ÒIn the Scriptures the flat earth is founded on an underlying sea; it is
stationary; the heavens are like an upturned bowl or canopy above it; the
circumference of this vault rests on pillars; the sun, moon and stars move within this firmament
of special purpose to illumine man; there is a sea above the sky, Ôthe waters
which were above
the heavens,Õ and through the Ôwindows of heavenÕ the rain comes
downÉ. This is the worldview of
the Bible.Ó
Harry Emerson Fosdick, Modern Use of the Bible,
46-47