Mystery of Time (1957) is a Moody Institute of Science film, edited down from the earlier feature Time and Eternity (1955), exploring the nature of time and space through the era’s most advanced scientific tools. Host Dr. Irwin Moon uses high-speed and time-lapse photography—including a “time microscope” camera capable of shooting 3,000 frames per second—to reveal moments imperceptible to the naked eye, from a splash of milk frozen mid-motion to broader questions of time, distance, and matter. As with other films in the Moody Institute’s science series, the exploration builds toward a spiritual conclusion: framing eternity as a scientific reality and pointing to humanity’s need for forgiveness before an infinite God who exists beyond the bounds of time.
