Message-ID: <27721263.1075851885959.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 02:35:00 -0800 (PST) From: amy.baker@enron.com To: gamaw48@yahoo.com, ginger.bissey@enron.com, amandalbrewer@hotmail.com, ronnie.brickman@enron.com, yvette.brown@enron.com, larry.campbell@enron.com, kriseden@bosworthco.com, jackie.hewett@enron.com, danny.hostetler@enron.com, djones@yucca.net, lisa.judy-meier@enron.com, roger.kirkhart@enron.com, ed.lawrence@enron.com, kelley_leach@dell.com, vodmay@hotmail.com, jmorales@hatfieldandcompany.com, gbecky@gte.net, rjreston@email.msn.com, sandjcox@aol.com, steve.sanmiguel@enron.com, frank.sosa@enron.com, jstarnes@dfn.com, gloria.wier@enron.com Subject: Fwd: Fw: NASA & THE BIBLE Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: Amy Baker X-To: georgia barnett , Ginger Bissey, Amanda Brewer , Ronnie Brickman, Yvette Brown, Larry Campbell, "Krisi Edens" , Jackie Hewett, Danny Hostetler, "Dale Jones" , Lisa Judy-Meier, Roger Kirkhart, Ed Lawrence, Kelley_Leach@Dell.com, vodmay@hotmail.com, "John Morales" , "Becky Nogelmeier" , "Reggie & Janie Reston" , Sandjcox@aol.com, Steve SanMiguel, Frank Sosa, "jstarnes" , Gloria Wier X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Larry_Campbell_Nov2001_1\Notes Folders\All documents X-Origin: CAMPBELL-L X-FileName: lcampbe.nsf > > :Is this interesting or what????? > > > > higg... > > > > > >NASA & The Bible > > : > > > > : > > > 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, > > : > > > Maryland, 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, Maryland. 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 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 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 > > : > >lasted > > : > > > not to go down about a whole day!' (Joshua 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 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 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 Joshua, plus 40 > > : > minutes in Second > > : > > > Kings make the missing day in the universe!" Isn't it > > : > amazing? > > : > >References: > > : > > > Joshua 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. Never be afraid to try something new. > > : > > > > : > > Remember, amateurs built the ark. Professionals built the > > : > Titanic. > > > > > > > > > > > > >