{"id":928,"date":"2009-02-24T04:40:32","date_gmt":"2009-02-24T12:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/?p=928"},"modified":"2009-02-24T08:19:19","modified_gmt":"2009-02-24T16:19:19","slug":"killer-comet-closest-tonight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/doctrine\/killer-comet-closest-tonight\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Killer&#8221; Comet Closest Tonight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/comet-lulin.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"237\" \/> Comet C\/2007 N3, Also Known as Comet Lulin<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/..\/cogwriter.htm\">COGWriter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The following news item was of interest:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div class=\"articleHeading\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Killer Comet&#8217;s Heading to Earth<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"articleHeading\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"><strong>Daily Star,  UK<\/strong> &#8211; Feb 9, 2009\u00a0 excerpt&#8230;<\/span><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<div class=\"articleHeading\">\n<p class=\"introcopy\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">A DEADLY comet wafting<strong> poisonous gas<\/strong> in its trail is heading straight for Earth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"introcopy\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">The comet, called the Lulin, is set  to blast into our solar system near the end of this month.\u00a0 An eerie green light  in the sky will be visible to the naked eye as it gets closer to its target, our  own planet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Lulin\u2019s green colour comes from the sunlight reflecting off  the gases that make up its Jupiter-sized atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p>Jets spewing from  the comet\u2019s nucleus contain <strong>cyanogen, a poisonous gas<\/strong> found in  many comets, and diatomic carbon.<\/p>\n<p>Experts say it is the first time Lulin  has made a beeline for us.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">But experts reckon Lulin will not actually kill  because despite the danger gases, it will still be speeding past earth from a  mega 38 million miles away.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The unusual comet is due to be closest on  February 24. Star-gazers should make the most of it because it will not be back  for a million years.<\/p>\n<p>A Nasa spokesman said: \u201cDark country skies would be  required to see it well.\u201d <a title=\"http:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/news\/view\/68995\/Killer-comet-s-heading-to-earth\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/news\/view\/68995\/Killer-comet-s-heading-to-earth\/\">http:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/news\/view\/68995\/Killer-comet-s-heading-to-earth\/<\/a><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Now, I do not believe that that Comet N3\/Lulin will have a massive impact upon this planet, but the Bible indicates that something from the sky, most probably a comet, will.<\/p>\n<p>Over 1900 years ago, notice what the <a href=\"..\/..\/john.htm\">Apostle John <\/a>was inspired to write in the Book of Revelation 8:10-11:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Then the third angel sounded: And a great star fell from heaven, burning like a torch, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water.\u00a0 The name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters became wormwood, and many men died from the water, because it was made bitter.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>And while that does not have to be a comet, it certainly sounds like one.<\/p>\n<p>Why?<\/p>\n<p>In addition to looking like a star falling from the heavens looking like a torch, the comets appear with cyanogen.\u00a0 Astronomers state hydrogen cyanide on comets may be their source of cyanogen gas.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly,\u00a0the cyanogen gas mixes with water to form hydrogen cyanide, which has an almond odor and bitter taste, and reportedly causes death at concentrations over 5 parts per million.<\/p>\n<p>And thus for Bible skeptics, the fact that before humans had any idea that comets could produce a poisonous bitter water, it is recorded in the Bible. This\u00a0should be additional proof to those willing to see that the Bible has been inspired by God.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps those who realize it will then try to live by it.<\/p>\n<p><em>Some articles of possibly related interest may include:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tomorrowsworld.org\/cgi-bin\/tw\/booklets\/tw-bk.cgi?action=dispbooklets\">The Bible: Fact or Fiction?<\/a> This is a booklet written by Douglas Winnail that answers if the Bible is just a collection of myths and legends or the inspired word of God.<br \/>\n<a href=\"..\/..\/bible.htm\">Read the Bible<\/a> Christians should read the Bible. This article gives some rationale for regular bible reading.<br \/>\n<a href=\"..\/..\/biblicalinterpretation.htm\">What is the Appropriate Form of Biblical Interpretation? <\/a>Should the Bible be literally understood? What do the writings of the Bible, Origen, Herbert W. Armstrong, and Augustine show?<br \/>\n<a href=\"..\/..\/bibleresources.htm\">Bible and Historical Resources on the Internet<\/a> Electronic bibles, <em>Two Babylons<\/em>, early Christian literature, photos, and even links to old <a href=\"..\/..\/herbertwarmstrong.htm\">Herbert W. Armstrong<\/a> materials.<br \/>\n<span class=\"style17\"><a href=\"..\/..\/god.htm\">Is God\u2019s Existence Logical?<\/a> Some say it is not logical to believe in God. Is that true?<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"..\/..\/meaningoflife.htm\">What is the Meaning of Life?<\/a> Who does God say is happy? What is your ultimate destiny? Do you really know?<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"> <a title=\"http:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/news\/view\/68995\/Killer-comet-s-heading-to-earth\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/news\/view\/68995\/Killer-comet-s-heading-to-earth\/\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Comet C\/2007 N3, Also Known as Comet Lulin COGWriter The following news item was of interest: Killer Comet&#8217;s Heading to Earth Daily Star, UK &#8211; Feb 9, 2009\u00a0 excerpt&#8230; A DEADLY comet wafting poisonous gas in its trail is heading straight for Earth. The comet, called the Lulin, is set to blast into our solar [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-928","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-doctrine"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/928","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=928"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/928\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":931,"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/928\/revisions\/931"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=928"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=928"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}