 14:30; John 16:11). So the “exceedingly high mountain” (government) was SATAN’S SEAT, where Satan controls the world through his various and nefarious institutions (corporate fictional human governments, courts, organized religions, etc.)
No, it doesn’t mean (nor logically follow) that both lights shine independent of each other. God said exactly what He means and He means exactly what He said.
Genesis 1:16 And God made two great lights; the GREATER light to rule the day, and the LESSER light to rule the night: [He made] the stars also.
Yep. And the lesser light that rules the night sometimes isn’t even visible (gives off NO light - commonly referred to as a “new moon”). The reason the moon does not give off any light during the new moon phase, when the side facing Earth is completely dark, is because it is not illuminated by the Sun (see explanation in previous post where Christ is referred to as "the SUN of Righteousness and THE Light of the world).
No, not the same thing again.
Genesis 1:2-5
1:2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness [was] upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
1:3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
1:4 And God saw the light, that [it was] good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
1:5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. And the evening and the morning were the First Day.
All that is being discussed here is light and dark, with light being good and with the light and dark being defined as Day and Night, respectively. Later God tells us how the concepts of light and dark will be set up to provide light upon the earth.
Genesis 1:14-19
1:14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
1:15 And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
1:16 And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: [He made] the stars also.
1:17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
1:18 And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that [it was] good.
1:19 And the evening and the morning were the Fourth Day.
Note well: nothing in the above verses indicates the Earth is flat, nor that the moon isn’t reflecting the light of the sun, nor that the stars aren’t also sources of light.
Further, and as proof of how the moon does reflect the light of the sun (which is why it is completely dark during a “new moon”), the Davidic Throne is likened to “the sun” (Ps. 89:34-36) and the commonwealth of Israel (the Israelite nations - Eph. 2:12) are likened to the moon, reflecting the light of the sun (both of which have been darkening during these end-times - Rev. 8:12).
The rest of what you have presented is nothing more than “Flat Earth” propaganda, which has no basis in reality, nor any support in Scripture, nor in the physical world in which we live.