I\u2019ve often heard the term \u201cthe ends of the earth.\u201d I got to thinking about that and it seems like all through history, all sorts of cultures and people have imagined images of far-off, mythical places with exotic names like Xanadu, Shangri-La and Pittsburg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Phrases like \u201cthe four corners of the earth\u201d and \u201cthe ends of the earth\u201d suggest that somewhere in our plane of existence are some regions or locations farther away from us than any other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I did a little extensive research and it turns out that \u201cthe ends of the earth\u201d is mentioned 28 times in the King James Bible.\u00a0
I suppose that a long, long time ago most folks probably did believe that the earth was flat and really did have ends.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Today, the term isn\u2019t generally used so literally \u2014 it\u2019s relative and pretty much open to your imagination. If you live in Paris or Rome, it could be you\u2019re referring to the North Pole, or maybe the Amazon jungle \u2014 or, if you\u2019re in some remote village in Africa, it might mean Pittsburg\u2026\u2026
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I\u2019ve often heard the term \u201cthe ends of the earth.\u201d I got to thinking about that and it seems like all through history, all sorts of cultures and people have imagined images of far-off, mythical places with exotic names like … Continue reading