Although the December 26, 2004 Tsunami is said to be the deadliest on record, the largest tsunami recorded in modern times occurred on July 9, 1958. That tsunami in Lituya Bay, Alaska, was caused by a landslide triggered by an 8.3 magnitude earthquake. Waves reached a height of 1,720 feet in the bay, but because the area is relatively isolated and in a unique geologic setting the tsunami did not cause much damage elsewhere. It sank a single boat, killing two fishermen.

Clearly, Planet X was not a factor in that incident.

If we examine the record for deadly earthquakes, we must look almost 500 years into the past. The deadliest earthquake known took place in Shansi, China, on January 23, 1556. This magnitude 8 earthquake killed an estimated 830,000.

Clearly, Planet X was not a factor in that event either.

So if Planet X is not the culprit, how do we explain the increase of earthquake/tsunami activity over the course of the last 500 years? Certainly, there has been a steady increase of upheavals and catastrophes on planet earth.

After all, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), 2004 was the deadliest year for earthquakes since the Renaissance Age, making it the second most fatal in recorded history, with more than 275,950 deaths reported from the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami that hit the Indian Ocean on Dec. 26. The total death toll for earthquakes in 2004 was 276,856; less than 1,000 casualties were reported around the world prior to the Indian Ocean event.

How do we explain these in the absence of Planet X?

The answer is found in the Bible.

The Son of God explained these phenomena in no uncertain terms, and associated them not with the coming of a rogue planet, but with his own return to planet Earth.

When asked about the sign of his second coming, Christ said (among other things):

Although the words "divers places" in the preceding verse seem to speak of many places, it is interesting to note that tsunamis occur in places that only "divers" can visit.

Some may exclaim that Planet X would be a "fearful sight" and a "great sign" from heaven as described in Luke 21:11, and after all, that would be (and is for some today) a source of fear for many wouldn't it?  It might be except for the fact that Jesus also told us what would precede these events in the next verse.

Some may claim that the events spoken of in Luke 21:12 have already taken place in some parts of the world (there has ALWAYS been persecution of God's saints) but to my knowledge, none have been delivered  up to the synagogues or brought before kings and rulers.

Some of us have already been "brought before magistrates" to silence our testimony, but the other portions of that scripture have not yet been completely fulfilled.

The cataclysmic signs and heavenly events described in the Bible seem to point to the wrath of God poured out in anger against the world in response to the persecution and martyrdom of the saints of God.

What about Luke 21:25?  Wouldn't Planet X be a "sign" in the stars?

Well it might be if it were real, but since the source of the Planet X legend is the occult and not the Bible, we must be careful not to be seduced to legitimize New Age teachings by wrapping them in scripture.

Keep in mind that every pseudo-Christian group has twisted the Bible to suit their heretical teachings for more than a thousand years. Each group claims to have a new and special knowledge which supports their doctrine, which can only be gained by accepting their Biblical interpretation.

In 1830 for example, a farmer and amateur Bible student in New York State named William Miller examined the examined the prophetic Bible books of Daniel, Ezekiel, and Revelation, and became convinced that the Second Coming of Christ would occur around the year 1843.

He believed that he alone had a proper calculation of the generations mentioned in the Old Testament, which according to Miller showed that Bishop Ussher, who had announced that the world had been created in 4004 BC, had in fact underestimated the age of the world by a good 150 years.

Thus, the six-thousandth year of the world would occur in the first half of the 19th century. Then would begin the "Seventh Day of Creation," a concept long associated with the Millennium.

We who live more than 150 years in the future know that this was a false prophecy (or a "failed prophecy" some would say), but many people fell for it and some had their faith shaken in what has now become known as "The Great Disappointment". That religious movement still continues under the name "Seventh Day Adventism".

From the late 19th century, Charles Taze Russell began a movement which has become known as the  Jehovah's Witnesses, and began teaching that "the Gentile Times would end in the fall of 1914", with more than an implication that Jesus Christ Would return in that year. When on July 28, 1914, world peace was shattered by the outbreak of the First World War, many jumped on the bandwagon, awaiting the end of the world.

Many people gave Russell money in fear. Of course Christ did not return in that year (although "Russell's Remnant" continues to assert that Christ did return in that year invisibly), but he soon found another product to peddle to his gullible flock.

Two years later, "Pastor Russell's" Watch Tower publication advertised wheat seed for sale at $1.00 a pound (quite expensive in that day). It was named `Miracle Wheat,' and it was asserted that it would grow five times as much as any other brand of wheat. There were other claims made for the wheat seed, and the followers were advised to purchase it, with the proceeds going to the Watch Tower Society and be used in publishing the `Pastor's' sermons.

A great deal of money was made on this product, and Russell became wealthy. Although some have claimed that the profits from its sales went to the Watchtower Society and not Russell himself, Russell owned 990 of the 1,000 shares of Watchtower Society stock. By this figure, 99% of every "contribution" for "Miracle Wheat" was in effect a contribution to Russell himself.

Financial statements proving Russell's absolute control, were made by (Watch Tower) Secretary-Treasurer Van Amberg who was quoted as saying, "...We are not responsible to anyone for our expenditures. We are responsible only to God,"

Government experts testified about "Miracle Wheat" and ascertained beyond doubt that it was not "miraculous or overly excellent".

The Brooklyn Eagle said about Russell: "Pastor' Russell's religious cult is nothing more than a money-making scheme,"

"The Eagle was sued for libel and won.

If today's US Postal regulations against false advertising and mail fraud had been in effect at the time, perhaps Russell would have lost more than a libel case.

As we continue to assert, false prophecy (and all its related products) are "all about the money"!

Russell's connections with Freemasonry and occult doctrines are most evident in his devotion to a Planet X New Age cousin; namely the pyramids.

Charles Taze Russell is also related to William Huntington Russell whose Russell Trust formed and controls the Yale secret society known as the Skull and Bones Society to which our current president George W Bush belongs.

Russell's pseudo-Christian group has made similar predictions of Christ's return for the years 1915, 1918, 1920, 1925, 1941, 1975 and 1994.

As far as I can determine, none of these events have occurred.

Can you say "mind control"?

Not to be outdone, on February 14, 1835, Joseph Smith, the founder of the Mormon church, attended a meeting of church leaders. He said that the meeting had been called because God had commanded it. He announced that Jesus would return within 56 years, that is to say before February 15,1891.

All these groups were confident that the Bible supported their claims just as the peddlers of Planet X do today.

And while we are on the subject, others have made similar planetary predictions which could be said to be "signs in the heavens".

In 1919, Meteorologist Albert Porta predicted that the conjunction of 6 planets would generate a magnetic current that would cause the sun to explode and engulf the earth on December 17 of that year.

54 years later, astronomers John Gribben & Setphen Plagemann predicted the "Jupiter Effect" in 1974. They wrote that when various planets were aligned on the same side of the sun, tidal forces would create solar flares, radio interruptions, rainfall and temperature disturbances and massive earthquakes. The planets did align in 1982 as predicted, but nothing unusual happened.

They DID sell a lot of books though...

So what about signs in the heavens then?

The Bible describes some of them in detail: