the day the earth stood still

[Dennis1209]

12 hours ago, kwikphilly said:

Hey Brother Dawgie Dawg!!!; Great to see ya,as always

GD,one of my favorite stories of the Bible(I've so many but this one is especially fascinating to me)

I'm going to try to be brief but let's see how I can sum up what I'd like to share with you? Lol. Many moons ago and revolutions of our little planet I was studying for my doctorate and was in a dark period of rebellion ,I was on a study & research mission to disprove God's Word - if I could find error then it's all hogwash and I could peacefully live like the hellion I was

Okay,fast forward,I knew without a shadow of doubt that surely I can find evidence that this account of the day that stood still for Hezekiah never happened,how could it?

This became a major thorn in my side because the more research I did I was finding historical accounts of a " missing" day in far east calandars dating back thousands of years - account all over the world,right about the same time this Miraculous event likely occured according to the ancient texts we have available   . Everything I found lined up perfectly with God's Word, different religions had a " missing day" ,historical records of ancient civilizatios recorded such an event---- it was mind boggling!

Anyway,this was one of my "Aha,now I'm going to refute the Word if it's the last thing I do" moments( about 3 yrs I researched) only to Receive Confirmation ,yet again❤️

I might take a peek & see if I can easily find some of my old research- I'm sure it's much easier these days with the internet

With love in Christ, Kwik

 

 

 

 

 

Good morning kwik,

I came to the same conclusion as you did with my in-depth research on the subject because it fascinated me. Secular and historical records are littered with a missing day and calendar changes resulting from that missing day.

Many moons ago, my research was documented on my hard drive before the cloud, thumb drives, and CDs. I never got around to saving it on a floppy disk, and that day came sooner rather than later, computers doing what they always do at the most unexpected moment. CRASH.

The results of computer computations of this event are also telling. Suppose I had some of the information, such as what I supplied above, back in the day when I was in school and wrote a paper about it. I may have received a good grade.

Suppose I was a student in a public school today or a secular institution of dumber learning and submitted the same paper. I would be labeled a radical, ostracized, made fun of, kicked out for critical thinking, not going along with the program, and making waves.

Should you get the chance, watch Dr. Missler’s video on the longest day. I suspect the video and your notes will have a lot in common. Today, with most of our difficult research, someone has already done it for us. It is just a matter of collecting, sorting it out, adding our thoughts, and trying not to plagiarize.  😊

[JohnR7]

15 hours ago, JohnD said:

This is not science fiction but science fact.

Newton's theory of gravity was considered to be scientific fact also. 

[other one]

2 hours ago, Dennis1209 said:

The late Dr. Chuck Missler has a fascinating theory about that. Unfortunately, I cannot post a link to the YouTube video. But if you are interested, search “Long Day of Joshua, Mars, Calendar changes, Chuck Missler.

Given Biblical history, dates, etc., I believe it is plausible. His presentation and documentation are excellent.

that's interesting.   pondering over it...

[missmuffet]

The sun stood still not the earth. It is best to take it literally. God performed a miracle. 

[Ghostdog]

26 minutes ago, missmuffet said:

The sun stood still not the earth. It is best to take it literally. God performed a miracle. 

 

so the sun moved around the earth? i thought the the earth rotates around the sun

[missmuffet]

1 minute ago, Ghostdog said:

 

so the sun moved around the earth? i thought the the earth rotates around the sun

Does it matter? If God wants to do a miracle it would not matter. 

[JohnR7]

4 hours ago, missmuffet said:

The sun stood still not the earth. It is best to take it literally. God performed a miracle. 

Actually, every miracle I have seen is God restoring things back to his purpose and intention. The problem with proving a miracle is to prove that there was ever a problem in the first place. Because everything looks normal. For example, when my heart stopped, they say the odds of getting it going again is one in 1200. There are people who say that is not a miracle. You just beat the odds. Even though they could not "beat the odds" if they had a 3% chance of survival. 

[kwikphilly]

9 hours ago, Dennis1209 said:

Good morning kwik,

I came to the same conclusion as you did with my in-depth research on the subject because it fascinated me. Secular and historical records are littered with a missing day and calendar changes resulting from that missing day.

Many moons ago, my research was documented on my hard drive before the cloud, thumb drives, and CDs. I never got around to saving it on a floppy disk, and that day came sooner rather than later, computers doing what they always do at the most unexpected moment. CRASH.

The results of computer computations of this event are also telling. Suppose I had some of the information, such as what I supplied above, back in the day when I was in school and wrote a paper about it. I may have received a good grade.

Suppose I was a student in a public school today or a secular institution of dumber learning and submitted the same paper. I would be labeled a radical, ostracized, made fun of, kicked out for critical thinking, not going along with the program, and making waves.

Should you get the chance, watch Dr. Missler’s video on the longest day. I suspect the video and your notes will have a lot in common. Today, with most of our difficult research, someone has already done it for us. It is just a matter of collecting, sorting it out, adding our thoughts, and trying not to plagiarize.  😊

Hey there Dennis! Good morning to you too Brother❤️

It is fascinating,I don't believe I was ever so intrigued with any particular thing,or event as I was with the " missing day" the more information I  found the harder I searched for MORE,it was truly worth doing all that research -  3 yrs is a long time to spend gathering data but I just couldn't stop - I'll definitely watch the video ,I'm sure I'll enjoy it.

Thanks for the info ( Missler)

With love in Christ, Kwik

[kwikphilly]

12 hours ago, missmuffet said:

Does it matter? If God wants to do a miracle it would not matter. 

It doesn't Sis,it was a Miraculous Wonder that is an anomoly- surely even the brightest minds have to scratch their heads because it really cannot be explained away but the FACTS are that there are many many documented historical accounts of a " missing day"that cooberates with the Written Word of God!And the Glory can be given no other but Almighty God

But just for the  record if it were that the " sun stood still"at that point in time,for a time then there would be no missing day,no Miracle,no phenomenon because the sun always stays still!

As I mentioned earlier this particular " event" fascinated me & I tried not to leave any stones unturned when I began my investigation - I began with the very basics " What does the Scripture actually say":Now I must admit I was not the best student regarding the study of ancient Hebrew but the first thing I discovered is that the English translation is poor- In ancient Hebrew it is not Written that Joshua spoke to the sun & said " be still" but rather " Sun,be silent" which obviously his request was that the scorching sun not shine and he could have the cover of night to surprise attack the enemy and not suffer the heat ... But you see,God Gives us MUCH MORE than anything we could ever ask or even imagine!!!!

I Believe not only did God grant Joshua's request with a darkened sky but He Did also change the cycle of the earth from that very moment by slowing or stopping the earth from the order of things  or however He Did whatever it is He Did to change the course of " time" but let's not forget the sudden Hailstones out of nowhere plummeting down ,killing most of the enemy-by another Act of God!

Oh what a Mighty GOD we serve!

With love in Christ, Kwik

 

Edited November 10, 2022 by kwikphilly
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[Selah7]

Joshua 10:12-14 -Then Joshua spoke to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel: "Sun, stand still over Gibeon; And Moon, in the Valley of Aijalon." So the sun stood still, And the moon stopped, Till the people had revenge Upon their enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and did not hasten to go down for about a whole day. And there has been no day like that, before it or after it, that the LORD heeded the voice of a man; for the LORD fought for Israel.

Joshua told the moon to remain in its place in the sky until the Amorites' war was done and the sun to remain still above Gibeon to lengthen the day.  We must believe that our Lord has complete authority and control over the universe that He created in order to accept that this event actually occurred. This requires FAITH. Joshua is prayerfully pleading with God to prolong the day so that there would be no night and the conflict might go on until the enemy was destroyed.  ….and God heard Joshua’s prayer—and God performed a miracle—It is written.  Do we question God?  …Do we have the FAITH to believe His Word?    -Selah