s present insurmountable obstacles for the Oscillating Universe theory. If the matter in the universe cannot be brought together again but will continue to expand, then it cannot form a massive clump of matter that will explode and expand again. These discoveries must be a death blow to such a theory.
Also if our universe will "turn dark and cold as nuclear furnaces and even massive black holes run out of fuel," then at some time in the past the universe must have been given its nuclear fuel. It could not have been using its fuel forever in the past or it would already have used all its nuclear fuel.
The best explanation as to how everything came into being is still found in the first verse in the Bible, "In the beginning God created the heaven and earth" (Genesis 1:1). Such a statement shows sound scientific wisdom.
The best explanation concerning the future of the universe is found in a statement made by Jesus, "Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away" (Matthew 24:35).
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