Astronomy and the Bible;

THEIMPRESSOFLIGHT 103

structureoftheuniverse! Whatafieldforthehuman

mind! Whatinfiniteproblemsanduntoldmysteries!

Whatcountlesstruths everbeing revealed,yetnever

fullyunderstood

!

"Itisturned." Theearthisturnedbysomeagency.
The words are not, "It turns," but instead, "It is
turned/' Thisputs theagency,thepower,notinthe
earth, butoutsidetheearth. Therefore thatscience
is wrongwhich teaches that the earthmakes these
movements through its owninherent energy. Then
bywhatpower is itturned? I answerthequestion
inthewordsofanother:
"Itisnot byanoriginalpowerinherent innature
thatyearbyyeartheearthproducesitsbounties,and
theworldkeeps its continualmarcharoundthesun.
The hand of infinite pozver is perpetually at work
guidingthisplanet. It is God'spowermomentarily
exercisedthatkeepsitinpositioninitsrotations. The
Godof heaven isconstantly atwork."

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Mrs.E. G.
White.
Science is correct in saying thatthe earthmoves
aroundthesun;itiscorrectin sayingthattheearth
rotates;butitruns intoerrorwhen itseekstoshow
thattheearthsomovesthroughinherentenergy,and
thatinthiswork,itis sufficientuntoitself. Hethat
made"thesevenstars andOrion" (Amos5:8), and
hung "the earth upon nothing" (Job 26:7), that
"metedoutheavenwiththespan,and comprehended
thedustoftheearthinameasure"(Isa.40:12),that
bringsoutthehostofheavenbynumber,callingthem
allbytheirnames, in"thegreatness of Hismight"