The Rosh Hashana Earthquake
Most of you probably felt the 5.4 earthquake yesterday afternoon. You know, the one that was first 6.1, then scaled down to 5.9, and finally was determined 5.4? Yep, that's the one. It was a pretty big shaker, one of the largest I've been in.
There's a book out there called The Bible Code, and actually we had an interesteing discussion about it at the Theology Book Club (TBC) a few weeks ago. In a nutshell, Isaac Newton had first discovered a series of codes in the Hebrew Bible- but he was never able to figure them out with out the technology/computers that we now have today. Well, they've figured them out. There's been many different things found- such as the words, "Shakespeare, Hamlet, Comedy," etc. The concensus was (amidst the TBC-ers) that though it was interesting enough, Scripture is still the infallible Word of G-d; and, that those who saw only what they looked for historically, there would probably be much more that is to come that they would not have seen.
What does this all have to do with Rosh Hashana and earthquakes?
In TBC, our group has been discussing Epicenter, by Joel Rosenberg. This morning, for the homework, I was reading chapter eleven. Chapter Eleven's prophecy (which is yet to be fulfilled) is talking about an earthquake that will strike Israel, but will impact the whole world. In The Bible Code, things have been found that seem to lead to a large earthquake on September 10th, 2010, which is... guess what?
Yes, Rosh Hashana, the Day of Judgement on the Hebrew calender. Coincidence? Who knows?
This started me thinking this morning- and it's only a thought: what if the predicted Rosh Hashana earthquake actually takes place in Israel, but is still felt badly all over the world? Like I said, it's only a thought, but it sure is a peculiar one.
There's a book out there called The Bible Code, and actually we had an interesteing discussion about it at the Theology Book Club (TBC) a few weeks ago. In a nutshell, Isaac Newton had first discovered a series of codes in the Hebrew Bible- but he was never able to figure them out with out the technology/computers that we now have today. Well, they've figured them out. There's been many different things found- such as the words, "Shakespeare, Hamlet, Comedy," etc. The concensus was (amidst the TBC-ers) that though it was interesting enough, Scripture is still the infallible Word of G-d; and, that those who saw only what they looked for historically, there would probably be much more that is to come that they would not have seen.
What does this all have to do with Rosh Hashana and earthquakes?
In TBC, our group has been discussing Epicenter, by Joel Rosenberg. This morning, for the homework, I was reading chapter eleven. Chapter Eleven's prophecy (which is yet to be fulfilled) is talking about an earthquake that will strike Israel, but will impact the whole world. In The Bible Code, things have been found that seem to lead to a large earthquake on September 10th, 2010, which is... guess what?
Yes, Rosh Hashana, the Day of Judgement on the Hebrew calender. Coincidence? Who knows?
This started me thinking this morning- and it's only a thought: what if the predicted Rosh Hashana earthquake actually takes place in Israel, but is still felt badly all over the world? Like I said, it's only a thought, but it sure is a peculiar one.