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Heaven and Earth -Bible knew before Science
[1] In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
[2] And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
The word Hebrew ‘without form’ is used in the Bible to mean ‘chaos’, ‘confusion’, ‘desolation’, and ‘waste place’. i The Hebrew word ‘void’ is used to mean ‘emptiness’. ii
Science has shown planets form via a process called ‘Accretion’ where small dust grains are in a state of ‘chaos’ and ‘confusion’ within a ‘desolation’ or ‘emptiness’ whereby they collide to form bigger masses and collide again and again to form yet bigger bodies which eventually become planets. iii
Currently an Asteroid Belt exists between Mars and Jupiter containing mostly rocks and metal. Beyond Neptune lie what are called the ‘Kuiper belt’ and ‘Scattered Disc’ composed mostly of ice and beyond them exist ‘Sednoids’ which are masses having unconventional and unexplained orbits –‘confusion’. iv v
Courtesy: Mdf at English Wikipedia
[3] And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
[4] And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
[5] And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
Light in the Universe comes mainly from Stars which are Suns. We now know Planets revolve around a Sun due to its gravitational pull and without a Sun, planets do not exist except in haphazard chaos. As such, Earth would not exist but for a Sun.
Orrery showing the motions of the inner four planets. The small spheres represent the position of each planet on every Julian day, beginning 6 July 2018 (aphelion) and ending 3 January 2019 (perihelion). By Datumizer - Own work. Source code., CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=72753393. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_System
Even galaxies have solar systems (planets revolving around a sun) revolving around a cluster of Suns centered at its galactic core. https://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/questions/question18.html
By The Hubble Heritage Team (AURA/STScI/NASA)NASA Headquarters - Greatest Images of NASA (NASA-HQ-GRIN) - http://nix.larc.nasa.gov/info;jsessionid=1sl2so6lc9mab?id=GPN-2000-000933&orgid=12 http://imgsrc.hubblesite.org/hu/db/images/hs-1999-25-a-full_tif.tif, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=127019
Since most planets are part of a galaxies, earth would likely not exist without a Galactic ‘Light’ core. https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/galaxy/en/ See picture below of galaxies existing in the outer darkness of space.
IMAGE CREDIT: NASA, ESA, H. TEPLITZ AND M. RAFELSKI (IPAC/CALTECH), A. KOEKEMOER (STSCI), R. WINDHORST (ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY), AND Z. LEVAY (STSCI).
The Seas have been shown to exist in one place.
[9] And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
If the bodies of waters (oceans –Atlantic, Pacific, etc) were in ‘one place’ this would assume that all land masses would also have to be in one place.
Scientists have proven that a supercontinent once existed called ‘Pangea’ where the existing continents were once gathered together into one form or body, thus making all sea water historically in one place. vii
If you look at the map below, you can see how the continents have drifted apart, and if you squeeze them together how they fit uniformly together like puzzle pieces. a
Courtesy: USGS via Wikimedia Commons
It should be noted that new lands are constantly being created from volcanoes (some under water), a notable example being Hawaii, or by tectonic plates crushing against each other causing rocks to rise while being pushed upward by lava under the plates. viii ix
[25] Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.
[26] They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed:
Science has proven all Suns (stars) have a life expectancy. When the hydrogen fusion within a suns stops, an explosion called supernova (for big stars) or emission nebula (swelling for small stars) occurs. x See image below of a supernova (first picture) and emission nebula (second picture): b Our sun’s core is expected to last approximately 5 billion years.
Courtesy: NASA/ESA/JPL-Caltech/GSFC/IAFE
Courtesy: ESA/Hubble & NASA, Acknowledgement: Matej Novak
Because our Sun is a small star, its emission nebula will swell to engulf the earth causing oceans to boil, the earth’s exterior to scorch, and the orbits of the earth and moon to change. After the sun and earth and moon have deteriorated over time, the cyclical process of solar system formation will occur yet again from gravity pulling the remaining particles and pieces together to form new suns and new planets. xii You can see how stars are birthed from dust and particle clouds in the photo below: c
Courtesy: NASA, Jeff Hester, and Paul Scowen (Arizona State University) via Wikimedia Commons
As such, the heavens do perish and wax old like a garment and are changed like a vesture (clothing) into new forms.
See also Psalm 72:7 ‘In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.’
[6] Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke…
Called ‘Relativistic Jets’, smoke like images have been discovered from black holes. See picture below: d
Courtesy NASA/ESA via Wikimedia Commons
Relativistic Jets are ionized (electrically charged) particles jetted out of the poles of black holes. Black holes are enormous galaxies or enormous suns collapsing on themselves due to the forces of gravity signaling the end of its existence. xiii An example would be 2 galaxies colliding due to their respective gravitational pulls and later turning into a black hole where gravity is so strong not even light can escape. See picture below: e
Courtesy: Sloan Digital Sky Survey/SDSS
[13] And forgettest the LORD thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; …
In 1927, a Roman Catholic priest named Georges Lemaitre demonstrated the expansion of the universe. ‘Recessional Velocity’ or the rate of astronomical objects moving away from the earth was found to be greater as such objects were further from the earth. xiv
[37] 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.
The current diameter of the observable universe is 93 billion light years. Light years is how long light takes to travel to a certain point. However, it is unknown whether it exists further outward. xv This is coupled with the fact the universe is constantly expanding and what we see now is not what would have existed earlier.
In 1936 Inge Lehmann discovered the core of the earth was made of molten iron and nickel. See photo of earth’s interior here: f
Courtesy Kelvin Song. Original Image. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Earth_poster.svg
[22] It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:
Of course, we now know the earth is round as opposed to flat.
[33] To him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, which were of old; …
The furthest observable part of the universe is 46 billion light years away. xvi What this means is that the light emitted from the edge of the universe took 46 billion light years to travel to earth, which also means the edge of the universe existed at least 46 billion light years earlier.
See also Psalms 90:4: For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night.
[36] And upon Elam will I bring the four winds from the four quarters of heaven, and will scatter them toward all those winds; and there shall be no nation whither the outcasts of Elam shall not come.
The Hebrew word ‘heaven’ in the above verse is used in the Bible to refer to ‘sky’ as well as the stars and planets beyond the sky. g
Called ‘Prevailing Winds’, four major surface winds gust in four separate sections of the earth (see image below). h
Courtesy: KVDP via Wikimedia Commons
See also Daniel 8:8 Therefore the he goat waxed very great: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and for it came up four notable ones toward the four winds of heaven.
