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Thursday, October 21, 2010

Science Confirms the Bible


Science Confirms the Bible




There are many scientific facts recorded in the Bible which were not understood by the people at the time they were written but are understood now. Here are 11 facts which the Bible recorded (2,000-3,000 years ago) and a comparison of what was believed then to what is understood now.




THE BIBLE
The earth is a sphere (Isaiah 40:22).
SCIENCE THEN
The earth was a flat disk.
SCIENCE NOW
The earth is a sphere.






THE BIBLE
Innumerable stars (Jeremiah 33:22).
SCIENCE THEN
Only 1,100 stars.
SCIENCE NOW
Innumerable stars.



THE BIBLE
Free float of earth in space (Job 26:7).
SCIENCE THEN
Earth sat on a large animal.
SCIENCE NOW
Free float of earth in space.



THE BIBLE
Creation made of invisible elements (Hebrews 11:3).
SCIENCE THEN
Science was ignorant on the subject.
SCIENCE NOW
Creation made of invisible elements (atoms).



THE BIBLE
Each star is different (1 Corinthians 15:41).
SCIENCE THEN
All stars were the same.
SCIENCE NOW
Each star is different.



THE BIBLE
Light moves (Job 38:19, 20).
SCIENCE THEN
Light was fixed in place.
SCIENCE NOW
Light moves.



THE BIBLE
Air has weight (Job 28:25).
SCIENCE THEN
Air is weightless.
SCIENCE NOW
Air has weight.



THE BIBLE
Winds blow in cyclones (Ecclesiastes 1:6).
SCIENCE THEN
Winds blew straight.
SCIENCE NOW
Winds blow in cyclones.



THE BIBLE
Blood is the source of life and health (Leviticus 17:11).
SCIENCE THEN
Sick people must be bled.
SCIENCE NOW
Blood is the source of life and health.



THE BIBLE
Ocean floor contains deep valleys and mountains (2 Samuel 22:16; Jonah 2:6).
SCIENCE THEN
The ocean floor was flat.
SCIENCE NOW
Ocean floor contains deep valleys and mountains.



THE BIBLE
Ocean contains springs (Job 38:16).
SCIENCE THEN
Ocean fed only by rivers and rain.
SCIENCE NOW
Ocean contains springs.



THE BIBLE
When dealing with disease, hands should be washed under running water (Leviticus 15:13).
SCIENCE THEN
Hands washed in still water.
SCIENCE NOW
When dealing with disease, hands should be washed under running.









From The Evidence Bible - Irrefutable evidence for the thinking mind, Compiled by Ray Comfort