10th Planet Xena 2003
UB313: Planet X / Wormwood Redeemed?
2003 UB313: Planet, Minor
Planet, or Kuiper Belt Object and what does it mean for the Planet X
"hoax"?
By Tim McHyde
The
discovery of 2003 UB313, dubbed the 10th Planet Xena, was announced July 30th,
2005 by Dr Mike Brown and colleagues at Palomar Observatory near San Diego.
It's 1 to 1.5 times larger than Pluto and its orbit ranges from inside Pluto's
orbit to as far out as three times the distance of Pluto to the Sun.
The
discovery is reawakening the debate over the scientific definition of the term
planet. Unbeknownst to most of us, Pluto is no longer considered a planet by
most astronomers, ever since the 1992 discovery of the Kuiper Belt, a ring of
icy bodies that circles beyond Neptune.
Reason being
is that if Pluto fits the definition of a planet then several of its
neighboring Kuiper Belt Objects ought to be planets as well, giving us
potentially dozens of planets to go back to school and memorize. However, Pluto
has till now kept its planetary status through grandfathering in.
While
scientists focus on the nomenclature issue this raises, I'd like to direct my
reader's focus elsewhere to something more important. What could be the true
significance of this discovery to Bible-based truth seekers?
Planet Xena 2003 UB313's Significance
It is
important to state that this planet is not Wormwood or Nibiru or
the infamous Planet X (although it is a planet X, or previously unknown body past Neptune).
It is simply a rather large Kuiper Belt Object whose orbit does not intersect
that of Earth and therefore poses no threat to us, unlike the Biblical Wormwood
/ Sumerian Nibiru / Zetatalk Planet X.
Nevertheless,
this discovery does add some much needed credibility to the existence of a
Wormwood/Nibiru body out there. Up until now, one of the biggest arguments against
Planet X was that if there were any more objects out there, they would have
already been discovered. Yet we can see now this is clearly not the case. So
the next question is, why is this not the case?
Planet Xena 2003 UB313: Why not sooner?
Dr. Brown
answered this question:
What is most
surprising is that the orbit of the planet is sharply skewed to most of the
rest of the solar system. The orbits of most planets lie close to the same
plane as Earth's, known as the ecliptic plane. The orbit of 2003 UB313 is
tilted by 44 degrees.
"That blows my mind," said Harold Levison of the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colo., who was not involved in the discovery. "Getting something up that high is very hard."
The object is also the third brightest in the Kuiper Belt, a ring of icy bodies that circles beyond Neptune. The new planet could have been easily discovered much sooner if anyone had looked at that part of the sky.
"That blows my mind," said Harold Levison of the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colo., who was not involved in the discovery. "Getting something up that high is very hard."
The object is also the third brightest in the Kuiper Belt, a ring of icy bodies that circles beyond Neptune. The new planet could have been easily discovered much sooner if anyone had looked at that part of the sky.
"It's
because no one looks that far off the ecliptic," Dr. Brown said. "No
one expects to have an inclination that high."
Planet Xena
moves in areas of the sky that are viewed less. Given the enormity of just our
own solar system, searching every area thoroughly is an impossible task. The
ecliptic plane of the known planets and other objects is where people are
naturally going to focus their attention to look for other objects. Objects out
of this range are therefore going to be discovered last, if at all.
Planet Xena 2003 UB313: Why Now? God's Purpose?
But Xena was
finally discovered and is getting alot more attention than Sedna did, probably
due to its Plutonian size. But, why now?
After 20
years of seeking to walk with God, reading his revelations contained in the
Bible and most importantly thinking on it all, I certainly have what I consider
an informed opinion on this question. I believe that God brings things about at
certain times to help those who are seeking him to learn what they need to. He
works in subtle ways because he is careful to not interfere with our free will.
He wants those who seek him now to do so diligently out of faith, not out of
compulsion or unavoidable conviction (this is why the Bible is written in the
difficult and seemingly contradictory way that it is, to be less convicting
than it could be and leave room for other competing explanations like
evolution).
God has
already warned us that a deathstar named Wormwood is
coming to devastate the Earth ahead of the Great Tribulation. However
even most Bible readers are unaware of this or discount its relevance due to
belief in a pretrib rapture, even after
the Planet X May 15th 2003 passage rumor raised its awareness greatly (a rumor
I did not believe because it looked obviously contrived and too early).
Of course,
now with that failed date in the past the date publicity has a negative effect,
relegating Planet X to a hoax without a second thought for most people. (By
the way, if someone wanted to make people ignore the Planet X threat, can you
think of a better way than by creating a negative bias through publicizing
misinformation like a false arrival date?).
Yet, let us
not forget that when Jesus/Yeshua the Messiah was coming soon, God raised awareness
by presenting several signs in the heavens as literally portrayed in Revelation
12 in addition
to others that are called the Star of Bethlehem. God acts consistently throught
the ages. If Wormwood was coming soon and even righteous people could not believe
this was literally what was meant by Revelation 6-8, then a merciful God would
do things to help jolt that incorrect paradigm. 2003 UB313's discovery to some
extent has to done that.
If Planet
Xena was hard to discover until now with its 44 degree inclination, how much
longer would it take for general astronomy to discover a body further out and
with an inclination around or just past 90 degrees as Planet X is purported to
have (perpendicular orbit and slightly retrograde)?
The Bible
indicates that the general population will not know until the last minute,
judging by the global panic and frantic duck and cover depicted by the 6th seal
in Revelation 6 through all
segments of society.
Just
carefully read Revelation Six for yourself. God showed
us this so his servants with wisdom would know now and prepare ahead of time in
response to avoid that same fate. Will you take action now so you can be among
them?
Are you struggling with a big decision or
wondering how your eternal future will play out?
Why not talk to the God of the universe and
let Him work in your behalf?
He says, “I
will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will counsel you with
my eye upon you" (Psalm 32:8).
Ask God to show you what to do. Pray the
following prayer:
“Heavenly
Father,
I
admit that I am a sinner and my sins have separated me from You. I now want to
turn away from my past sinful life and begin a new life with You.
Please
forgive me. I now receive your Son, Jesus Christ as my Savior, my Master and my
Lord. I believe and confess that Jesus Christ died for my sins, was buried, and
rose from the dead.
I
want to receive all that Jesus Christ has provided for me as my Savior. Your
Word says, ‘Whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved’ (Romans 10:13).
I
believe and confess that Jesus Christ is the Way, the Truth, and the Life, and
no man comes unto the Father, but by Him.
Lord
Jesus, I pray and ask You, to come into my heart and be Lord of my life. I
thank You that you have given me eternal life, and according to Your Word, I am
born again.
Heavenly
Father, thank You for the gift of the Holy Spirit that is in me now. I
surrender my life to You. . I promise to study Your Word – the Bible.
Use
me for Your glory.
In
Jesus Name. Amen.”
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“Guide me, O Thou great
Jehovah”
William Williams
lyrics
1 Guide me, O my great
Redeemer,
pilgrim through this barren land;
I am weak, but you are mighty;
hold me with your powerful hand.
Bread of heaven, bread of heaven,
feed me now and evermore,
feed me now and evermore.
pilgrim through this barren land;
I am weak, but you are mighty;
hold me with your powerful hand.
Bread of heaven, bread of heaven,
feed me now and evermore,
feed me now and evermore.
2 Open now the crystal
fountain,
where the healing waters flow.
Let the fire and cloudy pillar
lead me all my journey through.
Strong Deliverer, strong Deliverer,
ever be my strength and shield,
ever be my strength and shield.
where the healing waters flow.
Let the fire and cloudy pillar
lead me all my journey through.
Strong Deliverer, strong Deliverer,
ever be my strength and shield,
ever be my strength and shield.
3 When I tread the verge of
Jordan,
bid my anxious fears subside.
Death of death, and hell's Destruction,
land me safe on Canaan's side.
Songs of praises, songs of praises
I will ever sing to you,
I will ever sing to you.
bid my anxious fears subside.
Death of death, and hell's Destruction,
land me safe on Canaan's side.
Songs of praises, songs of praises
I will ever sing to you,
I will ever sing to you.
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