1. THE FIRMAMENT The warp and woof of space and time

2. Before God existed Properties of absolute nothing No place No time No power No knowledge I.e., no existence

3. The Inverse of Nothing Omnipresence Eternal Omnipotent Omniscient Absolute existence I AM THAT I AM of Exodus 3:14

4. God’s Goal for Creation Rom 9:22-24 — What if God, willing to show his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction: And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory, Even us, whom he hath called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles?

5. Properties of God Love 1 John 1:16 Light (a consuming fire) 1 John 1:5; (Deuteronomy 4:24) A plenum Omnipotent & omnipresent

6. God is Light Knowledge Communication Intelligence Revelation The way, the truth & the life (John 14:6) Infinite heat (energy)

7. God’s Dilemma To accomplish his goal, God had to create an environment that was shielded from his light and heat. He has to make a space for man, and allot some time to him.

8. God’s Solution Create light Create the Firmament Looks & acts like a plenum

9. Day 1: Light Would have similar properties to God’s eternal, uncreated light Light does not seem to decay Has no twist momentum equally divided between its motion and its rotation Everything except light must move in a helix

10. Day 2: The Firmament A created plenum Made of grains, called Planck Particles Diameter = 1.62 x 10 -33 cm Mass = 1.42 x 10 -5 gm Charge = 10 q 0 Surface temperature = 1.42 x 10 32 K Density = 5.16 x 10 93 times water Since it’s not light, it moves as a helix

11. Firmament’s yearly & daily motions ENP

12. The Three-Storied Heaven 1. Third heaven: throne of God 2. Waters above the firmament 3. Firmament with sun, moon, & stars 4. Open firmament: the atmosphere 5. Earth: God’s footstool & waters below 6. Hell