Here are seven notable dates in humankind’s history of observing Jupiter. The day the human race first laid eyes on Jupiter would probably be the most-fitting first date for this list, but the planet is so big (the largest in our solar system) that humans have been seeing it with their naked eyes likely since the origin of our species.
Jupiter shines bright in the night sky, so people have known about it since ancient times. The first detailed observations of this planet were made by Galileo Galilei in 1610 with a small, homemade telescope.
It orbits the Sun at 5.20 AU with an 11.86-year period. Its diameter is 11 times that of Earth. After the Moon and Venus, it's the third-brightest object in Earth's night sky, observed since prehistoric times. The planet is named after the chief Roman deity, Jupiter.
Sin is described in the Bible as transgression of the law of God (1 John 3:4) and rebellion against God (Deuteronomy 9:7). Sin had its beginning with Lucifer, probably the most beautiful and powerful of the angels. Not content with his position, he desired to be higher than God, and that was his downfall, the beginning of sin (Isaiah 14:12-15). Renamed Satan, he brought sin to the human race ...
Words for “sin” vary according to English translations and context: ungodliness, transgression, trespass, iniquity, unrighteousness, and others. The Bible also speaks of “the flesh,” which is the evil root of all sin, the depravity transmitted from Adam to all his children.
The Bible also makes a distinction between a single sin and a practice of sin over an extended period. (1 John 3: 4-8) Those who “practice sin willfully,” even after learning how to do what is right, receive God’s adverse judgment. — Hebrews 10:26, 27. Those guilty of serious sin can feel overwhelmed by the weight of their mistakes.