Comet Elenin
(C/2010X1) was discovered in December of 2010 on a course headed for the Earth
and the Sun. Orbital calculations
indicated that it would round the Sun in mid-October of this year. Doomsday scenarios about what the comet would
do when it got close to the Earth quickly flooded the internet. NASA’s phone lines were buzzing. While its closest approach to the Earth would
only be 22 million miles (90 times the distance to the moon) it was
nevertheless, supposed to somehow adversely affect the Earth’s gravity; and it
was associated with the mysterious Sumerian planet Nibiru and the Mayan end of
the world date of December 21, 2012 (Long Count). For archeologists who are familiar with both
the Sumerian and Mayan records these associations involve twisting of what the ancient
records actually say.
No need to
argue or worry because Comet Elenin is in the process of self-destructing. On August 20, 2011 the three-mile
wide comet’s brightness suddenly dropped by 50% indicating that the comet was
breaking up and disintegrating. On
August 27th amateur astronomers in the southern hemisphere took
pictures that showed two very large pieces of Comet Elenin’s icy nucleus had
broken off. It is now doubtful anything
of Comet Elenin will survive perihelion, its closest approach to the Sun in
mid-October. Smaller comets often
disintegrate when approaching the Sun.
For more
information on comets, what different types of comet impacts can do, and a
scientific look at the series of comet impacts the Bible’s Book of Revelation prophesizes for the end times, see the book THE COMETS OF GOD. www.thecometsofgod.com.
