"Oh my God! Look at that! Look at that!"--Astronomer Heidi Hammel of MIT.
When astronomer Heidi Hammel saw the first Hubble Space Telescope's image result of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9's collisions with Jupiter, her exclamations (quoted above) were broadcast around the world. Her call to God would prove fitting, for as it turned out author Daniel Walsh discovered an incredible link between the comet and the Book of Revelation. The statistical probability that the comet's numerous fragments would produce a pattern of Black Eyes on the Jovian giant, a pattern that matched the predicted events in the Apocalypse, was an amazing:
1 in 4,194,304.
Millions of Christians firmly believe that Christ is coming soon. Ancient prophecies are being fulfilled, and according to Jesus many signs in the stars will precede his Second Coming (Luke 21:25). Among believers there is great interest in the "sign of the Son of man" appearing above (Matthew 24:30).
Prophecy And The Comet cites numerous examples of comets connected to historical events, including the Exodus comet Typhon (circa 1450 B.C.) which the Bible describes as a "pillar of fire." The author uses data supplied by the ancient Greeks and Romans, medieval clergy, and modern scientific minds to show humankind's changing views about comets. Quotes from our world's leading astronomers appear throughout the book, especially in the chapters that relive the excitement of Shoemaker-Levy 9's explosive bombardments. And readers will form their own opinions on David Levy's (codiscover of Shoemaker-Levy 9) CBC television interview in which he courageously proclaimed his belief that an angel had a hand in his comet's discovery.
Prophecy And The Comet is intriguing, Biblically sound, and highly informative.
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