History's greatest scientist ... was religious!

Papers show Isaac Newton's religious side

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Three-century-old manuscripts by Isaac Newton calculating the exact date of the apocalypse, detailing the precise dimensions of the ancient temple in Jerusalem and interpreting passages of the Bible -- exhibited this week for the first time -- lay bare the little-known religious intensity of a man many consider history's greatest scientist.

Newton, who died 280 years ago, is known for laying much of the groundwork for modern physics, astronomy, math and optics. But in a new Jerusalem exhibit, he appears as a scholar of deep faith who also found time to write on Jewish law -- even penning a few phrases in careful Hebrew letters -- and combing the Old Testament's Book of Daniel for clues about the world's end.

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In another document, Newton interpreted biblical prophecies to mean that the Jews would return to the Holy Land before the world ends. The end of days will see "the ruin of the wicked nations, the end of weeping and of all troubles, the return of the Jews captivity and their setting up a flourishing and everlasting Kingdom," he posited.

Links of interest:

1. Exhibit: Newton's Secrets
   
2. Isaac Newton's manuscripts on apocalypse, Solomon's temple to be exhibited for first time at Hebrew U
   
3. the Apocalypse and 2060 A.D.
   
4. Wiki: Isaac Newton
   
5. Isaac Newton's Secret Musings
   
6. The Newton Project
   

From the Newton Project:

Although Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727) is best known for his theory of universal gravitation and discovery of calculus, his interests were much broader than is usually appreciated. In addition to his celebrated natural philosophical writings and mathematical works, Newton also wrote many theological texts ...

Comment: Matthew 25:13, "Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming."