The Shape of the Earth
Disregarding the dome, the essential flatness of the earth's surface is required by verses like Daniel 4:10-11. In Daniel, the king “saw a tree of great height at the centre of the earth...reaching with its top to the sky and visible to the earth's farthest bounds.” If the earth were flat, a sufficiently tall tree would be visible to “the earth's farthest bounds,” but this is impossible on a spherical earth. Likewise, in describing the temptation of Jesus by Satan, Matthew 4:8 says, “Once again, the devil took him to a very high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world [cosmos] in their glory.” Obviously, this would be possible only if the earth were flat. The same is true of Revelation 1:7: “Behold, he is coming with the clouds! Every eye shall see him...”
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| Nebuchadnezzar's dream |
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| Jesus being shown all the kingdoms of the earth. |
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| Jesus' second coming when every eye shall see Him! |
Also, we must consider Job 38:14
The earth takes shape like clay under a seal; its features stand out like those of a garment.
The "features" would be mountains, valleys, hills, straight places; ie: the topography of the earth's surface. I imagine it's something like this wax seal being pressed down under a signet ring. As the ring is pressed down, it forms not only indentations, but also leaves a ridge around the circumference.
And that would perfectly match the description given by Swiss Physicist, inventor and explorer, Auguste Piccard, in 1931 when he ascended 10 miles up into the atmosphere in a hot air balloon. He was quoted as saying of the earth, "It seemed a flat disk with upturned edges."
You can't deny that this is indeed interesting!
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