Exciting new things are in the works for me. You know who you are ;). I am finally over the flu (I think). After almost a MONTH of being sick. Speaking of which, flu season is winding down now that we have passed the peek. The Russians have invaded the Ukraine and tested an ICMB missile. Speaking of missiles, North Korea has been active over the past few days firing missiles into the ocean. Saturday Night Live says they did this in retaliation for a wave that knocked Kim Jong Un over. As of writing this, an asteroid has already or will soon pass close to the Earth. Closer than the moon. Near earth asteroids seem to be a more common occurrence in the last couple of years (along with earthquakes in Oklahoma) which leads me to the next part...
Asteroid Fly By Today
The asteroid passing by today is expected to fly by harmlessly. But what would happen if it did hit? The resulting explosion would be more powerful than the atomic bomb exploded over Hiroshima. Remember
the meteorite that exploded over Russia last year? That was 30 times more powerful than the above mentioned atomic bomb, and that was an air burst that resulted in the injury of 1,500 people and property damage. Had it landed in a major metropolitan area it would have destroyed an
entire city resulting in thousands or possibly
millions of deaths and untold destruction and environmental catastrophe. The debris, ash and smoke released during the blast would cloud the atmosphere dropping the amount of sun light that would reach earths surface, causing nuclear winter and the eventual deaths of plant life and animals and possibly world wide famine.
Then the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star from heaven which had fallen to the earth; and the key of the bottomless pit was given to him. He opened the bottomless pit, and smoke went up out of the pit, like the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke of the pit.
-Revelation 9:1-2
If such a meteorite landed in the ocean it would create a tsunami that would devastate coastal areas and destroy ports, harbors and maritime fleets and countless ocean life. Depending on the content of the meteor that would play another factor. Comets are composed of mostly rocky material and ice (and are potential harbingers of "space microbes" that could result in the introduction of a never before seen plague. Asteroids are often composed of iron. A large enough asteroid with a rich enough iron content could literally dye the ocean crimson red, giving the seas the appearance of blood.
The first sounded, and there came hail and fire, mixed with blood, and they were thrown to the earth; and a third of the earth was burned up, and a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up. The second angel sounded, and something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea; and a third of the sea became blood, and a third of the creatures which were in the sea and had life, died; and a third of the ships were destroyed.…
-Revelation 8:7-9
It is not a matter of if, but when we are struck from space. We know that these things have happened many times before, in the past and we can be sure that we can expect them again in the future. Just look at what transpired on 2/15/2013.
**Un-Fun Fact: Chicago is the murder capital of the world!**
