Guest guest Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 > This is cool..... Helon > ----------------------- The Missing Day > > Date: Wed, April 13, 2005 9:49 pm > To: " & Florence Chan " > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > >> The Missing Day > > >> _ > > >> > > >> This is interesting! > > >> > > >> 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? Mr.. Harold Hill, President > of the Curtis Engine Company in Baltimore, land, 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, land. 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 lapsed 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 where they found a > pretty ridiculous statement for any one with 'common sense.' > > >> There they found the Lord saying to , 'Fear them not, I have > delivered them into thy hand; there shall not a man of them stand > before > > >> thee.' was concerned because he was surrounded by the enemy, > and if > > >> darkness fell, they would overpower them. So 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!' ( 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 '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 , plus 40 minutes in > Second Kings make the missing day in the universe! " Isn't it amazing? > > >> > > >> References: 10:8 and 12,13 and 2 Kings 20:9-11. > > >> > > >> Forward this to as many people who you believe would think this is > equally > > >> as cool. > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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