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Navigating the Matrix of Divine Names in the Bible

 

The meaning of the word “God” is something I never would have questioned in the church I attended with my family and friends until I graduated from high school. Of course, I would have never questioned the meaning of “Heaven,” either. I was taught that “Heaven” was “the place people go when they die.” Back then, if someone had told me that in Genesis 1:1 -- “Heaven is a solid dome-like structure located beneath the surface of deep water, and the earth is inside it!” – I would have thought the person was crazy!!! I had been wrong – “but wrong felt like right!” Continue reading at -

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