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An analysis of the literary structure of Day 5 of Creation and passages that are apparently parallel.
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“Blessed are the meek, For they shall inherit the Land.” (Matthew 5:5)

Some more thoughts related to Walking on Water. Please read Joshua 3 before proceeding.

If the New Jerusalem is the fulfilment of the “wall of water” at the Jordan crossing, the Lamb at the centre of the city is the Ark in the middle of the riverbed, surrounded by a human government. [1] If you know your James Jordan, the Ark of the Covenant was an image of the Light that shone on Day 1. The Lamb remains at the centre of the city, surrounded by the firstfruits saints, until the last saint is redeemed and Christ hands the kingdom to the Father.

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Jonah’s prayer from the belly of the fish (Jonah 2) takes us back to the world of Noah. Jonah’s world had been de-created by a flood. Soon, the mountains of Israel would also be covered, and this would be the prayer of God’s people in captivity.

The prayer describes the grave as a prison with gates or bars, a stronghold where the dead are justly incarcerated, awaiting judgment. King Hezekiah also used this language (Isaiah 38:10).

There was only one Man who could set these captives free. He would bind the “strong man” guarding the gates by repeating the sign of Jonah, and plunder the house (Matthew 12:29-29, 39-41).