I mentioned recently that people should take the time to try to understand some of the unorthodox narratives and beliefs rapidly spreading among Christians. I mentioned several including understanding why people believe in the Flat Earth. (I had already pointed to things like Who Were the Nephilim? and I continue to add posts to that area of my website in Nephilim & Fallen Angels.)

These narratives are being deployed for a reason. As Christians, I think we have a responsibility to have a basic understanding of them and what is driving them. These are topics rooted in the Scriptures, not just crazy cultural conspiracy theories.

Last week someone shared on Truth Social an excellent article that explains why so many people are researching and believing the Flat Earth theory. When I clicked over it wasn’t what I expected. It was so much better. I strongly encourage you to read Why Flat Earth Is Winning: 3 reasons flat earth is the internet’s fastest growing conspiracy. I think as Christians we should especially think about the implications of the third reason. What does it mean to us as individual Christians? What does it mean for our local gathering of believers?

If you want to understand flat earth from the perspective of those who follow the Bible and Christ, look into the term biblical cosmology. That is the term generally used by sincere Christians rather than flat earth. They use it because they do desire to base their beliefs on the Scriptures.

The surge in belief of the flat earth is also part of why The Book of Enoch has entered the conversation in so many different ways.

Lastly, I took the time to look up all the verses in the Bible that appear to have something to do with the form of the earth. I printed off this list last winter (page 2): 240+ Flat Earth Doctrine Scriptural Proofs (no longer available). I went through it once and looked them all up. Then I went through a second time and circled the ones I thought were the most necessary to be able to understand and explain. This is another collection as well: More Flat Earth Scriptures Than You Can Shake a Stick At.

So why am I sharing this? I think this is a far bigger issue than most Christians realize. There are many people from all parts of society openly calling themselves flat earthers. This entire issue is one of deception in one form or another. There are two choices.

• We are living under a massive deception and the earth is flat (or reflects biblical cosmology). Therefore, we are operating in a completely false paradigm.
• Evil is using the teaching of the flat earth to deceive Christians and lead people away from the truth while using the Bible to do so.

It does matter. Again, I strongly encourage you to read that article and understand the powerful forces behind this belief. It’s well worth your time.

So here is one place to start. Imagine your child or sibling or friend shows you this video. (My post continues after the video.)

How do you instinctively respond when you view this? How do you logically respond? Science tells us that gravity keeps everything connected to the earth. So gravity is keeping all of the water on the earth (in a peaceful, mirror-like manner). Yet a small bird or butterfly defies that same gravity and can easily fly over that vast body of water. What’s your answer? How are the oceans plastered to the earth while spinning through space in the visual model above while birds fly freely over the same area? And there are literally dozens more questions like that your loved one will ask you. How do you answer?