Folks, This story is discussed in the new book "Urban Legends" and is a shaggy dog story without any basis in fact. It has been around, apparently, since the 1950s. There is a reason why we limit the list to genealogy-only, not off-list subjects. G- James Albin <JEAlbin@compuserve.com> on 04/03/2000 09:26:50 AM Please respond to BROYLES-L@rootsweb.com To: BROYLES-L@rootsweb.com cc: (bcc: Ernest Fricks/Construction/SWEC) Subject: [BROYLES] The Bible & NASA Message text written by INTERNET:Gotinkgo@aol.com << 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 for us today >> > happened >> > > recently to our astronauts and space scientists at Greenbelt, >Maryland. >> > They >> > > were checking the position of the sun, moon, and planets out in space >> > where >> > > they would be 100 years and 1000 years from now. We have to know >this >> so >> > > we won't send a satellite, up 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 either with 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 back 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, "So the sun stood still, and >> the >> > moon >> > > stopped...and did not hasten to go down for about a whole day." >> > > >> > > 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 Second Kings that told of the following story: >> > > >> > > Hezekiah, on his deathbed, 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 10:8-13 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 >> > and >> > > professionals built the Titanic. >> > > >> > >> > >> >> > >> > >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------- >-- >> ---- >>< ==== BROYLES Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe from BROYLES, send an e-mail message to: BROYLES-L-request@rootsweb.com (for individual messages) BROYLES-D-request@rootsweb.com (for Digest mode) Subject: unsubscribe In the body include only one word: unsubscribe (Turn OFF your signature file when sending this command) ============================== Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/

At 09:14 AM 04/03/2000, ernest.fricks@stoneweb.com wrote: *************START OF ORIGINAL MESSAGE TEXT************* Folks, This story is discussed in the new book "Urban Legends" and is a shaggy dog story without any basis in fact. It has been around, apparently, since the 1950s. There is a reason why we limit the list to genealogy-only, not off-list subjects. G- (snip) **************END OF ORIGINAL MESSAGE TEXT************** G is correct. Let's not get involved in discussing this issue further on the List. As Listowner, I have already taken care of it. Thanks, SgtGeorge George W. Durman Knoxville, TN BROYLES List Administrator BRILES List Administrator Caretaker of Web Site: BROYLES/BRILES Family History (Germanna): http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~george/index.html ************************************************************ Be sure to check out Steve Broyles' tremendous database of the BROYLES/BRILES family at: http://www.ultranet.com/~deeds/broyles/html/ It's the result of a lot of work by a lot of people, and is fully documented.