Genesis 1:6-13 (The waters which were above the firmament and under the firmament )

(The waters which were above the firmament and under the firmament )

In Genesis 1:6-13『And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. 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. And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day. And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so. And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good. And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.  And the evening and the morning were the third day. 』

 

Heaven in the Bible has three meanings. It is the kingdom of God, the outer space, and the "sky from the ground." Regarding the sky (shameim), the Bible said that all the sky we know is shameim. The blue sky is also called Shameim, the outer space is also called Shameim, and the kingdom of God where God dwells is also called Shameim. So, when it comes to heaven, you have to judge by considering any of the three while looking at the postwar situation. The heaven of Genesis 1:1 means the kingdom of God.

 

The land (Eretz) has two meanings as well. It is expressed in two ways: the material world and the earth. In Genesis 1:9, 『And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so. 』 earth is Eretz. In Genesis 1:1, 『In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. The land of 』is also Erettsu. Therefore, the land of Genesis 1:1 means the material world. ,

 

This world, created by God, was empty, and there was only a deep chunk of water in the soil. In the middle of the water mass, He made the firmament (sky). Since the firmament was created, it was divided into water above the firmament and water under the firmament (muddy water). The muddy water is trapped so that the soil turns into water and the water becomes the sea. The words of Genesis 1:6-8 are not only stories of the earth, but also stories of heaven. But people don't want to tell the story of heaven. Jesus told the Pharisees that they do not believe the story of the earth, but will they believe it if they tell the story of heaven?

 

 The firmament (sky) is in the water. The god of God (the Holy Spirit) is working (bearing) on the water. In Genesis 1:2, "And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. 』. The earth means the material world. Since the ground is not exposed, it means a lump of water. Sleep means above the water. Here, darkness means a prison, such as a prison. In Isaiah 42:7, 『To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house. Similarly, Isaiah 61:1 says.『The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; 』 The Bible describes humans (spirits) as being imprisoned.

 

In contrast to the words in Genesis 1, it means that humans (spirits) are trapped in muddy water. Likewise, it tells us that the human body is such a thing as muddy water. It is God (the Holy Spirit) who surrounds and blocks the water. We can see that the world is trapped by the Word of God (water) and the Holy Spirit. Water is divided into water above and below the firmament, and the word of God is divided into the word of heaven and the word of earth. The word in heaven is the word filled with the Holy Spirit, and the word on earth is the word without the Holy Spirit (law). All humans trapped in the soil are trapped in the law of God.

 

The reason God made the firmament in the water is to make the earth visible through the water under the firmament, to make human beings out of the soil, and to make plants and plants that bear seeds. He created an environment where humans can live. In Genesis 1:11-12『And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.  And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good. 』

 

Through the seeding tree and the seeding vegetable, we can see that humans must sow and cultivate the seeds to obtain food. Humans sow seeds every year to harvest. In Genesis 2:15, 『And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. And since Adam and Eve disobeyed God, in Genesis 3:23 『Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken. 』. God is to sow every year so that it can be realized by sowing and cultivating it. What is it to realize? Jesus told the disciples that through the parable of the sower, he revealed the secrets of heaven hidden from creation.

 

If you live every year by sowing seeds and cultivating them, you will grow older and eventually die. It is to realize that this food is not eternal food. And think about why humans live in this world that must die. So the Bible says what to do to get eternal life. In John 6:27『Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed. 』

 

The parable of the sowing is saying, "Do it for food that is eternal." All humans have left God and come to this world, becoming a life of being trapped in darkness. It means that in order to obtain food for human beings to live forever, they must realize that they are the ones who have left God, repent, take off the clothes of the world, and put on clothes for Christ (Christ). Taking off the world's clothes means that the old man dies with Jesus. It is not something we can do for ourselves. So, we believe in uniting with Jesus. So, you are saved by faith. In order to be saved by faith, you must be buried with Jesus.

 

The food that lasts forever is the fruit of the tree of life in the Garden of Eden. However, Adam and Eve thought that they could become like God through the delusion of the serpent, and they broke God's orders and pulled them out of the Garden of Eden to come into the world. Likewise, replacing the story of the kingdom of God, the spirits in the kingdom of God were unable to keep their position in the delusion of Satan, and were trying to leave God, so they came from the kingdom of God and entered the world. In Genesis 3:24『So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life. 』 cherub means angel. cherubs are two angels covering the ark of the Most Holy. Inside the ark were the two tablets of law and Aaron's staff and manna. Angels symbolize the law. The fire sword means the Holy Spirit. In order to eat the fruit of the tree of life, one must be killed by a sword. So, we cannot eat the tree of life unless we are freed from the law by the Holy Spirit.

 

The fruit of the tree of life is the word of God. God's Word is that the people who are trapped in darkness shed true light to come out of darkness. So, what the Bible means is that as God sows seeds and harvests fruit, realize the truth of God's promises.『 And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good. 』 The reason for saying that God was good is that those who have left God come to this world to sow and reap fruit, but eventually realize that it is a life to die and know why they came to this world, so they will repent and return. So, the secret is hidden in God's sowing, and the discoverer will return to the kingdom of God. God saw this good.