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< < < <NASA & The Bible
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< < : < < < For all the scientists out there, and for all the
< < : < students who have a
< < : < <hard
< < : < < < time convincing these people regarding the truth of the
< < : < Bible, here's
< < : < < < something that shows God's awesome creation, and that He
< < : < is still in
< < : < < < control. Did you know that the space program is busy
< < : < proving that what
< < : < <has
< < : < < < been called "myth" in the Bible is true?
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< < : < < < Mr. Harold Hill, President of the Curtis Engine Company in
< < : < Baltimore,
< < : < < < Maryland, and a consultant in the space program, relates
< < : < the following
< < : < < < development. "I think one of the most amazing things that
< < : < God has done
< < : < <for
< < : < < < us today happened recently to our astronauts and space
< < : < scientists at
< < : < < < GreenBelt, Maryland. They were checking out where the
< < : < positions of the
< < : < < < sun, moon, and planets would be 100 years and 1,000 years
< < : < from now. We
< < : < <have
< < : < < < to know this so we won't send up a satellite and have it
< < : < bump into
< < : < < < something later on in its orbits. We have to lay out the
< < : < orbits in terms
< < : < <of
< < : < < < the life of the satellite and where the planets will be so
< < : < the whole
< < : < <thing
< < : < < < will not bog down.
< < : < < <
< < : < < < "They ran the computer measurement back and forth over
< < : < the centuries,
< < : < <and
< < : < < < it came to a halt. The computer stopped and put up a red
< < : < signal, which
< < : < < < meant that there was something wrong with either the
< < : < information fed
< < : < <into
< < : < < < it or with the results as compared to the standards. They
< < : < called in the
< < : < < < service department to check it out, and they said, 'What's
< < : < wrong?' Well,
< < : < < < they found there is a day missing in space in elapsed
< < : < time. They
< < : < <scratched
< < : < < < their heads and tore their hair. There was no answer.
< < : < "Finally a
< < : < < < Christian man on the team said, 'You know, one time I was
< < : < < < in Sunday School, and they talked about the sun standing
< < : < still.' While
< < : < < < they didn't believe him, they didn't have an answer
< < : < either, so they
< < : < <said,
< < : < < < 'Show us.' "He got a Bible and went to the book of Joshua
< < : < where they
< < : < <found
< < : < < < a pretty ridiculous statement for any one with 'common
< < : < sense.' There
< < : < <they
< < : < < < found the Lord saying to Joshua, 'Fear them not, I have
< < : < delivered them
< < : < <into
< < : < < < thy hand; there shall not a man of them stand before
< < : < thee.' "Joshua was
< < : < < < concerned because he was surrounded by the enemy, and if
< < : < darkness fell,
< < : < < < they would overpower them. So Joshua asked the Lord to
< < : < make the sun
< < : < <stand
< < : < < < still! That's right...'The sun stood still and the moon
< < : < stayed and
< < : < <lasted
< < : < < < not to go down about a whole day!' (Joshua 10:12-13) "The
< < : < astronauts and
< < : < < < scientists said, 'There is the missing day!'
< < : < < <
< < : < < < They checked the computers going back into the time it was
< < : < written and
< < : < <found
< < : < < < it was close but not close enough. The elapsed time that
< < : < was missing
< < : < <back
< < : < < < in Joshua's day was 23 hours and 20 minutes... not a whole
< < : < day. "They
< < : < <read
< < : < < < the Bible, and there it was 'about (approximately) a day.'
< < : < These little
< < : < < < words in the Bible are important, but they were still in
< < : < trouble because
< < : < <if
< < : < < < you cannot account for 40
< < : < < < minutes, you'll still be in trouble 1,000 years from now.
< < : < Forty minutes
< < : < <had
< < : < < < to be found because it can be multiplied many times over
< < : < in orbits.
< < : < < <
< < : < < < "As the Christian employee thought about it, he
< < : < remembered somewhere in
< < : < < < the Bible where it said the sun went BACKWARDS. The
< < : < scientists told him
< < : < <he
< < : < < < was out of his mind, but they got out the Book and read
< < : < these words in 2
< < : < < < Kings that told of the following story: Hezekiah, on his
< < : < death bed, was
< < : < < < visited by the prophet Isaiah who told him that he was not
< < : < going to die.
< < : < < < Hezekiah asked for a sign as proof. Isaiah said 'Do you
< < : < want the sun to
< < : < <go
< < : < < < ahead 10 degrees?' Hezekiah said, 'It is nothing for the
< < : < sun to go ahead
< < : < <10
< < : < < < degrees, but let the shadow return backward 10 degrees.'
< < : < Isaiah spoke to
< < : < < < the Lord, and the Lord brought the shadow ten degrees
< < : < BACKWARD! "Ten
< < : < < < degrees is exactly 40 minutes!
< < : < < <
< < : < < < Twenty-three hours and 20 minutes in Joshua, plus 40
< < : < minutes in Second
< < : < < < Kings make the missing day in the universe!" Isn't it
< < : < amazing?
< < : < <References:
< < : < < < Joshua 10:8
< < : < < < and 12,13 and 2 Kings 20:9-11.
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< < : < < < Forward this to as many people who you believe would think
< < : < this is
< < : < <equally
< < : < < < as cool. Never be afraid to try something new.
< < : < <
< < : < < Remember, amateurs built the ark. Professionals built the
< < : < Titanic.
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