Complex life on Earth may last 500 million years longer than expected

 

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Joel Kontinen

How long  will complex life dwell on Earth? Some researchers say that it will be 500 million years in the future.

As the sun expands over the coming billions of years, Earth will become inhospitable to any life more complex than a microbe – but that might take longer than we thought.

The sun is getting brighter and expanding as it ages, and will one day begin to cook our planet before engulfing it altogether – but complex life may be able to hold on in this hellish Earth scenario for much longer than we previously thought.

Estimates based on looking at other stars suggest that our sun is maturing into a red giant, a process that will destroy Earth in around 5 billion years, but it remains an open question as to how long the planet will remain habitable. As far as complex life goes, the last standing will be the vegetative biosphere – plants, both aquatic and terrestrial. Their ability to continue thriving will be mediated in part by the temperature of the planet, but mainly by the levels of carbon dioxide, which is necessary for photosynthesis.

But  according to the book of Revelation, life on Earth will be very different.

 Source:

 Leah Crane 2026 Complex life on Earth may last 500 million years longer than expected | New Scientist18 June 

 

Asteroid to miss Earth by a quarter of the length from us to the moon

 

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Joel Kontinen

An asteroid that missed the Earth by some 90, 000 kilometers was very real, It was not the object can was mentioned in the book of Revelation that was called bitterness as it caused the seas to become bitter.   

Asteroid 2026JH2 will zoom past Earth at a distance of only 90,000 kilometers  next week. It has enough mass to wipe out a city, but simulations suggest there is no chance of an impact for at least the next century.

An asteroid with the potential to ruin a city will pass Earth next week. 2026JH2, as it has been labelled by the astronomy community, is predicted to zoom by our planet at an estimated distance of 90,917 kilometers – only a quarter of the distance between us and the moon.

“In astronomical terms, it’s as close as you can get without hitting,” says Mark Norris at the University of Lancashire, UK.

 Source: 

Matthew Sparkes 2026 Asteroid set to fly very close to Earth | New Scientist 13 May 

'God of chaos' asteroid may be transformed by tremors and landslides during 2029 flyby of Earth, study finds

 

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Joel Kontinen

In 2029 an asteroid will fly paste Earth that might trigger tremors on the asteroid, not On Earth.

Will this be the asteroid (Wormwood) that was promised in the book of Revelation 8:10-11?

When the 'God of chaos' asteroid Apophis makes an ultraclose flyby of Earth in 2029, our planet's gravity may trigger tremors and landslides that totally change the asteroid's surface.

”Landslides and tremors may transform the asteroid Apophis during its 2029 brush with Earth, according to a new study.”

”Apophis is a 1,100-foot-long (340 meters), peanut-shaped asteroid. Although an impact with a space rock that size from earth annihilate our planet, it could easily destroy a city.”

IN 2029 it will fly as close as 32,000 kilometres or 20,000 miles from earth, maybe even crust into it.

Source:

Deepa Jain 2024. https://www.livescience.com/space/asteroids/god-of-chaos-asteroid-may-be-transformed-by-tremors-and-landslides-during-2029-flyby-of-earth-study-finds 4 November.

 

Can we spot every incoming asteroid before they hit Earth?

 

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Joel Kontinen

News of the asteroid 2024 RW1 impacting near the Philippines may have come as a shock this week, but space agencies and astronomers around the world are keeping an eye out to protect us.

Can we spot the asteroids that come to Earth, just as the asteroid that according to evolutionists took off the dinosaurs many years ago, or the many that have reached Earth in the past or the one that is promised  in the book of Revelation?

“The surprise discovery of asteroid 2024 RW1, mere hours before it hit Earth harmlessly this week, may have you wondering whether we are at risk of larger space rocks coming out of nowhere and wreaking devastation. Thankfully, our ability to track asteroids is on the rise, even if we can’t catch them all.

“We believe we know more than 90 per cent of the asteroids that are about one kilometre in size, where one kilometre is considered, not a planet killer, but something that would destroy a whole region or a whole continent,” says Ian Carnelli.

Source: 

Matthew Sparkes 2024. Can we spot every incoming asteroid before they hit Earth? | New Scientist 5 September.

A huge asteroid will come to us in December

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Joel Kontinen

The Earth will see an asteroid that is three times a football field.  It  is coming on rhe 11^th of December. passing us at 2,4 million miles, well inside the moon’s orbit,  

NASA has said that it won’ t be dangerous, as it will pass us by a wide margin, Yet it is called  a potentially hazardous asteroid (PHA),

A spectacular fireball was seen in North Carolina,  Fireballs was also seen in England recently and in Norway,

A fireball could also have detonated over the ancient Middle Eastern city of Tall el-Hamman or Sodom around 3,600 years ago. It's possible that the explosion, which was roughly 1,000 times more powerful than the Hiroshima bomb, set the city instantly ablaze before levelling it with a powerful shockwave, killing all of its inhabitants, 

Some say that a mysterious asteroid will begin the calamities in the book of Revelation.  

Source:

Berkowitz Adam Eliyahu. 2021.  huge asteroid headed for earth in December. Israel 365 News, 7 November.  

Will this Mysterious Asteroid Usher In The Calamities Of Revelation?

 

Microscope image of a meteorite sample collected in Sudan shows amphibole crystals, a unique feature, highlighted in orange.

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 Joel Kontinen

The last book of the Bible, the Revelation speaks of an object (probably an that asteroid) that is called Wormwood shakes the Earth in a little while.  

“The third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star, blazing like a torch, fell from the sky on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water-- the name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters turned bitter, and many people died from the waters that had become bitter.”

Now, science talks about an asteroid that can hurl rocks at Earth. It has to do with the meteorite that exploded over Sudan in 2008.

"NASA had spotted the 9-ton (8,200 kilograms), 13-foot (4 meters) meteor heading toward the planet well before impact, and researchers showed up in the Sudanese desert to collect an unusually rich haul of remains. Now, a new study of one of those meteorites suggests that the meteor may have broken off of a giant asteroid — one more or less the size of the dwarf planet Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt."

 

"Some of these meteorites are dominated by minerals providing evidence for exposure to water at low temperatures and pressures," study co-author Vicky Hamilton, a planetary geologist at the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colorado, said in the statement. "The composition of other meteorites points to heating in the absence of water."

Now, Jupiter takes care of almost all asteroids, so this one must be arranged by God.

The paper was published Dec. 21 in the journal Nature Astronomy-

Source:

Letzter, Rafi. 2020. Mysterious asteroid the size of a dwarf planet is lurking in our solar system. Live Science 26 December

Hope in the Midst of Turmoil

Jesus Christ promised to give us His peace in the midst of turmoil. A Greek Christ Pantokrator mosaic from the 12th century. Image courtesy of Wikipedia.



Joel Kontinen


Reverend David Wilkerson, a famous NYC pastor, recently warned of impending catastrophes such as riots, food shortages and fires, in major U. S. cities and elsewhere.

David Wilkerson is known for his numerous books, especially The Cross And The Switchblade, which recounts his ministry to gang members and drug addicts in New York City. Translated into over 30 languages, over 50 million copies have been sold.

In 1973 he wrote The Vision in which he predicted a major economic downturn, the opening of the Iron Curtain and the rise of homosexual activism. Rev. Wilkerson, pastor of NYC Times Square Church, also foresaw trouble a few weeks before the 9/11 attacks happened.

David Wilkerson points out that he is not a prophet but a pastor. He does not want to incite fear but to warn his flock.

Some financial experts have also warned of a similar scenario. If shipping goods becomes unprofitable, it could result in food shortages and riots as angry people take to the streets.

It is good to remember that the Bible has much to say about hope. At a time when the future of the Jewish nation was in jeopardy, the prophet Jeremiah wrote:

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future". (Jeremiah 29:11)

The New Testament is also full of hope. Jesus encouraged his disciples:

I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world. (John 16:33)

Many signs suggest that history is irrevocably approaching its grand finale. It spite of its sombre tone, Revelation is basically a book of hope. It clearly shows that although a few sparrows might fall to the ground, God is in control of history - even in the midst of financial turmoil and civil unrest.

Rebuilding the Biblical Babylon – With U.S. Aid

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were one of the seven wonders of the world. Engraving by Martin Heemskerck (16th century). Courtesy of Wikipedia.




Joel Kontinen

Saddam Hussein had an obsession. He saw himself as a new Nebuchadnezzar, the greatest monarch of his time.

Nebuchadnezzar II, who ruled over The Neo-Babylonian Empire from ca. 604 BC to 562 BC, built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. conquered Jerusalem and sent Judah into exile. He is mentioned in several Old Testament books, including the book of Daniel. History knows him as Nebuchadnezzar the Great.

The Bible prophesied the destruction of Babylon. Martin Luther and John Calvin, for instance, thought that these prophecies were completely fulfilled in past upheavals. However, some Bible scholars believe that the destruction of Babylon described in Revelation 18 is yet to be fulfilled.

This seemed to be impossible since until Saddam Hussein began realising his ambition, the only things that remained of Babylon were ruins buried in sand. The Neo-Babylonian Empire was relatively short-lived. In 539 BC the Persians under Cyrus the Great stormed the city.

In 1991 Dr. Charles H. Dyer, Dean of Education at Moody Bible Institute and a Middle-East expert, wrote a book called The Rise of Babylon in which he documented Saddam Hussein’s ambitions. Saddam began rebuilding the ancient city near its ruins, copying the architecture of Nebuchadnezzar’s time and portraying himself as a new world ruler equal to his role model.

While Saddam is no longer able to realise his ambition, his dream lives on in Iraq. His demise did not put an end to the aspiration to rebuild Babylon.

Recently, Joel Rosenberg, writing for the Bible Prophecy Today blog, reported that the Obama administration is contributing 700 000 U.S. dollars towards “The Future of Babylon Project”. Iraqi officials hope the reconstructed city will become a huge tourist attraction and a reminder of the region’s former glory.

The plan, if fulfilled, will be a reminder of the reliability of biblical prophecy.


Sources:

Dyer, Charles H. n.d. The Biblical Argument for the Rebuilding of Babylon. http://www.pre-trib.org/data/pdf/Dyer-TheBiblicalArgumentf.pdf.

Dyer, Charles H. and Angela Elwell Hunt. 1991. Det nya Babylon. Translated by Erling Medelfjord. Stockholm: InterSkrift.

Rosenberg, Joel C. 2009. U.S. TO Help Rebuild City of Babylon in Iraq. http://bible-prophecy-today.blogspot.com:80/2009/02/us-to-help-rebuild-city-of-babylon-in.html