The Earth: is it round or flat?

One would assume the debate of whether the Earth is flat or round should be as hot as ever. You have your classic match up: Science versus religion. I happen to be a believer in the round Earth theory (just in the same way that I believe in the theory of evolution). But I would like to present the opposing view, which is scripture based. Here are three Bible verses that go against the round Earth theory...

Verse #1

"After this I saw four angels. They were standing at the four corners of the earth. They were holding back the four winds of the earth. This kept the winds from blowing on the land or on the sea or on any tree." - Rev. 7:1

This first verse describes the Earth as having four corners, but would a round Earth have corners? of course not. Either the Earth has corners, or it is round. This is a classic faith vs reason conflict. On to the next verse...

Verse #2

"Finally, the devil took Jesus to a very high mountain. He showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory." - Matthew 4:8

This verse here is another that should make "people of faith" think twice about whether the Earth is round or not. If the Earth really is round, then how could all of the kingdoms of the world be seen? It would be impossible. Again, this is another clash between faith and reason. On to the last of the three verses I've selected...

Verse #3

"Here are the visions I saw while I was lying on my bed. I looked up and saw a tree standing in the middle of the land. It was very tall. It had grown to be large and strong. Its top touched the sky. It could be seen anywhere on earth." - Daniel 4:10-11

So this guy had a "vision" (a big source of the Bible's content is from people having visions) about a tree that was incredibly tall and it could be seen anywhere on Earth, this would be impossible if the world was round, it would not matter how tall the tree was, it would be impossible to see from the opposite side of the Earth. Someone is wrong here.


I realize that "believers" don't think the Earth is flat. They think it is round based on evidence despite what scripture says. My intention was to put the "creation" versus "evolution" debate into perspective. You can't have your cake and eat it to.