Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Published by:
Living Waters Publications
P.O. Box 1172
Bellflower, CA 90707
www.LivingWaters.com
T
his booklet is about scientific statements con-
tained in the Bible. I hope you have opened it
with a good deal of skepticism. So you should.
The world is full of simple folk who will make a shrine
to a knot in a tree because it supposedly has the fea-
tures of a dead saint. You are wise to consider the
evidence before deciding whether something is true.
Before we look at these scientific facts in the
Bible, I must preface them with some very important
information. To do this, I will quote the Bible. This is
not circular reasoning; I simply want to make a
point that is relevant to what I am going to present.
Many years ago, I ran a childrens club. One day I
told about one hundred kids to line up for some
candy. There was an immediate rush, and the line
sorted itself into what I saw as being a line of greed.
The bigger, selfish kids were at the front, and the small
and timid ones were at the back. I then did something
that gave me great satisfaction: I told the kids to turn
about face. Everyone did. Then I told them to stay
where they were, and I took great delight in going to
the other end of the line and giving the candy to the
smaller, timid kids first.
In a world where the rich and powerful often take
advantage of the poor and meek, we are informed that
2 Scientific Facts in the Bible
God has gone to the other end of the line with the
message of everlasting life (you may not believe in the
existence of God, but please bear with me). Here is
what we are told:
For the message of the cross is foolishness to
those who are perishing . . . For it is written: I
will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and bring
to nothing the understanding of the prudent.
. . . But God has chosen the foolish things of the
world to put to shame the wise, and God has
chosen the weak things of the world to put to
shame the things which are mighty; and the
base things of the world and the things which
are despised God has chosen, and the things
which are not, to bring to nothing the things
that are, that no flesh should glory in His pres-
ence. (1 Corinthians 1:18,19,2729)
How has God gone to the other end of the line?
Simply by choosing that which is foolish, weak, base,
and despised. Let me illustrate. Do you believe that the
following biblical accounts actually happened?
Adam and Eve
Noahs ark
Scientific Facts in the Bible 3
know that there are billions of stars, and that they can-
not be numbered.
Job 26:7 (written 3,500 years ago): He stretches
out the north over empty space; He hangs the
earth on nothing.
The Bible proclaims that the earth freely floats in
space. Science once thought that the earth sat on a
large animal. We now know that the earth has a free
float in space.
Hebrews 11:3 (written 2,000 years ago): By faith
we understand that the worlds were framed by the
word of God, so that the things which are seen
were not made of things which are visible.
The Bible claims that all creation is made of in-
visible material. Science then was ignorant of the sub-
ject. We now know that the entire creation is made of
invisible elements called atoms.
Leviticus 17:11 (written 3,000 years ago): For the
life of the flesh is in the blood.
The Scriptures declare that blood is the source of
life. Up until 200 years ago, sick people were bled,
and many died because of the practice. We now know
that blood is the source of life. If you lose your blood,
you will lose your life.
6 Scientific Facts in the Bible
Psalm 8:8: And the fish of the sea that pass through
the paths of the seas.
The sea is just a huge mass of water; how could it
have paths? Man discovered the existence of ocean
currents in the 1850s, but the Bible declared the science
of oceanography 2,800 years ago. Matthew Maury
(18061873), considered the father of oceanography,
noticed the expression paths of the sea in Psalm 8.
Maury took God at His word and went looking for
these paths, and his book on oceanography is still a
basic text on the subject and is used in universities.
Jonah 2:6 (written 2,800 years ago): I went down
to the moorings of the mountains; the earth with
its bars closed behind me forever; yet You have
brought up my life from the pit, O LORD, my God.
When Jonah was in the depths of the ocean, he
spoke of going down to the moorings of the moun-
tains. Only in recent years has man discovered that
there are mountains on the ocean floor. The greatest
ocean depth has been sounded in the Challenger Deep
of the Mariana Trench, a distance of 36,070 feet below
sea level. Mount Everest, the highest point on earth, is
29,035 feet high.
Scientific Facts in the Bible 11
False Christs
Wars and rumors of wars
Nation rising against nation
Famines
Disease
False prophets who will deceive many
Lawlessness (forsaking of the Ten Commandments)
Earthquakes in various places
Signs from heaven (in the sun, moon, and stars)
Persecution against Christians in all nations
Mens hearts failing for fear of the future
Selfishness
Materialism
Arrogance
Pride
Increase in homosexuality
Blasphemy
Cold-heartedness
Lack of self-control
Brutality
Rebellious youth
16 Scientific Facts in the Bible
adultery with her in his heart. Have you ever done that?
Have you ever jealously desired anything that belonged
to someone else? If you have (and who hasnt?), then
youve broken the Tenth Commandment. Have you
loved God above all else? Have you make a god to suit
yourself? Have you ever used His holy name as a cuss
word? Have you kept the Sabbath holy? Have you
always honored your parents?
Listen to your conscience. Remember all those
secret sins you thought no one knew about. God has
seen them, and He will bring every work into judg-
ment, including every secret thing. We are guilty crim-
inals, and to offer God anything in the area of good
works, etc., is an attempt to bribe the Judge of the uni-
verse. The only thing that can save us from His wrath
is His mercy, and that cant be earned. It doesnt mat-
ter if you dont believe in God or in Judgment Day;
you will still have to face Him.
This is what God did for you. He became a Man in
Jesus Christ, and suffered and died on the cross, taking
the punishment for our sins. He was bruised for our
iniquities. The Bible tells us, God demonstrates His
own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners,
Christ died for us. Jesus suffered once and for all for
us, and then He rose from the dead. If we repent (turn
Scientific Facts in the Bible 25
from our sins) and trust in the Savior alone, God will
forgive us and grant us eternal life: For by grace you
have been saved through faith, and that not of your-
selves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone
should boast (Ephesians 2:8,9).
How could we earn His mercy by doing any-
thing? Yet, it is a fatal mistake to believe that God can
be bribedthat you will have a second chance. There
is no second chance: It is appointed for men to die
once, but after this the judgment (Hebrews 9:27).
What will you say on Judgment Day? Hare dont
chew cud? Will you be worried about where Cain got
his wife? Or will your defense be that insects dont
have four legs? What do they have to do with the fact
that you have sinned against Almighty God? God is
not willing that any should perish. Please, come to
your senses and obey the gospel.
If you will admit that you have broken the Com-
mandments, sincerely pray something like this: Dear
God, please forgive my sins (name them). Nothing I
can do could merit everlasting life. I trust alone in the
mercy that You offer me in Jesus Christ. I repent and
put my faith in the Savior (not in man, in a church, or
in my good works) for my salvation. Thank you for
forgiving me and granting me eternal life. In Jesus
26 Scientific Facts in the Bible