THE HEAVENS DECLARE
Song based on Psalm 19
The Heavens declare the glory of God,
the firmament shows His handiwork.
While pondering Psalm 19 and God's beautiful creation, I became so excited about all that God was revealing to me, I wrote a song, The Heavens Declare! I began to realize that much of what I had learned in schools and reinforced by the media regarding the heavens and the earth was in direct conflict with God's Word. When describing the end times and the sign of His coming Jesus warns, “Do not be deceived!” After the worldwide events of events 2020, I began praying against the lies of the media, and that I would not be among the deceived. Little did I know that this was one of the things Lord was going reveal to me.
Romans 1: 20 For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made … (Studying the truth of God’s creation will help us to understand our God and to worship Him in truth. All things were made through Jesus, and I want to know Him in all truth!)
The Lord desires worshipers in spirit and in truth.
1 Thes 5:21 Test ALL things, hold fast to what is good.
Proverbs 30:5 “Every word of God is flawless; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him. (Every Word!)
2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness, (ALL scripture!) SO THAT the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.
Psalm 138:2 For You have magnified Your Word above all Your Name! (The Lord showed me that I was to embrace and hold fast to all of His Word, whether it was popular thinking or not. And that I was not to be ashamed of any part of His Word, for like the scripture says, He magnifies His Word above His Name!)
The information gathered below is from my study regarding the shape of the earth according to God’s Word, as well as looking at science. As I learned things, I jotted them down and was fascinated by my findings. I hope that you will take a look below at the scriptures that speak of the heavens and the earth, as well as true scientific findings that are testable and repeatable. The scriptures are listed first, then some scientific observations below. My prayer is that you will seek the Lord, and not assume all that we learned in government run schools and Hollywood directed media is true.
The Earth:
Genesis 1:9 Then God said, “Let the waters under the heavens be gathered to one place, and let the dry land appear; and it was so. And God called the dry land “Earth” and gathering together the waters, he called “seas.” And God saw that it was good. (The earth is described in God's word as “land” surrounded by water… Never as a planet.)
2 Peter 3:5 For this they willfully forget: that by the Word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing in the water and out of the water…
Psalm 24:1 The earth is the Lord's in all it's fullness, the world and those that dwell therein. For He has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters. (Again, the bible describes the earth as the land that is founded upon the waters.)
Psalm 136:6 To Him that stretched out the earth above the waters, for His mercy endures forever.
Genesis 2. Thus the heavens & the earth & all the host of them, were finished. (Not ever expanding…)
How could this conspiracy be so vast?
Rev 12:9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old Serpent called the devil and Satan who deceives the whole world… t h e w h o l e w o r l d
Rev 13:7 (speaking of the beast) … and authority was given him over every tongue, tribe & nation. All who dwell on the earth will worship him, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life…
Psalm 2 Why do the nations rage, And the people plot a vain thing? 2 The kings of the earth set themselves, And the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against is Anointed, saying, 3 “Let us break Their bonds in pieces And cast away Their cords from us.” 4 He who sits in the heavens shall laugh; The Lord shall hold them in derision. .....12 Blessed are all those who put their trust in Him.
What’s the motivation for this deception?
To try to hide God and hide the fact that we are central to God’s creation, literally. Also, to make people doubt God’s Word, and the knowledge that His throne is literally right above us in the heavens. It frames a distorted view of reality. A fresh reading of Genesis chapter 1 is a good place to start. Thousands of atheists are coming to salvation in Jesus once they realize that they have been deceived regarding the earth among other things. They turn to the Bible seeking truth and find Him who is the Truth, Jesus! “For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro about the whole earth to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is perfect towards Him.” 2 Chron 16:9
Psalm 118:8 It is better to trust in the Lord then to put confidence in man.
2 Cor 13:1 By the mouth of 2 or 3 witnesses every word shall be established. (Each of my subheadings have at least 2 separate witnesses to these truths… )
Proverbs 18:13 He who answers a matter before he hears it, it is a shame and folly to him.
Circle of the Earth (Hebrew word for "circle" is "chuwg" which is defined "circle, circuit, compass." There is a Hebrew word for ball -"duwr" used in Isaiah 22:18, but this word duwr is not used in context of the earth)
Isaiah 40: 22 It is He who sits above the circle of the earth, (chuwg) And its inhabitants are like grasshoppers, Who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in. God is using these words we understand to describe His creation. He sits above the earth, and looks down on the circle, and spreads out the skies like a tent... A tent is like a covering, a protected area to dwell in. God describes the skies to be like a tent. A tent is a covering over a flat floor.
Prov 8:26-29 While as yet He had not made the earth or the fields, Or the primal dust of the world. 27 When He prepared the heavens, I was there, When He drew a circle on the face of the deep, (circle {not ball: see Is 22:18} – he drew it!) 28 When He established the clouds above, (not around) when He strengthened the fountains of the deep, 29 When He assigned to the sea its limit, so that the waters would not transgress His command, When He marked out the foundations of the earth,
Isaiah 22:18 He will surely turn violently and toss you like a ball into a large country. The Hebrew word used for ball – duwr - and the context is NOT speaking about the earth and was not used in above verses.
The Lord Speaking of the Earth Job 38: 8 Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said: 2 “Who is this who darkens counsel by words without knowledge?
3 Now prepare yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer Me.
4 “Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding.
5 Who determined its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched the line upon it? (a line is flat and straight!) 6 To what were its foundations fastened? (foundations are fastened, not hurtling through space) Or who laid its cornerstone, (a ball can not have a cornerstone!) 7 When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy? 8 “Or who shut in the sea with doors, when it burst forth and issued from the womb; 9 When I made the clouds its garment, and thick darkness its swaddling band; 10 When I fixed My limit for it, and set bars and doors; 11 When I said, ‘This far you may come, but no farther, and here your proud waves must stop!’ 12 “Have you commanded the morning since your days began, and caused the dawn to know its place, 13 That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, and the wicked be shaken out of it? 14 It takes on form like clay under a seal, and stands out like a garment. (Clay taking shape under a seal is a flat circular disc with ridges, not at all a ball) 15 From the wicked their light is withheld, and the upraised arm is broken. 16 “Have you entered the springs of the sea? Or have you walked in search of the depths? 17 Have the gates of death been revealed to you? Or have you seen the doors of the shadow of death? 18 Have you comprehended the breadth of the earth? (Breadth in Hebrew – wide spread out flat - expanse) Tell Me, if you know all this.
The earth is still and at rest. Yet according to “science” we are spinning at 1000 mph, orbiting the sun at 66,600 mph and the sun is hurtling through space at 500,000 mph, etc….
1 Chron 16:30 Tremble before Him, all the earth. The world also is firmly established, it shall not be moved. KJV says, He has fixed the earth firm, immovable.
Psalm 96:9 Oh, worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness! Tremble before Him, all the earth.10 Say among the [d]nations, “The Lord reigns; The world also is firmly established, It shall not be moved;
Ps 93:1 The Lord reigns, He is clothed with majesty; The Lord is clothed, He has girded Himself with strength. Surely the world is established, so that it cannot be moved. KJV- immovable
Zech 1:11 So they answered the Angel of the Lord who stood among the myrtle trees and said, We have walked to and fro throughout the earth and behold, all the earth sitteth still, and is at rest.
Psalm 104:5 5 You who laid the foundations of the earth, so that it should not be moved forever.
The sun moves, not the earth
Ecc 1:5 The sun also rises, and the sun goes down, and hastens to the place where it arose.
Josh 10:11 “Sun, stand still over Gibeon; And Moon, in the Valley of Aijalon.” 13 So the sun stood still, And the moon stopped, till the people had revenge upon their enemies.
Psalms 19 The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork.
… In them He has set a tabernacle for the sun, 5 Which is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, And rejoices like a strong man to run its race. 6 Its rising is from one end of heaven, and its circuit to the other end; And there is nothing hidden from its heat.
2 Kings 20 11 So Isaiah the prophet cried out to the Lord, and He brought the shadow ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down on the sundial of Ahaz.
Evidence for a local sun, not 93 million miles away!
2 great lights: The sun and moon. Stars also… they are different, not suns… and not great lights… all made to give light on the earth. And created on day 4 of creation…
Genesis 14 Then God said, “Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and seasons, and for days and years; 15 and let them be for lights in the firmament of the heavens to give light on the earth”; and it was so. 16 Then 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. 17 God set them in the firmament of the heavens to give light on the earth, 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. 19 So the evening and the morning were the fourth day.
Psalms 136:7-9 To Him that made great lights, for His mercy endures forever. The sun to rule by day, His mercy endures forever. The moon and stars to rule by night, His mercy endures forever.
The moon is one of the two great lights, according to the verse above. It has it’s own light.
Isaiah 13:10 And the moon will not cause it’s light to shine.
Matt 24:29 & Mark 13:24 & Ezekial 32:7 … And the moon will not give it’s light…
My photos from Ocean Grove. Look how bright it is!!
Stars (They cannot be as NASA describes if the scripture is true)
Genesis 1: 16 He made the stars also. 17 God set them in the firmament of the heavens to give light on the earth, 18 and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness.
Rev 6:12-14 stars shaken like a fig tree and fall to earth (earth would be destroyed by one star if Nasa's science were true)
Rev 1:20 Jesus speaking -The mystery of the seven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the seven golden lampstands: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands which you saw are the seven churches. (We are told what they are by Jesus)
Rev 9:1 – a star fell to earth & was given the key to the abyss
Luke 10-17-18 Satan fell from heaven
Rev 12 – Satan drew 1/3 of stars – now fallen angels
Gen 1 – stars set in firmament on the 4th day
Job 38:7 morning stars sang together
Is 13:10 stars to not give light in the end days
Ps 104:1-5 angels like flaming fire
Matt 2 Wise men stated they saw “His star in the East, and came to worship Him.
Psalm 19:1 The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork.
Heaven and earth are complete! (not ever expanding according to science.)
Genesis 2:1 Thus the heavens and the earth, and all the host of them, were finished.
Heaven & Earth cannot be measured… Science tells us the circumference of the earth is 24,902 miles, the sun is 93 million miles, the moon is 238,900 miles away as well as the lightyears to the stars & galaxies… So they say… But God says…
Jer 31:37 37 Thus says the Lord: “If heaven above can be measured, And the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off all the seed of Israel for all that they have done, says the Lord.
Prov 25:3 It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, But the glory of kings is to search out a matter. 3 As the heavens for height and the earth for depth, so the heart of kings is unsearchable.
(Heaven and earth cannot be measured or completely searched out according to God’s Word! They do not know, they are making it up!
Firmament is solid! NASB uses the word expanse, but this translation is not correct. Check out the root and meanings of “Firmament” in Hebrew - raqiya – raqa = extended surface, expansion of plates, broad plates beaten out. That gives an impression of a hard extended beaten out surface, not an open empty expanse of space!
Gen 1 6 Then God said, “Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.” 7 Thus 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. 8 And God called the firmament Heaven. So the evening and the morning were the second day. (To hold water up, must be solid! And the only day in creation where God did not say “it was good” is the second day that He created the firmament, that separated heaven & earth, every other day was stated to be good! – just a thought)
Ps 148:8 – waters above the firmament
Praise Him, you heavens of heavens, and you waters above the heavens!
Job 37:18 With Him, have you spread out the skies, strong as a cast metal mirror?
Gen 7 11 In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, on that day all the fountains of the great deep were broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened. (There is water above the firmament)
Heaven is above the firmament along with the Throne (over the waters)
Psalm 104 Bless the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, You are very great: You are clothed with honor and majesty, 2 Who cover Yourself with light as with a garment, Who stretch out the heavens like a curtain. 3 He lays the beams of His upper chambers in the waters, Who makes the clouds His chariot, Who walks on the wings of the wind, 4 Who makes His angels spirits, His ministers a flame of fire. 5 You who laid the foundations of the earth, so that it should not be moved forever, 6 You covered it with the deep as with a garment; The waters stood above the mountains. 7 At Your rebuke they fled; at the voice of Your thunder they hastened away.
Amos 96 The One who builds His upper chambers in the heavens, and has founded His vaulted dome over the earth, He who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out on the face of the earth, the Lord is His name.
Ps 97:1-6 The Lord reigns; Let the earth rejoice; Let the multitude of isles be glad!
2 Clouds and darkness surround Him; (the heavens surround His throne) righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne. 3 A fire goes before Him, And burns up His enemies round about. 4 His lightnings light the world; The earth sees and trembles.
5 The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the Lord, At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth. 6 The heavens declare His righteousness, And all the peoples see His glory.
Rev 152 And I saw something like a sea of glass mingled with fire, and those who have the victory over the beast, over his image and over his mark and over the number of his name, standing on the sea of glass, having harps of God. (Standing in heaven on the firmament?)
Ezekiel 1 22 The likeness of the firmament above the heads of the living creatures was like the color of an awesome crystal, stretched out over their heads. 23 And under the firmament their wings spread out straight, one toward another. Each one had two which covered one side, and each one had two which covered the other side of the body. 24 When they went, I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of many waters, like the voice of the Almighty, a tumult like the noise of an army; and when they stood still, they let down their wings. 25 A voice came from above the firmament that was over their heads; whenever they stood, they let down their wings.
26 And above the firmament over their heads was the likeness of a throne, in appearance like a sapphire stone; on the likeness of the throne was a likeness with the appearance of a man high above it. 27 Also from the appearance of His waist and upward I saw, as it were, the color of amber with the appearance of fire all around within it; and from the appearance of His waist and downward I saw, as it were, the appearance of fire with brightness all around. 28 Like the appearance of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day, so was the appearance of the brightness all around it. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. So when I saw it, I fell on my face, and I heard a voice of One speaking.
Isaiah 66 Thus says the Lord: “Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool. (also in Acts 7:49)
Sky rolls back to reveal God’s throne!
Rev 6:14-17 13 And the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree drops its late figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind. 14 Then the sky [i]receded as a scroll when it is rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved out of its place. 15 And the kings of the earth, the great men, [j]the rich men, the commanders, the mighty men, every slave and every free man, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains, 16 and said to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb! 17 For the great day of His wrath has come, and who is able to stand?”
Isaiah 34:4 All the host of heaven shall be dissolved, And the heavens shall be rolled up like a scroll; All their host shall fall down as the leaf falls from the vine, and as fruit falling from a fig tree.
Is 25:6-9 And He will destroy on this mountain the surface of the covering cast over all people,
And the veil that is spread over all nations. 8 He will swallow up death forever, and the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces; The rebuke of His people He will take away from all the earth; For the Lord has spoken.
veil = molten metal, will crumble and fall like hail – 6th seal revelation
Flat Earth Verse
Rev 20:9 They went up on the breadth of the earth… Greek word "breadth = platos / platoos)
breadth – wide - spread out flat
3 tier cosmology: heaven above, earth below & under the earth
Ex 20:4 You shall not make for yourself a carved image—any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth;
Phil 2:8 of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth,
Rev 5 And no one in heaven or on the earth or under the earth
Is 51:6 Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look on the earth beneath.
Acts 2:19 I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on earth below
Isaiah 66 Thus says the Lord: “Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool. (also in Acts 7:49)
Ends of the Earth – mentioned 37 times in the NKJV, here are two.:
Jeremiah 10:13 When He utters His voice, There is a multitude of waters in the heavens: “And He causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth. He makes lightning for the rain, He brings the wind out of His treasuries.”
Daniel 4:10 I was looking and behold, a tree in the midst of the earth and it’s height was great. The tree grew and became strong, and it could be seen to the ends of the earth. (On a globe this would be impossible – same when the Devil took Jesus to the highest point to see all the kingdoms of this world.)
Four Corners of the Earth – mentioned numerous times, here’s one:
Revelation 7:1 After these things I saw four angels standing the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, on the sea, or on any tree.
Pillars of the Earth:
Job 9:6 He shakes the earth out of it’s place, and it’s pillars tremble.
1 Samuel 2:8 …For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s, And He has set the world upon them.
Tower of Babel: Why would God need to put an end to the building of the tower of Babel if they were just building up into a vast empty open space?
Jacob’s Ladder: 12 Then he dreamed, and behold, a ladder was set up on the earth, and its top reached to heaven; and there the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.
Some fun facts and questions:
Curvature math is 8” per mile squared: 1 mile= .666 ft; 10 mile= 66.666 ft; 100 mi= 6,666. 66 ft
And earth is tilted at 66.6 degrees… hmmm…
Why when after a boat seemingly disappears over the horizon, it can be brought back into focus using strong telescopes, and are level, miles & miles away? Way beyond the curvature according to their math provided above. This math is testable and repeatable. Any one with a strong telescope can see for themselves if the earth is curving and if objects, boats, or buildings drop below the horizon, or if they are still visible beyond the supposed curve.
Modern science says the earth is 24,901 miles. The Bible says the earth cannot be measured. Who do you believe?
THINK ABOUT THIS!! If the earth is spinning at 1,000 mph and orbiting the sun at 66,600 mph, and if the sun is hurtling through the milky way at 500,000 mph, and if the milky way itself is racing through space at 1,340,000 mph (is that even possible? How can the sun be traveling at 500,000 mph and the milky way be going at different speed, yet even faster at 1,340,000mph? Really? Who even measured this??? How can they be going at different speeds? And if all the stars are also supposedly orbiting their own galaxies…. And if the universe is expanding still…
WHY does the North star never move?
WHY do all the constellations, which are supposedly all suns in all their own orbits, all appear in the same spot every night and season, all moving in perfect unison, all circling the north star? Why aren't we always seeing new stars or formations of stars??
Michelson - Morley experiment disproved the movement of the earth. The Bible says the earth cannot be moved multiple times. Modern science says it spins, orbits and flies through space. Who do you believe?
Why have they not been back to the moon since 1971? Their reasoning is they can’t get past the van allen belts… ie firmament, firm – ament, lol… Yet they did in 1969? Really? Yet, also, what about $58 million/day to NASA?
Why are all globe “photos” artists composites & artist rendering in the small print?
When sharp shooters plan for curvature, they are actually accounting for “gravity”… that's another topic for discussion...
You can still circle the earth on a flat earth map with the north star as your compass, and end up at the same point. See map. 😊
Why is the United Nations logo a flat earth map?
Why do government documents when planning flight routes state all calculations are based and depend on a flat nonrotating earth? LOL!
Why does the Antarctica treaty forbid free access? The general public only allowed on a very small portion of the “continent.” The Antarctic Circle! It literally circles the earth.
There are thousands of accounts of people and atheists coming to salvation after realizing that the science does not add up. They come to the conclusion that the earth is not as we have been taught, they realize that the Bible is true, Jesus is Lord, and God is literally right above us!
Lord Jesus, may your Word lead us to all truth, may we never be deceived by the devil’s lies and may the beauty of Your earth never cease to inspire us!
For more information and studies on this topic, please visit www.DeanOdle.org. He is a pastor that I learned from and has extensive information and videos on this topic as well as many others. A few of the screen shots used above were also created by Dean Odle. Much thanks to him for his willingness to speak truth.