The Seal of God
I was reading Acts 13,14 this morning, and I came across the passage in Acts 14:15 that uses the phrase:
"the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein"
So I decided to see how many times the Bible talks about Heaven, Earth and Sea in the context of Creation or an affirmation of God's creative power.
Here are the texts that show up when you search for: Heaven Earth Sea
(Exodus 20:11 KJV)
For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day, and hallowed it. (Psalms 146:6 KJV)
Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth forever:
(Ezekiel 38:20 KJV)
So that the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the field, and all creeping things that creep upon the earth, and all the men that are upon the face of the earth, shall shake at my presence, and the mountains shall be thrown down, and the steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground. (Amos 9:6 KJV)
It is he that buildeth his stories in the heaven, and hath founded his troop in the earth; he that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name. (Acts 4:24 KJV)
And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art God, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is: (Acts 14:15 KJV)
And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein: (Revelation 5:13 KJV)
And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honor, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb forever and ever. (Revelation 10:5,6 KJV)
And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven, and swore by him that liveth forever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be time no longer: (Revelation 14:7 KJV)
Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters. (Revelation 21:1 KJV)
And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
These are all tied directly to the wording of the 4th Commandment -- which is the first time the wording appears in the Bible. It is hard to see how people think that this commandment can be discarded, when so much of the Bible uses this phraseology as a testament of God's authority and sovereignty.
The Bible makes it abundantly clear that what God said to the people with His own mouth in Exodus 20, and wrote on tablets of stone with His own fingers (rather than using paper, as was done with the ceremonial laws), is intended to be permanent and unchanging, and was recognized as such by the Bible writers.
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Andrew S. Baker aka ASBAndrew
serves with his wife as a Director of Family Life Ministries for his church, as
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