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74 ASTRONOMYANDTHEBIBLE thatareincapableofa fullexplanation. Solongas the skeptic cannot explain by what means light or gravityt ...

CHAPTERVII TheCenteroftheUniverse ERRORandtruthonanyparticularpointcannot resideinthesamemindatthesametime. Error andtruthareopp ...

76 ASTRONOMYANDTHEBIBLE greatandmotionlesscentermovedtheotherheavenly bodies,—alittlesun,alittlemoon,andafewthousand tiny stars, ...

THECENTEROFTHEUNIVERSE 77 andthat thesunreally didgodownatnightunder- neaththeearth,findingapassageamongsaidpillars, andcomingup ...

78 ASTRONOMYANDTHEBIBLE heardofHim!' Thewordrendered 'parts' signifies 'theextremitiesofHnes,'merepoints;butIknownot ofanygood E ...

THECENTEROFTHEUNIVERSE 79 taken the almighty power of God to make human words sufficient toexpressHisinfinite truths. Says anast ...

80 ASTRONOMYANDTHEBIBLE see,arealsobut"theoutskirts"ofGod'sworks,and as thesearebuta"faintwhisper" ofthewordthat spokethemintoex ...

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TheAndromedaNebula Thisisnotreallyanebula,butavastclusterof stars. This galaxyofsunsisimmenselylargerthanourplanetarysystem. ...

CHAPTER VIII TheEarthinSpace CLOSELYassociatedwiththeolderrorthatthe earthwasthecenteroftheuniverse,wasan- other, equally errone ...

82 ASTRONOMYANDTHEBIBLE a plain declarationofit: "ItisHethat sittethupon thecircleoftheearth." Isa.40:22. "It isHethat sittethup ...

THEEARTHINSPACE 83 wasagainstthenewidea;butevenRomehadtogive waybeforethetruths ofastronomy. Menmightbe ledtobelievethewordofRom ...

84 ASTRONOMYANDTHEBIBLE a ship loosed from its moorings, to sail the broad oceansbeforeit. Itwaslikeabirdbeginningtomount onitsp ...

THEEARTHINSPACE 85 inquiriesinthat direction; forshortly afterward the Almighty asked Job the ever unanswered question, "Whereup ...

86 ASTRONOMYANDTHEBIBLE upontheeternaldestinyofmen. Alltruthisspiritual truth. Alltruth isof God;and as Godis aSpirit, truthis s ...

I CHAPTER IX TheImpressofLight *i"J'T isturnedasclaytotheseal;andthey stand asagarment." Job 38 :14. Fora longtime, Ihadthoughtt ...

88 ASTRONOMYANDTHEBIBLE Byimplication,itmaymean, tochange,overturn,re- form,pervert. IthenwenttootherplacesintheWord toascertain ...

THEIMPRESSOFLIGHT 89 thisHebrewwordhaphak. Thebarleyloafrolled,or tumbled,—turned over and over,—till it came to a tent;thenthet ...

90 ASTRONOMYANDTHEBIBLE tosomeoneofthe four. Thethings mentionedare morning, dayspring, place,and earth. All theother thingsment ...

THEIMPRESSOFUGHT^91 languageshouldbe,"It [thesun] isturnedastheseal totheclay." Butitreads,"asclaytotheseal." Letussupply"earth" ...