Posted on 09/21/2008 9:24:38 AM PDT by mbeeber
Acidic compounds taste “sour”. Basic compounds taste “bitter”.
Yes, whiskey sour and bitter ale.
Good thought. There may be a lack of distinction between acid and base from a first century perspective. Bitterness may also be due to other elements leached from the soil by the acid rain (see article excerpt below):
“On the continents the acid rain would have weathered the soil removing many of the insoluble elements ( for e.g. Be+2, Al+3, Hg+2, Cu+, Fe+2, Fe+3, Ti+3, Pb+2, Cd+2, Mn+2, Sr+2). These elements would end up in soil water, streams, rivers, lakes, etc., causing a problem as some of these elements are known for their toxicity towards plants and animals (e.g. Al, Be, Ti, Hg).”
Thanks for this post.
I believe a “comet” is actually referred to by Trumpets 1 and 2 in Rev, not Wormwood (#3).
If it was an asteroid - solide, dense rock, it would destroy the planet entirely. That’s not God’s plan, as it’s meant to be a chastisement. But a water-ice comet - it would wreck havoc - but much life would still remain.
In Trumpet 1, it’s pieces of the comet that rain down and hit the Earth causing damage (1/3 of land on fire). Then in Trumpet 1, the remaining big chunk if you will hits the sea, and killing 1/3 of sea life, destorying coasts, etc.
Trumpet #3 - wormwood - is something else that FOLLOWS the comet strike. It is said to be “a star” and “great burning torch”. This is neither a comet nor an asteroid. God’s word chose to use “star” to convey something. A star generates fission/fusion reaction.
So it is something creating fission/fusion that falls to earth, hits the waters, and makes them (1/3 of them) not just undrinkable, but DEADLY (”many men died from the waters”).
The only thing I can think of that meets the requirements of:
a) acts like a star (fission/fusion reaction)
b) falls down on Earth making water impotable and deadly
is nuclear weapons, or more specifically a nuclear war exchange.
We can further infer this by reading Trumpet 4, which talks about the third of the sun being darkened, and the day being as night.
What is the logical result of a nuclear exchange? Nuclear winter, for a period of time.
Interesting read
Isn’t acid sour; and alkaline bitter ? If so, wouldn’t acid rain make the waters sour, not bitter ?
Hi,
I don’t mean to be harsh with your ideas, but your exegesis of the Wormwood Star passage goes far beyond the statements made. As mentioned in my article:
“Let us consider the possibility of a “star” turning the waters bitter on Earth. The term “star” in classical terminology lacks the modern astronomical sense. It could have been referring to a comet, asteroid, “sun-like” star or planet. Since the possibility of a planet or sun colliding with earth is infinitesimal, we will eliminate this possibility.”
The possibility of the Wormwood star being a nuclear weapon is real stretch of the imagination. My article gives a reasonable explantation for the Wormwood Star using current astronomical theories.
Chernobyl (sp?) means wormwood.
Hello,
As posted in my original article “Scientific Scenario Of A Comet’s Impact And The Wormwood Star Prophecy” at http://www.messianic-literary.com/comet.htm,
“The scientific scenario theorizing acid rain following a large comet or asteroid impact with Earth is the best explanation for the “Wormwood Star” prophecy existing today. Such information enhances the credibility of the “Wormwood Star” prophecy and New Testament writings with scientific theory.
Revelation 00137 8:7 The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
The blood is red rain of iron from the out gassing of the star.
for later
The “heat shock” and “atmosheric chemical reaction” postulated by Prinn & Fegly in 1987 is a far less speculative for explaining the Wormwood Star Prophecy than is the “brown dwarf star”. The scientific scenario I have proposed only deals with enhancing the scientific credibility of the “Wormwood Star Prophecy”.
One should assume that if the “heat shock” is so great that it would convert O2 and N2 into NO and subsequently acid rain, it would also cause a tremendous “fire storm” in the area surrounding it's impact.
I am not refuting the connection of the Wormwood Star prophecy with Rev. 8.7, but for the sake of establishing the credibility of this article, I am circumventing it.
It also doesn't serve my argument to wander into speculation of ancient Chinese prophecies that may or may not be related to the prophecy of the Apostle John.
Sorry for being so strait-laced in the way I am approaching the subject. I don't want to be faulted for straying off into discussions that may be seen as fancifull.
Gary’s a great artist and very imaginative. The creativity doesn’t fall far from the tree. We are cousins.
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My point that this star has come this way before several time it is upon the endtimes that it wreaks more havoc than it has before.
A very good book on the subject is The Return of Planet-X, it goes into the historic and the scientific side of the brown dwarf star.
Sorry, but you seem to be missing my point. Whether the Wormwood Star is the Brown Dwarf or not is irrelevant to my topic. The topic is one of “scientific relevance” rather than which star does what! I’ll let the space captains take care of that topic. Sorry for my lack of courtesy, but I am not here to discuss Planet-X with you all.
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