{"id":114,"date":"2012-02-26T15:13:09","date_gmt":"2012-02-26T21:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skygov.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/26\/god-tells-mankind-there-is-water-out-there-in-outer-space\/"},"modified":"2022-01-18T21:58:25","modified_gmt":"2022-01-19T03:58:25","slug":"god-tells-mankind-there-is-water-out-there-in-outer-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hj.kingdomfromheaven.com\/?p=114","title":{"rendered":"God tells Mankind: “There is Water Out There in Outer Space”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\t\tI think its interesting that God fixates on water<\/strong> <\/span><\/span>so much from the very Beginning.  Water <\/strong><\/span><\/span>is also the main thing that scientists fixate upon to find possible locations for biological life beyond Earth's. (That's why they got so excited when they found unmistakeable evidence of water on Mars of late via the robotic surveyors "Spirit" and "Opportunity" and "Endeavor").  Of all the things that students of Nature have forever insisted as absolutely necessary to sustain biological life, it is water<\/strong><\/span><\/span>. (I believe I'll have a glass right now…)  And governmental planners are coming to agree that the most sought after natural resource in the not too distant future is water<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span>  Why does God fixate on the waters<\/strong><\/span><\/span>?  And why did God make a point to tell us within the opening words of His Book where the water <\/span><\/span><\/b>is?  Why did God tell us there is water <\/span><\/span><\/b>on the other side of the sky as well as what we have here on this side?  Was He encouraging our curiosity about life-supporting places beyond the Earth?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n\tHere is some color-coding to try to bring out the relationships between the various objects mentioned here.<\/div>\n
\n\tYellow highlighting = lights<\/span><\/div>\n
\n\tRed = position words like above, below, under, inside, etc.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
\n\tYellow set into purple = the sky, the heavens, outer space<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\n\tNavy blue set into aqua = water, habitable places to live<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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\n\tGenesis 1:1-19<\/div>\n
\n\t1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep<\/strong><\/span><\/span>, and the Spirit of God was hovering over<\/span><\/strong> the waters<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\n\t3 And God said, "Let there be light<\/span>," and there was light<\/span>. 4 God saw that the light<\/span> was good, and he separated the light<\/span> from the darkness. 5 God called the light "day,"<\/span> and the darkness he called "night." And there was evening, and there was morning — the first day.<\/div>\n
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\n\t6 And God said, "Let there be an expanse between <\/span><\/span>the waters <\/span><\/span><\/strong>to separate <\/span><\/span>water <\/span><\/span><\/strong>from<\/span><\/span> water." <\/span><\/span><\/strong>7 So God made the expanse and separated <\/span><\/span>the water <\/strong><\/span><\/span>under<\/span><\/strong> the expanse from <\/span><\/span>the water <\/span><\/span>above<\/span><\/strong> it. <\/span><\/span>And it was so. 8 God called the expanse, "sky." <\/span><\/span>And there was evening, and there was morning — the second day.<\/span><\/div>\n
\n\t9 And God said, "Let the water <\/strong><\/span><\/span>under<\/span><\/strong> the sky <\/span><\/span>be gathered to one place<\/strong><\/span><\/span>,<\/span><\/strong> and let dry ground appear." And it was so. 10 God called the dry ground "land," and <\/span>the gathered waters he called = "seas."<\/strong><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/strong><\/span>And God saw that it was good.<\/span> <\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
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\n\t11 Then God said, "Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds." And it was so. 12 The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good. 13 And there was evening, and there was morning — the third day.<\/div>\n
\n\t14 And God said, "Let there be <\/strong>lights<\/span> IN<\/span><\/strong> <\/span>the expanse of the sky <\/span><\/span>to separate the day from the night, and let <\/span><\/strong>them<\/span> <\/strong>serve as signs to mark seasons and days and years, 15 and let them be lights<\/span> IN<\/span> <\/strong>the expanse of the sky<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/strong>to give <\/span>light<\/span> <\/strong>on the earth." And it was so. 16 God made two great lights — the greater light<\/span> <\/strong>to govern the day and the lesser light<\/span> <\/strong>to govern the night. He also made <\/strong>the stars.<\/span> <\/strong>17 God set <\/span><\/strong>them<\/span> IN<\/span><\/strong> <\/span>the expanse of the sky <\/span><\/span>to give <\/span><\/strong>light<\/span> <\/strong>on the earth, 18 to govern the day and the night, and to separate light <\/span><\/strong>from darkness. And God saw that it was good. 19 And there was evening, and there was morning — the fourth day.NIV<\/div>\n
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\n\tProverbs 8:24-31
\n\t24 When there were no depths<\/strong><\/span><\/span>, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span>
\n\t25 Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:
\n\t26 While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.
\n\t27 When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:
\n\t28 When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep<\/strong>:<\/span><\/span>
\n\t29 When he gave to the sea<\/strong> <\/span><\/span>his decree, that the waters<\/strong> <\/span><\/span>should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:
\n\t30 Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;
\n\t31 Rejoicing in the habitable part <\/u><\/strong><\/span>of his earth; <\/span><\/u><\/span>and My delights were with the sons of men.<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span>
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\n\tGod fixates on water<\/strong> <\/span><\/span>for the same reason we do: that's where human beings can live, "the habitable part."<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\n\tSo why would God give us all this detail about where the water <\/b><\/span><\/span>is?  He lets us know, even long, long ago, that there is both water <\/strong><\/span><\/span>under<\/span><\/strong> the sky,<\/u> <\/span><\/span>(which is self-evident), and water <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b>above<\/span><\/strong> the sky, <\/span><\/span>ABOVE<\/span><\/strong> THE EXPANSE <\/span><\/span>INTO WHICH ARE SET<\/span><\/strong> the notable lights<\/span> <\/strong> –the<\/span>sun<\/span><\/strong>, the<\/span>moon<\/span><\/strong>, and the viewable planets<\/span><\/strong> ("stars<\/span><\/strong>") which help serve as signs to mark the seasons and days and years.<\/div>\n
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\n\tSo why does God tell us all this?<\/strong><\/div>\n
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\n\t[It kind of reminds me of how God also told Adam where he could find some gold & gemstones<\/strong>,<\/div>\n
\n\tGenesis 2:10-12, "Now a river went out of <\/em>Eden<\/em> to water the garden, and from there it parted and became four riverheads. 11 The name of the first is Pishon; it is the one which skirts the whole <\/em>land<\/em> of <\/em>Havilah<\/em><\/strong>,where there is gold. 12 And the gold of that land is good. Bdellium and the onyx stone are there<\/span><\/strong>.<\/em>" NKJV] 
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\n\tSo again, why does God make a point tell us about the water <\/strong><\/span><\/span>BELOW<\/span><\/strong> "the firmament\/expanse\/sky;"<\/span><\/span>Sun, Moon, stars<\/span><\/strong> set IN<\/span><\/strong> "the firmament\/expanse\/sky;" <\/span><\/span>and water <\/strong><\/span><\/span>ABOVE<\/span><\/strong> "the firmament\/expanse\/sky" <\/span><\/span>unless there will eventually be a need to know?  Since God saw fit to tell us these things were so at the Beginning, it reasons that He would tell us if this arrangement has ever been changed since.<\/div>\n
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\n\t[Though I am persuaded that we presently dwell below the New (renewed?) Heavens in the New (renewed?) Earth where "there is no more <\/em>sea<\/em><\/strong><\/span>" (Rev 21:1), I take this to be visionary-poetry for describing the Church surrounded by the World, employing the vocabulary of the earlier portions of Revelation; NOT a descriptive narrative of the physical make up of our material surroundings such as the Creation account].<\/em><\/div>\n
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\n\tI think I can find it within my understanding of things to expect water out there<\/strong> <\/span><\/span>beyond the same Sun, Moon and stars<\/span><\/strong> referred to in Genesis 1.  This communicates to me that God has provided for the sustaining of biological life<\/strong> both here on Earth<\/strong> <\/span><\/span>(below <\/span><\/strong>the "firmament\/expanse\/sky”<\/span><\/span>) as well as the sustaining of biological life<\/strong>  <\/span><\/span>beyond<\/span><\/strong> the Sun, Moon and stars<\/span><\/strong>, (above<\/span><\/strong> the "firmament\/expanse\/sky"<\/span><\/span> into<\/strong><\/span> which <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b>these lights<\/span><\/strong> are<\/span><\/strong> set<\/span><\/strong>).<\/div>\n
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\n\tAnd since I hold that Jesus has already Returned, (albeit, in a time and manner not popularly grasped), I must hold that the New Jerusalem, (the Kingdom of the Heavens, Kingdom of God), is also here – lasting forever and ever. This being the case, there remains no end or cataclysm to interfere with Mankind's "going up and taking the land," as seems eventually<\/em><\/strong> desirable, even necessary.  (It may be a while, though, there is plenty yet that can be done right here.  And there's plenty of time – untold centuries to come, actually).<\/div>\n
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\n\t*Feel FREE to claim as your own anything I write – while I retain the right to do the same the same with it.*<\/div>\n
\n\t(All Scriptures cited from the New International Version unless noted otherwise).<\/div>\n
\n\tAnd this is love:  that we keep Christ's commandments<\/strong><\/em> ~ 2 John 6<\/div>\n
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I think its interesting that God fixates on water so much from the very Beginning.  Water is also the main thing that scientists fixate upon to find possible locations for biological life beyond Earth's. (That's why they got so excited when they found unmistakeable evidence of water on Mars of late via the robotic surveyors […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hj.kingdomfromheaven.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hj.kingdomfromheaven.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hj.kingdomfromheaven.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hj.kingdomfromheaven.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hj.kingdomfromheaven.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=114"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/hj.kingdomfromheaven.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":294,"href":"https:\/\/hj.kingdomfromheaven.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114\/revisions\/294"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hj.kingdomfromheaven.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hj.kingdomfromheaven.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hj.kingdomfromheaven.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}