but the earth may be expanding likewise, gemheart. nondependent on what the size is and was in the past. for one day, the Great Book implies, and bluntly instructs that the earth is going to end with raging fire someday, so how are you ever so sure that the earth 'expanding' isn't just its way of gradually getting warmer. we've all heard of global warming, and when things get hot, they expand. could be a warning, or a sign through scientific study. think about it pedestrians!