The Washington times., 1922-08-15
ANOTHER FLOOD
To END WORLD,
SAYS SCIENTIST
Rain Of Rocks From Moon
Also Predicted-Bible Proph-
ecy Held Correct.
BY KARL H. Won wIEGAND.
Universal Service.

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BERLIN, Aug. 15.-The contrast
between ebb and high tide will
gradually grow; the level of me seas
will rise higher and higher. until
two colossal mountains of water
will sweep away and bury the
greater part OF. our earth, and only
scattered small groups of miserable
beings. but little before proud
masters of creation. will be left
to depfore the terrible fate of their
planet.
But this will only be the first act
of the cosmic tragedy. Whatever Is
loose on the surface of the moon,
right up to the biggest rocks thou
sands of tons in weight, viii rain
down upon earth and shatter what
has been spared by the waves.
This Is the prophecy made by
Maxim Valcer, noted German as
tronomer. in a lecture about the end
Of the world.
Bible Description Right.
Valcer declares that the descrip-
ton Of the flood in the Old Testa-
ment and the prophecy of the Ap &C.
alypse In the New Testament lis an
accurate picture, correct in every de.
tail, of the catastrophe which
smothered early mankind and of
what may happen to us mortals
again. Latest scientific researches
show that the description of these
events in the Bible does not in any
way clash with scientific expert
ences. Discussing the different pos.
sibilities of an end of the earth, the
professor thinks the most probable
way Of its coming about will be by a
Iessening of the distance between
moon and earth to such extent that
the attraction Of the earth will di-
vert the moon from its course.
Our satellite will then fall upon
the earth and crush what the flood
has spared. The power and ex.
tent Of the terrible tide Is explained
by the fact that the influence of
the moon which causes ebb and high
tide is bound to grow with the ap-
proach Of the moons course to;
ward the earth.
But, according to Prof. Valcer
there is also another way in which
the annihilation of the earth and
even of our entire solar system
may come about, and the outlook
is certainly not made more pleasant
by the astronomers assurance that
there is no reason why this event
should not take place within the
next 1000 years.
Valcer points out that Just as
there are innumerable more or less
radiant and therefore visible plan,
cts. meteors and other cosmic
bodies, there is a vast number OF
dark ones which our astronomers
cannot see or observe,
"Cosmic Mist"
1t ia possible that our entire solar
system may UNEXPECTEDLY run W
against a huge "cosmic mist" con
sisting of millions of individual and
comparatively small cosmic bodies
which, attracted by the enormous
power of gravity Of the sun and its
planets, would shower sdown upon
them. The terrible energy with
which these projectiles would ny
toward the sun will produce an al
most inexpressible amount Of heat
much more than the sun can absorb
This surplus heat IL then bound &c
radiate toward the earth and scorct
| everything that lives on its surface
Our planetary system would bt
aflame and melt away. Moons and
planets would be scorched and dis
solved like mosquitoes dancing
around a blazing light" the profes
sor declared.
The scientist concludes:
What an interesting experience
to see how the prophecy of st. Johr
agrees with the predictions OF mod
ern science. The words Of the Evan
gelist may come true: The sun will
darken and the moon will give its
light no more and the powers of the
sky will be shaken and mankind vii
wall and plead and tremble before
the raving Of the sea and the roai
OF the storms"
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