About ten years ago at this time, the world was abuzz with rumours of impending doom. The worst of these was the prediction (elevated by some to absolute conviction), that the entire world would be destroyed on the date of the mid-winter solstice on December 21, 2012. Of course we all know that the world […]

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As has been pointed out in earlier instalments, modern astronomers have tended to dismiss the sensational claims that have appeared on the Internet in recent years associated with comets as yet further examples of public ignorance, or even hysteria. But one person who did consider comets to be a potential threat to the earth, and […]

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On the morning of 27 December 1831, the naturalist Charles Darwin set sail from Plymouth harbour in England at the tender age of 22, on a journey that was to last five years and take him all around the world. It was the result of his botanical and biological research conducted in the course of […]

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In my post Signs in the Sky, I began by pointing out that we are now living through the convulsions of a dying age, and that the transition from the present world age to the new one that is coming will be accompanied by world-wide calamities brought about by a close encounter with a comet. […]

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Over the span of the last century, a hidden revolution has been taking place in the science of Cosmology, the study of the origins and nature of the universe. It remains hidden because there is still, as yet, no outward sign that any significant change has taken place. Within the halls of renowned academic institutions, […]

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The Bible speaks of a time when there was war in the heavens. In the book of Revelation we read: “And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels“. (Revelation 12: 7) Well war continues to be waged in the heavens to this […]

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As described in the previous post, the generally accepted explanation of the nature of our universe is the theory of the “Big Bang”. According to this theory, scientists tell us that all the matter and energy that now fills the universe was flung out from a primordial explosion of quite unimaginable fury that occurred some […]

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If you were to ask a recognized astronomer to describe the nature of the observable universe today, he or she would say that it is like a giant expanding balloon of intergalactic space, consisting of planets, stars and galaxies, that is roughly 100 billion light years across, and about 14 billion years old. The prevailing […]

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In my previous post I indicated that we are living through the death throes of a dying age, and that a new age is dawning that will transform both the earth and the heavens. I went on to say that the transition from our existing world age to the new one will be accompanied by […]

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