Genesis 1:6-8 ESV
And God said, “Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.” And God made the expanse and separated the waters that were under the expanse from the waters that were above the expanse. And it was so. And God called the expanse Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, the second day.
There are two realms in creation. They are the heavenly places that may be seen as the spiritual realm and earth, the material realm below. There is life above and below the expanse separating them.
A recurring theme of Scripture is the fulfillment of God's purpose by the younger of two. Consider Adam and Jesus, Cain and Abel, Ishmael and Isaac, Esau and Jacob, and the Old and New Covenants. The blessing falls not on the first, but the one after.
It is the body of Christ that receives the ultimate blessing of God. Even the angels long to see what He is doing. His power is perfected in our weakness.
In Revelation we see that the waters are dried up and the sea is no more. The earth is cleansed of all wickedness and like Noah, we step off the ark into a new creation.
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