The Sun is Not a Star

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Is Our Sun A Star?

By David Lowe - June 20, 2003

I. INTRODUCTION

II. BIBLICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SUN AND STARS

III. BIBLICAL PROOF THAT OUR SUN IS NOT A STAR

IV. CURRENT SECULAR SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE

V. THE BIG BANG THEORY IS DESTROYED

VI. CONCLUSION

I. INTRODUCTION

How many of you have heard this before: "Our Sun is just another star. In fact, it is an average star - one of 100 billion - in the Milky Way galaxy". What if it isn't just another star? What if what we know about the Sun does NOT apply to all the stars we see in the night sky? Would it throw the big bang theory into irreconcilable doubt? I believe it would.

The goal of this paper is to prove, using only the Bible, that the Sun is NOT a star. There are four major reasons from the Bible why I believe the Sun is not a star, and therefore the assumptions made about stars, their creation, their life, their death, their burn rate, the composition - basically every assumption we make about stars - are faulty. These faulty assumptions completely throw into doubt the theory of the evolution of the universe and the big bang theory. In this paper I will show:

the Sun and stars had DIFFERENT BEGINNINGS in the creation story.

the Sun and stars are ALWAYS referred to separately in scripture, and

the Sun and stars have DIFFERENT PROPHETIC ENDINGS.

Below, I will discuss the ramifications against the scientific world and the big bang theory if our Sun is not a star. But first, a brief discussion of what we know about the sun from scripture.

II. BIBLICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SUN AND STARS

The Sun
Characteristic	References
The Sun was worshipped as a god	Deu 4:19, Deu 17:3, II Ki 23:5
The Sun helps to bring forth precious fruits	Deu 33:14
The Sun stood still in the sky for about one full day	Josh 10:12-13, Hab 3:11
The Sun will endure throughout all generations	Psa 72:5
The Sun will endure forever	Psa 72:17
The Lord prepares the Sun	Psa 74:16
The Sun will be turned to darkness	Isa 13:10, Isa 60:19, Joe 2:10, Joe 2:31, 3:15, Mat 24:29, Mar 13:24, Act 2:20, Rev 6:12,
The Sun will be seven times brighter in the future	Isa 30:26
The Sun moved backward in the sky, from west to east, 10 degrees	Isa 38:8
The Sun will give signs in the future	Luk 21:25
The Sun has a glory brighter than the moon and stars	I Cor 15:41
The Sun has a burning heat	Jam 1:11
One third part of the Sun will be darkened	Rev 8:12
An angel will pour a vial on the Sun and scorch men with fire	Rev 16:8

The Stars
Characteristic	References
The stars are high in the heavens	Job 22:12
The stars are sealed up in the heavens	Job 9:7
God has ordained the stars	Psa 8:3
God knows the number of the stars, and their names	Psa 147:4
The stars will not give their light in the future	Isa 13:10, Eze 32:7, Joe 2:10, Joe 3:15,
The stars will fall from heaven in the future	Matt 24:29, Mar 13:25, Rev 6:13,
There will be signs in the stars in the future	Luk 21:25
The stars are less in glory than the Sun and moon	I Cor 15:41
Every star differs from the other stars in glory	I Cor 15:41
A third part of the stars are darkened in the future	Rev 8:12

III. BIBLICAL PROOF THAT OUR SUN IS NOT A STAR

Below are four sections, based on the Bible alone, which show that our Sun and stars are completely different celestial bodies. It will be shown that their Hebrew and Greek words and meanings are different; that they are ALWAYS listed separately in scripture - usually in the same verse; that three important scriptures make key distinctions between the Sun and stars; and that they were created separately in the beginning. Finally it will be CONCLUSIVELY shown that the Sun and stars have a DIFFERENT PROPHETIC FUTURE.

There are different Hebrew and Greek words for Sun and stars

Hebrew
Sun	Meaning
"Shemesh" - 128 times	from an unused root meaning to be brilliant
"Cherec" - 3 times	from an unused root meaning to scrape
"Chammah" - 5 times	from a primitive root meaning to become warm or hot
"Owr" - 1 time	from a primitive root meaning to give light

Star or Stars	Meaning
"Kowkab" - 39 times	probably from a root meaning rolling or blazing
"Kiymah" - 1 time	from an unused root meaning to store away

Greek
Sun	Meaning
"Helios" - 32 times	from hele; a ray of the Sun

Star or Stars	Meaning
"Aster" - 35 times	A star
"Astron" - 4 times	A group of stars; constellations
"Phosphoros" - 1 time	From "phos" - light and "Phoros" - to give

As we see from the Hebrew and Greek words above, the Sun and stars have very different meanings and usages.

The Sun and stars are always listed separately in Scripture

Consider the following scriptures, noting that in EACH CASE, the Sun and stars are mentioned in the same verse. If they were both stars, then why are the Sun and stars both listed, as if they are different celestial bodies?

Deu 4:19 And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the LORD thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven.

Deu 17:3 And hath gone and served other gods, and worshiped them, either the sun, or moon, or any of the host of heaven, which I have not commanded;

2Ki 23:5 And he put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah, and in the places round about Jerusalem; them also that burned incense unto Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the planets, and to all the host of heaven.

Job 9:7 Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars.

Psa 136:7 To him that made great lights: for his mercy endureth forever:

Psa 136:8 The sun to rule by day: for his mercy endureth forever:

Psa 136:9 The moon and stars to rule by night: for his mercy endureth forever.

Psa 148:3 Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.

Ecc 12:2 While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:

Isa 13:10 For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.

Jer 8:2 And they shall spread them before the sun, and the moon, and all the host of heaven, whom they have loved, and whom they have served, and after whom they have walked, and whom they have sought, and whom they have worshiped: they shall not be gathered, nor be buried; they shall be for dung upon the face of the earth.

Jer 31:35 Thus saith the LORD, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The LORD of hosts is his name:

Eze 32:7 And when I shall put thee out, I will cover the heaven, and make the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light.

Joe 2:10 The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining:

Joe 3:15 The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.

Mat 24:29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:

Luk 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;

Act 27:20 And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away.

1Co 15:41 There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory.

Scriptures make certain distinctions about the Sun and stars

If you pay attention and get this part of the essay, you will see the light, so to speak. Check out these three verses and my explanation:

Act 27:20 And when neither sun [helios] nor stars [aster] in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away.

Luke, the writer of Acts, clearly distinguishes between the Sun and stars in this verse. Note that he says NEITHER the Sun, NOR the stars. If they were all stars, he would simply write "and when no stars in many days appeared . . .".

1Co 15:41 There is one glory of the sun [helios], and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars [aster]: for one star [aster] differeth from another star [aster] in glory.

Paul tells us that there is decreasing glory, or brilliance, from the Sun to the moon to the stars. This is obvious to anyone with eyes to see them in the night sky. But the last phrase is key. After Paul talks about another glory of the stars, he further elaborates on stars, telling us EACH star is different from the other stars. If the Sun were a star, would he not have made it clear in this description? Indeed, he purposely left the Sun out of the "star" description, because he knew that the Sun is a special body in the universe, and there isn't another one like it.

Mat 24:29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun [helios] be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars [aster] shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:

This is one is POWERFUL if you can see it. These are the words of Jesus Christ as penned by Matthew under the direction of the Holy Spirit. Notice there are TWO SEPARATE FATES of the Sun and stars:

1. The SUN will be darkened

2. The STARS will fall from heaven

If the Sun is a STAR, according to Jesus, it MUST FALL FROM HEAVEN. Jesus said the STARS SHALL FALL FROM HEAVEN. But no, Jesus gave SEPARATE PROPHETIC FUTURES for the Sun, and for stars. Additionally, as shown in the characteristics section above, the Sun will ENDURE FOREVER, even though Revelation tells us there will be no need for it, because Jesus Christ will be all the light we need in the new heaven and new earth. But according to this verse, the stars will fall from the sky. This is UNIMPEACHABLE PROOF that the Sun is not a star.

The creation story, which definitely makes distinction between the Sun and the stars

If the above three verses didn't convince the reader, then this verse, which doesn't even mention the Sun, should be the clincher for any stable-minded person. Note the following verse detailing the creation:

Gen 1:16 And God made two great lights [ma'owr]; the greater light [ma'owr] to rule the day, and the lesser light [ma'owr] to rule the night: he made the stars [kowkab] also.

This verse unequivocally separates and distinguishes the Sun from stars. Yes, they were all created on the fourth day of creation, but God created the Sun SEPARATE from the stars. Note that the writer of Genesis, almost as an afterthought, says that "he made the stars also"!

Simple grammatical analysis will lead one to understand that God made the Sun as a special celestial body to sustain life on earth, while he made the stars for a different purpose and at a different time. The writer makes it so clear that stars were not the same as the "great light", the Sun, that was created to rule the daytime when he said "he made the stars ALSO". The word also means "in addition to" - it is very clear that in addition to making the Sun and moon, he made the stars.

IV. CURRENT SECULAR SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE

What We Know About The Sun From Science

The Sun is the largest body in our solar system, taking up 99.8% of its total mass.
The Sun's chemical structure is approximately 75% hydrogen and 25% helium, while 0.1% is made up of other gases and metals.
The outer surface of the Sun has been named the "photosphere", and is 5,800 degrees Kelvin.
The region that extends millions of miles out from the surface has been named the "corona", and is 1,000,000 degrees Kelvin.
The region between the photosphere and the corona has been named the "chromosphere". Scientists are baffled at the fact that - from the photosphere, through the chromosphere, to the corona - the temperature actually RISES. The opposite should be true.
The core of the Sun is 15,600,000 degrees Kelvin. The core is not solid, but a gaseous mixture of hydrogen and helium.
The magnetic field of the Sun, named the "heliosphere", is massive and reaches beyond Pluto.
In addition to heat and light, the Sun emits solar winds that warm the earth but also wreak havoc on satellites and power lines.

New Scientific Evidence About Our Plasma Universe - The Electric Sun

The entire framework of the scientific assumptions about the Sun, our solar system, stars and galaxies is currently being challenged by a group of scientists who argue the Plasma Universe model.

This model argues that the universe is full of visible and invisible plasma - rarefied ionized gas - containing negatively charged electrons and positively charged ionized atoms through which electrical currents flow. Their argument is that our Sun is not a thermonuclear reactor, but instead the result of electrically charged plasma currents flowing into it.

Under this "Electric Sun" model, the Sun has a more positive voltage than the space plasma surrounding it. Positive ions leave the Sun and cosmic negative electrons enter the Sun. The result is a NET positive electric current leaving the Sun.

This view destroys antiquated scientific models and the Big Bang theory of evolution, and as such has been rejected by mainstream science. However, it is the truth, and helps to explain many problems under the thermonuclear fusion model to explain how our Sun works.

Please visit the following site for this incredible information: http://www.electric-cosmos.org/index.htm

New Scientific Evidence About Stars

In 1944, the late Charles Bruce wrote of many astronomical phenomena in a privately published monograph, "A New Approach in Astrophysics and Cosmogony". There he noted that many of the phenomena seen above the surfaces of stars can be explained as analogues, on a much grander scale, of lightning discharges which are observed in the atmosphere of the Earth. Using the notion that the things happening above the surfaces of stars are electrical, Bruce was able to explain many curious things that have puzzled astronomers about the very brightest stars, and also about those stars which vary in brightness over periods of years, weeks, or in some cases even hours. Where the conventionally-minded astronomers struggle with a model star that must blow itself up like a balloon and compress itself again, requiring its surface to move very great distances, often in short times, Bruce viewed the process of stellar variability as the propagation of a cosmic lightning bolt through the star's atmosphere. His was a far simpler answer. It required no internal readjustment of the whole star during the cycle: what was seen was an atmospheric effect.

Extending his idea of the existence of cosmic-scaled electrical discharges, Bruce noted that the nova eruption - popularly perceived as the explosion of a star - could also be explained using a cosmic atmospheric model. Seen conventionally, the nova eruption can mark the death of a star; to Bruce it was a discharge of great extent but with no fatal consequence for the star. Bruce's theorising, despite its congruence with observation, was not considered at all by astronomers, because he introduced the wrong word into the language: that word was electricity.

Summary of Problems of the Currently Accepted Solar Thermonuclear Fusion Model

Missing Neutrinos: IF the Sun is a thermonuclear reactor, it would have to emit more than double the amount neutrinos currently observed. Neutrinos are neutral particles similar to electrons. In the Electric Sun model, there is no energy produced in the core - radiant energy is released at the surface and not by nuclear fusion, but by electric arc discharge. So, there is no "missing neutrino" problem for the electric Sun model. The low neutrino flux that is observed is perfectly consistent with the ES model.

Convection of Energy Up from the Core: The accepted view of how the Sun transports its energy from its central core outward to its surface is the mechanism dubbed "non stationary convection." The granules that are visible on the photosphere are claimed to be the tops of laminar columns that penetrate down toward the core. Supposedly, heat (energy) is smoothly transported outward from the core in this "convection zone" via these tubes. This convection process is said to take hundreds of thousands of years. But then, why do the "granules" change shape and even disappear in a period of hours? There are some additional problems with this idea.

Temperature Minimum Below the Corona: Near the Sun's surface, its atmosphere is coolest - the photosphere - only about 6000 Kelvin. But then, as we go farther away from the photospheric surface, the temperature of the atmosphere first begins to rise smoothly and then abruptly jumps wildly to about 2 million Kelvin in the tenuous lower corona. If radiant energy is produced at the core and radiated at the tops of those convection columns, per the thermonuclear fusion model, this wide temperature leap is not easily explained - certainly not without reference to the electric phenomena that are obviously occurring.

Acceleration of the Solar Wind Ions: The positive ions that are the main constituent of what mainstream astronomers euphemistically call the solar "wind" move faster and faster the farther away from the Sun they get. They accelerate! Nothing in the fusion model predicts nor explains this observed phenomenon. Any student of physics who has heard of electric charge and electric fields, knows that the easiest way to get electrically charged particles to accelerate is to apply an electric field to them. The acceleration of the positively charged solar "wind" particles is clearly an electrical phenomenon. It is accurately predicted by the Electric Sun model.

V. THE BIG BANG THEORY IS DESTROYED

So what? What does it matter whether the Sun is a star or a special body created to sustain life on earth? These questions may be on your mind, but the EARTHSHAKING RAMIFICATIONS of the fact that our Sun is not a star are evident when you look at the theory of evolution and the big bang theory.

If our Sun is not a star, it blows a major hole in the scientific theories of how our universe was put together. It means there was an omniscient designer who carefully crafted our Sun and placed it where it is for special reasons. To admit this, for the scientific world, is clearly NOT an option, so more time and money will be spent on trying to KEEP GOD OUT of the equation. That is the way it has always been, and how it always will be, according to the Bible:

Rom 1:20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

Rom 1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

1Co 1:20 Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

1Co 1:27 But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;

1Co 1:28 And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to naught things that are:

1Co 1:29 That no flesh should glory in his presence.

1Co 3:19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.

1Co 3:20 And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.

VI. CONCLUSION

In closing, the best evidence we can have is the very inspired words of God Almighty, who has clearly told us in his revelation to us that the Sun and stars and not the same. Here is a summary of the main arguments of this paper:

Over and over, the Sun and stars are mentioned separately in the same sentence. The Sun and stars have different Hebrew and Greek words and meanings Paul tells us that the Sun and stars are different in glory. Luke clearly distinguished between them in Acts 27. Moses tells us the Sun was created, then the stars were "also" created. David tells us in Psalm 72:17 that the Sun will endure forever. Isaiah tells us in Isaiah 13:10 that the stars will not give their light in the future, and Jesus tells us that stars will fall from the heaven. Yet Jesus also tells us that the Sun and stars will have different and separate prophetic futures - the Sun will only be "darkened" temporarily, since in the end, the Sun, according to David, and verses in Revelation, will endure FOREVER, while the stars will "fall from the heaven".

Please contact me with any questions or comments on this study at [email protected].

David Lowe

June 20, 2003

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