Firmament, Ceiling (Vault): Present.

Firmament, Ceiling (Vault): Present.

A boundary line that separates the laws that can be known through our experiences so far from those laws that, in the absence of experience, are not yet knowable for us. The present moment, where the consequences of the laws appear in matter, are experienceable, and can be recognized through correct attention.

Genesis 1:6-8

The experience of the material world is a process in which the sensitivity of our senses determines how much of reality we are able to comprehend and perceive at one time. Therefore, perception is limited both in space and in time.

The firmament represents the present, where perception takes place. The present is not only a specific point in time, but also a specific point within the world that has appeared in material form. In reality, however, it is not a point but a process, which becomes a sequence of experiences throughout our life.

The process of knowing reveals in the present how the laws that exist in heaven appear in material form, and what network of relationships is revealed between the manifested laws.

The reality that can be perceived in the present also depends on how much we currently know about the laws of the world, because we are only capable of perceiving and recognizing additional laws that are directly connected to the laws we already know. We are only able to connect further knowledge to our current knowledge. Therefore, the significance of the continuity of the present is also revealed according to our current knowledge.