I’m just reading all this and not participating in discussion/argument, but in Revelation 7:1 John the apostle relates a vision: “After this I saw 4 angels standing at the 4 corners of the earth, holding back the 4 winds of the earth, so that no wind should blow on the earth or on the sea or on any tree.” The 4 corners and winds are commonly understood to mean north, south, east and west.
When Jesus speaks in Matthew 24:31 about the return of Christ, He says: “And He will send forth His angels with A GREAT TRUMPET and THEY WILL GATHER TOGETHER His elect [meaning the Jews] from the 4 winds, from one end of the sky to the other.” In other words, from north to south and east to west.
Yep, the Greek and Hebrew words used never meant “corners” as the English language would have you believe. I do believe the Catholic Church would like to take credit for “writing” the scriptures as we have them today also. It’s miss translating portions like that that have caused much misunderstanding.