13 March 2016
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The Sun Rises & Sets? Part 2 (TMF:365)

Friday, March 18, 2016
Peace to Live By: The Sun Rises & Sets? Part 2 (TMF:365) - Daniel Litton
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       The earth is constantly turning through space. So, we are never still. In the same way, the Sun also is constantly moving through space, as some scientists have noted, and thusly, is rising and setting in one sense. But either way you look at it, there is no error here. God therefore setup our solar system in space, just like setup the other solar systems in the Universe. Remember, according to the Bible, the earth is the center of the Universe, after all, because it is where mankind dwells—the people created in God’s image. Jesus said that the stars would fall before the earth is destroyed—hence, showing the earth as center. This does not mean there couldn’t be physical life elsewhere in the Universe, it is just that the earth is center. The Apostle Paul does tells there is life in the Universe. He called them the “cosmic powers over this present darkness.” Nonetheless, in reality then, you could say the Sun, theoretically speaking, revolves around the earth, as does everything else, if the earth is the center piece of the Universe. That invariably would then mean the Sun rises and sets, literally. Give this one some thought.

The Sun Rises & Sets? Part 1 (TMF:364)

Thursday, March 17, 2016
Peace to Live By: The Sun Rises & Sets? Part 1 (TMF:364) - Daniel Litton
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       Here, we see that God creates the Sun, the Moon, and all the stars of the universe. Remember, don't wonder how God could have done that in one day! He is God. He spoke them into existence. Also, remember that he created light on the first day. So, light and darkness already existed before these objects of light. The Sun, obviously is the greater light, while the Moon is the night light. The stars are created I think with less importance. I want to briefly talk about the fact that the Bible says the Sun rises and the Sun sets. Doesn’t this mean the Bible got something wrong? No, like with anything else, this is easily understood. First, understand that in this day and age, we still use these terms to understand what we, as humans, see in the sky on a daily basis. That is, from our human perspective, the Sun does rise and set. Saying the Sun ‘rises’ and ‘sets’ is absolutely true from a human perspective standing on the earth. If someone says, “I am sitting still,” that is true—from a human perspective. However, we all know, though, thanks to our understanding of the earth’s movement—that we are never really sitting still. The earth is constantly turning through space.

God Made the Objects of the Universe (TMF:363)

Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Peace to Live By: God Made the Objects of the Universe (TMF:363) - Daniel Litton
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        This vegetation that God creates, appears by the Word of his mouth. That is, nature didn't have time to grow up for Adam when he was alive on Day Six. God simply spoke these things into existence. And these things created by God had the appearance of age. Finally for today, let's look at Day Four: “And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night. And let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days and years, and let them be lights in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth.” And it was so. And God made the two great lights—the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night—and the stars. And God set them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth, to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good. And there was evening and there was morning, the fourth day.” Here, we see that God creates the Sun, the Moon, and all the stars of the universe.

The Waters, Dry Land, & Vegetation (TMF:362)

Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Peace to Live By: The Waters, Dry Land, & Vegetation (TMF:362) - Daniel Litton
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       Let's take a look at Day Three: “And God said, “Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear.” And it was so. God called the dry land Earth, and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good.” Number one, then we note that the waters are separated from the land, and there is one big body of water—the one ocean. But in the text it is also noted that there are seas, plural. So, there would have been other smaller bodies of water. The dry land is noted as one continent. Also on Day Three, after God made the dry land appear, he created nature: “And God said, “Let the earth sprout vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind, on the earth.” And it was so. The earth brought forth vegetation, plants yielding seed according to their own kinds, and trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. And there was evening and there was morning, the third day.” So, God created all the different types of plants and trees.

Water in the Sky of the Original World (TMF:361)

Monday, March 14, 2016
Peace to Live By: Water in the Sky of the Original World (TMF:361) - Daniel Litton
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       On Day Two, God creates the sky of the earth, which in the text is called the “expanse.” Now, in the original world, the one before The Flood of Noah, it appears there was water which was high in the sky, in the atmosphere, before entering space. This appears to be what the text is stating. The waters below the expanse were the ocean of the earth and the other waters—for there was only one ocean (as there was one continent). The text has “Heaven” capitalized, but it probably shouldn’t be. The expanse is just simply the sky in this understanding. Another possibility, though, is that there were waters in Heaven, where God is, and he made an “expanse” between Heaven and the waters of the surface of the earth. In this case, the “expanse” would include both the sky and space. Either explanation is plausible, but I prefer the first one.