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.
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"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."
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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.
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"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."
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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 a lot 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?).
. (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:
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“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. Use me for your glory.
In
Jesus Name. Amen.”
“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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