Isaiah 40:22   It is he that sitteth upon the globe of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as locusts: he that stretcheth out the heavens as nothing, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in. 


How can a tent cover a sphere?

a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as 

<sup>Genesis 1

6</sup> And God said: Let there be a firmament made amidst the waters: and let it divide the waters from the waters.
⁷ And God made a firmament, and divided the waters that were under the firmament, from those that were above the firmament, and it was so.
⁸ And God called the firmament, Heaven; and the evening and morning were the second day.


⁴ And God said: Let there be lights made in the firmament of heaven, to divide the day and the night, and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years:
¹⁵ To shine in the firmament of heaven, and to give light upon the earth. And it was so done.
¹⁶ And God made two great lights: a greater light to rule the day; and a lesser light to rule the night: and the stars.
¹⁷ And he set them in the firmament of heaven to shine upon the earth.

Happenby wrote"The phrase "spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in" is a figure of speech called a simile.  Here is a definition:
This passage does not mean that the heavens are a tent or even exactly like a tent.  It just means that it resembles a tent in some way.  This verse is part of a larger passage describing the greatness and power of God.  That is what is important here.  We are not supposed to interpret it in a literalistic way to figure out the shape of the earth. We are supposed to consider God's power.

But thanks for providing a Scripture verse that says the earth is a globe.

What if the tent was spherical in nature? 

AES, some are more reasonable to speak to than others. I feel that over the year I've had decent discussions with some.  I think its quite clear that TiE and Smedley spew insults and won't give answers.  For all their talk about how believing in a globe is 'blasphemous,' 'mockery of God,' 'stupid' and 'delivers souls to the devil'...neither can answer two basic things:

1) If the Earth really is flat and this is a global idea is a conspiracy how does it benefit the conspirators.  Smedley's only response is that it gives souls to the devil.  My question went unanswered.  How does believing the earth is a globe send souls to the devil.  Is it a mortal sin? Is it blasphemous? It sounds like you think its heresy putting people in mortal sin.  Is this the case? TiE said he believes in flat earth because he is a Catholic and suggests that Jaynek is a freemason. The irony makes me laugh...This leads me to question 2.

2) If it is truly Catholic to teach flat earth as implied by all the righteous posts, then what is the name of you priest/order/sect that teaches flat earth?  SSPX/Ex-SSPX/OMLC/SSPV/Whatever anyone?....IF this is such a fundamental issue that TiE and Smedley feel the need to condemn and insult, what's the name of a single traditional priest that warns souls away from global earth thoughts?  Why isn't it in the Baltimore Catechism?...Really just looking for TiE and Smedley to explain...

Spherical tent

Can't post pictures from this computer, but this link shows that there are some spherical tents that could hold balls inside them. Ridiculous!