Waters Above and Below
And God said, “Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters,
and let it separate the waters from the waters." Genesis 1:6 (ESV)
On the second day of Creation an outer-inner relationship is given
of the waters above and below the firmament. Creation scientists believe
that before the Flood a thin water canopy existed in the upper atmosphere,
enabling a greenhouse effect which helped to provide a uniform climate
around the Earth. (At the present time we do not have such a canopy,
but can think of the clouds above the Earth as a reasonable substitute
for "waters above the firmament.") From a spherical perspective,
the outer waters (those above the firmament) completely enveloped and
encircled the inner waters, with an intervening firmament. The inner waters also include rivers, lakes and fountains of waters, besides the seas and oceans. On the corresponding
fifth day of Creation (Genesis 1:20-23) an outer-inner relationship
exists between the birds flying "above the earth across the expanse
of the heavens" and the creatures of the seas.
Notes
- It is also significant that at the same moment when John baptized Jesus with water, God “baptized” His Son with holy spirit in the form of a dove that descended upon him. Thus, in Jesus Christ, both baptisms interfaced, showing the transition between the old and the new that would take effect on the Day of Pentecost when the Church began.
- The Holy Spirit is "poured out" (see Acts 2:33).
- The Father sends the sunshine and the rain (Matt. 5:45); see John 7:38 on "rivers of living waters"
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