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The Bible Predicts that Man will Walk on the Moon, Travel to the Stars
Astronomy tells us that when the sun expands and overheats,
That will destroy all life on Earth.
We have something like two billion years
In which to colonize distant Space,
In order to survive as a species,
By escaping the sun's fiery demise.
Spaceships from Earth will have to travel many light years,
Colonizing habitable planets,
Turning them into clones (or semi-clones) of Mother Earth.
By so doing we'll discover that our destiny
Is to become the masters of the Milky Way Galaxy.
Is there any way we can know right now
- - - - Right Now - - - -
That mankind will definitely survive Earth's demise
By reaching the far corners of the galaxy?
Well, preachers claim that the Bible is the Word of God,
God who "declares the end from the Beginning"(Isaiah 46.10).
The Bible offers prophecies of things to come
Far,far into the distant, distant future.
But does the Bible contain any prophecies about
Mankind colonizing Space, even reaching distant stars?
If so, that would give mankind hope
- - - HOPE! - - - -
That we will survive as a species
Even after both the Sun and the Earth perish!
Can the Bible live up its reputation (as "the Word of God")?
Can it tell us where mankind will be
Billions of years from now?
Hurray! Join me in shouting Hallelujah!
For I have found the passage (actually there's 3 of them).
The Bible predicts Man will set foot on the moon and the stars!
See Psalms 8.3-6 for yourselves:
It says the "Heavens are the work of God's hands"
The next line says the same thing,
But it uses different words:
"God created the moon and the stars."
The next line says,
"God has given Man dominion over the work of His fingers"
Which should include the moon and the stars,
Already specified as the "work of God's hands."
But what form will that "dominion" take?
The answer is in the very next line:
"You have put all things under Man's feet"(verse 6).
That is, in God's long-term plan for Mankind
The moon and the stars have already been "put under Man's feet."
Man is destined to walk upon "the moon and the stars."
So, when Neil Armstrong set foot upon the moon in 1969,
That was a partial fulfillment of Psalms 8.3-6.
Reaching "the stars" (the planets orbiting those stars),
Will take eons of time, millions of years.
But that is the long-term promise of Psalms 8.3-6.
So we can have hope that earthlings will live on
Long after the Earth (the first Earth) has perished.
For mankind will transform lifeless planets
Into countless clones of of Mother Earth!!!
When Christ sent out disciples
To fulfill the Great Commission
("Go into all the world, making disciples
Of all nations.." Matthew 28; Acts 1),
It was an "impossible" assignment!
But over the next two thousand years(now past),
We - the Church - did it! (by God's grace).
That miracle which took two thousand years
(Of reaching the globe for Christ)
Serves as a precedent for mankind to follow
Over the next two billion years,
As we colonize the whole galaxy,the Milky Way Galaxy.
As soon as the Great Commission was fulfilled
In the 20th century,in 1948,
(Marked by the return of Israel,see Acts, chapter 1),
The Space Age began! (with the launch of Sputnik in 1957).
As if God were to say, Now that the Great Commission is done,
It's time to begin the next one,the Cosmic Commission!
The global commission was practice
For the galactic commission that is to follow.
It will be the truly Great Commission!
PS: If you want to know the other two Bible passages, in addition to Psalms 8.3-6, about Mankind's colonization of Space
just tell me so in your comments.
That will destroy all life on Earth.
We have something like two billion years
In which to colonize distant Space,
In order to survive as a species,
By escaping the sun's fiery demise.
Spaceships from Earth will have to travel many light years,
Colonizing habitable planets,
Turning them into clones (or semi-clones) of Mother Earth.
By so doing we'll discover that our destiny
Is to become the masters of the Milky Way Galaxy.
Is there any way we can know right now
- - - - Right Now - - - -
That mankind will definitely survive Earth's demise
By reaching the far corners of the galaxy?
Well, preachers claim that the Bible is the Word of God,
God who "declares the end from the Beginning"(Isaiah 46.10).
The Bible offers prophecies of things to come
Far,far into the distant, distant future.
But does the Bible contain any prophecies about
Mankind colonizing Space, even reaching distant stars?
If so, that would give mankind hope
- - - HOPE! - - - -
That we will survive as a species
Even after both the Sun and the Earth perish!
Can the Bible live up its reputation (as "the Word of God")?
Can it tell us where mankind will be
Billions of years from now?
Hurray! Join me in shouting Hallelujah!
For I have found the passage (actually there's 3 of them).
The Bible predicts Man will set foot on the moon and the stars!
See Psalms 8.3-6 for yourselves:
It says the "Heavens are the work of God's hands"
The next line says the same thing,
But it uses different words:
"God created the moon and the stars."
The next line says,
"God has given Man dominion over the work of His fingers"
Which should include the moon and the stars,
Already specified as the "work of God's hands."
But what form will that "dominion" take?
The answer is in the very next line:
"You have put all things under Man's feet"(verse 6).
That is, in God's long-term plan for Mankind
The moon and the stars have already been "put under Man's feet."
Man is destined to walk upon "the moon and the stars."
So, when Neil Armstrong set foot upon the moon in 1969,
That was a partial fulfillment of Psalms 8.3-6.
Reaching "the stars" (the planets orbiting those stars),
Will take eons of time, millions of years.
But that is the long-term promise of Psalms 8.3-6.
So we can have hope that earthlings will live on
Long after the Earth (the first Earth) has perished.
For mankind will transform lifeless planets
Into countless clones of of Mother Earth!!!
When Christ sent out disciples
To fulfill the Great Commission
("Go into all the world, making disciples
Of all nations.." Matthew 28; Acts 1),
It was an "impossible" assignment!
But over the next two thousand years(now past),
We - the Church - did it! (by God's grace).
That miracle which took two thousand years
(Of reaching the globe for Christ)
Serves as a precedent for mankind to follow
Over the next two billion years,
As we colonize the whole galaxy,the Milky Way Galaxy.
As soon as the Great Commission was fulfilled
In the 20th century,in 1948,
(Marked by the return of Israel,see Acts, chapter 1),
The Space Age began! (with the launch of Sputnik in 1957).
As if God were to say, Now that the Great Commission is done,
It's time to begin the next one,the Cosmic Commission!
The global commission was practice
For the galactic commission that is to follow.
It will be the truly Great Commission!
PS: If you want to know the other two Bible passages, in addition to Psalms 8.3-6, about Mankind's colonization of Space
just tell me so in your comments.
Published 2nd Nov 2013
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3rd Nov 2013 9:29am
You mention one passage you say predicts space colonising; where are the other two?
I would hesitate to think the gospel has reached all peoples - in the 1990s I recall it being mentioned there were a large number of people groups that that had no bible in their language, and I support a ministry that broadcasts to, among others, peoples have not yet a written gospel.
I would hesitate to think the gospel has reached all peoples - in the 1990s I recall it being mentioned there were a large number of people groups that that had no bible in their language, and I support a ministry that broadcasts to, among others, peoples have not yet a written gospel.
8th Nov 2013 1:16am
T Y for commenting, for asking for the other two passages.They are, first, Romans 8, verse 18-26. I don't have a Bible in front of me. So those verses are not exact. To sum up what it says, "All creation (the universe) moans because it is being subjected to futility. It is awaiting liberation by the Sons of God." I interpret this as a prophecy of Mankind's colonization of space. The planets are figuratively "moaning" because their rotating/revolving around a star is meaningless. Because the planets are lifeless.They need liberation from that "corruption"(deadness). That is where we come in! Mankind will colonize the stars (the planets orbiting them) in our galaxy (forget the other galaxies for now). We will liberate them from the state of lifelessness by bringing in all kinds of flora/fauna, water, etc.Transformation, Metamorphosis!
Passage #2 is Ephesians 4.10. It speaks of Christ "ascending in order to fill all things" with Himself.Well "all things" can refer to the universe. That's too big for us to manage. But, like I say, we can handle this Milky Way Galaxy(MWG). We fill the MWG over the next several billion years. And that will be Christ doing it thru us. For we(mankind) are "the Body of Christ" ie the Church(Ephesians 1.22-23). Mankind is definitely NOT "the body of Christ" yet. But after the Second Coming of Christ in mid 2015, the whole world will be converted to Christianity. At that point mankind and the Church will become synonymous terms.(The sequence of events goes like this:(1)Russia bombs the USA, overruns Western Europe(Eastern too). See Daniel 7.8. The "ten horns are ten kings" but more than that they are the ten nations ruled by those ten kings. So when horn #11 "comes up among them(Dan 7.8), that is invasion of Western Europe by a nation outside of it. Namely Russia. (2)Russia leads an internationally represented invasion of Israel(Ezekiel 38-39; Zechariah 14; Daniel 11.41-45). (3)At that point Christ Appears as Light("At night there will be light", Zech 14.7).
In order to save little Israel from annihilation!!(4)The Russian troops in Israel switch sides, forsaking Gorbachev the Antichrist/Beast/Man of Sin. They go over to Christ's side. He sends them back home to Russia to "proclaim God's glory"(Isaiah 66.19), ie the glory of the Light at the Second Coming which they are witnesses of.They multi-task by overthrowing Gorbachev's regime at the same time. (5)World Peace begins and global conversion to Christ.Thus He becomes, at long last, the undisputed Savior of the World, not just "my personal Savior" like you hear of today. The whole thing, from (a)the date of Russian Attack on the USA over to (b)the defeat of Gorbachev, will be only "5 months"(Revelation 9.5,10). That's a very short Tribulation Period! It was supposedly "3 and 1/2 years"(Daniel 7.25). But Christ said he would "shorten the days"(Matthew 24.22). So I looked for a shorter period that fits and Rev 9.5,10 is what presented itself to me.Like it says in Revelation 1, "blessed is the man who reads this prophecy." Yes I feel blessed to find a period much shorter than the "3 1/2 years." Those 3 1/2 years are extremely important. I came up with 2012 as the year of the Russian attack based on Dan. 12.11-12. But nothing happened, fortunately. But if we add the 3 1/2 yrs to the start of 2012, we arrive at the middle of 2015. That's how i come up with mid 2015.In short, we have to beyond what the Bible says by adding the 3 1/2 years without being told to do so! Why did God say "3 and 1/2 years" as the length of the Trib when He had NO intention of it being that long?! It was because He had that in mind as the SECRET additional time that you have to add to the endpoint of Daniel 12.11-12's message! Science tells us that DNA used for one gene can migrate over to some other gene. Or rather some gene can switch over, taking on an entirely different function. Anyway, that is how I justify what I have done.I have arrived at mid 2015. As the time of Russian Attack. But HOW can they attack without being destroyed in return? Easy, they make peace, ending the Cold War, desperately hoping we'll respond by overdosing on Disarmament Agreements. We helped them out by doing just what they needed us to do. We cut back on our priceless, precious SSBN submarines by 2/3. We had 39 under Reagan. Now we have just 12 (14 but the last 2 are extra, not part of the division into thirds, 3 groups of 4. Four subs on position at sea. 4 subs in port. 4 subs in transition: going out to relieve or coming back after being relieved. And 12 subs is just not enough. For Russia has a nationwide ABM system(Anti-Ballistic Missiles) able to shoot down 1300 incoming warheads, if not more. The article that gives "1200 to 1300" as the number is almost 20 years old.("Russia as the World's number One Super Power," by William T. Lee, ex-CIA analyst, Washington Times 1/30/1996). Why 12 subs isn't enuff: Discount the 4 in port for they get hit by Russian sub warheads. The 8 subs at sea launch their missiles for a total of 1344 warheads. For 8 subs times 24 missiles equals 192 missiles. 192 times 7 warheads equals 1344 warheads. (Each missile has 8 warheads but one is a decoy. So i use 7 instead of 8.)
Yes we should never have given up our subs. but we "believed the lie" (2 Thessalonians 2.9-12) that "peace and safety" have come(1 Thess 5.2,3). Because the Kremlin had changed. That last part is the big lie. So now we will perish(2 Thess 2.9-12). We gave up our subs because we "believed the lie." That's is how believing the lie results in our perishing.It's our disarming that does it. If we hadn't disarmed Russia could NEVER hit us. For it would be suicidal, MAD, Mutual Assured Destruction. But now it won't be mutual. For we foolishly disarmed too much! By 2015 think how much more we will cut from the military budget to satisfy the crazy demands of the "Sequestration". I've read that its "10% annually. So by 2015 that adds up to an impossible 30%!! Yes Russian Attack becomes plausible when you start talking 30% cut back on top of what Bob Gates cut when he was Secretary of Defense. The good news is that God will take the world back from the Kremlin after it takes over the world.("The Beast gained power over every tribe and nation and tongue.He made WAR on the saints(Christian nations) and overcame them" Revelation 13.7).But only for "5 months"(Rev 9.5,10).
Passage #2 is Ephesians 4.10. It speaks of Christ "ascending in order to fill all things" with Himself.Well "all things" can refer to the universe. That's too big for us to manage. But, like I say, we can handle this Milky Way Galaxy(MWG). We fill the MWG over the next several billion years. And that will be Christ doing it thru us. For we(mankind) are "the Body of Christ" ie the Church(Ephesians 1.22-23). Mankind is definitely NOT "the body of Christ" yet. But after the Second Coming of Christ in mid 2015, the whole world will be converted to Christianity. At that point mankind and the Church will become synonymous terms.(The sequence of events goes like this:(1)Russia bombs the USA, overruns Western Europe(Eastern too). See Daniel 7.8. The "ten horns are ten kings" but more than that they are the ten nations ruled by those ten kings. So when horn #11 "comes up among them(Dan 7.8), that is invasion of Western Europe by a nation outside of it. Namely Russia. (2)Russia leads an internationally represented invasion of Israel(Ezekiel 38-39; Zechariah 14; Daniel 11.41-45). (3)At that point Christ Appears as Light("At night there will be light", Zech 14.7).
In order to save little Israel from annihilation!!(4)The Russian troops in Israel switch sides, forsaking Gorbachev the Antichrist/Beast/Man of Sin. They go over to Christ's side. He sends them back home to Russia to "proclaim God's glory"(Isaiah 66.19), ie the glory of the Light at the Second Coming which they are witnesses of.They multi-task by overthrowing Gorbachev's regime at the same time. (5)World Peace begins and global conversion to Christ.Thus He becomes, at long last, the undisputed Savior of the World, not just "my personal Savior" like you hear of today. The whole thing, from (a)the date of Russian Attack on the USA over to (b)the defeat of Gorbachev, will be only "5 months"(Revelation 9.5,10). That's a very short Tribulation Period! It was supposedly "3 and 1/2 years"(Daniel 7.25). But Christ said he would "shorten the days"(Matthew 24.22). So I looked for a shorter period that fits and Rev 9.5,10 is what presented itself to me.Like it says in Revelation 1, "blessed is the man who reads this prophecy." Yes I feel blessed to find a period much shorter than the "3 1/2 years." Those 3 1/2 years are extremely important. I came up with 2012 as the year of the Russian attack based on Dan. 12.11-12. But nothing happened, fortunately. But if we add the 3 1/2 yrs to the start of 2012, we arrive at the middle of 2015. That's how i come up with mid 2015.In short, we have to beyond what the Bible says by adding the 3 1/2 years without being told to do so! Why did God say "3 and 1/2 years" as the length of the Trib when He had NO intention of it being that long?! It was because He had that in mind as the SECRET additional time that you have to add to the endpoint of Daniel 12.11-12's message! Science tells us that DNA used for one gene can migrate over to some other gene. Or rather some gene can switch over, taking on an entirely different function. Anyway, that is how I justify what I have done.I have arrived at mid 2015. As the time of Russian Attack. But HOW can they attack without being destroyed in return? Easy, they make peace, ending the Cold War, desperately hoping we'll respond by overdosing on Disarmament Agreements. We helped them out by doing just what they needed us to do. We cut back on our priceless, precious SSBN submarines by 2/3. We had 39 under Reagan. Now we have just 12 (14 but the last 2 are extra, not part of the division into thirds, 3 groups of 4. Four subs on position at sea. 4 subs in port. 4 subs in transition: going out to relieve or coming back after being relieved. And 12 subs is just not enough. For Russia has a nationwide ABM system(Anti-Ballistic Missiles) able to shoot down 1300 incoming warheads, if not more. The article that gives "1200 to 1300" as the number is almost 20 years old.("Russia as the World's number One Super Power," by William T. Lee, ex-CIA analyst, Washington Times 1/30/1996). Why 12 subs isn't enuff: Discount the 4 in port for they get hit by Russian sub warheads. The 8 subs at sea launch their missiles for a total of 1344 warheads. For 8 subs times 24 missiles equals 192 missiles. 192 times 7 warheads equals 1344 warheads. (Each missile has 8 warheads but one is a decoy. So i use 7 instead of 8.)
Yes we should never have given up our subs. but we "believed the lie" (2 Thessalonians 2.9-12) that "peace and safety" have come(1 Thess 5.2,3). Because the Kremlin had changed. That last part is the big lie. So now we will perish(2 Thess 2.9-12). We gave up our subs because we "believed the lie." That's is how believing the lie results in our perishing.It's our disarming that does it. If we hadn't disarmed Russia could NEVER hit us. For it would be suicidal, MAD, Mutual Assured Destruction. But now it won't be mutual. For we foolishly disarmed too much! By 2015 think how much more we will cut from the military budget to satisfy the crazy demands of the "Sequestration". I've read that its "10% annually. So by 2015 that adds up to an impossible 30%!! Yes Russian Attack becomes plausible when you start talking 30% cut back on top of what Bob Gates cut when he was Secretary of Defense. The good news is that God will take the world back from the Kremlin after it takes over the world.("The Beast gained power over every tribe and nation and tongue.He made WAR on the saints(Christian nations) and overcame them" Revelation 13.7).But only for "5 months"(Rev 9.5,10).
