The flat earth has many selfproclaimed teachers of what they call truth but in reality theyre false prophets filled with lies. The part of this chapter dealing with flat earth proponents is about voliva and the christian apostolic church in zion, ill. The bible s flat earth in the bible the earth is a round flat object with ends and which is immovable and set on pillars. One verse mentions the four corners of the earth and could be interpreted as a flat earth belief but this theory was proven wrong by the church 500 years ago. However, this passage makes reference to the cardinal directions as seen on a compassi. Mar 05, 2018 as i continue to see christians attacking flat earth not mentioning any names, even attacking fellow christians going so far as to call them stupid, it truly breaks my heart. However, the frequency of use of those passages is far less than the verses i discussed here. Liberal scriptural scholars later derived the same view. For example, at a time when most people believed that the earth was flat, the bible spoke of the circle or, sphere of the earth.
The book of enoch and the flat earth answers in genesis. The location of every identifiable place mentioned in the bible. View all posts by revealed4you this entry was posted in bible and flat earth and tagged christians and flat earth, flat earth book. While the evidence continues to mount, and has, for the flat earth, i must begin by saying, the scriptures told you so. Johnson and the international flat earth research society. The most common thread among the 650 believers at the event was that a pancakeshaped world is a biblical truth. Sep 14, 2018 moderate christian apologists have done an astonishingly good job of sweeping under the rug the fact that the ot does indeed describe a flat, disc shaped earth covered by a solid dome called the. Biggest compilation of bible verses, apocrypha, and extra biblical texts on our plane on.
The best book on the flat earth christian flat earth ministry. The american atheist robert ingersoll, in about the holy bible 1894, says of the hebrews, they thought the earth was flat, with four corners. What does the bible say about the shape of the earth. There are other passages flat earthers occasionally use. Although the theory of earth being flat is not directly spoken about, some verses describe the potential shape of our planet. Did the authors of the bible assume the earth was flat. Also flight paths from nation to nation can be verified on a gleason flat earth map. The biblical arguments for flat earthism that follow come mainly from my reading of flat earth literature, augmented by my own reading of the bible. The bible is a composite work, so there is no a priori reason why the cosmology assumed by its various writers should be relatively consistent, but it is. While this model was geocentric, it did not promote a flat earth, but instead was based upon a spherical earth. What does the bible say about the flat earth theory. Bible and flat earth christian flat earth ministry. Sep 24, 2015 introducing people to the bible through the flat earth facts.
Flat earth believers often quote from a website called the flat earth bible, which is a reprint from a bulletin written by an atheist named robert schadewald. The bible is, from genesis to revelation, a flat earth book. Except among biblical inerrantists, it is generally agreed that the bible describes an immovable earth. Books and literature collection the largest collection of flat earth literature. The biblical cosmology is never explicitly stated, so it must be pieced together from scattered passages. The bible is, from genesis to revelation, a flatearth book. It wasnt until 2015 that i realized that the copernicus model of a globe was nothing but evil magic. Although the theory of earth being flat is not directly spoken about, some verses describe the potential shape.
Paul raines books list of books by author paul raines. Craig i have been listening to your lectures and such off of youtube, and they greatly help me with questions. Flat earth 75 bible verses proving flat earth youtube. It is conceivable that perhaps some of the writers of the bible were under the impression that the earth was flat, but honestly i have not come across anything explicit in the bible that contradicts the fact that the earth is a rotating, oblate spheroid. Mar 11, 2018 the book of enoch is an important source for those who promote the notion that the earth is flat. The bible clearly states the earth is round but heres the interesting bit listen closely. The plane truth, they say, can be grasped in experiments that.
Flat earthers find keep the faith at denver conference us news. Flat earth also known as the flat earth myth, the flat earth theory, globe denial, flatearthism, less commonly platygeism, and intelligent geography for parodists of intelligent design is the pseudoscientific belief that the earth which the vast, vast majority of the population imagine in their heads as this big spherical thing or. Heliocentrism is a deception from the enemy, which is used to promote the theory of evolution. I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth rev. The flat earth bible as we were browsing through the net, we discovered the following article on a muslim site trying to establish the point that the holy bible teaches a flat earth. Thus, students with remarkably disparate points of view independently concluded that the ancient hebrews had a flat earth cosmology, often deriving this view. Moderate christian apologists have done an astonishingly good job of sweeping under the rug the fact that the ot does indeed describe a flat, disc. Apr 04, 2017 clearly, the bible does not teach that the earth is flat.
Flat earthers are selective about which portions of the book of enoch that they cite, because other passages clearly. As a group, its residents view themselves as staunch empiricists, their eyes wide open. Here god is imagined to draw a circle on the face of the waters to make the earth. Why dont christians embrace the bibles flat earth teachings. However, documented mentions of a spherical earth by. May 01, 2016 no, it does not reference a flat earth. As i continue to see christians attacking flat earth not mentioning any names, even attacking fellow christians going so far as to call them stupid, it truly breaks my heart. We felt that it was our duty as christians to expose some of the shallow argumentation and poor scholarship contained throughout the article. Aristotle writing in the 4th century bc cited this evidence as proof that earth is spherical. This bible study book will open up your eyes to show how the. Biggest compilation of bible verses, apocrypha, and extra biblical texts on our plane tcltk pocket reference similar authors to paul raines. Mar 01, 2015 calling the bible a flatearth book has been a staple of bible critics for centuries.
The history of an infamous idea by christine garwood. Eerdmans, 1987 hebrew cosmology pictured a flat earth, over which was a domeshaped firmament, supported above the earth by mountains, and surrounded by waters. Jan 08, 2014 when i refer to the bible as a flat earth book, christians typically leap back as though i threw a homosexual rattlesnake at them. A few portions of this rather long book teach that the earth is flat, but other passages are ambiguous about the earths shape.
Nasa reference publication 1207 that aircraft are tested on a flat non rotating earth. Just like so many people have been deceived regarding evolution, the big bang, and heliocentrism, so to have many been duped into believing that we are on a. We have searched far and wide to provide you with the most complete listing of literature about the flat earth anywhere on the internet. Here i have examined the biblical passages flat earthers generally use to claim the bible teaches the earth is flat. The author of the book of revelation wrote in flat earth fashion. The list can be found in many places online, and has a history unknown to most fe believers, being originally compiled by people who were trying to mock the bible, not support it. Learn more from our list of bible verses about the flat. It covers modern misconceptions, the western progression towards the provable shape of the earth, a victorian showman, parallax, his varied disciples, an american religious city that fell under the control of a flat earth bible literalist, the flat earth society that operated during the apollo. Because believers claim the bible teaches that the earth is flat, it provides vital insights into the rise of modern creationism, generally traced to the work of seventh day adventist geologist george mccready price 18701963, and the genesis flood, a book published by john c.
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