Greetings to you all,

I found your site and started reading a good article. I have a question about the Lord making a Solar System.
I grew up in paganism and the public school system. We learned about the solar system with the earth rotating on an axis and planets and everything revolving around the sun.
Then I was born again, studying the Word and giving up my doctrines and philosophies, etc.
I found out what I learned in school was science falsely so- called and theories of men. I learned throughout the bible that the sun rises and sets. God made the earth first, then sun, moon and stars to serve the earth. The sun and moon revolve around the earth, not the other way around. The bible doesn’t say the word planets anywhere.
I haven’t found where it says the earth spins on an axis and revolves around the sun. I found many places where the sun and moon rise and set. In Joshua he commanded the sun to ” stand still” and the Moon to “stand still”. And the Lord hearkened and did it.
Joshua didn’t tell the earth to stop moving, but the sun and the moon, and they obeyed. Joshua didn’t command the earth to stop spinning or to stop revolving around the sun.
So I came to the Word of God and learned I was taught lies, theories and philosophies.
Now I read this article that says the Lord did create our solar system.
I’m not sure what to think of that. The teachers, text books and scientists, etc. don’t have the Holy Spirit to lead them into all truth, so I’m thinking most likely they are wrong.
Do you have info on this I can be directed to?
Thanks,

H____
Hi H____,

Thank you for your question.
To this day, you can look in your local paper or listen to the local weather on radio or television, and you will see and hear the phrase ‘Sunrise will be at 6:30 A. M. and sunset will be at 6:30 P. M’.
How else can we communicate what appears to be happening from our earthly perspective? The sun appears to rise in the east and set in the west.
But the scriptures certainly do not teach that Christ, “the Sun of Righteousness”, revolves around the earth. What the scriptures do teach is that we as this ‘earth’ revolve around “the Sun of Righteousness”, and we are specifically told that “of Him, through Him, and to Him are all things.”

Mal 4:2 But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.
Rom 11:36 For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.

It is ‘the earth’ which needs the sun. It is not vise- versa. Without the earth, the sun would still shine, but without the sun, there would be no life on this earth. So the Truth is that the earth, which in scripture is the life upon the earth which life is supposed to “hear the word of the Lord”, exists because of the sun. So we are told:

Jer 22:29 O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the LORD.
Col 1:15 Who [ the Sun of Righteousness] is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
Col 1:16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
Col 1:17 And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
Col 1:18 And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.
Col 1:19 For it pleased the Father that in him [ the Sun of Righteousness] should all fulness dwell;

It was the church which for many centuries had people killed for acknowledging the scriptural fact that we revolve around Christ, and Christ does not revolve around a Pope or around any of us. So while there are many things that fall under the label of “science falsely so called”, the recognition that the earth revolves around the sun is not one of those false doctrines.
Evolution is such a doctrine, but the fact that we have a solar system with planets revolving around the sun is nothing less than the truth of this verse:

Rom 1:20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

I do pray these verses of scripture will give you a more Biblical perspective of what the scriptures mean when they say ‘the sun moved back’ or ‘the sun stood still in the heavens’.
It is the ‘sun’ which is preeminent in scripture, it is not the earth. Notice:

Mat 13:43 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

Your brother in Christ,
Mike

Hi Mike,
How are you doing?  Was quite a busy week here as we had my brother- in- laws two children here all week.   We are considering homeschooling again. Could you send me a link to those videos we watched at your place regarding dinosaurs and creation.  I have a guy I grew up with who’s an atheist and was saying that the world is something like 4.5 million years.   I don’t have any interest in debating, but knowing and teaching my kids some of this would be helpful. I was thinking about the scripture in Matthew refering to those who had all the gifts and did wonderful works to help others but didn’t know Christ.

Mat 7:22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
Mat 7:23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

I used to wonder, how could Christ not know these who did all these things in His name?  I believe the answer is that they knew “another Jesus”, which in Babylon we didn’t see the difference between being called and chosen, being a Levite or a priest.

2Co 11:4 For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him. 

Interesting how Paul uses three (a process) ways of saying the process of how we obtain this.  He says someone first preaches this other Jesus, then you recieve another spirit and then you fully accept “another” gospel.
I’m really enjoying the audios, thanks to Billy for recording those for us.  It was a pleasure to meet him and all the rest, say hi to everyone at your study if you would.
Your brother,
M____

Hi M___,
Thank you for your words of encouragement and for sharing with me that three step process of coming to accept ‘another Jesus’.
What makes the delusion so very strong is that God actually gives the followers of this counterfeit gospel the power to perform miracles:

Rev 13:12  And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
Rev 13:13  And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
Rev 13:14  And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.

It is so hard for us to believe that one can “come behind in no gift” and still be “yet carnal.”
I hope D____ is doing better and is able to home school the children. I had Austin to send you those links. Whether you home school or not, it will be good to show those videos to your children so they will be aware of the absurdities of the evolutionary theory. Everything we see demands an instantaneous creation.
We all still hope that you can all come back down some time this winter! Please pray that God will bless our conference this coming weekend.
Mike