The firmament, third heaven, originally had a portion of the deep covering its outer surface. At the time of Noah's flood the windows of heaven opened and the water poured through and flooded the Earth.
The Waters Above
Baptism, Cleansing and Regeneration
God renewed the ground so that it would bear fruit again. The promise that God made to Noah. Noah's flood washed away the salts and toxic compounds that had accumulated. Earth was baptized.
Earth’s Form Fits its Function
The creation of gravity caused the majority of the darkness and corruption in the universe to accumulate at the center of creation. This became the body of the Earth. The majority of light and purity accumulated in heaven.
Hell is Below, Heaven is Above
Hell is down, deep and below; heaven is up, high and above. There are many examples in scripture which are consistent with this orientation. Hell is never referred to as above, heaven is never referred to as below.
Above and Below
A recurring theme in scripture is heaven above and Earth below. Orientation occurs for the first time on the second day. It's an ordering of the universe which occurred in response to the creation of gravity.
February 14th
Life has an orientation. Earth is down and the sky is up. Hell is below, heaven is above. Whatever happened on the second day has to allow for the formation of heaven and hell.
Divide the Waters from the Waters
This post is part of the series Gravity 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 …