Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. —Luke 21:26 2200 Size of Universe We learn from the astronomers that the Milky Way, the disc-shaped galaxy to which our sun belongs, is a family of more than … Continue reading “HEAVENLY PHENOMENON”
HEAT
They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. —Revelation 7:16 2171 Highest Temperatures The highest known temperature in the shade in Britain occurred on July 22, 1868, at Tonbridge in Kent when the heat reached 100.4°F. But the world record is held by Libya … Continue reading “HEAT”
HEARING
See: Listening.
HEADSTRONG
See: Stubbornness.
HAUGHTY
See: Proud.
HATRED
And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake, but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. —Mark 13:13 2149 Bitter Brigitte “I hate humanity. I am allergic to it. I see no one. I don’t go out. I am disgusted with everything. Men are beasts, and … Continue reading “HATRED”
HASTINESS
Woe to the multitude of many people … and to the rushing of nations, that make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters! —Isaiah 17:12 2131 Drive-In View Of Dead In our hasty age, this was bound to come. An Atlanta mortician has adopted the drive-in window approach for busy mourners. He is having … Continue reading “HASTINESS”
HAIR, LONG
For men shall be … heady … —II Tim 3:2–4 2120 Hairy Records The longest recorded hair belongs to a monk in a monastery in India. His hair in 1949 was 26 feet long. The longest beard belongs to a man in Norway, measuring 17½ feet long. The beard was presented to the Smithsonian Institution. … Continue reading “HAIR, LONG”
HAILSTONES
And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent (about 60 lbs.): and men blasphemed God because of the plaque of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great. —Rev. 16:21 2114 Hail Damage Report Damages each year from hailstorms in the U. S. … Continue reading “HAILSTONES”
GULLIBLENESS
And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie. —II Thess. 2:11 2103 Rasputin The Monk Rasputin, the monk is credited by some historians as one of the precipitating causes of the Russian Revolution. At one public meeting he boasted that the Tsar of all Russia made no … Continue reading “GULLIBLENESS”