Is the Earth Flat? | Armond Valdez

Out of the many questions I would like to begin with a

question that has caused Havoc to the faith of many okay.

Why? Because it was asserted that the

Bible teaches that the Earth is flat.

Okay? So so it is very important that

out of the many questions. Let us begin with this one.

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All right, so before we begin okay, by the way.

So entitled this message is the earth flat, okay?

Is the earth flat or is the Flat Earth theory?

Biblical or does the bible really teaches or really teach

that the Earth is flat. That's the Earth literally have

four corners. As mentioned in the Bible, what

does the bible mean? When it talks about the four

corners of the Earth? All right, so all of that, we're

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perspective of a new believer, when I was new in the Lord, I

had so many questions that come my way.

I mean, as I go along Long as I walk with my new journey in

Christ. Okay.

A spiritual journey. I encountered a lot of questions

that are important. You know, I want them answered

and so this is a way for you to just throw your question and

let's see, let's do our best to answer those.

Okay. So the question that we will

answer today is from someone anonymously.

Yes, I don't know who but the question goes like this.

Why does it say 1112 make it seem like the Earth is flat?

Okay, that's a good question. Okay, but actually what I really

want to address at this point is that does the bible really teach

that the Earth is flat? Because you know this is this is

serious. You know, because some people

are using the scriptures to teach it on your stitching.

Okay, and this is this is not to be taken lightly.

Now that is very important because if you misinterpret

again let me say that again. If somebody will misinterpret or

take the Bible of the context or out of context that will lead to

a conclusion. Action that is going to cause

disbelief and doubt doubt in the heart of the believer.

And that is not good. That is the same strategy that

the devil did in Genesis chapter 32, a Adam and Eve.

Genesis 32 · chapter mention

And so today I would like to expose such a wrong teaching

that you know that the Bible, you know, allegedly He teaches

that the Earth is flat. That is not the case if that is

not a correct interpretation. Okay, so let's let us begin.

Let's read a say 11 12, it says he will raise a banner for the

Nations and gather the Exiles of Israel.

He will assemble the scattered people of Judah, from the four

quarters of the Earth. Earth.

Okay. What?

What does that mean? Four quarters of the earth,

okay? So let us add another passage of

scripture. That is that is also commonly

cited to support the claim or to support the theory that the

Earth is flat. Okay?

So, let's see that Revelation 7:1 says, after this I saw four

Revelation 7:1

Angels standing at the For okay, four corners of the earth.

That's the Earth, have four corners, that's the question,

but you see, it's literally in the Bible.

It says standing at the Four Corners of the Earth holding

back the Four Winds of the earth to prevent any wind from blowing

on the land or on the sea or on any tree.

So to give you the illustration of how How of how they want to

interpret it, how they want you to see the, the picture, the

picture that they want you to see concerning the four corners

of the earth, okay? The concept with for literal

Corners, okay, I want, can you hand me that chocolate box?

Okay. All right.

So first I'd like to say Thank you.

Do the one who gave it. Who gave this again?

No no it's not Anonymous that from sweetheart.

Are you there? Who gave the chocolate again?

Other Revolt. That's right.

Correct from Canada Paul. Paul been.

Okay, Paul been and Eldon revati.

Okay. Anyway from revati family maybe

from from all of them. Okay, so salamat po Thank you so

much for this, but I'm gonna use this chocolate box as our

illustration, okay? So as you can see this box, have

four corners. Okay?

We have one, two, three, and four.

Now, some of the people think that, you know, the Earth is

flat and there there there was a God who says, you know, who is

holding it and then the Waters of the sea We'll just fall like

a waterfalls on the sides. So that's the old, the ancient

thinking, you know? And until the time, that, that

was proven false, right? Especially some of the people

who journeyed around the earth, and they started from their

country and ended up back to their country.

So, anyway, So let me just focus on this the Four Corners.

One, two, three four. Okay, so is this what the bible

really mean when it says four corners of the earth okay?

Because this this box really have one two three, four four

corners either it's a square or a rectangle but it has four

corners but you see there are things in the Bible that we

Should not take literally okay because some are metaphorical.

Okay. Some are like comparative.

Some are poetry. All right, so, it depends.

Now, we need to understand as we interpret the scriptures, we

need to think like a Jew. Okay, what do they understand

about those things? During that time.

Okay, you you, we have to consider very important because

Sure. That's why in a bible school.

One of the topic that I really that I highly recommend is the

topic called hermeneutics. Okay, so anyway, this is online

virtual church, so we're not going to to tackle that.

So what does the bible mean? When it talks about the four

corners of the earth, that's the Earth literally have four

corners as mentioned in the The Bible.

Okay. So, first know that in the

Bible, there are descriptions, okay?

That are not to be taken literally again, okay?

Because some are what again metaphorical, okay, also know

that the Bible mentions this, okay, four cardinal directions.

Now, that is what it meant by four corners for the Directional

or four cardinal directions. When what are those?

Okay? Remember when we were in school,

we were taught about those cardinal directions, okay?

So, if you've been to school, you know, you're familiar with

this, okay? The first one is what north

south east and west, okay. Again north south east and west.

So the four quarters or the four.

Nurse of the earth is what it dramatic.

It's an idiom, okay. It refers to the four distant

locations from the midpoint, okay?

From the midpoint to the four main Compass directions.

So we have the north south east and west.

Now, since the Bible, okay, points to or Bible prophecies

are about Israel, then it is referring to places Beyond

Israel, okay, going to wear from Israel to the north to the South

East, where is a north-south, is this, is your East and then

West, okay? So those were the directions,

okay? If you're facing here, that's

north south east and west. All right.

All right. So it's because I'm facing the

camera. So sometimes I get confused,

where is East for you or for me? What Whatever.

So anyway, you understand that there is there is what we call

the four cardinal directions, north, south, east and west of

okay. Now, connecting this to Israel,

these are the four directions from Israel, okay?

North south east and west. That is very simple.

It doesn't really mean that it has literal Four Corners.

Okay, that is that simple. Now Read Isaiah 45 verse 22.

Isaiah 45:22

It says, turn to me and be saved.

All you ends of the Earth for I am God and there is no other.

Now, here's another scripture, it says ends of the Earth.

So if this is planet Earth and you are may be located somewhere

in the center. Is there an end, okay, if you

travel, if you move, let's say West.

Just do we get to the end and then you know, you're gonna fall

over somewhere. I don't know where according to

their belief know, so what does this ends of the Earth?

Me? Now, another scripture, some 67

verse 7 says, may God bless a still so that all the ends of

the Earth will fear Him. Mmm.

So that all The ends of the Earth will fear him.

So now we see a phrase, this phrase ends of the Earth, okay?

Does not refer to Flat Earth again, okay, if you interpreted

this as referring to opportu pointing to or telling or

teaching that the Earth is flat, it's wrong.

Because if you try to understand that verse it says, may God

bless us still so that. All the ends of the Earth, May

will fear Him what the earth, the earth will fear him know.

It is, it actually refers to what the ends of the Earth

refers to the people who inhabit distant places, meaning to say

those people who live beyond Israel, for example, those who

live in the up, Most part of the earth, okay?

In a very far away place. Okay?

So it's it's a style of expression, okay?

It's a style of speech, okay? It's a mode of expression.

So when we, we say things like that, when we use phrases like

that, it really doesn't mean that literally, okay?

But it means that people who live in distant places.

Okay. That's why it says it says, Is

that what that those people who live, who inhabit distant

places? That is what it meant that they

may watch fear, the lord. That's, is that sound 67 verse

7? So that those people who live in

those Faraway places. May fear the lord.

Okay. That does, that has nothing to

do with flutters. Okay, with flat Earth theory.

Nothing. So Again, it's idiomatic and we

also use some of the those kind of Egypt today, okay?

Referring to a distant location, right?

So, it simply means it's not here.

But far from here. It's far from here.

Far from where we are, that is what we mean by the people who

live in distant places. Azure ends of the Earth.

Now we're going to to discuss the main or the key scripture to

this message. Okay?

So the question again that I'd like to repeat and throw is that

that's the bible really teach that the Earth is flat.

Okay. Or is the Flat Earth theory

really biblical? Okay?

That is very important because that is where the devil was

trying to work with. Or he was he was trying to

distort the truth or twist it in a way that it went sound to you

that the bible really teaches that the Earth is flat.

Okay, so now That we that we we found out.

Okay, that we discussed that, you know the Flat Earth theory

from Revelation, 7:1 is a 1112. Say a 4522 some sixty seven

verse seven were really a misinterpretation, okay, it was

taken of the context. All right, so let's Go to

Isaiah, 40 verse 21, okay? The Bible friends.

Isaiah 40:21

As we read this, the Bible does not say that the Earth is flat,

but it does imply listen to this.

It does imply, it does not say, but it does imply that the Earth

is round. Okay, round solid object or

spherical. Okay.

So is that biblical? Okay, now I know that if you do

some research, you will read the different opinions and variety

of explanation from different Bible scholars.

But you know, it's very good that we, you know, that we

explain this in a way that is understandable, even to new

Believers. Okay.

Okay, instead of just, you know, taking it or expounding it from

the original version which is a the Hebrew word.

Let us try to examine it, okay? So, all right, it's a of 40, all

right, Isaiah 40 verse 21, it says, do you not know have you

Isaiah 40:21

not heard? Has it not been told you from

the beginning. Have you not understood?

Stood, since the Earth was founded verse 22, he or God sits

in throne above the circle of the earth and its people are

like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens

like a canopy, and spreads them out like a tent to live in.

Now Now, as you can see, in verse 22, it says he sits in

throned, above the circle of the Earth above, the circle of the

Earth, again, above the circle of the End Circle of the earth.

Now, the word Circle, I want you to focus on the word circle now

the Hebrew for that is choked cook.

Okay, cook there. Has so many spelling to this.

The pronunciation is KH o OG. So it's cooked means, it means

round or Circle, okay? But the translators, I use the

word Circle instead of round, but although in English it's so

it's just, it's like the same but it's more or of a round

thing than just a circle. Now, let me explain.

So it says that the word is verb is you move around in circle,

but the now needs a sphere sphere.

It means spear. So I would like to use a ball.

Okay, as our illustration, okay, this is a, this is a ball,

right? Okay, so we read in verse 22.

It says he sits in throne, Above the circle of the earth.

God sits on his throne above the circle of the earth.

That means to say, okay, when you are above the ball like

this, okay, I am on top. Okay, the ball is down there.

I'm above. Okay, the ball.

What I see or what we see is a round object.

OK? All What I see is what a round

object. Okay.

A circle. Okay, if you don't want to use

the round, then you can say a circle, all right?

But if you look from below or beneath like this, okay?

So I look up, okay, what I see is still a round thing, object

or a, what a circle now from another angle.

From this point, from this angle on one side.

And I still see a circle. Okay, round, it's still a

circle. Now, what about on this side?

It's still a circle. Okay.

Meaning to say, okay, in in every angle from all sides,

okay, if I spin it like this, if I rotate it, if it Remains the

Same, if I still view it as Round or Circle, meaning to say

it is. What, what is the point?

The point is, it's not just a circle, it's not just round, but

solid round object, okay? So you see a circle on any side?

Why? This side that side that side or

on top below or beneath it? Still it's Circle, okay, why?

Why does it mean pain or retain its form as a circle?

It's because it's not just a circle.

It's a solid Circle or a solid round object.

Now, what do we call solid round object?

One word for that is spear. Okay, one word for that is what

again, it's a spear. All right, so let's say you are

Neil Armstrong or the, the astronauts.

Okay. So this is the planet Earth and

you are, do we have a toy there that it's spaceship or whatever?

That remote controls. Give me that remote, okay, let's

say, okay, this remote control, your flying above the Earth,

what you see, okay above the Earth, okay?

The Earth for you as an astronaut appears to be what A

circle circular thing, object. Okay.

Now as you travel around the Earth, okay?

Now from this point you see still a what a circle circular

thing object, okay. It's a big planet.

All right, regardless, which side or Direction you go, you

will always view the Earth as a circle.

That means to say, The Earth is a solid round circle one word

for that spear. All right there, I hope you got

that. Very simple analogy, very simple

explanation. Now to counter this, okay, I

want the okay. I want to I want to share

something, don't do we have a smaller ball right there or give

me an egg from The Ref, okay? Let me explain to you now if

this is planet Earth, okay? I hope.

Thank you sweetheart. Okay, this is the egg, this is

the moon. Okay, all people, okay, of

course, both are round. All right and all people of the

Earth from different ages and time.

Generations have seen the moon. Okay.

They all have seen the moon and they know that it travels It

travels in an orbit, okay? There is an orbit and it what it

rotates. Okay, the whole time.

It's it's rotating around the earth the whole time, but you

know what? It's spinning.

Okay, but then the whole time so it's not and it retains the

circle thing. Alright, so it is not actually

just a circle but it's what a round object, okay?

So again The people during the ancient times.

Okay, they know that even the Moon is round, it's spherical.

It's a spear, okay? Because it was what circling

around the earth and at the same time, it's spinning.

All right. So but can I have the coin?

Where is that going? Then adjust the coin.

Sweetheart coin. Do you have a coin?

All right, so let's say this is the moon.

Okay? This is the earth.

Okay, this is the moon. So you see in my hand is a coin,

all right, what if asked this Moon rotates around the earth

and its spinning like this, right?

So what what will the people of all ages and generations of say

about the moon? They'll say that the Moon is

Flat. Why?

It's very easy because on one side, it Circle.

And then on the other side, it's flat, right?

So, so I asked the moon travels on its orbit around the Earth

and it's rotating like this. So, at one point, you see, the

Moon is circle and not Circle, and circle and not Circle,

that's the thing. But no it's not like that it

retains, okay, its roundness as it travels around the earth and

at is as it moves around the earth and its spinning but you

don't see a flat thing at some point, okay.

It's always Round. So in the same thing, the same

manner. If where's my spacecraft in the

same manner, if you travel in space, okay, at any angle, the

Earth will remain round or Circle.

So it's a solid round circle. So when God is seated, okay,

what's the verse again? Let me read that verse the verse

22. It says he sits enthroned above

the circle of the earth. That means to say God is above

the sky, the Earth, the circle of the earth, observing, okay?

As it looks like a circle, okay? But actually, that is just a

term but whether you are on top or any at any angle, you still

view it as a circle as a round thing.

So, It is a what solid round object spear.

So the Bible does stitches at the bible, teach that the Earth

is a sphere. Okay.

It implies that the Earth is a sphere.

Okay, now I'm going to give you a better illustration because I

understand that the Moon is so small because this is going is

very small. Now can you hand me the the

plate? Okay.

My brother-in-law from the u.s. gave us a set of this plates.

Okay. It's a it's Signed inspired by

the Indian Brethren because they usually come to the house and we

eat here. They cook here and I miss those

days especially those days years before the pandemic.

Alright. So we you know, we used to

congregate the in this house and fellowship and play and okay so

we have this plate, okay? So this plate as you can see,

it's a circle but if you rotate it, Now it's no longer you'll

see the flat side. Okay, let me adjust, okay,

that's the flat side and now it's a circle and then a flat

side and then the circle and a flat side, okay?

So it is not not solid Circle, not solid round object because

there is a point where if you rotate it Okay, it's not Circle.

This one looks at you see a circle, okay.

I shape form, I mean Circle. But this this this angle it's

not a circle. Okay.

But Again going back, going back to this ball.

Okay, you see a circle. You see a round shape object but

if you try to rotate it or spin it, okay, at any point, while

it's spinning, it retains the shape of a circle meaning to

say, it's what, it's not just one plane but it's a solid Round

object, it's called the spear. All right, so I hope that gave

you an Insight or a revelation today that the Earth is not

flat. Okay?

And I want to you, I want us to read this final coat that I that

I wrote. Okay.

So just a summary. Okay, therefore Therefore the

Flat Earth theory is unbiblical and unscientific, okay, the

assertion alleging that the Bible teaches the Earth was flat

was invented as a counterfeit to destroy the inerrancy of

scriptures and to cause confusion and doubt in the

hearts of many, okay? Okay.

That is why I am so concerned about this issue on, you know,

the Earth is flat. According to those people who

teaches who Advocates that this stitching was originally from

the Bible when it's not okay, it is not.

So the the Flat Earth Doctrine is the Flat Earth Doctrine.

Using biblical passages was meant to Ruin to destroy

biblical, truth Integrity. Okay.

It was meant to destroy your faith in the Bible.

It was meant to destroy your faith.

In the word of God, okay? They want you to believe that

the Bible is is false. Okay, is proven false or debunk

refuted by modern science. Because if you you took the bait

that you know, that the Bible teaches the Earth is flat, and

then you went to school or you read some books and it was

scientifically. It was proven that the Earth is

not flat. Then you use you, you start, you

begin to doubt that the Bible is true, okay?

So they will tell you lies. So that when you believe the

lie, Bye. Okay, because they will convince

you that such teaching originates from the word of God.

And then the next thing that will happen inside your in your

heart and in your mind, okay? The next thing that will happen

to you is you will begin to doubt the word of God.

That's why it is very important to address such a question.

Okay. So they want you to believe that

again that the Earth is flat because later, or after that

brainwashing thing. When you compare, when you

compare that flatter thing to the actual scientific

discoveries, the Earth that they presented supposedly presume

that they presume to be. Be from the Bible will cause you

to doubt the entire teachings of the Bible.

Okay. So that's a Havoc, all right?

That that can cause a lot of trouble.

So that is the same strategy that the, the serpent used in

Genesis chapter 3, when he tried to attempt a Adam and Eve to eat

Genesis 3 · chapter mention

the forbidden fruit from The Forbidden tree.

Okay? So if you The in the Book of

Genesis, you know what God Said, but then the devil said, oh, you

shall not surely die for. God knows that.

When you eat of it, you will become like God.

So you see the devil will use a little truth and then he will

try to twist it by adding a little lie, okay?

So the same thing, the Flat Earth Advocates will use the

truth, will use the Bible and then twist it.

A little bit misinterpreted push it off the context so that it

will create so that they can create deception.

All right? So the devil will just plant a

little lie as though it came from God then if you buy it okay

if you bite it you will start to doubt God and be Easily.

All right. So so don't do that.

Alright, now that we have discussed this online and if,

you know, someone who is confused, who doesn't know what

to believe or whether the Bible is true or not regarding these

things or regarding dinosaurs, or that's another subject, by

the way, if you'd like, to throw that question, I can also

discuss with you about dinosaurs, okay?

But that's not our topic. So, again, So I know you're so

excited this questions and answers episode or series that

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Alright? Because we have another strange

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Okay. For more questions either.

By the way, I'd like to begin with a strange questions alright

but bizarre questions. Okay I dig it like this is the

earth lat. Okay and then next week friends

I'd like to advertise this next week or my in Next episode, I'd

like to talk about aliens whole terrific.

Yeah, because somebody sent us a question.

All right. So that topic we'd like to, you

know, we may entitle it, do aliens exist, all right, or are

aliens real okay? Is there a life on other

planets? You know, because people claim

that they have alien sightings or alien abductions.

Actions or things like that. So all that, in our next

episode. Are you excited with strange

questions? I'm excited because you see a

lot of people, you know, there's a lot of people are trying to

diminish or they're trying to destroy the the Bible by

teaching other things they're trying to divert your attention.

Ancient other things but it's good that we check the Bible and

let's see, from the biblical point of view.

You know what, what I mean, how do we answer such questions?

All right, so that's it. Thank you for joining us today

and I we're going to pray right now.

Lord, we're so thankful for giving us insights and wisdom

and we pray that those illustrations Lord.

It will would be of great help to many of those who are

following us in our virtual church.

We pray that you bless them. Give them insights help.

Them become fruitful in this life.

Lord, I pray for spiritual growth maturity and that they

will bear much fruit in this life.

So, father, thank you for that revelation.

We Love you bless your people and now the Lord bless you and

keep you the Lord, make his face to shine upon you and be

gracious unto you. The Lord lift up the light of

his countenance upon you and give you his peace both now and

forevermore May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of

God, and The Fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us.

All and all God's people say, amen, and amen.

God bless you. Also again, we hope that you

will Would join us again next week for another strange

question to be answered. Do aliens exist.

Okay, so God bless you all. See you again.