From: Douglas W. Miller [dmill911@vnet.net]
Sent: Monday, February 22, 1999 7:32 PM
To: Charles Hymes
Subject: Check this one out Charles.

This was sent to me by a friend who did not include the chain of orgin.



> >> >> >> Scientific Proof of God
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>   For all you 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 awesome
> >> >> >>   creation and shows 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,
> >> >> >>  Maryland and a consultant in the space program, relates the
> >> >> >>  following development.  I think one of the most amazing
things
> >> >> >>  that God has for us today happened recently to our
astronauts
> >> >> >>  and space scientists at Green Belt, Maryland.  They were
> >> >> >>  checking the position of the sun, moon, and planets out in
> >> >> >>  space where they would be 100 years and 1000 years from
> >> >> >>  now. We have to know this so we won't send a satellite, up
and
> >> >> >>  have it bump into something later on 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 either
with
> >> >> >>  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 back 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 hasted not to go down about
> >> >> >> a whole day!" 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:
> >> >> >> 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?  Our God is rubbing their noses in His
Truth!
> >> >> >>  References: Joshua 10:8 and 12, 13 and  2 Kings 20:9-11
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>  Forward this to as many people who would think this is
equally
> >> >> >>  as cool.
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