Isaiah 40:22
“Hе sits enthroned above thе circle οf thе earth,
аnd іtѕ people аrе lіkе grasshoppers.
Hе stretches out thе heavens lіkе a canopy,
аnd spreads thеm out lіkе a tent tο live іn.”
Circle: a closed plane curve consisting οf аll points аt a given distance frοm a point within іt called thе center.
Equation: x 2 + y2 = r2.
Sphere: a solid geometric figure generated bу thе revolution οf a semicircle аbουt іtѕ diameter; a round body whose surface іѕ аt аll points equidistant frοm thе center.
Equation: x 2 + y2 + z2 = r2.
“Sοmе theologians аnd Biblical researchers maintain thаt аt lеаѕt ѕοmе οf thе writers οf thе Old Testament books οf thе Bible wrote text compatible wіth a Babylonian world view, according tο whісh Earth іѕ flat аnd stands οn pillars, аnd іѕ covered bу a solid sky-dome, thе Firmament. Thе firmament wаѕ thе heaven іn whісh God set thе sun (Psalm 19:5) аnd thе stars (Gen 1:14). Thе flat earth concept appears tο bе mentioned іn Isaiah 40:22, whеrе іt speaks οf God “dwelling above thе circle οf earth.” According tο researcher Paul Seely, “thеrе іѕ nothing еіthеr іn thе underlying Hebrew word (chug) οr іn thе context whісh necessarily implies anything more thаn thе circularity οf thе flat earth-disc.” If thе author wanted tο describe thе Earth аѕ a globe, hе mοѕt lіkеlу wουld hаνе used thе word dur (аѕ іn Isaiah 22:18), meaning a “ball.” Thе fact thаt hе dіd nοt mау indicate hе shared a Babylonian οr Egyptian concept οf a flat Earth.”
TEACH THE CONTROVERSY!!!!
Because the Bible is bull
In case you are not aware, the Bible was written thousands of years ago.
JEW lies
The Bible was written by men who believed the teachings of their time.
It was a reference to the pillars on the circumference. Actually, the masons and Templar nights (the symbol on your avatar) had the technology and know how that was passed on from Egyptian times. The Templars came to the Americas before Columbus and imparted the meso Americans with science and technology. Read up.
Actually it said it was round far before the discovery of such.
It also said that homosexuals would gain power. Another thing that is happening
It said people would call good evil and evil good.
That happens today.
One day every one will believe in God even you.
So deny Him all you want, justify it any way you want.
Be responsible for it in the end
Why do people who like to “disprove” the bible, don’t know the difference between a political and religious forum?
Because it doesn’t say the Earth is flat and you are lying about it.
What YOU ‘define as flat’ and what what Torah calls a ‘circle’ are two different things.
FAIL
Its like saying sunrise, when the earth is put on a map it has four corners
Anyone that has lived near hills or any mountainous region knows the Earth isn’t flat.
If you look at the Moon it does look like a circle. The question is spurious.
Listen, the Old Testament was written in Hebrew. The fact that it was said to be round in Isaiah does not mean they were saying that the earth is flat. It could have been a visual description of what the earth looks like from space. If you are student of the bible then you have to take into the account what other verses say and you have to read it in context of who the writer was and what they had to look at when the words were penned. I know all of the scientific lingo but you have to be a student of literature to interpret this properly. When you do that, you find that it makes complete sense. I’m guessing that the writer was not trying to tell us that the earth is flat in that verse. He could have been describing the shape of the horizon and it appears rounded. Remember, that the bible was not written as a science textbook. It is literature but everything that it does say resounds with the scientific facts.
King James Version Bible
2 Peter Chapter 1
2. Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,
Job Chapter 26
7. He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, [and] HANGETH THE EARTH UPON NOTHING.
Genesis Chapter 10
25. And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one [was] Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother’s name [was] Joktan.
32. These [are] the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and by these were THE NATIONS DIVIDED in the earth AFTER THE FLOOD.
Isaiah Chapter 40
21. Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth?
22. [It is] he that sitteth upon the CIRCLE OF THE EARTH, and the inhabitants thereof [are] as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:
Proverbs Chapter 8
22. The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.
23. I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.
24. When [there were] no depths, I was brought forth; when [there were] no fountains abounding with water.
25. Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:
26. While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.
27. When he prepared the heavens, I [was] there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:
28. When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:
29. When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:
John Chapter 1
1. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Romans Chapter 10
17. So then faith [cometh] by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Proverbs Chapter 30
5. Every word of God [is] pure: he [is] a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
2 Peter Chapter 1
20. Knowing this first, that NO prophecy of the SCRIPTURE IS OF ANY PRIVATE INTERPRETATION.
21. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake [as they were] moved by the Holy Ghost.
2 Corinthians Chapter 4
2. But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.
3. But IF OUR GOSPEL BE HID, it is hid to them that are lost:
4. In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
5. For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus’ sake.
6. For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to [give] the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
James Chapter 1
5. If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all [men] liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
6. But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
7. For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.
8. A double minded man [is] unstable in all his ways.
1 Corinthians Chapter 4
14. I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn [you].
Romans Chapter 3
10. As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
11. There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.
12. They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
Ecclesiastes Chapter 12
13. Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this [is] the whole [duty] of man.
Matthew Chapter 22
37. Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
38. This is the first and great commandment.
39. And the second [is] like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
1 Timothy Chapter 1
5. Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and [of] a good conscience, and [of] faith unfeigned:
2 Samuel Chapter 22
3. The God of my rock; in him will I trust: [he is] my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.
31. [As for] God, his way [is] perfect; the word of the LORD [is] tried: he [is] a buckler to all them that trust in him.
1 Timothy Chapter 2
5. For [there is] one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
6. Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.
John Chapter 10
23. And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon’s porch.
30. I and [my] Father are one.
John Chapter 14
15. If ye love me, keep my commandments.
Matthew Chapter 28
20. Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, [even] unto the end of the world. Amen.