Commentaries On Science/Technology Themes
The apocalyptic imagery of such texts contrasts sharply with
the scientific picture of the world. Given our knowledge of the
distances, sizes, and compositions of the stars, what could it
mean to talk about the stars of heaven literally falling (v. 25)?
That alone may convince us that such a text cannot be read as a
detailed scenario of the way that the physical universe will come
to an end.
And yet ---- the fact that the celestial powers, as well as the
physical structure of the earth and political, religious, and
