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The day the Earth stood still

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Do you believe that there really was a day when the Earth stood still - ceased revolving on its axis? Some people call the event Joshua's long day.
 
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Good movie! I liked the original much better, however.
 
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I believe the bible and I beleive God can do anything
 
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Josiah said:
Good movie! I liked the original much better, however.
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The thread is not about the film. But I agree I like the 1950s film better.
 
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psalms 91 said:
I believe the bible and I believe God can do anything
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Okay. Making a whole planet stop revolving on its axis and then starting it up again seems like magic but I guess a miracle may seem magical in a godly sort of way.
 
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MoreCoffee said:
Do you believe that there really was a day when the Earth stood still - ceased revolving on its axis? Some people call the event Joshua's long day.
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Of course it didn't stand still. The sun and moon stopped. Sheesh! Get your story straight. :p
 
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IACOBVS said:
Of course it didn't stand still. The sun and moon stopped. Sheesh! Get your story straight. :p
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Shhhh! You're not supposed to take things THAT literally :p
 
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MoreCoffee said:
Do you believe that there really was a day when the Earth stood still - ceased revolving on its axis? Some people call the event Joshua's long day.
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No.
 
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One possible resource.....

http://apologeticspress.org/apcontent.aspx?category=11&article=1139


Frankly, for me, these isolated "snippets" just don't get any attention from me..... We are looking at writings from LONG, LONG before any modern sense of science and I think we read such from OUR perspective and assumptions - rather than from the perspective of the writer and original audience. I just don't spend any time trying to make such "fit" a very modern science perspective.

IF I did, I'd likely opinion that this is as Joshua "SAW" it (and I don't necessarily mean that scientifically). COULD God have caused the light from the Sun and Moon to continue to shine for Joshua? Sure. Did He? I don't know. COULD God have made the whole universe "stop" for a period of time? Well, I could NEVER be so stupid as to even consider that God CAN'T do something. Do I think that's likely what happened? No. Does it matter? No.


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