Our Amazing Moon Part II by Murry and David Rives

Today, our government wants to take God out of the system, prayer out of the schools, and the Ten Commandments out of the courtroom. Many astronomers only talk about the Big Bang, and evolutionary theory.

But has Government always been so adverse to God and the Bible?

In this issue we will discuss the origin theories of the Moon, and the manned lunar missions which took place between 1968 and 1972.

In 1968 the Apollo 8 mission was launched, becoming the first manned mission to orbit the moon. The monumental speech given by the astronauts in orbit, began:

The astronauts continued to read the creation account to the world, and concluded with:

There have been numerous theories of how the Moon originated, such as “The Fission Theory,” “The Capture Theory” and “The Nebular Theory.” The most recent is known as the “Giant Impact” or “Collision Theory.”

However, there is one major problem with that theory. This is known as the ‘Roche Limit.’

As a result of the “Roche Limit” the theorized 'Mars sized object' could not have possibly reached the Earth without being broken into pieces.

Despite the attempts of secular scientists, to explain the origin of the Moon, each one has been replaced over time with a new evolutionary theory. 

The surface of the Moon has many interesting features, such as Craters, Mountain Ranges, Valleys and “Maria.” The word “Maria” is Latin for “seas.” These areas are thought to be the location of past meteor collisions which have been filled in with massive amounts of lava flow.

Lunar Space Missions...

On October 4, 1957, Russian scientists launched the first artificial satellite into space. This event brought on what is known as “The Space Race.” when the U.S. and Russia were competing with each other in the advancement of space technology. This race cost America over 20 billion dollars and lasted until the year 1975.

Apollo 8 became the first manned mission to orbit the Moon. As it orbited, its crew members all read the Genesis account of creation. Read NASA's full transcript...

Astronaut Neil Armstrong was the first man to set foot on the surface of the Moon, in 1969 on the Apollo 11 space mission. They landed in what is known as “Mare Tranquillitatis” or the “Sea of Tranquility”, which was chosen because it was one of the flattest and smoothest places where they could land safely and collect samples.

During this mission the astronauts set up a retro-reflector on the lunar surface. This experiment has enabled scientists to shoot a laser beam at the reflector and measure the Moon’s distance from Earth, which is said to be receding at a rate of 1 to 2 inches per year. Two other Apollo missions have contributed to this operation by installing additional reflectors.

The last three Apollo missions employed the Lunar Roving Vehicle, or Moon Buggy.  Apollo 15, the first to use the Moon Buggy, landed at the northern end of the Apennine Mountain Range, near Mount Hadley, and spent a good deal of time exploring in the Rover. Over the course of the six lunar Apollo missions, 842 pounds of lunar material were brought back for analysis.

The lunar Apollo space missions came to an end with Apollo 17, which became the first night launch, on December 7, 1972.

Since that time no other human space flights have traveled to the surface of the Moon, although NASA has indicated that they will be launching another mission by the year 2020.

Conclusion...

Sadly, since the time of the famous "space race", NASA lost one of it's strongest Christian influences, with the passing of Dr. Wernher von Braun. Today, evolutionary theory has become the scientific norm.

The truth of Creation, and the Creator is pronounced less and less by our Government, and with the loss of the examples set by Christ, the corruption of our morals and society has become painfully obvious.

Murry and David Rives

For a close look at the Moon, Earth's fascinating neighbor, check out this book: "Destination: Moon - By Jim Irwin"

Biblical Astronomers Murry and David Rives seek to educate the public on the dangers of unchallenged scientific belief, and on the majesty of space.