The Most Distant Cosmic Explosion Ever!

by Michael G. Mickey

(9-13-05)

Luke 21:25: And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;

Signs in the stars? Oh yes! We have those --- and BIG ones apparently!

Voice of America is currently reporting astronomers have detected the most distant explosion ever witnessed in the heavens - a flash so powerful that they could observe the faint light as it came in from almost the edge of the known universe. According to the article, the observance of this cosmic explosion sets a new record for both the distance and age of an observed star explosion!

While the magnitude of the cosmic explosion itself is astounding enough to stand on its own merits as a significant indicator that the return of Jesus Christ may well be right around the prophetic corner, there's more to consider. Think of the amazing technologies that were utilized by mankind to record this dramatic event, as detailed in the article.

On September 4th, NASA's Swift satellite was searching the heavens for exploding stars when it spotted the explosion. Then, according to the article:

The prophet Daniel was told, as recorded in Daniel 12:4 (emphasis added mine): But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.

To say mankind's knowledge has been increased dramatically in my lifetime is an injustice to the wondrous strides that have been made. That a cosmic event like this can, in a coordinated fashion, be observed by telescopes all over the world at a moment's notice is simply incredible, is it not?

Many are running to and fro about the earth at a time when many scientists are watching the heavenlies by way of incredible advancements in technology like NASA's Swift satellite. As incredibly swift as the Swift satellite is in coordinating many telescopes on the ground to record cosmic events of incredible magnitude, I'd be lying if I said I didn't think those of us trusting in Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior will soon zip past the Swift satellite on our way to the third heaven before a single telescope on the ground can spin to get a glimpse of us waving goodbye to a world that has forgotten its God!

1st Corinthians 15:51-52: Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

We shall be changed and we shall be GONE! Caught up to be with the Lord!