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God In Science Part 2:
THE HEAVENS DECLARE...
By Greg Madden for Sunday 02/28/16
PSALM 19:1: The Heavens declare the Glory of God,
and the Firmament shows us His Handiwork.
COMPETING THEORIES OF ORIGINS:
Bible:
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GOD CREATED the Cosmos
It was completed in SIX DAYS
ABOUT 6,000 YEARS AGO
The creation is for Signs, Seasons and to declare the Glory to God.
It is explained in God's Word, the Bible
The Big Bang Theory:
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THE COSMOS CREATED ITSELF
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BILLIONS OF YEARS AGO
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There is NO NEED OF A CREATOR
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It can all be explained with current theories and by our own understanding
“Standard Model” of the Big Bang Theory
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Solar System formed Billions of years ago from a large, swirling cloud of dust and gas
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Nebula began to rotate, flattened into a disc with a central bulge (formed into the Sun)
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Smaller collections became the Planets
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All planets rotate in the same direction and at similar rates, with very little Axial Tilt.
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Dust → Rocks → Larger Rocks → “planetesimals” (asteroids) → Planets
HOW? “ASTEROID INTERVENTION.”
THIS EXPLAINS:
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The Solar System's flat shape
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CCW Orbit of all Planets around the Sun.
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Rocky Inner Planets.
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Gaseous Outer planets.
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First proposed in the late 1700's.
“Houston, we have a problem!”
An Astrophysics textbook: “Once these planetesimals have been formed, further growth of planets may occur
through their gravitational accretion into larger bodies. Just how that takes place is not understood.”
Which model do the Sky and Science support?
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ISAIAH 40:18 To whom then will you liken God, or what likeness compare with him? 19 An idol! A craftsman casts it, and
a goldsmith overlays it with gold and casts for it silver chains. 20 He who is too impoverished for an offering chooses wood
that will not rot; he seeks out a skillful craftsman to set up an idol that will not move.
21 Do you not know? Do you not hear? Has it not been told you from the beginning? Have you not understood
from the foundations of the earth? 22 It is He Who sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers;
Who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them like a tent to dwell in; 23 Who brings princes to nothing, and
makes the rulers of the earth as emptiness. 24 Scarcely are they planted, scarcely sown, scarcely has their stem taken root in
the earth, when He blows on them, and they wither, and the tempest carries them off like stubble...
26 Lift up your eyes on high and see: Who created these? He who brings out their host by number, calling them all
by name, by the greatness of His might, and because He is strong in power not one is missing. 27 Why do you say, O Jacob,
and speak, O Israel, "My way is hidden from the LORD, and my right is disregarded by my God"?
28 Have you not known? Have you not heard? The LORD is the Everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the
earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable. 29 He gives power to the faint, and to him who
has no might he increases strength. 30 Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men shall fall exhausted; 31 but
they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not
be weary; they shall walk and not faint.
SUN
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The star of our Solar System
91% Hydrogen, 9% Helium and a few traces of other elements
Burns at 5,778K (up to 30,000K) to give heat and light to the Solar System
Throwing out 1,000,000 Joules per square meter per second!
Weight of 333,000 Earths
At ¼ Earth's density, 1,304,000 Earth would fit in the Sun
28 x Earth's gravity (150 lbs here would be 4,200 lbs there)
It rotates every 25½ hours
GENESIS 1:14 And God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night. And let
them be for signs and for seasons, and for days and years, 15 and let them be lights in the expanse of the heavens to give
light upon the earth." And it was so. 16 And God made the two great lights--the greater light to rule the day and the lesser
light to rule the night--and the stars. 17 And God set them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth, 18 to rule
over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good. 19 And there
was evening and there was morning, the fourth day.
- THE PLANETS JUDE 1:10 But these people blaspheme all that they do not understand, and they are destroyed by all that they, like
unreasoning animals, understand instinctively. 11 Woe to them! For they walked in the way of Cain and abandoned
themselves for the sake of gain to Balaam's error and perished in Korah's rebellion. 12 These are hidden reefs at your love
feasts, as they feast with you without fear, shepherds feeding themselves; waterless clouds, swept along by winds; fruitless
trees in late autumn, twice dead, uprooted; 13 wild waves of the sea, casting up the foam of their own shame; wandering
stars, for whom the gloom of utter darkness has been reserved forever.
- The Terrestrial Planets MERCURY
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Closest to Sun
Smallest Planet (since Pluto downgraded to Dwarf Planet)
~1/3 Earth Size
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Smaller than Jupiter's Ganymede and Saturn's Titan
150 lbs here would be 56.7 lbs there
-180°F to 840°F
No Atmosphere – No Surface Pressure
Mariner 10 Space Probe shows Extremely Dense
Highest density of all planets EXCEPT Earth
“Houston, we have a Problem!”
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Too small for high gravity field
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Should never have been able to compact so densely
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Theory: Mercury's core is 75% Iron
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Yet Evolutionary Theory says Mercury could never be so dense!
“The driving force behind numerous attempts to account for Mercury has been to fit the high density of the planet into some
preferred overall solar system scheme...it has become clear that none of these proposed models work, and the high density
is conveniently accommodated by the large-impact hypothesis, which makes Mercury unique.” Taylor. Solar System
Evolution – A New Perspective, p.191
HOW? “ASTEROID INTERVENTION.”
The story goes that an asteroid smashed into Mercury, stripping away all the lighter density material, and leaving
only the high density material it now has.
Without this far-flung “Large Impact Hypothesis,” Mercury disproves Evolution.
Mariner 10 also found:
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Mercury has a Magnetic Field
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Evolution says that it CAN NOT
The Dynamo Theory
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Magnets wear out and cease to work
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Planets Billions of years old would have no magnetism remaining
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Except a Dynamo (involving core of molten metal in motion) somehow causes it
“Mercury is so small that the general opinion is that the planet should have frozen solid eons ago.” Taylor. Destiny or
Chance – Our Solar System and its Place in the Cosmos, p.153
To Thicken the Plot:
Against all observation, evolutionists demand that Mercury has a significant amount of Sulfur in its core (to increase its
density), but this COULD NOT fit their hypothesis of the planet's formation.
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Evolution: Mercury CAN NOT be dense, BUT IT IS
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Evolution: Mercury CAN NOT have Magnetic Field, BUT IT DOES
Trying to salvage Evolution from SCIENCE only makes more mockery
I Corinthians 1:27, God has chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God has chosen the weak
things of the world to confound the things which are mighty.
VENUS
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The Morning / Evening Star
Reflected light only
Venus led Galileo to realize that planets orbited the Sun, NOT the Earth.
“Earth's Twin”
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95% Earth's Diameter
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Similar Composition
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Evolution: formed at the same time, same place, from the same material...
“Houston, we have a Problem!”
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Thick clouds of concentrated sulfuric acid & sulfur dioxide, suspended in Carbon Dioxide
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Thickest Atmosphere of the terrestrial planets.
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Surface Pressure ~ 92 x Earth's 14.7 psi.
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26 million miles from earth
Gets TWICE the Solar Energy
900°F Surface Temp
Hottest planet in the Solar System
Mapped by Magellan in 1990 by Radar - 4 year project
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Two Major “Continents”
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Only one Tectonic Plate (Earth has many)
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No liquid water
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Unique Geological Features
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Most Circular Orbit of all planets in our Solar System
Axial tilt of only 3° → No Seasons
Oh, Happy Day!
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1 Annum = 7.4 months
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1 Rev = 8 months!
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No Moons
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Virtually no Magnetic Field
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Dynamo Theory says it SHOULD
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Venus rotates BACKWARD
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Sun rises in the west and sets in the east...if you could see it
Back Up!
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ALL 8 Planets orbit CCW
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As viewed from the solar system's North
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7 of 8 Planets rotate CCW
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Only Venus rotates CW
Venus' Surface appears Young and Fresh - Does not support Billions of years of erosion
HOW? “ASTEROID INTERVENTION.” A large asteroid must have smacked Venus hard enough to reverse its
rotation and perhaps it killed its magnetic Field at the same time!
“Houston, we have a Problem!”
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Axial Tilt is only 2° from the ecliptic plane.
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Its orbit is the most circular in the Solar System.
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The ONLY reason Asteroid Intervention has to be correct – otherwise Venus would be a massive blow to the theory
of Evolution!
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Opposite of what's required by Big Bang Theory, but Biblical Creation expects diversity
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Evolution says that Venus is similar to Earth, but
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NO MAGNETIC FIELD, though Evolution says there should be one
Crustal Structures are very different
Venus' Surface is obviously young
Venus rotates the “wrong” way
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PSALM 115:16, The heavens are the LORD's heavens, but the earth he has given to the children of man.
EARTH
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Designed for Life!
Rotational Period (Day)
Too Slow = Extreme Temp Fluctuation
Too Fast = Violent Winds
Axial Tilt → Moderate Seasons
Circular Orbit → Climate Stability
ISAIAH 45:18, 18 For thus says the LORD, Who created the heavens (He is God!), Who formed the earth and made it (He
established it; He did not create it empty, He formed it to be inhabited!): "I AM the LORD, and there is no other.
OUR ATMOSPHERE NURTURES US
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Shields from deadly radiation
Gives air to breathe
Thicker or variation in composition could render:
Greenhouse effect (like Venus)
Run-away Glaciation
WATER
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70% of Earth's Surface
Evolution Theories say NONE of it should be here, but...
Theory that comets gave us the water. Ha!
Noah's Flood – There's enough Water
Every peak has fossilized sea shells
“The Flood is “non-scientific” because not repeatable”
What is Evolution & Big Bang?
Where did all that water go?
If terrain smoothed, water would cover Earth by 1½ miles
Psalm 104:1 Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, you are very great! You are clothed with splendor and
majesty, 2 covering Yourself with light as with a garment, stretching out the heavens like a tent.
3 He lays the beams of His chambers on the waters; He makes the clouds His chariot; He rides on the wings of the wind; 4
He makes His messengers winds, His ministers a flaming fire. 5 He set the earth on its foundations, so that it should never
be moved.
6 You covered it with the deep as with a garment; the waters stood above the mountains. 7 At Your rebuke they fled; at the
sound of Your thunder they took to flight. 8 The mountains rose, the valleys sank down to the place that You appointed for
them.
9 You set a boundary that they may not pass, so that they might not again cover the earth.
MAGNETIC FIELD
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A compass lines up with the Magnetic Field
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Birds, butterflies, and other creatures seem to use the Magnetic Field as well
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1829 – First measured. Total energy is down 14% since then
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The Magnetic Field loses half its energy every 700 years or so
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Evolution: Earth should NOT have a Magnetic Field
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“The mechanism for generating the geomagnetic field remains one of the central unsolved problems of geoscience.”
Report from the national Geomagnetic Initiative 19-DEC-2002
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Archaeomagnetic & Paleomagnetic measurements: wild fluctuations of polarity in past
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Field can be tens of thousands of years old, but NOT Billions!
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Dynamo Theories can't explain these facts away
Mercury, Venus, Earth...their Magnetic Field Findings all defy Evolution
Recent Scientific American article reports: Through extrapolation, there should be 700,000,000,000,000,000 terrestrial
planets in the Cosmos, but that Earth may still be the only one harboring life.
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Earth uniquely designed for Life
Rotational Speed
Axial Tilt
Orbit around the Sun
Atmosphere
More than we have time to discuss!
Earth's Water (Where else could you get some water?)
Life-giving
More than enough for the Flood
Evolution says that we should not have ANY water AT ALL!
Earth's Magnetic Field
No problem if tens of thousands of years old, but never Billions
To the Moon!
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Roughly 250,000 miles
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Light Speed = 1.28 Seconds
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Apollo 11 = 73 Hours
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Boeing 747 = 8 Days
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New Horizons Spacecraft 8 Hours, 35 Minutes
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36,373 mph
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World's Fastest Runner = 356 Days Continuous
EARTH'S MOON
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God says He created the moon as night-light and for seasons & time-keeping
Perfectly spaced for tides in oceans – Prevents Ocean Stagnation
Closer = Tsunamis twice a day
Further = No effect
Sizing it up
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3,960 Mile Radius (~1/4 Earth's Size)
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Earth center to Moon center is ~239,000 Miles
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Solar Eclipse (rare) matches disc of Sun with disc of Moon
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~1/400th the size + ~400x further away
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3 Apollo missions left laser reflectors on Moon
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Increasing Separation ~1½ inch per year
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Moon would TOUCH Earth 1.5 Billion years ago
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11,500 Mile “Roche Limit” is a NO MOON ZONE – Certain Structural Failure
The Moon has been studied extensively
Large Dark Areas (Maria) – Appear to be Old Lava Lakes
“Dark Side” of the Moon has NO Maria
Transient Lunar Phenomena (TLP)
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Recent catalog of TLPs lists 2,254 events back to 6th century
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Some seem odd
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Flashes, smudges, or glows that clear up or disappear
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Volcanic Eruptions, Lava, Ash Plumes...
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Billions of years would have cooled the Moon to a cold, dead ball throughout
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No geologic activity would be possible
1968 – NASA produced chronological catalog of TLP, listing 579 events
ORIGIN OF THE MOON?
FISSION THEORY – Earth spun the moon off from itself. (Pacific Basin)
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Chemical makeup of Moon rocks distinctly different from Earth rocks
Implies Moon formed under different conditions than Earth
Any Origins Theory must bring about Earth and Moon in different ways
Earth's rotation would have to be ~2.6 hrs, not 24 hours!
Earth slowed thereafter by Tidal Friction
Accelerates Prograde Satellite + Slows Primary through Gravitational Force
This would heat entire earth by 1,000°C, thus boiling off oceans
NEBULA THEORY – Moon formed from same swirling gas & dust as Earth
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Collapse of a dust / gas cloud into two distinct bodies in such proximity is problem
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Why doesn't Venus (“Earth's Twin”) have a Moon?
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Again, Apollo missions showed Moon rocks vary substantially from Earth rocks
CAPTURE THEORY – Moon formed elsewhere, then captured by Earth's gravity
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Where did Excess Energy go?
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Moon would Slingshot back out of orbit
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ISOTOPICALLY Lunar rocks similar to Earth's (Same Isotopes)
All 3 Major Evolution Theories have major Flaws. Search continues for new Theories.
HOW? “ASTEROID INTERVENTION”
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Evolution has severe problems explaining Moon's origin
Lunar Recession: the Moon CAN NOT be Billions of years old
TLPs suggest Moon may not be as old, cold & dead as Evolution demands
ISN’T God Amazing!?
Romans 1:16-25, 1:16 “For I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone
who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. 17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as
it is written, "The just shall live by faith." 18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and
unrighteousness of men, who suppress the Truth in unrighteousness, 19 because what may be known of God is manifest in
them, for God has shown it to them. 20 For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being
understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse, 21 because,
although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their
foolish hearts were darkened. 22 Professing to be wise, they became fools, 23 and changed the glory of the incorruptible
God into an image made like corruptible man — and birds and four-footed animals and creeping things.
24 Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, in the lusts of their hearts, to dishonor their bodies among themselves,
25 who exchanged the Truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, Who is
blessed forever. Amen.”
DANIEL 12:2 And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to
shame and everlasting contempt. 3 And those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the sky above; and those who
turn many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever.
PSALM 19:1, The Heavens declare the Glory of God,
and the Firmament shows us His Handiwork.
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HEBREWS 10:26-31, 10:26 “For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the Truth, there no longer
remains a sacrifice for sins, 27 but a certain fearful expectation of Judgment, and fiery indignation which will devour the
adversaries. 28 Anyone who has rejected Moses' Law dies without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. 29 Of
how much worse punishment, do you suppose, will he be thought worthy who has trampled the Son of God underfoot,
counted the blood of the Covenant by which he was sanctified a common thing, and insulted the Spirit of Grace? 30 For we
know Him Who said, "Vengeance is Mine, I will repay," says the Lord. And again, "The Lord will judge His people." 31 It
is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of The Living God.”
REFERENCES:
The Holy Bible
Observations of the Nighttime Sky, including through a Reflector Telescope
New Horizons, Pluto, and the Age of the Solar System – Jake Herbert, PhD
Young Age for the moon and Earth – Thomas G Barnes Dsc
Not According to Hoyle – John W Oller Jr PhD
Science Increasingly Makes the Case for God – Eric Metaxas (Wall Street Journal)
The Solar Syatem: Venus – Jason Lisle PhD
The Solar System: Saturn – Jason Lisle PhD
The Solar System: Asteroids and Comets – Jason Lisle PhD
Presentation - Spike Psarris
The Stars of Heaven – Henry M Morris PhD
Exoplanet Census Suggests Earth is Special After All, Scientific American – Shannon Hall
Extensive use of NASA Fact Sheets and websites
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