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James 1:17 says: “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above,
and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.”
I'd like to hear kenisyes commentary on the Greek words for 'trope' and 'parallax' in this verse ... of course these are old testament references as well ...
But again, all James is saying is, God does not change, all this timing is now fixed in Christ, Jesus - the bright morning star
OOPS, How'd that get there ...
and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.”
I'd like to hear kenisyes commentary on the Greek words for 'trope' and 'parallax' in this verse ... of course these are old testament references as well ...
But again, all James is saying is, God does not change, all this timing is now fixed in Christ, Jesus - the bright morning star
OOPS, How'd that get there ...
K
God called the Hebrews through Abraham in about 2000 BC, some say 1700BC. From that time on, He was always around someplace. Certainly, from Sinai on, He was always active in their history. Languages have a half-life of just under 500 years. That means God had plenty of time to lead them into adapting their language and culture under His direction. I have noticed that Hebrew grammar and etymology speaks to my heart the same way God seems to. I believe that Go'ds presence caused them to change their language. That's why I call Hebrew God's language. [It just occurred to me you might be thinking I meant "languages of angels and men - sorry.]
I believe that helio vs. terra is a matter of perception. Both are correct; neither are correct. I believe it is easier to understand Scripture in terracentric thinking, but even better would be to study out the various references I gave you, and get terracentric "fine-tuned" to the culture and time being used.
I believe that you have provided no Scripture yet that proves, in the original language, that the sun goes around the earth. I do not mean to say it's not true, or that it is not consistent with Scripture. I only mean that, based on the Scriptures you've provided so far, I cannot be certain, as they all have another interpretation possible.
I'm not certain the firmament is what we call ether. Note, God creates the firmament and calls it heaven. Then He commands birds to fly in the firmament of heaven. He has already done the same with the lights. One possible interpretation is that the firmament has a firmament. Heaven is a plural noun in Hebrew.
I believe that helio vs. terra is a matter of perception. Both are correct; neither are correct. I believe it is easier to understand Scripture in terracentric thinking, but even better would be to study out the various references I gave you, and get terracentric "fine-tuned" to the culture and time being used.
I believe that you have provided no Scripture yet that proves, in the original language, that the sun goes around the earth. I do not mean to say it's not true, or that it is not consistent with Scripture. I only mean that, based on the Scriptures you've provided so far, I cannot be certain, as they all have another interpretation possible.
I'm not certain the firmament is what we call ether. Note, God creates the firmament and calls it heaven. Then He commands birds to fly in the firmament of heaven. He has already done the same with the lights. One possible interpretation is that the firmament has a firmament. Heaven is a plural noun in Hebrew.
K
If you go back in Talmud, they always say which rabbi said what. If you start categorizing by century, you discover wisdom in Israel through Jesus' time, then gradual decline in wisdom from then on. That's why I mentioned a footnoted Ginzberg is available, so you can do that if you like.
Kabbalah is Jewsish philosophy, just like Enochian magick is Chrstianity (and there are those who believe it is). There's some history there, but most of it is Jewish witchcraft. Zohar's only a little better, as it is earlier, and the witchcraft applications are not full-blown.
Astronomers have been with us since ancient times. Most of them couldn't even get the calendar right, let alone the heavenly bodies. But then, it was astrologers who visited baby Jesus.
I agree with you as to who not to listen to, except I would not go so far as to say that NASA IS a freemason/theosophist cult, just that they are heavily influenced by non-Christian thinking.
Kabbalah is Jewsish philosophy, just like Enochian magick is Chrstianity (and there are those who believe it is). There's some history there, but most of it is Jewish witchcraft. Zohar's only a little better, as it is earlier, and the witchcraft applications are not full-blown.
Astronomers have been with us since ancient times. Most of them couldn't even get the calendar right, let alone the heavenly bodies. But then, it was astrologers who visited baby Jesus.
I agree with you as to who not to listen to, except I would not go so far as to say that NASA IS a freemason/theosophist cult, just that they are heavily influenced by non-Christian thinking.
K
As a conclusion, I could not do any better than what you have stated. The first word is parallage, meaning "change". It gives rise to our geometric term parallax, with a more specialized meaning. Trope is turning. God does not change or turn. That does not prove His universe does not. Eccl. 1 is pretty certain that many things do. But then again, His creation is not perfect. especially in view of our sin in how we "have dominion and subdue it".
All of this reveals the dangers of being 'half-right'. The Gnosis may be right for the pyramid worshipers, in a material and physical sense, but often, even that is spun in order to cover their fallen status in the bio-psycho-social realms. Spin doctors tell us all sorts of things in order to get us to worship the newest iron chariot, widget or gadget. While the car or cell phone might work well and be ergonomically sound, the social psychology it perpetuates is just no good. Likewise we are sold all sorts of junk foods and told to biggie size it, while the gnostic / physical 'gods' (fallen angels) again go to work to create magic of their god - Chemos, Chemistry (e.g. Big Pharma) their symbol being the twisted brazen serpent(s). Same concept applies in education, science, law, medicine, religion, government and etc, etc.
This empowers them in the material and financial worlds, and gives them a 'star' status - self proclaimed, in the media world, hey, even in the religious world ... tis why they are called 'Fallen Angels' ... some are swept into the occult, others lead by desire -- pray for them all -- but no need to kick against the pricks ... instead warn the ignorant and the unlearned to enlightenment, calling some out ... a little light in a dark place is seen from afar. They are only empowered when they are worshiped and given attention and alms (when we buy their stuff, ideological or material) ...
We are living in a material world and some are material girls (and boys) ...
P
In terms of General Relativity, geocentrism is just as correct as heliocentrism, as the position and motion of bodies in space is relative. There is no reason in physics not to consider the Earth as being motionless while the heavens whirl and whip about us. This is not done because it would be very difficult to model, mathematically and graphically, and would give the same reasults as heliocentrism, which is much easier due to the massive gravity well of the sun.
K
This is what I was taught in school also. Have a look at the What is the Antikythera Mechanism? and The Astrolabe and see what you think. Done algebraically, your statement is correct. Done geometrically, the other math is simpler.
“....there is visible evidence in the raw data for an apparent concentric shell structure centered on the observer.”----“Galaxy redshift abundance periodicity from Fourier analysis of number counts N(z) using SDSS and 2dFGRS galaxy surveys”
J.G. Hartnett K. Hirano Sep 2008
DA....i was hoping to establish/see if it is possible to establish lines between Metaphysics/Religious Philosophy and Theoretical "Science" as opposed to or aligned with Observable Science > and seeing how they match God's accounts in scripture.
not saying the other stuff [error AND deception] isn't part of the debate, since it clearly is.
like....serious?
Freemasons have always been in the forefront of the scientific community; from the founding of the British Royal Society to today’s NASA programme in the United States.
The following is a short and incomplete list 1 of Brethren who have contributed to the exploration of outer space.
Freemasons in Space < click
oh....THOSE guys again....
P
I'm surprised how many 'skeptics' and people who claim to like science in the atheist community are totally unaware of this basic implication of relativity. "See, the Bible believes in geocentrism, it's WRONG!', without ever considering that Einstein said you can consider anywhere you want the center of the Universe.
P
The sad fact is that most people join groups to be in a tribe and feel superior to others. They really don't care about critical thinking or science, they just want to be part of the 'smart, liberal, modern' crowd, and adopt the prevailing beliefs as to what that is. I am sure the Catholic Church had the same problem when they were the intellectual elite.
P
I totally agree. With the Catholic part too.
They want to be like those 'smart modern liberals' on TV I wish I was joking, but many people take actors in shows as models for what is in and what is right.
They want to be like those 'smart modern liberals' on TV
I wish I was joking, but many people take actors in shows as models for what is in and what is right.