Newton's Research into the Secrets of the Universe

By sister-initiate Jennifer Wu, Austin, Texas, USA
(originally in English and Chinese)

Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727) is regarded as one of the most outstanding scientists in history. His discoveries span all aspects of the physical world, with special emphasis on experimental and theoretical physics and chemistry and applied mathematics. Of his many scientific achievements, he is most remembered for co-inventing calculus, discovering the composite nature of light, formulating the laws of motion and universal gravitation, and constructing the first reflecting telescope. His exceptional achievements formed the foundation of modern physical science.

In his lifetime, Newton diligently explored the mysteries of the universe and considered atheism to be senseless, stating, “When I look at the solar system, I see the earth at the right distance from the sun to receive the proper amounts of heat and light. This did not happen by chance.”

In addition to his scientific work, Newton read the Bible daily, devoting a great portion of his time and effort to its study, with a special interest in prophecy and alchemy. Newton wrote over a million words of notes regarding his analysis, trying to decode the Bible and pin down the date of the apocalypse. On this subject, he wrote, “I have a fundamental belief in the Bible as the Word of God* written by men who were inspired.”

Not long before he passed away, Newton reviewed his life and stated, “I know not what I appear to the world, but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the seashore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.”

At the time of his death, he left more than a million words of notes on the Bible. Six years after his death, Newton’s work containing some of these notes entitled Observations upon the Prophecies of Daniel and the Apocalypse of St. John was published. Many of his notes went to a collector and were stored in the Hebrew National Library in Jerusalem, where they were catalogued and made accessible to scholars at the end of the 1960’s.

Recently, while studying Newton’s notes, a Canadian academic came across the original document where Newton had written down his prediction that the Second Coming of Christ would follow plagues and war and would precede a 1000-year reign by the Saints on earth — of which he would be one. The Canadian scholar also found that the most definitive date Newton set for the occurrence of the dramatic events forecast in the apocalyptic Book of Revelation, scribbled on a scrap of paper, was 2060.

Newton’s prediction has been explored in a special television documentary aired on the U. K.’s BBC2 network in early March 2003. For more information, please refer to the following websites.
http://www.rense.com/general35/isa.htm
http://www.blueletterbible.org/Comm/isaac_newton/prophecies/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/tv_radio/miscprogs/newton.shtml
http://www.scifitoday.com/story/2003/2/23/21450/4036

* Related to “The Word of God” mentioned in The Old Testament