True Cosmology - The Earth The LORD Made
True Cosmology - The Earth The LORD Made
True Cosmology - The Earth The LORD Made
By way of introduction, I'd like to share two experiences that prompted me to research
this paper in the first instance.
First Experience
Not long after I was saved, I memorized a number of Psalms, including Psalm 19. As
I prayed it in my mind from time to time over the past few years, I was struck again
and again by the force of the following verses:
"The heavens declare the glory of God ... In them hath he set a tabernacle
for the sun, which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and
rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race. His going forth is from the end of
the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid
from the heat thereof."
I just couldn't shake off the feeling that the LORD was speaking about a sun that
actually moved, not a stationary object around which the earth revolved. In the
language of the Bible a bridegroom is a very positive figure, the embodiment of all
that is joyous and fulfilling in life. The LORD even applies the name to Himself, both
as the husband of Israel and as the groom at the marriage feast of the Lamb.
In this Psalm the sun is compared to a bridegroom coming out of his chamber or
resting place, and exultantly running a race. The apostle Paul uses a similar image in
1 Corinthians, namely that of an athlete running a race, to describe a life dedicated
wholly to Christ. The Psalm goes on to say that the sun follows a circuit (or orbit)
from one end of heaven to the other. And since "nothing is hid from the heat thereof",
the sun must shine on every part of the earth in the course of its daily circuit.
Initially it seemed expedient to interpret this passage of Scripture in 'modern' terms,
where the earth goes around the sun, but the Bible, I have found, is a remarkably
literal expression of God's message to mankind. If the LORD describes the sun so
vividly, as an object joyously traversing the sky in a great circuit and heating
everything beneath it, then perhaps I ought to re-examine the heliocentric doctrine
taught to me as a child.
Second Experience
This takes me to my second experience, which is based on another doctrine absorbed
during my school days. According to our Geography teacher, the phases of the moon
are caused by the moon's rotation around the earth, where the angle between the
surface of the moon and the stationary sun determines the amount of light falling on
the surface of the moon and therefore the 'phase' seen from earth. As an enquiring
child I tried to imagine how this would work, but had great difficulty visualizing the
relative positions of the sun, moon and earth as the phase sequence unfolded over the
29.5 days (on average) of the moon's period of rotation.
Following my Psalm 19 experience, I decided to revisit my moon phase conundrum
and see if I could figure it out. Bear in mind I am now nearly age 60, so an exercise
like this seemed a little childish. However, when I went online to find examples of the
moon's phases and the planetary movements needed to produce them, I had no
success. Even an orrery or working model of the earth, sun and moon failed to
describe correctly their relative positions. In the standard clockwork model, the earth
rotated on its axis 29 times while the moon completed one orbit around it. This may
satisfy the eye, but not the mind. What happened to the additional part-day in the
lunar period?
Consider the example below which I constructed for my own edification. The chart
shows two successive full moons over Paris, the first on 2 July, 2015, and the second
on 31 July. The synodic interval between the two events is 29 days, 8 hours and 24
minutes ('Synodic' refers to the time interval between a moon phase, such as a
perfectly full moon, and the next appearance of the same phase). The chart is
designed to answer a very basic question: How is it possible for Paris to be in the
right position to witness the second full moon if 29.35 days have elapsed? During that
time interval the earth will have rotated 29 and one third times. The additional third of
a revolution means that, on the second occasion, Paris will no longer be in the right
position but will have rotated to a position where the moon will not even be visible.
What is more, if the second full moon occurs at 11.44am, will not the sun also be
visible over Paris? How is this possible, given that a full moon depends on the
alignment of the sun, moon and earth?
When the chart failed to answer my many questions, I tried to duplicate the relative
movements of the three celestial bodies on the floor of my study. In order to do this I
had to take into account the known facts of lunar motion, based on the heliocentric
model:
1. The moon is in synchronous rotation around the earth. This means the
time it takes to revolve once on its own axis is exactly equal to the time
it takes to complete one orbit of the earth. For this reason the same side
of the moon is permanently facing the earth.
2. Every location on earth has sight of a full moon every month, cloud
cover permitting.
3. One half of the moon is always illuminated by the sun. The only
exception is when the earth interposes itself momentarily between the
two and causes a lunar eclipse. [A lunar eclipse can occur only during a
full moon since all three must be aligned and temporarily on the same
plane for this to happen. The moon normally orbits at a slight angle to
the plane of the earth's rotation around the sun, so an eclipse does not
occur very often.]
4. The average synodic interval is never less than 29.18 days and never
more than 29.93 days, with an average over the year of 29.53 days (29
days, 12 hours, 44 minutes).
Try as I might, there was no way I could align the three spheres on the floor of my
study to reproduce the phases of the moon correctly while also observing the four
rules set out above. It didn't work whether the sun was moving or stationary, or
whether the earth or the moon, respectively, were revolving, rotating, or stationary.
But we know from experience and observation that it does happen! Since this is the
case, it seemed necessary to discard a fundamental assumption of modern astronomy,
namely that the earth is a globe.
- The Earth
When God made the heavens and the earth he separated the "waters below" from the
"waters above". The space between the two is called "the firmament". We understand
the "waters below" to refer to the oceans and any water beneath the surface of the
earth, such as enormous aquifers and subterranean lakes. Some Bible scholars believe
the "waters above" may refer to the totality of moisture in the atmosphere, while
Henry Morris speculated that it could have been a contiguous canopy of moisture in
the upper atmosphere before the Flood, which, due to massive volcanic disturbances
in the earth at the time of the Flood, came raining down upon the earth. However, if
we stick as closely as possible to the literal meaning of the text, it is hard not to
conclude that the "waters above" are actually above the "firmament" and thus located
far out in what we think of today as deep space.
The "firmament" comprises "the heavens". The King James Bible translates the first
verse of Genesis as "In the beginning, God made the heaven and the earth", but this
should have been translated "heavens" [plural, as in the original Hebrew]. The Bible
speaks of three heavens. The first we understand to be the atmosphere of the earth
itself. The second is the region beyond our atmosphere that contains the sun and the
moon. Finally, the third is the heaven that Paul was "caught up to" in the experience
recorded in 2 Corinthians 12:2. The particular heaven being referred to in any passage
of Scripture must be inferred from its context. When "heavens" are referred to, it is
necessary to determine whether two heavens only are implied, or all three.
The Bible clearly indicates that the earth is flat since, in the process of creating the
earth and setting it in place, the LORD performed an act of spreading or stretching, an
operation that cannot be performed on a sphere:
"Thus saith God the LORD... he that spread forth the earth..."
(Isaiah 42:5)
"To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his
mercy endureth forever." (Psalm 136:6)
The Hebrew word for "spread" or "stretch" is even more emphatic raqa [Strong's
H7554], meaning 'to spread out by beating, as a thin plate' (Gesenius).
The following verses also imply a flat, stretched-out earth:
For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward
them that fear him. As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he
removed our transgressions from us. (Psalm 103:11-12)
If it is to make sense, this simile cannot apply to a spherical earth, where east and
west are not truly apart, but actually come together again on the other side. However,
on a flat earth, east and west are as far apart as they can be. This would even suggest
that, as the simile refers to east and west, and not north and south, that the earth is
extended or "stretched" to a greater extent in an east-west direction than in a northsouth direction.
When Satan came before the throne of God, as recorded in the second chapter of the
Book of Job, he was asked where he had been:
And the LORD said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And
Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the
earth, and from walking up and down in it. (Job 2:2)
The account that Satan gives of his activity is much more applicable to a flat surface
to and fro, up and down than it is to a spherical one. Even in Hebrew these terms
carry no suggestion of curvature. Given that Satan was capable of traversing the entire
earth as his response implies (and he cannot lie before God) it is notable that he
uses terms that are applicable to a plane rather than a sphere.
Also, when Satan tempted Jesus and took him to a high mountain, he showed him all
the kingdoms of the world:
"And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto
him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time." (Luke 4:5)
The addition of the words "in a moment of time" suggests that the entire earth was
immediately visible from that spot. If so, then the earth was flat.
The prophet Daniel makes a similar reference to the totality of the earth when he
refers to the great tree that Nebuchadnezzar had seen in his dream:
"The tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof reached
unto heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth"
(Daniel 4:11)
The great tree, which reached to the sky, could only have been visible "to the end of
all the earth" if the earth were flat.
Revelation 1:7 also states that, when Christ returns (as King of the entire earth),
everyone will be able to see him: "Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall
see him". This too, like the temptation on the high mountain, is indicative of an event
that takes place above a flat earth.
Some commentators cite Isaiah 40:22 as evidence that the Bible teaches the sphericity
of the earth: "It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth..." However, the prophet
is clearly speaking of a circle or a disc, and not a sphere. The Hebrew word for
"circle" in this verse is chuwg, meaning a circle, circuit or compass. Had Isaiah
intended to refer to a sphere, he could have used the word duwr, meaning a ball,
which he had already used in another chapter:
"He will surely violently turn and toss thee like a ball into a large
country" (Isaiah 22:18)
- The Sun
We have already cited the passage from Psalm 19 which describes the sun as a
bridegroom. We know also that, from the episodes regarding King Hezekiah and the
plain of Gibeon (near Jerusalem), respectively, that God reversed the motion of the
sun for Hezekiah and stopped it for Joshua.
There are also dozens of passages that refer to the rising and going down of the sun.
For example, Psalm 113:3 says, "From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the
same the LORD'S name is to be praised." Psalm 104:19 states "... the sun knoweth his
going down", while Ecclesiastes 1:5 says: "The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth
down, and hastens to his place where he arose."
The Book of Job also notes that the LORD "...commandeth the sun and it riseth not...."
(Job 9:7) This could refer either to an actual historical incident, akin to those
involving Hezekiah and Joshua, but not recorded in the Bible, or it could refer simply
to a power that God may exercise should He so choose. Either way, the implication is
very clear, namely that everything in the universe is subject at all times to the
permissive will of God. The idea that God set everything in motion in the beginning
and then stepped aside is completely false. He is as near to His creation today as when
He brought it into existence.
- The Moon
At the same time that the LORD stopped the sun over Gibeon at the request of Joshua,
He stopped the moon over the valley of Ajalon (possibly a town by the same name).
This incident is also referred to by the prophet Habbakuk: "The sun and the moon
stood still in their habitation." (Habakkuk 3:11) The "habitation" to which he refers
may be equivalent to the "tabernacle" of the sun in Psalm 19:4, though the Hebrew
words are different.
The moon, with its strict sequence of phases, seems to have been intended as a
universally recognizable way of dividing the month into segments and the year into
seasons: "He appointed the moon for seasons..." (Psalm 104:19) This was especially
important when setting the dates for the seven feasts of Israel, all of which were
computed by reference to the date of the new moon. These feasts were not only
central to the spiritual life of Israel but served to highlight the key stages or 'seasons'
in the LORD's wonderful program of redemption for mankind.
For several hundred years science has taught that the moon reflects the light of the
sun and that, unlike the other celestial bodies mentioned in the Bible, it is not selfluminous. However, it has long been observed that the 'quality' of light from the
moon is very different from that of the sun. The book of Deuteronomy makes a
startling statement in this regard: "And for the precious fruits brought forth by the sun,
and for the precious things put forth by the moon..." (Deuteronomy 33:14) This would
suggest that moonlight possesses certain physical characteristics that are not found in
sunlight.
Isaiah lends support to this interpretation when he states that the moon "causes" her
light to shine, just like the stars:
"For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not
give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and
the moon shall not cause her light to shine." (Isaiah 13:10)
Isaiah later made another reference to the appearance or complexion of the moon in
the Tribulation period:
"Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun,
and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven
days, in the day that the LORD bindeth up the breach of his
people, and healeth the stroke of their wound." (Isaiah 30:26)
In normal circumstances, the sun is far more than seven times brighter than the moon.
Clearly, if the light of the moon is increased in intensity until it equals the light of the
sun, while the intensity of the sun is increased sevenfold, then the sun cannot be the
source of the moon's light.
Ezekiel would also appear to be distinguishing between the sun and a self-luminous
moon in the following verse:
"And when I shall put thee out, I will cover the heaven, and make
the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the
moon shall not give her light." (Ezekiel 32:7)
The Book of Revelation also seems to refer to a self-luminous moon when it states:
"And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon,
to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and
the Lamb is the light thereof." (Revelation 21:23)
If the moon needed the sun in order to "shine", then the reference to the moon in this
verse would be, not just superfluous, but somewhat confusing. Much the same
difficulty would arise in the following verse from Isaiah:
"Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when
the LORD of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem,
and before his ancients gloriously." (Isaiah 24:23)
Another verse from the Book of Revelation is even more suggestive of a selfluminous moon:
"... and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and
the moon became as blood" (Revelation 6:12)
If the sun has become black, it is not emitting any light; and if that is the case, then
the moon (which is meant to be dependent on the sun for light) would no longer be
visible and could not have the appearance of blood.
The Apostle Paul also seems to be implying that the moon has a "glory" of its own, a
self-luminous character akin to that of the sun and the stars:
"There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon,
and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from
another star in glory." (1 Corinthians 15:41)
While these passages may not convince everyone, their meaning is quite plain.
It is interesting to note also that, of the three bodies examined so far, the Bible does
not imply that they necessarily have a three-dimensional shape. Since both the sun
and moon are observable and are described as such we would seem to be justified
in assuming they are either disc-shaped or spherical. Naturally, the modern view is
that both are definitely spherical, but for the moment we simply want to establish the
Biblical position.
- The Stars
In the first chapter of Genesis, God says that He made the stars on the fourth day,
along with the sun and the moon:
"And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and
the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also."
If the moon is "for seasons" and the sun enables us to keep track of the passing days
and years, then we can reasonably infer that the stars are "for signs". This may refer
to their role in navigation on the great oceans or across expansive terrain. Until very
recently most folk had daily access to the brilliance of the night sky and would have
known intimately the star patterns in their immediate vicinity. As such they
constituted an accessible, ever present, and reassuringly familiar pattern of nocturnal
signs.
In her song, Deborah states the following:
"They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses
fought against Sisera." (Judges 5:20)
The Hebrew word for "courses" in this verse is mecillah which can also mean a
highway, causeway, path or road. Modern science rejects the notion that the stars
rotate daily around the earth, as this verse would seem to imply. Instead it teaches that
the perceived motion of the stars is due entirely to the daily rotation of the earth on its
axis. In other words, science teaches that the observer on earth is moving, not the
canopy of stars. However, the fact that the verse is expressed in the active voice "the
stars...fought against Sisera" suggests that the stars themselves are actually in
motion.
- The Heavens
We have already noted some of the characteristics of "the heavens" in the section
about the earth. We would like to note here a further characteristic that the heavens
share with the earth:
"I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, even my hands,
have stretched out the heavens, and all their host
have I commanded." (Isaiah 45:12)
"Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched
them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out
of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to
them that walk therein:" (Isaiah 42:5)
These verses from Isaiah show that the heavens too are "stretched out", just like the
earth. Another verse from Isaiah, as well as one from the Book of Revelation, refer to
the rolling together of the heavens in the End Time:
"And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the
heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll: and all their
host shall fall down, as the leaf falleth off from the vine,
and as a falling fig from the fig tree." (Isaiah 34:4)
"And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together;
and every mountain and island were moved out of their places."
(Revelation 6:14)
The figure here is that of a manuscript which, having been stretched out in order to be
read, is rolled back up again and is no longer visible. Since Revelation 6:12 had
already referred to the sun and the moon (which are located in the second heaven), we
can infer that 6:14 refers to the heaven where the stars are located, that is the third
heaven. This would imply that the second heaven will not be rolled together like a
scroll. Instead, the sun and the moon will remain in the second heaven during the
Tribulation, but the sun will turn black and the moon will turn to blood (presumably
for a significant portion of the Tribulation period).
The Book of Job also tells us that God Himself "is in the height of heaven"
"Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars,
how high they are!" (Job 22:12)
This can only refer to the third heaven. Since there are only three heavens, then God
must reside (in some sense) in the same heaven as the stars. The remainder of the
verse would seem to suggest that the stars are in the lower part of the third heaven,
while God is in the higher part.
When interpreting this verse from Job we must have regard to 1 Kings 8:27
"...behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee"
So, while God is present in the upper part of the third heaven, it does not enclose
Him. The vastness of God cannot be comprehended by something that He created,
however exalted it may be.
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"On the other hand, it is just as reasonable to say that the core and
mantle [of the earth] simply were created, in essentially their
present form. Perhaps these are the "foundations of the earth," of
which the Bible often speaks (e.g. Jeremiah 31:37, Isaiah 48:13,
etc). It is questionable whether man will ever be able to observe
directly the nature of these foundations or the processes that take
place there, but it is probable that they exert great influence upon
many of the geological phenomena at the surface..." [p.221]
Since Whitcomb and Morris were assuming a spherical earth without having
examined the verses of Scripture pertaining to that question it is not surprising that
they had difficulty interpreting the term, "the foundations of the earth."
There are several verses in Scripture that virtually pulverize the heliocentric model.
Chief among them is the following:
"The world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved." (Psalm 93:1)
The word "stablished" in the KJV is equivalent to the modern words established or
fixed. Lest the reader have any doubt, the Bible proceeds to define it: "that it cannot
be moved."
The Word of God states clearly and categorically that the earth cannot be moved
unless God Himself decides to move it. However, nearly all leading commentators
treat this passage figuratively. For example, "The psalmist consoles himself with the
thought that the world was firmly established; that no storm or tempest could be so
violent as to remove it out of its place" (Barnes); "the church has been tossed about
with tempests, and has been moved from place to place, and obliged to fly into the
wilderness; yet, in the latter day, it will be established on the top of the mountains"
(Gill); "...even the globe itself would fly through space...if the Lord did not hold it in
its appointed orbit" (Spurgeon).
In order to see how literal this passage is, we need to compare scripture with
scripture:
"...the world also shall be stable, that it be not moved...."
(1 Chronicles 16:30)
"Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not
be removed for ever." (Psalm 104:5)
"Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth?
declare, if thou hast understanding...Whereupon are the
foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the
corner stone thereof...?" (Job 38:4&6)
"For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens;
God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath
established it [i.e. fixed it in place], he created it not in vain,
he formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; and there is
none else." (Isaiah 45:18)
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Again the same thought is hammered home the earth is stable; it cannot be moved,
either now or in the future; it is fixed or fastened to foundations which are themselves
secured in a way that man seemingly cannot understand. It is difficult to interpret
these passages in any way other than their plain meaning. Indeed, if the earth is fixed
and the LORD wanted to confirm the fact for our benefit, it is hard to see how the text
of Scripture would differ from the words already used.
It is notable that the Book of Job refers to the "corner stone" on which the foundations
of the world are fastened. This is a special word in Scripture, one that is applied
almost exclusively to Christ.
The foundations of the earth are also compared to "pillars" in Job 9:6 "Which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble."
This would suggest that the foundations of the earth are considerably deeper than the
earth itself. The image would seem to be that of a great disc supported by a
foundation of pillars or piles, which are themselves embedded in a great 'stone' whose
nature surpasses our understanding.
If this is the case, then the earth and its foundations are suspended in space. Job 26:7
would seem to confirm this:
"He stretcheth out the north over the empty place,
and hangeth the earth upon nothing."
The concept of "the north", as it is employed in this verse, suggests that the north pole
comprises the center of the disc of the earth, around which the earth is "stretched".
The earth (including its foundations) then "hangs" as it were from this central point,
suspended above nothing.
If this is the case, then the stars in their "circuit" are rotating like a scroll around this
central point. We know also that this point, the north pole, is itself permanently
aligned with a star known as Polaris, around which the radiant canopy of the
constellations revolves.
The permanency of the earth's foundations, and thus the immovable nature of the
earth itself, is highlighted dramatically in the Book of Jeremiah. The prophet spent
most of his life warning the children of Israel that their nation would be destroyed if
they did not repent of their idolatry and return to the LORD. This awful message was
softened from time to time by a promise from God that He would later bring them
back to their own land. Following their first scattering which began in 606 BC a
remnant eventually returned to Israel from Babylon in 536 BC. This was 70 years
later as the prophet had foretold. However, Jeremiah referred also to a later
worldwide scattering and regathering, which would involve not just Judah but
Ephraim as well (i.e. both the northern and southern kingdoms, "the house of Israel
and the house of Judah"). This regathering began in the 19th century and continues
today. When Christ returns, in response to the forlorn call of his people, he will defeat
the Antichrist and establish Israel as a kingdom that will continue into eternity "it
shall not be plucked up, nor thrown down any more for ever." (Jeremiah 31:40)
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As a token of His commitment to carry through with this promise, no matter what
doubts may enter into the minds and hearts of men, He said that it would be broken
meaning that Israel would cease to exist as a nation ONLY if the orderly sequence
of night and day should ever break down. Since this is inconceivable, the possibility
that He might renege on His promise is also inconceivable:
"Thus saith the LORD, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the
ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth
the sea when the waves thereof roar; The LORD of hosts is his name: If
those ordinances depart from before me, saith the LORD, then the seed of
Israel also shall cease from being a nation before me for ever. Thus saith the
LORD; If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth
searched out beneath, I will also cast off all the seed of Israel for all that they
have done, saith the LORD." (Jeremiah 31:35-37)
The earnest of His commitment to deliver on His promise includes a reference to the
measurement of the "heaven above" and the foundations of the earth "beneath". Since
the orderly continuation of night and day is stated as a certainty, then the
impossibility that mankind should at some time in the future be able to measure the
depths of interstellar space or the foundations of the earth is equally certain!
Please dwell for a moment on this passage since it is extremely important. God is
telling us that despite the vaunted claims by scientists today to have done both
namely to have determined the outer extent of the universe and the diameter of the
sphere of the earth they have actually done neither! This means that the earth cannot
be a sphere since the diameter of a sphere could be measured. It also means,
amazingly, that space travel (including unmanned space travel) is impossible, for if it
were then mankind would be able to send vehicles far into space that could perform
the necessary scientific measurements.
This is a spectacular finding since it is Biblical proof that many of the claims made by
NASA are false.
Apparent anomalies
Before we examine the implications of this finding, we will first take a brief look at
some apparent anomalies that we can readily observe in the world around us. Rather
than spend time analysing each of them, we will leave it to the reader to reflect on the
truth (or otherwise) of each anomaly, based on his own experience. [Further
information on these anomalies can be found by searching the Internet.]
1. Why does the moon always show the same side to the earth?
Scientists say that, even though the moon rotates on its axis, we never see its opposite
side because the period of the moon's rotation is exactly equal to the time it takes to
travel around the earth. Since this is not a physical necessity under Newton's Laws, it
is a very convenient coincidence for supporters of the earth's sphericity. Also, despite
purporting to explain the congruence of the two cycles, it fails to account for the very
significant variation in the length of the lunar cycle, which can be as short as 29.18
days or as long as 29.93 days.
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5. Why does the moon light up only those clouds that are nearest to it?
We have all seen dozens of photos like the one shown below.
If the moon were 240,000 miles from the earth, its light would illuminate the earth
with parallel beams. If that were the case, then no part of the night sky should be more
brightly illuminated than any other. But this photo (and thousands like it) shows that
the region of the sky that is closer to the moon is more brightly lit. Again we conclude
that the moon is much closer to the earth than we commonly suppose.
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8. Why does Polaris never shift its position in the northern hemisphere?
The star known as Polaris (also called the North Star or Pole Star) is permanently
situated over the North Pole. For this reason all other stars are seen to rotate around it
every 24 hours. Scientists contend that this apparent rotation is due entirely to the
daily rotation of the earth and that the stars themselves are not in motion. However,
this proposition is difficult to reconcile with long-exposure photos of circumpolar star
trails see photo overleaf.
Much the same photo can be taken from many otherplaces on earth [check examples
on the Internet]. If the earth is rotating then there ought to be some significant
differences between these photos due to the so-called oscillation and tilt of the earth's
axis, but this does not seem to be the case. On the other hand, if the star canopy is
rotating around a flat, stationary earth, then all such photos should be and are
almost identical.
Furthermore, if the star canopy is rotating once a day, it must be much closer to the
earth than modern astronomers would have us believe. It is certainly not millions of
light years away!
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11. Why is the horizon never lower than eye level, no matter how high one goes?
If the earth were flat or an extended plane in all directions, the horizon would never
dip below eye level. On the other hand, if the earth were a sphere, the horizon would
dip below eye level as we rose through higher levels of elevation (in a balloon, for
example). The supposed curvature of the earth would conceal everything beyond our
horizon and so the horizon should appear to sink lower in our field of vision as we
rose higher. But this does not happen. Even in an airplane on a cloudless day the
horizon remains at eye level as we look directly through the window.
12. Air travel
The direct-flight travel time from Dublin to New York is about 7.5 hours, while the
direct-flight travel time from New York to Dublin is 6.8 hours. The difference is due
the prevailing winds at that line of latitude, which run from west to east. This tends to
lengthen the westbound flight-time and shorten the eastbound one.
However, if the earth is rotating in an easterly direction at 500 miles per hour (at the
same latitude) a plane travelling at five hundred miles an hour would never reach
Ireland.
The 'scientific' explanation tries to get around this by stating that the plane travels in
the same frame of reference as the earth but this is silly. This assumes that the
atmosphere is also rotating at 500 mph. If it were, the entire surface of the earth
would be wracked by turbulence of hurricane force.
What is the real explanation? The planes are travelling above a stationary earth.
13. Canal locks
At 137 miles, the Grand Union canal is the longest in the UK. Stretching from
London to Birmingham, it has 166 locks. These separate the canal into compartments,
which vary in length and elevation to accommodate the contours of the surrounding
terrain.
What would happen if all of the locks were opened at the same time? The water
would seek its own level along the entire length of the canal. No amount of 'curvature'
or 'gravity' would prevent this. The argument that the oceans of the world are
somehow different and therefore able to resist the supposed curvature of the earth is
nonsensical.
Water will always seek its own level, irrespective of the volume of water concerned.
Even very large volumes of water are non-rigid aggregations of molecules and, as
such, will always behave in the same way as smaller aggregations. Their dynamic
properties are identical.
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14. Why is the horizon at sea level not restricted by the earth's alleged curvature?
How far can you look out to sea while standing on the shore? The answer, of course,
is "As far as the horizon." But how far is that?
Well, if the earth is curved and has a radius of 3,959 miles (as stated in the science
textbooks), then it should "curve" downwards by 8 inches over a distance of one mile.
However, the "curve" or drop is even steeper after the second mile, by reference to
our line of sight. The reason for this is illustrated in the diagram overleaf.
We can see from this diagram that the 'drop' increases by the square of the distance
from the observer. The calculations are therefore as follows (where the asterisk means
'to the power of'):
After first mile:
(1*2) x 8" = 8"
After second mile: (2*2) x 8" = 32"
After third mile:
(3*2) x 8" = 72"
According to the science textbooks, this means that a man standing on the shore,
whose height is 6'3" (and thus has an eye elevation of 72 inches), can see no further
than 3 miles! But we know that this is not the case. It is possible at shore level to see
much further than that. And with binoculars or field glasses it is possible to see even
further. Since the binoculars are also restricted to our line of sight they can't see
around a bend then they too should detect nothing further than three miles out to
sea, but we know from experience that binoculars allow us to see very much further
than that.
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Footnotes
1. The curvature drop of 154 feet is calculated as follows: 15.2 x 15.2 x 8" = 154.
2. The focal height of a lighthouse is the vertical distance between the center of the
lens of the lighthouse lamp and the surface of the sea at average high tide.
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This photo was taken on a moderately clear summer's day (10 August 2015) from the
south beach at Greystones, Co Wicklow, Ireland. The camera (a Lumix Panasonic
DMC-TZ3), which has a telescopic lens, was set at magnification x10. The photo
depicts Howth Head, which lies on the north side of Dublin Bay, and Lambay
Island. According to Google Earth, the distance between the spot where I was
kneeling at sea level [53.08.31 North / 06.03.29 West] and the white dot (indicated
by the white arrow) [52.21.41 North / 06.03.09 West] was 80,180 feet. To the right
of Howth Head (and contiguous with it in our photo) is Lambay Island, which lies
about 44,000 feet to the north of Howth Head (and therefore 'behind' it in our
photo).
The white arrow is pointing directly at Baily Lighthouse, Howth Head, which is
shown below (from a different aspect):
Wikipedia photo
Baily Lighthouse is about 43 feet high and its lens stands about 135 feet above the
average level of the high tide.
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Photo taken two days later (12 August 2015). This time we include The Isle of
Man, an island 85 miles away! The highest point on the Isle of Man is only
2,034ft above sea level. According to the round earth theory, the entire
island should be 2,800ft below our line of sight!
Photo taken from a sitting position on the sea shore.
Telescopic magnification set at x10. Photo enlarged x5.
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The following enlargement, which is provided for verification purposes, shows Baily
Lighthouse viewed from the same spot on the beach at Greystones, with the camera
lens set at magnification x10:
The destination was further verified, again by line of sight, using a Tasco zoom focus
telescope, set at magnification x45.
The photo of the Isle of Man is even more remarkable! It too was taken from the
beach at Greystones.
These photos prove that it is possible to see an object up to 85 miles away at sea level
and not have any part of it obscured by the supposed curvature of the earth. The
oceans of the world are all on the same plane (since water always seeks its own
level). Advocates of the heliocentric model would have us believe that this is
impossible but the photos show otherwise. In short, the round earth theory is
nonsense.
2.
Belief in a flat earth has been ridiculed to such a degree that it is almost
tantamount to lunacy. So, even on those rare occasions when a thinking
person might query its veracity, he has little incentive to advertise what
others will take as proof of his subnormal mental ability.
3.
The round earth theory has been a central tenet of Globalist propaganda
for centuries (Even the word 'Globalist' assumes a spherical earth). The
media steadily indoctrinates the masses with a number of monumental
lies and fixes them in our imagination. The pseudo-science of manmade
'global' warming is another example of this.
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5.
Even if one has doubts about the sphericity of the earth, it can be hard to
visualize certain physical properties of a flat earth. For example, why
don't the oceans 'fall off'? Answer: The oceans themselves are surrounded
by land, just like a lake. Or why have sailors not returned with incredible
tales about the edge of the world? Answer: Because all southern sea
journeys terminate at the Antarctic, which completely encircles the
known landmass of the earth. This explains why early accounts of the
coastal geography of Antarctica were so wildly inconsistent. It also
explains why the world powers, via the UN, have completely forbidden
all exploration of Antarctica.
Interestingly, the UN uses a flag that actually depicts a flat earth! see
below.)
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In His holy Word, the LORD God has told us many important truths about the world
we live in. He made the earth before any celestial body. Above the earth He placed
two major celestial bodies for signs and seasons, namely the sun and the moon. He
also made the stars. These bodies were set in the firmament, the great vault of space
above the earth. The firmament comprises three heavens (1) the earth's atmosphere;
(2) the region in which the sun and moon abide; and (3) the third heaven, which
would appear to comprise two parts: in the lower reside the stars and in the upper the
throne of God (which does not even begin to exhaust His greatness). Thus the LORD
sits on His throne in the third heaven, while, figuratively speaking, the earth is His
footstool "Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my
footstool" (Isaiah 66:1)
The earth, which is flat (like a footstool), is the center of the universe. Around it
revolves the canopy of stars. The sun and the moon both follow a celestial circuit
above the earth, the sun on a daily basis and the moon every 29.5 days on average.
The moon produces its own light. [It is difficult to find any statement in the Bible that
might account for the phases of the moon.] The Word also tells us that man will never
measure the foundations of the earth or the depths of space. This would strongly
suggest that space travel is impossible.
It may help to list God's account of the universe, point by point, next to Satan's
Alternative Reality see table:
God's reality
There is no sin
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The great tragedy for Christianity is that many today who profess to believe God's
Word have rejected most of the truths given in the lefthand column. Indeed, it is
probably fair to say that less than one percent believe all of them.
Why should this be so? Again, we must take into account the Adversary's remarkable
power to deceive. He knows he can save himself from the Lake of Fire only by
securing absolute control over the minds and hearts of men. If he can do this he can
get them to cooperate in repudiating at least one of God's prophetic promises. The
more he can control the minds of men, the more he can express himself through them.
As we advance rapidly into the End Time, he has succeeded in adding to his team a
large number of highly influential and talented individuals who, in return for wealth
and prestige, are prepared to do his bidding and propagate his lies.
Christians have forgotten this. They have forgotten that, until such time as Christ
returns to earth, Satan is the god of this world. This means he can utilize its vast
wealth to his own advantage and dispose of it according to his will. The superwealthy dynastic bloodlines that control this world are actively helping him
implement his plan and carry out his deception.
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On 30 July 2015, Buzz Aldrin, the NASA astronaut who allegedly walked on
the moon with Neil Armstrong, released a copy of his 'Travel Voucher', a
humorous claim for mileage expenses which he submitted to the NASA
authorities after he 'returned' from the moon. Given that the number was
purely random, it is notable that he chose '3331', an arrogant signal to fellow
Freemasons.
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By the time Galileo began to lobby on behalf of the heliocentric theory, it was already
well established in many universities. Papal opposition was only a shadow of the
response that a heresy of this magnitude would normally have encountered. In short,
Rome, and specifically the Jesuit Order which was directing the entire affair was
deceitfully undermining Biblical truth while pretending to defend it. As might be
expected, the only serious opposition came from Protestant theologians who were
more than familiar with the agenda that Rome was pursuing.
Johannes Kepler, another well-known champion of the heliocentric theory, was a
professional astrologer who cast horoscopes for rich patrons. Though he professed to
be a Lutheran, he rejected the Biblical account of the cosmos. He also appropriated by
far the most valuable archive of astronomical observations in Europe when Tycho
Brahe, the royal astronomer, died unexpectedly at age 55. Had he lived, Brahe had
intended to publish a scientific thesis, using the same data, in support of an earthcentered (or geocentric) celestial system. This 'fortuitous' event, which may have
involved foul play, enabled Kepler to extensively reinterpret the data in support of his
heliocentric theory.
Satan had everything to gain by promoting the heliocentric system, and nothing to
lose. Here is a list of just some of the benefits from his point of view:
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Men will also begin to doubt their own senses. Instead they will accept
the authority of science. If science says, 'this is how it is', then men
will set aside their common sense and believe whatever the scientific
authorities are telling them.
3.
The rise of science will enable Satan to develop more lies such as
manmade global warming or space travel or evolution or the 'Big
Bang' or 'millions of light years' or transhumanism. Indeed, the
supposed existence of devices that can cause nuclear explosions may
be one of Satan's many deceptions.
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Since most occult systems identify god with the sun, the heliocentric
model gives pride of place to the 'great' solar deity, Satan himself.
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[The LORD says that this vile image provokes Him to jealousy (which is
why it is called "the image of jealousy"). It is Satan's intention, by
desecrating the Temple, to compel the LORD to remove His holy
presence. (God did this shortly thereafter, but only because of man's
persistent idolatry and iniquity, not because He was unable to defeat the
Enemy. God could have instantly destroyed Satan at any time.)]
[10] So I went in and saw; and behold every form of creeping things, and
abominable beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel, pourtrayed
upon the wall round about.
[The secret room inside the Temple, known only to the 'initiates' of the
sun cult, was decorated with all kinds of pagan idols and forbidden
animal imagery. Again, this is a deliberate provocation, a grossly
offensive insult to the LORD God of Israel whose House it was.]
[11] And there stood before them seventy men of the ancients of the house
of Israel, and in the midst of them stood Jaazaniah the son of Shaphan,
with every man his censer in his hand; and a thick cloud of incense went
up.
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[This is the next abomination or act of sacrilege. These men, the elders
or leaders of Israel, were actually priestly initiates of a solar cult and
secret worshippers of the sun god.]
[13] He said also unto me, Turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater
abominations that they do.
[14] Then he brought me to the door of the gate of the LORD's house
which was toward the north; and, behold, there sat women weeping for
Tammuz.
[15] Then said he unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? turn thee
yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations than these.
[The LORD describes this scene as the most abominable of all open
sun worship.]
Satan strives to be like God. Since God never changes, but is the same yesterday,
today, and forever, Satan wants to exhibit the same characteristic. However, as a
created being, he is continually learning. To that extent he can't help changing. But he
still wants to worshipped today as he was in ancient times.
The "ancients of the house of Israel" who exercised complete political control over
Israel were secret worshippers of Satan in the form of the sun. Similarly, the elite
cabal of ancient families that control the world today are also secret worshippers of
Helios-Apollo (Satan), the sun god. Like the ancients of Israel, they too want to build
a permanent wall of separation between the LORD and mankind. They even pretend
to worship the One True God.
Since these families are immensely wealthy, they are able to finance global
deceptions of the most vile and despicable kind. Is this too much to believe? If you
think so, then I would suggest you read chapter 8 of Ezekiel again and again. Let its
awful message seep into your mind. Then follow this by reading Psalms 64 and 140,
which describe the "wicked" in their true colors.
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CONCLUSION
The Great End Time Deception
Is the NASA space program a deception? Yes. It is just like Hollywood or Disney or
Dreamworks, a fantasy factory for the masses of mankind. They were conceived by
Gnostics, built by Gnostics, and are run by Gnostics, all with the overriding purpose
of convincing the world that Satan is the one true god. As such they are all part of the
great End Time deception.
Christians need to reflect carefully on a foundational truth of Biblical theology, one
that is often overlooked, even though it sheds considerable light on the questions we
have been addressing God made the earth for His Son:
"For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in
earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or
principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him"
(Colossians 1:16)
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Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?
The kings of the earth set themselves,
and the rulers take counsel together,
against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,
Let us break their bands asunder,
and cast away their cords from us.
He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh:
the Lord shall have them in derision.
Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath,
and vex them in his sore displeasure.
Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me,
Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.
Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance,
and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.
Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron;
thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.
Be wise now therefore, O ye kings:
be instructed, ye judges of the earth.
Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way,
when his wrath is kindled but a little.
Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.
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This Psalm solemnly proclaims the sovereignty that Christ will exercise over the
entire world! He will possess the "uttermost parts of the earth". Every heathen nation
will be obliged to submit to his authority. All who oppose him will be dashed in
pieces like a potter's vessel.
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Jeremy James
Ireland
August 18th, 2015
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