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Dr.
John P. Pratt's 2004 Sacred Calendar
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Meridian
readers have been enthralled reading the discoveries of the author
of our Science and Religion column, Dr. John P. Pratt. Having a
Ph.D. in astronomy and a strong testimony that the heavens are a
masterpiece of creation, he has discovered a series of sacred calendars
which the Lord apparently has used, and is still using, to schedule
certain sacred events. Using these calendars he has been able to
deduce many precise dates that have seemed totally lost in the dark
mist of past ages. Last month he completed a series of five articles
which proposed exact dates for key religious events of world history,
such as the birth dates of King David and of Abraham, the date of
the Exodus from Egypt, of the Great Flood, and even of the day that
Adam and Eve were expelled from the Garden of Eden. In case you
missed that series, you can still read it in the Science and Religion
archives, but let us assure you that there is a sound astronomical
foundation to all of his conclusions. At first these results may
sound too fantastic to believe, but his conclusions become compelling
when one sees the many events with known dates which have occurred
on sacred days on these calendars.
Dr. Pratt
tells us that the most asked question he receives from our readers
is about when future events will happen. Of course, it may come
as no surprise that he is not about to speculate about the date
of the Second Coming, or even of the return of the lost tribes,
or any other future event. He explained in a Q/A article
to Meridian readers that he believes the Lord does not
want "us to know the precise dates in the future when any of the
big events will happen, but afterwards it will be clear that they
had been planned from before the foundations of the solar system."
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New Jubliee
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On the other
hand, it has recently occurred to Dr. Pratt that there is a reasonable
compromise in this matter of planning for the future. The sacred
calendars are well defined and can be calculated for future dates.
Just because a future date is indicated as a holy day does not
mean that the Lord has anything planned for that day. Thus, with
the disclaimer that he is not predicting any future event, Dr.
Pratt has produced a wall calendar for 2004 with the principal
holy days on seven calendars indicated on it. It also indicates
anniversaries of birthdays of prophets, ancient and modern, as
well as other religious events, such as when important latter-day
revelations were received. There are also explanations of how
the calendars all work, so that it is understandable to those
otherwise unacquainted with his work.
Dr.
Pratt's 2004 Sacred Calendar is described in more detail,
along with a sample month and monthly picture, and how to obtain
one, at http://www.johnpratt.com/items/calendar/wall_cal.html
for those interested. He assures us they can still be mailed out
in time for New Year's Day for those who order immediately.
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