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only a remnant of God’s people who perceive that Yahweh has created all things according to a
divine plan to show forth spiritual truths, there should be some among the growing number of
Christian proponents of these errant models who understand that the heavens and the Earth serve as
spiritual symbols. This aspect is neglected, however, for if it were brought to attention, many would
see that the geocentric model presents a false image of the relationship between Yahweh and His
creation. It is a model expressing the selfish viewpoint of man, and a false man-centric theology.

It is insufficient, however, to answer this matter by referring to the symbolic nature of the heavens
alone. We must also address the many claims which contend that the Bible is teaching a geocentric,
flat and stationary view of the world.

The above map, created in 1893 by Orlando Ferguson, a Christian real estate developer in South
Dakota, claims to be based upon “Four hundred passages in the Bible that condemn the Globe
Theory, or the Flying Earth.” It should be noted that Ferguson created a square model of the Earth
in order to accommodate the numerous Biblical references to the Earth’s “four corners.” Most flat
Earth models promoted by Christians today depict the Earth as a round, flat disk. Many take the
United Nations’ logo as an approximate representation of the true shape of the Earth.

UN Logo

In doing so, they demonstrate an inconsistency by insisting that many figurative passages of
Scripture are to be understood literally, while at the same time choosing to not interpret passages