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| | "There is one glory of the sun, another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for one star differs from another star in glory"- 1 Corinthians 15:41 <ref>http://www.clarifyingchristianity.com/science.shtml</ref> | | "There is one glory of the sun, another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for one star differs from another star in glory"- 1 Corinthians 15:41 <ref>http://www.clarifyingchristianity.com/science.shtml</ref> |
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| − | ===Spherical Earth=== | + | ===Spherical Sun and Earth=== |
| | The Book of Isaiah establishes that the true shape of the earth is a sphere: | | The Book of Isaiah establishes that the true shape of the earth is a sphere: |
| | {{cquote|He sits above the sphere of the earth, and its inhabitants look to him like grasshoppers. He stretches out the galaxies like a curtain, spreading them out like a tent to live under: - [[Isaiah_34-42_(Translated)#Chapter_40|Isaiah 40:22 (CBP]])}} | | {{cquote|He sits above the sphere of the earth, and its inhabitants look to him like grasshoppers. He stretches out the galaxies like a curtain, spreading them out like a tent to live under: - [[Isaiah_34-42_(Translated)#Chapter_40|Isaiah 40:22 (CBP]])}} |
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| − | Note that Isaiah was written circa the 8th century BC, centuries before Greek philosophers, beginning with [[Pythagoras]], theorized the earth was round. It was not until the second millennium that astronomers concluded that the Earth was indeed a sphere. Not until 2012 was it discovered that the Sun is a perfect sphere.
| + | Likewise, with respect to the [[sun]], the Book of Proverbs 8:27 ([[ESV]]) states: |
| | + | {{cquote|When he established the heavens, ... he drew a circle on the face of the deep}} |
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| | + | The Book of Isaiah was written circa the 8th century BC, and the Book of Proverbs even earlier. This was centuries before Greek philosophers, beginning with [[Pythagoras]], theorized the earth was round, and it was not discovered until 2012 that the sun is perfectly spherical. Astronomers were not able to conclude until well into the second millennium of [[Christ]] that the Earth is also a sphere. |
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| | === Earth free floating in space === | | === Earth free floating in space === |