Re: biblical inaccuracies

The Earth is flat...

Many atheists claim that the Bible says that the earth is flat. Specific examples are seldom given - for good reason - they don't exist. The word "flat" occurs only a few times in the Bible,1 none of which is associated with the Earth. Synonyms, such as level,2 plain,3 plane, even, or horizontal are never used in reference to the entire Earth, but only to specific geographic areas. In addition, the Bible indicates in several places that the earth is a sphere suspended in space, with day and night existing simultaneously (see Accurate Biblical Descriptions of Scientific Principles). If a flat earth were a doctrine of the Bible, it would have to rank as one of the most obscure.
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Stars cannot fall on the Earth...

Atheist claim that the Bible describes an impossible event - the falling of stars onto the Earth. Revelation 6:13-1412 is talking about an event yet to come, and as such cannot be proven or disproved from science. In fact the book indicates that the events are not natural, but supernatural. To say that they describe something that is not naturally possible is to state what the book already tells us. Revelation is the book of the Bible, which the apostle John received in a vision. As in many visions given to men by God, the receiver was not always able to explain or understand exactly what he saw. The description of the events are those as perceived by John. The Greek word, astayr, besides being translated "star" can also have the meaning "comet," "meteor" or "asteroid", since there is no Greek word having this meaning. Even our English language refers to meteorites as "falling stars." The description of the "star" Wormwood seems to be that of a large meteorite or comet.13 The impact of one or a number of large meteorites on the earth will have the effect of a several thousand to hundreds of thousands megaton or larger nuclear explosions. It would appear to the observer that the sky was split apart by the large amount of ejecta thrown into the atmosphere. This interpretation makes sense from the description by John.12 An article in Scientific American (August, 1995, page 86) described the result of a collision of a large meteor with the earth:

"Sixty-five million years ago an object somewhat larger than Haley's comet slammed into what is now the coast of Mexico's Yucatan peninsula. The impact gouged a crater 170 kilometers across and launched debris world-wide. As the multitude of tiny ballistic missiles fell beck to earth, meteors filled the sky, and the atmosphere became red-hot. Fires erupted over the earth's surface, but the global inferno was soon followed by persistent darkness."

This seems to be the scenario described in Revelation and by Peter, who stated that this world will be judged by fire.14 The impact of a comet would specifically address the issue of the poisoning of the waters as nitric acid rain poured down near the comet's impact:

Scientific Scenarios of Comet's Impact and Wormwood Prophecy (offsite)
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