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Exploring Revelation 22:1
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WATER RELATED
BIBLICAL QUOTES:
[ Referenced from the King James Version (KJV) ]
He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
-John 7:38
But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
-John 4:14
Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.
-Exodus 17:6
Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is. For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
-Jeremiah 17:7-8
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
-Matthew 5:6
Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
-John 3:5
...A Discussion on:
WATERS ABOVE
THE FIRMAMENT
Photo Credit: Michæl Paukner
(Used with permission)
A commonly understood theory for the waters above the firmament is that those waters relate to the clouds within the expanse. But just because this could be a common sense interpretation, is it really the right one?
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 said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
-Genesis 1:6-7
What if the correct interpretation here is the actual literal one. Despite how our logical minds may rebel against this idea! It is stated that the firmament was built into the 'midst' of the waters. Meaning that there was a dividing line drawn within the waters themselves and the seperation begun.
This is a fascinating way to view creation because it means that the stars are within the 'inside' of the firmament and the waters outside. This would be the equivalent of filling a kitchen sink and turning a bowl upside down and submerging it right to the bottom.
This, therefore, begs the question: Are the Waters outside or above the firmament as sacred as that contained in the River of Life. Are these waters simply ethereal in nature or are they more physical in form?
As my understanding on this topic grows so will this dialogue...
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A resource for understanding the Biblical concept of 'The River of Life' from Revelation 22:1
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