Genesis

Genesis 1:6 - 1:25 Pages 1-8.

Gen 1:6 And God said, "Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters."

This word 'firmament' in the Hebrew is 'raqiya', meaning 'an expanse, the firmament, or visible arch of the sky' (Strong's no. 7549). This verse is God separating the waters that are upon the earth into two separate sections or realms, part of those "waters" being left upon the earth to form the seas, and the other part of those "waters" moved above the earth turned into water vapour, or our atmosphere surrounding this earth for today. Remember the point I made in the previous Genesis study about "the face of the waters" of Genesis 1:2. The whole earth was covered with those waters to end that time. The earth was created at Genesis 1:1, then it became 'tohuw va bohuw' (a waste and a ruin), and God brought the drowning waters upon it to end Satan's rebellion, but the earth was still always there from its original first formation at

Genesis1: 1. Now God is simply dividing those "waters" into two parts, and taking a portion of those "waters" up off the earth to form the sky and that will make the "dry land" of the earth underneath to appear, or reappear.

Notice I'm being very specific about these "waters". It's very important, because it helps us to understand Revelation 21:1 for the future third Heaven earth age, for there will be "no more sea" on earth in the Eternity.

Revelation 21:1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.

Gen 1:7 And 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.

First the stated plan in Gen.1: 6, and now the act of dividing the 'waters' already upon the surface of the earth. Notice the word 'And' begins each of these deliberate acts by God. This is a ‘figure’, which allows us to understand the sacredness of our Father's intentions in these acts of preparing this old earth for the second earth age (the age that is now).

Gen 1:8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.

This word 'Heaven' is 'shamayim' (shaw-mah-yim) in the Hebrew and it means 'lofty, the sky, the universe and its celestial bodies' (Strong's no. 8064). It's also translated in the King James in places for 'astrologer', and of course it also symbolizes 'the Abode of God'. This Hebrew word is also where 'Shaman' comes from, used of a so-called mystic holy man, star gazer, etc. (See my letter 'God's Time' in the Archive if you want to know what God thinks of the 'Shaman'. The 'Abode of God' is where the Shaman wishes to penetrate of his own will while in the flesh).

The earth 'sun' and 'moon' have not been "created" yet at this verse. That happens in Gen.1: 14, so these phrases “...the evening and the morning were the second day" is for our flesh understanding of time, not God's. You'll find in,

2 Peter 3:8. But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the LORD as a Thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

And in,

Psalms 90:4. For a thousand years in Thy sight are but yesterday when it is passed, And as a watch in the night.

To God, a 'day' is as a thousand years, and to us twenty four hours.. So you might say that these particular 'days' here in Genesis are each one thousand years of man's time, which is doing a little common sense speculating.

That idea doesn't interfere with His Plan, so please, don't get too excited and take it too literal. God can make 'time' whatever increment He wishes.

Remember Joshua?

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